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Bolton Lancashire [3]

Hounslow, Middlesex [3]

Paddington, London [3]

Bedford [2]

Birmingham [2]

Bow, London [2]

Brighton [2]

Brixton [2]

Chelsea, London [2]

Chester [2]

Desborough, Northants [2]

Didsbury, Manchester [2]

Holborn, London [2]

Ipswich [2]

Islington [2]

Islington, London [2]

Keighley [2]

Kensington, London [2]

Macclesfield, Cheshire [2]

Preston, Lancashire [2]

Spitalfields [2]

34 Paradise Street, Lambeth [1]

371 Brook Street, Preston, Lancashire [1]

ABERCARN, Newport, Monmouthshire [1]

Abercombie, Glam [1]

Alderton, Gloucestershire [1]

Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Astwood Bank [1]

BLEAN, WHITSTABLE, KENT [1]

Baddeley Edge. Milton. Stoke on Trent. Staffordshire. [1]

Bala [1]

Balderstone [1]

Ball Haye Green, Leek, Staffordshire [1]

Barnard Castle, County Durham [1]

Barton under Irwell,Lancashire, England [1]

Battersea [1]

Beccles, Suffolk [1]

Bermondsey, Surrey [1]

Beverley, Yorkshire [1]

Bexley Heath [1]

Binbrook, Lincolnshire [1]

Bishopsbourne [1]

Bluntisham, Hunts [1]

Blyth, Northumberland [1]

Bolsover, Derby [1]

Brecon [1]

Brecon, Wales [1]

Brentford, Middlesex [1]

Bridgnorty, Shropshire [1]

Rank

Private [356]

Second Lieutenant [55]

Lance Corporal [42]

Lieutenant [38]

Corporal [26]

Captain [22]

Serjeant [20]

Company Serjeant Major [8]

Major [8]

Fusilier [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Sergeant [5]

Temporary Captain [5]

Temporary Major [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Brigadier General [2]

Colonel [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lance-Corporal [2]

Pte [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

2/LT (TP) [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Barman [1]

Battalion Major [1]

Cadet [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Driver [1]

Gunner [1]

L/CPL [1]

L/cpl [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Lance corporal [1]

Lieutenant (Acting Captain) [1]

Lt Colonel [1]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major General [1]

Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Officer Cadet [1]

Priavte [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) [246]

Royal Fusiliers [208]

Royal Fusiliers (City Of London Regiment) [109]

London Regiment [37]

Royal Fusiliers (City of London) Regiment [29]

Middlesex Regiment [20]

City of London Regiment [17]

City of London Yeomanry [17]

Royal Fusiliers City of London Regiment [13]

East Surrey Regiment [7]

Labour Corps [6]

Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Fusiliers, City of London Regiment [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

City of London Royal Fusiliers [4]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [4]

Royal Engineers [4]

Training Reserve [4]

City of London Regiment Royal Fusiliers [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

South Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Tank Corps [3]

The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) [3]

City of London Regiment/Royal Fusiliers [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

General Staff [2]

Infantry Base Depot [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

Royal Fusiliers (City of London) [2]

Royal Fusiliers (city of London Regiment) [2]

Royal Fusiliers/City of London Regiment [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

107th T.R. [1]

15th (The Kings) Hussars [1]

265th Infantry Battalion [1]

31st BCH (CM) [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Infantry School [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Service

British Army [472]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4]

Royal Navy [2]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [56]

S [48]

H [45]

C [39]

W [29]

M [28]

L [27]

P [25]

G [24]

E [21]

R [21]

D [20]

A [19]

T [17]

F [16]

J [12]

N [10]

K [6]

O [4]

I [2]

V [1]

Y [1]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [451]

Country

United Kingdom [250]

India [13]

Ireland [2]

France [1]

Kenya [1]

South Africa [1]

Trinidad and Tobago [1]

Zimbabwe [1]

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People [472] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bolton Lancashire [3] Hounslow, Middlesex [3] Paddington, London [3] Bedford [2] Birmingham [2] Bow, London [2] Brighton [2] Brixton [2] Chelsea, London [2] Chester [2] Desborough, Northants [2] Didsbury, Manchester [2] Holborn, London [2] Ipswich [2] Islington [2] Islington, London [2] Keighley [2] Kensington, London [2] Macclesfield, Cheshire [2] Preston, Lancashire [2] Spitalfields [2] 34 Paradise Street, Lambeth [1] 371 Brook Street, Preston, Lancashire [1] ABERCARN, Newport, Monmouthshire [1] Abercombie, Glam [1] Alderton, Gloucestershire [1] Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Astwood Bank [1] BLEAN, WHITSTABLE, KENT [1] Baddeley Edge. Milton. Stoke on Trent. Staffordshire. [1] Bala [1] Balderstone [1] Ball Haye Green, Leek, Staffordshire [1] Barnard Castle, County Durham [1] Barton under Irwell,Lancashire, England [1] Battersea [1] Beccles, Suffolk [1] Bermondsey, Surrey [1] Beverley, Yorkshire [1] Bexley Heath [1] Binbrook, Lincolnshire [1] Bishopsbourne [1] Bluntisham, Hunts [1] Blyth, Northumberland [1] Bolsover, Derby [1] Brecon [1] Brecon, Wales [1] Brentford, Middlesex [1] Bridgnorty, Shropshire [1]

