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London [3]

Acton, Middlesex [2]

Brixton, London [2]

Acton, London [1]

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Willesden, Middlesex [1]

Wilsons Downfall New South Wales [1]

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Private [45]

Corporal [8]

Gunner [5]

Serjeant [5]

Bombardier [4]

Driver [4]

Sapper [4]

Lieutenant [3]

Rifleman [3]

Captain [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Major [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Cadet [1]

Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Pilot [1]

Pioneer [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Serjeant RMLI [1]

Soldaat 2 kl mil [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

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Royal Fusiliers [8]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Royal Engineers [6]

Royal Field Artillery [6]

Army Service Corps [4]

Labour Corps [4]

London Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Russian Army [2]

11th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1]

12th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1]

25th Brigade [1]

50th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1]

53rd Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1]

6th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Attached to Royal Flying Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Belgian Army [1]

Border Regiment [1]

British Mission attached Portuguese Corps [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Cameron Highlanders Depot [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment att: O.T.T.C. Royal Air Force [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

General Head Quarters attached British Mission Portuguese Expeditionary Force [1]

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

H.M.S. Vivid [1]

HMS Titania [1]

Imperial Camel Corps [1]

Irish Guards [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1]

London Regiment (The Rangers) [1]

New Zealand Rifle Brigade [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [63]

Royal Navy [7]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6]

Australian Imperial Force [5]

Other Empire Force [3]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

D [12]

G [10]

S [9]

H [7]

B [6]

W [6]

C [5]

L [5]

M [4]

F [3]

N [3]

R [3]

A [2]

E [2]

J [2]

P [2]

K [1]

O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [70]

Country

United Kingdom [34]

Brazil [1]

France [1]

New Zealand [1]

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London [3] Acton, Middlesex [2] Brixton, London [2] Acton, London [1] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Battersea, London [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Berwick, Northumberland [1] Bow, Middlesex [1] Caurnamont South Australia [1] Devizes, Wiltshire [1] Dunedin [1] Ealing [1] Hackney [1] Hackney, London [1] Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Hobson, Durham [1] Kensington, Middlesex [1] Kentish Town, Pancras, London, England. [1] Launceston Tasmania [1] Leyton [1] Leytonstone, Essex [1] Lincoln England [1] Llandenny, Monmouthshire [1] London, Middlesex [1] Middlesex [1] Middlesex, England [1] Peckham, London [1] Reepham, Norfolk [1] Saint Lukes, Middlesex [1] Southall [1] Southall, London [1] Southall, Middlesex [1] St. Ouen, Jersey [1] St. Pancras, London [1] Streatham, Surrey [1] Uxbridge, Middlesex [1] Wandsworth, London [1] West Kensington, Middlesex [1] Westminster, London [1] Willesden, Middlesex [1] Wilsons Downfall New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [45] Corporal [8] Gunner [5] Serjeant [5] Bombardier [4] Driver [4] Sapper [4] Lieutenant [3] Rifleman [3] Captain [2] Lance Corporal [2] Major [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Cadet [1] Colonel [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Pilot [1] Pioneer [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Serjeant RMLI [1] Soldaat 2 kl mil [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Fusiliers [8] Middlesex Regiment [6] Royal Engineers [6] Royal Field Artillery [6] Army Service Corps [4] Labour Corps [4] London Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] The Queen's Regiment [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Russian Army [2] 11th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1] 12th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1] 25th Brigade [1] 50th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1] 53rd Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1] 6th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Attached to Royal Flying Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Belgian Army [1] Border Regiment [1] British Mission attached Portuguese Corps [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Cameron Highlanders Depot [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment att: O.T.T.C. Royal Air Force [1] Essex Regiment [1] General Head Quarters attached British Mission Portuguese Expeditionary Force [1] H.M.S. "Bayano." [1] H.M.S. Vivid [1] HMS Titania [1] Imperial Camel Corps [1] Irish Guards [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1] London Regiment (The Rangers) [1] New Zealand Rifle Brigade [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [63] Royal Navy [7] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6] Australian Imperial Force [5] Other Empire Force [3] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

D [12] G [10] S [9] H [7] B [6] W [6] C [5] L [5] M [4] F [3] N [3] R [3] A [2] E [2] J [2] P [2] K [1] O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [70]

Country

United Kingdom [34] Brazil [1] France [1] New Zealand [1]

Gerald St. John De La Perrelle

Born 1899

Died 1916

British Army L/10966 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army L/10966 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

British Army

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Robert Richard White

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army S/7015 Private Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) 3rd Battalion

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George Bushell

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 5911 Private London Regiment 3rd lond Battalion

British Army 252807 Private London Regiment 3rd lond Battalion

British Army 252807 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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George Jarrett

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army T4/084273 Driver Army Service Corps

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Percy Richard Higley

Born 1900

Died 1919

British Army 155604 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 155604 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Alfred James Score

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 10307 Private Border Regiment

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Percy William Liddle

Born 1893

Died 1920

British Army 57316 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 57316 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Charles Henry Caleb Coles

Born 1900

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 304493

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John C D Galvin

Born 1889

Died 1974

British Army 8185 Corporal Bedfordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 14328 Corporal Irish Guards

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William Galvin

Born 1886

British Army 24637 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 24637 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 24637 Royal Horse and Field Artillery 59th Reserve Battery

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Albert James

Died 1918

British Army 53366 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Robert Andrew Eakin

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant King's Shropshire Light Infantry 1st Battalion

British Army Captain King's Shropshire Light Infantry 1st Battalion

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Percy Finch

Died 1918

British Army 7006 Private Leicestershire Regiment 2nd battalion leicest Battalion

British Army 271174 Private Royal Engineers

British Army NR/302535 Private Royal Engineers

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Henry Salter

Born 1886

Canadian Expeditionary Force 781609

Canadian Expeditionary Force 781609 128th Overseas Battalion

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William Edward Allday

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army GS/32907 Private Royal Fusiliers

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John Galvin

Born 1889

British Army 7554 Corporal Cheshire Regiment

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Henry Sidney George

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army L/10296 Private East Surrey Regiment 2nd east Battalion

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James F Waterer

Born 1893

British Army 3678 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 204956 Private Middlesex Regiment

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William John Burtenshaw

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 239

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Patrick Leahy

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 12765 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 5th Battalion

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