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Place of birth

Islington, North London [46]

Ballymacarrett, Belfast, County Down, Northern Ireland [33]

Lambeth, South West London [29]

Belfast, Northern Ireland [27]

St Pancras, North London [26]

Paddington, West London [24]

Camberwell, South London [23]

Bermondsey, London [20]

Bethnal Green, East London [19]

Chelsea, South West London [18]

Marylebone, North West London [17]

Poplar, East London [17]

London [16]

Fulham, South West London [15]

Bow, East London [14]

Stoke Newington, North London [14]

Peckham, South East London [13]

Southwark, South London [13]

Liverpool, Lancashire [12]

Stepney, East London [12]

Battersea, South West London [11]

Battersea, London [10]

Brighton, Sussex [10]

Hammersmith, West London [10]

Mile End, East London [10]

Battersea, South London [9]

Walworth, South East London [9]

Glasgow [8]

Hull, Yorkshire [8]

Rotherhithe, South East London [8]

Westminster, London [8]

Woolwich, South East London [8]

Clapham, South London [7]

Clerkenwell, North London [7]

Edinburgh [7]

Glasgow, Scotland [7]

Ipswich, Suffolk [7]

Kensington, South West London [7]

Dalston, East London [6]

Hackney, East London [6]

Bermondsey, East London [5]

Birmingham [5]

Brixton, South West London [5]

Clapton, East London [5]

Dublin [5]

Hackney, North East London [5]

Kennington, South London [5]

Plymouth, Devon [5]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [5]

Tottenham, North London [5]

Rank

Rifleman [1759]

Private [1275]

Sapper [347]

Corporal [328]

Serjeant [270]

Lance Corporal [231]

Second Lieutenant [132]

Lieutenant [68]

Captain [62]

Sergeant [62]

Pioneer [56]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [38]

Acting Corporal [35]

Major [34]

Company Serjeant Major [31]

Lieutenant Colonel [24]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [20]

Acting Serjeant [17]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [16]

Gunner [16]

Temporary Lieutenant [14]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [14]

Lance Sergeant [13]

Driver [12]

Lance Serjeant [12]

Transport Serjeant [11]

Colour Serjeant [9]

Able Seaman [6]

Acting Major [5]

Bugler [5]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [5]

Company Sergeant Major [5]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [5]

Acting Sergeant [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [4]

Colonel [4]

Private Acting Corporal [4]

Temporary Captain [4]

Temporary Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Colour Sergeant [3]

Guardsman [3]

Lieutenant Acting Major [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [3]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [2]

Bombardier [2]

Unit

London Regiment [2312]

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [697]

Royal Engineers [370]

Royal Irish Rifles [160]

Postal Section Royal Engineers [76]

Royal Engineers Postal Section [64]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [59]

Labour Corps [44]

Rifle Brigade [39]

East Surrey Regiment [33]

Nigeria Regiment [29]

Norfolk Regiment [29]

Royal Fusiliers [22]

Divisional Signal Company New Zealand Engineers [18]

Middlesex Regiment [16]

Machine Gun Corps [14]

Royal Field Artillery [14]

Engineers [13]

Essex Regiment [13]

Field Engineers [13]

Postal Service Royal Engineers [13]

Royal Garrison Artillery [13]

Northamptonshire Regiment [12]

Gloucestershire Regiment [11]

Hampshire Regiment [11]

London Regiment (London Irish Rifles) [11]

London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) [11]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [11]

Royal Army Medical Corps [11]

Bedfordshire Regiment [10]

Nigeria Regiment - West African Frontier Force [9]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9]

Army Service Corps [8]

The Queen's Regiment [8]

Lincolnshire Regiment [7]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

Somerset Light Infantry [7]

Devonshire Regiment [6]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

Military Foot Police [6]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [6]

Royal Engineers Transport [6]

Australian Infantry [5]

Border Regiment [5]

Dorsetshire Regiment [5]

General List [5]

Honourable Artillery Company [5]

London Regiment (City of London Rifles) [5]

Royal Air Force [5]

Royal West Kent Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [3308]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [53]

Royal Navy [24]

Australian Imperial Force [18]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [9]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7]

Last name first letter

B [332]

M [325]

S [315]

C [284]

W [268]

H [267]

G [198]

R [190]

P [178]

D [152]

T [151]

F [131]

L [127]

A [103]

K [79]

E [75]

J [73]

N [50]

O [34]

I [21]

Y [21]

V [20]

U [7]

Q [5]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3402]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [1919]

Ireland [44]

New Zealand [44]

Australia [6]

Canada [5]

Jersey [4]

Guernsey [2]

India [2]

Isle of Man [2]

South Africa [2]

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People [3407] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Islington, North London [46] Ballymacarrett, Belfast, County Down, Northern Ireland [33] Lambeth, South West London [29] Belfast, Northern Ireland [27] St Pancras, North London [26] Paddington, West London [24] Camberwell, South London [23] Bermondsey, London [20] Bethnal Green, East London [19] Chelsea, South West London [18] Marylebone, North West London [17] Poplar, East London [17] London [16] Fulham, South West London [15] Bow, East London [14] Stoke Newington, North London [14] Peckham, South East London [13] Southwark, South London [13] Liverpool, Lancashire [12] Stepney, East London [12] Battersea, South West London [11] Battersea, London [10] Brighton, Sussex [10] Hammersmith, West London [10] Mile End, East London [10] Battersea, South London [9] Walworth, South East London [9] Glasgow [8] Hull, Yorkshire [8] Rotherhithe, South East London [8] Westminster, London [8] Woolwich, South East London [8] Clapham, South London [7] Clerkenwell, North London [7] Edinburgh [7] Glasgow, Scotland [7] Ipswich, Suffolk [7] Kensington, South West London [7] Dalston, East London [6] Hackney, East London [6] Bermondsey, East London [5] Birmingham [5] Brixton, South West London [5] Clapton, East London [5] Dublin [5] Hackney, North East London [5] Kennington, South London [5] Plymouth, Devon [5] Portsmouth, Hampshire [5] Tottenham, North London [5]

