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London [6]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Folkestone [2]

Hammersmith, London [2]

Tunbridge Wells [2]

Banbury, Oxford [1]

Barnsbury, London, Middlesex [1]

Battersea [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Blaby, Leicestershire [1]

Bow London [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Brockley, Kent [1]

Calcutta, India, Visitor [1]

Canterbury Kent [1]

Chedzoy, Somerset [1]

Chelsea [1]

Chelsea, South West London [1]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1]

Chipping Norton [1]

Cinderford, Gloucestershire [1]

City of Westminster, London [1]

Clerkenwell, North London [1]

County Armagh [1]

Cowes, Isle of Wight [1]

Dudley, Worcestershire [1]

E Stanton [1]

EALING, WEST LONDON [1]

Ellesmere, Shropshire [1]

Emscote, Nth Warwickshire [1]

Eversholt, Bedfordshire [1]

Framfield [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Glasgow [1]

Goole, Yorkshire (West Riding) [1]

Gorleston, Suffolk [1]

Harlington [1]

Holyhead, Anglesey [1]

Islington [1]

Islington, North London [1]

Kensington, South West London [1]

King's Norton, Worcestershire [1]

Lambeth Surrey England [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Lancaster [1]

Leicester [1]

Lewisham [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [2370]

Rifleman [249]

Corporal [96]

Second Lieutenant [76]

Serjeant [75]

Lance Corporal [40]

Driver [25]

Acting Corporal [23]

Lieutenant [22]

Captain [17]

Acting Serjeant [13]

Company Serjeant Major [7]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Acting Colour Serjeant [3]

Corporal 2nd [3]

Major [3]

Pioneer [3]

Sapper [3]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

ALIAS Private [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Cor [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Barman [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Drummer [1]

Gunner [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Pri [1]

Private Rifleman [1]

Pte [1]

Sergeant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Unit

London Regiment [2594]

Royal Irish Rifles [2237]

London Regiment (London Irish Rifles) [346]

Army Service Corps [93]

Royal Engineers [46]

Machine Gun Corps [43]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [39]

Labour Corps [22]

Rifle Brigade [21]

Royal Fusiliers [21]

Royal Irish Regiment [19]

East Surrey Regiment [18]

Royal Army Medical Corps [18]

Royal Air Force [16]

Army Ordnance Corps [10]

Royal Defence Corps [10]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [10]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [9]

Middlesex Regiment [9]

Northumberland Fusiliers [9]

Army Pay Corps [8]

Training Reserve Battalion [8]

Leinster Regiment [7]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Somerset Light Infantry [6]

Essex Regiment [5]

London Irish Rifles [5]

London Regiment London Irish Rifles [5]

London Regiment attached Royal Irish Rifles [5]

Training Reserve [5]

Connaught Rangers [4]

London Regiment Irish Rifles [4]

Norfolk Regiment [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Cameron Highlanders [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

2nd Royal Irish Rifles [2]

Attached Royal Irish Rifles [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Hertfordshire Regiment [2]

London Regiment (Irish Rifles) [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Service

British Army [2627]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

S [275]

B [241]

H [239]

C [232]

M [220]

W [208]

P [136]

R [131]

G [123]

D [112]

T [108]

L [100]

A [95]

F [92]

J [70]

K [61]

E [58]

N [44]

O [35]

V [18]

I [17]

Y [6]

Q [4]

U [2]

Contribution

Military Service [2618]

Country

United Kingdom [60]

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People [2627] Stories Communities

