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Banbury, Oxfordshire [343]

Middleton Cheney, Banbury [48]

Banbury [16]

Banbury, Oxfordshire, England [13]

North Newington, Banbury Oxon [11]

Banbury, Oxon [10]

Banbury England [8]

Neithrop, Banbury, Oxfordshire [8]

Banbury, Oxford, Oxfordshire [5]

Bloxham, Banbury, Oxfordshire [5]

Adderbury, Banbury, Oxfordshire [3]

Banbury, Northamptonshire [3]

Banbury Oxfordshire [2]

Banbury, Warwickshire [2]

Hook Norton, Banbury, Oxfordshire [2]

Middleton Cheney, Banbury, Oxon [2]

Near Banbury, Oxfordshire [2]

Warkworth, Banbury [2]

Wroxton, Banbury, Oxfordshire [2]

Adderbury near Banbury, Oxfordshire [1]

BANBURY [1]

Banbury Oxford [1]

Banbury Town, London [1]

Banbury, Adderbury, Oxfordshire [1]

Banbury, Hampshire [1]

Banbury, Oxford [1]

Banbury,Oxfordshire. [1]

Barford St John, Banbury, Oxfordshire [1]

Bloxham, Banbury [1]

Bodicote, Banbury [1]

Bodicote, Banbury, Oxfordshire [1]

Bodicote, Banbury, Oxon [1]

Bourton, Banbury [1]

Brailes, Banbury, Oxfordshire [1]

Christ Church Banbury, Oxfordshire [1]

Christ Church, Banbury, Oxfordshire [1]

Claydon, Banbury, Oxfordshire [1]

Cropredy, Banbury, Oxfordshire [1]

Deddington, Banbury, Oxfordshire [1]

Epwell, Banbury, Oxfordshire [1]

Epwell, Banbury, Oxon [1]

Farnborough, Near Banbury [1]

Farnborough, near Banbury [1]

Fifield, Banbury, Oxfordshire [1]

Great Bourton, Banbury, Oxfordshire [1]

Grimsbury, Banbury [1]

Grimsbury, Banbury, Oxford [1]

Grimsbury, Banbury, Oxon [1]

Hanwell, Banbury, Oxon [1]

Helendon near Banbury, Northamptonshire [1]

Rank

Private [114]

Serjeant [12]

Gunner [11]

Corporal [6]

Lance Corporal [6]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Boy 1st Class [4]

Captain [4]

Driver [4]

Leading Stoker [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Sergeant [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Stoker Petty Officer [3]

Acting Leading Stoker [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Sapper [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Stoker 1st Class [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Brigade Major/ Brigade Staff [1]

Bugler [1]

Cooks Mate [1]

Fitter [1]

Major [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private/Lieutenant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Seaman [1]

Stoker [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [30]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [19]

Northamptonshire Regiment [11]

Labour Corps [9]

Royal Field Artillery [8]

Army Service Corps [6]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Corps of Hussars [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

HMS INDOMITABLE [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

London Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Engineers [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Wiltshire Regiment [3]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [2]

HMS COLLINGWOOD [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

Tank Corps [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion [1]

12th Depot Battalion [1]

Anti-aircraft Detachment, Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Berkshire Yeomanry [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Canadian Engineers [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [212]

British Army [157]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [144]

Australian Imperial Force [10]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [81]

C [45]

H [45]

P [42]

W [40]

S [34]

G [32]

M [31]

R [27]

F [24]

J [23]

T [21]

N [20]

D [19]

L [15]

A [10]

E [8]

K [8]

O [5]

V [4]

I [3]

Y [2]

Contribution

Military Service [518]

Merchant Navy [13]

Country

United Kingdom [123]

Canada [2]

China [1]

India [1]

Jamaica [1]

