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Richmond New South Wales [4]

Warrnambool Victoria [4]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Ayrshire [2]

Essex England [2]

London England [2]

Margate, Kent, England [2]

Middlesex [2]

Arouca [1]

Barking, Essex [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

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Bothwell, Lanarkshire [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Caversham, Oxfordshire [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Cook New South Wales [1]

Devonport, Devon, England [1]

Elham, Norfolk [1]

Fritton, Suffolk [1]

Great Yarmouth [1]

Ipswich Queensland [1]

Ipswich, Suffolk [1]

Irstead Ludham, Norfolk [1]

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire [1]

Kurrajong New South Wales [1]

Lachlan Tasmania [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Leslie, Fife [1]

London [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

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Moonta South Australia [1]

New Miles, Ayrshire [1]

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Norwich, Norfolk [1]

Notting Hill, London [1]

Poplar, London [1]

Reading, Berkshire [1]

Richmond England [1]

Rotherhithe, London [1]

Saint Pancras, London [1]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [1]

Sheffield [1]

Southwark, London [1]

Soutth Hylton, Durham, England [1]

St. John, New Brunswick [1]

Rank

Private [161]

Driver [23]

Gunner [23]

Sapper [16]

Corporal [13]

Serjeant [12]

Acting Corporal [8]

Lance Corporal [7]

Lieutenant [6]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Captain [3]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Bombardier [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Craftsman 2nd Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Boatswain [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Clerk [1]

Commissioned Engineer [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Forewoman [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Major [1]

Nurse [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [31]

Royal Field Artillery [27]

Labour Corps [25]

Royal Engineers [24]

Royal Army Medical Corps [19]

London Regiment [12]

Machine Gun Corps [12]

Royal Fusiliers [12]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

Essex Regiment [8]

Norfolk Regiment [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [7]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [6]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [5]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal West Kent Regiment [5]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Highlanders [3]

Warwickshire Yeomanry [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

British West Indies Regiment [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2]

Labour Corps ex Scottish Rifles [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Royal Artillery [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [274]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [34]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [31]

Royal Navy [28]

Australian Imperial Force [20]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

L [406]

B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [390]

Merchant Navy [11]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Canada [1]

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People [407] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Richmond New South Wales [4] Warrnambool Victoria [4] London, Middlesex, England [3] Ayrshire [2] Essex England [2] London England [2] Margate, Kent, England [2] Middlesex [2] Arouca [1] Barking, Essex [1] Battersea, London [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bothwell, Lanarkshire [1] Camberwell, London [1] Caversham, Oxfordshire [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Cook New South Wales [1] Devonport, Devon, England [1] Elham, Norfolk [1] Fritton, Suffolk [1] Great Yarmouth [1] Ipswich Queensland [1] Ipswich, Suffolk [1] Irstead Ludham, Norfolk [1] Kilsyth, Stirlingshire [1] Kurrajong New South Wales [1] Lachlan Tasmania [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Leslie, Fife [1] London [1] London, Middlesex [1] Martham, Norfolk [1] Moonta South Australia [1] New Miles, Ayrshire [1] New Zealand, Wiltshire, England [1] North Kensington, London [1] Norwich, Norfolk [1] Notting Hill, London [1] Poplar, London [1] Reading, Berkshire [1] Richmond England [1] Rotherhithe, London [1] Saint Pancras, London [1] Salisbury, Wiltshire [1] Sheffield [1] Southwark, London [1] Soutth Hylton, Durham, England [1] St. John, New Brunswick [1]

Rank

Private [161] Driver [23] Gunner [23] Sapper [16] Corporal [13] Serjeant [12] Acting Corporal [8] Lance Corporal [7] Lieutenant [6] Second Lieutenant [6] Acting Serjeant [3] Captain [3] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Bombardier [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Craftsman 2nd Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Boatswain [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Clerk [1] Commissioned Engineer [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Forewoman [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Major [1] Nurse [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Sergeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [31] Royal Field Artillery [27] Labour Corps [25] Royal Engineers [24] Royal Army Medical Corps [19] London Regiment [12] Machine Gun Corps [12] Royal Fusiliers [12] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] Essex Regiment [8] Norfolk Regiment [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [7] Royal Berkshire Regiment [6] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [5] Durham Light Infantry [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal West Kent Regiment [5] Liverpool Regiment [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Highlanders [3] Warwickshire Yeomanry [3] Welsh Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] British West Indies Regiment [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2] Labour Corps ex Scottish Rifles [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2] Royal Artillery [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [274] Canadian Expeditionary Force [34] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [31] Royal Navy [28] Australian Imperial Force [20] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

L [406] B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [390] Merchant Navy [11] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [7] Canada [1]

Leslie Victor London

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 328175 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

British Army 6866 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

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Sydney Garfield London

Born 1884

Died 1964

British Army 21087 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 21087 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 21087 Sergeant Royal Garrison Artillery

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Leonard London

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 285653 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Percy London

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 27290

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John London

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 113833

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William London

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 13827

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John London

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 146776

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Charles Arthur London

Born 1895

Canadian Expeditionary Force 92837 Bombardier Canadian Garrison Artillery 2nd Siege Battery

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Abraham Henry London

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 65121

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James William Henry London

Born 1899

Died 1916

British Army T/1491 Driver Royal Army Service Corps 1st London Divisional Training

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Frank Leonard London

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 314963

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Oliver Francis London

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 83355

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Arthur London

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 13970 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/13136 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army G/13136 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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William London

Died 1918

British Army 372543 Private London Regiment

British Army 372543 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 5191 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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John H London

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 124221

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Theophilus London

Born 1891

Other Empire Force 1070 Trinidad Light Infantry Volunteers

British Army 16257 Private British West Indies Regiment 11th Battalion

British Army 16257 Private British West Indies Regiment 12th Battalion

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Herbert London

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 56158

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Hugh Francis London

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 59206

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John London

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 20568

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Walter Percy London

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 142557

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