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Place of birth

Bethnal Green [3]

Camberwell [3]

Islington [3]

Walthamstow [3]

Lambeth [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Paddington [2]

Poplar [2]

105 Elsa Street, Mile End Old Town, London [1]

23 Christopher St Finsbury [1]

BARNET, Middlesex [1]

Barnet, Hertforshire [1]

Bath [1]

Battersea [1]

Bedminster, Bristol [1]

Berkhampstead [1]

Bermondsey [1]

Bermondsey,St. Saviour Southwark, London [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Biggleswade, Bedfordshire [1]

CLERKENWELL [1]

Camberwell London [1]

Chipping Norton, Oxfordhire [1]

Chulmleigh, Devon [1]

Chumleigh, Devon [1]

City Rd ,Holborn [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Dalston, London [1]

Deptford [1]

East Dulwich, Camberwell [1]

East Peckham, Kent [1]

Ely [1]

Felixstowe, Woodbridge [1]

Forest Hill, Lewisham [1]

Fulham, London [1]

GARNETT HILL, GLASGOW [1]

HACKNEY WICK [1]

Hackney [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Haggerston [1]

Hammersmith, Fulham [1]

Hampstead [1]

Harpenden [1]

Highgate [1]

Highgate, Pancras, Middlesex [1]

Homerton, Brentford, Middlesex [1]

Horseheath, Linton, Cambridgeshire [1]

Islington, London [1]

Kings Cross, Islington [1]

Rank

Private [370]

Rifleman [314]

Lance Corporal [41]

Corporal [37]

Second Lieutenant [34]

Serjeant [23]

Captain [11]

Acting Corporal [8]

Lieutenant [7]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Driver [4]

2nd Corporal [1]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Chaplain 4th Class [1]

Colonel [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

L/Cpl [1]

Lance Serjeant now Second Lieutenant [1]

Lance-Corporal [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major [1]

RQMS Instructor [1]

Sapper [1]

Second Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1]

Sergt. [1]

Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Unit

London Regiment [436]

London Regiment (City of London Rifles) [432]

City of London Rifles [11]

Army Service Corps [4]

City of London Regiment [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

(City of London) Battalion, The London' Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [1]

15th (The Kings) Hussars [1]

4TH R.W. SURREY REGT [1]

City Of London Rifles [1]

City of London (Rifles) TF [1]

City of London Irish Rifles [1]

City of London Queen Victoria Rifles [1]

City of London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [1]

City of London Regiment Volunteer Rifles [1]

County of London Regiment [1]

East African Mounted Rifles [1]

General Reserve of Officers [1]

General Staff [1]

Inns of Court Officers Training Corps [1]

King's African Rifles [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Late London Regiment [1]

Leinster Regiment [1]

London Regiment [1]

London Regiment (Artists' Rifles) [1]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1]

London Regiment Attached Trench Mortar Battery [1]

London Regiment TF [1]

London Regiment/City of London Rifles [1]

London Rifle Brigade [1]

Lothian and Border Horse [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Mancheste Regiment [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Monmouthshire Regiment [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Officer Training Corps [1]

Royal Army Chaplain's Department [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Fusiliers (City of London) Regiment [1]

Service Battery County of London Regiment [1]

Somerset Light Infantry [1]

South Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Suffolk Yeomanry [1]

Tank Corps [1]

Service

British Army [454]

Last name first letter

S [53]

H [47]

B [43]

C [42]

W [41]

M [33]

R [30]

L [25]

T [23]

G [16]

D [15]

J [15]

P [14]

F [13]

E [12]

K [11]

A [8]

N [6]

V [3]

I [2]

Q [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [454]

Country

United Kingdom [94]

Canada [1]

Kenya [1]

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People [454] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bethnal Green [3] Camberwell [3] Islington [3] Walthamstow [3] Lambeth [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Paddington [2] Poplar [2] 105 Elsa Street, Mile End Old Town, London [1] 23 Christopher St Finsbury [1] BARNET, Middlesex [1] Barnet, Hertforshire [1] Bath [1] Battersea [1] Bedminster, Bristol [1] Berkhampstead [1] Bermondsey [1] Bermondsey,St. Saviour Southwark, London [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Biggleswade, Bedfordshire [1] CLERKENWELL [1] Camberwell London [1] Chipping Norton, Oxfordhire [1] Chulmleigh, Devon [1] Chumleigh, Devon [1] City Rd ,Holborn [1] Clapham, London [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Dalston, London [1] Deptford [1] East Dulwich, Camberwell [1] East Peckham, Kent [1] Ely [1] Felixstowe, Woodbridge [1] Forest Hill, Lewisham [1] Fulham, London [1] GARNETT HILL, GLASGOW [1] HACKNEY WICK [1] Hackney [1] Hackney, London [1] Haggerston [1] Hammersmith, Fulham [1] Hampstead [1] Harpenden [1] Highgate [1] Highgate, Pancras, Middlesex [1] Homerton, Brentford, Middlesex [1] Horseheath, Linton, Cambridgeshire [1] Islington, London [1] Kings Cross, Islington [1]

