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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]

Bertram Henry Drane

Born 1892

Died 1915

Royal Navy SS112201 Stoker Second Class HMS Natal

Royal Navy SS112201 Stoker Second Class

Royal Navy SS112201 Stoker First Class HMS Natal

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Frederick Harbach

Born 1896

Died 1969

British Army

British Army Worcestershire Regiment 2/8

British Army 1669 Private Worcestershire Regiment 8th Battalion

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Lewis John Potter

Born 1875

Died 1917

British Army 91886 Private Royal Flying Corps

British Army 91886 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps

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Christopher Joseph Quintin Brand

Born 1893

Died 1968

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

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Temporary Captain Royal Fling Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Lieutenant (Temporary Captain)

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William Leslie Beckington

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army G/1943 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army GS/1943 Private Kent Regiment 7th royal west Battalion

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George Pickering

Born 1895

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 5158 Lance Corporal 3rd Battalion

Australian Imperial Force Air Mechanic 2nd Class Australian Flying Corps 5 Squadron

Australian Imperial Force Second Lieutenant Australian Flying Corps 5 Squadron

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Herbert Julian Carn-Duff

Born 1892

Died 1922

Royal Navy Naval cadet

Royal Navy Midshipman

Royal Navy Acting Sub Lieutenant

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Geoffrey Grenside Bowen

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army Captain 2/2nd Lovat's Scouts

British Army Second Lieutenant 2nd Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers

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Guy Lindsay Cruikshank

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant/Temporary Captain Gordon Highlanders/Royal Flying Corps 3rd

British Army Captain Gordon Highlanders 1st Battalion

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Captain 70 Squadron

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Gilbert William Roger Mapplebeck

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Liverpool attached King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Captain King's Royal Rifle Corps Liverpool Regiment attached Royal Flying Corps

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Basil Belgrave Capper

Born 1884

Died 1932

Australian Imperial Force Second Lieutenant 4th Light Horse Brigade, 12th Light Horse Regiment ‘C’ Squadron

Australian Imperial Force Second Lieutenant 6th Light Horse Regiment ‘D’ Squadron

Australian Imperial Force Lieutenant 6th Light Horse Regiment

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Alexander Wallace Couston

Born 1893

Australian Imperial Force 935 Private 10th Infantry Brigade

Australian Imperial Force Lieutenant Australian Flying Corps

Australian Imperial Force Second Lieutenant Australian Flying Corps

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Thomas Atkinson

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 5/2596 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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David Alexander Swayze

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 74321 Aircraft Mechanic 3rd Class Royal Flying Corps

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John James Hollis

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 5086 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 266664 Private Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) 1/7th Battalion

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Joseph Blackshaw

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army R 10137 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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George Cook

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 589 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps

British Army 589 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps 3 Squadron

British Army 589 Air Mechanic 1st Class Royal Flying Corps 3 Squadron

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Henry Charles Enticknap

Born 1894

Died 1961

Royal Navy K17650 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Victory II

Royal Navy K17650 Stoker 1st Class

Royal Navy K17650 Stoker 1st Class HMS Maori

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George William Drinkwater

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 3742 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 266155 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment 1/7th Battalion

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Alfred Notman

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 3591 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 266976 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment 1/7th Battalion

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