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Portsmouth, Hampshire [49]

Nottingham [48]

London [46]

West Ham, Essex [41]

Plymouth, Devon [33]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [26]

Liverpool, Lancashire [26]

Chislehurst, Kent [24]

Poplar, London [24]

Islington, London [23]

Southampton, Hampshire [21]

Devonport, Devon [18]

Dublin [18]

Hackney, London [18]

Brighton, Sussex [17]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [16]

Camberwell, London [15]

Manchester, Lancashire [15]

Bath, Somerset [14]

Bethnal Green, London [14]

Exeter, Devon [14]

Kensington, London [14]

Paddington, London [14]

Stratford, Essex [14]

Battersea, London [13]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [13]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [13]

Hull, Yorkshire [12]

Chelsea, London [11]

Gosport, Hampshire [11]

Lambeth, London [11]

Marylebone, London [11]

Toronto [11]

Wandsworth, London [11]

Bristol [10]

Gateshead, Durham [10]

Leeds, Yorkshire [10]

Belfast [9]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [9]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [9]

Dover, Kent [9]

Edinburgh [9]

Fulham, London [9]

Hammersmith, London [9]

Kingsbridge, Devon [9]

Peckham, London [9]

Sidcup, Kent [9]

Bermondsey, London [8]

Bromley, Kent [8]

Croydon, Surrey [8]

Rank

Private [1000]

Second Lieutenant [662]

Lieutenant [607]

Able Seaman [567]

Ordinary Seaman [553]

Boy 2nd Class [514]

Boy 1st Class [502]

Captain [335]

Stoker 1st Class [267]

Stoker 2nd Class [218]

Midshipman [171]

Naval Cadet [170]

Leading Seaman [147]

Commander [140]

Sub Lieutenant [140]

Corporal [128]

Gunner [122]

Lieutenant Commander [114]

Lance Corporal [88]

Serjeant [84]

Petty Officer [80]

Leading Stoker [73]

Major [70]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [67]

Stoker [48]

Acting Leading Stoker [47]

Gunner 2nd Class [42]

Stoker Petty Officer [42]

Temporary Captain [38]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [36]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [34]

Sub-Lieutenant [34]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [33]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [32]

Musician [32]

Signal Boy [32]

Signalman [31]

Rear Admiral [30]

Sergeant [30]

Temporary Lieutenant [30]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [29]

Lieutenant Colonel [28]

Ordinary Signalman [28]

Rifleman [27]

Vice Admiral [24]

Boy Telegraphist [23]

Flight Lieutenant [23]

Telegraphist [23]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [22]

Ordinary Telegraphist [22]

Unit

Royal Flying Corps [445]

HMS Ajax [323]

HMS Agincourt [253]

HMS Erin [238]

HMS Impregnable [234]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [173]

HMS Ganges [165]

Royal Air Force [163]

HMS Fearless [133]

HMS Vivid II [112]

Royal Marine Artillery [108]

London Regiment [102]

Royal Naval Division [94]

HMS Natal [91]

HMS Vivid I [90]

Royal Field Artillery [82]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [74]

HMS Victory II [69]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [69]

HMS Ganges II [63]

Royal Engineers [63]

Royal Fusiliers [54]

Royal Naval Reserve [54]

Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [54]

HMS Victory I [49]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [48]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [47]

HMS Hindustan [41]

HMS Powerful [39]

Essex Regiment [38]

Royal Marines Band [38]

Royal West Kent Regiment [38]

HMS Pembroke II [36]

Royal Marine Light Infantry [34]

Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [33]

Royal Naval Air Service [33]

Royal Garrison Artillery [32]

General List [31]

Middlesex Regiment [31]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [30]

Rifle Brigade [29]

HMS Nelson [28]

HM Submarine E6 [27]

Machine Gun Corps [27]

Army Service Corps [26]

HMS Pembroke I [26]

HM Submarine E22 [25]

HM Submarine E49 [23]

Royal Army Medical Corps [23]

Australian Flying Corps [22]

Service

Royal Navy [2594]

British Army [1755]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [422]

Australian Imperial Force [46]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [46]

