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Place of birth

Bombay [4]

London [2]

18th April 1899 [1]

5 Lygon Place London SW1 [1]

Anerley, London [1]

Balderton, Nottinghamshire [1]

Bangalore [1]

Barking [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Brading Isle of Wight [1]

Brampton, Huntingdonshire [1]

Brentford, Middlesex [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Carlisle, Cumberland [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Dunnstown Victoria [1]

Edmonton, London [1]

Gateshead [1]

Gloucester [1]

Guzerat [1]

Hendon, Middlesex [1]

Jhansi [1]

Kingbury, Middlesex [1]

Kingsbury, Middlesex [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Matson, Gloucestershire [1]

Nagpur [1]

Paddington, London [1]

Preston, Lancashire [1]

Runcorn, Cheshire [1]

Sevenoaks, Kent [1]

Simla [1]

Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1]

West Ham, Essex [1]

Wood Green, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [37]

Lieutenant [22]

Captain [19]

Gunner [12]

Second Lieutenant [12]

Commander [8]

Lieutenant Commander [5]

Major [5]

Serjeant [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Signalman [4]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Admiral [2]

Rifleman [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Cadet [1]

Captain and Major [1]

Carpenter's Crew [1]

Engineer Commander [1]

Engineer Lieutenant [1]

Flag Lieutenant [1]

Joiner 4th class [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Paymaster Commander [1]

Rear Admiral [1]

Sub Conductor [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Warrant Telegraphist [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Wireless Telegraph Operator [1]

Unit

Royal Indian Marine [9]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Royal Field Artillery [7]

South Lancashire Regiment [6]

London Regiment [5]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Anglo Indian Battery [4]

Anglo-Indian Force [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

HMS Cardiff [3]

Indian Army [3]

Indian Defence Force [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Anglo Indian Force [2]

Army Service Corps [2]

London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade) [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Artillery [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS "Cardiff" [2]

Supply and Transport Corps [2]

12th Cavalry [1]

1st Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion, [1]

2/2nd Lovat's Scouts [1]

2nd Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

2nd West Riding Regiment [1]

33rd Special Reserve 24th Division [1]

36th Sikhs [1]

55th Coke's Rifles (Frontier Force) [1]

61st King George's Own Pioneers [1]

Anglo-Indian Force Infantry [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Auxiliary Force India [1]

Auxiliary Indian Battery Royal Field Artillery [1]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Border Regiment attached to Nigerian Regiment - West African Frontier Force [1]

British Red Cross [1]

British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Cavalry Indian Army [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Company [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

East Supply Company [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [90]

Royal Navy [35]

Indian Army [5]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [17]

T [14]

B [12]

H [10]

A [9]

C [9]

L [9]

P [9]

M [8]

D [7]

W [7]

E [5]

F [5]

R [4]

G [3]

K [2]

J [1]

N [1]

O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [126]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

India [1]

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People [133] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bombay [4] London [2] 18th April 1899 [1] 5 Lygon Place London SW1 [1] Anerley, London [1] Balderton, Nottinghamshire [1] Bangalore [1] Barking [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Brading Isle of Wight [1] Brampton, Huntingdonshire [1] Brentford, Middlesex [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Carlisle, Cumberland [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Dunnstown Victoria [1] Edmonton, London [1] Gateshead [1] Gloucester [1] Guzerat [1] Hendon, Middlesex [1] Jhansi [1] Kingbury, Middlesex [1] Kingsbury, Middlesex [1] Lambeth, London [1] Matson, Gloucestershire [1] Nagpur [1] Paddington, London [1] Preston, Lancashire [1] Runcorn, Cheshire [1] Sevenoaks, Kent [1] Simla [1] Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1] West Ham, Essex [1] Wood Green, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [37] Lieutenant [22] Captain [19] Gunner [12] Second Lieutenant [12] Commander [8] Lieutenant Commander [5] Major [5] Serjeant [5] Able Seaman [4] Signalman [4] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Admiral [2] Rifleman [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Cadet [1] Captain and Major [1] Carpenter's Crew [1] Engineer Commander [1] Engineer Lieutenant [1] Flag Lieutenant [1] Joiner 4th class [1] Lance Corporal [1] Leading Signalman [1] Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Paymaster Commander [1] Rear Admiral [1] Sub Conductor [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Temporary Warrant Telegraphist [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Wireless Telegraph Operator [1]

Unit

Royal Indian Marine [9] Middlesex Regiment [7] Royal Field Artillery [7] South Lancashire Regiment [6] London Regiment [5] Machine Gun Corps [5] Anglo Indian Battery [4] Anglo-Indian Force [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] HMS Cardiff [3] Indian Army [3] Indian Defence Force [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Anglo Indian Force [2] Army Service Corps [2] London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade) [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Artillery [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS "Cardiff" [2] Supply and Transport Corps [2] 12th Cavalry [1] 1st Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion, [1] 2/2nd Lovat's Scouts [1] 2nd Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers [1] 2nd West Riding Regiment [1] 33rd Special Reserve 24th Division [1] 36th Sikhs [1] 55th Coke's Rifles (Frontier Force) [1] 61st King George's Own Pioneers [1] Anglo-Indian Force Infantry [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Auxiliary Force India [1] Auxiliary Indian Battery Royal Field Artillery [1] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Border Regiment attached to Nigerian Regiment - West African Frontier Force [1] British Red Cross [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Cavalry Indian Army [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Company [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] East Supply Company [1] East Surrey Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [90] Royal Navy [35] Indian Army [5] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3] Australian Imperial Force [2] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [17] T [14] B [12] H [10] A [9] C [9] L [9] P [9] M [8] D [7] W [7] E [5] F [5] R [4] G [3] K [2] J [1] N [1] O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [126] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9] India [1]

Hubert Arthur Cornwall Webber

Born 1893

Died 1956

Royal Navy Lieutenant Colonel

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Harry Cobb

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 216118 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Frederick Matthew Sibbald

Born 1879

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Percival Harry Taylor

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers

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James Joyner

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army M2/118694 Private Army Service Corps

British Army M2/118694 Lance Corporal Army Service Corps

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George T. Lavender

Died 1918

British Army G/33599 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Noel Tracey Wright

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant /Temporary Captain Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Captain Yorkshire Regiment

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James P. Sullivan

Died 1917

British Army 3579 Private London Regiment

British Army 302167 Private London Regiment

British Army 302167 Rifleman London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade)

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Charles Patrick Duff

Born 1889

Died 1972

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Captain Royal Field Artillery

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Arthur William Barrett

Born 1900

Royal Navy F54127

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William Pennell Stocker

Born 1892

Royal Navy Commander

Royal Navy Captain

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

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James Archibald C Gaussen

Born 1887

Royal Navy Paymaster Commander

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Owen Gream Ommanney

Born 1898

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

Royal Navy Commander

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Philip Hordern

Born 1885

Royal Navy Captain

Royal Navy Commander

Royal Navy Lieutenant

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John P Moore

Died 1917

British Army L/11719 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Arthur Walderne St Clair Tisdall

Born 1890

Died 1915

Royal Navy London 10/3076 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant Royal Naval Division - Anson Battalion

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John Joseph Tackney

Born 1881

Royal Navy 203587

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Edward Francis Tuckett

Born 1887

Royal Navy M806

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Roy Leslie Abbott

Born 1894

British Army Captain Royal Field Artillery

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Robert Stewarl Laidlaw

Born 1894

Royal Navy Lieutenant

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