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London [12]

Camberwell, London [4]

Edmonton, Middlesex [4]

Kensington, London [4]

Clapham, London [3]

Croydon, Surrey [3]

Eastbourne [3]

Edinburgh [3]

Enfield, Middlesex [3]

Finchley, Middlesex [3]

Islington, London [3]

Lambeth, London [3]

Lewisham [3]

Maidstone, Kent [3]

Woolwich, London [3]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [2]

Birmingham, Warks [2]

Brighton [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Brockley [2]

Bromley, Kent [2]

Camberwell [2]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [2]

Catford [2]

Chelsea, London [2]

Dulwich [2]

Enfield [2]

Forest Gate, Essex [2]

Greenwich [2]

Greenwich, London [2]

Hammersmith, London [2]

Hertford, Hertfordshire [2]

Ipswich, Suffolk [2]

Islington [2]

Kensington [2]

Lambeth [2]

Leytonstone, Essex [2]

Newport, Isle of Wight [2]

Paddington, London [2]

Richmond, Surrey [2]

Richmond-upon-Thames, Surrey [2]

Streatham [2]

Streatham, Surrey [2]

Sydenham, Lewisham, London [2]

Walthamstow, Essex [2]

Wandsworth, London [2]

Wood Green, Middlesex [2]

2 Chesham Street, Belgravia, London [1]

4 Dresden Road, Islington, Middlesex [1]

55 Albany Road, Cardiff [1]

Rank

Private [6100]

Second Lieutenant [1446]

Gunner [1220]

Lieutenant [899]

Driver [806]

Serjeant [473]

Captain [442]

Corporal [441]

Lance Corporal [183]

Bombardier [133]

Acting Corporal [98]

Acting Serjeant [95]

Major [94]

Acting Captain [51]

Acting Bombardier [50]

Temporary Lieutenant [44]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [37]

Drummer [34]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [32]

Sapper [30]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [29]

Company Serjeant Major [28]

Acting Lance Corporal [25]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [20]

Lance Serjeant [20]

Pioneer [20]

Temporary Captain [20]

Colour Serjeant [19]

Lieutenant Colonel [19]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [14]

Battery Serjeant Major [13]

Acting Lance Serjeant [12]

Acting Major [12]

Sergeant [12]

Farrier Serjeant [11]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [9]

Commissary [8]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [8]

Lieutenant and Captain [8]

Staff Serjeant [8]

2nd Lieutenant [7]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [7]

Flight Cadet [7]

Lance Sergeant [7]

Lieutenant Captain [7]

Private Lance Corporal [7]

Shoeing Smith [7]

Private Acting Corporal [6]

Second Lieutenant Captain [6]

Signaller [6]

Unit

Honourable Artillery Company [7911]

Honourable Artillery Company Artillery [1153]

Royal Field Artillery [1085]

Honourable Artillery Company Infantry [838]

Royal Engineers [187]

Royal Air Force [159]

Labour Corps [158]

London Regiment [130]

Royal Garrison Artillery [125]

Royal Sussex Regiment [121]

Machine Gun Corps [116]

Royal Fusiliers [88]

Royal Flying Corps [83]

Army Service Corps [75]

Tank Corps [68]

Middlesex Regiment [53]

Essex Regiment [51]

Royal Army Service Corps [48]

Royal Horse Artillery [45]

Army Pay Corps [42]

Suffolk Regiment [34]

Royal West Kent Regiment [32]

Royal Defence Corps [31]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [30]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [30]

Worcestershire Regiment [30]

Hampshire Regiment [28]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [28]

East Surrey Regiment [26]

Honourable Artillery Company and Royal Horse and Royal Field Artillery [24]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [24]

Rifle Brigade [23]

Royal Army Medical Corps [23]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [23]

South Wales Borderers [23]

Norfolk Regiment [22]

East Kent Regiment [21]

General List [21]

Wiltshire Regiment [21]

Manchester Regiment [20]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [19]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [19]

Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [17]

South Lancashire Regiment [17]

Devonshire Regiment [16]

Indian Army [16]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [16]

Bedfordshire Regiment [15]

Cheshire Regiment [15]

Leicestershire Regiment [15]

Service

British Army [9942]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [35]

Royal Navy [25]

Indian Army [5]

Other Empire Force [2]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [1013]

H [967]

S [945]

C [777]

W [772]

M [735]

P [603]

G [514]

R [490]

L [458]

T [438]

