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Charlton, London [3]

Deptford [3]

Greenwich [3]

Charlton, Kent [2]

Gravesend [2]

Hemel Hempstead [2]

Kingston [2]

Woolwich [2]

Amersham [1]

Amesbury, Wiltshire [1]

Benhall, Suffolk [1]

Caterham [1]

Chalfont St Peter [1]

Charlton, London, S.E. [1]

Chesham [1]

Glasgow [1]

Greenwich, London [1]

Hendon [1]

Irchester, Northamptonshire [1]

Islington [1]

Iver [1]

Kilmarnock [1]

Lee, London [1]

Lewisham [1]

London [1]

Longfield, Kent [1]

Middlesex [1]

Norwood [1]

PADDINGTON [1]

Plumstead [1]

Poplar [1]

Port Royal [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Rotherhithe, South East London [1]

Sheerness, Kent [1]

Silvertown [1]

St James' Paddington [1]

Tottenham, Haringey [1]

Tunbridge Wells, Kent [1]

Wellington, Middlesex [1]

Whitechapel, London [1]

Woolwich, London [1]

aldershot [1]

Rank

Private [85]

Serjeant [12]

Corporal [9]

Rifleman [9]

Gunner [8]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Lance Corporal [7]

Driver [5]

Sapper [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Bombardier [2]

Captain [2]

Pioneer [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Acting Bombadier [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [1]

Boy [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Colour Serjeant/Major [1]

Company Quartermaster Sergeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Schoolmaster [1]

Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

London Regiment [21]

East Kent Regiment [11]

Royal Field Artillery [10]

Royal West Kent Regiment [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [7]

Royal Engineers [7]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [4]

Army Service Corps [3]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Kent Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Labour Corps [2]

London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) [2]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Tank Corps [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

12th (Prince of Wales's Royal) Lancers [1]

16th (The Queen's) Lancers [1]

16th Lancers [1]

26th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

26th Howitzer Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps attached West African Regiment [1]

Attached Camel Transport Corps Army Service Corps [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Canadian Engineers [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex) Regiment [1]

East Kent Regiment, The Buffs. [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Electrical Engineers [1]

Service

British Army [135]

Royal Navy [14]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [28]

G [14]

H [14]

L [13]

A [11]

C [11]

K [10]

M [10]

D [9]

P [8]

E [5]

J [5]

O [4]

F [3]

N [3]

S [2]

I [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [152]

Country

United Kingdom [122]

Canada [1]

Malta [1]

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People [152] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Charlton, London [3] Deptford [3] Greenwich [3] Charlton, Kent [2] Gravesend [2] Hemel Hempstead [2] Kingston [2] Woolwich [2] Amersham [1] Amesbury, Wiltshire [1] Benhall, Suffolk [1] Caterham [1] Chalfont St Peter [1] Charlton, London, S.E. [1] Chesham [1] Glasgow [1] Greenwich, London [1] Hendon [1] Irchester, Northamptonshire [1] Islington [1] Iver [1] Kilmarnock [1] Lee, London [1] Lewisham [1] London [1] Longfield, Kent [1] Middlesex [1] Norwood [1] PADDINGTON [1] Plumstead [1] Poplar [1] Port Royal [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Rotherhithe, South East London [1] Sheerness, Kent [1] Silvertown [1] St James' Paddington [1] Tottenham, Haringey [1] Tunbridge Wells, Kent [1] Wellington, Middlesex [1] Whitechapel, London [1] Woolwich, London [1] aldershot [1]

Rank

Private [85] Serjeant [12] Corporal [9] Rifleman [9] Gunner [8] Second Lieutenant [8] Lance Corporal [7] Driver [5] Sapper [4] Acting Corporal [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Bombardier [2] Captain [2] Pioneer [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Acting Bombadier [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Armourer Staff Serjeant [1] Boy [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Colour Serjeant/Major [1] Company Quartermaster Sergeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Petty Officer [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Schoolmaster [1] Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

London Regiment [21] East Kent Regiment [11] Royal Field Artillery [10] Royal West Kent Regiment [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [7] Royal Engineers [7] Middlesex Regiment [6] Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [4] Rifle Brigade [4] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [4] Army Service Corps [3] Coldstream Guards [3] Essex Regiment [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Kent Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Labour Corps [2] London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) [2] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2] Royal Munster Fusiliers [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] South Wales Borderers [2] Tank Corps [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] 12th (Prince of Wales's Royal) Lancers [1] 16th (The Queen's) Lancers [1] 16th Lancers [1] 26th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1] 26th Howitzer Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps attached West African Regiment [1] Attached Camel Transport Corps Army Service Corps [1] Border Regiment [1] Canadian Engineers [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Duke of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex) Regiment [1] East Kent Regiment, The Buffs. [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Electrical Engineers [1]

Service

British Army [135] Royal Navy [14] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [28] G [14] H [14] L [13] A [11] C [11] K [10] M [10] D [9] P [8] E [5] J [5] O [4] F [3] N [3] S [2] I [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [152]

Country

United Kingdom [122] Canada [1] Malta [1]

Walter Goodman

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army G/12831 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army G/12831 Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

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Herbert Barlow Nightingale

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 58017 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Cyril Clarence Berry

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army G/2175 Private Middlesex Regiment 5th Battalion

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Leslie George Meyer

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 1743 Private London Regiment

British Army 630405 Private London Regiment 2/20th lond Battalion

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Bertram Pargeter Brickett

Born 1893

Died 1916

Royal Navy J7988 Able Seaman HMS Queen Mary

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John Edward Eldridge

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army A/1270 Armourer Staff Serjeant Army Ordnance Corps attached West African Regiment

British Army Boy Army Ordnance Corps

British Army A/1270 Staff Serjeant Royal Army Ordnance Corps

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George Lowdell Eager

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 692 Serjeant London Regiment

British Army 530444 Serjeant London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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Sidney Mottram Andrews

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army Captain Royal Army Ordnance Corps

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Arthur Denton

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 6131 Rifleman London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment

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Sidney Herbert Bond

Born 1897

Died 1914

Royal Navy J/25938 Boy 1st Class HMS Bulwark

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Charles Thomas Meakin

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 19057 Serjeant Royal Garrison Artillery

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Arthur Milton Klee

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 104822 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps

British Army 104822 Serjeant Tank Corps

British Army 104822 Second Lieutenant Tank Corps 10th Battalion

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