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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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Place of birth

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]

Cyril Alexander Fraser Drummond

Born 1894

Died 1979

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Artillery

British Army Captain Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 135 and 27 Batteries

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George James Frederick Lines

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army S/9036 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army S/9036 Serjeant Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 1st Battalion

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Frederick John Underdown

Born 1891

Died 1968

British Army S/17793 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army 448879 Private London Regiment 2/10th Battalion

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Lorenz Alexander Henry Keszler

Born 1891

Died 1957

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 56

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Charles Eustace Dickson King

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Captain King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army Lieutenant King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 2nd Battalion

British Army Lieutenant (Temporary Captain) Yorkshire Light Infantry 2nd Battalion

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William Thomas Collett

Born 1889

Died 1937

British Army 304 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 8th London Howitzer Brigade

British Army 89309 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 89309 Driver Royal Field Artillery 226 Battery

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Sydney Edward Odgers

Born 1886

Died 1953

British Army 950 Lance Corporal London Regiment

British Army Acting Captain Tanks Corps

British Army 950 Lance Corporal Machine Gun Corps

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Herbert Northeast

Born 1884

Died 1941

British Army 7863 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 7863 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 7863 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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George Freer Stanley

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 78312 Gunner Royal Horse Artillery

British Army Royal West Surrey Regiment 3 Battalion

British Army 201810 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Edward Gallon

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 536605 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 536605 Private London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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William Thomas Shapcott

Born 1897

Died 1979

Royal Navy K26068 Stoker 1st Class

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Charles Henry Crane

Born 1900

Died 1951

Royal Navy 21876 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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William Arthur Mould Temple

Born 1872

Died 1914

British Army Captain Gloucestershire Regiment

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Gilbert Frank Barton

Born 1891

Died 1945

British Army 3013 Private London Regiment 23rd lond Battalion

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Richard Fletcher

Born 1895

Died 1974

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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Frederick George Martin

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 61074 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 61074 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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George Herbert John Seville

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 16191 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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Arthur Thomas Rumsey

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 743 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 965337 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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Albert W Sage

Born 1885

Died 1930

British Army 2367 Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Field Artillery

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James Atkins

Born 1875

Died 1914

Royal Navy Chatham 162449 and R.F.R. B3519 (Chatham) Able Seaman H.M.S. "Hogue"

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