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Camberwell, London [7]

Wandsworth, London [6]

Islington, London [4]

London [4]

Paddington, London [4]

Southwark, London [4]

Woolwich, Kent [4]

Bethnal Green, London [3]

Brighton, Sussex [3]

Croydon, Surrey [3]

Derby [3]

Greenwich, Kent [3]

Lambeth, London, Surrey [3]

Battersea, London [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Brixton, London [2]

Eastney, Portsmouth, Hants [2]

Forton, Gosport, Hants [2]

Fulham, London [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Holloway, London [2]

Kingston, Portsmouth [2]

Kingston, Portsmouth, Hants [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

Landport, Portsmouth [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Nottingham [2]

Poplar, London, Middlesex [2]

Portsea, Portsmouth [2]

Portsmouth [2]

Stepney, London [2]

West Ham, Essex [2]

Whitechapel, London [2]

15 Albion Street, Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Accrington, Lancs [1]

Addington, London [1]

Ainsdale, Formby, Lancahire [1]

Aldershot, Hants [1]

All Saints, Hastings, Sussex [1]

Alverstoke, Gosport, Hants [1]

Alverstoke, Hants [1]

Balsall Heath, Birmingham [1]

Barking, London, Essex [1]

Bedford [1]

Belfast [1]

Bootle, Liverpool [1]

Bournemouth, Hants [1]

Bradford, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Branksome, Bournemouth [1]

Rank

Musician [294]

Band Boy [33]

Band Corporal [30]

Bandmaster 2nd Class [11]

Bandmaster 1st Class [7]

Private [6]

Bandmaster [5]

Bandsman [3]

Boy [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Chief Bandmaster [2]

Corporal [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Acting Musician [1]

Band Colour Sergeant [1]

Band Master 1st Class [1]

Band Serjeant [1]

Band boy [1]

Bandmaster (WO) [1]

Bandmaster R.M.B [1]

Bandmaster Warrant Officer [1]

Bugle Boy [1]

Gunner [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lee Sergeant [1]

Lee Serjeant [1]

Musician 1st Class [1]

Musician R.M.B. [1]

Ship's Corporal [1]

Warrant Officer Bandmaster [1]

Unit

Royal Marines Band [2491]

Royal Marine Artillery [512]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [356]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [303]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [272]

Royal Marines Band - HMS IRON DUKE [22]

Royal Marines Band - HMS LION [20]

Royal Marines Band - HMS INFLEXIBLE [18]

Royal Marines Band - HMS BELLEROPHON [15]

Royal Marines Band - HMS CANADA [15]

Royal Marines Band - HMS COLLINGWOOD [14]

Royal Marines Band - HMS MALAYA [14]

Royal Marines Band - HMS NEPTUNE [14]

Royal Marines Band - HMS BULWARK [12]

Royal Marines Band - HMS Princess Royal [12]

Royal Marines Band - HMS Vanguard [11]

Royal Marines Band - HMS INVINCIBLE [10]

Royal Marines Band - HMS Monmouth [9]

Royal Marines Band - HMS THUNDERER [9]

Royal Marine Band [7]

Royal Marine Band, HMS Agincourt [6]

Royal Marine Band; HMS Ajax [5]

Royal Marines Band - HMS INVINCIBLE [5]

Royal Marines Band, HMS Ajax [5]

Royal Marine Band; HMS Erin [4]

Royal Marines Band - HMS New Zealand [4]

Royal Marines Band - HMS VALIANT [4]

HMS Natal [3]

Royal Marine Band, HMS Ajax [3]

Royal Marine Band, HMS Erin [3]

Royal Marine Band; HMS Agincourt [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry [3]

Royal Marines [3]

Royal Marines Band - HMS Superb [3]

Royal Marines Band - HMS TIGER [3]

HMS Princess Royal [2]

HMS Queen Mary [2]

Royal Marines Band - HMS BULWARK [2]

Royal Marines Band - HMS DUKE OF EDINBURGH [2]

Royal Marines Band - HMS MONARCH [2]

