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Bethnal Green, London [2]

Dunmow, Essex [2]

Gorleston, Norfolk [2]

Halstead, Essex [2]

Lambeth, Surrey [2]

Maldon, Essex [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Swansea, Glamorgan [2]

Barking, Essex [1]

Brentwood, Essex [1]

Clapham, South London [1]

Colchester, Essex [1]

Coxheath, Linton, Kent [1]

Essex [1]

Forest Gate, East London [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

Hammersmith, London, Middlesex [1]

Hampstead, London [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

London [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Lowestoft, Suffolk [1]

Lowestoft, Suffolk, England [1]

Marylebone, North West London [1]

Mutford, Suffolk [1]

Poplar, London [1]

Shoreditch, London [1]

St. Clements, Ipswich [1]

Stanford-le-Hope, Essex [1]

Stepney, London [1]

Stratford, East London [1]

Stratford, London [1]

Sudbury, Suffolk [1]

Tollesbury, Maldon, Essex [1]

Trimley, Suffolk [1]

Trunch, Norfolk [1]

West Ham, Essex [1]

Witham, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [112]

Gunner [14]

Corporal [9]

Driver [9]

Sapper [6]

Lieutenant [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Serjeant [4]

Captain [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Rifleman [2]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Warrant Writer [1]

Air Mechanic 3 [1]

Bombardier [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant/ Acting Captain [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private /Acting Serjeant [1]

Private 2 [1]

Sick Berth Steward 2nd Class [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Essex Regiment [23]

London Regiment [19]

Army Service Corps [15]

Labour Corps [13]

Royal Field Artillery [13]

Royal Engineers [11]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

Middlesex Regiment [10]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Suffolk Regiment [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Royal Horse Artillery [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Norfolk Regiment [4]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Corps of Hussars [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Leinster Regiment [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Irish Regiment [2]

Suffolk Yeomanry [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Air Force [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Dental Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Labour Company [1]

Army Service Corps attached The Queen's Regiment [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Australian Army Medical Corps [1]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Border Regiment [1]

County of London Yeomanry [1]

Depot Rifle Brigade [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

General Hospital Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

General List Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

HMS Duke [1]

Service

British Army [169]

Royal Navy [24]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [13]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

S [231]

Contribution

Military Service [227]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

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People [231] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bethnal Green, London [2] Dunmow, Essex [2] Gorleston, Norfolk [2] Halstead, Essex [2] Lambeth, Surrey [2] Maldon, Essex [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Swansea, Glamorgan [2] Barking, Essex [1] Brentwood, Essex [1] Clapham, South London [1] Colchester, Essex [1] Coxheath, Linton, Kent [1] Essex [1] Forest Gate, East London [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Hammersmith, London, Middlesex [1] Hampstead, London [1] Lambeth, London [1] London [1] London, Middlesex [1] Lowestoft, Suffolk [1] Lowestoft, Suffolk, England [1] Marylebone, North West London [1] Mutford, Suffolk [1] Poplar, London [1] Shoreditch, London [1] St. Clements, Ipswich [1] Stanford-le-Hope, Essex [1] Stepney, London [1] Stratford, East London [1] Stratford, London [1] Sudbury, Suffolk [1] Tollesbury, Maldon, Essex [1] Trimley, Suffolk [1] Trunch, Norfolk [1] West Ham, Essex [1] Witham, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [112] Gunner [14] Corporal [9] Driver [9] Sapper [6] Lieutenant [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Serjeant [4] Captain [3] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Lance Corporal [2] Rifleman [2] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Warrant Writer [1] Air Mechanic 3 [1] Bombardier [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant/ Acting Captain [1] Pioneer [1] Private /Acting Serjeant [1] Private 2 [1] Sick Berth Steward 2nd Class [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Essex Regiment [23] London Regiment [19] Army Service Corps [15] Labour Corps [13] Royal Field Artillery [13] Royal Engineers [11] Machine Gun Corps [10] Middlesex Regiment [10] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Suffolk Regiment [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Royal Horse Artillery [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Norfolk Regiment [4] Durham Light Infantry [3] East Kent Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Corps of Hussars [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Leinster Regiment [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Irish Regiment [2] Suffolk Yeomanry [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] 75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Air Force [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Dental Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Service Corps Labour Company [1] Army Service Corps attached The Queen's Regiment [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Australian Army Medical Corps [1] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Border Regiment [1] County of London Yeomanry [1] Depot Rifle Brigade [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] General Hospital Royal Army Medical Corps [1] General List Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] HMS Duke [1]

Service

British Army [169] Royal Navy [24] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20] Canadian Expeditionary Force [13] Australian Imperial Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

S [231]

Contribution

Military Service [227] Conscientious Objector [2] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

William Edward Spurgeon

Born 1896

Died 1972

British Army 2749 Private London Regiment

British Army 650785 Private London Regiment

British Army 684647 Private London Regiment

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Charles Arthur Spurgeon

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 1402 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army TR/16713 Private The Queen's Regiment 29th Battalion Training Reserve

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Herbert Alfred Spurgeon

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 32387 Private Essex Regiment 11th Battalion

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Arthur Louis Spurgeon

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 168501 Air Mechanic 3 RAF

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 168501 Private RAF

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William Albert Spurgeon

Born 1876

Died 1916

British Army 36190 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 16th Battalion

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Bertie William Spurgeon

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 17649 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 50017 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 50017 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Albert Alma Spurgeon

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 190073

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Frederick Charles Spurgeon

Born 1889

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 179 Private Australian Army Medical Corps 3rd Field Amb.

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Victor Spurgeon

Died 1918

British Army 32431 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 32431 Lance Corporal Essex Regiment 11th Battalion

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Arthur Spurgeon

Died 1918

British Army 33194 Private Border Regiment

British Army 148415 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 148415 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Frank James Spurgeon

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 3/2319 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 3/2319 Lance Corporal Essex Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Frank Basil Spurgeon

Born 1899

Died 1917

British Army 4218 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 240881 Private Norfolk Regiment 5th Battalion

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Edward Spurgeon

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 301307

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Charles Alfred Spurgeon

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 299141 Private 2 75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Air Force

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Percy George Spurgeon

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 85870

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Henry Allen Spurgeon

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 304110 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 41601 Private Leicestershire Regiment 7th Battalion

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Henry John Spurgeon

Died 1915

British Army 3/3554 Private Essex Regiment 9th Battalion

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Augustus Nathaniel Spurgeon

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 43371 Private Norfolk Regiment 1st Battalion

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Louis Spurgeon

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 9771 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 9771 Corporal Bedfordshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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William Arthur Spurgeon

Died 1916

British Army 3122 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 14454 Private East Surrey Regiment

British Army 3122 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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