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Merstham, Surrey [6]

Bletchingley, Surrey [4]

Bletchingley [3]

Kingston on Thames, Surrey [3]

Outwood, Burstow, Surrey [3]

Ashtead [2]

Battersea [2]

Charlwood, Surrey [2]

Cookham, Berkshire [2]

Cuckfield, Sussex [2]

Dunkeld Victoria [2]

Epsom registration district, Surrey [2]

Epsom, Surrey [2]

Godstone registration district, Surrey [2]

Godstone, Surrey [2]

Horley, Surrey [2]

Ifield, Sussex [2]

Mitcham, Surrey [2]

Oxted, Surrey [2]

Reading, Berkshire [2]

Reigate, Surrey [2]

153 Price Street, Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

16 Whiston Street, Haggerston, London [1]

17 Malone Park, Belfast [1]

59 Ducie Grove, Chorlton upon Medlock [1]

Arnold, Nottingham [1]

Ashtead, Surrey [1]

Aston Upthorpe, Berkshire [1]

Banstead, Surrey [1]

Barking, Essex [1]

Barton-in-the-Clay, Bedfordshire [1]

Bexhill-on-Sea [1]

Birmingham Warwickshire [1]

Bishopstoke, Winchester, Hampshire [1]

Brattleby Lincoln [1]

Brent Knoll, Somerset [1]

Bristol [1]

British Columbia [1]

Burton-On-Trent, Staffs [1]

Canterbury, Kent [1]

Cardiff [1]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1]

Childswickham, Worcestershire [1]

Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire [1]

Croydon [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Dagenham, Essex [1]

Darlington, County Durham [1]

Defynnog, Brecknockshire [1]

Down Ampney, Gloucestershire [1]

Rank

Private [163]

Second Lieutenant [43]

Lieutenant [36]

Captain [29]

Corporal [23]

Serjeant [20]

Lance Corporal [19]

Gunner [15]

Driver [8]

Acting Corporal [7]

Lieutenant Colonel [7]

Major [7]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Bombardier [6]

Sapper [6]

Sergeant [5]

Temporary Captain [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Reverend [3]

Rifleman [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Acting Sergeant [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Midshipman [2]

Pioneer [2]

Private 2nd class [2]

Squadron Leader [2]

Sub Lieutenant [2]

1st Air Mechanic [1]

2nd Air Mechanic [1]

2nd Corporal [1]

AM I [1]

Able seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Sergeant Major [1]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [1]

Acting sergeant [1]

Air Mechanic I [1]

Air Mechanic, 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic, 3rd Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Cadet [1]

Captain Chaplain to the Forces [1]

Unit

London Regiment [32]

Royal Engineers [19]

Royal Field Artillery [19]

Royal Garrison Artillery [19]

Royal Fusiliers [18]

East Surrey Regiment [17]

Labour Corps [16]

Royal Army Medical Corps [16]

The Queen's Regiment [14]

Army Service Corps [10]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

Manchester Regiment [9]

Rifle Brigade [7]

Royal Air Force [7]

Royal Flying Corps [7]

Bedfordshire Regiment [6]

Gloucestershire Regiment [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

Suffolk Regiment [5]

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [5]

Coldstream Guards [4]

Essex Regiment [4]

General List [4]

Grenadier Guards [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Royal Sussex Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Army Chaplain's Department [3]

Army Chaplain's Department [2]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

HMS Goliath [2]

HMS Impregnable [2]

HMS Southampton [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Monmouthshire Regiment [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [318]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24]

Royal Navy [19]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [11]

Australian Imperial Force [5]

Indian Army [3]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

S [40]

H [35]

W [34]

B [32]

M [29]

C [27]

P [26]

D [23]

T [17]

A [15]

F [14]

E [13]

G [12]

L [12]

R [10]

J [9]

K [6]

N [3]

U [3]

I [2]

O [2]

V [2]

Y [2]

Contribution

Military Service [359]

Country

United Kingdom [82]

Ireland [3]

Canada [2]

United States [2]

Germany [1]

India [1]

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People [368] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Merstham, Surrey [6] Bletchingley, Surrey [4] Bletchingley [3] Kingston on Thames, Surrey [3] Outwood, Burstow, Surrey [3] Ashtead [2] Battersea [2] Charlwood, Surrey [2] Cookham, Berkshire [2] Cuckfield, Sussex [2] Dunkeld Victoria [2] Epsom registration district, Surrey [2] Epsom, Surrey [2] Godstone registration district, Surrey [2] Godstone, Surrey [2] Horley, Surrey [2] Ifield, Sussex [2] Mitcham, Surrey [2] Oxted, Surrey [2] Reading, Berkshire [2] Reigate, Surrey [2] 153 Price Street, Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] 16 Whiston Street, Haggerston, London [1] 17 Malone Park, Belfast [1] 59 Ducie Grove, Chorlton upon Medlock [1] Arnold, Nottingham [1] Ashtead, Surrey [1] Aston Upthorpe, Berkshire [1] Banstead, Surrey [1] Barking, Essex [1] Barton-in-the-Clay, Bedfordshire [1] Bexhill-on-Sea [1] Birmingham Warwickshire [1] Bishopstoke, Winchester, Hampshire [1] Brattleby Lincoln [1] Brent Knoll, Somerset [1] Bristol [1] British Columbia [1] Burton-On-Trent, Staffs [1] Canterbury, Kent [1] Cardiff [1] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1] Childswickham, Worcestershire [1] Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire [1] Croydon [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Dagenham, Essex [1] Darlington, County Durham [1] Defynnog, Brecknockshire [1] Down Ampney, Gloucestershire [1]

