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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]

Alfred John Attwater

Australian Imperial Force 344

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Frederick Arthur Licence

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 16956 Private Essex Regiment

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William Sullivan

Born 1889

British Army 17010 Serjeant Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Evelyn Rosa Bengough

Born 1889

Died 1971

British Army British Red Cross Voluntary Aid Detachment

British Army Voluntary Aid Detachment British Red Cross Society Friends' Ambulance Unit

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Ronald Sweyn Skinner

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 737 Corporal London Regiment

British Army 737 Acting Serjeant London Regiment

British Army 737 Serjeant London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles)

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Frederick Walter Elliott

Born 1887

Died 1976

British Army R/8830 Lance Corporal King's Royal Rifle Corps 12th (Service) Battalion

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Albert Reginald Brough

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 251875

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John Randall

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 35581 Private Essex Regiment

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Leonard Drewett

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 24392 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 90737 Private Labour Corps

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Harold William Kirby

Died 1918

British Army 67244 Private London Regiment

British Army 27012 Private East Surrey Regiment

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Bertram Prewett

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 1754 Private London Regiment

British Army 608485 Private London Regiment

British Army 608485 Rifleman London Regiment (London Irish Rifles)

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John Victor Pulman

Born 1887

Died 1960

Royal Navy J42871 Able Seaman

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Samuel Tucker

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 22383 Acting Regimental Serjeant Major Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 22383 Regimental Serjeant Major Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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William Allen Potter

Born 1888

British Army Major Royal Army Service Corps

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Army Service Corps

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Cyril Walford Osborn Jenkyn

Born 1874

Died 1933

British Army Senior Chaplain to the Forces Royal Army Chaplain's Department

British Army Captain Chaplain to the Forces General Hospital

British Army Captain Chaplain to the Forces Infantry Brigade

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Nimrod Folbigg

Born 1886

Died 1944

British Army 313886 Corporal Canadian Field Artillery

Canadian Expeditionary Force bombardier

Canadian Expeditionary Force acting corporal

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George Frank Oakshott

Born 1895

Died 1963

British Army 2767 Private London Regiment

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Sidney Frank Rayner

Died 1918

British Army 24076 Private East Surrey Regiment

British Army 255944 Private Labour Corps

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Thomas Frederick Honeyball

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 130592 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 130592 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Alfred George Webber

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 3/8315 Private Devonshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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