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Bridgnorth, Shropshire [68]

Alveley Village, nr Bridgnorth Shropshire [26]

Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England [4]

Worfield, Bridgnorth, Shropshire [4]

Bridgnorth Shropshire [2]

Hampton Loade, Bridgnorth, Shropshire [2]

15 Foundry Yard, Bridgnorth, Shropshire [1]

Allam Bridge Mill, Alveley, Bridgnorth Shropshire [1]

Alveley, Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England [1]

Alverley, Bridgnorth, Shropshire [1]

Bridgnorth St Leonards, Shropshire [1]

Bridgnorth, Wellington, Shropshire [1]

Chetton, Bridgnorth, Shropshire [1]

Claverley, Bridgnorth, Shropshire [1]

Cleobury North, Bridgnorth, Shropshire [1]

Coton Hall, Alveley,nr Bridgnorth,Shropshire [1]

Glazeley, Bridgnorth, Shropshire [1]

North Bridgnorth, Shropshire [1]

Quatt, Bridgnorth, Shropshire [1]

St Leonard, Bridgnorth, Shropshire [1]

Tong, Bridgnorth, Shropshire [1]

coton estate, alveley, nr bridgnorth, shropshire [1]

Rank

Private [42]

Lance Corporal [4]

Gunner [3]

Serjeant [3]

Pioneer [2]

Sapper [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Company Sergeant Major [1]

Acting Lance-Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Brevet Major [1]

Cadet [1]

Captain [1]

Chaplain [1]

Colonel [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Corporal [1]

Driver [1]

Driver Acting Saddler Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major [1]

Marine [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private (acting Corporal) [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Reverend [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Unit

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [17]

Shropshire Light Infantry [8]

Worcestershire Regiment [6]

Royal Engineers [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Army Service Corps [3]

Shropshire Yeomanry [3]

Labour Corps [2]

London Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

Base Remount Depot [1]

Bedford Modern School Officer Training Corps (OTC) [1]

Canadian Army Service Corps [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Dragoons attached Dragoon Guards [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

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

HMS BLACK PRINCE [1]

HMS Hindustan [1]

HMS NEW ZEALAND [1]

HMS New Zealand [1]

HMS PORPOISE [1]

HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party, "A" Company [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Hussars [1]

Inniskilling Dragoon Guards [1]

King's (Shropshire Light Infantry) [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

London Regiment (London Scottish) [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Chaplain Department [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Fleet Reserve - Portsmouth [1]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS BENBOW [1]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS COLLINGWOOD [1]

Royal Marines Portsmouth Division [1]

Royal Naval Division - Collingwood Battalion [1]

Royal Navy [1]

Service

British Army [55]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [33]

Royal Navy [28]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [13]

H [13]

F [12]

W [11]

R [9]

T [9]

C [8]

D [7]

M [7]

S [7]

K [4]

L [4]

O [4]

P [4]

E [3]

J [3]

G [2]

A [1]

I [1]

Contribution

Military Service [116]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [26]

India [1]

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People [122] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bridgnorth, Shropshire [68] Alveley Village, nr Bridgnorth Shropshire [26] Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England [4] Worfield, Bridgnorth, Shropshire [4] Bridgnorth Shropshire [2] Hampton Loade, Bridgnorth, Shropshire [2] 15 Foundry Yard, Bridgnorth, Shropshire [1] Allam Bridge Mill, Alveley, Bridgnorth Shropshire [1] Alveley, Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England [1] Alverley, Bridgnorth, Shropshire [1] Bridgnorth St Leonards, Shropshire [1] Bridgnorth, Wellington, Shropshire [1] Chetton, Bridgnorth, Shropshire [1] Claverley, Bridgnorth, Shropshire [1] Cleobury North, Bridgnorth, Shropshire [1] Coton Hall, Alveley,nr Bridgnorth,Shropshire [1] Glazeley, Bridgnorth, Shropshire [1] North Bridgnorth, Shropshire [1] Quatt, Bridgnorth, Shropshire [1] St Leonard, Bridgnorth, Shropshire [1] Tong, Bridgnorth, Shropshire [1] coton estate, alveley, nr bridgnorth, shropshire [1]

