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London [3]

Acton, Middlesex [2]

Brixton, London [2]

Acton, London [1]

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Battersea, London [1]

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Caurnamont South Australia [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]

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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]

Alfred James Cousins

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 15417 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 15417 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 73rd Brigade

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George Mozart Hill

Died 1916

British Army 4314 Rifleman London Regiment (The Rangers) 1/12 Battalion

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Arthur Grey King

Born 1871

Died 1915

Royal Navy 5237 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy RFR/A/741 Serjeant Royal Fleet Reserve - Portsmouth

Royal Navy PO/5237 Serjeant Royal Marine Brigade - Portsmouth Battalion

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William Herbert Read

Born 1891

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 2725 Private 50th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 6th Reinforcements

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Percy Finch

British Army 122545 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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L P De La Perrelle

British Army 29024 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 33428 Private Essex Regiment

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Leonard Wright

British Army 2290 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Arthur Bottrell

Born 1896

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 3111 Private 53rd Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 8th Reinforcements

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George Sanderson

Born 1890

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 2939 Private 6th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 9th Reinforcements

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Thomas William Dickens

Born 1883

Died 1915

Royal Navy 12314 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy CH/12314 Corporal Royal Marine Light Infantry, H.M.S. "Boadicea."

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James Walter Bennett

Born 1896

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 6862 Private 12th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 22nd Reinforcements

Australian Imperial Force 6862 Private 12th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.

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Herbert A De La Perrelle

British Army 7/4100 Corporal Royal Irish Rifles

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Frederick W Richards

British Army K/498 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Henry J Hinks

British Army 7672 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 311379 Private Labour Corps

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Harry Rolfe

Died 1918

British Army 3824 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army G/3824 Lance Corporal Royal Fusiliers

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Hendrik Minck

Died 1915

Other Empire Force Soldaat 2 kl mil Belgian Army

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William Galvin

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army G/14649 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army G/14649 Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

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William J Cheshire

Born 1886

Died 1914

British Army 7866 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 2nd Battalion

British Army 7866 Private Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry 2nd Battalion

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Charles Edward Salter

Died 1915

British Army 20348 Private London Regiment

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Edward Little

Born 1893

Died 1917

Royal Navy K33523

Royal Navy K/33523Dev Stoker 2nd Class H.M.S. Vivid

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