Royal Marines Band - HMS QUEEN MARY [2]

Royal Marines Band - HMS REVENGE [2]

Royal Marines Depot [2]

4th Royal Marine Battalion [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Drake Battalion Royal Naval Division [1]

Drake Battalion, Royal Naval Division [1]

H.M.S. "Benbow" [1]

HMS Ajax [1]

HMS Barham [1]

Service

Royal Navy [2699]

British Army [2]

Last name first letter

B [310]

H [264]

S [253]

W [234]

M [230]

C [204]

P [150]

R [125]

D [114]

G [113]

F [111]

T [108]

L [103]

J [80]

A [66]

K [54]

E [51]

N [46]

O [32]

V [15]

Y [14]

I [12]

U [5]

Q [4]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2699]

Country

United Kingdom [32]

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Camberwell, London [7] Wandsworth, London [6] Islington, London [4] London [4] Paddington, London [4] Southwark, London [4] Woolwich, Kent [4] Bethnal Green, London [3] Brighton, Sussex [3] Croydon, Surrey [3] Derby [3] Greenwich, Kent [3] Lambeth, London, Surrey [3] Battersea, London [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Brixton, London [2] Eastney, Portsmouth, Hants [2] Forton, Gosport, Hants [2] Fulham, London [2] Hackney, London [2] Holloway, London [2] Kingston, Portsmouth [2] Kingston, Portsmouth, Hants [2] Lambeth, London [2] Landport, Portsmouth [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Nottingham [2] Poplar, London, Middlesex [2] Portsea, Portsmouth [2] Portsmouth [2] Stepney, London [2] West Ham, Essex [2] Whitechapel, London [2] 15 Albion Street, Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Accrington, Lancs [1] Addington, London [1] Ainsdale, Formby, Lancahire [1] Aldershot, Hants [1] All Saints, Hastings, Sussex [1] Alverstoke, Gosport, Hants [1] Alverstoke, Hants [1] Balsall Heath, Birmingham [1] Barking, London, Essex [1] Bedford [1] Belfast [1] Bootle, Liverpool [1] Bournemouth, Hants [1] Bradford, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Branksome, Bournemouth [1]

Rank

Musician [294] Band Boy [33] Band Corporal [30] Bandmaster 2nd Class [11] Bandmaster 1st Class [7] Private [6] Bandmaster [5] Bandsman [3] Boy [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Chief Bandmaster [2] Corporal [2] Lieutenant [2] Acting Musician [1] Band Colour Sergeant [1] Band Master 1st Class [1] Band Serjeant [1] Band boy [1] Bandmaster (WO) [1] Bandmaster R.M.B [1] Bandmaster Warrant Officer [1] Bugle Boy [1] Gunner [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lee Sergeant [1] Lee Serjeant [1] Musician 1st Class [1] Musician R.M.B. [1] Ship's Corporal [1] Warrant Officer Bandmaster [1]

Unit

Royal Marines Band [2491] Royal Marine Artillery [512] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [356] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [303] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [272] Royal Marines Band - HMS IRON DUKE [22] Royal Marines Band - HMS LION [20] Royal Marines Band - HMS INFLEXIBLE [18] Royal Marines Band - HMS BELLEROPHON [15] Royal Marines Band - HMS CANADA [15] Royal Marines Band - HMS COLLINGWOOD [14] Royal Marines Band - HMS MALAYA [14] Royal Marines Band - HMS NEPTUNE [14] Royal Marines Band - HMS BULWARK [12] Royal Marines Band - HMS Princess Royal [12] Royal Marines Band - HMS Vanguard [11] Royal Marines Band - HMS INVINCIBLE [10] Royal Marines Band - HMS Monmouth [9] Royal Marines Band - HMS THUNDERER [9] Royal Marine Band [7] Royal Marine Band, HMS Agincourt [6] Royal Marine Band; HMS Ajax [5] Royal Marines Band - HMS INVINCIBLE [5] Royal Marines Band, HMS Ajax [5] Royal Marine Band; HMS Erin [4] Royal Marines Band - HMS New Zealand [4] Royal Marines Band - HMS VALIANT [4] HMS Natal [3] Royal Marine Band, HMS Ajax [3] Royal Marine Band, HMS Erin [3] Royal Marine Band; HMS Agincourt [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry [3] Royal Marines [3] Royal Marines Band - HMS Superb [3] Royal Marines Band - HMS TIGER [3] HMS Princess Royal [2] HMS Queen Mary [2] Royal Marines Band - HMS BULWARK [2] Royal Marines Band - HMS DUKE OF EDINBURGH [2] Royal Marines Band - HMS MONARCH [2] Royal Marines Band - HMS QUEEN MARY [2] Royal Marines Band - HMS REVENGE [2] Royal Marines Depot [2] 4th Royal Marine Battalion [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Drake Battalion Royal Naval Division [1] Drake Battalion, Royal Naval Division [1] H.M.S. "Benbow" [1] HMS Ajax [1] HMS Barham [1]

