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Birmingham, Warks [214]

Edgbaston, Birmingham, Warks [15]

Aston, Birmingham, Warks [4]

Saltley, Birmingham, Warks [2]

Small Heath, Birmingham, Warks [2]

Acocks Green, Birmingham, Warks [1]

Balsall Heath, Birmingham, Warks [1]

Birmingham,Warks [1]

Gravelly Hill, Birmingham, Warks [1]

Hockley, Birmingham, Warks [1]

Lower Essex Street, Birmingham, Warks, England [1]

Moseley, Birmingham, Warks [1]

Nechells, Birmingham, Warks [1]

Oldfield Road, Balsall Heath, Birmingham, Warks. [1]

Winson Green, Birmingham, Warks [1]

Rank

Second Lieutenant [85]

Lieutenant [72]

Captain [65]

Private [44]

Corporal [16]

Serjeant [9]

Lance Corporal [8]

Major [8]

Gunner [6]

Sapper [5]

Driver [4]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Pioneer [2]

Reverend [2]

Sub-Lieutenant [2]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Admiral [1]

Brevet Major [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Chaplain [1]

Chaplain 3rd Class [1]

Chaplain 4th Class [1]

Chief Motor Mechanic [1]

Colonel [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Mechanist Serjeant Major [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Signalman [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Chaplain to the Forces (4th Class) The Reverend [1]

Temporary Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [57]

Royal Engineers [21]

Royal Army Medical Corps [18]

Royal Field Artillery [18]

South Staffordshire Regiment [11]

Army Service Corps [9]

Worcestershire Regiment [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

London Regiment [6]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [4]

South Lancashire Regiment [4]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Labour Corps [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Ordnance Depot [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

General List [2]

Honourable Artillery Company [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Army Chaplain's Department [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Special List [2]

1st Division [1]

48th Battalion [1]

81st Pioneers [1]

Army Chaplain's Department [1]

Attached Nigeria Regiment [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Canadian Engineers [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps [1]

City of London Yeomanry [1]

County of London Yeomanry [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment Attached King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [211]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21]

Royal Navy [14]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

C [27]

B [20]

W [19]

L [17]

H [16]

M [15]

P [15]

S [15]

R [14]

J [13]

T [13]

G [12]

A [10]

D [10]

F [10]

E [5]

K [5]

N [4]

O [3]

I [2]

V [2]

Contribution

Military Service [236]

Country

United Kingdom [243]

Canada [5]

United States [2]

Australia [1]

China [1]

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People [247] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Birmingham, Warks [214] Edgbaston, Birmingham, Warks [15] Aston, Birmingham, Warks [4] Saltley, Birmingham, Warks [2] Small Heath, Birmingham, Warks [2] Acocks Green, Birmingham, Warks [1] Balsall Heath, Birmingham, Warks [1] Birmingham,Warks [1] Gravelly Hill, Birmingham, Warks [1] Hockley, Birmingham, Warks [1] Lower Essex Street, Birmingham, Warks, England [1] Moseley, Birmingham, Warks [1] Nechells, Birmingham, Warks [1] Oldfield Road, Balsall Heath, Birmingham, Warks. [1] Winson Green, Birmingham, Warks [1]

Rank

Second Lieutenant [85] Lieutenant [72] Captain [65] Private [44] Corporal [16] Serjeant [9] Lance Corporal [8] Major [8] Gunner [6] Sapper [5] Driver [4] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Acting Captain [2] Acting Corporal [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Pioneer [2] Reverend [2] Sub-Lieutenant [2] Acting Major [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1] Admiral [1] Brevet Major [1] Brigadier General [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Chaplain [1] Chaplain 3rd Class [1] Chaplain 4th Class [1] Chief Motor Mechanic [1] Colonel [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Mechanist Serjeant Major [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Sergeant [1] Signalman [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Chaplain to the Forces (4th Class) The Reverend [1] Temporary Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Major [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [57] Royal Engineers [21] Royal Army Medical Corps [18] Royal Field Artillery [18] South Staffordshire Regiment [11] Army Service Corps [9] Worcestershire Regiment [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] London Regiment [6] Machine Gun Corps [6] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Royal Naval Division [5] Middlesex Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [4] South Lancashire Regiment [4] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Labour Corps [3] Manchester Regiment [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Ordnance Depot [2] Corps of Hussars [2] General List [2] Honourable Artillery Company [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Army Chaplain's Department [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Special List [2] 1st Division [1] 48th Battalion [1] 81st Pioneers [1] Army Chaplain's Department [1] Attached Nigeria Regiment [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] Canadian Engineers [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps [1] City of London Yeomanry [1] County of London Yeomanry [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Dorsetshire Regiment Attached King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [211] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21] Royal Navy [14] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] Australian Imperial Force [1] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

C [27] B [20] W [19] L [17] H [16] M [15] P [15] S [15] R [14] J [13] T [13] G [12] A [10] D [10] F [10] E [5] K [5] N [4] O [3] I [2] V [2]

Contribution

Military Service [236]

Country

United Kingdom [243] Canada [5] United States [2] Australia [1] China [1]

Noel James Chatwin

Born 1885

Died 1950

Royal Navy MB/1880 Chief Motor Mechanic RNVR

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Charles Holt Caldicott

Born 1871

Died 1959

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Major Royal Army Medical Corps

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Henri Gayton D'este

Born 1898

Died 1939

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Manchester Regiment

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Lawrence Vincent Currall

Born 1892

Died 1931

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 16th Battalion

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Frederick William Needham

Born 1900

Died 1934

Royal Navy Bristol Z/11589 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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Howard Ellson

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 24058 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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John Hibbert

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 201558 Corporal Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army 201558 Corporal Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

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Search found 247 results

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Unit

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Last name first letter

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Noel James Chatwin

Charles Holt Caldicott

Henri Gayton D'este

Lawrence Vincent Currall

Frederick William Needham

Howard Ellson

John Hibbert