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East Hoathly [8]

London [4]

Camberwell, London [3]

Fulham, London [3]

Lambeth, London [3]

Whitby, Yorkshire [3]

Barony, Glasgow [2]

Bermondsey, Surrey [2]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Bingley, Yorkshire [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Blackpool, Lancashire [2]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Bromley, Kent [2]

Canterbury, Kent [2]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2]

Chelsea, London [2]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [2]

Dulwich, London [2]

Durham [2]

Edmonton, Middlesex [2]

Enfield, Middlesex [2]

Islington, London [2]

King's Cliffe, Northants [2]

Lambeth, Surrey [2]

Lewisham, Kent [2]

Liverpool [2]

Neyland, Pembrokeshire, Wales [2]

Over, Cambridgeshire [2]

Ramsgate, Kent [2]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [2]

Sutton, Surrey [2]

Tottenham, Middlesex [2]

Wallsend, Northumberland [2]

Westmister, Middlesex [2]

Weybridge, Surrey [2]

Wood Green, London [2]

Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales [1]

Abo [1]

Aird, Ross [1]

Aithsting, Shetland [1]

Alfriston [1]

Altrincham [1]

Alveston, Derbyshire [1]

Antigua [1]

Apethorpe, Northants [1]

Ashburnham [1]

Ashford, Kent [1]

Auckland Registration District, Co Durham [1]

Rank

Private [258]

Second Lieutenant [68]

Lieutenant [60]

Lance Corporal [35]

Corporal [32]

Sergeant [21]

Captain [20]

Temporary Lieutenant [18]

Serjeant [17]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [17]

Rifleman [15]

Gunner [14]

Sapper [12]

Acting Corporal [11]

Deck Hand [11]

Major [9]

Driver [8]

Sailor [8]

Fireman & Trimmer [7]

Able Seaman [6]

Fireman/Trimmer [6]

Acting Captain [5]

Acting Sergeant [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

2nd Lieutenant [4]

Acting Lance Corporal [4]

Fireman [4]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Petty Officer [4]

Seaman [4]

Temporary Second Lieutenant (on probation) [4]

Apprentice [3]

Boy 2nd Class [3]

Carrier [3]

Donkeyman [3]

Lance Sergeant [3]

Pioneer [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Trooper [3]

1st Mate [2]

2nd Corporal [2]

2nd Engineer [2]

2nd Mate [2]

AB [2]

Acting Chief Petty Officer [2]

Acting Major [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Air Mechanic 1 Grade [2]

Air Mechanic 2 [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Unit

London Regiment [48]

Durham Light Infantry [29]

Mercantile Marine - SS John H Barry [24]

Mercantile Marine, SS Elswick Park [24]

Middlesex Regiment [24]

Royal Army Medical Corps [24]

Royal Engineers [23]

Labour Corps [17]

Royal Field Artillery [17]

Scottish Rifles [17]

Royal Fusiliers [15]

Army Service Corps [13]

Royal Garrison Artillery [12]

Royal Naval Reserve [11]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

Lincolnshire Regiment [7]

Manchester Regiment [7]

Royal Sussex Regiment [7]

Gloucestershire Regiment [6]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6]

Suffolk Regiment [6]

Canadian Infantry [5]

East Kent Regiment [5]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Royal Flying Corps [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

Tank Corps [5]

Army Reserve [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

General List [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

London Rifle Brigade [4]

Mercantile Marine [4]

North Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Artillery [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [4]

Canadian Field Artillery [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Honourable Artillery Company [3]

London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade) [3]

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Royal Naval Air Service [3]

Service

British Army [381]

Other Empire Force [87]

Royal Navy [61]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [33]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [17]

Australian Imperial Force [8]

Indian Army [5]

South African Services [5]

Last name first letter

C [99]

B [86]

M [56]

H [42]

S [39]

A [32]

D [24]

R [24]

G [21]

W [20]

J [18]

L [18]

P [17]

F [16]

T [16]

N [13]

E [9]

V [6]

O [4]

K [2]

I [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [346]

Merchant Navy [16]

Country

United Kingdom [392]

Canada [7]

Ireland [6]

India [5]

Australia [3]

South Africa [3]

United States [3]

Jamaica [2]

Argentina [1]

Bolivia, Plurinational State of [1]

China [1]

Isle of Man [1]

Mozambique [1]

Nigeria [1]

Turkey [1]

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People [564] Stories Communities

Place of birth

East Hoathly [8] London [4] Camberwell, London [3] Fulham, London [3] Lambeth, London [3] Whitby, Yorkshire [3] Barony, Glasgow [2] Bermondsey, Surrey [2] Bethnal Green, London [2] Bingley, Yorkshire [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Blackpool, Lancashire [2] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Bromley, Kent [2] Canterbury, Kent [2] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2] Chelsea, London [2] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [2] Dulwich, London [2] Durham [2] Edmonton, Middlesex [2] Enfield, Middlesex [2] Islington, London [2] King's Cliffe, Northants [2] Lambeth, Surrey [2] Lewisham, Kent [2] Liverpool [2] Neyland, Pembrokeshire, Wales [2] Over, Cambridgeshire [2] Ramsgate, Kent [2] Southampton, Hampshire, England [2] Sutton, Surrey [2] Tottenham, Middlesex [2] Wallsend, Northumberland [2] Westmister, Middlesex [2] Weybridge, Surrey [2] Wood Green, London [2] Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales [1] Abo [1] Aird, Ross [1] Aithsting, Shetland [1] Alfriston [1] Altrincham [1] Alveston, Derbyshire [1] Antigua [1] Apethorpe, Northants [1] Ashburnham [1] Ashford, Kent [1] Auckland Registration District, Co Durham [1]

