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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]

Thomas Meddle

Born 1883

Died 1918

Royal Navy DA 17619 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 17619DA Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve: HMPMS Newbury

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Sydney Arthur Bryan

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 1774 Private 15th Lancashire Regiment

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant 9th York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant York and Lancaster Regiment

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Robert Richards

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army S/9241 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army S/9241 Rifleman Rifle Brigaden (The Prince Consort's Own) 7th Battalion

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Frank Pharo

Born 1889

Died 1914

British Army S/5485 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army S/5485 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Robert Andrew Hatton

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army Major Royal Field Artillery

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William Burton Kirby

Born 1875

Died 1918

British Army 290509 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army GS/81038 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Bernard Nolan

Born 1894

British Army 337886 Private Royal Army Medical Corps Military Hospital Depot, No. 8th Company

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George James Kerry

Born 1891

Died 1918

Royal Navy 4163/SD Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve H.M. Drifter "Nexus" Tilbury Royal Naval Reserve District

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Dudley William Ernest Weare

Born 1897

Died 1917

Royal Navy K30716 Stoker 1st Class

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Edward Kerry

Born 1893

Died 1917

Royal Navy 15279DA Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve H.M. Drifter "Forward III"

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Lawrence F. Causby

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 2927 Private London Regiment 5th lond Battalion

British Army 2927 Rifleman London Regiment 1/5 lond Battalion

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Oliver Duncan Culliford

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 61961 Sapper Royal Engineers 87th Field Company

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William John Cornelius Bewers

Born 1877

Died 1916

Royal Navy Stoker Petty Officer HMS Thames

Royal Navy 280241 Chief Stoker HM Submarine E22

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Henry Herbert Portch

Born 1883

Died 1917

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve H.M.S. "Prize."

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve: HMS Prize

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Horace Arthur Davies

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 113554 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Benjamin John Deed

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 13047 Lance Corporal Essex Regiment 9th Battalion

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Charles J Evans

Died 1919

British Army M/331508 Private Royal Army Service Corps Reserve Military Transport Company

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Robert Louis Joslin

Born 1897

Died 1917

Royal Navy K34655 Stoker 1st Class HMS Marmion

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William George Fishlock

Born 1897

British Army 2204 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Charles William Ablin

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 113905 Sapper Royal Engineers

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