Rank

Private [42] Lance Corporal [4] Gunner [3] Serjeant [3] Pioneer [2] Sapper [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Company Sergeant Major [1] Acting Lance-Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Brevet Major [1] Cadet [1] Captain [1] Chaplain [1] Colonel [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Corporal [1] Driver [1] Driver Acting Saddler Serjeant [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major [1] Marine [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private (acting Corporal) [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Reverend [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Unit

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [17] Shropshire Light Infantry [8] Worcestershire Regiment [6] Royal Engineers [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Army Service Corps [3] Shropshire Yeomanry [3] Labour Corps [2] London Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] South Wales Borderers [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] Base Remount Depot [1] Bedford Modern School Officer Training Corps (OTC) [1] Canadian Army Service Corps [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Dragoons attached Dragoon Guards [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] H.M.S. "Formidable." [1] HMS BLACK PRINCE [1] HMS Hindustan [1] HMS NEW ZEALAND [1] HMS New Zealand [1] HMS PORPOISE [1] HMS Vindictive - Seamen Storming Party, "A" Company [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Hussars [1] Inniskilling Dragoon Guards [1] King's (Shropshire Light Infantry) [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] London Regiment (London Scottish) [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Chaplain Department [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Fleet Reserve - Portsmouth [1] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS BENBOW [1] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS COLLINGWOOD [1] Royal Marines Portsmouth Division [1] Royal Naval Division - Collingwood Battalion [1] Royal Navy [1]

Service

British Army [55] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [33] Royal Navy [28] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [13] H [13] F [12] W [11] R [9] T [9] C [8] D [7] M [7] S [7] K [4] L [4] O [4] P [4] E [3] J [3] G [2] A [1] I [1]

Contribution

Military Service [116] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [26] India [1]

Wallace Leonard Delo

Born 1891

Died 1919

British Army Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry 4th Battalion (T.F)

British Army 11019 Lance Corporal King's Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 266136 Private Labour Corps 550th Home Service Employment Company

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Joseph Whiting

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 44878 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 9009 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 3rd/4th Battalion

British Army 44878 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Colin John Wyld Mcmichael

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 514997 Private London Regiment

British Army 514997 Private London Regiment (London Scottish) 14th Battalion

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Francis James Taggart

Born 1898

Died 1919

British Army M/305601 Private Army Service Corps Motor Transport

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Frederick Emmanuel Chinchen

Born 1875

Died 1957

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 400600

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John 'jack' Oliver

Born 1881

British Army 19844 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps

British Army 11200 Private Shropshire Light Infantry 5th Battalion

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Horace Benjamin Bill

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 12083 Acting Company Sergeant Major Devonshire Regiment

British Army 12083 Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 Devonshire Regiment

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Joseph Henry Oakley

Born 1875

Died 1919

British Army 3/331 Private Wiltshire Regiment 6th (Wiltshire Yeomanry) Battalion

British Army 3/331 Private Wiltshire Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army 331 Private Wiltshire Regiment 5th Battalion

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Harold Herbert Fifield

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 25447 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Arthur Ernest Rowlands

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 26739 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2/7th Battalion.

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Joseph Speake

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 309628

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James Thomas Crompton Broadbent

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 112157

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Frederick William Powell

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 35073

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William Morris

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 277106

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Charles Norman Wightman

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 305149 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1/8th Territorial Battalion

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John Leslie Dain

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 882 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 14th Battalion

British Army 882 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 882 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 14th Battalion

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Albert Ernest Rudd

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 1421 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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Arthur John Beresford

Born 1901

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 304194 Air Mechanic 3rd Class Royal Air Force *mistake in CWGC records

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 304914 Air Mechanic 3rd Class Royal Air Force

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Thomas Jevons

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 277791

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Charles Ernest Turner

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 48814

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