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Wimbledon, Surrey [8]

Wimbledon [5]

Croydon, Surrey [3]

Kensington, London [3]

Padstow, Cornwall [3]

Ryde, Isle of Wight [3]

Chelsea, London [2]

Croydon, London [2]

Kingston, Surrey [2]

London England [2]

Tooting, London [2]

Wimbledon, London [2]

Atromba, Corfu [1]

Aurangabad [1]

Barnes, Surrey [1]

Battersea [1]

Beckenham, Kent [1]

Bradworthy [1]

Brighton [1]

Brixton, Surrey [1]

Camberwell [1]

Canonbury, London [1]

Charlton, London [1]

Charmouth Dorset [1]

Chiswick [1]

Compton Greenfield, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Copford, Essex [1]

Dartmouth, Devon [1]

Derby [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Dublin [1]

East Ham, Essex, England [1]

Eccles, Lancashire [1]

Egham, Surrey [1]

Elham, Kent [1]

Esher or Otham [1]

Exmouth, Devon [1]

Falmouth, Cornwall [1]

Hampton Hill, Middlesex [1]

Highgate, London [1]

Hitchin, Herts [1]

Holborn, London [1]

Huyton, Lancashire [1]

Kenley, Surrey [1]

Kennington, London [1]

Kingsbridge, Devon [1]

Kingston [1]

Kotagherry, Madras [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Lamport, Northamptonshire [1]

Rank

Private [131]

Lieutenant [40]

Second Lieutenant [38]

Captain [31]

Corporal [19]

Able Seaman [11]

Midshipman [9]

Rifleman [9]

Gunner [7]

Commander [6]

Major [6]

Lance Corporal [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Serjeant [5]

Vice Admiral [5]

Acting Corporal [3]

Driver [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Sapper [3]

Sergeant [3]

Acting Gunner [2]

Boy [2]

Chief Petty Officer [2]

Flight Lieutenant [2]

Leading Signalman [2]

Nursing Sister [2]

Pioneer [2]

Rear Admiral [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Sub Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Able Seaman (Leading Boatman Coast Guard) [1]

Able Seaman (Petty Officer Coast Guard) [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [1]

Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Admiral [1]

Admiral (Retd) [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bach [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Chaplain Reverend [1]

Colonel [1]

Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Commandant [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Doctor [1]

Engineer Artificer 4 Class [1]

Unit

London Regiment [28]

East Surrey Regiment [27]

Royal Field Artillery [15]

Royal Fusiliers [14]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [11]

Middlesex Regiment [11]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

Royal Engineers [9]

Rifle Brigade [7]

Devonshire Regiment [6]

HMS Inflexible [6]

Honourable Artillery Company [6]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [5]

HMS Indefatigable [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [5]

East Kent Regiment [4]

HMS Queen Mary [4]

Suffolk Regiment [4]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [3]

HMS Monmouth [3]

London Regiment (The Rangers) [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Army Service Corps [2]

British Red Cross Society [2]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [2]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

HMS Defence [2]

HMS Lion [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Household Battalion [2]

Labour Corps [2]

London Regiment (London Scottish) [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Artillery [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Service

British Army [242]

Royal Navy [73]

Other Empire Force [11]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

Indian Army [3]

Last name first letter

C [47]

B [36]

H [33]

G [29]

S [28]

A [16]

W [16]

D [15]

J [15]

M [15]

P [15]

T [15]

L [13]

F [12]

K [9]

R [9]

E [5]

N [5]

V [4]

O [3]

I [2]

Contribution

Military Service [300]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [36]

Canada [1]

Denmark [1]

France [1]

Germany [1]

Sri Lanka [1]

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People [342] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Wimbledon, Surrey [8] Wimbledon [5] Croydon, Surrey [3] Kensington, London [3] Padstow, Cornwall [3] Ryde, Isle of Wight [3] Chelsea, London [2] Croydon, London [2] Kingston, Surrey [2] London England [2] Tooting, London [2] Wimbledon, London [2] Atromba, Corfu [1] Aurangabad [1] Barnes, Surrey [1] Battersea [1] Beckenham, Kent [1] Bradworthy [1] Brighton [1] Brixton, Surrey [1] Camberwell [1] Canonbury, London [1] Charlton, London [1] Charmouth Dorset [1] Chiswick [1] Compton Greenfield, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England [1] Copford, Essex [1] Dartmouth, Devon [1] Derby [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Dublin [1] East Ham, Essex, England [1] Eccles, Lancashire [1] Egham, Surrey [1] Elham, Kent [1] Esher or Otham [1] Exmouth, Devon [1] Falmouth, Cornwall [1] Hampton Hill, Middlesex [1] Highgate, London [1] Hitchin, Herts [1] Holborn, London [1] Huyton, Lancashire [1] Kenley, Surrey [1] Kennington, London [1] Kingsbridge, Devon [1] Kingston [1] Kotagherry, Madras [1] Lambeth, London [1] Lamport, Northamptonshire [1]