Other Empire Force [10]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Indian Army [6]

South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

B [613]

H [445]

C [424]

S [383]

M [350]

W [298]

P [245]

G [236]

D [226]

A [214]

L [191]

T [185]

R [176]

F [150]

K [128]

J [106]

E [100]

N [66]

O [50]

I [23]

V [23]

Y [18]

U [8]

Q [4]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4438]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [1450]

Ireland [23]

India [10]

South Africa [7]

Canada [6]

Guernsey [5]

Australia [4]

Egypt [3]

Germany [2]

Jersey [2]

New Zealand [2]

France [1]

Guyana [1]

Hong Kong [1]

Isle of Man [1]

Jamaica [1]

Pakistan [1]

Sierra Leone [1]

Singapore [1]

Spain [1]

United States [1]

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Portsmouth, Hampshire [49] Nottingham [48] London [46] West Ham, Essex [41] Plymouth, Devon [33] Bristol, Gloucestershire [26] Liverpool, Lancashire [26] Chislehurst, Kent [24] Poplar, London [24] Islington, London [23] Southampton, Hampshire [21] Devonport, Devon [18] Dublin [18] Hackney, London [18] Brighton, Sussex [17] Birmingham, Warwickshire [16] Camberwell, London [15] Manchester, Lancashire [15] Bath, Somerset [14] Bethnal Green, London [14] Exeter, Devon [14] Kensington, London [14] Paddington, London [14] Stratford, Essex [14] Battersea, London [13] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [13] Sheffield, Yorkshire [13] Hull, Yorkshire [12] Chelsea, London [11] Gosport, Hampshire [11] Lambeth, London [11] Marylebone, London [11] Toronto [11] Wandsworth, London [11] Bristol [10] Gateshead, Durham [10] Leeds, Yorkshire [10] Belfast [9] Birkenhead, Cheshire [9] Cardiff, Glamorgan [9] Dover, Kent [9] Edinburgh [9] Fulham, London [9] Hammersmith, London [9] Kingsbridge, Devon [9] Peckham, London [9] Sidcup, Kent [9] Bermondsey, London [8] Bromley, Kent [8] Croydon, Surrey [8]

Rank

Private [1000] Second Lieutenant [662] Lieutenant [607] Able Seaman [567] Ordinary Seaman [553] Boy 2nd Class [514] Boy 1st Class [502] Captain [335] Stoker 1st Class [267] Stoker 2nd Class [218] Midshipman [171] Naval Cadet [170] Leading Seaman [147] Commander [140] Sub Lieutenant [140] Corporal [128] Gunner [122] Lieutenant Commander [114] Lance Corporal [88] Serjeant [84] Petty Officer [80] Leading Stoker [73] Major [70] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [67] Stoker [48] Acting Leading Stoker [47] Gunner 2nd Class [42] Stoker Petty Officer [42] Temporary Captain [38] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [36] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [34] Sub-Lieutenant [34] Temporary Second Lieutenant [33] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [32] Musician [32] Signal Boy [32] Signalman [31] Rear Admiral [30] Sergeant [30] Temporary Lieutenant [30] Air Mechanic 1st Class [29] Lieutenant Colonel [28] Ordinary Signalman [28] Rifleman [27] Vice Admiral [24] Boy Telegraphist [23] Flight Lieutenant [23] Telegraphist [23] Acting Sub Lieutenant [22] Ordinary Telegraphist [22]

Unit

Royal Flying Corps [445] HMS Ajax [323] HMS Agincourt [253] HMS Erin [238] HMS Impregnable [234] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [173] HMS Ganges [165] Royal Air Force [163] HMS Fearless [133] HMS Vivid II [112] Royal Marine Artillery [108] London Regiment [102] Royal Naval Division [94] HMS Natal [91] HMS Vivid I [90] Royal Field Artillery [82] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [74] HMS Victory II [69] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [69] HMS Ganges II [63] Royal Engineers [63] Royal Fusiliers [54] Royal Naval Reserve [54] Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [54] HMS Victory I [49] King's Royal Rifle Corps [48] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [47] HMS Hindustan [41] HMS Powerful [39] Essex Regiment [38] Royal Marines Band [38] Royal West Kent Regiment [38] HMS Pembroke II [36] Royal Marine Light Infantry [34] Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [33] Royal Naval Air Service [33] Royal Garrison Artillery [32] General List [31] Middlesex Regiment [31] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [30] Rifle Brigade [29] HMS Nelson [28] HM Submarine E6 [27] Machine Gun Corps [27] Army Service Corps [26] HMS Pembroke I [26] HM Submarine E22 [25] HM Submarine E49 [23] Royal Army Medical Corps [23] Australian Flying Corps [22]

