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London [3]

Acton, London [1]

Barnes [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Bedford [1]

Binbrooke, Lincolnshire [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Burnt Ash Lee, Lee [1]

Chislehurst [1]

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Durham [1]

Edgware [1]

Edmonton [1]

Faversham, Kent [1]

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Hatfield, Berkshire [1]

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Hornsey, Middlesex [1]

Kensington, Middlesex [1]

Lee, Kent [1]

Lennoxville, Quebec [1]

London England [1]

New Southgate, Edmonton, Middlesex [1]

Newcastle, Northumberland [1]

Regent's Park, London [1]

Richmond, Surrey [1]

St John's Wood, London [1]

Stoke Newington, London [1]

Willesdon Green [1]

Wimbledon [1]

Wimbledon, London. [1]

Wolston, Hampshire [1]

Woodford Green [1]

Rank

Lieutenant [22]

Private [22]

Second Lieutenant [21]

Captain [10]

Corporal [5]

Rifleman [3]

Serjeant [2]

2nd Lancer [1]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

2nd Lt [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Assistant Clerk [1]

Chaplain, 4th Class [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Major [1]

Reverend [1]

Sapper [1]

Sergeant [1]

Signaller/Serjeant [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Captain /Acting Major [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Unit

London Regiment [21]

Honourable Artillery Company [7]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade) [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [2]

London Regiment (London Scottish) [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

120th Rajputana Infantry [1]

4th Rajputs, attd 15th Sikhs [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Indian Army [1]

King Edwards Horse [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Leinster Regiment [1]

London Regiment (Artists' Rifles) [1]

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Chaplain's Department attached East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "India." [1]

Royal Sussex Regiment [1]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [1]

Seaforth Highlanders [1]

South Lancashire Regiment [1]

South Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [63]

Royal Navy [4]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

A [13]

M [10]

B [8]

C [6]

H [5]

P [5]

S [4]

W [4]

J [3]

R [3]

T [3]

G [2]

Y [2]

D [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [69]

Country

United Kingdom [20]

Canada [1]

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People [70] Stories Communities

Place of birth

London [3] Acton, London [1] Barnes [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Bedford [1] Binbrooke, Lincolnshire [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Burnt Ash Lee, Lee [1] Chislehurst [1] Clapton [1] Durham [1] Edgware [1] Edmonton [1] Faversham, Kent [1] Finchley, Barnet [1] Fleet Street, London [1] Hatfield, Berkshire [1] Hendon, Middlesex [1] Hornsey, Middlesex [1] Kensington, Middlesex [1] Lee, Kent [1] Lennoxville, Quebec [1] London England [1] New Southgate, Edmonton, Middlesex [1] Newcastle, Northumberland [1] Regent's Park, London [1] Richmond, Surrey [1] St John's Wood, London [1] Stoke Newington, London [1] Willesdon Green [1] Wimbledon [1] Wimbledon, London. [1] Wolston, Hampshire [1] Woodford Green [1]

Rank

Lieutenant [22] Private [22] Second Lieutenant [21] Captain [10] Corporal [5] Rifleman [3] Serjeant [2] 2nd Lancer [1] 2nd Lieutenant [1] 2nd Lt [1] Acting Corporal [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Assistant Clerk [1] Chaplain, 4th Class [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Lance Corporal [1] Major [1] Reverend [1] Sapper [1] Sergeant [1] Signaller/Serjeant [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Sub-Lieutenant [1] Temporary Captain /Acting Major [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Temporary Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Unit

London Regiment [21] Honourable Artillery Company [7] Durham Light Infantry [3] London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade) [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [2] London Regiment (London Scottish) [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] 120th Rajputana Infantry [1] 4th Rajputs, attd 15th Sikhs [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Indian Army [1] King Edwards Horse [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] Leinster Regiment [1] London Regiment (Artists' Rifles) [1] London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Norfolk Regiment [1] North Staffordshire Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Chaplain's Department attached East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "India." [1] Royal Sussex Regiment [1] Royal West Surrey Regiment [1] Seaforth Highlanders [1] South Lancashire Regiment [1] South Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [63] Royal Navy [4] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3] Australian Imperial Force [1] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

A [13] M [10] B [8] C [6] H [5] P [5] S [4] W [4] J [3] R [3] T [3] G [2] Y [2] D [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [69]

Country

United Kingdom [20] Canada [1]

George Henry Fosbroke Power

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Middlesex Regiment

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Claude John Bale

Born 1890

Died 1915

Royal Navy 383 Temporary Sub-Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy Sub-Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "India."

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Terence Hickman

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 1533 Private Honourable Artillery Company

British Army Second Lieutenant Leinster Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Leinster Regiment

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Lionel Edward Allen

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 766372 Private London Regiment 1st/28th Battalion

British Army 766372 Private London Regiment (Artists' Rifles)

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Herbert Gough Davis

Born 1878

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Norfolk Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Norfolk Regiment

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James George Alexander Johnston

Born 1894

Died 1914

British Army 2199 Private London Regiment

British Army 2199 Private London Regiment (London Scottish)

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Cyril Francis Webb

Died 1915

British Army 970 Sergeant London Regiment 28th battalion london regiment (artist Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Yorkshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Arthur Robert Bassingham

Born 1893

Died 1914

British Army 9230 Private London Regiment 1/5th lond Battalion

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Arnold Warden Middleditch

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army Second Lieutenant Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry

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Nigel Cameron Westall

Born 1888

Royal Navy Lieutenant

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