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51 Myddleton Square, Clerkenwell, London [1]

Barnsbury, London, Middlesex [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bedford [1]

Birmingham, Warks [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Chelsmford, Essex [1]

Chigwell, Essex [1]

Claines, Worcestershire [1]

Clapton, Middlesex [1]

Elstree, Hertfordshire [1]

Gloucester [1]

Hanwell, Middlesex [1]

Hastings, Sussex [1]

Hill Road, Clevedon, Somerset [1]

Hornsey, London [1]

Hounslow [1]

Islington [1]

Islington, North London [1]

Jaraidaile [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Kings Norton, Worcestershire [1]

Leeds Yorkshire [1]

London [1]

Maidenhead Berkshire [1]

Margate, Kent [1]

Orsett, Essex [1]

Pancras, london [1]

St. Pancras, London [1]

Tarbert, Kerry [1]

Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire [1]

Toatwithill or Lostwithiel, Cornwall [1]

Tottenham, Edmonton [1]

Westbourne Grove, Bayswater, London W [1]

wallasey [1]

Rank

Private [580]

Second Lieutenant [140]

Lieutenant [84]

Corporal [60]

Captain [50]

Serjeant [45]

Lance Corporal [36]

Major [17]

Acting Corporal [15]

Rifleman [12]

Lieutenant Colonel [10]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Company Serjeant Major [7]

Sapper [6]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [5]

Gunner [4]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Acting Lance Serjeant [2]

Captain and Adjutant [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Driver [2]

Pr [2]

Private Acting Serjeant [2]

Trooper [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

2nd Lt. [1]

3rd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Brevet Colonel [1]

Co [1]

Colonel [1]

Colonel Sergeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corpora [1]

Cyclist [1]

Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Fitter Gunner [1]

Flight Officer [1]

Lieutenant Major [1]

Midshipman [1]

Motor Cyclist Corporal [1]

Motor Cyclist Lance Corporal [1]

Motor Cyclist Sergeant [1]

PO Air Mechanic [1]

Pioneer [1]

Pri [1]

Unit

County of London Yeomanry [391]

County of London Regiment [300]

London Regiment [118]

Middlesex Regiment [99]

York and Lancaster Regiment [85]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [56]

Tank Corps [56]

Royal Engineers [42]

Machine Gun Corps [41]

Army Service Corps [35]

Corps of Hussars [25]

County Of London Regiment [18]

Royal Air Force [15]

Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [14]

Liverpool Regiment [13]

Royal Flying Corps [13]

Royal Fusiliers [13]

Essex Regiment [10]

Labour Corps [10]

Worcestershire Regiment [10]

East Surrey Regiment [9]

Labour Corps ex County of London Regiment [9]

Rifle Brigade [9]

Royal Sussex Regiment [9]

Royal Fusiliers/County of London Regiment [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

Suffolk Regiment [7]

County of London [6]

County of London Regiment Royal Fusiliers [6]

Gloucestershire Regiment [6]

Hertfordshire Regiment [6]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

City of London Yeomanry [5]

East Kent Regiment [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Border Regiment [4]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Military Foot Police [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

Somerset Light Infantry [4]

South Lancashire Regiment [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Service

British Army [794]

Royal Navy [2]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

W [102]

S [91]

M [84]

H [67]

P [67]

T [62]

R [52]

L [49]

D [33]

F [26]

J [25]

K [22]

E [20]

C [19]

N [17]

O [16]

B [11]

G [7]

V [7]

A [4]

I [4]

Q [4]

Y [4]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [794]

Country

United Kingdom [25]

France [1]

India [1]

Ireland [1]

Kenya [1]

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People [794] Stories Communities

Place of birth

51 Myddleton Square, Clerkenwell, London [1] Barnsbury, London, Middlesex [1] Battersea, London [1] Bedford [1] Birmingham, Warks [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Chelsmford, Essex [1] Chigwell, Essex [1] Claines, Worcestershire [1] Clapton, Middlesex [1] Elstree, Hertfordshire [1] Gloucester [1] Hanwell, Middlesex [1] Hastings, Sussex [1] Hill Road, Clevedon, Somerset [1] Hornsey, London [1] Hounslow [1] Islington [1] Islington, North London [1] Jaraidaile [1] Kensington, London [1] Kings Norton, Worcestershire [1] Leeds Yorkshire [1] London [1] Maidenhead Berkshire [1] Margate, Kent [1] Orsett, Essex [1] Pancras, london [1] St. Pancras, London [1] Tarbert, Kerry [1] Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire [1] Toatwithill or Lostwithiel, Cornwall [1] Tottenham, Edmonton [1] Westbourne Grove, Bayswater, London W [1] wallasey [1]

