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Place of birth

London [17]

Islington, London [11]

Wolverhampton [10]

Paddington, London [9]

Dublin [8]

Hackney, London [8]

Bermondsey, London [7]

Brixton, London [7]

Fulham, London [7]

Lambeth, London [7]

Bethnal Green, London [6]

Camberwell, London [6]

Battersea, London [5]

Bow, London [5]

Southampton, Hampshire [5]

Chatham, Kent [4]

Croydon [4]

Hornsey [4]

Lewisham, London [4]

Paddington [4]

Aberdeen [3]

Arkengarthdale, North Yorkshire [3]

Battersea [3]

Chelsea, London [3]

Edinburgh [3]

Finsbury Park, London [3]

Forest Gate, Essex [3]

Hammersmith, London [3]

Mile End [3]

Plaistow, Essex [3]

Portsmouth [3]

Ramsgate, Kent [3]

St Pancras, London [3]

Stoke Newington, London [3]

Walthamstow, Essex [3]

Watford, Hertfordshire [3]

Aberdeen, Scotland [2]

Acton, London [2]

Acton, Middlesex [2]

Arundel, Sussex [2]

Barking, Essex [2]

Barnsbury [2]

Birmingham [2]

Blandford, Dorset [2]

Bury, Lancashire [2]

Canterbury, Kent [2]

Cardiff, Wales [2]

Clapham [2]

Clapham, London [2]

Crewkerne, Somerset [2]

Rank

Private [1839]

Rifleman [225]

Lance Corporal [154]

Corporal [126]

Serjeant [98]

Second Lieutenant [70]

Lieutenant [31]

Acting Corporal [29]

Captain [23]

Seaman [20]

Able Seaman [19]

Lance Serjeant [17]

Stoker [16]

Acting Serjeant [15]

Driver [15]

Gunner [14]

Petty Officer 1st Class [12]

ALIAS Private [11]

Major [11]

Stoker 1st Class [9]

Sepoy [8]

Leading Seaman [7]

Petty Officer [7]

2nd Lieutenant [6]

Chief Stoker [6]

Chief Petty Officer [5]

Petty Officer Stoker [5]

Sapper [5]

Sergeant [5]

Acting Colour Serjeant [4]

Brigadier General [4]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Deck Hand [4]

Follower [4]

Mechanician [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Canteen Assistant [3]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [3]

Drummer [3]

Labourer [3]

Lance-Corporal [3]

Leading Stoker [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Trooper [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Sergeant [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Bugler [2]

Unit

London Regiment [1881]

London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles) [383]

Royal Naval Reserve [48]

HMS BULWARK [44]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Bulwark [38]

East Kent Regiment [21]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [21]

Royal Engineers [19]

Labour Corps [15]

Royal Field Artillery [15]

Yorkshire Regiment [12]

Army Service Corps [11]

Royal Army Medical Corps [11]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [9]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

Middlesex Regiment [9]

Northumberland Regiment [9]

Royal Marine Light Infantry [9]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

Royal Defence Corps [7]

15th Lancashire Regiment [6]

South Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Royal Irish Rifles [5]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [5]

Indian Labour Corps [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [4]

2 Regiment [3]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3]

HMS Bulwark [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade) [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Scots [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

1 Royal Irish Rifles [2]

16th Lancers [2]

2nd Battalion [2]

34th Poona Horse [2]

34th Prince Albert Victor's Own Poona Horse [2]

51st Sikhs (Frontier Force) [2]

Service

British Army [2167]

Royal Navy [173]

Indian Army [24]

Australian Imperial Force [20]

South African Services [11]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [9]

Other Empire Force [9]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [272]

S [228]

C [215]

M [211]

H [198]

W [182]

P [145]

D [124]

G [112]

T [103]

R [100]

L [87]

A [74]

J [71]

K [65]

E [64]

F [62]

N [43]

O [25]

I [15]

Y [9]

U [7]

V [7]

Q [1]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2051]

Country

United Kingdom [482]

Ireland [4]

Canada [3]

Singapore [2]

France [1]

India [1]

New Zealand [1]

South Africa [1]

Trinidad and Tobago [1]

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London [17] Islington, London [11] Wolverhampton [10] Paddington, London [9] Dublin [8] Hackney, London [8] Bermondsey, London [7] Brixton, London [7] Fulham, London [7] Lambeth, London [7] Bethnal Green, London [6] Camberwell, London [6] Battersea, London [5] Bow, London [5] Southampton, Hampshire [5] Chatham, Kent [4] Croydon [4] Hornsey [4] Lewisham, London [4] Paddington [4] Aberdeen [3] Arkengarthdale, North Yorkshire [3] Battersea [3] Chelsea, London [3] Edinburgh [3] Finsbury Park, London [3] Forest Gate, Essex [3] Hammersmith, London [3] Mile End [3] Plaistow, Essex [3] Portsmouth [3] Ramsgate, Kent [3] St Pancras, London [3] Stoke Newington, London [3] Walthamstow, Essex [3] Watford, Hertfordshire [3] Aberdeen, Scotland [2] Acton, London [2] Acton, Middlesex [2] Arundel, Sussex [2] Barking, Essex [2] Barnsbury [2] Birmingham [2] Blandford, Dorset [2] Bury, Lancashire [2] Canterbury, Kent [2] Cardiff, Wales [2] Clapham [2] Clapham, London [2] Crewkerne, Somerset [2]