Rank

Private [370] Rifleman [314] Lance Corporal [41] Corporal [37] Second Lieutenant [34] Serjeant [23] Captain [11] Acting Corporal [8] Lieutenant [7] Lance Serjeant [5] Driver [4] 2nd Corporal [1] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Chaplain 4th Class [1] Colonel [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1] L/Cpl [1] Lance Serjeant now Second Lieutenant [1] Lance-Corporal [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major [1] RQMS Instructor [1] Sapper [1] Second Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1] Sergt. [1] Temporary Brigadier General [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Temporary Major [1]

Unit

London Regiment [436] London Regiment (City of London Rifles) [432] City of London Rifles [11] Army Service Corps [4] City of London Regiment [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] (City of London) Battalion, The London' Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [1] 15th (The Kings) Hussars [1] 4TH R.W. SURREY REGT [1] City Of London Rifles [1] City of London (Rifles) TF [1] City of London Irish Rifles [1] City of London Queen Victoria Rifles [1] City of London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [1] City of London Regiment Volunteer Rifles [1] County of London Regiment [1] East African Mounted Rifles [1] General Reserve of Officers [1] General Staff [1] Inns of Court Officers Training Corps [1] King's African Rifles [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Labour Corps [1] Late London Regiment [1] Leinster Regiment [1] London Regiment [1] London Regiment (Artists' Rifles) [1] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1] London Regiment Attached Trench Mortar Battery [1] London Regiment TF [1] London Regiment/City of London Rifles [1] London Rifle Brigade [1] Lothian and Border Horse [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Mancheste Regiment [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Monmouthshire Regiment [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Officer Training Corps [1] Royal Army Chaplain's Department [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Fusiliers (City of London) Regiment [1] Service Battery County of London Regiment [1] Somerset Light Infantry [1] South Staffordshire Regiment [1] Suffolk Yeomanry [1] Tank Corps [1]

Service

British Army [454]

Last name first letter

S [53] H [47] B [43] C [42] W [41] M [33] R [30] L [25] T [23] G [16] D [15] J [15] P [14] F [13] E [12] K [11] A [8] N [6] V [3] I [2] Q [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [454]

Country

United Kingdom [94] Canada [1] Kenya [1]

H Swinburn Ward

British Army Honorary Lieutenant City of London Regiment Volunteer Rifles

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Daniel Long

British Army 3442 Private City of London Rifles

British Army 204286 Corporal Wiltshire Regiment

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Andrew Thomas Irons

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 82762 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army Private City of London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th

British Army 82762 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Thomas H. F. Brown

Died 1918

British Army T4/244194 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army 324893 Driver London Regiment 6th lond Battalion

British Army 324893 Lance Corporal London Regiment (City of London Rifles)

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William R Bendle

Died 1918

British Army T/674 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army 324891 Driver London Regiment 6th lond Battalion

British Army 324891 Rifleman London Regiment (City of London Rifles)

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Fred Banting

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army T/701 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army 324889 Driver London Regiment 6th lond Battalion

British Army 324889 Rifleman London Regiment (City of London Rifles)

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Thomas Frederick Webb

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army Officer Training Corps

British Army Captain London Regiment

British Army Captain London Regiment (City of London Rifles)

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Gordon Philip Tickle

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 610 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment (City of London Rifles)

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John Helliar

Died 1918

British Army T/742 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army 324906 Driver London Regiment

British Army 324906 Rifleman London Regiment (City of London Rifles)

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Kenneth Dickson

Died 1917

British Army 1637 Private Lothian and Border Horse

British Army 324867 Private London Regiment

British Army 324867 Rifleman London Regiment (City of London Rifles)

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A E Wilkinson

British Army Chaplain 4th Class London Regiment

British Army Chaplain 4th Class City Of London Rifles

British Army Chaplain 4th Class Royal Army Chaplain's Department

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Leonard H Wood

British Army 2229 Private City of London Regiment

British Army 46094 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles

British Army 608271 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles

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Sydney Herbert Charrington

Born 1878

Died 1954

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers (City of London) Regiment 7th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant 15th (The Kings) Hussars

British Army Captain 15th (The Kings) Hussars

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Frederick Gordon Jennings

British Army 9731 Private City of London Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Middlesex Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant King's African Rifles

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