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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]

George Goodwin

Died 1916

British Army L/6062 Private Middlesex Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army L/6062 Private Middlesex Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Henry Manders

Born 1879

Canadian Expeditionary Force 51258 Serjeant Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Depot

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James Robert Hogg

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 7428 Private Army Ordnance Corps

British Army 55911 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 50787 Lance Corporal East Yorkshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Henry Percy Griffiths Cornes

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 3830 Lance Corporal Royal Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers attached Trench Mortar Battery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers (City Of London Regiment) 23rd Battalion

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Cyril Clarence Berry

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army G/2175 Private Middlesex Regiment 5th Battalion

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Robert Lionel Brooke Cunliffe

Born 1895

Died 1990

Royal Navy Captain

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

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Albert Edward Ward

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 17758 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 11th Battalion.

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Ronald Mcdougall

Born 1889

Died 1914

British Army Lieutenant East Kent Regiment

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Samuel Robert Riches

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 29055 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1/6th Battalion-Territorial.

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Charles Frederick Stutt

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 32003 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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F Wrenn

Died 1916

British Army 29018 Private Worcestershire Regiment 13th Battalion

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Thomas Taylor

Born 1867

Died 1914

Royal Navy 121820 Sick Berth Steward HMS Cressy

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Edward Whitaker

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 202192

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Frank Rogers

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 176979

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George Henry Sheldon

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 301775

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Albert Edward Robert Tyzack

Born 1876

Died 1917

British Army G8839 Private Royal West Surrey Regiment 9th queen's (royal west Battalion

British Army 6720 Private 2/5th Bedford Regiment

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George Mcqueen

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 242068

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Frederick William Charles Bourne

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 13939

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William James Minter

Born 1888

Died 1940

British Army 96001 Serjeant Royal Engineers

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Harry Howard Howes

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225162

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