Service

Royal Navy [2699] British Army [2]

Last name first letter

B [310] H [264] S [253] W [234] M [230] C [204] P [150] R [125] D [114] G [113] F [111] T [108] L [103] J [80] A [66] K [54] E [51] N [46] O [32] V [15] Y [14] I [12] U [5] Q [4] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2699]

Country

United Kingdom [32]

William Croote

Born 1889

Royal Navy 12685 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy 561 Musician Royal Marines Band - HMS LION

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William Frederick Clucas

Born 1899

Royal Navy 16888 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy 2308 Musician Royal Marines Band - HMS REVENGE

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William John Startup

Born 1886

Royal Navy 14458 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy 532 Band Corporal Royal Marines Band - HMS THUNDERER

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John George Beecroft

Born 1877

Royal Navy 14425 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy 397 Musician Royal Marines Band - HMS BELLEROPHON

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Edward William James Foster

Born 1881

Royal Navy 12649 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy 537 Musician Royal Marines Band - HMS IRON DUKE

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Edward Couch

Born 1888

Royal Navy 14695 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy 871 Musician Royal Marines Band - HMS INFLEXIBLE

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Percy Collins

Born 1874

Royal Navy 13521 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy 607 Musician Royal Marines Band - HMS TIGER

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James Barnes

Born 1893

Royal Navy 14602 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy 1361 Musician Royal Marines Band - HMS CANADA

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Walter Ernest Pearson

Born 1891

Royal Navy 15130 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy 2342 Musician Royal Marines Band - HMS COLLINGWOOD

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Joseph Hatcher

Born 1891

Royal Navy 13127 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy 945 Musician Royal Marines Band - HMS COLLINGWOOD

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Maurice Edgar Townsend

Born 1890

Royal Navy 12734 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy 781 Musician Royal Marines Band - HMS NEPTUNE

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Frederick Dyer

Born 1888

Royal Navy 13537 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy 440 Musician Royal Marines Band - HMS LION

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Arthur Lewis Rea

Born 1888

Died 1918

Royal Navy 12544 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy 14681 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy 490 Musician Royal Marines Band - HMS MONARCH

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William Brooks

Born 1887

Died 1970

Royal Navy 15632 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy 13571 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy 671 Musician Royal Marines Band - HMS SHANNON

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Herbert Cumming

Born 1880

Royal Navy 14802 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy 8973 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy 12416 Royal Marine Artillery

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Bertie James Holt

Born 1886

Royal Navy 15782 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy 12663 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy 446 Bandmaster 2nd Class Royal Marines Band - HMS DUKE OF EDINBURGH

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Arthur Finch

Born 1879

Royal Navy 15887 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy 12602 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy 257 Band Corporal Royal Marines Band - HMS DUKE OF EDINBURGH

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Ernest John Marcus Watson

Born 1888

Royal Navy 15724 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy 12696 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy 615 Bandmaster 2nd Class Royal Marines Band - HMS TIGER

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Leslie Stuart Nicklin

Born 1888

Royal Navy 15821 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy 12699 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy 673 Musician Royal Marines Band - HMS BELLEROPHON

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