D [405]

F [365]

J [287]

A [279]

E [235]

K [194]

N [180]

O [99]

V [69]

Y [42]

I [40]

Q [16]

U [16]

Z [2]

Contribution

Military Service [9921]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [361]

Jamaica [2]

Trinidad and Tobago [2]

United States [2]

Australia [1]

Barbados [1]

Egypt [1]

France [1]

India [1]

Ireland [1]

Malaysia [1]

New Zealand [1]

Singapore [1]

Switzerland [1]

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London [12] Camberwell, London [4] Edmonton, Middlesex [4] Kensington, London [4] Clapham, London [3] Croydon, Surrey [3] Eastbourne [3] Edinburgh [3] Enfield, Middlesex [3] Finchley, Middlesex [3] Islington, London [3] Lambeth, London [3] Lewisham [3] Maidstone, Kent [3] Woolwich, London [3] Bedford, Bedfordshire [2] Birmingham, Warks [2] Brighton [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Brockley [2] Bromley, Kent [2] Camberwell [2] Cardiff, Glamorgan [2] Catford [2] Chelsea, London [2] Dulwich [2] Enfield [2] Forest Gate, Essex [2] Greenwich [2] Greenwich, London [2] Hammersmith, London [2] Hertford, Hertfordshire [2] Ipswich, Suffolk [2] Islington [2] Kensington [2] Lambeth [2] Leytonstone, Essex [2] Newport, Isle of Wight [2] Paddington, London [2] Richmond, Surrey [2] Richmond-upon-Thames, Surrey [2] Streatham [2] Streatham, Surrey [2] Sydenham, Lewisham, London [2] Walthamstow, Essex [2] Wandsworth, London [2] Wood Green, Middlesex [2] 2 Chesham Street, Belgravia, London [1] 4 Dresden Road, Islington, Middlesex [1] 55 Albany Road, Cardiff [1]

Rank

Private [6100] Second Lieutenant [1446] Gunner [1220] Lieutenant [899] Driver [806] Serjeant [473] Captain [442] Corporal [441] Lance Corporal [183] Bombardier [133] Acting Corporal [98] Acting Serjeant [95] Major [94] Acting Captain [51] Acting Bombardier [50] Temporary Lieutenant [44] Warrant Officer Class 2 [37] Drummer [34] Temporary Second Lieutenant [32] Sapper [30] Lieutenant Acting Captain [29] Company Serjeant Major [28] Acting Lance Corporal [25] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [20] Lance Serjeant [20] Pioneer [20] Temporary Captain [20] Colour Serjeant [19] Lieutenant Colonel [19] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [14] Battery Serjeant Major [13] Acting Lance Serjeant [12] Acting Major [12] Sergeant [12] Farrier Serjeant [11] Private Acting Lance Corporal [9] Commissary [8] Gunner Acting Bombardier [8] Lieutenant and Captain [8] Staff Serjeant [8] 2nd Lieutenant [7] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [7] Flight Cadet [7] Lance Sergeant [7] Lieutenant Captain [7] Private Lance Corporal [7] Shoeing Smith [7] Private Acting Corporal [6] Second Lieutenant Captain [6] Signaller [6]

Unit

Honourable Artillery Company [7911] Honourable Artillery Company Artillery [1153] Royal Field Artillery [1085] Honourable Artillery Company Infantry [838] Royal Engineers [187] Royal Air Force [159] Labour Corps [158] London Regiment [130] Royal Garrison Artillery [125] Royal Sussex Regiment [121] Machine Gun Corps [116] Royal Fusiliers [88] Royal Flying Corps [83] Army Service Corps [75] Tank Corps [68] Middlesex Regiment [53] Essex Regiment [51] Royal Army Service Corps [48] Royal Horse Artillery [45] Army Pay Corps [42] Suffolk Regiment [34] Royal West Kent Regiment [32] Royal Defence Corps [31] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [30] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [30] Worcestershire Regiment [30] Hampshire Regiment [28] King's Royal Rifle Corps [28] East Surrey Regiment [26] Honourable Artillery Company and Royal Horse and Royal Field Artillery [24] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [24] Rifle Brigade [23] Royal Army Medical Corps [23] Royal Munster Fusiliers [23] South Wales Borderers [23] Norfolk Regiment [22] East Kent Regiment [21] General List [21] Wiltshire Regiment [21] Manchester Regiment [20] Royal Berkshire Regiment [19] Royal West Surrey Regiment [19] Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [17] South Lancashire Regiment [17] Devonshire Regiment [16] Indian Army [16] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [16] Bedfordshire Regiment [15] Cheshire Regiment [15] Leicestershire Regiment [15]

