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Place of birth

Bilston, Staffordshire [231]

Bilston, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [14]

Bilston Staffordshire [6]

Bradley, Bilston, Staffordshire [5]

Bilston, Staffordshire, England [3]

Bilston, Stafford, Staffordshire [2]

Coseley, Bilston, Staffordshire [2]

Daisy Bank, Bilston, Staffordshire [2]

Bilston nr Wolverhamption, Staffordshire [1]

Bilston, Darlaston, Staffordshire [1]

Bilston, near Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Bilston,Wolverhampton,Staffordshire. [1]

Hurst Hill, Bilston, Staffordshire [1]

Willenhall, Bilston, Staffordshire [1]

Wolverhampton, Bilston, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [37]

Lance Corporal [7]

Corporal [5]

Serjeant [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [2]

Driver [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Stoker [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Gunner [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Master at Arms [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private Act Lance Corporal [1]

Sapper [1]

Sergeant [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Wireman First Class [1]

Unit

South Staffordshire Regiment [17]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

South Wales Borderers [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Royal Field Artillery [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Royal Engineers [2]

24th Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment) [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Reserve [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

British West Indies Regiment [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

H.M. Submarine E34 [1]

HMS Ajax [1]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [1]

HMS Barham [1]

HMS Birmingham [1]

HMS Cressy [1]

HMS Devonshire [1]

HMS Duke of Edinburgh [1]

HMS Narbrough [1]

HMS Princess Royal [1]

HMS Queen [1]

Hussars [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Military Mounted Police [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Garrison Regiment [1]

Royal Highlanders [1]

Royal Lancashire Reserve Regiment [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Pembroke." [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Hampshire [1]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1]

South Lancashire Regiment [1]

South Staffordshire [1]

Welsh Guards [1]

West Riding Regiment [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [117]

Royal Navy [103]

British Army [48]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [33]

P [25]

H [23]

C [21]

W [21]

S [18]

T [18]

L [15]

M [15]

A [13]

R [12]

D [11]

J [8]

E [7]

F [7]

G [7]

Y [6]

K [4]

N [4]

O [4]

Contribution

Military Service [260]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [20]

South Africa [1]

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People [272] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bilston, Staffordshire [231] Bilston, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [14] Bilston Staffordshire [6] Bradley, Bilston, Staffordshire [5] Bilston, Staffordshire, England [3] Bilston, Stafford, Staffordshire [2] Coseley, Bilston, Staffordshire [2] Daisy Bank, Bilston, Staffordshire [2] Bilston nr Wolverhamption, Staffordshire [1] Bilston, Darlaston, Staffordshire [1] Bilston, near Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1] Bilston,Wolverhampton,Staffordshire. [1] Hurst Hill, Bilston, Staffordshire [1] Willenhall, Bilston, Staffordshire [1] Wolverhampton, Bilston, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [37] Lance Corporal [7] Corporal [5] Serjeant [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [2] Driver [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Stoker [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Gunner [1] Leading Stoker [1] Master at Arms [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private Act Lance Corporal [1] Sapper [1] Sergeant [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Wireman First Class [1]

Unit

South Staffordshire Regiment [17] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] South Wales Borderers [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Royal Field Artillery [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Royal Engineers [2] 24th Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment) [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Reserve [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] British West Indies Regiment [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] Grenadier Guards [1] H.M. Submarine E34 [1] HMS Ajax [1] HMS BLACK PRINCE [1] HMS Barham [1] HMS Birmingham [1] HMS Cressy [1] HMS Devonshire [1] HMS Duke of Edinburgh [1] HMS Narbrough [1] HMS Princess Royal [1] HMS Queen [1] Hussars [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Labour Corps [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Military Mounted Police [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Garrison Regiment [1] Royal Highlanders [1] Royal Lancashire Reserve Regiment [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Pembroke." [1] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Hampshire [1] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1] South Lancashire Regiment [1] South Staffordshire [1] Welsh Guards [1] West Riding Regiment [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [117] Royal Navy [103] British Army [48] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [33] P [25] H [23] C [21] W [21] S [18] T [18] L [15] M [15] A [13] R [12] D [11] J [8] E [7] F [7] G [7] Y [6] K [4] N [4] O [4]

Contribution

Military Service [260] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [20] South Africa [1]

Elijah Jones

Born 1891

Royal Navy K11361

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George Smith

Born 1892

Royal Navy K12998

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Leonard Roberts

Born 1894

Royal Navy K38071

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Sidney Edgar Whitehouse

Born 1899

Royal Navy K46933

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David Fellows

Born 1898

Royal Navy K46939

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Leonard Platt

Born 1898

Royal Navy K47866

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Joseph Wesson

Born 1899

Royal Navy K48119

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William Blower

Born 1901

Royal Navy K55908

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Harold Newnes

Born 1901

Royal Navy L11907

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David William Parker Smith

Born 1880

Royal Navy M9131

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Howard Ewart Fellows

Born 1891

Royal Navy M14397

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Joseph Wingfield Burton

Born 1888

Royal Navy M25887

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Victor Maskew

Born 1894

Royal Navy M29241

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Samuel Harold Hazlehurst

Born 1896

Royal Navy M29411

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Joseph Harold Yates

Born 1898

Royal Navy M32723

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Henry David Shinton

Born 1894

Royal Navy M32967

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Benjamin Baden Richards

Born 1900

Royal Navy SS9441

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Alfred Fullard

Born 1902

Royal Navy SS10770

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William Stephen Berry

Born 1889

Royal Navy SS105215

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Enoch Oliver

Born 1889

Royal Navy SS105768

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