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Fulham, London [3]

Marylebone, London [2]

Berden, Essex [1]

Bray, Berkshire [1]

Fulham [1]

Guilford, Surrey [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Islington [1]

Islington, Middlesex [1]

London [1]

London England [1]

Pawlett, Somerset [1]

Reading, Berkshire [1]

St. Giles, Middlesex [1]

Stanley Lodge, Willesden Green [1]

Swindon, Wiltshire [1]

Tottenham, London [1]

York, North Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [22]

Lance Corporal [3]

Gunner [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Corporal [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Engineman [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Major [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Private 2nd Class [1]

Sapper [1]

Trimmer [1]

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Army Service Corps [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Denbigh Yeomanry [1]

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

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

H.M. Trawler Dervish. [1]

HMS Active [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

Inns of Court Officers Training Corps [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

London Regiment [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1]

Seaforth Highlanders [1]

South Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Welsh Regiment [1]

Worcestershire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [28]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

Royal Navy [2]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

A [13]

V [5]

E [2]

K [2]

M [2]

T [2]

Y [2]

B [1]

F [1]

H [1]

J [1]

R [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [31]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

Ireland [2]

India [1]

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People [34] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Fulham, London [3] Marylebone, London [2] Berden, Essex [1] Bray, Berkshire [1] Fulham [1] Guilford, Surrey [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Islington [1] Islington, Middlesex [1] London [1] London England [1] Pawlett, Somerset [1] Reading, Berkshire [1] St. Giles, Middlesex [1] Stanley Lodge, Willesden Green [1] Swindon, Wiltshire [1] Tottenham, London [1] York, North Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [22] Lance Corporal [3] Gunner [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Corporal [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Engineman [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Major [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Petty Officer [1] Private 2nd Class [1] Sapper [1] Trimmer [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] The Queen's Regiment [2] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Denbigh Yeomanry [1] Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] H.M. Trawler Dervish. [1] HMS Active [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] Inns of Court Officers Training Corps [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Labour Corps [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] London Regiment [1] North Staffordshire Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1] Seaforth Highlanders [1] South Staffordshire Regiment [1] Welsh Regiment [1] Worcestershire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [28] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2] Royal Navy [2] Australian Imperial Force [1] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

A [13] V [5] E [2] K [2] M [2] T [2] Y [2] B [1] F [1] H [1] J [1] R [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [31] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [14] Ireland [2] India [1]

Frederick Abercrombie

Died 1917

British Army 1475 Corporal 2nd Denbigh Yeomanry

British Army 57032 Corporal 2nd Royal Welsh Fusiliers 10th Battalion

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James Abercromby

Born 1896

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 123978

Canadian Expeditionary Force 123978 Private Canadian Infantry

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George Edward Abercrombie

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army S.5232 Private The Queen's Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Ambrose William Morrell

Born 1880

Died 1954

British Army 51608 Private Welsh Regiment 9th Battalion

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James W Abercrombie

Died 1918

British Army 60481 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Henry George Tomey

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 1504 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 1st Batallion

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Harold Abercrombie

Born 1897

Died 1967

British Army 265549 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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Ernest Albert Abercrombie

Born 1880

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John Thomas Abercrombie

Born 1875

Died 1915

British Army S/9781 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army S/9781 Lance Corporal Rifle Brigade

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Reginald Lewis Fountain

British Army 11992 Private Honourable Artillery Company

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Frank Harold Evans

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 11010 Private East Surrey Regiment 2nd

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John Mercer

British Army 265588 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army 29818 Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

British Army 69266 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Robert Henry Chester Abercrombie

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Middlesex Regiment 8th Battalion

British Army 2333 Lance Serjeant Middlesex Regiment 8th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) 1/8 Battalion

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Charles William Vassar

Born 1896

Died 1983

British Army DM2/097247 Private Army Service Corps

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