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Place of birth

Dagenham, Essex [6]

North Elmham, Norfolk [5]

Barking, Essex [4]

West Ham, Essex [4]

Marylebone, London [3]

Battersea, London [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

East Ham, Essex [2]

Gateley, Norfolk [2]

Holloway, Islington, London [2]

Hornsey, Middlesex [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Islington, London [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

Leytonstone, Essex [2]

London [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Lowestoft, Suffolk [2]

Masham, Yorkshire [2]

Rochdale, Lancashire [2]

Scotland [2]

Swineshead, Lincolnshire [2]

Acton, Middlesex [1]

Askrigg, Yorkshire [1]

Bacton, Norfolk [1]

Battisham Lode, Cambridgeshire [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1]

Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1]

Bintree, Norfolk [1]

Blo Norton, Norfolk [1]

Bombay [1]

Bow, London [1]

Brackley, Northamptonshire [1]

Braiseworth, Suffolk [1]

Branston, Lincolnshire [1]

Brenchley, Kent [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Brixworth, Northamptonshire [1]

Broadwell, Warwick [1]

Brockley, London [1]

Bromley, London [1]

Broom Green, North Elmham, Norfolk [1]

Bures St Mary, Suffolk [1]

Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Camlachie, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Canning Town, West Ham, Essex [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [93]

Lieutenant [19]

Captain [18]

Second Lieutenant [16]

Gunner [12]

Corporal [9]

Driver [9]

Lance Corporal [7]

Serjeant [7]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Major [5]

Sapper [5]

Nurse [4]

Temporary Major [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Air raid victim [1]

Battalion Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Bombardier [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal of Horse [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Lieutenant (Acting) [1]

Lieutenant (retired) [1]

Lieutenant / Adjutant [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant Commander (retired) [1]

Lieutenant colonel [1]

Midshipman [1]

Rifleman [1]

Second Lieutenant Special Reserve [1]

Second Lieutenant and Captain [1]

Sergeant [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Surgeon Captain [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [16]

Essex Regiment [14]

Royal Engineers [11]

Labour Corps [10]

London Regiment [9]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Army Service Corps [6]

Norfolk Regiment [6]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [6]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Suffolk Regiment [5]

East Kent Regiment [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Shropshire Light Infantry [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

1st Life Guards [1]

33rd Punjabis [1]

4th Battalion Royal Highlanders [1]

4th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

5th York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Service

British Army [188]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20]

Royal Navy [19]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [7]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [34]

B [32]

W [20]

H [16]

D [14]

L [14]

M [14]

A [13]

F [13]

R [13]

S [13]

G [8]

T [7]

P [6]

K [5]

E [4]

J [2]

O [2]

V [2]

I [1]

N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [229]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [137]

India [2]

Ireland [1]

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People [234] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Dagenham, Essex [6] North Elmham, Norfolk [5] Barking, Essex [4] West Ham, Essex [4] Marylebone, London [3] Battersea, London [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] East Ham, Essex [2] Gateley, Norfolk [2] Holloway, Islington, London [2] Hornsey, Middlesex [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Islington, London [2] Lambeth, London [2] Leytonstone, Essex [2] London [2] London, Middlesex [2] Lowestoft, Suffolk [2] Masham, Yorkshire [2] Rochdale, Lancashire [2] Scotland [2] Swineshead, Lincolnshire [2] Acton, Middlesex [1] Askrigg, Yorkshire [1] Bacton, Norfolk [1] Battisham Lode, Cambridgeshire [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1] Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1] Bintree, Norfolk [1] Blo Norton, Norfolk [1] Bombay [1] Bow, London [1] Brackley, Northamptonshire [1] Braiseworth, Suffolk [1] Branston, Lincolnshire [1] Brenchley, Kent [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Brixton, London [1] Brixworth, Northamptonshire [1] Broadwell, Warwick [1] Brockley, London [1] Bromley, London [1] Broom Green, North Elmham, Norfolk [1] Bures St Mary, Suffolk [1] Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk [1] Camberwell, London [1] Camlachie, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Canning Town, West Ham, Essex [1] Chatham, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [93] Lieutenant [19] Captain [18] Second Lieutenant [16] Gunner [12] Corporal [9] Driver [9] Lance Corporal [7] Serjeant [7] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Major [5] Sapper [5] Nurse [4] Temporary Major [3] Temporary Lieutenant [2] 2nd Corporal [1] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Air raid victim [1] Battalion Lieutenant Colonel [1] Bombardier [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Company Serjeant Major /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Corporal of Horse [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Signalman [1] Lieutenant (Acting) [1] Lieutenant (retired) [1] Lieutenant / Adjutant [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant Commander (retired) [1] Lieutenant colonel [1] Midshipman [1] Rifleman [1] Second Lieutenant Special Reserve [1] Second Lieutenant and Captain [1] Sergeant [1] Staff Nurse [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Surgeon Captain [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [16] Essex Regiment [14] Royal Engineers [11] Labour Corps [10] London Regiment [9] Middlesex Regiment [8] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] Machine Gun Corps [7] Army Service Corps [6] Norfolk Regiment [6] Voluntary Aid Detachment [6] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Suffolk Regiment [5] East Kent Regiment [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Coldstream Guards [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] Grenadier Guards [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Shropshire Light Infantry [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Welsh Regiment [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] 1st Life Guards [1] 33rd Punjabis [1] 4th Battalion Royal Highlanders [1] 4th Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] 5th York and Lancaster Regiment [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Service

British Army [188] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20] Royal Navy [19] Canadian Expeditionary Force [7] Australian Imperial Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [34] B [32] W [20] H [16] D [14] L [14] M [14] A [13] F [13] R [13] S [13] G [8] T [7] P [6] K [5] E [4] J [2] O [2] V [2] I [1] N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [229] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [137] India [2] Ireland [1]

Charlie Edgar Rowley

Born 1897

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

British Army 113274 Corporal Royal Engineers

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Lieutenant

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Albert Edward Francis Allison

Born 1894

Died 1968

British Army 24021 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 52223 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Dorothea Mary Lynette Crewdson

Born 1887

Died 1919

British Army Nurse Voluntary Aid Detachment

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Henry Frank Bultitude

Born 1882

Died 1966

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2015045

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Horace Keeping

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 39798 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Andrew Albert Delaney

Born 1884

Died 1914

British Army 6993 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 6993 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Cuthbert Julian Orde

Born 1888

Died 1968

British Army Second Lieutenant Special Reserve Army Service Corps

British Army Captain Royal Flying Corps

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Harvey Degge Wilmot Sitwell

Born 1896

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Artillery

British Army Captain Royal Field Artillery

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Archibald Francis Everitt Stiffe

Born 1867

Died 1943

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Garrison Artillery

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Gerald Reid Barry

Born 1898

Died 1968

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 68697

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Tyrrell Hughes Hinton

Born 1899

Died 1975

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Victor Emanuel Axup

Born 1885

Died 1914

Royal Navy 215587 Leading Signalman HMS Pathfinder

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Frederick Bartle

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 24904 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Donald Campbell

Born 1894

Died 1914

British Army 1891 Private London Regiment

British Army 1891 Private London Regiment (London Scottish)

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Frederick George Albon

Born 1900

Died 1982

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 248598

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Oswald Raresby Sitwell

Born 1898

Died 1988

Royal Navy Midshipman

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander (retired)

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Percy Bertram Brotherton

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 10902 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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William John Betts

Born 1876

British Army 29721 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Hugh Watson Fox

Born 1874

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

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Leila Winifred Dolman

Born 1884

Died 1972

British Army Staff Nurse Territorial Force Nursing Service

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