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Buckhurst Hill Essex [4]

Buckhurst Hill, Essex [2]

Creswick Victoria [2]

Crewe, Cheshire [2]

Pimlico, London [2]

Bedminster, Somerset [1]

Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1]

Bishopston, Glamorgan [1]

Braintree, Essex [1]

Brighton Victoria [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Brixton, South West London [1]

Buckhurst Hill [1]

Chingford [1]

Colchester, Essex [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

Edmonton, London [1]

Edmonton, Middlesex [1]

Exmouth, Devon [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Mile End, London [1]

Ongar, Essex [1]

Plymouth, Devon, England [1]

Saint Pancras, London [1]

St Pancras, Middlesex [1]

Stawell Victoria [1]

Thaxted, Essex, England [1]

Withycombe, Exmouth, Devon [1]

Workington, Cumberland, England [1]

Rank

Private [130]

Serjeant [13]

Gunner [11]

Sapper [10]

Corporal [9]

Driver [8]

Lance Corporal [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Captain [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Bombardier [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Rifleman [2]

1st Mate [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private/Lance Bombardier [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary 2nd Lieutenant [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

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Essex Regiment [19]

London Regiment [16]

Labour Corps [15]

Royal Field Artillery [15]

Middlesex Regiment [13]

Army Service Corps [12]

Royal Engineers [12]

Bedfordshire Regiment [8]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Suffolk Regiment [4]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Hertfordshire Regiment [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Scots [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

11th Hussars [1]

12th Lancers [1]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Border Regiment [1]

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

Canadian Infantry [1]

Connaught Rangers [1]

Service

British Army [191]

Royal Navy [26]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [11]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

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Contribution

Military Service [245]

Merchant Navy [4]

Conscientious Objector [1]

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United Kingdom [9]

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Buckhurst Hill Essex [4] Buckhurst Hill, Essex [2] Creswick Victoria [2] Crewe, Cheshire [2] Pimlico, London [2] Bedminster, Somerset [1] Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1] Bishopston, Glamorgan [1] Braintree, Essex [1] Brighton Victoria [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Brixton, South West London [1] Buckhurst Hill [1] Chingford [1] Colchester, Essex [1] Dover, Kent [1] Edmonton, London [1] Edmonton, Middlesex [1] Exmouth, Devon [1] Hackney, London [1] Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire [1] London, Middlesex [1] Marylebone, London [1] Mile End, London [1] Ongar, Essex [1] Plymouth, Devon, England [1] Saint Pancras, London [1] St Pancras, Middlesex [1] Stawell Victoria [1] Thaxted, Essex, England [1] Withycombe, Exmouth, Devon [1] Workington, Cumberland, England [1]

Rank

Private [130] Serjeant [13] Gunner [11] Sapper [10] Corporal [9] Driver [8] Lance Corporal [4] Acting Corporal [3] Captain [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Bombardier [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lieutenant [2] Rifleman [2] 1st Mate [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Leading Signalman [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Pioneer [1] Private/Lance Bombardier [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Shoeing Smith Corporal [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary 2nd Lieutenant [1] Transport Corporal [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Essex Regiment [19] London Regiment [16] Labour Corps [15] Royal Field Artillery [15] Middlesex Regiment [13] Army Service Corps [12] Royal Engineers [12] Bedfordshire Regiment [8] Royal Fusiliers [8] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] Machine Gun Corps [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Suffolk Regiment [4] Coldstream Guards [3] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Welsh Regiment [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Hertfordshire Regiment [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Scots [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] 11th Hussars [1] 12th Lancers [1] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Border Regiment [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Connaught Rangers [1]

Service

British Army [191] Royal Navy [26] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12] Canadian Expeditionary Force [11] Australian Imperial Force [4] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [250]

Contribution

Military Service [245] Merchant Navy [4] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

C W Surridge

Born 1885

Died 1942

British Army 8089 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 8089 Private Essex Regiment 10th

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William Henry Surridge

Born 1892

Died 1929

British Army 7491 Sapper Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers Special Reserve

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John Ogborne Surridge

Born 1870

Died 1917

Other Empire Force 1st Mate Merchant Navy

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Raymond Henry Surridge

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army L/5175 Private 12th Lancers

British Army L/5175 Private The Prince Of Wales's Royal Lancers, 12th Lancers

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William Surridge

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28535

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William Reuben Surridge

Born 1990

Died 1962

British Army 8821 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 26566 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Charles John Logan Surridge

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 6492 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 3653 Rifleman East Surrey Regiment 6th

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John Henry Surridge

Born 1895

Died 1930

British Army 10025 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 143112 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Herbert William Castle Surridge

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army G/53050 Private Middlesex Regiment 21st (Service) Battalion, Islington

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Ernest Wilfred Surridge

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 60591 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Horace Victor Surridge

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 22740

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William George Thomas Surridge

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 73786

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Richard Surridge

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 6853

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Frederick Surridge

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 213201

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George Etherton Surridge

Died 1915

British Army 10865 Lance Corporal King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 10865 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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A P Surridge

Died 1917

British Army 9131 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 9131 Serjeant Essex Regiment

British Army 9131 Corporal Essex Regiment

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George Charles Surridge

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 5936 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 5683 Private Border Regiment

British Army 242029 Private Border Regiment

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Thomas Surridge

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army G/11369 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Leonard V Surridge

Died 1915

British Army 12699 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Frederick George Surridge

Died 1917

British Army 5254 Private London Regiment

British Army 232249 Private London Regiment

British Army 232249 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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