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Billericay, ESSEX [13]

Great Burstead, ESSEX [11]

Edmonton, Middlesex [9]

Islington, London [7]

Rochford, Essex [7]

West Ham, Essex [6]

Kentish Town, London [3]

Padnall Corner, Ilford, ESSEX [3]

Pancras, London [3]

Romford, Essex [3]

Ryhall, Rutland [3]

West Ham, ESSEX [3]

Barking, ESSEX [2]

Bethnal Green, Middlesex [2]

Grantham, Lincolnshire [2]

Plaistow, Essex [2]

Royston, Hertfordshire [2]

Albury New South Wales [1]

Andover, Hampshire [1]

BROMLEY-BY-BOW, MIDDLESEX [1]

Bath [1]

Beeac Victoria [1]

Bermondsey, Surrey [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Billericay, [1]

Bow, Middlesex [1]

Broadwood, Devonshire [1]

Burnham, ESSEX [1]

Cambridge, Melbourn [1]

Chelmsford, ESSEX [1]

Chingford, ESSEX [1]

Clapton, Middlesex [1]

Colchester, Essex [1]

Cork/Fermoy [1]

Crouch End, Middlesex [1]

Croydon [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Downham, ESSEX [1]

Dublin [1]

Easthampstead, Berkshire [1]

Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire [1]

Edmonton, Middlesex, [1]

Edmonton,Middlesex [1]

Enfield, Middlesex [1]

Essex [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Gravesand, KENT [1]

Great Baddow, ESSEX [1]

Great Burstead [1]

Great Burstead, Billericay, ESSEX [1]

Rank

Private [171]

Serjeant [23]

Lance Corporal [16]

Corporal [14]

Gunner [11]

Second Lieutenant [10]

Driver [9]

Lieutenant [7]

Sapper [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Captain [4]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Company Sergeant Major [2]

Farrier Serjeant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lte Corporal [2]

Major [2]

Seaman [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Air Mech I C [1]

Acting Sergeant Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mech 1 'C' [1]

Bombardier [1]

Bomber [1]

Boy [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Mechanic [1]

Lance. Corporal [1]

Leading Mech 'C' [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Pilot (Learner) [1]

Pioneer [1]

Privare [1]

Pvte [1]

R.S.M. [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Sargeant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Temporary Regimental Sergeant Major [1]

Temporary Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Essex Regiment [110]

Labour Corps [14]

Royal Field Artillery [12]

Royal Garrison Artillery [11]

London Regiment [10]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

Army Service Corps [8]

Royal Engineers [8]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [7]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

East Kent Regiment [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Sussex Regiment [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

New Zealand Machine Gun Corps [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Tank Corps [3]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Reserve) [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

10th (Prince of Wales's Own Royal) Hussars [1]

10th Hussars [1]

12 [1]

1st/5th [1]

3rd Dragoon Guards [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Australian Machine Gun Corps [1]

Australian Machine Guns Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

Canadian Field Artillery [1]

Connaught Rangers [1]

Service

British Army [239]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13]

Royal Navy [12]

Australian Imperial Force [6]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

G [79]

S [32]

B [26]

C [21]

M [16]

L [15]

W [13]

F [10]

R [10]

D [9]

H [9]

P [9]

A [7]

J [6]

K [3]

O [3]

T [3]

V [2]

E [1]

Contribution

Military Service [274]

Country

United Kingdom [50]

India [1]

Malta [1]

