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Woolwich, London [716]

North Woolwich, London [14]

Woolwich London [8]

Woolwich, South East London [8]

Woolwich,London. [5]

Plumstead, Woolwich, London [3]

Woolwich,London [3]

Woolwich Arsenal, London [2]

Woolwich, London, Kent [2]

Blackheath Woolwich London [1]

Blackheath,Woolwich,London. [1]

Charlton, Woolwich, South London [1]

Charlton,Woolwich,London. [1]

East Woolwich, London [1]

London, Woolwich [1]

Plumpstead, Woolwich, London [1]

Plumstead Woolwich London [1]

Plumstead,Woolwich,London. [1]

South Woolwich, London [1]

St Mary's, Woolwich, London [1]

Woolwich Kent now London [1]

Woolwich London, Kent [1]

Woolwich, Borough of Greenwich, London [1]

Woolwich, Kent London [1]

Woolwich, London Town [1]

Woolwich, London, England [1]

Woolwich, London. [1]

woolwich london. [1]

woolwich, london. [1]

Rank

Private [46]

Second Lieutenant [19]

Captain [17]

Serjeant [13]

Stoker 1st Class [13]

Rifleman [11]

Lieutenant [9]

Stoker 2nd Class [9]

Corporal [7]

Able Seaman [6]

Driver [5]

Gunner [5]

Sergeant [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Deck Hand [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Major [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Bombardier [2]

Chief Petty Officer [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Acting Boatswain [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy II [1]

Brigadier [1]

CQMS [1]

Captain Honorary Major [1]

Chaplain Major [1]

Chief Motor Mechanic [1]

Civilian [1]

Commander [1]

Commander (Emergency) [1]

Commissioned Boatswain [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Drummer [1]

Electrical Artificer 5th Class [1]

Fireman [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Deck Hand [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant (Temporary Captain) [1]

Lieutenant Captain [1]

Unit

London Regiment [20]

Royal Field Artillery [20]

HMS INDOMITABLE [7]

HMS Vanguard [5]

Royal Engineers [5]

Royal Naval Reserve [5]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Army Service Corps [3]

Honourable Artillery Company [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

General List [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

H.M.S. "Formidable." [2]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [2]

HMS Cressy [2]

HMS Hampshire [2]

HMS Hindustan [2]

HMS Vindictive [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Labour Corps [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Artillery [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

7th (Queen's Own) Hussars [1]

Air Raid Victim [1]

Bedfordshire Yeomanry [1]

Border Regiment [1]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1]

Canadian Army Service Corps [1]

Cyclist Corps [1]

Demobilised at Hounslow Middlesex [1]

Discharged on termination of Engagement [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

East African Rifles [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

H.M.S President [1]

H.M.S. "Cornwallis" [1]

Service

Royal Navy [664]

British Army [106]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

Other Empire Force [4]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

Last name first letter

B [82]

M [82]

H [74]

S [73]

C [64]

W [63]

P [50]

G [41]

R [35]

D [33]

T [30]

F [28]

L [24]

E [22]

J [22]

A [16]

K [11]

O [8]

N [7]

I [5]

V [4]

U [2]

Y [2]

Q [1]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [766]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [68]

Canada [2]

Argentina [1]

Egypt [1]

South Africa [1]

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Woolwich, London [716] North Woolwich, London [14] Woolwich London [8] Woolwich, South East London [8] Woolwich,London. [5] Plumstead, Woolwich, London [3] Woolwich,London [3] Woolwich Arsenal, London [2] Woolwich, London, Kent [2] Blackheath Woolwich London [1] Blackheath,Woolwich,London. [1] Charlton, Woolwich, South London [1] Charlton,Woolwich,London. [1] East Woolwich, London [1] London, Woolwich [1] Plumpstead, Woolwich, London [1] Plumstead Woolwich London [1] Plumstead,Woolwich,London. [1] South Woolwich, London [1] St Mary's, Woolwich, London [1] Woolwich Kent now London [1] Woolwich London, Kent [1] Woolwich, Borough of Greenwich, London [1] Woolwich, Kent London [1] Woolwich, London Town [1] Woolwich, London, England [1] Woolwich, London. [1] woolwich london. [1] woolwich, london. [1]

