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Leigh-on-Sea, Essex [9]

London, Middlesex [2]

Southwark, London [2]

West Ham, Essex [2]

Barking, Essex [1]

Battersea [1]

Billericay,Essex. [1]

Bow, London [1]

Catford, Kent [1]

Cricklewood, Hendon, Middlesex [1]

Eastwood, Essex [1]

Farnham, Surrey [1]

Forest Gate, West Ham, Essex [1]

Gardenstown, Banffshire, Scotland [1]

Glasgow [1]

Grays, Essex [1]

Greenwich, Kent [1]

Hadleigh, Essex [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

Hendon, Middlesex [1]

Hockley, Essex [1]

Hungerford, Berkshire [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Leigh on Sea, Essex [1]

Leytonstone, Essex [1]

Leytonstone, West Ham, Essex [1]

Littlestone-on-Sea, Kent [1]

Manor Park, London [1]

Marylebone, London, Middlesex [1]

Mitcham, Surrey [1]

Northampton [1]

Paddington, London, Middlesex [1]

Paddington, Middlesex [1]

Peckham, Lonon [1]

Smethwick, Staffordshire [1]

South Norwood, Surrey [1]

South Tottenham [1]

St George in the East, Stepney, London [1]

St Pancras, London, Middlesex [1]

Stoke Newington, Middlesex [1]

Stourbridge, Worcestershire [1]

Tollington Park, Middlesex [1]

Tottenham, London [1]

Tottenham, Middlesex [1]

Walthamstow [1]

Rank

Private [30]

Lance Corporal [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Rifleman [5]

Corporal [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Serjeant [4]

Deck Hand [3]

Driver [3]

Gunner [3]

Captain [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Sapper [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Bombardier [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Engine Room Artificer [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Major [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Essex Regiment [10]

London Regiment [8]

Royal Field Artillery [6]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Royal Engineers [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [2]

15th Lancashire Regiment [1]

9th York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

HM Submarine E22 [1]

HMS Marmion [1]

HMS Thames [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Kent Regiment [1]

King's (Liverpool) Regiment [1]

London Regiment (London Scottish) [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Passenger on SS Maloja [1]

Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) [1]

Rifle Brigaden (The Prince Consort's Own) [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Royal Naval Reserve H.M. Drifter "Forward III" [1]

Royal Naval Reserve H.M. Drifter "Nexus" [1]

Royal Naval Reserve: HMPMS Newbury [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve: HMS Prize [1]

Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) [1]

Suffolk Regiment [1]

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [1]

The Queen's Regiment [1]

West Yorkshire Regiment [1]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [1]

Worcestershire Regiment [1]

York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [51]

Royal Navy [9]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [10]

B [8]

K [5]

M [5]

G [4]

H [4]

P [4]

A [3]

S [3]

D [2]

E [2]

F [2]

J [2]

N [2]

R [2]

W [2]

L [1]

O [1]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [57]

Country

United Kingdom [60]

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People [63] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Leigh-on-Sea, Essex [9] London, Middlesex [2] Southwark, London [2] West Ham, Essex [2] Barking, Essex [1] Battersea [1] Billericay,Essex. [1] Bow, London [1] Catford, Kent [1] Cricklewood, Hendon, Middlesex [1] Eastwood, Essex [1] Farnham, Surrey [1] Forest Gate, West Ham, Essex [1] Gardenstown, Banffshire, Scotland [1] Glasgow [1] Grays, Essex [1] Greenwich, Kent [1] Hadleigh, Essex [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Hendon, Middlesex [1] Hockley, Essex [1] Hungerford, Berkshire [1] Kensington, London [1] Leigh on Sea, Essex [1] Leytonstone, Essex [1] Leytonstone, West Ham, Essex [1] Littlestone-on-Sea, Kent [1] Manor Park, London [1] Marylebone, London, Middlesex [1] Mitcham, Surrey [1] Northampton [1] Paddington, London, Middlesex [1] Paddington, Middlesex [1] Peckham, Lonon [1] Smethwick, Staffordshire [1] South Norwood, Surrey [1] South Tottenham [1] St George in the East, Stepney, London [1] St Pancras, London, Middlesex [1] Stoke Newington, Middlesex [1] Stourbridge, Worcestershire [1] Tollington Park, Middlesex [1] Tottenham, London [1] Tottenham, Middlesex [1] Walthamstow [1]

