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London [3]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Hawkhurst, Kent [2]

Tunbridge Wells [2]

68 Yeldham Road, Fulham [1]

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [1]

Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Aston, Warwickshire [1]

Ballarat [1]

Ballincollig, County Cork [1]

Ballyporeen, Tipperary [1]

Baltic Street Holborn London [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Birmingham, Parish of St.James's, Ashted [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Broadstairs, Kent [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Clapton, London [1]

Colchester, Essex [1]

Dunmow, Essex [1]

Durham [1]

Earlsfield, London [1]

Earnley, Chichester, Sussex [1]

Elie, Fifeshire [1]

Exmouth, Devon [1]

Farnworth, Nr Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Fisherton Anger, Alderbury, Wilts, [1]

Fulham, Middlesex [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Glasgow [1]

Goole [1]

Greenock, Renfrewshire [1]

Greenwich, London [1]

Halifax, Nova Scotia [1]

Hanwell [1]

Haywards Heath, Sussex [1]

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [1]

Highgate, London [1]

Hightown, Cheetham, Manchester [1]

Hornsey, London [1]

Hove, Brighton, Sussex [1]

Kennington Lambeth London [1]

Kensington, London, Middlesex [1]

Kentish Town, Middlesex [1]

Kimpton, Hitchin, Herts [1]

Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [22]

Second Lieutenant [20]

Lieutenant [17]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [12]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [9]

Corporal [9]

Captain [8]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [7]

Sergeant [6]

2nd Lieutenant [5]

Flying Officer [5]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [4]

Cadet [4]

Corporal Mechanic [4]

Private 2nd Class [4]

Sergeant Mechanic [4]

Air Mechanic 2 [3]

Air Mechanic 3 [3]

Major [3]

Serjeant [3]

2nd Class Air Mechanic [2]

Acting Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Air Mechanic I [2]

Boy [2]

Flight Lieutenant [2]

Hon. 2nd Lieutenant [2]

Leading Mechanic [2]

Squadron Leader [2]

Surgeon [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Major [2]

1st Air Mechanic [1]

1st Airman [1]

1st Class Air Mechanic [1]

2/Lieut [1]

2/a.m. [1]

2nd Lt [1]

2nd airman [1]

3rd Air Mechanic [1]

3rd Class Air Mechanic [1]

A.C.1 [1]

A.C.2 [1]

A.M.1 [1]

A/Cpl [1]

A/Cpl (unpaid) [1]

ABMH [1]

AC2 [1]

AM I [1]

AM1 [1]

Unit

RAF [56]

RFC [22]

Royal Air Force [21]

Royal Flying Corps [16]

RAF Reserve [11]

Royal Naval Air Service [7]

Scottish Rifles [6]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

HMS President II [3]

RNAS [3]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [2]

HMS Daedalus [2]

RAF Tregantle [2]

Royal Air Force - RAF Kalafrana (Malta) [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [2]

Training Reserve [2]

1 AD Aircraft Depot St Omer [1]

101 Squadron RAF [1]

11 Squadron [1]

12 Squadron RNAS [1]

13th Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

15 JDS [1]

17 ARS, RFC [1]

1st R, Welsh Fusiliers [1]

2 AD Aircraft Depot Candas [1]

230 Squadron, RAF Felixstowe [1]

25th Canadian Battalion [1]

25th Canadian Battalion attached RAF [1]

29 TDS, RAF [1]

2nd Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

3 Squadron [1]

30 Squadron [1]

66 Wing [1]

71st Inft Bgde 6th Division [1]

ASC/MT [1]

Argus [1]

Attached To 50 Training Depot Station RAF from the Brazilian Navy [1]

British Expeditionary Force [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Canadian Army Service Corps [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Canadian Railway Troops [1]

City of London Yeomanry [1]

Connaught Rangers [1]

Cornflower [1]

Dolphin [1]

E Reserve [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [103]