Rank

Private [46] Second Lieutenant [19] Captain [17] Serjeant [13] Stoker 1st Class [13] Rifleman [11] Lieutenant [9] Stoker 2nd Class [9] Corporal [7] Able Seaman [6] Driver [5] Gunner [5] Sergeant [5] Acting Corporal [4] Deck Hand [3] Lance Corporal [3] Major [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Bombardier [2] Chief Petty Officer [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Acting Boatswain [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy II [1] Brigadier [1] CQMS [1] Captain Honorary Major [1] Chaplain Major [1] Chief Motor Mechanic [1] Civilian [1] Commander [1] Commander (Emergency) [1] Commissioned Boatswain [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Drummer [1] Electrical Artificer 5th Class [1] Fireman [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Deck Hand [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant (Temporary Captain) [1] Lieutenant Captain [1]

Unit

London Regiment [20] Royal Field Artillery [20] HMS INDOMITABLE [7] HMS Vanguard [5] Royal Engineers [5] Royal Naval Reserve [5] Middlesex Regiment [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Army Service Corps [3] Honourable Artillery Company [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] South Wales Borderers [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] General List [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] H.M.S. "Formidable." [2] HMS BLACK PRINCE [2] HMS Cressy [2] HMS Hampshire [2] HMS Hindustan [2] HMS Vindictive [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Labour Corps [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Artillery [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] 7th (Queen's Own) Hussars [1] Air Raid Victim [1] Bedfordshire Yeomanry [1] Border Regiment [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1] Canadian Army Service Corps [1] Cyclist Corps [1] Demobilised at Hounslow Middlesex [1] Discharged on termination of Engagement [1] Dragoon Guards [1] East African Rifles [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] H.M.S President [1] H.M.S. "Cornwallis" [1]

Service

Royal Navy [664] British Army [106] Canadian Expeditionary Force [5] Other Empire Force [4] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

Last name first letter

B [82] M [82] H [74] S [73] C [64] W [63] P [50] G [41] R [35] D [33] T [30] F [28] L [24] E [22] J [22] A [16] K [11] O [8] N [7] I [5] V [4] U [2] Y [2] Q [1] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [766] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [68] Canada [2] Argentina [1] Egypt [1] South Africa [1]

Arthur Eugene Mendel

Born 1872

Died 1919

British Army 10542 Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 10542 Sergeant Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 10542 Staff Sergeant Royal Army Medical Corps

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Ernest Walter Wade

Born 1891

Died 1953

British Army 9316 Private /Lance Corporal Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army 9316 Ptrivate Royal Sussex Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 9316 Lance Corporal Royal SussexRegiment 2nd Battalion

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Henry Walter Cassell

Born 1893

Died 1940

British Army 922 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 922 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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John Charles Selves

Born 1880

Died 1960

British Army 100086 Private Machine Gun Corps Cavalry

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S Florence Annie Gray

Born 1879

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 20267 Women's Royal Air Force

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 20267 Member Women's Royal Air Force No. 1 Stores Depot (Kidbrooke)

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John Duggan

Born 1864

Died 1918

British Army 1914 Corporal Manchester Regiment

British Army 1914 Serjeant Manchester Regiment attached to Nigeria Regiment - West African Frontier Force

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Richard James Shanahan

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 1005 Private London Regiment

British Army 1005 Drummer London Regiment 20th (County of London) Battalion (Blackheath and Woolwich Rifles)

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Louis Henry Auty

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 348111 Serjeant London Regiment (City of London Rifles) 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles)

British Army 370914 Serjeant London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 2855 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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William Leslie Tomlin

Born 1894

Died 1960

British Army M2/130733 Private Army Service Corps

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Joseph George Watson

Died 1915

British Army 10073 Serjeant Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1st Battalion

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George Wadsworth Lynn

Born 1891

Died 1965

British Army 10123 Private Honourable Artillery Company 2nd Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers 4th Battalion

British Army 10123 Private Honourable Artillery Company 1st (Reserve) Battalion

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David Talbot

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 4759 Private London Regiment

British Army 532105 Private London Regiment

British Army 532105 Private London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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Herbert George Hagger

Born 1890

British Army M/350290 Private Army Service Corps

British Army M/350290 Private Tanks

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Leslie Watson Goode

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 6614 Private London Regiment 6th lond Battalion

British Army 323467 Rifleman London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles).

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Walter Sugg

Born 1885

Died 1962

British Army 1796 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 97136 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Cecil Stanley Sinclair

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army R32759 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army R32759 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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Ernest Tatton

Born 1883

British Army 55891 Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army WR/354939 Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army 55891 Sergeant Royal Engineers

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Alice Mary Ruffer

Born 1868

Died 1950

Other Empire Force 4030 British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem

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Richard Frank Cramp

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 3308 Serjeant London Regiment 8th lond Battalion

British Army 371207 Serjeant London Regiment 8th lond Battalion

British Army 371207 Serjeant London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Arthur Merridan

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 124933 Gunner Royal Field Artillery d/110th Battalion

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