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People [539] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Banbury, Oxfordshire [343] Middleton Cheney, Banbury [48] Banbury [16] Banbury, Oxfordshire, England [13] North Newington, Banbury Oxon [11] Banbury, Oxon [10] Banbury England [8] Neithrop, Banbury, Oxfordshire [8] Banbury, Oxford, Oxfordshire [5] Bloxham, Banbury, Oxfordshire [5] Adderbury, Banbury, Oxfordshire [3] Banbury, Northamptonshire [3] Banbury Oxfordshire [2] Banbury, Warwickshire [2] Hook Norton, Banbury, Oxfordshire [2] Middleton Cheney, Banbury, Oxon [2] Near Banbury, Oxfordshire [2] Warkworth, Banbury [2] Wroxton, Banbury, Oxfordshire [2] Adderbury near Banbury, Oxfordshire [1] BANBURY [1] Banbury Oxford [1] Banbury Town, London [1] Banbury, Adderbury, Oxfordshire [1] Banbury, Hampshire [1] Banbury, Oxford [1] Banbury,Oxfordshire. [1] Barford St John, Banbury, Oxfordshire [1] Bloxham, Banbury [1] Bodicote, Banbury [1] Bodicote, Banbury, Oxfordshire [1] Bodicote, Banbury, Oxon [1] Bourton, Banbury [1] Brailes, Banbury, Oxfordshire [1] Christ Church Banbury, Oxfordshire [1] Christ Church, Banbury, Oxfordshire [1] Claydon, Banbury, Oxfordshire [1] Cropredy, Banbury, Oxfordshire [1] Deddington, Banbury, Oxfordshire [1] Epwell, Banbury, Oxfordshire [1] Epwell, Banbury, Oxon [1] Farnborough, Near Banbury [1] Farnborough, near Banbury [1] Fifield, Banbury, Oxfordshire [1] Great Bourton, Banbury, Oxfordshire [1] Grimsbury, Banbury [1] Grimsbury, Banbury, Oxford [1] Grimsbury, Banbury, Oxon [1] Hanwell, Banbury, Oxon [1] Helendon near Banbury, Northamptonshire [1]

Rank

Private [114] Serjeant [12] Gunner [11] Corporal [6] Lance Corporal [6] Second Lieutenant [6] Boy 1st Class [4] Captain [4] Driver [4] Leading Stoker [4] Able Seaman [3] Lieutenant [3] Sergeant [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Stoker Petty Officer [3] Acting Leading Stoker [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Sapper [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Stoker 1st Class [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Brigade Major/ Brigade Staff [1] Bugler [1] Cooks Mate [1] Fitter [1] Major [1] Pioneer [1] Private/Lieutenant [1] Rifleman [1] Seaman [1] Stoker [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [30] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [19] Northamptonshire Regiment [11] Labour Corps [9] Royal Field Artillery [8] Army Service Corps [6] Machine Gun Corps [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Berkshire Regiment [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Coldstream Guards [3] Corps of Hussars [3] Grenadier Guards [3] HMS INDOMITABLE [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] London Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Engineers [3] South Wales Borderers [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Wiltshire Regiment [3] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [2] HMS COLLINGWOOD [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] Tank Corps [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] 1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion [1] 12th Depot Battalion [1] Anti-aircraft Detachment, Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Berkshire Yeomanry [1] Border Regiment [1] Canadian Engineers [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1] East Kent Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [212] British Army [157] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [144] Australian Imperial Force [10] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [81] C [45] H [45] P [42] W [40] S [34] G [32] M [31] R [27] F [24] J [23] T [21] N [20] D [19] L [15] A [10] E [8] K [8] O [5] V [4] I [3] Y [2]

Contribution

Military Service [518] Merchant Navy [13]

Country

United Kingdom [123] Canada [2] China [1] India [1] Jamaica [1]

Samuel Skelcher

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 14914 Serjeant Somerset Light Infantry 6th Btn

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Henry Charles Maris

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 14053

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Frederick Henry James Morgan

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 299239

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Samuel Edward Smith

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283414

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William Henry Dawes

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 95894

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Robert Stevens

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281882

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Thomas William Nicholls

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 192107

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Frederick Carter

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 408819

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Lawrence Catalani

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 203887

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Alfred William Buzzard

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 299026

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John Hawkins

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 295956

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George Isaac Caple

Born 1898

Died 1942

Royal Navy J29828

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Harold George Jones

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 168055

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Arthur Cornelius Tyrrell

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 280107

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Thomas Parsons

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 9159 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 9159 Lance Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Thomas Daniel Boswell

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 160951

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Edward Francis Smith

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1498

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James Busby Parrott

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268947

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Harold James Busby

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283985

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Frederick James Herbert

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 102965

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