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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]

Christopher Richard Fowler

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 1465 Private Honourable Artillery Company

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Reginald Frederick William Abbott

Born 1882

Died 1915

British Army 2694 Private Honourable Artillery Company

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Samuel H Claxton

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 6799 Private Honourable Artillery Company

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Harold Sylvanus Thomas

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 9909 Private Honourable Artillery Company 2nd Battalion

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Reginald Pridmore Bird

Born 1896

Died 1966

British Army 624125 Driver Honourable Artillery Company

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Henry George Jesse Peavot

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 9580 Private Honourable Artillery Company

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Frederick William Amery

Born 1886

Died 1940

British Army 9508 Private Honourable Artillery Company

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Hermann Caesar Wild

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 9867 Private Honourable Artillery Company 1st Reserve Battalion

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George Leonard White

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 9333 Private Honourable Artillery Company 2nd Battalion

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Dudley Alaric Laseloe Williams

Born 1896

British Army 4234 Private Honourable Artillery Company

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Gilbert Victor White

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 871 Private Honourable Artillery Company

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John Mozart Hedgecock

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 9921 Private Honourable Artillery Company

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George Adderley Herbert Farmer

Born 1889

Died 1933

British Army 12420 Private Honourable Artillery Company Infantry

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Kenneth George John Headington

Born 1899

British Army 625718 Royal Horse & Field Artillery

British Army 79282 Honourable Artillery Company Artillery

British Army 625718 Driver Honourable Artillery Company Reserve Battery

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Hubert William Boustred

Born 1887

Died 1949

British Army 625971 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 625971 Gunner Royal Horse Artillery Honourable Artillery Company

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Percy Horace Bloor

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 4384 Private Honourable Artillery Company

British Army 4384 Lance Corporal Honourable Artillery Company

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Gartly Moir

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 4038 Private Honourable Artillery Company

British Army 4038 Private Honourable Artillery Company

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Cyril Charles Frost

Born 1896

Died 1919

British Army 6439 Gunner Honourable Artillery Company

British Army 625178 Gunner Honourable Artillery Company

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Cecil Reid Mcgowan

Born 1886

Died 1966

British Army 443 Corporal Honourable Artillery Company

British Army Captain Lieutenant Honourable Artillery Company Infantry

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Reginald Starmer Billingham

Born 1889

Died 1965

British Army 5445 Serjeant Honourable Artillery Company

British Army 5445 Acting Corporal Honourable Artillery Company

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