British Army [44]

Royal Navy [25]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Canadian Navy [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [17]

C [15]

W [10]

M [9]

H [8]

T [8]

G [7]

A [6]

L [5]

P [5]

S [5]

F [3]

J [3]

N [3]

D [2]

R [2]

V [2]

E [1]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [108]

Country

United Kingdom [64]

Canada [3]

France [1]

Ireland [1]

Yemen [1]

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People [113] Stories Communities

Place of birth

London [3] Bath, Somerset [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Hawkhurst, Kent [2] Tunbridge Wells [2] 68 Yeldham Road, Fulham [1] Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [1] Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Aston, Warwickshire [1] Ballarat [1] Ballincollig, County Cork [1] Ballyporeen, Tipperary [1] Baltic Street Holborn London [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Birmingham, Parish of St.James's, Ashted [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Broadstairs, Kent [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Clapton, London [1] Colchester, Essex [1] Dunmow, Essex [1] Durham [1] Earlsfield, London [1] Earnley, Chichester, Sussex [1] Elie, Fifeshire [1] Exmouth, Devon [1] Farnworth, Nr Bolton, Lancashire [1] Fisherton Anger, Alderbury, Wilts, [1] Fulham, Middlesex [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Glasgow [1] Goole [1] Greenock, Renfrewshire [1] Greenwich, London [1] Halifax, Nova Scotia [1] Hanwell [1] Haywards Heath, Sussex [1] High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [1] Highgate, London [1] Hightown, Cheetham, Manchester [1] Hornsey, London [1] Hove, Brighton, Sussex [1] Kennington Lambeth London [1] Kensington, London, Middlesex [1] Kentish Town, Middlesex [1] Kimpton, Hitchin, Herts [1] Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [22] Second Lieutenant [20] Lieutenant [17] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [12] Air Mechanic 1st Class [9] Corporal [9] Captain [8] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [7] Sergeant [6] 2nd Lieutenant [5] Flying Officer [5] Aircraftman 2nd Class [4] Cadet [4] Corporal Mechanic [4] Private 2nd Class [4] Sergeant Mechanic [4] Air Mechanic 2 [3] Air Mechanic 3 [3] Major [3] Serjeant [3] 2nd Class Air Mechanic [2] Acting Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Acting Corporal [2] Air Mechanic I [2] Boy [2] Flight Lieutenant [2] Hon. 2nd Lieutenant [2] Leading Mechanic [2] Squadron Leader [2] Surgeon [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Major [2] 1st Air Mechanic [1] 1st Airman [1] 1st Class Air Mechanic [1] 2/Lieut [1] 2/a.m. [1] 2nd Lt [1] 2nd airman [1] 3rd Air Mechanic [1] 3rd Class Air Mechanic [1] A.C.1 [1] A.C.2 [1] A.M.1 [1] A/Cpl [1] A/Cpl (unpaid) [1] ABMH [1] AC2 [1] AM I [1] AM1 [1]

Unit

RAF [56] RFC [22] Royal Air Force [21] Royal Flying Corps [16] RAF Reserve [11] Royal Naval Air Service [7] Scottish Rifles [6] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] HMS President II [3] RNAS [3] Cambridgeshire Regiment [2] HMS Daedalus [2] RAF Tregantle [2] Royal Air Force - RAF Kalafrana (Malta) [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Engineers [2] Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [2] Training Reserve [2] 1 AD Aircraft Depot St Omer [1] 101 Squadron RAF [1] 11 Squadron [1] 12 Squadron RNAS [1] 13th Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] 15 JDS [1] 17 ARS, RFC [1] 1st R, Welsh Fusiliers [1] 2 AD Aircraft Depot Candas [1] 230 Squadron, RAF Felixstowe [1] 25th Canadian Battalion [1] 25th Canadian Battalion attached RAF [1] 29 TDS, RAF [1] 2nd Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] 3 Squadron [1] 30 Squadron [1] 66 Wing [1] 71st Inft Bgde 6th Division [1] ASC/MT [1] Argus [1] Attached To 50 Training Depot Station RAF from the Brazilian Navy [1] British Expeditionary Force [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] Canadian Army Service Corps [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Canadian Railway Troops [1] City of London Yeomanry [1] Connaught Rangers [1] Cornflower [1] Dolphin [1] E Reserve [1] East Kent Regiment [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [103] British Army [44] Royal Navy [25] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] Australian Imperial Force [1] Canadian Navy [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [17] C [15] W [10] M [9] H [8] T [8] G [7] A [6] L [5] P [5] S [5] F [3] J [3] N [3] D [2] R [2] V [2] E [1] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [108]

