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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]

Charles Gordon Potter

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 2369 Private London Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Hampshire Regiment

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George E Humphries

Born 1891

Died 1962

British Army 3141 Private London Regiment

British Army 371090 Private London Regiment

British Army 371090 Private City of London Rifles 2nd / 8th Battalion

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George Braid Bowstead

Born 1875

Died 1935

British Army 27470 Serjeant Postal Section Royal Engineers

British Army 27470 Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 Postal Section Royal Engineers

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Albert Edward Farrier

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army GS/27715 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Albert F Liddle

British Army 1182 Private London Regiment

British Army 346128 Private Labour Corps

British Army 370102 Private London Regiment

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Momadu Kukawa

British Army 4699 Company Serjeant Major Nigeria Regiment

British Army 4699 Company Serjeant Major West African Service Brigade

British Army 4699 Company Serjeant Major Nigeria Regiment - West African Frontier Force

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David John Lidbury

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Engineers

British Army Major Royal Engineers Postal Section Special Reserve

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