Rank

Private [1839] Rifleman [225] Lance Corporal [154] Corporal [126] Serjeant [98] Second Lieutenant [70] Lieutenant [31] Acting Corporal [29] Captain [23] Seaman [20] Able Seaman [19] Lance Serjeant [17] Stoker [16] Acting Serjeant [15] Driver [15] Gunner [14] Petty Officer 1st Class [12] ALIAS Private [11] Major [11] Stoker 1st Class [9] Sepoy [8] Leading Seaman [7] Petty Officer [7] 2nd Lieutenant [6] Chief Stoker [6] Chief Petty Officer [5] Petty Officer Stoker [5] Sapper [5] Sergeant [5] Acting Colour Serjeant [4] Brigadier General [4] Company Serjeant Major [4] Deck Hand [4] Follower [4] Mechanician [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Canteen Assistant [3] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [3] Drummer [3] Labourer [3] Lance-Corporal [3] Leading Stoker [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Trooper [3] Acting Captain [2] Acting Sergeant [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Bugler [2]

Unit

London Regiment [1881] London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles) [383] Royal Naval Reserve [48] HMS BULWARK [44] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Bulwark [38] East Kent Regiment [21] King's Royal Rifle Corps [21] Royal Engineers [19] Labour Corps [15] Royal Field Artillery [15] Yorkshire Regiment [12] Army Service Corps [11] Royal Army Medical Corps [11] Royal Fusiliers [10] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [9] Machine Gun Corps [9] Middlesex Regiment [9] Northumberland Regiment [9] Royal Marine Light Infantry [9] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8] Durham Light Infantry [7] Royal Defence Corps [7] 15th Lancashire Regiment [6] South Staffordshire Regiment [6] Manchester Regiment [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Royal Irish Rifles [5] Voluntary Aid Detachment [5] Indian Labour Corps [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Air Force [4] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [4] 2 Regiment [3] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3] HMS Bulwark [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade) [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Scots [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] South Wales Borderers [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] 1 Royal Irish Rifles [2] 16th Lancers [2] 2nd Battalion [2] 34th Poona Horse [2] 34th Prince Albert Victor's Own Poona Horse [2] 51st Sikhs (Frontier Force) [2]

Service

British Army [2167] Royal Navy [173] Indian Army [24] Australian Imperial Force [20] South African Services [11] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9] Canadian Expeditionary Force [9] Other Empire Force [9] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [272] S [228] C [215] M [211] H [198] W [182] P [145] D [124] G [112] T [103] R [100] L [87] A [74] J [71] K [65] E [64] F [62] N [43] O [25] I [15] Y [9] U [7] V [7] Q [1] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2051]

Country

United Kingdom [482] Ireland [4] Canada [3] Singapore [2] France [1] India [1] New Zealand [1] South Africa [1] Trinidad and Tobago [1]

Ernest Speechley

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 10509 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 10509 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 6th

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Douglas Braund Kent

Born 1880

Died 1915

British Army 2068 Lance Corporal London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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Hobart Brooks Farquhar

Born 1874

Died 1916

British Army Captain London Regiment

British Army Captain London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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Harry Norris

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 2491 Private County of London 15th

British Army 2491 Private London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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Mervyn Roach

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 1191 Private London Regiment

British Army 1191 Lance Corporal London Regiment 1/15

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John Robert Somers-Smith

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army Captain London Regiment

British Army Captain London Regiment 1/5 lond Battalion

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Edgar Stanley Harris

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 2578 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 2578 Private London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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Lionel Hargrave

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 7143 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 533766 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 533766 Private London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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John Frederick Armstrong

Born 1878

Died 1915

British Army 3708 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 3108 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 3108 Private London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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Herbert Stuart Chambers Eakin

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 1124 Private London Regiment Territorial Force

British Army 1124 Private London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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Frederick Bruce Olding

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 535323 Private London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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William Leslie Coutts Rathbone

Born 1882

Died 1929

British Army 1210 Serjeant London Regiment

British Army Lieutenant London Regiment

British Army Captain London Regiment

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Colin Charles Mills

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 2896 Corporal London Regiment

British Army 2896 Corporal London Regiment 1/15

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Leopold Fournier Robert Kershaw

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 3566 Corporal London Regiment 1/15 county of lond Battalion

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John Henry Brightwell

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army 3832 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 3832 Private London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)

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Edgar Kingsley Foreman

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 2624 Private London Regiment

British Army 2624 Private London Regiment 1/15 (county of lond Battalion

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Ralph Gorman Howard

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 2666 Private London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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Albert Speechly

Born 1875

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 55547

Canadian Expeditionary Force 55547 Sergeant Canadian Infantry

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Thomas Andrews Hiscox

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 1369 Private London Regiment

British Army 1369 Private London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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Robert Chalmers

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army London Regiment 15th (county of lond Battalion

British Army Lieutenant London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army Lieutenant London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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