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Islington, North London [20]

Lambeth, South West London [12]

Paddington, West London [10]

Bermondsey, London [9]

Camberwell, South London [9]

Fulham, South West London [7]

Glasgow [7]

Liverpool, Lancashire [7]

St Pancras, North London [7]

Poplar, East London [6]

Battersea, London [5]

Bow, East London [5]

Hull, Yorkshire [5]

Southwark, South London [5]

Stoke Newington, North London [5]

Battersea, South London [4]

Battersea, South West London [4]

Brighton, Sussex [4]

Chelsea, South West London [4]

Kennington, South London [4]

Marylebone, North West London [4]

Mile End, East London [4]

Tottenham, North London [4]

Bethnal Green, East London [3]

City of London [3]

Clapton, East London [3]

Clerkenwell, North London [3]

Hammersmith, West London [3]

London [3]

Rotherhithe, South East London [3]

Balham, South London [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Brentford, Middlesex [2]

Bromley by Bow, East London [2]

Cambridge [2]

Canning Town, East London [2]

Chelsea, London [2]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [2]

Clapham, South London [2]

Deptford, South London [2]

Finchley, North London [2]

Glasgow, Scotland [2]

Holborn, Central London [2]

Holborn, London [2]

Ipswich, Suffolk [2]

Kensington, South West London [2]

Lewes, Sussex [2]

Maida Vale, West London [2]

Marylebone, London [2]

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [2]

Rank

Rifleman [630]

Private [519]

Lance Corporal [69]

Corporal [62]

Serjeant [53]

Second Lieutenant [41]

Acting Corporal [16]

Lieutenant [11]

Captain [9]

Company Serjeant Major [6]

Sergeant [6]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Sapper [3]

Bugler [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Captain (acting Major) [1]

Colour Acting Sergeant [1]

Colour Acting Serjeant [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Corporal Lance Serjeant [1]

Gunner [1]

Lance-Corporal [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant [1]

Signaller [1]

Unit

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [725]

London Regiment [707]

East Surrey Regiment [9]

London Regiment Post Office Rifles [6]

Labour Corps [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Honourable Artillery Company [2]

Inns of Court Officers Training Corps [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Officer Training Corps [2]

Post Office Rifles [2]

Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

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

1st Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Reserve [1]

Canadian Division [1]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Canadian Expeditionary Forces [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Canadian Infantry Brigade [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

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

County of London Regiment [1]

County of London Yeomanry [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

General Headquarters Staff [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Hong Kong Volunteer Corps [1]

Honourable Artillery Company Infantry [1]

Imperial Army [1]

Inns of Court [1]

Inns of Court OTC and No.14 (Inns of Court) OCB [1]

Inns of Court Officer Training Corps [1]

King's (Liverpool Regiment) [1]

London Post Office Rifles [1]

London Regiment attached Royal Engineers Postal Section [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Manitoba Regiment [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Mounted Rifles [1]

Paddington Rifles [1]

Post Office Corps [1]

Queen's University Officer Training Corps [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Engineers Postal Section [1]

Service

British Army [736]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Royal Navy [2]

Last name first letter

M [79]

B [66]

C [65]

S [60]

H [56]

W [55]

G [47]

P [47]

D [41]

R [38]

L [28]

F [25]

T [23]

J [19]

E [18]

K [17]

A [16]

N [13]

I [6]

Y [5]

O [4]

V [4]

Q [3]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [729]

Country

United Kingdom [652]

Ireland [25]

Canada [1]

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Place of birth

Islington, North London [20] Lambeth, South West London [12] Paddington, West London [10] Bermondsey, London [9] Camberwell, South London [9] Fulham, South West London [7] Glasgow [7] Liverpool, Lancashire [7] St Pancras, North London [7] Poplar, East London [6] Battersea, London [5] Bow, East London [5] Hull, Yorkshire [5] Southwark, South London [5] Stoke Newington, North London [5] Battersea, South London [4] Battersea, South West London [4] Brighton, Sussex [4] Chelsea, South West London [4] Kennington, South London [4] Marylebone, North West London [4] Mile End, East London [4] Tottenham, North London [4] Bethnal Green, East London [3] City of London [3] Clapton, East London [3] Clerkenwell, North London [3] Hammersmith, West London [3] London [3] Rotherhithe, South East London [3] Balham, South London [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Brentford, Middlesex [2] Bromley by Bow, East London [2] Cambridge [2] Canning Town, East London [2] Chelsea, London [2] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [2] Clapham, South London [2] Deptford, South London [2] Finchley, North London [2] Glasgow, Scotland [2] Holborn, Central London [2] Holborn, London [2] Ipswich, Suffolk [2] Kensington, South West London [2] Lewes, Sussex [2] Maida Vale, West London [2] Marylebone, London [2] Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [2]

