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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]

Leytonstone [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Macclesfield, Cheshire [2]

Manchester [2]

Oxford [2]

Poplar [2]

Preston, Lancashire [2]

Spitalfields [2]

Swansea, Glamorganshire [2]

West Ham [2]

West Ham, Essex [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]

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]

Wiltshire 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]

Suffolk 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]

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] Leytonstone [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Macclesfield, Cheshire [2] Manchester [2] Oxford [2] Poplar [2] Preston, Lancashire [2] Spitalfields [2] Swansea, Glamorganshire [2] West Ham [2] West Ham, Essex [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]

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] Wiltshire 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] Suffolk 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]

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]

George Edward Seddon

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army GS/66844 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 66844 Private Royal Fusiliers (City of London) 32nd Btn

British Army 3/64973 Private Kings Liverpool Regiment

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Thomas Adams

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army 12624 Private Royal Fusiliers (City Of London Regiment) 7th Battalion.

British Army G/12624 Private Royal Fusiliers 6th Battalion

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Harry Sweetmore

Died 1916

British Army G/11196 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army GS/11196 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 11196 Private Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) 13th Battalion

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Albert Edward Moys

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army S/4/157805 Private Army Service Corps

British Army G/52405 Private Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) 7th Battalion.

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John Edward Hatton

Died 1918

British Army 70124 Training Reserve 106th Battalion

British Army GS/76822 Private Royal Fusiliers (City Of London Regiment) 1st Battalion.

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George Walter Ebdon

Born 1877

Died 1914

British Army 4822 Private Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment)

British Army 12377 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Aldred Vincent Grimmett

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 268037 Private Infantry Base Depot

British Army GS/68012 Private Royal Fusiliers (City of London) Regiment 13th (Service) Battalion

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Guy Gerald Dalrymple Boddy

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers 4th Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lord Strathcona's Horse

Canadian Expeditionary Force 31st BCH (CM)

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Augustus Charles Owen

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army GS/19573 Private Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) 26th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Somerset Light Infantry

British Army Lieutenant Somerset Light Infantry 8th Battalion

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Robert Mervyn Laverton

Born 1886

British Army Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers

British Army Battalion Major Royal Fusiliers

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

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Richard Parsons

Died 1916

British Army 10089 Private Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) 7th Battalion

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Robert Kendrick

Born 1886

British Army L/11334 Private Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) 2nd Battalion

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Alfred George Woodbridge

British Army L/11230 Fusilier Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) 2nd Battalion

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Charles Threadgould

Died 1917

British Army 62428 Private Royal Fusiliers (City Of London Regiment)

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William Lionel Steward Rolfe

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 71101 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army GS/67633 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 32077 Pte Bedfordshire Regiment

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Arthur Richard Horne

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 4377 Private Middlesex Regiment 3/8th Battalion

British Army 204112 Private East Surrey Regiment

British Army GS/75506 Private Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) 4th Battalion

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James Kinahan

Died 1918

British Army 2592 Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 British West Indies Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers (City Of London Regiment) 23rd Battalion

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Henry John Merchant

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 36494 Private Wiltshire Regiment

British Army GS/95824 Private Royal Fusiliers (City Of London Regiment)

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Harry Wright

Died 1918

British Army 17944 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army GS/65419 Private Royal Fusiliers, City of London Regiment 13th (Service Battalion)

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Robert Arthur Fergusson

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 13017 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers (City Of London Regiment) 6th Battalion attached 17th Battalion

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