Rank

Rifleman [1759] Private [1275] Sapper [347] Corporal [328] Serjeant [270] Lance Corporal [231] Second Lieutenant [132] Lieutenant [68] Captain [62] Sergeant [62] Pioneer [56] Warrant Officer Class 2 [38] Acting Corporal [35] Major [34] Company Serjeant Major [31] Lieutenant Colonel [24] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [20] Acting Serjeant [17] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [16] Gunner [16] Temporary Lieutenant [14] Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [14] Lance Sergeant [13] Driver [12] Lance Serjeant [12] Transport Serjeant [11] Colour Serjeant [9] Able Seaman [6] Acting Major [5] Bugler [5] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [5] Company Sergeant Major [5] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [5] Acting Sergeant [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [4] Colonel [4] Private Acting Corporal [4] Temporary Captain [4] Temporary Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Colour Sergeant [3] Guardsman [3] Lieutenant Acting Major [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Temporary Second Lieutenant [3] Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Acting Company Serjeant Major [2] Bombardier [2]

Unit

London Regiment [2312] London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [697] Royal Engineers [370] Royal Irish Rifles [160] Postal Section Royal Engineers [76] Royal Engineers Postal Section [64] King's Royal Rifle Corps [59] Labour Corps [44] Rifle Brigade [39] East Surrey Regiment [33] Nigeria Regiment [29] Norfolk Regiment [29] Royal Fusiliers [22] Divisional Signal Company New Zealand Engineers [18] Middlesex Regiment [16] Machine Gun Corps [14] Royal Field Artillery [14] Engineers [13] Essex Regiment [13] Field Engineers [13] Postal Service Royal Engineers [13] Royal Garrison Artillery [13] Northamptonshire Regiment [12] Gloucestershire Regiment [11] Hampshire Regiment [11] London Regiment (London Irish Rifles) [11] London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) [11] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [11] Royal Army Medical Corps [11] Bedfordshire Regiment [10] Nigeria Regiment - West African Frontier Force [9] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9] Army Service Corps [8] The Queen's Regiment [8] Lincolnshire Regiment [7] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7] Somerset Light Infantry [7] Devonshire Regiment [6] Liverpool Regiment [6] Military Foot Police [6] Royal Berkshire Regiment [6] Royal Engineers Transport [6] Australian Infantry [5] Border Regiment [5] Dorsetshire Regiment [5] General List [5] Honourable Artillery Company [5] London Regiment (City of London Rifles) [5] Royal Air Force [5] Royal West Kent Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [3308] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [53] Royal Navy [24] Australian Imperial Force [18] Canadian Expeditionary Force [9] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7]

Last name first letter

B [332] M [325] S [315] C [284] W [268] H [267] G [198] R [190] P [178] D [152] T [151] F [131] L [127] A [103] K [79] E [75] J [73] N [50] O [34] I [21] Y [21] V [20] U [7] Q [5] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3402] Conscientious Objector [1] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [1919] Ireland [44] New Zealand [44] Australia [6] Canada [5] Jersey [4] Guernsey [2] India [2] Isle of Man [2] South Africa [2]

William H Pitts

British Army 27594 Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army 27594 Transport Serjeant Royal Engineers

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William G Stiles

British Army 30120 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 30120 Corporal Royal Engineers

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F W Stokes

British Army 27508 Sapper Postal Section Royal Engineers

British Army Second Lieutenant Postal Section Royal Engineers

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Ernest J Stredder

British Army 27540 Corporal Postal Section Royal Engineers

British Army 27540 Serjeant Postal Section Royal Engineers

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Harry L Strutton

British Army 2604 Private London Regiment

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Alfred E Sullivan

British Army 30564 Pioneer Royal Engineers

British Army 30564 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Robert Mackay

British Army 29849 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 29849 Serjeant Royal Engineers

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William Morgan Powell

British Army 39098 Sapper Royal Engineers Postal Section

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George William Powter

British Army TR9/81494 Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant Training Reserve Battalion

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George F Puddy

British Army 915 Private London Regiment

British Army 370075 Private London Regiment

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Charles Mcdonald

British Army 29261 Sapper Royal Engineers Postal Section

British Army 29261 Corporal Royal Engineers Postal Section

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Alexander Mcglashan

British Army 59813 Company Quarter Master Serjeant Royal Engineers Postal Section

British Army 59813 Corporal Royal Engineers Postal Section

British Army Second Lieutenant Acting Major Royal Engineers Postal Section

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James Macindoe

British Army 30018 Sapper Postal Service Royal Engineers

British Army 30018 Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 Postal Service Royal Engineers

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John C Mcintyre

British Army 3202 Private London Regiment

British Army 371134 Private London Regiment

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John Talbot

British Army 27747 Pioneer Royal Engineers

British Army 27747 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Arthur Talbot

British Army 29821 Pioneer Royal Engineers

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Daniel Templeton

British Army 30048 Sapper Postal Service Royal Engineers

British Army 30048 Warrant Officer Class 2 Postal Service Royal Engineers

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Frank Thomas

British Army 27544 Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army 27544 Serjeant Royal Engineers

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Thomas P Tierney

British Army 133869 Pioneer Royal Engineers

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William Tinnams

British Army 1853 London Regiment

British Army 370341 London Regiment

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