Rank

Rifleman [630] Private [519] Lance Corporal [69] Corporal [62] Serjeant [53] Second Lieutenant [41] Acting Corporal [16] Lieutenant [11] Captain [9] Company Serjeant Major [6] Sergeant [6] Acting Serjeant [5] Lance Serjeant [5] Sapper [3] Bugler [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Captain (acting Major) [1] Colour Acting Sergeant [1] Colour Acting Serjeant [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Corporal Lance Serjeant [1] Gunner [1] Lance-Corporal [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant [1] Signaller [1]

Unit

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [725] London Regiment [707] East Surrey Regiment [9] London Regiment Post Office Rifles [6] Labour Corps [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Honourable Artillery Company [2] Inns of Court Officers Training Corps [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Officer Training Corps [2] Post Office Rifles [2] Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry [2] Royal Engineers [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] (City of London) Battalion, The London' Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [1] 1st Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Reserve [1] Canadian Division [1] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Canadian Expeditionary Forces [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Canadian Infantry Brigade [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] City of London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [1] County of London Regiment [1] County of London Yeomanry [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] General Headquarters Staff [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Hong Kong Volunteer Corps [1] Honourable Artillery Company Infantry [1] Imperial Army [1] Inns of Court [1] Inns of Court OTC and No.14 (Inns of Court) OCB [1] Inns of Court Officer Training Corps [1] King's (Liverpool Regiment) [1] London Post Office Rifles [1] London Regiment attached Royal Engineers Postal Section [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Manitoba Regiment [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Mounted Rifles [1] Paddington Rifles [1] Post Office Corps [1] Queen's University Officer Training Corps [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Royal Engineers Postal Section [1]

Service

British Army [736] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] Royal Navy [2]

Last name first letter

M [79] B [66] C [65] S [60] H [56] W [55] G [47] P [47] D [41] R [38] L [28] F [25] T [23] J [19] E [18] K [17] A [16] N [13] I [6] Y [5] O [4] V [4] Q [3] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [729]

Country

United Kingdom [652] Ireland [25] Canada [1]

Richard Hayward Taylor

Born 1892

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 410974 Sapper Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Harold Oswald Webb

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 2216 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment

British Army Captain London Regiment

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Edwin John Roft

Died 1918

British Army 157 Serjeant Army Cyclist Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Roscoe Douglas Borrett

British Army 405517 Post Office Rifles

British Army Acting Serjeant London Regiment 2/8th lond Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment 2/8th lond Battalion

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Alfred Mory

British Army 3230 London Regiment Post Office Rifles 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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W J Varney

British Army 2026 Private London Regiment Post Office Rifles

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Ernest Hart

Born 1872

Died 1919

British Army 3712 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 377040 Private London Regiment

British Army 399620 Private Labour Corps

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Francis Strange Mortimer

British Army 181 Lance Corporal London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Post Office Rifles

British Army Lieutenant London Regiment

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Leonard John Wakefield

Died 1917

British Army 5961 Serjeant Inns of Court Officers Training Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment

British Army 15579 Private King's (Liverpool Regiment) 17th Battalion - 1st Livepool Pals

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S W Rushforth

British Army 1699 Acting Corporal London Regiment Post Office Rifles

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S Darvels

British Army 1662 Rifleman London Regiment Post Office Rifles 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Anthony Stafford

British Army 375620 Rifleman London Regiment Post Office Rifles 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Reginald Horace Arthur Newsome

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers Postal Section

British Army Captain London Regiment

British Army Lieutenant London Regiment

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George Waltho

Born 1898

British Army 1/44057 Corporal Royal Irish Rifles

British Army 4089 Corporal London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th Battalion

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Richard Hayward Taylor

Died 1917

British Army A/10974 Sapper Canadian Division

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment

British Army A/10974 Private Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry

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Edgar Penney

British Army Second Lieutenant London Post Office Rifles

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers

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