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Penge [17]

Bromley, Kent [6]

Sydenham [6]

Forest Hill, Lewisham [4]

Beckenham [3]

Beckenham Kent [3]

Camberwell [2]

Clapham [2]

Greenwich [2]

Lambeth [2]

Marylebone [2]

Newington, Southwark [2]

Penge, Kent [2]

Pimlico [2]

Sydenham, London [2]

Adstock Woodfield Avenue Clapham London [1]

Battersea [1]

Battersea, South West London [1]

Beckenham, Kent [1]

Bermondsey, Surrey [1]

Bethnal Green [1]

Birmingham,Warwickshire. [1]

Bloomsbury, London [1]

Bournemouth [1]

Brentford [1]

Brixton [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Camberwell, South London [1]

Chalfont, Essex [1]

Chelsea [1]

Curragh Camp, The Curragh, County Kildare. [1]

Dartford Kent [1]

Deptford [1]

Docking, Norfolk [1]

Dudley [1]

Dulwich [1]

East Dulwich [1]

Greenwich, London [1]

Hastings [1]

Ipswich [1]

Islington [1]

Islington, London [1]

Kennington, London [1]

Lee, Lewisham [1]

Lewisham [1]

Lewisham, Kent [1]

Leytonstone [1]

Liverpool [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [95]

Corporal [11]

Lance Corporal [8]

Rifleman [8]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Gunner [6]

Serjeant [6]

Able Seaman [3]

Bombardier [3]

Captain [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Boy Sailor [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Driver [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Sapper [2]

Sergeant [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Bombardier (Paid) [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Boatman [1]

Chaplain to the Forces Class III [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Boatman [1]

Leading Boatman (A.B.) [1]

Leading Boatman (C.G.) (A.B.) [1]

Lieutenant Colonel (Temporary) [1]

Major [1]

Nurse [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private - Reservist [1]

Private to Serjeant [1]

Reverend [1]

Second Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Special Military Probationer [1]

Surgeon [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [19]

London Regiment [18]

Royal West Kent Regiment [18]

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [8]

Bedfordshire Regiment [7]

Royal Field Artillery [5]

Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [4]

Royal Engineers [4]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [4]

Army Service Corps [3]

Kent Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Queens Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [2]

Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [2]

Royal Fusiliers (City Of London Regiment) [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

2nd Battalion Leinster Regiment [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Reserve [1]

Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1]

British Columbia Regiment – Canadian Infantry [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Duke Of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment) [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

Essex Yeomanry [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

H.M.S. Juno [1]

HMS Clan McNaughton [1]

HMS Queen Mary [1]

Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [119]

Royal Navy [6]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [16]

B [13]

C [11]

M [10]

L [9]

R [9]

D [8]

H [8]

G [7]

S [7]

T [7]

P [6]

F [4]

J [3]

N [3]

K [2]

O [2]

U [2]

A [1]

E [1]

Contribution

Military Service [123]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [128]

India [3]

Gibraltar [2]

Australia [1]

Bermuda [1]

France [1]

Guernsey [1]

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People [129] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Penge [17] Bromley, Kent [6] Sydenham [6] Forest Hill, Lewisham [4] Beckenham [3] Beckenham Kent [3] Camberwell [2] Clapham [2] Greenwich [2] Lambeth [2] Marylebone [2] Newington, Southwark [2] Penge, Kent [2] Pimlico [2] Sydenham, London [2] Adstock Woodfield Avenue Clapham London [1] Battersea [1] Battersea, South West London [1] Beckenham, Kent [1] Bermondsey, Surrey [1] Bethnal Green [1] Birmingham,Warwickshire. [1] Bloomsbury, London [1] Bournemouth [1] Brentford [1] Brixton [1] Brixton, London [1] Camberwell, London [1] Camberwell, South London [1] Chalfont, Essex [1] Chelsea [1] Curragh Camp, The Curragh, County Kildare. [1] Dartford Kent [1] Deptford [1] Docking, Norfolk [1] Dudley [1] Dulwich [1] East Dulwich [1] Greenwich, London [1] Hastings [1] Ipswich [1] Islington [1] Islington, London [1] Kennington, London [1] Lee, Lewisham [1] Lewisham [1] Lewisham, Kent [1] Leytonstone [1] Liverpool [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [95] Corporal [11] Lance Corporal [8] Rifleman [8] Second Lieutenant [7] Gunner [6] Serjeant [6] Able Seaman [3] Bombardier [3] Captain [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Boy Sailor [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Driver [2] Lieutenant [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Sapper [2] Sergeant [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Bombardier (Paid) [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Boatman [1] Chaplain to the Forces Class III [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Boatman [1] Leading Boatman (A.B.) [1] Leading Boatman (C.G.) (A.B.) [1] Lieutenant Colonel (Temporary) [1] Major [1] Nurse [1] Pioneer [1] Private - Reservist [1] Private to Serjeant [1] Reverend [1] Second Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1] Special Military Probationer [1] Surgeon [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [19] London Regiment [18] Royal West Kent Regiment [18] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [8] Bedfordshire Regiment [7] Royal Field Artillery [5] Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [4] Royal Engineers [4] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [4] Army Service Corps [3] Kent Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] East Kent Regiment [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Queens Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [2] Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [2] Royal Fusiliers (City Of London Regiment) [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] 2nd Battalion Leinster Regiment [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Reserve [1] Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1] British Columbia Regiment – Canadian Infantry [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Duke Of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment) [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] Essex Yeomanry [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] Grenadier Guards [1] H.M.S. Juno [1] HMS Clan McNaughton [1] HMS Queen Mary [1] Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [119] Royal Navy [6] Australian Imperial Force [1] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [16] B [13] C [11] M [10] L [9] R [9] D [8] H [8] G [7] S [7] T [7] P [6] F [4] J [3] N [3] K [2] O [2] U [2] A [1] E [1]

Contribution

Military Service [123] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [128] India [3] Gibraltar [2] Australia [1] Bermuda [1] France [1] Guernsey [1]

Spencer George Mayor

Born 1872

Died 1915

British Army PS/1798 Corporal Royal Fusiliers (City Of London Regiment) 18th Battalion (1st Public Schools)

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Alan Thomas Fenner

Born 1899

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 8565/762574 Private The London Regiment 28th (County of London) Battalion (Artists Rifles)

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Louis Spencer Drawbridge

Born 1891

Died 1918

Royal Navy J3976

Royal Navy J.3976. (CH) Able Seaman H.M.S. Juno

Royal Navy J3976 Boy Sailor

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Charles Durrant

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 4606 Rifleman Rifle Brigade 2nd Battalion (Prince Consorts Own)

British Army 4606 Private Rifle Brigade 2nd Battalion (Prince Consorts Own)

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James Turner

British Army 27299 Guardsman Grenadier Guards 1st Battalion

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Albert Beer

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army L/10976 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army Private Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army L/10976 Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 8th Battalion.

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Michael Maybrick Chilley

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 6227 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 241719 Private Middlesex Regiment 4th Battalion

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Nellie Hawley

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army Nurse Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service

British Army 83/11/1057 Special Military Probationer Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service

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William Alfred Ellinor

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 47437 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 47437 Sergeant Royal Field Artillery 31st Battery 37th Brigade

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