Place of birth

London [6] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Camberwell, London [2] Folkestone [2] Hammersmith, London [2] Tunbridge Wells [2] Banbury, Oxford [1] Barnsbury, London, Middlesex [1] Battersea [1] Battersea, London [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Blaby, Leicestershire [1] Bow London [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Brockley, Kent [1] Calcutta, India, Visitor [1] Canterbury Kent [1] Chedzoy, Somerset [1] Chelsea [1] Chelsea, South West London [1] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1] Chipping Norton [1] Cinderford, Gloucestershire [1] City of Westminster, London [1] Clerkenwell, North London [1] County Armagh [1] Cowes, Isle of Wight [1] Dudley, Worcestershire [1] E Stanton [1] EALING, WEST LONDON [1] Ellesmere, Shropshire [1] Emscote, Nth Warwickshire [1] Eversholt, Bedfordshire [1] Framfield [1] Fulham, London [1] Glasgow [1] Goole, Yorkshire (West Riding) [1] Gorleston, Suffolk [1] Harlington [1] Holyhead, Anglesey [1] Islington [1] Islington, North London [1] Kensington, South West London [1] King's Norton, Worcestershire [1] Lambeth Surrey England [1] Lambeth, London [1] Lancaster [1] Leicester [1] Lewisham [1] Maidstone, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [2370] Rifleman [249] Corporal [96] Second Lieutenant [76] Serjeant [75] Lance Corporal [40] Driver [25] Acting Corporal [23] Lieutenant [22] Captain [17] Acting Serjeant [13] Company Serjeant Major [7] Lance Serjeant [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Acting Colour Serjeant [3] Corporal 2nd [3] Major [3] Pioneer [3] Sapper [3] Colour Serjeant [2] Temporary Captain [2] ALIAS Private [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Cor [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Barman [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Drummer [1] Gunner [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Pri [1] Private Rifleman [1] Pte [1] Sergeant [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Transport Corporal [1]

Unit

London Regiment [2594] Royal Irish Rifles [2237] London Regiment (London Irish Rifles) [346] Army Service Corps [93] Royal Engineers [46] Machine Gun Corps [43] Royal Irish Fusiliers [39] Labour Corps [22] Rifle Brigade [21] Royal Fusiliers [21] Royal Irish Regiment [19] East Surrey Regiment [18] Royal Army Medical Corps [18] Royal Air Force [16] Army Ordnance Corps [10] Royal Defence Corps [10] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [10] King's Royal Rifle Corps [9] Middlesex Regiment [9] Northumberland Fusiliers [9] Army Pay Corps [8] Training Reserve Battalion [8] Leinster Regiment [7] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Somerset Light Infantry [6] Essex Regiment [5] London Irish Rifles [5] London Regiment London Irish Rifles [5] London Regiment attached Royal Irish Rifles [5] Training Reserve [5] Connaught Rangers [4] London Regiment Irish Rifles [4] Norfolk Regiment [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] Cameron Highlanders [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] 2nd Royal Irish Rifles [2] Attached Royal Irish Rifles [2] East Kent Regiment [2] Hertfordshire Regiment [2] London Regiment (Irish Rifles) [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Service

British Army [2627] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

S [275] B [241] H [239] C [232] M [220] W [208] P [136] R [131] G [123] D [112] T [108] L [100] A [95] F [92] J [70] K [61] E [58] N [44] O [35] V [18] I [17] Y [6] Q [4] U [2]

Contribution

Military Service [2618]

Country

United Kingdom [60]

William O Read

British Army 1981 Private Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars

British Army 1981 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 608156 Private Royal Irish Rifles/London Regiment

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James A Hackshaw

British Army 5828 Private London Regiment 22nd Battalion

British Army 45867 Private Royal Irish Rifles

British Army 57305 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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William T Hayward

British Army 44949 Private Royal Irish Rifles

British Army 8187 Private London Regiment

British Army 143830 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Alfred Phillips

British Army 4462 Private London Regiment

British Army 508006 Private Royal Irish Rifles

British Army 238045 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

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John Simmons Harrison

British Army 7016 Private London Regiment

British Army 9/43506 Private Royal Irish Rifles

British Army Lieutenant Royal Naval Air Service

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Arthur W Lee

British Army 3451 Private London Regiment

British Army 44482 Private Royal Irish Rifles

British Army 144625 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Morris Finkle

British Army 6/12907 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

British Army 453937 Private London Regiment 11th lond Battalion

British Army 20499 Private 1st Royal Irish Rifles

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