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London [6]

Maidstone, Kent [6]

Bethnal Green, London [5]

Lewisham [4]

Bermondsey, London [3]

Bromley, Kent [3]

Lambeth, Surrey [3]

Camberwell, London [2]

Deptford [2]

Folkestone [2]

Greenwich [2]

Islington, London [2]

Leytonstone, Essex [2]

Middlesex [2]

Paddington, West London [2]

Westminster, London [2]

1 Elm Cottage, Anyards Road, Cobham, Surrey [1]

17 Beresford House, Dunstable [1]

Abergavenny [1]

Anerley, Surrey [1]

Axminster, Devon [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Battersea [1]

Beckenham, Kent [1]

Bermondsey, S E London [1]

Bethnal Green, East London [1]

Bexley Heath, Dartford, Kent [1]

Bingley, Yorkshire [1]

Brentwood, Essex [1]

Brighton [1]

Bromley Kent [1]

Brompton, West London [1]

Byfield, Northamptonshire [1]

Camberwell [1]

Cardiff, Wales [1]

Carshalton, Surrey [1]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1]

Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire [1]

Chiswick, London [1]

Clapton, London [1]

Deptford Bridge [1]

Deptford, Kent [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

Dunmow, Essex [1]

East Dulwich, South London [1]

Eccleston, Lancashire [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Elsecar, Yorkshire [1]

Erdington, Warwickshire [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [3943]

Rifleman [607]

Second Lieutenant [195]

Corporal [179]

Lance Corporal [139]

Serjeant [138]

Lieutenant [93]

Captain [56]

Driver [56]

Acting Corporal [36]

Sapper [35]

Lance Serjeant [24]

Acting Serjeant [17]

Pioneer [14]

Company Serjeant Major [9]

Lieutenant Colonel [7]

Colour Serjeant [6]

Major [6]

2nd Lieutenant [5]

Acting Captain [5]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Temporary Captain [4]

Temporary Lieutenant [4]

Transport Corporal [4]

Acting Serjeant Major [3]

Bugler [3]

Captain and Adjutant [3]

Drummer [3]

Gunner [3]

Horse Keeper [3]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [3]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Commissary [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Corporal Private [2]

Lieutenant and Captain [2]

Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Private Corporal [2]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

/ Commissary [1]

2nd Corporal [1]

2nd Lieutenent [1]

ALIAS Private [1]

AM III [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Unit

London Regiment [4304]

Rifle Brigade [3581]

London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade) [741]

Royal Engineers [182]

Middlesex Regiment [128]

Army Service Corps [118]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [92]

Labour Corps [86]

London Rifle Brigade [65]

Manchester Regiment [54]

Army Veterinary Corps [41]

Royal Fusiliers [40]

Royal Army Medical Corps [35]

Royal West Kent Regiment [31]

Machine Gun Corps [30]

Rifle Brigade attached London Regiment [24]

Devonshire Regiment [23]

Essex Regiment [22]

Royal Irish Rifles [22]

Northamptonshire Regiment [20]

East Surrey Regiment [16]

Royal Air Force [16]

Army Ordnance Corps [15]

Royal Army Service Corps [15]

Royal Flying Corps [15]

Rifle Brigade London Regiment [14]

Bedfordshire Regiment [13]

Somerset Light Infantry [13]

Durham Light Infantry [11]

The Queen's Regiment [11]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [10]

Royal Sussex Regiment [10]

Training Reserve Battalion [10]

City of London Yeomanry [9]

County of London Regiment [9]

Hampshire Regiment [9]

Norfolk Regiment [9]

Royal Defence Corps [9]

Suffolk Regiment [9]

Dorsetshire Regiment [8]

Gloucestershire Regiment [8]

Leicestershire Regiment [8]

London Regiment attached Rifle Brigade [8]

Rifle Brigade/London Regiment [8]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [7]

Lancashire Fusiliers [7]

London Regiment Rifle Brigade [7]

Rifle Brigade Attached London Regiment [7]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) [6]

Service

British Army [4488]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4]

Royal Navy [1]

Last name first letter

B [467]

S [451]

C [419]

H [417]

W [362]

M [320]

P [288]

D [199]

G [195]

R [195]

T [190]

L [185]

F [155]

J [125]

A [116]

E [115]

K [95]

N [85]

O [38]

Y [23]

V [19]

I [12]

U [11]

Q [4]

Z [2]

Contribution

Military Service [4479]

Country

United Kingdom [132]

Belgium [1]

France [1]

Malta [1]

Trinidad and Tobago [1]

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People [4488] Stories Communities

