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London England [3]

Lowestoft, Suffolk [3]

Teddington, Middlesex [2]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

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Camberwell, London [1]

Chatterdon Lancashire England [1]

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Private [66]

Driver [5]

Gunner [5]

Serjeant [5]

Lance Corporal [4]

Rifleman [4]

Sapper [4]

Corporal [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

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Bandsman [1]

Bombardier [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Fitter [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Pioneer [1]

Saddler [1]

Saddler Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Skipper [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

pte [1]

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London Regiment [12]

Royal Field Artillery [10]

Royal Engineers [7]

Army Service Corps [5]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Labour Corps [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Border Regiment [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

Tank Corps [2]

10th Battalion Royal Defence Corps [1]

2nd Life Guards [1]

2nd South African Infantry [1]

4th Hussars [1]

6th Dragoons [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps Rifle Department [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Military Mounted Police [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [94]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [13]

Royal Navy [8]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

A [134]

B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [131]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [19]

France [3]

Ireland [2]

Canada [1]

Gibraltar [1]

India [1]

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People [135] Stories Communities

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London England [3] Lowestoft, Suffolk [3] Teddington, Middlesex [2] Ballarat Victoria [1] Bowes Park Middlesex England [1] Camberwell, London [1] Chatterdon Lancashire England [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Diss, Norfolk, England [1] Duloe Cornwall [1] Eastbourne Sussex England [1] Geldeston, Suffolk [1] Gillingham, Dorset [1] Hythe Kent England [1] Hythe, Kent [1] Lambeth Surrey England [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] London [1] London Middlesex England [1] London, England [1] London, Middlesex [1] Norfolk [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Rotherithe London England [1] St Pancras London [1] St Pancras, London [1] Stoke Newington [1] Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Toronto [1] West Norwood Surrey [1] Yorkshire [1] st Pancras, London, Middlesex, England [1]

Rank

Private [66] Driver [5] Gunner [5] Serjeant [5] Lance Corporal [4] Rifleman [4] Sapper [4] Corporal [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal [1] Bandsman [1] Bombardier [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Deck Hand [1] Fitter [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Pioneer [1] Saddler [1] Saddler Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Sergeant [1] Skipper [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] pte [1]

Unit

London Regiment [12] Royal Field Artillery [10] Royal Engineers [7] Army Service Corps [5] Manchester Regiment [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Labour Corps [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Devonshire Regiment [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Border Regiment [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Essex Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] Tank Corps [2] 10th Battalion Royal Defence Corps [1] 2nd Life Guards [1] 2nd South African Infantry [1] 4th Hussars [1] 6th Dragoons [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Dragoon Guards [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps Rifle Department [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Military Mounted Police [1] Norfolk Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [94] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16] Canadian Expeditionary Force [13] Royal Navy [8] Australian Imperial Force [2] South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

A [134] B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [131] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [19] France [3] Ireland [2] Canada [1] Gibraltar [1] India [1]

Charles Lawrence Alger

Born 1881

Died 1919

British Army 6384 Private London Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 44486 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles 15th Battalion

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George Henry Alger

Born 1875

Died 1932

British Army G/309 Company Sergeant Major East Kent Regiment 7th battalion east Battalion

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296098 Sergeant

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George Alger

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 648 Private London Regiment 1/5th lond Battalion

British Army 300481 Private London Regiment 1/5th lond Battalion

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Henry A Alger

Born 1899

British Army 229268 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army WR 31010 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Harry William Alger

Born 1887

Died 1932

British Army 59121 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Horace Richard Alger

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 24716 Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

British Army 33265 Private Devonshire Regiment 8th Battalion

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Thomas Alger

Born 1893

Canadian Expeditionary Force 10728

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William Henry Alger

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 373040 Private London Regiment 8th lond Battalion

British Army 373040 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 6000 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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William Charles Alger

Born 1895

Died 1987

Canadian Expeditionary Force 408001

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Frederick Alger

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 4404 Private London Regiment 13th Battalion

British Army 52980 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 52980 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) 20th Company

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John Ed Alger

Born 1882

Died 1958

British Army 5902 Lance Corporal Norfolk Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 35346 Lance Corporal Suffolk Regiment

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Francis Guy Alger

Born 1890

Died 1953

British Army R/33197 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps Rifle Department

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Ernest Alger

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army L/14066 Private Middlesex Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Frederick Arthur Alger

Born 1896

Died 1968

British Army G/125 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Alfred Noah Alger

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 33418 Private Manchester Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Alfred Alger

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 43098 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 363rd Siege Battery

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Charles Frederick Alger

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 129640

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George Henry Alger

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296098

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Robert David Hastings Benjamin Alger

Born 1893

British Army 796514 Private Canadian Infantry 1st Depot Battalion British Columbia Regiment

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William Speller Alger

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 216242

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