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Place of birth

Tunbridge Wells [2]

226 Scovell Road, St Saviour, Southwark, London [1]

9 Binnie Place, Glasgow [1]

Ashford, Kent [1]

Aylesford, Kent [1]

Basseterre [1]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Bermondsey, Surrey [1]

Biddulph, Congleton, Cheshire [1]

Binbrooke, Lincolnshire [1]

Bridgetown [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Carlton-in-the-Willows, Nottinghamshire [1]

Chichester [1]

Chiswick [1]

Coalport, Shropshire [1]

DIDSBURY, LANCS [1]

Derby [1]

Earby [1]

Fenny Stratford, Bucks. [1]

Hailsham [1]

Harrow [1]

Kentish Town, Middlesex [1]

Kingston [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Lancaster, Lancashire [1]

Leyton, Essex [1]

Leytonstone,Essex [1]

Liverpool [1]

London [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Manchester [1]

Melbourne [1]

Neath, Glamorgan [1]

North Shields, Northumberland [1]

Northumberland [1]

Oxford [1]

Penderry, Glamorgan [1]

Portmadoc [1]

Redhill, Surrey [1]

Sevenoaks, Kent [1]

Shanklin, Isle of Wight [1]

Shrewsbury [1]

Southwark, London [1]

St. Joseph [1]

Stevington, Beds [1]

Sydney [1]

Tasmania [1]

Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire [1]

Villa Grange, Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northubmerland [1]

Rank

Private [238]

Second Lieutenant [46]

Lieutenant [33]

Lance Corporal [15]

Cadet [12]

Captain [11]

Corporal [10]

Serjeant [10]

Major [4]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Pilot Officer [2]

Rifleman [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer [1]

Adjutant [1]

Air Mechanic Third Class [1]

Fitter Lieutenant [1]

Flight Lieutenant [1]

Flight Lieutenant (temp.) [1]

Flight Second Lieutenant (Observer) [1]

Flying Officer [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant (A) [1]

Officer Cadet [1]

Sapper [1]

Sergeant [1]

Temporary 2nd Lieutenant [1]

machine-gun officer [1]

Unit

London Regiment (Artists' Rifles) [228]

London Regiment [223]

Artists Rifles [29]

Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [20]

Artists Rifles Officer Training Corps [16]

Royal Air Force [13]

Royal Flying Corps [6]

London Regiment (Artists Rifles) [4]

General List [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Engineers [3]

Artists' Rifles [2]

British West Indies Regiment [2]

London Regiment attached Machine Gun Corps [2]

15 (Artists Rifles) Officer Cadet Battalion [1]

15th Artists Rifles [1]

2 Squadron, Royal Air Force [1]

28th Artists Rifles [1]

2nd Artists Rifles [1]

2nd Artists Rifles Officer Training Corps [1]

64 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps [1]

A A C [1]

Administrative and Special Duties Branch [1]

Artists Rifles London Regiment West Riding Regiment [1]

Artists Rifles Officers Training Corps [1]

Artists Rifles attached Royal Fusiliers [1]

Artists Rifles, Officer Training Corps [1]

Artists Rifles/London Regiment [1]

Artists' Rifles O.T.C. [1]

Attached Royal Engineers Signals [1]

Australian Infantry Battalion [1]

British War Mission to the US [1]

County of London Regiment (Artists Rifles) [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Flying Branch [1]

General List and Royal Flying Corps [1]

Gloucester Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

London Regiment (Artists Rifles [1]

London Regiment (Artists’ Rifles) [1]

London Regiment (City of London Rifles) [1]

London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) [1]

London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles) [1]

London Regiment / Artists Rifles [1]

London Regiment/Artists' Rifles [1]

Service

British Army [296]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12]

Other Empire Force [1]

Royal Navy [1]

Last name first letter

B [30]

H [29]

C [26]

W [24]

P [21]

S [21]

M [20]

R [18]

D [16]

G [16]

L [12]

T [12]

A [11]

F [11]

K [8]

N [8]

J [7]

E [3]

O [2]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [286]

Country

United Kingdom [45]

Trinidad and Tobago [2]

Barbados [1]

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Place of birth

Tunbridge Wells [2] 226 Scovell Road, St Saviour, Southwark, London [1] 9 Binnie Place, Glasgow [1] Ashford, Kent [1] Aylesford, Kent [1] Basseterre [1] Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Bermondsey, Surrey [1] Biddulph, Congleton, Cheshire [1] Binbrooke, Lincolnshire [1] Bridgetown [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Carlton-in-the-Willows, Nottinghamshire [1] Chichester [1] Chiswick [1] Coalport, Shropshire [1] DIDSBURY, LANCS [1] Derby [1] Earby [1] Fenny Stratford, Bucks. [1] Hailsham [1] Harrow [1] Kentish Town, Middlesex [1] Kingston [1] Lambeth, London [1] Lancaster, Lancashire [1] Leyton, Essex [1] Leytonstone,Essex [1] Liverpool [1] London [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Manchester [1] Melbourne [1] Neath, Glamorgan [1] North Shields, Northumberland [1] Northumberland [1] Oxford [1] Penderry, Glamorgan [1] Portmadoc [1] Redhill, Surrey [1] Sevenoaks, Kent [1] Shanklin, Isle of Wight [1] Shrewsbury [1] Southwark, London [1] St. Joseph [1] Stevington, Beds [1] Sydney [1] Tasmania [1] Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire [1] Villa Grange, Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northubmerland [1]

