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Place of birth

Tottenham, Middlesex [7]

Holloway, Middlesex [6]

Islington, Middlesex [6]

Marylebone, Middlesex [6]

St. Pancras, Middlesex [5]

Camberwell, Surrey [4]

Hendon, Middlesex [4]

London [4]

Willesden, Middlesex [4]

Bethnal Green, Middlesex [3]

Edmonton, Middlesex [3]

Hackney, Middlesex [3]

Homerton, Middlesex [3]

Islington, London [3]

Kensington, London [3]

Walthamstow, Essex [3]

Westminster, Middlesex [3]

Acton, Middlesex [2]

Bedford [2]

Bermondsey [2]

Bermondsey, Surrey [2]

Bow, Middlesex [2]

Brentford, Middlesex [2]

Cowley Middlesex [2]

Ealing, Middlesex [2]

Hammersmith, Middlesex [2]

Kilburn, Middlesex [2]

Paddington, Middlesex [2]

St. George's, Middlesex [2]

Stoke Newington, Middlesex [2]

Uxbridge [2]

Wood Green, Middlesex [2]

Aldbury, Herts [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire. [1]

Alfriston [1]

Apia former German Samoa [1]

Ashton-Under-Lyne [1]

Barnet, Herts [1]

Barnsbury, Middlesex [1]

Battersea, Surrey [1]

Beckenham Kent [1]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Belfast, Co. Antrim [1]

Bexley, Kent, England [1]

Bolton Lancashire [1]

Born at sea [1]

Bridgtown, Staffs [1]

Brightlingsea, Essex [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [288]

Lance Corporal [49]

Second Lieutenant [40]

Serjeant [24]

Lieutenant [21]

Corporal [17]

Captain [10]

Major [4]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Sergeant [3]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting corporal [1]

Aircraftman [1]

Captain (Acting Major) [1]

Captain (temporary Major) [1]

Cyclist [1]

Gunner [1]

L/CPL [1]

L/Cpl [1]

LCpl [1]

Lance corporal [1]

Lance-Corporal [1]

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) [1]

Lieutenant Honorary Captain [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private (previously Lance Corporal) [1]

Rifleman [1]

Seargeant [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Major [1]

private [1]

Unit

Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [190]

Middlesex Regiment [106]

Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [94]

Duke Of Cambridge's Own Middlesex Regiment [23]

Duke of Cambridge's Own Middlesex Regiment [14]

The Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [14]

Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex) Regiment [10]

London Regiment [10]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own) [4]

Duke of Cambridge's Own, Middlesex Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment - Duke of Cambridge's Own [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Service Corps [2]

Duke of Cambridge's Own [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Middlesex regiment [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

The Duke of Cambridge's Own Middlesex Regiment [2]

(Duke Of Cambridge's Own) Middlesex Regiment [1]

1/9th Gurkha Rifles [1]

29th Lancers (Deccan Horse) [1]

2nd Natal Light Horse [1]

63rd (Royal Naval) Division [1]

9th Gurkha Rifles [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Attached Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Bhopal Infantry attached Brahmans [1]

County of London Yeomanry [1]

Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment [1]

Duke of Cambridge's Own ( Middlesex Regiment) [1]

Duke of Cambridge's Own - Middlesex Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

General Staff [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

Hussars Of The Line [1]

Indian Staff Corps [1]

Inns of Court [1]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Lancers [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Manchester Regiment and the Duke of Cambridge's Own Middlesex Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [366]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4]

Indian Army [3]

Royal Navy [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

M [41]

H [40]

S [37]

P [28]

B [27]

L [27]

W [27]

C [25]

R [19]

D [16]

K [13]

T [13]

G [11]

F [10]

N [6]

Y [5]

A [4]

I [4]

V [4]

J [3]

E [2]

O [2]

Q [1]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [340]

Country

United Kingdom [126]

Ireland [3]

India [2]

Malaysia [1]

South Africa [1]

Sri Lanka [1]

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People [366] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Tottenham, Middlesex [7] Holloway, Middlesex [6] Islington, Middlesex [6] Marylebone, Middlesex [6] St. Pancras, Middlesex [5] Camberwell, Surrey [4] Hendon, Middlesex [4] London [4] Willesden, Middlesex [4] Bethnal Green, Middlesex [3] Edmonton, Middlesex [3] Hackney, Middlesex [3] Homerton, Middlesex [3] Islington, London [3] Kensington, London [3] Walthamstow, Essex [3] Westminster, Middlesex [3] Acton, Middlesex [2] Bedford [2] Bermondsey [2] Bermondsey, Surrey [2] Bow, Middlesex [2] Brentford, Middlesex [2] Cowley Middlesex [2] Ealing, Middlesex [2] Hammersmith, Middlesex [2] Kilburn, Middlesex [2] Paddington, Middlesex [2] St. George's, Middlesex [2] Stoke Newington, Middlesex [2] Uxbridge [2] Wood Green, Middlesex [2] Aldbury, Herts [1] Aldershot, Hampshire. [1] Alfriston [1] Apia former German Samoa [1] Ashton-Under-Lyne [1] Barnet, Herts [1] Barnsbury, Middlesex [1] Battersea, Surrey [1] Beckenham Kent [1] Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Belfast, Co. Antrim [1] Bexley, Kent, England [1] Bolton Lancashire [1] Born at sea [1] Bridgtown, Staffs [1] Brightlingsea, Essex [1] Brighton, Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [288] Lance Corporal [49] Second Lieutenant [40] Serjeant [24] Lieutenant [21] Corporal [17] Captain [10] Major [4] Company Serjeant Major [3] Sergeant [3] Colour Serjeant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting corporal [1] Aircraftman [1] Captain (Acting Major) [1] Captain (temporary Major) [1] Cyclist [1] Gunner [1] L/CPL [1] L/Cpl [1] LCpl [1] Lance corporal [1] Lance-Corporal [1] Lieutenant (temp. Captain) [1] Lieutenant Honorary Captain [1] Pioneer [1] Private (previously Lance Corporal) [1] Rifleman [1] Seargeant [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Major [1] private [1]