Service

Royal Navy [2594] British Army [1755] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [422] Australian Imperial Force [46] Canadian Expeditionary Force [46] Other Empire Force [10] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7] Indian Army [6] South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

B [613] H [445] C [424] S [383] M [350] W [298] P [245] G [236] D [226] A [214] L [191] T [185] R [176] F [150] K [128] J [106] E [100] N [66] O [50] I [23] V [23] Y [18] U [8] Q [4] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4438] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [1450] Ireland [23] India [10] South Africa [7] Canada [6] Guernsey [5] Australia [4] Egypt [3] Germany [2] Jersey [2] New Zealand [2] France [1] Guyana [1] Hong Kong [1] Isle of Man [1] Jamaica [1] Pakistan [1] Sierra Leone [1] Singapore [1] Spain [1] United States [1]

Wardlaw Ivor Thomson

Born 1898

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force Temporary Second Lieutenant Australian Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps General List

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Gordon Charles Steele

Born 1891

Died 1981

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy Commander

Royal Navy Lieutenant HM Submarines, Q Ships, HM CMB No 88

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William Stephen Richard King-Hall

Born 1893

Died 1966

Royal Navy Lieutenant

Royal Navy Lieutenant HMS Southampton

Royal Navy Cadet

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Norman Wreford Birkett

Born 1893

Canadian Expeditionary Force 227

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George William Patrick Dawes

British Army Captain Attached Royal Flying Corps

British Army Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Royal Flying Corps

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Keith Charles Beddy

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Hampshire Regiment 5th Battalion

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

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Frederick Hugh Geoffrey Trumble

Born 1893

Died 1918

Royal Navy Lieutenant HMS Warwick

Royal Navy Naval Cadet

Royal Navy Midshipman

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William Arthur Grattan-Bellew

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

British Army Major Connaught Rangers Royal Flying Corps

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Evelyn Walter Copland Perry

Born 1890

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps Special Reserve

British Army Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps Special Reserve

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Frederick Bouhier Imbert-Terry

Born 1888

Died 1963

British Army Lieutenant Devonshire Regiment

British Army Captain Devonshire Regiment

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Hugh Pater

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) 3rd Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

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Henry Edward De Parny Rennick

Born 1881

Died 1914

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander H.M.S. "Hogue"

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Harwood James Arnold

Born 1890

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

Royal Navy Flight Sub Lieutenant Royal Naval Air Service

Royal Navy Flight Lieutenant Royal Naval Air Service

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Charles Arthur Campbell Russell

Born 1892

Died 1918

Royal Navy Naval Cadet

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS Venerable

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant

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Benjamin Frederick Whiteley

British Army 2050 Serjeant King's Royal Rifle Corps attached Machine Gun Corps

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Geoffrey Cooper Malcolm

Died 1917

British Army 235415 2598 Serjeant Royal Gloucestershire Hussars Yeomanry

British Army Acting Second Lieutenant King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army Acting Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

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Otto Adolph Dietrich

Born 1879

British Army 596 Private Scottish Horse

British Army 56049 Acting Corporal Machine Gun Corps

British Army 56049 Gunner Machine Gun Corps

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Laurence William Courtney Smith

Born 1898

Royal Navy MB/1696 Chief Motor Mechanic Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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Lewis John Pitcairn Jones

Born 1890

Royal Navy Commander

Royal Navy Lieutenant HMS Gabriel

Royal Navy Lieutenant HMS Mischief

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George Harry Pink

Born 1879

Royal Navy 179101 Chief Yeoman of Signals HMS Revenge

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