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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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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]

Walter Harold Nethercote

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 119250 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery No. 8 Company, Essex and Suffolk

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George Henry Beresford

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 13087 Acting Corporal Essex Regiment

British Army 13087 Corporal Essex Regiment 3rd Battalion

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John Arber Carey

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 3182 Private London Regiment 11th lond Battalion

British Army 451063 Rifleman London Regiment 11th (County of London) Battallion (Finsbury Rifles)

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George Nathan Barnaby

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 1262 Driver Royal Field Artillery 5th London Brigade

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Robert Arber Frederick Carey

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment 32nd Battalion

British Army 2971 Private London Regiment 20th lond Battalion

British Army 2971 Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

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Alfred Hugh Tidey

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 12617 Corporal Essex Regiment

British Army 12617 Lance Serjeant Essex Regiment 9th Battalion

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John Findlay Nowell Cooke

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 1294 Corporal Essex Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army 275082 Corporal Essex Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army 275082 Serjeant Essex Regiment 6th Battalion

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Edward Robert Wilkin

Born 1888

Died 1915

Royal Navy Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy 10/1809 Leading Seaman Royal Naval Division Drake Battalion

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Frederick Albert Green

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 44618 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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Morton Handley Good

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army R11385 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 7th Battalion

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Colin Macgregor

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army S/256344 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 2447 Private London Regiment (London Scottish)

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Edward Constable Squires

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 1532 Private London Regiment

British Army Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Captain West Yorkshire Regiment

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Robert Vivyan Child

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 14851 Private East Surrey Regiment 12th Battalion

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Albert Benjamin Attridge

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 13119 Private Essex Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 13119 Private Essex Regiment

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Henry Rivers Burr

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army S/35431 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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William John Johnson

Born 1891

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 117538 Second Lieutenant

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Sidney Stanley Cyril Eaton

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 2742 Corporal London Regiment

British Army 350827 Corporal London Regiment

British Army 350827 Lance Serjeant London Regiment 7th (City of London) Battalion

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Frederick Mcinnes Petrie

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 3178 Private London Regiment 24th (County of London) Battalion (The Queen's)

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Harford Greville Hall

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 774 Lance Corporal London Regiment 5th lond Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) 17th Battalion

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Henry William Miller

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 18354 Serjeant Bedfordshire Regiment 4th Battalion

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