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Place of birth

Alresford, Hampshire [5]

Alton, Hampshire [3]

Amport, Hampshire [3]

Bermondsey London [3]

Chatham, Kent [3]

South Warnborough, Hampshire [3]

West Tisted, Hampshire [3]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [2]

Bermondsey, Surrey [2]

Camberwell, Surrey [2]

Chapmanslade, Wlltshire [2]

Faversham, Kent [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Islington, London [2]

Kilburn, London [2]

Kilmeston, Hampshire [2]

Long Sutton, Hampshire [2]

Marylebone, Middlesex [2]

Ospringe, Kent [2]

Paddington, London [2]

Rochester, Kent [2]

Sheerness, Kent [2]

South Hawley, Hampshire [2]

Waltham Abbey, Essex [2]

Wandsworth, Surrey [2]

Alford, Lincolnshire [1]

Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire [1]

Battersea, Surrey [1]

Bermondsey [1]

Binstead, Hampshire [1]

Birmingham [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1]

Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire [1]

Blean, Kent [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Brixton [1]

Brixton, Surrey [1]

Broseley, Shropshire [1]

Burghfield, Berkshire [1]

Camden Town Middlesex England [1]

Carlisle, Cumberland [1]

Chertsey, Surrey [1]

Chigwell, Essex [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Deptford [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

Durham [1]

Ealing, Middlesex [1]

East Dulwich, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [60]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Gunner [8]

Lieutenant [8]

Corporal [7]

Serjeant [7]

Lance Corporal [6]

Captain [5]

Driver [5]

Major [5]

Sapper [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Rifleman [2]

Sergeant [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Major [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd class [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Bombardier Lieutenant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Sergeant Pilot [1]

Squadron Serjeant Major [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Sergeant Major [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

London Regiment [12]

Hampshire Regiment [10]

Royal Engineers [9]

Royal Field Artillery [9]

Army Service Corps [8]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Labour Corps [5]

Royal Air Force [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

County of London Yeomanry [2]

HMS Good Hope [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Surrey Yeomanry [2]

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1]

Attached Trench Mortar Battery 59th Infantry Brigade [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Surry Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

General Staff War Officer [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Grenadiers Guards [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS Queen Mary [1]

HMS Racoon [1]

Hampshire Yeomanry [1]

Hussars [1]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [1]

Irish Guards [1]

King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [112]

Royal Navy [15]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

C [21]

M [16]

P [15]

H [14]

S [11]

B [9]

L [7]

W [7]

G [6]

T [6]

F [5]

K [5]

R [5]

A [4]

D [4]

N [3]

J [2]

E [1]

V [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [140]

Merchant Navy [2]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

South Africa [1]

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People [143] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Alresford, Hampshire [5] Alton, Hampshire [3] Amport, Hampshire [3] Bermondsey London [3] Chatham, Kent [3] South Warnborough, Hampshire [3] West Tisted, Hampshire [3] Basingstoke, Hampshire [2] Bermondsey, Surrey [2] Camberwell, Surrey [2] Chapmanslade, Wlltshire [2] Faversham, Kent [2] Hackney, London [2] Islington, London [2] Kilburn, London [2] Kilmeston, Hampshire [2] Long Sutton, Hampshire [2] Marylebone, Middlesex [2] Ospringe, Kent [2] Paddington, London [2] Rochester, Kent [2] Sheerness, Kent [2] South Hawley, Hampshire [2] Waltham Abbey, Essex [2] Wandsworth, Surrey [2] Alford, Lincolnshire [1] Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire [1] Battersea, Surrey [1] Bermondsey [1] Binstead, Hampshire [1] Birmingham [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1] Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire [1] Blean, Kent [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Brixton [1] Brixton, Surrey [1] Broseley, Shropshire [1] Burghfield, Berkshire [1] Camden Town Middlesex England [1] Carlisle, Cumberland [1] Chertsey, Surrey [1] Chigwell, Essex [1] Clapham, London [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Deptford [1] Dover, Kent [1] Durham [1] Ealing, Middlesex [1] East Dulwich, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [60] Second Lieutenant [9] Gunner [8] Lieutenant [8] Corporal [7] Serjeant [7] Lance Corporal [6] Captain [5] Driver [5] Major [5] Sapper [3] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Rifleman [2] Sergeant [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Major [1] Air Mechanic 2nd class [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Bombardier Lieutenant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1] Leading Stoker [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Pioneer [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Sergeant Pilot [1] Squadron Serjeant Major [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Sergeant Major [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

London Regiment [12] Hampshire Regiment [10] Royal Engineers [9] Royal Field Artillery [9] Army Service Corps [8] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Labour Corps [5] Royal Air Force [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Devonshire Regiment [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] County of London Yeomanry [2] HMS Good Hope [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Surrey Yeomanry [2] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1] Attached Trench Mortar Battery 59th Infantry Brigade [1] Border Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Surry Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] General Staff War Officer [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Grenadiers Guards [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS Queen Mary [1] HMS Racoon [1] Hampshire Yeomanry [1] Hussars [1] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [1] Irish Guards [1] King's Liverpool Regiment [1] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [112] Royal Navy [15] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

C [21] M [16] P [15] H [14] S [11] B [9] L [7] W [7] G [6] T [6] F [5] K [5] R [5] A [4] D [4] N [3] J [2] E [1] V [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [140] Merchant Navy [2] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [16] South Africa [1]

John Edwin Moreton

Born 1871

Died 1925

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 267034

Royal Navy Royal Marine Light Infantry

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John Leaberry Hall

Born 1882

Died 1958

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 47847

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John Thomas Collier

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 14112 Private East Surrey Regiment

British Army 14112 Private East Surry Regiment

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Edward John Limbrey Hall

Born 1877

Died 1971

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 5028

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Daniel John Grover

Born 1880

Died 1945

British Army 275637 Serjeant Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army SR/637 Sergeant Royal Garrison Artillery

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Harry Gideon Jenkins

Born 1877

Died 1915

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 7100

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John Fidler

Born 1893

Died 1977

British Army 11565 Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

British Army 11565 Corporal Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

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William Arthur Stubbs

Born 1891

Died 1952

Royal Navy F1735

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Joe Crocker

Born 1889

Died 1954

British Army 4/1735 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 4/1735 Private Hampshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

British Army 200139 Private Hampshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

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Rodney Stubbs

Born 1893

Died 1932

Royal Navy F2158

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 56888 RFC

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 56888 Sergeant Pilot Royal Air Force

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James Childs

Born 1873

Died 1915

British Army 14493 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Herbert Francis Moreton

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 9545 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Edith Deadman

Born 1882

Died 1968

British Army Staff Nurse Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve

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Albert Childs

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army G/27431 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army G/27431 Lance Corporal Middlesex Regiment

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William Moreton

Born 1883

Died 1957

British Army 79372 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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William Richard Childs

Born 1879

Died 1944

British Army 10220 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 040618 Gunner Army Ordnance Corps

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Henry John Collier

Born 1890

Died 1976

British Army R/39705 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 121087 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Sidney Francis Leaberry

Born 1892

Died 1920

British Army 1202 Corporal Manchester Regiment

British Army 1202 Serjeant Manchester Regiment

British Army 3512352 Serjeant Manchester Regiment

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William George Pacey

Born 1897

Died 1978

Royal Navy J25929 Ordinary Seaman HMS Agincourt

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Henry James (hal) Capern

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 3442 Private London Regiment 4th lond Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps 4th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Attached Trench Mortar Battery 59th Infantry Brigade

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