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Bethnal Green, London [3]

Rochester, Kent [3]

Faversham, Kent [2]

Paddock Wood, Kent [2]

Redhill, Surrey [2]

Rotherhithe, London [2]

Camberwell [1]

Cootamundra New South Wales [1]

Faversham England [1]

Gillingham, Kent [1]

Hellingly [1]

Luton, Bedfordshire [1]

Penge, London [1]

Saint Paul Luton, Bedfordshire [1]

Scarborough, Yorkshire [1]

Small Heath, Birmingham [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Tonbridge, Kent [1]

Walworth, London [1]

West Ham, Essex [1]

Westfield, Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [73]

Driver [9]

Corporal [5]

Gunner [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Lieutenant [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Serjeant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Captain [1]

Conductor [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Pioneer [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sapper [1]

Staff Captain [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Sub Conductor [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [9]

London Regiment [8]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

Labour Corps [6]

Royal West Kent Regiment [6]

Army Service Corps [5]

East Kent Regiment [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Royal Engineers [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Border Regiment [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Scots [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Scots Guards [2]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Labour Company [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Brigade Royal Field Artillery [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

General List [1]

HMS INVINCIBLE [1]

HMS Victory I [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Hussars [1]

Indian Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Indian Ordnance Army [1]

Indian Ordnance Department [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Labour Corps ex Royal Scots [1]

Leinster Regiment [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Military Foot Police [1]

Service

British Army [103]

Royal Navy [25]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

Last name first letter

O [142]

Contribution

Military Service [142]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

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People [142] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bethnal Green, London [3] Rochester, Kent [3] Faversham, Kent [2] Paddock Wood, Kent [2] Redhill, Surrey [2] Rotherhithe, London [2] Camberwell [1] Cootamundra New South Wales [1] Faversham England [1] Gillingham, Kent [1] Hellingly [1] Luton, Bedfordshire [1] Penge, London [1] Saint Paul Luton, Bedfordshire [1] Scarborough, Yorkshire [1] Small Heath, Birmingham [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Tonbridge, Kent [1] Walworth, London [1] West Ham, Essex [1] Westfield, Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [73] Driver [9] Corporal [5] Gunner [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Lieutenant [3] Acting Corporal [2] Lance Corporal [2] Serjeant [2] Able Seaman [1] Captain [1] Conductor [1] Deck Hand [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Pioneer [1] Rifleman [1] Sapper [1] Staff Captain [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Sub Conductor [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [9] London Regiment [8] Royal Fusiliers [8] Labour Corps [6] Royal West Kent Regiment [6] Army Service Corps [5] East Kent Regiment [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4] Machine Gun Corps [3] Royal Engineers [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Border Regiment [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] Essex Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Scots [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Scots Guards [2] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Service Corps Labour Company [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Brigade Royal Field Artillery [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Dragoon Guards [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] General List [1] HMS INVINCIBLE [1] HMS Victory I [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] Hussars [1] Indian Army Ordnance Corps [1] Indian Ordnance Army [1] Indian Ordnance Department [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Labour Corps ex Royal Scots [1] Leinster Regiment [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Military Foot Police [1]

Service

British Army [103] Royal Navy [25] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6] Canadian Expeditionary Force [5] Australian Imperial Force [3]

Last name first letter

O [142]

Contribution

Military Service [142]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

Roy Herbert Overy

Born 1899

Royal Navy F41772

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Richard Overy

Born 1899

Royal Navy J45310

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Harry Overy

Born 1903

Royal Navy J93207

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Jack Overy

Born 1899

Royal Navy K42688

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Joseph Henry Overy

Born 1899

Royal Navy K43218

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Joseph Frank Overy

Born 1888

Royal Navy SS103931

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Percy Alfred Overy

Born 1894

Canadian Expeditionary Force 123534

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David Hughes Overy

Born 1889

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2128827

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Henry Gwyn Overy

Born 1880

Canadian Expeditionary Force 157

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James Alfred Overy

Born 1896

Canadian Expeditionary Force 745455

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George Overy

Born 1886

Royal Navy 221709

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Clement Frost Overy

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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David Hughes Overy

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Robert Overy

Born 1896

Royal Navy J72293 Ordinary Seaman HMS Victory I

Royal Navy DA 18504 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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Percy F Overy

British Army L/15716 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Joseph J Overy

British Army 37368 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army 91358 Private Royal Defence Corps

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Albert William Overy

Born 1886

Canadian Expeditionary Force 781930

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Harvey W Overy

British Army GS/4735 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Arthur Decelee Overy

Born 1898

Royal Navy J39635

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Edward Overy

Born 1893

Royal Navy K21880

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