Place of birth

London [6] Maidstone, Kent [6] Bethnal Green, London [5] Lewisham [4] Bermondsey, London [3] Bromley, Kent [3] Lambeth, Surrey [3] Camberwell, London [2] Deptford [2] Folkestone [2] Greenwich [2] Islington, London [2] Leytonstone, Essex [2] Middlesex [2] Paddington, West London [2] Westminster, London [2] 1 Elm Cottage, Anyards Road, Cobham, Surrey [1] 17 Beresford House, Dunstable [1] Abergavenny [1] Anerley, Surrey [1] Axminster, Devon [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Battersea [1] Beckenham, Kent [1] Bermondsey, S E London [1] Bethnal Green, East London [1] Bexley Heath, Dartford, Kent [1] Bingley, Yorkshire [1] Brentwood, Essex [1] Brighton [1] Bromley Kent [1] Brompton, West London [1] Byfield, Northamptonshire [1] Camberwell [1] Cardiff, Wales [1] Carshalton, Surrey [1] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1] Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire [1] Chiswick, London [1] Clapton, London [1] Deptford Bridge [1] Deptford, Kent [1] Dover, Kent [1] Dunmow, Essex [1] East Dulwich, South London [1] Eccleston, Lancashire [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1] Elsecar, Yorkshire [1] Erdington, Warwickshire [1] Exeter, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [3943] Rifleman [607] Second Lieutenant [195] Corporal [179] Lance Corporal [139] Serjeant [138] Lieutenant [93] Captain [56] Driver [56] Acting Corporal [36] Sapper [35] Lance Serjeant [24] Acting Serjeant [17] Pioneer [14] Company Serjeant Major [9] Lieutenant Colonel [7] Colour Serjeant [6] Major [6] 2nd Lieutenant [5] Acting Captain [5] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Temporary Second Lieutenant [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Temporary Captain [4] Temporary Lieutenant [4] Transport Corporal [4] Acting Serjeant Major [3] Bugler [3] Captain and Adjutant [3] Drummer [3] Gunner [3] Horse Keeper [3] Lieutenant Acting Captain [3] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Commissary [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Corporal Private [2] Lieutenant and Captain [2] Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Private Corporal [2] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] / Commissary [1] 2nd Corporal [1] 2nd Lieutenent [1] ALIAS Private [1] AM III [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Unit

London Regiment [4304] Rifle Brigade [3581] London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade) [741] Royal Engineers [182] Middlesex Regiment [128] Army Service Corps [118] King's Royal Rifle Corps [92] Labour Corps [86] London Rifle Brigade [65] Manchester Regiment [54] Army Veterinary Corps [41] Royal Fusiliers [40] Royal Army Medical Corps [35] Royal West Kent Regiment [31] Machine Gun Corps [30] Rifle Brigade attached London Regiment [24] Devonshire Regiment [23] Essex Regiment [22] Royal Irish Rifles [22] Northamptonshire Regiment [20] East Surrey Regiment [16] Royal Air Force [16] Army Ordnance Corps [15] Royal Army Service Corps [15] Royal Flying Corps [15] Rifle Brigade London Regiment [14] Bedfordshire Regiment [13] Somerset Light Infantry [13] Durham Light Infantry [11] The Queen's Regiment [11] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [10] Royal Sussex Regiment [10] Training Reserve Battalion [10] City of London Yeomanry [9] County of London Regiment [9] Hampshire Regiment [9] Norfolk Regiment [9] Royal Defence Corps [9] Suffolk Regiment [9] Dorsetshire Regiment [8] Gloucestershire Regiment [8] Leicestershire Regiment [8] London Regiment attached Rifle Brigade [8] Rifle Brigade/London Regiment [8] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [7] Lancashire Fusiliers [7] London Regiment Rifle Brigade [7] Rifle Brigade Attached London Regiment [7] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) [6]

Service

British Army [4488] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4] Royal Navy [1]

Last name first letter

B [467] S [451] C [419] H [417] W [362] M [320] P [288] D [199] G [195] R [195] T [190] L [185] F [155] J [125] A [116] E [115] K [95] N [85] O [38] Y [23] V [19] I [12] U [11] Q [4] Z [2]

Contribution

Military Service [4479]

Country

United Kingdom [132] Belgium [1] France [1] Malta [1] Trinidad and Tobago [1]

George Palmer

British Army 1794 Private London Regiment

British Army 549119 Private Royal Engineers

British Army 344580 Private Royal Engineers

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George Hartley

British Army 26001 Private Army Veterinary Corps

British Army 45697 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army G/36632 Private London Regiment 20th lond Battalion

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Percy Mitchell

British Army 2384 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 3148 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army 423547 Private London Regiment

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Robert Purser

British Army 453174 Private London Regiment

British Army 20186 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army TR13/38299 Private Training Reserve Battalion

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Alfred Raines

British Army 3347 Private County of London Yeomanry

British Army 40766 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army 50187 Private Imperial Camel Corps

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Stanley Philpott

British Army 3586 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army 201085 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army 212013 Private Rifle Brigade

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Albert A Apps

British Army 234392 Royal Engineers

British Army 6615 Private London Regiment 20 (County of London) Battalion (Blackheath and Woolwich) (Territorial Force)

British Army 3909 Private The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

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Sidney L Harrington

British Army 2267 Private London Regiment 18th lond Battalion

British Army 64163 Acting Corporal Rifle Brigade

British Army 6905938 Warrant Officer Class 2 Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry attached Nigeria Regiment

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