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Woolwich, Kent [1041]

Woolwich, London [716]

Woolwich, Kent, England [274]

Woolwich England [179]

Woolwich [123]

Plumstead, Woolwich, Kent [50]

North Woolwich, Essex [43]

Charlton, Woolwich, Kent [25]

Woolwich New South Wales [16]

North Woolwich, Essex, England [15]

North Woolwich, London [14]

Woolwich, Essex [9]

Woolwich London [8]

Woolwich, South East London [8]

North Woolwich, Kent [7]

Plumstead, Woolwich [6]

Erith, Woolwich, Kent [5]

Woolwich, Plumstead, Kent [5]

Woolwich,London. [5]

Charlton, Woolwich [4]

Plumstead Woolwich [4]

Belvedere, Woolwich, Kent [3]

Bexleyheath, Woolwich, Kent [3]

Eltham, Woolwich, Kent [3]

Plumstead, Woolwich, London [3]

Woolwich Arsenal, Kent [3]

Woolwich,Kent. [3]

Woolwich,London [3]

Abbey Wood, Woolwich, Kent [2]

North Woolwich England [2]

Plumstead,Woolwich,Kent. [2]

Sidcup, Woolwich, Kent [2]

Woolwich Arsenal, London [2]

Woolwich Kent [2]

Woolwich, Hertfordshire [2]

Woolwich, London, Kent [2]

Woolwich,Kent [2]

5 Pellipar Road, Woolwich, Kent [1]

Belvedere Woolwich [1]

Blackheath Woolwich London [1]

Blackheath,Woolwich,London. [1]

Charlton Woolwich [1]

Charlton, Woolwich, South London [1]

Charlton,Woolwich,London. [1]

East Ham, Woolwich [1]

East Plumstead, Woolwich, :ondon [1]

East Woolwich, London [1]

Greenwich, Woolwich, Kent [1]

KIDBROOK FARM WOOLWICH [1]

London, Woolwich [1]

Rank

Private [117]

Captain [30]

Second Lieutenant [29]

Serjeant [26]

Stoker 1st Class [26]

Able Seaman [23]

Lieutenant [23]

Gunner [21]

Corporal [19]

Major [15]

Rifleman [14]

Lance Corporal [13]

Stoker 2nd Class [12]

Driver [10]

Acting Corporal [8]

Sergeant [8]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [7]

Bombardier [6]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Ordinary Seaman [5]

Battery Serjeant Major [4]

Deck Hand [4]

Leading Seaman [4]

Leading Stoker [4]

Musician [4]

Petty Officer [4]

Sapper [4]

Boy 1st Class [3]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Ordinary Telegraphist [3]

Pte [3]

Signalman [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Boy [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Chief Petty Officer [2]

Leading Telegraphist [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Mechanician [2]

Sailmaker [2]

Staff Sergeant [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Wireman 2nd Class [2]

1st Lieutenant [1]

2/Air Mechanic [1]

3/Air Mechanic [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [44]

London Regiment [26]

Royal Garrison Artillery [15]

HMS INDOMITABLE [13]

Royal Engineers [11]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [10]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

HMS Vanguard [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

Royal Naval Reserve [7]

Royal West Kent Regiment [7]

Army Service Corps [6]

East Kent Regiment [6]

Labour Corps [6]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [6]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Canadian Infantry [5]

Devonshire Regiment [5]

HMS Hampshire [5]

Royal Artillery [5]

Royal Marine Artillery [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

South Wales Borderers [5]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Horse Artillery [4]

Somerset Light Infantry [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

H.M.S. "Formidable." [3]

HMS Fearless [3]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [3]

HMS Victory II [3]

Honourable Artillery Company [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Border Regiment [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

General List [2]

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

HMS Agincourt [2]

HMS Cressy [2]

HMS INVINCIBLE [2]

HMS NEPTUNE [2]

HMS Pembroke II [2]

HMS Vindictive [2]

Service

Royal Navy [1504]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [379]

British Army [260]

Australian Imperial Force [198]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [15]

Indian Army [6]

Other Empire Force [6]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [270]

H [255]

M [241]

C [235]

S [233]

W [207]

P [148]

R [132]

D [127]

G [123]

F [104]

T [96]

L [86]

A [80]

E [74]

J [67]

K [55]

N [34]

O [22]

V [16]

Y [15]

I [14]

U [6]

Q [5]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2320]

Merchant Navy [289]

Country

United Kingdom [131]

Canada [4]

India [2]

Ireland [2]

Malta [2]

South Africa [2]

Argentina [1]

Australia [1]

