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Chelsea, London [2]

Kensington, London [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Westminster, London [2]

Ashbrook Towers, Cheshire [1]

Ballyporeen, Tipperary [1]

Barnsbury, London [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Beulah Villa, Wimbledon, London [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Birmingham, Worcestershire [1]

Bishop Monkton, Ripon, Yorkshire [1]

Bloomsbury, London [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Brentford, Middlesex [1]

Bromyard, Worcestershire [1]

Burslem, Staffordshire,England [1]

Bury, Lancashire [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Camden Town, London, Middlesex [1]

Carleton in Craven [1]

Chiswick, London [1]

Chudleigh, Devon [1]

Church Street, Bootle, West Derby, Lancashire [1]

Cirencester, Gloucester [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Colne, Lancashire [1]

Darlington, Durham [1]

Deanby Edinburgh [1]

Douglas [1]

Dublin [1]

Dublin, Dublin [1]

Dulwich, London [1]

Dunoon, Argyllshire [1]

Durham, South Africa [1]

Eastbourne [1]

Edinburgh, Mid Lothian [1]

Edmonton, London [1]

Finchley, London [1]

Fleetwood, Lancashire [1]

Frankby, Cheshire [1]

Gainsborough, Lancashire [1]

Garforth, Yorkshire [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Glasgow [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Goole [1]

Greenock, Renfrewshire [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Lieutenant [68]

Captain [41]

Able Seaman [34]

Second Lieutenant [31]

Ordinary Seaman [30]

Private [18]

Sub Lieutenant [17]

Flight Lieutenant [13]

Probationary Flight Officer [11]

Squadron Leader [11]

Major [10]

Pilot Officer [8]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [7]

Chief Motor Mechanic [6]

Flight Sub-Lieutenant [6]

Flying Officer [6]

Lieutenant RNVR [6]

Temporary Lieutenant [6]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [5]

Lieutenant Commander [5]

Petty Officer [5]

Temporary Captain [5]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [4]

Flight Sub Lieutenant [4]

Sergeant [4]

Signalman [4]

2nd Lieutenant [3]

Acting Captain [3]

Acting Corporal [3]

Corporal Mechanic [3]

Flight Sergeant [3]

Leading Seaman [3]

Lieutenant (Temporary Captain) [3]

Lieutenant (Temporary) [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Petty Officer Mechanic [3]

Sub-Lieutenant [3]

Temporary Sub Lieutenant [3]

Acting Petty Officer [2]

Acting Wing Commander [2]

Air Commodore [2]

Air Marshall [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Aircraftman Class Two [2]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Corporal [2]

Flight Cadet [2]

Group Captain [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Motor Mechanic [2]

Unit

Royal Air Force [166]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [153]

Royal Naval Air Service [59]

Royal Naval Division [27]

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve [15]

Royal Flying Corps [12]

Royal Naval Reserve [10]

Army Service Corps [4]

London Regiment [4]

Royal Engineers [4]

Royal Field Artillery [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve attached Royal Naval Air Service [4]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

General List [2]

HMS President II [2]

Honourable Artillery Company [2]

Middlesex Yeomanry [2]

Reserve of Officers [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Yorkshire Dragoons [2]

17th Lancers [1]

20th (Fife and Forfar Yeomanry) Armoured Car Company [1]

3rd (Prince of Wales's) Dragoon Guards [1]

3rd Dragoon Guards [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Australian Volunteer Hospital [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

City Of London Yeomanry [1]

City of London Yeomanry [1]

Civilian Motor Driver [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Connaught Rangers [1]

Divisional Supply Column [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Exam Services [1]

Force in Egypt [1]

General List Royal Air Force [1]

General List and Special List [1]

General Staff [1]

H.M.S. Ark Royal [1]

HMS Carribean [1]

HMS Cromwell [1]

HMS Pembroke III [1]

HMS President II (Crystal Palace) [1]

HMS President II (Tregantle) [1]

Home Guard [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [171]

Royal Navy [160]

British Army [63]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

H [25]

B [23]

S [15]

C [13]

M [13]

W [13]

A [11]

P [8]

T [8]

G [7]

K [7]

V [7]

D [5]

R [5]

F [4]

E [3]

J [3]

L [3]

O [2]

Y [2]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [177]

Country

United Kingdom [57]

United States [2]

Canada [1]

France [1]

Trinidad and Tobago [1]

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People [178] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Chelsea, London [2] Kensington, London [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Westminster, London [2] Ashbrook Towers, Cheshire [1] Ballyporeen, Tipperary [1] Barnsbury, London [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Beulah Villa, Wimbledon, London [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Birmingham, Worcestershire [1] Bishop Monkton, Ripon, Yorkshire [1] Bloomsbury, London [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Brentford, Middlesex [1] Bromyard, Worcestershire [1] Burslem, Staffordshire,England [1] Bury, Lancashire [1] Camberwell, London [1] Camden Town, London, Middlesex [1] Carleton in Craven [1] Chiswick, London [1] Chudleigh, Devon [1] Church Street, Bootle, West Derby, Lancashire [1] Cirencester, Gloucester [1] Clapham, London [1] Colne, Lancashire [1] Darlington, Durham [1] Deanby Edinburgh [1] Douglas [1] Dublin [1] Dublin, Dublin [1] Dulwich, London [1] Dunoon, Argyllshire [1] Durham, South Africa [1] Eastbourne [1] Edinburgh, Mid Lothian [1] Edmonton, London [1] Finchley, London [1] Fleetwood, Lancashire [1] Frankby, Cheshire [1] Gainsborough, Lancashire [1] Garforth, Yorkshire [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Glasgow [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Goole [1] Greenock, Renfrewshire [1] Hackney, London [1] Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Lieutenant [68] Captain [41] Able Seaman [34] Second Lieutenant [31] Ordinary Seaman [30] Private [18] Sub Lieutenant [17] Flight Lieutenant [13] Probationary Flight Officer [11] Squadron Leader [11] Major [10] Pilot Officer [8] Air Mechanic 1st Class [7] Chief Motor Mechanic [6] Flight Sub-Lieutenant [6] Flying Officer [6] Lieutenant RNVR [6] Temporary Lieutenant [6] Aircraftman 2nd Class [5] Lieutenant Commander [5] Petty Officer [5] Temporary Captain [5] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [4] Flight Sub Lieutenant [4] Sergeant [4] Signalman [4] 2nd Lieutenant [3] Acting Captain [3] Acting Corporal [3] Corporal Mechanic [3] Flight Sergeant [3] Leading Seaman [3] Lieutenant (Temporary Captain) [3] Lieutenant (Temporary) [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Petty Officer Mechanic [3] Sub-Lieutenant [3] Temporary Sub Lieutenant [3] Acting Petty Officer [2] Acting Wing Commander [2] Air Commodore [2] Air Marshall [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Aircraftman Class Two [2] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [2] Corporal [2] Flight Cadet [2] Group Captain [2] Lance Corporal [2] Motor Mechanic [2]

