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Peckham, London [5]

Camberwell, London [4]

Camberwell [2]

East Dulwich, London [2]

12 Ferris Road, East Dulwich, London [1]

2 Canal Cottages, Peckham Park Road, Peckham, London [1]

45 Sunwell Street, Peckham, London [1]

Barton Regis, Gloucestershire [1]

Battersea, Wandsworth [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

Dulwich London [1]

Dulwich, Surrey [1]

Enfield, Middlesex [1]

Lewisham, Kent [1]

Lewisham, London [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Mitcham, Croydon, Surrey [1]

New Cross, London [1]

Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Newington, London [1]

Peckham, Surrey [1]

South Hornsey, London [1]

Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Southwark, London [1]

Spanish Town [1]

Stoke Newington, London [1]

Swansea Glamorgan [1]

Walworth, London [1]

Walworth, Surrey [1]

Walworth, Surrey, London [1]

Wandsworth, London England [1]

Rank

Private [24]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Serjeant [3]

Gunner [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Captain [1]

Corporal [1]

Driver [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Officers Steward Class II [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sapper [1]

Unit

London Regiment [22]

Air raid victim, London [7]

Civilian War Death [2]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

2/6th Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Expeditionary Force Canteens [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

HMS P14 [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles) [1]

London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles) [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

P14 [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Irish Rifles [1]

Royal West Kent Regiment [1]

Seaforth Highlanders [1]

South Wales Borderers [1]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [1]

Voluntary Aid Detachment/British Red Cross Society [1]

Service

British Army [39]

Other Empire Force [8]

Royal Navy [3]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [10]

G [7]

S [6]

C [5]

L [4]

W [4]

F [3]

H [3]

R [3]

A [1]

E [1]

I [1]

K [1]

M [1]

T [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [40]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

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Place of birth

Peckham, London [5] Camberwell, London [4] Camberwell [2] East Dulwich, London [2] 12 Ferris Road, East Dulwich, London [1] 2 Canal Cottages, Peckham Park Road, Peckham, London [1] 45 Sunwell Street, Peckham, London [1] Barton Regis, Gloucestershire [1] Battersea, Wandsworth [1] Dover, Kent [1] Dulwich London [1] Dulwich, Surrey [1] Enfield, Middlesex [1] Lewisham, Kent [1] Lewisham, London [1] Marylebone, London [1] Mitcham, Croydon, Surrey [1] New Cross, London [1] Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland [1] Newington, London [1] Peckham, Surrey [1] South Hornsey, London [1] Southampton, Hampshire [1] Southwark, London [1] Spanish Town [1] Stoke Newington, London [1] Swansea Glamorgan [1] Walworth, London [1] Walworth, Surrey [1] Walworth, Surrey, London [1] Wandsworth, London England [1]

Rank

Private [24] Second Lieutenant [4] Serjeant [3] Gunner [2] Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Captain [1] Corporal [1] Driver [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Officers Steward Class II [1] Rifleman [1] Sapper [1]

Unit

London Regiment [22] Air raid victim, London [7] Civilian War Death [2] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2] Royal Engineers [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] 2/6th Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Army Service Corps [1] Army Service Corps Expeditionary Force Canteens [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] HMS P14 [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles) [1] London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles) [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] P14 [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Irish Rifles [1] Royal West Kent Regiment [1] Seaforth Highlanders [1] South Wales Borderers [1] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [1] Voluntary Aid Detachment/British Red Cross Society [1]

Service

British Army [39] Other Empire Force [8] Royal Navy [3] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [10] G [7] S [6] C [5] L [4] W [4] F [3] H [3] R [3] A [1] E [1] I [1] K [1] M [1] T [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [40]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

Edwin Thomas Balls

Born 1914

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Air raid victim, London

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Reginald Edward Balls

Born 1912

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Air raid victim, London

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Gerald William Hughes

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 3208 Private London Regiment

British Army 1/43856 Private Royal Irish Rifles

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George Alfred Loveland

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 394724 Private London Regiment

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Frederick Mark Lane

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 17615 Private Grenadier Guards

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General Roland Creighton

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 555096 Private London Regiment 16th lond Battalion

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Joseph Frederick Cooper

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 4189 Private London Regiment

British Army A/200122 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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George William Sisman

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 2230 Private London Regiment 21st Battalion

British Army 801768 Corporal London Regiment 30th (city of lond Battalion

British Army 801768 Corporal London Regiment

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Archibald Edward Katon

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 241812 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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Valentine Verity

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 3232 Serjeant London Regiment

British Army 700839 Serjeant London Regiment

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Stephen John Skelton

Born 1902

Died 1917

British Army Air raid victim, London

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Herbert Leslie Smith

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 4796 Acting Serjeant London Regiment 20th (Blackheath & Woolwich)

British Army 632114 Acting Serjeant London Regiment 20th (Blackheath & Woolwich)

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James Glass

Born 1894

Died 1975

Royal Navy J8839

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Leonard Noel Forbes

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 2433 Private London Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Essex Regiment

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Albert Lawrence Baseley

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant 2/6th Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers

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Albert Edward Clayton

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 48395 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Charles John Breach

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 139590 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Cecil Edward Barnes

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 146031 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Albert Warley

Born 1876

British Army 80733 Air Mechanic 3rd Class Royal Flying Corps

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George Hayden

Born 1862

Died 1916

British Army GS/9094 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

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