Rank

Private [30] Lance Corporal [5] Lieutenant [5] Rifleman [5] Corporal [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Serjeant [4] Deck Hand [3] Driver [3] Gunner [3] Captain [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Sapper [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Acting Corporal [1] Bombardier [1] Chief Stoker [1] Engine Room Artificer [1] Leading Seaman [1] Major [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant Major [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Essex Regiment [10] London Regiment [8] Royal Field Artillery [6] East Surrey Regiment [3] Royal Engineers [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Army Service Corps [2] East Kent Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [2] 15th Lancashire Regiment [1] 9th York and Lancaster Regiment [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] HM Submarine E22 [1] HMS Marmion [1] HMS Thames [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] Kent Regiment [1] King's (Liverpool) Regiment [1] London Regiment (London Scottish) [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Passenger on SS Maloja [1] Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) [1] Rifle Brigaden (The Prince Consort's Own) [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) [1] Royal Naval Division [1] Royal Naval Reserve H.M. Drifter "Forward III" [1] Royal Naval Reserve H.M. Drifter "Nexus" [1] Royal Naval Reserve: HMPMS Newbury [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve: HMS Prize [1] Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) [1] Suffolk Regiment [1] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [1] The Queen's Regiment [1] West Yorkshire Regiment [1] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [1] Worcestershire Regiment [1] York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [51] Royal Navy [9] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2] Australian Imperial Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [10] B [8] K [5] M [5] G [4] H [4] P [4] A [3] S [3] D [2] E [2] F [2] J [2] N [2] R [2] W [2] L [1] O [1] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [57]

Country

United Kingdom [60]

Robert Ledger

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army G 7015 Driver East Kent Regiment

British Army G/7015 Lance Corporal The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 6th Battalion

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Charles Alfred Robinson

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army G/7029 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army G/7029 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 6th Battalion

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George Montague King

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 116084 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 116084 Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery 247th Siege Battery

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Charles William Macey

Born 1870

Died 1917

British Army 22187 Serjeant Major Suffolk Regiment

British Army 15744 Sergeant Essex Regiment

British Army 22187 Regimental Serjeant Major Suffolk Regiment 12th Battalion

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James Harrower

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army Captain Highland Light Infantry 14th Battalion

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Arthur William Aldridge

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 14703 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army GS/14703 Lance Corporal Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) 2nd Battalion

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Francis Harrington Church

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 242155 Private Worcestershire Regiment 2/8th Battalion

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Sidney Nelson Smith

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 16153 Private Essex Regiment 11th Battalion

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Wilfred Henry Sparling

Born 1885

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 4045 Private 1st Infantry Battalion

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Harold Frances Box

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Essex Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers

British Army Lieutenant Essex Regiment 5th

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Horace Edgar Coldwell

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 7236 Private East Surrey Regiment

British Army 16839 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Frederick William Billingsley

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 6191 Private London Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 202935 Private London Regiment 1st Battalion

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Stephen John Osborne

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 13097 Private Essex Regiment 1st Battalion

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Joseph Green

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 20412 Private East Surrey Regiment

British Army 53107 Private King's (Liverpool) Regiment 18th Battalion

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Alexander Frederick Collins

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 13546 Private Essex Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army 275571 Lance Corporal Essex Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Percy William Ketteley

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army S/4/093545 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 84792 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 84792 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Herbert William Pharo

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army 6347 Serjeant Northamptonshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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William Noah Fishlock

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 68266 Private Royal Field Artillery

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Percy Daniel Hennessy

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army Z 1559 Private Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) 4th Battalion

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John Walter Bonallack

Born 1899

Died 1917

British Army R 38846 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army R/38846 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 18th Battalion

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