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Private William Henry Wyatt, 1/7th Middlesex Regiment – one of at least 4 brothers to serve

Private Percy William Sampson, 1/4th Battalion Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry – one of 3 brothers who served

Private Edward Llewellyn Pengelly, 10th Battalion King’s (Shropshire) Light Infantry – one of 2 brothers to serve

Driver Frederick Thomas Coldridge, 150th Field Company Royal Engineers – one of 2 brothers to serve

Private Fred Shillabeer, 2nd Battalion Royal Marines Light Infantry – one of 3 brothers to serve

Sapper Ernest Alfred May, 119th Railway Company Royal Engineers – married just 15 weeks

Major Hubert Symons, D Battery XLVII Brigade Royal Field Artillery – wounded 3 times

Fitter Staff Sergeant Verney William Cox, 138th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery – very much liked by his officers

Captain Harold Vaughan Iremonger Watts, 7th (Cyclist) Battalion [attached 2nd Battalion] Devonshire Regiment – one of 4 brothers who served

Stoker 1st Class William John Christopher Boyce, HMS Goliath – served under the name Hosking

Gunner George Alexander Hall, D Battery 110 Brigade Royal Field Artillery – a Cockney counter-battery fire casualty

Stoker 1st Class Nicholas Percy V Kendall, HMS Indefatigable – One of 2 brothers to serve

Stoker 1st Class Walter Aggett, HMS Goliath – recalled reservist

Lieutenant Commander John Essex Grey-Smith, HMS Cambrian – swept off the fo’c’sle in heavy seas

Lieutenant Kingdon Tregosse Frost, 3rd (Reserve) Battalion (attached 1st Battalion) Cheshire Regiment – one of 3 brothers who served

Stoker 1st Class William Edwin Davey, HMS Monck – recalled naval pensioner