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London [27]

Kingston-on-Thames, Surrey [17]

Bath, Somerset [9]

Deal, Kent [9]

Richmond, Surrey [9]

Maidstone, Kent [8]

Marylebone, London [7]

Charing, Kent [6]

Kensington, London [6]

Islington, London [5]

Paddington, London [5]

St Pancras district, London [5]

Calcutta [4]

Hampstead, London [4]

Liverpool [4]

Poplar, London [4]

Walmer, Kent [4]

West Ham, Essex [4]

Battersea, London [3]

Bethnal Green, Middlesex [3]

Brighton [3]

Canterbury, Kent [3]

Edinburgh [3]

Edmonton, Middlesex [3]

Fulham, London [3]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [3]

Richmond-upon-Thames, Surrey [3]

Saint Pancras, London [3]

St Pancras, London [3]

Westminster, London [3]

Aldershot, Hampshire [2]

Alton, Hampshire [2]

Beckenham, Kent [2]

Bedminster, Somerset [2]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Birmingham [2]

Bloomsbury, London [2]

Bognor, Sussex [2]

Bramley, Surrey [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Camden Town, London [2]

Chatham, Kent [2]

Chelsea, London [2]

Chiswick, London [2]

Clerkenwell, London [2]

Derby [2]

Ditton, Kent [2]

Dublin [2]

East Malling, Kent [2]

Rank

Private [1383]

Second Lieutenant [549]

Lieutenant [367]

Captain [332]

Lance Corporal [186]

Serjeant [142]

Corporal [141]

Major [109]

Lieutenant Colonel [76]

Gunner [75]

Rifleman [62]

Sapper [42]

Able Seaman [38]

Driver [32]

Stoker 1st Class [30]

Acting Corporal [25]

Acting Serjeant [24]

Temporary Captain [22]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [20]

Company Serjeant Major [19]

Colonel [18]

Lance Serjeant [17]

2nd Lieutenant [15]

Reverend [15]

Temporary Lieutenant [15]

Pioneer [12]

Brigadier General [11]

Petty Officer [11]

Sergeant [11]

Acting Captain [10]

Bombardier [10]

Lieutenant Commander [10]

Chaplain [8]

Commander [8]

Midshipman [8]

Acting Major [7]

Brevet Major [7]

Flight Sub-Lieutenant [7]

Trooper [7]

Cadet [6]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [6]

Flight Lieutenant [6]

Leading Seaman [6]

Sub-Lieutenant [6]

Temporary Major [6]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [5]

Boy 1st Class [5]

Guardsman [5]

Leading Stoker [5]

Major General [5]

Unit

London Regiment [357]

Royal Fusiliers [164]

Royal Field Artillery [125]

Royal Engineers [116]

Middlesex Regiment [110]

East Surrey Regiment [91]

Essex Regiment [78]

Rifle Brigade [71]

East Kent Regiment [68]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [60]

Army Service Corps [59]

Machine Gun Corps [56]

Royal West Kent Regiment [56]

Royal Garrison Artillery [46]

Royal Army Medical Corps [44]

Gloucestershire Regiment [38]

Royal Sussex Regiment [38]

Kent Cyclist Battalion [37]

Royal Naval Division [36]

Labour Corps [33]

Royal Marine Light Infantry [33]

The Queen's Regiment [33]

Bedfordshire Regiment [32]

Honourable Artillery Company [31]

Wiltshire Regiment [31]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [30]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [30]

Hampshire Regiment [29]

Canadian Infantry [28]

HM Submarine E30 [28]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [27]

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [27]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [26]

Manchester Regiment [25]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [25]

York and Lancaster Regiment [25]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [24]

Grenadier Guards [23]

Royal Army Chaplains' Department [23]

Royal Flying Corps [23]

Suffolk Regiment [23]

Somerset Light Infantry [22]

Coldstream Guards [20]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [20]

