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Bromley Kent [9]

Shortlands Bromley Kent [5]

Fulham London [3]

Lewisham [3]

Wandsworth London [3]

Calcutta [2]

18 Shelley Road, Harrow, Middlesex [1]

BECKENHAM, BROMLEY, KENT [1]

Barnet London Middlesex [1]

Barnsbury, Islington, London [1]

Beckenham [1]

Beckenham, Kent [1]

Birmingham [1]

Brathay House Anerley [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Clapham Wandsworth London [1]

Colchester, Essex [1]

Cudham Bromley Kent [1]

Diss, Norfolk [1]

East Dulwich Camberwell London [1]

Edmonton [1]

Epping [1]

Hackney London [1]

Hampstead London [1]

Harrogate, Yorkshire [1]

Hastings [1]

Homewood Chislehurst Bromley Kent England [1]

Hornsey, Edmonton, London [1]

Islington London [1]

Lewisham London [1]

Rangoon [1]

Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire [1]

Shortlands, Bromley, Kent [1]

Shortlands, Kent [1]

Staines [1]

Stratford, Essex [1]

Streatham [1]

Theydon Bois Epping Essex [1]

Walthamstow, Essex [1]

Ware Hertfordshire [1]

West Ham London Essex [1]

West Kensington [1]

Westminster London Middlesex [1]

Worcester [1]

Rank

Private [37]

Second Lieutenant [22]

Captain [14]

Lieutenant [8]

Corporal [4]

Gunner [4]

Driver [3]

Rifleman [3]

Lance Corporal [2]

Sapper [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Artificer Engineer [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Commissioned Engineer [1]

Engine Room Artificer [1]

Flight Lieutenant [1]

Serjeant [1]

Surgeon [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

London Regiment [16]

Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [8]

Royal Field Artillery [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Royal West Kent Regiment [5]

Royal Engineers [4]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Honourable Artillery Company [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

7th Dragoon Guards [1]

84th Punjabis [1]

Army Service Corps Transport [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Attached Tank Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Field Artillery [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

City of London Regiment [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Coldstream Guards attached Machine Gun Corps [1]

Corps of Dragoons [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, attached 1st Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1]

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

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

H.M.S. "Defence." [1]

HMS Cochrane [1]

HMS Fortune [1]

HMS Scarab [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Inns of Court Officers Training Corps [1]

Irish Guards [1]

Kent Regiment [1]

London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade) [1]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1]

London Regiment Attached Machine Gun Corps [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Officer Training Corps [1]

Royal Army Pay Corps [1]

Service

British Army [68]

Royal Navy [6]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

Last name first letter

H [10]

M [10]

B [8]

D [6]

A [5]

C [5]

S [5]

F [4]

L [4]

P [4]

T [4]

E [2]

G [2]

O [2]

R [2]

W [2]

J [1]

Contribution

Military Service [74]

Country

United Kingdom [33]

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People [76] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bromley Kent [9] Shortlands Bromley Kent [5] Fulham London [3] Lewisham [3] Wandsworth London [3] Calcutta [2] 18 Shelley Road, Harrow, Middlesex [1] BECKENHAM, BROMLEY, KENT [1] Barnet London Middlesex [1] Barnsbury, Islington, London [1] Beckenham [1] Beckenham, Kent [1] Birmingham [1] Brathay House Anerley [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Clapham Wandsworth London [1] Colchester, Essex [1] Cudham Bromley Kent [1] Diss, Norfolk [1] East Dulwich Camberwell London [1] Edmonton [1] Epping [1] Hackney London [1] Hampstead London [1] Harrogate, Yorkshire [1] Hastings [1] Homewood Chislehurst Bromley Kent England [1] Hornsey, Edmonton, London [1] Islington London [1] Lewisham London [1] Rangoon [1] Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire [1] Shortlands, Bromley, Kent [1] Shortlands, Kent [1] Staines [1] Stratford, Essex [1] Streatham [1] Theydon Bois Epping Essex [1] Walthamstow, Essex [1] Ware Hertfordshire [1] West Ham London Essex [1] West Kensington [1] Westminster London Middlesex [1] Worcester [1]

Rank

Private [37] Second Lieutenant [22] Captain [14] Lieutenant [8] Corporal [4] Gunner [4] Driver [3] Rifleman [3] Lance Corporal [2] Sapper [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Artificer Engineer [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Corporal [1] Commissioned Engineer [1] Engine Room Artificer [1] Flight Lieutenant [1] Serjeant [1] Surgeon [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

London Regiment [16] Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [8] Royal Field Artillery [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Royal West Kent Regiment [5] Royal Engineers [4] Rifle Brigade [3] Army Service Corps [2] Essex Regiment [2] Honourable Artillery Company [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] 7th Dragoon Guards [1] 84th Punjabis [1] Army Service Corps Transport [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Attached Tank Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Canadian Field Artillery [1] Canadian Infantry [1] City of London Regiment [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Coldstream Guards attached Machine Gun Corps [1] Corps of Dragoons [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, attached 1st Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] H.M.S. "Defence." [1] HMS Cochrane [1] HMS Fortune [1] HMS Scarab [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Inns of Court Officers Training Corps [1] Irish Guards [1] Kent Regiment [1] London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade) [1] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1] London Regiment Attached Machine Gun Corps [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Officer Training Corps [1] Royal Army Pay Corps [1]

Service

British Army [68] Royal Navy [6] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

Last name first letter

H [10] M [10] B [8] D [6] A [5] C [5] S [5] F [4] L [4] P [4] T [4] E [2] G [2] O [2] R [2] W [2] J [1]

Contribution

Military Service [74]

Country

United Kingdom [33]

Leonard Percy Miles

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army Private Inns of Court Officers Training Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers 6th Bn. attd. 8th Bn

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Francis Harold Lewin

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army Captain Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army Captain The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 7th Battalion

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Henry William Taylor

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 1793 Rifleman London Regiment 1/5 lond Battalion

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Edward Meaburn Fry

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army SE/3706 Private Army Veterinary Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery Territorial Force

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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Francis Faith Hodgson

Born 1880

Died 1915

British Army Captain 84th Punjabis

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William Hughes

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 761116 Private London Regiment

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Bedfordshire Regiment

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Hamilton Maxwell Fleming

Born 1876

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force Captain Canadian Infantry 16th Battalion.

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Edward Anthony Francis Hawke

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 20th Battery, 9th Brigade

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James Wilkie Dunlop

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 3209 Private London Regiment

British Army 3129 Private Officer Training Corps

British Army Lieutenant Royal Irish Regiment

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Frederick Gordon Best

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 3163 Private London Regiment 14th lond Battalion

British Army 24157 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 24157 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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George Norris Hills

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 99326 Rifleman The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 1st/5th Battalion

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Ernest Arthur Dye

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army GS/6441 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 58786 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Walter William Gordon Beatson

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

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William Alfred Washbourne Ewart

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 2047 Private Essex Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army 250306 Private Essex Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army 250306 Private Essex Regiment 1st/5th Battalion

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William Arthur John Armitage

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army GS/1304 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army G/1304 Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

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Charles Bowden Doust

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 9871 Private London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade) 1st/5th Battalion

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