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People [274] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Billericay, ESSEX [13] Great Burstead, ESSEX [11] Edmonton, Middlesex [9] Islington, London [7] Rochford, Essex [7] West Ham, Essex [6] Kentish Town, London [3] Padnall Corner, Ilford, ESSEX [3] Pancras, London [3] Romford, Essex [3] Ryhall, Rutland [3] West Ham, ESSEX [3] Barking, ESSEX [2] Bethnal Green, Middlesex [2] Grantham, Lincolnshire [2] Plaistow, Essex [2] Royston, Hertfordshire [2] Albury New South Wales [1] Andover, Hampshire [1] BROMLEY-BY-BOW, MIDDLESEX [1] Bath [1] Beeac Victoria [1] Bermondsey, Surrey [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Billericay, [1] Bow, Middlesex [1] Broadwood, Devonshire [1] Burnham, ESSEX [1] Cambridge, Melbourn [1] Chelmsford, ESSEX [1] Chingford, ESSEX [1] Clapton, Middlesex [1] Colchester, Essex [1] Cork/Fermoy [1] Crouch End, Middlesex [1] Croydon [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Downham, ESSEX [1] Dublin [1] Easthampstead, Berkshire [1] Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire [1] Edmonton, Middlesex, [1] Edmonton,Middlesex [1] Enfield, Middlesex [1] Essex [1] Fulham, London [1] Gravesand, KENT [1] Great Baddow, ESSEX [1] Great Burstead [1] Great Burstead, Billericay, ESSEX [1]

Rank

Private [171] Serjeant [23] Lance Corporal [16] Corporal [14] Gunner [11] Second Lieutenant [10] Driver [9] Lieutenant [7] Sapper [5] Acting Corporal [4] Captain [4] Acting Serjeant [2] Company Sergeant Major [2] Farrier Serjeant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lte Corporal [2] Major [2] Seaman [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Air Mech I C [1] Acting Sergeant Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mech 1 'C' [1] Bombardier [1] Bomber [1] Boy [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Mechanic [1] Lance. Corporal [1] Leading Mech 'C' [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Pilot (Learner) [1] Pioneer [1] Privare [1] Pvte [1] R.S.M. [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Sargeant [1] Sergeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Temporary Regimental Sergeant Major [1] Temporary Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Essex Regiment [110] Labour Corps [14] Royal Field Artillery [12] Royal Garrison Artillery [11] London Regiment [10] Machine Gun Corps [10] Royal Fusiliers [9] Army Service Corps [8] Royal Engineers [8] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [7] Middlesex Regiment [7] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] East Kent Regiment [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Sussex Regiment [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] New Zealand Machine Gun Corps [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Tank Corps [3] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Machine Gun Corps (Reserve) [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] Welsh Regiment [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] 10th (Prince of Wales's Own Royal) Hussars [1] 10th Hussars [1] 12 [1] 1st/5th [1] 3rd Dragoon Guards [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Australian Machine Gun Corps [1] Australian Machine Guns Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] Canadian Field Artillery [1] Connaught Rangers [1]

Service

British Army [239] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13] Royal Navy [12] Australian Imperial Force [6] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

G [79] S [32] B [26] C [21] M [16] L [15] W [13] F [10] R [10] D [9] H [9] P [9] A [7] J [6] K [3] O [3] T [3] V [2] E [1]

Contribution

Military Service [274]

Country

United Kingdom [50] India [1] Malta [1]

William J E Barker

British Army 56286 Driver Royal Field Artillery 24th Brigade

British Army 56286 Corporal Royal Field Artillery 24th Brigade

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Ernest Anderson Wainwright

British Army 2678 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 275412 Private Essex Regiment

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Harry Lathangue

British Army 18047 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 18047 Acting Corporal Essex Regiment

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James Arthur Carter

Died 1916

British Army 18535 Private Essex Regiment

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James William Dutton

Died 1916

British Army 18052 Lance Corporal Essex Regiment

British Army 18052 Private Essex Regiment

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Frederick Woolward

Died 1916

British Army 17633 Private Essex Regiment

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Edward Probyn

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 17745 Lance Corporal Essex Regiment

British Army 17745 Private Essex Regiment

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Silas George Chapman

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 102909 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Henry Jones Chaplin

Died 1916

British Army 18028 Private Essex Regiment

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James Stephen Feasey

British Army 18972 Private Essex Regiment 13th Battalion

British Army 18972 Acting Serjeant Essex Regiment 13th Battalion

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Sydney Charles Montague

Died 1916

British Army 1368 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 1368 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

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Guy Campbell

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army Captain Machine Gun Corps (Motors)

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Reginald P Hooper

British Army 18135 Serjeant Essex Regiment

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G A Greeno

British Army 18040 Private Essex Regiment 13th Battalion

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