Egypt [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Woolwich, Kent [1041] Woolwich, London [716] Woolwich, Kent, England [274] Woolwich England [179] Woolwich [123] Plumstead, Woolwich, Kent [50] North Woolwich, Essex [43] Charlton, Woolwich, Kent [25] Woolwich New South Wales [16] North Woolwich, Essex, England [15] North Woolwich, London [14] Woolwich, Essex [9] Woolwich London [8] Woolwich, South East London [8] North Woolwich, Kent [7] Plumstead, Woolwich [6] Erith, Woolwich, Kent [5] Woolwich, Plumstead, Kent [5] Woolwich,London. [5] Charlton, Woolwich [4] Plumstead Woolwich [4] Belvedere, Woolwich, Kent [3] Bexleyheath, Woolwich, Kent [3] Eltham, Woolwich, Kent [3] Plumstead, Woolwich, London [3] Woolwich Arsenal, Kent [3] Woolwich,Kent. [3] Woolwich,London [3] Abbey Wood, Woolwich, Kent [2] North Woolwich England [2] Plumstead,Woolwich,Kent. [2] Sidcup, Woolwich, Kent [2] Woolwich Arsenal, London [2] Woolwich Kent [2] Woolwich, Hertfordshire [2] Woolwich, London, Kent [2] Woolwich,Kent [2] 5 Pellipar Road, Woolwich, Kent [1] Belvedere Woolwich [1] Blackheath Woolwich London [1] Blackheath,Woolwich,London. [1] Charlton Woolwich [1] Charlton, Woolwich, South London [1] Charlton,Woolwich,London. [1] East Ham, Woolwich [1] East Plumstead, Woolwich, :ondon [1] East Woolwich, London [1] Greenwich, Woolwich, Kent [1] KIDBROOK FARM WOOLWICH [1] London, Woolwich [1]

Rank

Private [117] Captain [30] Second Lieutenant [29] Serjeant [26] Stoker 1st Class [26] Able Seaman [23] Lieutenant [23] Gunner [21] Corporal [19] Major [15] Rifleman [14] Lance Corporal [13] Stoker 2nd Class [12] Driver [10] Acting Corporal [8] Sergeant [8] Warrant Officer Class 2 [7] Bombardier [6] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Ordinary Seaman [5] Battery Serjeant Major [4] Deck Hand [4] Leading Seaman [4] Leading Stoker [4] Musician [4] Petty Officer [4] Sapper [4] Boy 1st Class [3] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Ordinary Telegraphist [3] Pte [3] Signalman [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Boy [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [2] Chief Petty Officer [2] Leading Telegraphist [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Mechanician [2] Sailmaker [2] Staff Sergeant [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Wireman 2nd Class [2] 1st Lieutenant [1] 2/Air Mechanic [1] 3/Air Mechanic [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [44] London Regiment [26] Royal Garrison Artillery [15] HMS INDOMITABLE [13] Royal Engineers [11] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [10] Middlesex Regiment [8] HMS Vanguard [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] Royal Naval Reserve [7] Royal West Kent Regiment [7] Army Service Corps [6] East Kent Regiment [6] Labour Corps [6] Machine Gun Corps [6] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [6] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [6] Army Ordnance Corps [5] Canadian Infantry [5] Devonshire Regiment [5] HMS Hampshire [5] Royal Artillery [5] Royal Marine Artillery [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] South Wales Borderers [5] Canadian Army Medical Corps [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Horse Artillery [4] Somerset Light Infantry [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] H.M.S. "Formidable." [3] HMS Fearless [3] HMS INFLEXIBLE [3] HMS Victory II [3] Honourable Artillery Company [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Border Regiment [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] General List [2] H.M.S. "Pembroke." [2] HMS Agincourt [2] HMS Cressy [2] HMS INVINCIBLE [2] HMS NEPTUNE [2] HMS Pembroke II [2] HMS Vindictive [2]

Service

Royal Navy [1504] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [379] British Army [260] Australian Imperial Force [198] Canadian Expeditionary Force [15] Indian Army [6] Other Empire Force [6] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [270] H [255] M [241] C [235] S [233] W [207] P [148] R [132] D [127] G [123] F [104] T [96] L [86] A [80] E [74] J [67] K [55] N [34] O [22] V [16] Y [15] I [14] U [6] Q [5] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2320] Merchant Navy [289]

Country

United Kingdom [131] Canada [4] India [2] Ireland [2] Malta [2] South Africa [2] Argentina [1] Australia [1] Egypt [1] New Zealand [1]

Thomas Hargreaves

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 224836 Private Royal Field Artillery

British Army SE/18869 Private Army Veterinary Corps

British Army 224836 Driver Royal Field Artillery 83rd Bde

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Harry Porter

Born 1866

Died 1916

British Army 82684 Fitter Royal Field Artillery

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William Ernest Peverell

Born 1890

Died 1919

British Army 1744 Private Shropshire Yeomanry

British Army 230170 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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Donald Leslie Lucas

Born 1900

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 86646 Boy

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Frederick Dixon

Born 1896

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 8852 Private 53rd Australian Infantry Battalion

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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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James Newman

Died 1914

British Army 8286 Private Connaught Rangers 2nd 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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William Charles Bax

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 15506 Corporal Royal Dublin Fusiliers

British Army Lance-Sergeant Royal Dublin Fusiliers

British Army 12984 Wilts Regt.

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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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Frederick Myers

Born 1866

Died 1915

Royal Navy 151671 Chief Armourer HMS Goliath

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William Thomas Collett

Born 1890

Died 1956

British Army L/9287 Private Royal West Kent Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army L/9287 Lance Corporal Royal West Kent Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army L/9287 Acting Corporal Royal West Kent Regiment 1st Battalion

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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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William George Albert Wells

Born 1897

Died 1915

Royal Navy J29979 Boy First Class HMS Clan MacNaughton

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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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William Henry Green

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army G/5663 Lance Corporal Royal Fusiliers (City of London) Regiment 8th Battalion

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George Samuel Styles

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army G/67659 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army 7114 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army G/67659 Private Royal West Surrey Regiment 1st Battalion.

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