Rank

Private [131] Lieutenant [40] Second Lieutenant [38] Captain [31] Corporal [19] Able Seaman [11] Midshipman [9] Rifleman [9] Gunner [7] Commander [6] Major [6] Lance Corporal [5] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Serjeant [5] Vice Admiral [5] Acting Corporal [3] Driver [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] Sapper [3] Sergeant [3] Acting Gunner [2] Boy [2] Chief Petty Officer [2] Flight Lieutenant [2] Leading Signalman [2] Nursing Sister [2] Pioneer [2] Rear Admiral [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Sub Lieutenant [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Able Seaman (Leading Boatman Coast Guard) [1] Able Seaman (Petty Officer Coast Guard) [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Sub Lieutenant [1] Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1] Admiral [1] Admiral (Retd) [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bach [1] Bombardier [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Chaplain Reverend [1] Colonel [1] Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [1] Commandant [1] Cook's Mate [1] Doctor [1] Engineer Artificer 4 Class [1]

Unit

London Regiment [28] East Surrey Regiment [27] Royal Field Artillery [15] Royal Fusiliers [14] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [11] Middlesex Regiment [11] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] Royal Engineers [9] Rifle Brigade [7] Devonshire Regiment [6] HMS Inflexible [6] Honourable Artillery Company [6] Machine Gun Corps [6] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [5] HMS Indefatigable [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Royal Berkshire Regiment [5] East Kent Regiment [4] HMS Queen Mary [4] Suffolk Regiment [4] HMS BLACK PRINCE [3] HMS Monmouth [3] London Regiment (The Rangers) [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Army Service Corps [2] British Red Cross Society [2] Canadian Army Medical Corps [2] Canadian Mounted Rifles [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] HMS Defence [2] HMS Lion [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Household Battalion [2] Labour Corps [2] London Regiment (London Scottish) [2] Manchester Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Artillery [2] Royal Flying Corps [2]

Service

British Army [242] Royal Navy [73] Other Empire Force [11] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7] Canadian Expeditionary Force [5] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] Australian Imperial Force [3] Indian Army [3]

Last name first letter

C [47] B [36] H [33] G [29] S [28] A [16] W [16] D [15] J [15] M [15] P [15] T [15] L [13] F [12] K [9] R [9] E [5] N [5] V [4] O [3] I [2]

Contribution

Military Service [300] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [36] Canada [1] Denmark [1] France [1] Germany [1] Sri Lanka [1]

Frederick Thomas George

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 22455 Private East Surrey Regiment

British Army 60421 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 27010 Private East Surrey Regiment

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David Giles Ayscough

Born 1888

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 437055

Canadian Expeditionary Force 437055 Private Canadian Infantry

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Thomas Henry Warner

Died 1916

British Army 17470 Private East Surrey Regiment

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Leslie G M Wilkins

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 2235 Private London Regiment

British Army 2235 Private London Regiment (London Scottish)

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Guy Baron Reed

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Bedfordshire Regiment

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Robert Moss

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 020399 Acting Corporal Army Ordnance Corps

British Army 020399 Corporal Royal Army Ordnance Corps

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Frederick J Foster

Died 1916

British Army 6845 Private East Surrey Regiment

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Edgar Herbert Doe

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 11887 Private Army Cyclist Corps

British Army 43755 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Norman John Webster Helliwell

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 7215 Private Honourable Artillery Company

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Herbert Burgess

Died 1915

British Army 1739 Acting Corporal East Surrey Regiment

British Army 1739 Corporal East Surrey Regiment

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Harold Frederick Blake

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army Captain Wiltshire Regiment

British Army Captain Durham Light Infantry attached toth Battalion

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Leslie Frederick Willey

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 201326 Private East Surrey Regiment

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William Clifford Hales

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Berkshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Richard Brown

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 1792 Royal Fusiliers

British Army 129097 Pioneer Royal Engineers

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William John Scott

Born 1891

Died 1919

Royal Navy Sub-Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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Noel Marshall Vernham

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant East Surrey Regiment

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Charles Worley

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army 3453 Private London Regiment

British Army 231155 Private London Regiment

British Army 231155 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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Percy Claud Jacomb Smith

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant East Yorkshire Regiment

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Henry Passfield

Born 1882

Died 1914

British Army 9827 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Ernest Hapted

Died 1916

British Army 5565 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army 5565 Rifleman Rifle Brigade

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