Unit

Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [190] Middlesex Regiment [106] Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [94] Duke Of Cambridge's Own Middlesex Regiment [23] Duke of Cambridge's Own Middlesex Regiment [14] The Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [14] Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex) Regiment [10] London Regiment [10] Royal Fusiliers [10] Middlesex Regiment (Duke of Cambridge's Own) [4] Duke of Cambridge's Own, Middlesex Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment - Duke of Cambridge's Own [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Service Corps [2] Duke of Cambridge's Own [2] East Kent Regiment [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Middlesex regiment [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] The Duke of Cambridge's Own Middlesex Regiment [2] (Duke Of Cambridge's Own) Middlesex Regiment [1] 1/9th Gurkha Rifles [1] 29th Lancers (Deccan Horse) [1] 2nd Natal Light Horse [1] 63rd (Royal Naval) Division [1] 9th Gurkha Rifles [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Attached Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Bhopal Infantry attached Brahmans [1] County of London Yeomanry [1] Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment [1] Duke of Cambridge's Own ( Middlesex Regiment) [1] Duke of Cambridge's Own - Middlesex Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] General Staff [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] Hussars Of The Line [1] Indian Staff Corps [1] Inns of Court [1] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Lancers [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Manchester Regiment and the Duke of Cambridge's Own Middlesex Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [366] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4] Indian Army [3] Royal Navy [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

M [41] H [40] S [37] P [28] B [27] L [27] W [27] C [25] R [19] D [16] K [13] T [13] G [11] F [10] N [6] Y [5] A [4] I [4] V [4] J [3] E [2] O [2] Q [1] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [340]

Country

United Kingdom [126] Ireland [3] India [2] Malaysia [1] South Africa [1] Sri Lanka [1]

Reginald Edward Groves

Born 1918

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant The Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) 20th Battalion

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Arthur Walker

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army G/52391 Private Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) 13th Battalion

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Francis Padley

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army G/7633 Private Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) 2nd Battalion

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William Haskey

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army G/8881 Private Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) 20th Battalion

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Roland Coleclough Dawson

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army G/2704 Private Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) 12th Battalion

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Sidney Herbert Steer

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army G/8442 Private Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) 2nd Battalion

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Ernest Arthur Herbert

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 265986 Private Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment)

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Thomas Davies

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army B/23513 Private Royal Fusiliers 26th Battalion

British Army G/40115 Private Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) 12th Battalion

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Reginald Hoople

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 4639 Middlesex Regiment

British Army 205014 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army T.F. 205014 Private Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) 2nd

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Edgar Howarth

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army P.S.1923 Lance-Corporal Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) 16th Battalion

British Army PS/1923 Private Middlesex Regiment 16th Battalion

British Army PS/1923 Lance Corporal Middlesex Regiment

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Leslie Alfred Ball

Died 1917

British Army Captain Middlesex Regiment 10th Battalion (Territorial Force)

British Army Captain Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) 10th Battalion (Territorial)

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Arthur William Runeckles

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army G/712 Private Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) 16th Batallion

British Army G/712 Private Middlesex Regiment 16th Batallion

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Edmund Hubert Tennant

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army PS/1290 Corporal Middlesex Regiment

British Army G/1290 Corporal Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) 16th Battalion

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Alfred Joseph Deadman

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army F/1096 Private Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) 17th Battalion

British Army F/1096 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Eric Yardley Saxby

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 1030 Private County of London Yeomanry 3rd Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) 9th Battalion attached 2nd/5th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers

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Leslie Frederick Christmas

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 4148 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) 17th Battalion attached 14th Battalion

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Sydney James Grimwood

Died 1917

British Army G/24430 Private Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) 6th Battalion

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Walter Macdonald Dollman

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army S/7087 Private Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment)

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John Albert Abel

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army G/60340 Private Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) 2nd Battalion

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Thomas William Blyth

Born 1899

Died 1916

British Army G/18686 Private Duke Of Cambridge's Own Middlesex Regiment 2nd Battalion

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