Rank

Private [580] Second Lieutenant [140] Lieutenant [84] Corporal [60] Captain [50] Serjeant [45] Lance Corporal [36] Major [17] Acting Corporal [15] Rifleman [12] Lieutenant Colonel [10] Acting Serjeant [8] Company Serjeant Major [7] Sapper [6] Lieutenant Acting Captain [5] Gunner [4] Lance Serjeant [3] Temporary Captain [3] Acting Lance Serjeant [2] Captain and Adjutant [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Driver [2] Pr [2] Private Acting Serjeant [2] Trooper [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] 2nd Lt. [1] 3rd Lieutenant [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Brevet Colonel [1] Co [1] Colonel [1] Colonel Sergeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corpora [1] Cyclist [1] Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Fitter Gunner [1] Flight Officer [1] Lieutenant Major [1] Midshipman [1] Motor Cyclist Corporal [1] Motor Cyclist Lance Corporal [1] Motor Cyclist Sergeant [1] PO Air Mechanic [1] Pioneer [1] Pri [1]

Unit

County of London Yeomanry [391] County of London Regiment [300] London Regiment [118] Middlesex Regiment [99] York and Lancaster Regiment [85] Royal Lancaster Regiment [56] Tank Corps [56] Royal Engineers [42] Machine Gun Corps [41] Army Service Corps [35] Corps of Hussars [25] County Of London Regiment [18] Royal Air Force [15] Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [14] Liverpool Regiment [13] Royal Flying Corps [13] Royal Fusiliers [13] Essex Regiment [10] Labour Corps [10] Worcestershire Regiment [10] East Surrey Regiment [9] Labour Corps ex County of London Regiment [9] Rifle Brigade [9] Royal Sussex Regiment [9] Royal Fusiliers/County of London Regiment [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] Suffolk Regiment [7] County of London [6] County of London Regiment Royal Fusiliers [6] Gloucestershire Regiment [6] Hertfordshire Regiment [6] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] City of London Yeomanry [5] East Kent Regiment [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] West Yorkshire Regiment [5] Border Regiment [4] Cheshire Regiment [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Military Foot Police [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] Somerset Light Infantry [4] South Lancashire Regiment [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Service

British Army [794] Royal Navy [2] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

W [102] S [91] M [84] H [67] P [67] T [62] R [52] L [49] D [33] F [26] J [25] K [22] E [20] C [19] N [17] O [16] B [11] G [7] V [7] A [4] I [4] Q [4] Y [4] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [794]

Country

United Kingdom [25] France [1] India [1] Ireland [1] Kenya [1]

Kerr Tyre

British Army 2197 Private County of London Regiment

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William John Crocker

British Army 742570 Private Acting Serjeant County Of London Regiment

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C R Martin

British Army 2156 Lance Serjeant County of London Regiment

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James Walker

British Army 4/56606 Private County of London Regiment

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D H Currie

British Army 40031 Staff Serjeant Major County Of London Regiment

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S Warner

British Army 1576 Lance Corporal County of London Regiment

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William Charles Alfred Hills

British Army 1947 Private County of London Regiment

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Edmond L Lloyd

British Army Colonel County of London Regiment

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Claud Millword

British Army 2673 Private County of London Regiment

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J Denman

British Army 20801 Private County of London Regiment

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F G Hargan

British Army Quarter Master and Honorary Major County of London Regiment

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A G Woodley

British Army 1724 Private County of London Regiment

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G P Faulkes

British Army 70353 Private County of London Regiment

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Frederick Watner

British Army 20179 Private County of London Regiment

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Harold Henderson Whiteley

British Army 2994 Cyclist County of London Regiment

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Norman Wilton

British Army Lieutenant County of London Regiment

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A L Elliston

British Army 7872347 Private County of London Regiment

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Gordon Charles Richards

British Army Lieutenant County of London Regiment

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Richard Montague Ebbels

British Army 508474 Private County of London Regiment

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R P Mortlock

British Army Major County of London Regiment

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