Lancashire Fusiliers [20]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [20]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [20]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [20]

Worcestershire Regiment [20]

Devonshire Regiment [19]

Service

British Army [2529]

Royal Navy [306]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [127]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [65]

Indian Army [45]

Australian Imperial Force [38]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [17]

Other Empire Force [12]

South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

B [386]

C [318]

S [290]

H [241]

M [199]

W [192]

P [156]

D [149]

G [146]

A [124]

T [124]

R [122]

F [118]

L [111]

E [86]

J [60]

K [57]

O [53]

N [43]

V [33]

Y [12]

I [7]

Q [3]

U [3]

Z [2]

Contribution

Military Service [3010]

Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [593]

Ireland [14]

India [7]

Australia [6]

New Zealand [4]

Canada [3]

France [3]

Niue [3]

Malaysia [2]

Sierra Leone [2]

South Africa [2]

Brazil [1]

Ghana [1]

Gibraltar [1]

Jersey [1]

Malta [1]

Mauritius [1]

United States [1]

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Place of birth

London [27] Kingston-on-Thames, Surrey [17] Bath, Somerset [9] Deal, Kent [9] Richmond, Surrey [9] Maidstone, Kent [8] Marylebone, London [7] Charing, Kent [6] Kensington, London [6] Islington, London [5] Paddington, London [5] St Pancras district, London [5] Calcutta [4] Hampstead, London [4] Liverpool [4] Poplar, London [4] Walmer, Kent [4] West Ham, Essex [4] Battersea, London [3] Bethnal Green, Middlesex [3] Brighton [3] Canterbury, Kent [3] Edinburgh [3] Edmonton, Middlesex [3] Fulham, London [3] Portsmouth, Hampshire [3] Richmond-upon-Thames, Surrey [3] Saint Pancras, London [3] St Pancras, London [3] Westminster, London [3] Aldershot, Hampshire [2] Alton, Hampshire [2] Beckenham, Kent [2] Bedminster, Somerset [2] Bethnal Green, London [2] Birmingham [2] Bloomsbury, London [2] Bognor, Sussex [2] Bramley, Surrey [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Camberwell, London [2] Camden Town, London [2] Chatham, Kent [2] Chelsea, London [2] Chiswick, London [2] Clerkenwell, London [2] Derby [2] Ditton, Kent [2] Dublin [2] East Malling, Kent [2]

Rank

Private [1383] Second Lieutenant [549] Lieutenant [367] Captain [332] Lance Corporal [186] Serjeant [142] Corporal [141] Major [109] Lieutenant Colonel [76] Gunner [75] Rifleman [62] Sapper [42] Able Seaman [38] Driver [32] Stoker 1st Class [30] Acting Corporal [25] Acting Serjeant [24] Temporary Captain [22] Temporary Second Lieutenant [20] Company Serjeant Major [19] Colonel [18] Lance Serjeant [17] 2nd Lieutenant [15] Reverend [15] Temporary Lieutenant [15] Pioneer [12] Brigadier General [11] Petty Officer [11] Sergeant [11] Acting Captain [10] Bombardier [10] Lieutenant Commander [10] Chaplain [8] Commander [8] Midshipman [8] Acting Major [7] Brevet Major [7] Flight Sub-Lieutenant [7] Trooper [7] Cadet [6] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [6] Flight Lieutenant [6] Leading Seaman [6] Sub-Lieutenant [6] Temporary Major [6] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [5] Boy 1st Class [5] Guardsman [5] Leading Stoker [5] Major General [5]