Rank

Private [356] Second Lieutenant [55] Lance Corporal [42] Lieutenant [38] Corporal [26] Captain [22] Serjeant [20] Company Serjeant Major [8] Major [8] Fusilier [5] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Sergeant [5] Temporary Captain [5] Temporary Major [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Brigadier General [2] Colonel [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lance-Corporal [2] Pte [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] 2/LT (TP) [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Barman [1] Battalion Major [1] Cadet [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Driver [1] Gunner [1] L/CPL [1] L/cpl [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Lance corporal [1] Lieutenant (Acting Captain) [1] Lt Colonel [1] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major General [1] Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Officer Cadet [1] Priavte [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) [246] Royal Fusiliers [208] Royal Fusiliers (City Of London Regiment) [109] London Regiment [37] Royal Fusiliers (City of London) Regiment [29] Middlesex Regiment [20] City of London Regiment [17] City of London Yeomanry [17] Royal Fusiliers City of London Regiment [13] East Surrey Regiment [7] Labour Corps [6] Army Service Corps [5] Royal Fusiliers, City of London Regiment [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] City of London Royal Fusiliers [4] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [4] Royal Engineers [4] Training Reserve [4] City of London Regiment Royal Fusiliers [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Royal Air Force [3] South Staffordshire Regiment [3] Tank Corps [3] The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) [3] City of London Regiment/Royal Fusiliers [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] East Kent Regiment [2] General Staff [2] Infantry Base Depot [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] Royal Fusiliers (City of London) [2] Royal Fusiliers (city of London Regiment) [2] Royal Fusiliers/City of London Regiment [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] South Wales Borderers [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 107th T.R. [1] 15th (The Kings) Hussars [1] 265th Infantry Battalion [1] 31st BCH (CM) [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Infantry School [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Pay Corps [1]

Service

British Army [472] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4] Royal Navy [2] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [56] S [48] H [45] C [39] W [29] M [28] L [27] P [25] G [24] E [21] R [21] D [20] A [19] T [17] F [16] J [12] N [10] K [6] O [4] I [2] V [1] Y [1] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [451]

Country

United Kingdom [250] India [13] Ireland [2] France [1] Kenya [1] South Africa [1] Trinidad and Tobago [1] Zimbabwe [1]

Bertie Edward Coventry

British Army 5131 Private City of London Regiment

British Army G/6351(Incomplete) Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 72582(Incomplete) Private Royal Defence Corps

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Walter J Humphreys

British Army 8362 Private City of London Regiment

British Army 43597 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

British Army WR/335575 Private Royal Engineers

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Arthur Edward Joyce Joyce

British Army 950 Gunner London Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)

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John Hyman

British Army 5/7081 Private Royal Munster Fusiliers

British Army 17291 Private City of London Yeomanry

British Army 313234 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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William Henry Cumber

British Army 10158 Private Royal Fusiliers (City of London) Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal West Kent Regiment 4th Battalion

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G E Harris

British Army 1390 Private City of London Regiment

British Army 47537 Private Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 1390 Private Royal Fusiliers 1st Battalion

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George E Harris

British Army 1390 Private Royal Fusiliers 1st Battalion

British Army 1390 Private City of London Regiment

British Army 47537 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Frank Starkey

British Army H/1427 Corporal City of London Regiment

British Army 1427 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army A/203356 Corporal King's Royal Rifle Corps

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George Thomas Bower

British Army 269 Barman City of London Royal Fusiliers

British Army 547040 Barman Royal Engineers

British Army 4380 Barman London Regiment

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Arthur J Holland

British Army TR/10/24987 Private Training Reserve Battalion

British Army M/41111 Private Royal Army Service Corps

British Army 11670 Fusilier Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) 2nd Battalion

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Alfred Nursey

British Army 71230 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 4490 Private East Surrey Regiment

British Army 41193 Private City of London Yeomanry

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Gordon Edward Fell Smith

British Army 2865 Private City of London Regiment Royal Fusiliers

British Army 94846 Private Tank Corps

British Army 94846 Corporal Machine Gun Corps

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