Rank

Private [163] Second Lieutenant [43] Lieutenant [36] Captain [29] Corporal [23] Serjeant [20] Lance Corporal [19] Gunner [15] Driver [8] Acting Corporal [7] Lieutenant Colonel [7] Major [7] Acting Serjeant [6] Bombardier [6] Sapper [6] Sergeant [5] Temporary Captain [5] Able Seaman [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Reverend [3] Rifleman [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Acting Sergeant [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Midshipman [2] Pioneer [2] Private 2nd class [2] Squadron Leader [2] Sub Lieutenant [2] 1st Air Mechanic [1] 2nd Air Mechanic [1] 2nd Corporal [1] AM I [1] Able seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Acting Sergeant Major [1] Acting Sub Lieutenant [1] Acting sergeant [1] Air Mechanic I [1] Air Mechanic, 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic, 3rd Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Cadet [1] Captain Chaplain to the Forces [1]

Unit

London Regiment [32] Royal Engineers [19] Royal Field Artillery [19] Royal Garrison Artillery [19] Royal Fusiliers [18] East Surrey Regiment [17] Labour Corps [16] Royal Army Medical Corps [16] The Queen's Regiment [14] Army Service Corps [10] Machine Gun Corps [9] Manchester Regiment [9] Rifle Brigade [7] Royal Air Force [7] Royal Flying Corps [7] Bedfordshire Regiment [6] Gloucestershire Regiment [6] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] Suffolk Regiment [5] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [5] Coldstream Guards [4] Essex Regiment [4] General List [4] Grenadier Guards [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Royal Sussex Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Army Chaplain's Department [3] Army Chaplain's Department [2] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2] Cambridgeshire Regiment [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Canadian Infantry Battalion [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Kent Regiment [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] HMS Goliath [2] HMS Impregnable [2] HMS Southampton [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Monmouthshire Regiment [2] Norfolk Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [318] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24] Royal Navy [19] Canadian Expeditionary Force [11] Australian Imperial Force [5] Indian Army [3] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

S [40] H [35] W [34] B [32] M [29] C [27] P [26] D [23] T [17] A [15] F [14] E [13] G [12] L [12] R [10] J [9] K [6] N [3] U [3] I [2] O [2] V [2] Y [2]

Contribution

Military Service [359]

Country

United Kingdom [82] Ireland [3] Canada [2] United States [2] Germany [1] India [1]

Henry Lewis Garfath

Born 1878

Died 1935

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 17182 1st Air Mechanic Royal Flying Corps 1 Kite Balloon Section

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 17182 Acting Corporal Royal Flying Corps 1 Kite Balloon Section

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 17182 Corporal Royal Flying Corps 1 Kite Balloon Section

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William Maynard

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army G/4189 The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 3rd Battalion

British Army G/4189 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 1st Battalion

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George William Waylen Honeyball

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 31333 Private East Surrey Regiment 9th Battalion

British Army 31333 (recruitment book number 25594) Private East Surrey Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army 41167 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 7th Battalion

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Eric Bourne Bentinck Speed

Born 1895

Died 1971

British Army Temporary Lieutenant King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army Temporary Captain New Armies

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Ernest Attwater

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army G/5305 Corporal Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) 58th Coy

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Cecil Herbert Schooling

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class Royal Army Chaplains' Department

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Charles Joseph Horace Sedgley

Born 1887

Died 1973

British Army 33512 Private Royal Fusiliers 36th Battalion

British Army 62766 Private Labour Corps 105th Company

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Percy Allison

Born 1892

British Army Army Reserve

British Army 3884 Private West Yorkshire Regiment 3/5th Battalion

British Army Private West Yorkshire Regiment 1/5th Battalion

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Arthur Ernest Plowman

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army Infantry Base Depot

British Army Reserve Class B

British Army TR30/21013 Training Reserve 30th Battalion

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William Streeter

Born 1870

Died 1941

British Army 2nd Corporal Royal Engineers

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William Streeter

Born 1893

Died 1967

British Army GS/115009 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army GS/508 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 6th Battalion

British Army GS/508 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 7th Battalion

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Joseph Abbott

Born 1874

Died 1915

British Army 20947 Guardsman Grenadier Guards 4th Battalion

British Army 20947 Private Grenadier Guards 4th Battalion

British Army 20947 Guardsman Grenadier Guards

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Frederick John Underdown

Born 1891

Died 1968

British Army S/17793 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army 448879 Private London Regiment 2/10th Battalion

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Barnard Halsey Tyrwhitt-Drake

Born 1882

Died 1936

British Army Reverend Royal Army Chaplain's Department

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Ernest Morley

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 17301 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Horace Morley

Born 1893

Died 1967

British Army 11727 Private Reserve Cavalry Regiment 2nd

British Army 11727 Private Hussars 7th

British Army 11727 Private Hussars 3rd

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William Charles Lee

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 4319 Suffolk Regiment

British Army 44044 Private Suffolk Regiment 9th Battalion

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John William Womersley

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Manchester Regiment 1/8th (Ardwick) Battalion

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Walter Eric Markey

Born 1895

Died 1914

British Army L/10408 Private The Queen's Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army L/10408 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Augustine Chandler

Born 1887

Died 1969

Royal Navy S 3866 Stoker Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Benbow

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