Service

British Army [9942] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [35] Royal Navy [25] Indian Army [5] Other Empire Force [2] Australian Imperial Force [1] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [1013] H [967] S [945] C [777] W [772] M [735] P [603] G [514] R [490] L [458] T [438] D [405] F [365] J [287] A [279] E [235] K [194] N [180] O [99] V [69] Y [42] I [40] Q [16] U [16] Z [2]

Contribution

Military Service [9921] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [361] Jamaica [2] Trinidad and Tobago [2] United States [2] Australia [1] Barbados [1] Egypt [1] France [1] India [1] Ireland [1] Malaysia [1] New Zealand [1] Singapore [1] Switzerland [1]

Alfred Ferdinand Ettlinger

Born 1890

Died 1944

British Army 2710 Private Honourable Artillery Company

British Army 6182 Private H.A.C.

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Arthur Richard Godsmark

Born 1885

Died 1955

British Army 855 Driver Honourable Artillery Company

British Army 625039 Gunner Honourable Artillery Company

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Albert Ferdinand Seth

British Army 624163 Gunner Honourable Artillery Company 19th Brigade "A" Battery

British Army 713 Driver Honourable Artillery Company 19th Brigade

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Harold Rene Poulain

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 2490 Private Honourable Artillery Company

British Army 2490 Private Honourable Artillery Company 1st Battalion

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George Frederick Farmiloe

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 7209 Lance Corporal Honourable Artillery Company

British Army Second Lieutenant Honourable Artillery Company 2nd Battalion

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Mervyn George Grell

Born 1900

British Army 11005 Private Honourable Artillery Company 1st Battalion

British Army 11005 Private Honourable Artillery Company 2nd Battalion

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Richard Hynman Andrew. O.b.e.

Born 1885

Died 1964

British Army 1093 Private Honourable Artillery Company 1st Battalion

British Army Captain Honourable Artillery Company 1st Battalion

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Walter Hollingsworth Ostler

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 3923 Private Honourable Artillery Company Artillery 1st Battalion

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Aylett Cameron Cushen

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 2nd Lt Royal Sussex Regiment 11th Battalion

British Army 3256 Private Honourable Artillery Company

British Army 2nd Lieutenant Royal Sussex Regiment 11th Battalion

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Reginald Holloway Clements

Born 1888

Died 1965

British Army 11177 Honourable Artillery Company Infantry

British Army 11177 Private Army Reserve (Home)

British Army 11177 Private Honourable Artillery Company Infantry 1st Reserve Battalion

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Joseph Cecil Jobling

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 2350 Private Honourable Artillery Company

British Army Lance Corporal Honourable Artillery Company

British Army 2350 Corporal Honourable Artillery Company

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Theodore Humphrey Fowler

Born 1879

Died 1915

British Army 2313 Private Honourable Artillery Company

British Army 2446 Private Honourable Artillery Company

British Army 2446 Lance Corporal Honourable Artillery Company

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Michael Graham Klean

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army 2727 Private Honourable Artillery Company 1st Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Northumberland Regiment 16th battalion northumberland Battalion

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Harold Waterhouse

Born 1894

Died 1986

British Army

British Army 2815 Private Honourable Artillery Company

British Army Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

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John Thompson

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 1424 Private Honourable Artillery Company

British Army 1425 Private Honourable Artillery Company

British Army Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 19 Squadron

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Karl Gray Reeve

Born 1885

British Army Lieutenant Honourable Artillery Company

British Army Second Lieutenant Honourable Artillery Company 1st Battalion

British Army 7403 Honourable Artillery Company

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Mortimer Ernest Ruffer

Born 1890

Died 1958

British Army 5589 Private Honourable Artillery Company

British Army 1006 Private Honourable Artillery Company 1st Battalion (Transport)

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

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Bertram Lewis

Born 1884

British Army 625895 Driver Honourable Artillery Company Artillery

British Army 282475 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 625895 Driver Honourable Artillery Company

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Reginald Oulsnam

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 625608 Gunner Honourable Artillery Company 309th Siege Battery

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Howard Francis Linford Greaves

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 1st Battalion

British Army 3422 Private Honourable Artillery Company 1st Battalion

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