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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]

Arthur Harold Bowyer

British Army 2246 Lance Corporal County of London Regiment

British Army 2873 Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

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John Joseph Onslow Wickham

British Army 3337 Private County of London Yeomanry

British Army Second Lieutenant Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Baluchis Indian Army

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H G H Mills

British Army 2267 Private County of London Regiment

British Army Acting Captain Royal Engineers Inland Water Transport

British Army Captain Royal Engineers Inland Water Transport

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Lynden Charles Wynne Tyson

British Army 1752 Private County of London Yeomanry

British Army Second Lieutenant West Riding Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

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Sidney J Pearce

British Army 6720 Private County of London Regiment

British Army 204557 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army R 38477 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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John H Holliman

British Army 1954 Private County of London Yeomanry

British Army 112086 Private Tank Corps

British Army 4266 Private Manchester Regiment

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Harold Porter

British Army 4380 Corporal County of London Yeomanry

British Army 310631 Corporal Middlesex Regiment

British Army 71101 Corporal Machine Gun Corps

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Jack Stewart

British Army 175 Private County of London Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Royal Scots

British Army Temporary Captain Royal Flying Corps

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Harry Puckle

British Army Lieutenant County of London Yeomanry

British Army Second Lieutenant Leicestershire Regiment

British Army Captain Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force

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George Trapp

British Army 1682 Private Essex Yeomanry

British Army 246041 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 300780 Private County of London Yeomanry

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Alfred Sherwood

British Army 163980 2790 Private Labour Corps Home Service Employment Company ex County of London Regiment

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Leonard G Hiscocks

British Army 920046 Driver Royal Field Artillery Transport

British Army 3486 Driver London Regiment

British Army 3823 Driver County of London Yeomanry

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Sidney John David Woodyear

British Army 1192 Private County of London Regiment

British Army Lieutenant East Surrey Regiment attached Inland Waterways and Docks

British Army Captain East Surrey Regiment attached Inland Waterways and Docks

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C D Laker

British Army 1535 Private London Regiment

British Army 1535 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 1535 Private Machine Gun Corps

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