Rank

Private [238] Second Lieutenant [46] Lieutenant [33] Lance Corporal [15] Cadet [12] Captain [11] Corporal [10] Serjeant [10] Major [4] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Pilot Officer [2] Rifleman [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer [1] Adjutant [1] Air Mechanic Third Class [1] Fitter Lieutenant [1] Flight Lieutenant [1] Flight Lieutenant (temp.) [1] Flight Second Lieutenant (Observer) [1] Flying Officer [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant (A) [1] Officer Cadet [1] Sapper [1] Sergeant [1] Temporary 2nd Lieutenant [1] machine-gun officer [1]

Unit

London Regiment (Artists' Rifles) [228] London Regiment [223] Artists Rifles [29] Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [20] Artists Rifles Officer Training Corps [16] Royal Air Force [13] Royal Flying Corps [6] London Regiment (Artists Rifles) [4] General List [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Engineers [3] Artists' Rifles [2] British West Indies Regiment [2] London Regiment attached Machine Gun Corps [2] 15 (Artists Rifles) Officer Cadet Battalion [1] 15th Artists Rifles [1] 2 Squadron, Royal Air Force [1] 28th Artists Rifles [1] 2nd Artists Rifles [1] 2nd Artists Rifles Officer Training Corps [1] 64 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps [1] A A C [1] Administrative and Special Duties Branch [1] Artists Rifles London Regiment West Riding Regiment [1] Artists Rifles Officers Training Corps [1] Artists Rifles attached Royal Fusiliers [1] Artists Rifles, Officer Training Corps [1] Artists Rifles/London Regiment [1] Artists' Rifles O.T.C. [1] Attached Royal Engineers Signals [1] Australian Infantry Battalion [1] British War Mission to the US [1] County of London Regiment (Artists Rifles) [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] Flying Branch [1] General List and Royal Flying Corps [1] Gloucester Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] London Regiment (Artists Rifles [1] London Regiment (Artists’ Rifles) [1] London Regiment (City of London Rifles) [1] London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) [1] London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles) [1] London Regiment / Artists Rifles [1] London Regiment/Artists' Rifles [1]

Service

British Army [296] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12] Other Empire Force [1] Royal Navy [1]

Last name first letter

B [30] H [29] C [26] W [24] P [21] S [21] M [20] R [18] D [16] G [16] L [12] T [12] A [11] F [11] K [8] N [8] J [7] E [3] O [2] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [286]

Country

United Kingdom [45] Trinidad and Tobago [2] Barbados [1]

Eric William Cave

Born 1900

Died 1942

British Army 769181 Artists Rifles 2nd Battalion

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 318988

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Hubert Hope Ross

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 85303 Air Mechanic Third Class

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Temporary 2nd Lieutenant

British Army 6591 Private London Regiment (Artists Rifles) 2/28th Battalion

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Adrian De Roy Tudor

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 766338 Private London Regiment

British Army 766338 Private London Regiment (Artists' Rifles) 28th Battalion

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Henry Jefferson

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 764992 Private London Regiment 28th battalion london regiment (artist Battalion

British Army 764992 Private London Regiment (Artists' Rifles) "D" Company, 1st/28th Battalion

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Alfred Charles Chitty

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 765923 Private London Regiment 28th battalion london regiment (artist Battalion

British Army 765923 Private London Regiment (Artists' Rifles) 1st/28th Battalion

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James George Horrocks

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 763237 Private London Regiment 28 (County of London) Battalion (Artist's Rifles) (Territorial Force)

British Army 763237 Private London Regiment 28 (County of London) Battalion (Artist's Rifles) (Territorial Force)

British Army 763237 Private London Regiment (Artists' Rifles)

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Ernest Beach Harris

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 766892 Private London Regiment 28th Battalion (County of London) Artist's Rifles

British Army 766892 Private London Regiment (Artists' Rifles)

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Harry Edwards

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 762663 Private London Regiment 28th battalion london regiment (artist Battalion

British Army 762663 Private London Regiment (Artists' Rifles) 1st/28th Battalion

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Bernard William Finn

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Essex Regiment 13th Battalion

British Army 4448 Private London Regiment (Artists' Rifles) 28th Battalion

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Lewis Ralph Conisbee

Born 1897

Died 1991

British Army 768416 Private Artists Rifles 2nd Battalion, Officer Training Corps

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Samuel Hedgecock

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 9297 Private London Regiment (Artists' Rifles) 2nd/28th

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John Henry Benbow

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 763146 Private London Regiment 28th lond Battalion

British Army 763146 Private London Regiment (Artists' Rifles)

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John Barnett Slack

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 37869 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army Officer Cadet 28th Artists Rifles

British Army Second Lieutenant Northumberland Fusiliers 5th Battalion

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John Humphrey Ernest Jones

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 765996 Private London Regiment

British Army 765996 Private London Regiment (Artists' Rifles)

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Edward Alexander Rush

Born 1890

Died 1919

British Army 229672 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army Private Artists Rifles

British Army WR/263714 Sapper Royal Engineers

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William Lawrence Hutchinson

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 767107 Private London Regiment

British Army 767107 Private London Regiment (Artists' Rifles) 28th Battalion

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Gordon Wood Gillespie

Died 1917

British Army Private Artists Rifles

British Army Second Lieutenant Middlesex Regiment 9th Battalion

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Herbert Carl Pearman

Died 1918

British Army 768847 Private London Regiment (Artists' Rifles) 1st/28th Bn.

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Charles William Hulse

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 768835 Private London Regiment (Artists' Rifles)

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Vernon Stanley Baker

Born 1900

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

British Army 768962 Private London Regiment (Artists' Rifles) 2nd/28th Battalion

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