Country

United Kingdom [64] Canada [3] France [1] Ireland [1] Yemen [1]

Alfred William Whitehead

Born 1897

British Army 2442 Private Manchester Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Manchester Regiment

British Army 250488 Private Manchester Regiment

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Albert Reginald Brough

Born 1894

Died 1973

Royal Navy F51876 Air Mechanic I HMS President II RNAS Codford

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 251876 AM I RAF Blandford

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 66 Wing

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Leonard Stanley Morck

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 85428 Private General List 27 Infantry Battalion

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant RAF

British Army King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Bertram 'bertie' Morgan

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 5814 Corporal Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Lieutenant Royal Air Force 59th Wing

British Army 5814 Lance Sergeant Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

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John William Towey

Born 1881

Died 1942

British Army 6710 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army L/6710 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army L/6710 Private The Royal Fusiliers

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Charles Frederick Steven Jackson

Born 1895

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant RAF

Royal Navy Probationary Flight Officer RNAS

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Percy Harold Holder

Born 1884

Died 1954

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Temporary Captian

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Captain RAF Chingford

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Albert Viles

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 69385 RAF

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 69385 RFC

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Leon Trethewey

Born 1893

Died 1983

British Army 49526 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 321529 Private

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 321529 Hon. 2nd Lieutenant RAF

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Alfred Herbert Anstey

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) RAF

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 26867 RFC

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Jacob Comstive

Born 1899

Died 1957

Royal Navy F39348

Australian Imperial Force 239348 RAF

Royal Navy 739348 RNAS

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Ernest Alfred Bresman

Born 1879

Died 1927

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 43328 Cadet RAF 47 Officer Cadet Co. Btn

British Army Second Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Gloucestershire Regiment

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Frederick Henry Newby

Born 1877

Royal Navy 32712 ABMH HMS President II

Royal Navy 32712 A.C.1 Polegate

Royal Navy 184 A.C.2 HMS Daedalus

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Richard William Rumsby

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army S/2607 Rifleman Rifle Brigade 11Battalion

British Army S/2607 Sergeant Rifle Brigade 11 Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Sussex Regiment 9 Battalion

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Henry Tarrant Eyres

Born 1899

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2nd Lieutenant 101 Squadron RAF

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Albert George Chalklin

Born 1897

Royal Navy F14014 Rating RNAS / RAF

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Jerry Hope Laurice Wilfrid Flynn

Born 1894

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2779665 Captain RAF 32 Squadron

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2779665 Private Canadian Army Service Corps

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John Bentham Brown

Born 1899

Died 1970

British Army 65160 Private Welch Regiment 13th Battalion

British Army 65160 Private Welch Regiment 18th Battalion

Air Force (RAF/RFC) RAF

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Albert Ernest Wood

Born 1875

Died 1947

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197525 Private 2nd class British Expeditionary Force

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197525 Private 2nd class

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197525 Private 2nd class RAF Reserve Class G

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Samuel Banks

Born 1891

British Army 404311 Serjeant Royal Air Force

British Army 528 Serjeant Royal Scots

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 404311 Air Mechanic 2 RFC

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