Unit

London Regiment [357] Royal Fusiliers [164] Royal Field Artillery [125] Royal Engineers [116] Middlesex Regiment [110] East Surrey Regiment [91] Essex Regiment [78] Rifle Brigade [71] East Kent Regiment [68] King's Royal Rifle Corps [60] Army Service Corps [59] Machine Gun Corps [56] Royal West Kent Regiment [56] Royal Garrison Artillery [46] Royal Army Medical Corps [44] Gloucestershire Regiment [38] Royal Sussex Regiment [38] Kent Cyclist Battalion [37] Royal Naval Division [36] Labour Corps [33] Royal Marine Light Infantry [33] The Queen's Regiment [33] Bedfordshire Regiment [32] Honourable Artillery Company [31] Wiltshire Regiment [31] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [30] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [30] Hampshire Regiment [29] Canadian Infantry [28] HM Submarine E30 [28] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [27] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [27] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [26] Manchester Regiment [25] Royal Berkshire Regiment [25] York and Lancaster Regiment [25] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [24] Grenadier Guards [23] Royal Army Chaplains' Department [23] Royal Flying Corps [23] Suffolk Regiment [23] Somerset Light Infantry [22] Coldstream Guards [20] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [20] Lancashire Fusiliers [20] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [20] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [20] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [20] Worcestershire Regiment [20] Devonshire Regiment [19]

Service

British Army [2529] Royal Navy [306] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [127] Canadian Expeditionary Force [65] Indian Army [45] Australian Imperial Force [38] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [17] Other Empire Force [12] South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

B [386] C [318] S [290] H [241] M [199] W [192] P [156] D [149] G [146] A [124] T [124] R [122] F [118] L [111] E [86] J [60] K [57] O [53] N [43] V [33] Y [12] I [7] Q [3] U [3] Z [2]

Contribution

Military Service [3010] Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [593] Ireland [14] India [7] Australia [6] New Zealand [4] Canada [3] France [3] Niue [3] Malaysia [2] Sierra Leone [2] South Africa [2] Brazil [1] Ghana [1] Gibraltar [1] Jersey [1] Malta [1] Mauritius [1] United States [1]

Reginald Henry Jacques Mendl

Born 1880

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment 1st (City of London) Battalion (Royal Fusiliers)

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Hugh Arvine Wodehouse Pearse

British Army Second Lieutenant Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army Captain Bedfordshire Regiment

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Marjorie Miller

British Army Nurse French Red Cross

Other Empire Force Orderly Scottish Women's Hospitals [British Committee French Red Cross] Royaumont, France

Other Empire Force Orderly Scottish Women's Hospitals [British Committee French Red Cross] Royaumont, France

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Isaac Rodney Clover

Born 1897

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

Royal Navy Commander

Royal Navy Temporary Second Lieutenant Royal Marines

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C J P Ball

British Army Lieutenant Acting Major Royal Artillery

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Andrew George Schirn

Born 1892

Died 1967

British Army 1549 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 723243 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

British Army 132972 Serjeant Royal Garrison Artillery

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Gerald Callwell Siordet

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Rifle Brigade

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Rifle Brigade

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Robert Stafford Arthur Palmer

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army Captain Hampshire Regiment 6th (Duke of Connaught's Own) Battalion attached 1/4th

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Muriel A Thompson

Born 1876

British Army 64 Trooper Assistant Commandant First Aid Nursing Yeomanry Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant First Aid Nursing Yeomanry Corps

Other Empire Force Chauffeur First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (FANY)

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Rhodri Deane Owen-Jones

Born 1887

Died 1916

Indian Army Captain 36th Jacob's Horse

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Alfred Victor Louis Benedict Agius

Born 1887

British Army Major London Regiment 3rd lond Battalion

British Army Captain London Regiment

British Army Major London Regiment

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Guy George Egerton Wylly

British Army Captain Corps of Guides/ Staff

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Leonard Cyril Frederick Clutterbuck

British Army 1973 Serjeant Royal Fusiliers

British Army 773 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant

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Evelyn Rivers Henry Josian Cloete

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Field Artillery

British Army Colonel Royal Horse Artillery 5th Reserve Brigade

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George Hackney

British Army 14815 Lance Corporal Royal Irish Rifles

British Army 231274 Lance Corporal Labour Corps

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