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London [3]

Acton, Middlesex [2]

Brixton, London [2]

Acton, London [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

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Caurnamont South Australia [1]

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Launceston Tasmania [1]

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Wandsworth, London [1]

West Kensington, Middlesex [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]

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]

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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]

George Weaver

Died 1919

British Army WR/325306 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Andrei Matianovich Novikov

Born 1893

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Colonel Russian Army

Other Empire Force Russkaja Imperatorskaja Armija

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Pilot Attached to Royal Flying Corps 35 Squadron

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Walter Gladstone Stroud

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army - - 04164 Training Reserve 32nd Training Reserve Battalion

Air Force (RAF/RFC) G/37705 Serjeant East Surrey Regiment att: O.T.T.C. Royal Air Force

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William W Morrell

British Army S/29723 Acting Lance Corporal

British Army S/29723 Acting Lance Corporal Cameron Highlanders Depot

British Army S/29723 Private Cameron Highlanders 5th Battalion

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George V Smirnov

Born 1898

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Cadet Russian Army

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John James Goldsmith

Died 1915

British Army 4347 Private Middlesex Regiment 8th Battalion

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Albert Victor Burtenshaw

Born 1897

Died 1919

British Army M2/137497 Private Army Service Corps

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George Humphrey Willans

Born 1880

Died 1917

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 34392 Corporal Royal Flying Corps

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Reginald George Albert Lloyd

British Army Major South Lancashire Regiment

British Army Major General Head Quarters attached British Mission Portuguese Expeditionary Force

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William J Eames

Died 1918

British Army 1318 Private London Regiment

British Army 613469 Lance Corporal London Regiment 19th Battalion

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W Hider

Died 1919

British Army 13942 Corporal Army Pay Corps

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Frederick Walter Marke

Died 1915

British Army 14125 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 8th Bn.

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Edwin Walker

Died 1915

British Army 8278 Private Royal Fusiliers

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John Privett

Born 1895

Died 1917

Royal Navy 18348 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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Myles Alexander

Born 1873

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 6224 Private 11th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 20th Reinforcements

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Sidney John George

Born 1895

Died 1917

Royal Navy F5465

Royal Navy F/5465 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Naval Air Service, H.M.S. "President III."

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Frederick G R Manning

Born 1900

Died 1919

British Army 124271 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 124271 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Michael Carmody

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army T4/059490 Driver Army Service Corps

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Edward William Denniss

Born 1876

Died 1918

British Army 305135 Pioneer Royal Engineers

British Army 36468 Pioneer Middlesex Regiment

British Army G/37415 Pioneer The Queen's Regiment

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Thomas Davis

Born 1870

Died 1918

British Army 25th Brigade

British Army 15529 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 326232 Driver Royal Engineers

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