Unit

Royal Air Force [166] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [153] Royal Naval Air Service [59] Royal Naval Division [27] Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve [15] Royal Flying Corps [12] Royal Naval Reserve [10] Army Service Corps [4] London Regiment [4] Royal Engineers [4] Royal Field Artillery [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve attached Royal Naval Air Service [4] Devonshire Regiment [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] General List [2] HMS President II [2] Honourable Artillery Company [2] Middlesex Yeomanry [2] Reserve of Officers [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Yorkshire Dragoons [2] 17th Lancers [1] 20th (Fife and Forfar Yeomanry) Armoured Car Company [1] 3rd (Prince of Wales's) Dragoon Guards [1] 3rd Dragoon Guards [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Australian Volunteer Hospital [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] City Of London Yeomanry [1] City of London Yeomanry [1] Civilian Motor Driver [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Connaught Rangers [1] Divisional Supply Column [1] Essex Regiment [1] Exam Services [1] Force in Egypt [1] General List Royal Air Force [1] General List and Special List [1] General Staff [1] H.M.S. Ark Royal [1] HMS Carribean [1] HMS Cromwell [1] HMS Pembroke III [1] HMS President II (Crystal Palace) [1] HMS President II (Tregantle) [1] Home Guard [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [171] Royal Navy [160] British Army [63] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

H [25] B [23] S [15] C [13] M [13] W [13] A [11] P [8] T [8] G [7] K [7] V [7] D [5] R [5] F [4] E [3] J [3] L [3] O [2] Y [2] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [177]

Country

United Kingdom [57] United States [2] Canada [1] France [1] Trinidad and Tobago [1]

Harry Taylor

Born 1898

Royal Navy F39177

Royal Navy MB/3109 Motor Mechanic Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 239177 Royal Air Force

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Alec John Todd

Born 1891

Royal Navy F41321

Royal Navy Palace Z/2420 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 241321 Royal Air Force

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Thomas Ambrose Barber

Born 1897

Royal Navy F11310

Royal Navy MB/3139 Chief Motor Mechanic Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 211310 Royal Air Force

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Charles Arthur Hurst

Born 1891

Royal Navy F8753

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 208753 Royal Air Force

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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Walter Herbert Carty

Born 1900

Royal Navy F45153

Royal Navy Palace Z/2411 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 245153 Royal Air Force

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Herbert Ernest Bright

Born 1886

Royal Navy F24510

Royal Navy Palace Z/2379 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 224510 Royal Air Force

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John Victor Beedle

Born 1888

Royal Navy F33591

Royal Navy London AA/1852 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233591 Royal Air Force

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Charles Job

Born 1879

Royal Navy F35818

Royal Navy Bristol Z/1193 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 235818 Royal Air Force

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John Stephen Street

Born 1884

Royal Navy F13005

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Lieutenant (Temporary Captain) Royal Air Force

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Patrick Henry Haigh

Born 1899

Royal Navy F42293

Royal Navy Palace Z/2423 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 242293 Royal Air Force

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Claude Elwin Abell

Born 1898

Died 1918

Royal Navy Z.X./533 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy Z.X/533 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Captain Royal Air Force

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Seth Jones Price

Born 1885

British Army 22414 Private South Wales Borderers

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 185377 Aircraftman 2nd Class Royal Air Force

Royal Navy Z/911 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve 5th Training Battalion

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Alfred Reginald Upstone

Born 1898

Royal Navy F26922 Officer's Cook III Class HMS Cromwell

Royal Navy Y26658 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 226922 Private 2nd Class Royal Air Force

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Harold Mackness

Born 1893

Died 1978

British Army 11266 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 3rd Battalion

British Army 5230 Private Leicestershire Regiment 4th Battalion

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 112316 Air Mechanic 3rd Class Royal Flying Corps

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Richard M Spencer Veal

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Captain Royal Air Force

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Major Royal Air Force

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John James Hughes

Born 1898

Died 1918

Royal Navy Tyneside Z/6871 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy F/14801 Aircraftman 2nd Class Royal Naval Air Service HMS President II

Air Force (RAF/RFC) F/14801 Aircraftman 1st Class Royal Naval Air Service HMS Pegasus

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James Burke Handley-Seymour

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Major Royal Air Force

Other Empire Force Driver Australian Volunteer Hospital

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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Arthur William Davie

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Captain Royal Air Force

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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Helliwell

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Lieutenant Royal Air Force

Royal Navy Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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E Geoffrey Hoare

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Captain Royal Air Force

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