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London England [3]

Battersea, South West London [2]

Wandsworth, London [2]

Woking [2]

Aberavon, Glamorganshire [1]

Barking, London [1]

Bayswater, London [1]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [1]

Camberley, Surrey [1]

Chobham [1]

Chobham, Woking, Surrey [1]

Eton, Buckinghamshire [1]

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Hereford, Herefordshire [1]

Hertford [1]

Hobart, Tasmania [1]

Islington, London [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Oakleigh Victoria [1]

Telangatuk East Victoria [1]

Twickenham [1]

Vesterooik [1]

Wansworth, London [1]

Rank

Private [83]

Gunner [12]

Corporal [10]

Driver [7]

Lance Corporal [6]

Lieutenant [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Serjeant [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Captain [2]

Rifleman [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Major [1]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [1]

Bandsman [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Forewoman [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Major [1]

Major Retired Pay [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Sapper [1]

Special Military Probationer [1]

Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant /Orderly Room Serjeant [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [18]

London Regiment [13]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

Labour Corps [7]

Royal Field Artillery [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Royal Engineers [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Essex Regiment [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Marine Artillery [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

Bedford Yeomanry [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Dragoon Guards [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

3rd Hussars [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Australian Army Unit [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1]

British Red Cross Society/Imperial Service Troops [1]

Buckinghamshire Battalion [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

County of London Yeomanry [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

General List [1]

General and Special [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [129]

Royal Navy [16]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10]

Australian Imperial Force [7]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [7]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

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D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [170]

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United Kingdom [9]

New Zealand [1]

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People [170] Stories Communities

Place of birth

London England [3] Battersea, South West London [2] Wandsworth, London [2] Woking [2] Aberavon, Glamorganshire [1] Barking, London [1] Bayswater, London [1] Bournemouth, Hampshire [1] Camberley, Surrey [1] Chobham [1] Chobham, Woking, Surrey [1] Eton, Buckinghamshire [1] Fulham, London [1] Hereford, Herefordshire [1] Hertford [1] Hobart, Tasmania [1] Islington, London [1] London, Middlesex [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Oakleigh Victoria [1] Telangatuk East Victoria [1] Twickenham [1] Vesterooik [1] Wansworth, London [1]

Rank

Private [83] Gunner [12] Corporal [10] Driver [7] Lance Corporal [6] Lieutenant [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Serjeant [4] Acting Corporal [3] Captain [2] Rifleman [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Major [1] Armourer Staff Serjeant [1] Bandsman [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Forewoman [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Major [1] Major Retired Pay [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Sapper [1] Special Military Probationer [1] Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant /Orderly Room Serjeant [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [18] London Regiment [13] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] Labour Corps [7] Royal Field Artillery [6] The Queen's Regiment [6] East Surrey Regiment [5] Machine Gun Corps [5] Royal Engineers [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Middlesex Regiment [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Essex Regiment [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal Marine Artillery [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] Welsh Regiment [3] Bedford Yeomanry [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Dragoon Guards [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Military Foot Police [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] 3rd Hussars [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Australian Army Unit [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1] British Red Cross Society/Imperial Service Troops [1] Buckinghamshire Battalion [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry [1] County of London Yeomanry [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] General List [1] General and Special [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [129] Royal Navy [16] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10] Australian Imperial Force [7] Canadian Expeditionary Force [7] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

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S [169] D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [170]

Country

United Kingdom [9] New Zealand [1]

William Amos Spong

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 21478 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army 21478 Serjeant Welsh Regiment

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Alfred Henry Spong

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 2859 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Harry George Spong

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 4875 Private London Regiment

British Army 4875 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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William Spong

Born 1896

British Army 288846 Private Worcestershire Hussars

British Army 288846 Private Corps of Hussars

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Henry Edward Spong

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 15290

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Thomas Spong

Born 1889

British Army 3537 and 1000055 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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James Spong

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197475

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William Spong

Born 1884

British Army WR/313777 Private Royal Engineers

British Army 5866 Private Royal Dragoons 2nd

British Army 196658 Private Royal Engineers 74th Marine Section

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Christopher Henry Spong

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1254

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Arthur Spong

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 239334

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Frederick William Edward Spong

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 803 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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Job Spong

Born 1893

Died 1966

Royal Navy 2557 Royal Marines Divisional Train:

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George Spong

Born 1869

Died 1948

British Army 21281 Private Norfolk Regiment 1st Garrison Battlion

British Army Private Suffolk Regiment 1st Res Garrison Battlion

British Army 4022 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 7th Battalion

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Thomas Pearse Nash De Spong

Born 1892

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 27472 Private Otago Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Albert Edwin Spong

Died 1915

British Army 2238 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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George Keal Spong

Born 1874

Died 1918

British Army SS/17964 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 142385 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 41594 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Albert A H Spong

Died 1915

British Army 97 Private Buckinghamshire Battalion

British Army 97 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 97 Private Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry

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William Ernest Spong

Born 1882

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 147292

Canadian Expeditionary Force 147292 Private Canadian Infantry

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Frederick Percy Spong

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 52488

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Percy Walter Spong

Australian Imperial Force 55142

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