Rank

Private [258] Second Lieutenant [68] Lieutenant [60] Lance Corporal [35] Corporal [32] Sergeant [21] Captain [20] Temporary Lieutenant [18] Serjeant [17] Temporary Second Lieutenant [17] Rifleman [15] Gunner [14] Sapper [12] Acting Corporal [11] Deck Hand [11] Major [9] Driver [8] Sailor [8] Fireman & Trimmer [7] Able Seaman [6] Fireman/Trimmer [6] Acting Captain [5] Acting Sergeant [5] Lieutenant Colonel [5] 2nd Lieutenant [4] Acting Lance Corporal [4] Fireman [4] Ordinary Seaman [4] Petty Officer [4] Seaman [4] Temporary Second Lieutenant (on probation) [4] Apprentice [3] Boy 2nd Class [3] Carrier [3] Donkeyman [3] Lance Sergeant [3] Pioneer [3] Temporary Captain [3] Trooper [3] 1st Mate [2] 2nd Corporal [2] 2nd Engineer [2] 2nd Mate [2] AB [2] Acting Chief Petty Officer [2] Acting Major [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Air Mechanic 1 Grade [2] Air Mechanic 2 [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Unit

London Regiment [48] Durham Light Infantry [29] Mercantile Marine - SS John H Barry [24] Mercantile Marine, SS Elswick Park [24] Middlesex Regiment [24] Royal Army Medical Corps [24] Royal Engineers [23] Labour Corps [17] Royal Field Artillery [17] Scottish Rifles [17] Royal Fusiliers [15] Army Service Corps [13] Royal Garrison Artillery [12] Royal Naval Reserve [11] Machine Gun Corps [10] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] Lincolnshire Regiment [7] Manchester Regiment [7] Royal Sussex Regiment [7] Gloucestershire Regiment [6] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6] Suffolk Regiment [6] Canadian Infantry [5] East Kent Regiment [5] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [5] Royal Flying Corps [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] Tank Corps [5] Army Reserve [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] General List [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] London Rifle Brigade [4] Mercantile Marine [4] North Staffordshire Regiment [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Artillery [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [4] Canadian Field Artillery [3] Essex Regiment [3] Honourable Artillery Company [3] London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade) [3] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Royal Naval Air Service [3]

Service

British Army [381] Other Empire Force [87] Royal Navy [61] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [33] Canadian Expeditionary Force [17] Australian Imperial Force [8] Indian Army [5] South African Services [5]

Last name first letter

C [99] B [86] M [56] H [42] S [39] A [32] D [24] R [24] G [21] W [20] J [18] L [18] P [17] F [16] T [16] N [13] E [9] V [6] O [4] K [2] I [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [346] Merchant Navy [16]

Country

United Kingdom [392] Canada [7] Ireland [6] India [5] Australia [3] South Africa [3] United States [3] Jamaica [2] Argentina [1] Bolivia, Plurinational State of [1] China [1] Isle of Man [1] Mozambique [1] Nigeria [1] Turkey [1]

Frederick Henry Carey

Born 1877

Died 1917

Royal Navy 185060 Petty Officer

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John Stretch

Born 1896

Died 1947

British Army 17458 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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R H Bondville

Died 1916

Indian Army 61 Gunner Volunteer Artillery Battery

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C Cook

British Army 2843 Private Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

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Charles Algernon Fryatt

Born 1872

Died 1916

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Harry Brown

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 12233 Private Dorsetshire Regiment 5th Battalion

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Donald Macleod

Born 1897

Died 1919

Royal Navy SD 3968 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 3968.S.D. (Ch) Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve: HMS Victory

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Graham Just Boyd

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 50737 Rifleman Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) 5th Battalion

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William Job Turner

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 89612 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 13th Battalion

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Alfred Charles Wayland

Born 1892

Died 1917

South African Services 9782 Private 2nd South African Infantry

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Fred Watson England

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 29041 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 2nd Battalion

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James Dixon

Born 1869

Died 1933

British Army 44468 Royal Army Ordnance Corps

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Arthur Ball

British Army S/5415 Private Middlesex Regiment 8th Battalion

British Army S/5415 Private Middlesex Regiment 4th Battalion

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William Fratel

Born 1887

Indian Army Assistant Surgeon Indian Subordinate Medical Department

Indian Army Assistant Surgeon, 3rd Class Indian Subordinate Medical Department 16th Division

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William Charles Stewart

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 25911 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Herbert Walter Adcock

Born 1891

British Army 245350 Royal Fusiliers

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Cecil St John Harris

Born 1891

Died 1915

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Frank Adams

Born 1879

British Army 43902 Royal Fusiliers

British Army 9926 Private Army Pay Corps

British Army Corporal Army Pay Corps

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John William Perkins

Born 1888

Royal Navy Shipwright Specially Entered Mercantile Crew

Royal Navy Shipwright HMS India

Royal Navy 888935 Mercantile Marine Reserve

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Thomas Millner Sapcote

Born 1900

Died 1951

Royal Navy Bristol Z/11388 Ordinary Telegraphist Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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