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Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [179]

Bromsgrove, Worcester, Worcestershire [9]

Catshill, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [5]

Stoke Prior, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [5]

Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England [3]

Bromsgrove,Worcestershire. [3]

Bromsgrove Worcestershire [2]

Bromsgrove,Worcestershire [2]

Alvechurch,Bromsgrove,Worcestershire. [1]

Aston Fields, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [1]

Blackwell, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [1]

Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [1]

Catshill Near Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [1]

Fairfield, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [1]

Ladywood, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [1]

Lickey, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [1]

Near Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [1]

Stoke Prior Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [1]

Tardebigge, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [1]

Rank

Private [18]

Serjeant [6]

Corporal [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Lance Corporal [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Captain [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Chaplain 4th Class [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Driver [1]

Gunner [1]

Leading Mechanic [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major [1]

Medical Officer [1]

Sapper [1]

Sergeant [1]

Signalman [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Unit

Worcestershire Regiment [11]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

Army Service Corps [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Labour Corps [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

HMS CANADA [1]

HMS COLLINGWOOD [1]

HMS DUKE OF EDINBURGH [1]

HMS INVINCIBLE [1]

HMS PORPOISE [1]

HMS QUEEN MARY [1]

HMS Roxburgh [1]

HMS TIPPERARY [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Paris Unit No 1 Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Army Chaplain's Department [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Fleet Reserve [1]

Royal Marine Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1]

Royal Naval Air Service [1]

South Lancashire Regiment [1]

South Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Training Reserve [1]

Warwickshire Yeomanry [1]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Service

Royal Navy [96]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [86]

British Army [34]

Last name first letter

W [26]

B [21]

H [21]

G [20]

C [18]

P [18]

S [16]

M [10]

A [8]

F [8]

J [8]

L [8]

K [7]

N [7]

R [7]

T [7]

D [3]

E [2]

O [2]

Y [2]

Contribution

Military Service [210]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

India [2]

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Place of birth

Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [179] Bromsgrove, Worcester, Worcestershire [9] Catshill, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [5] Stoke Prior, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [5] Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England [3] Bromsgrove,Worcestershire. [3] Bromsgrove Worcestershire [2] Bromsgrove,Worcestershire [2] Alvechurch,Bromsgrove,Worcestershire. [1] Aston Fields, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [1] Blackwell, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [1] Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [1] Catshill Near Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [1] Fairfield, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [1] Ladywood, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [1] Lickey, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [1] Near Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [1] Stoke Prior Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [1] Tardebigge, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [1]

Rank

Private [18] Serjeant [6] Corporal [5] Able Seaman [4] Lance Corporal [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Lieutenant [2] Acting Serjeant [1] Captain [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Chaplain 4th Class [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Driver [1] Gunner [1] Leading Mechanic [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major [1] Medical Officer [1] Sapper [1] Sergeant [1] Signalman [1] Stoker 1st Class [1]

Unit

Worcestershire Regiment [11] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] Army Service Corps [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Labour Corps [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Army Pay Corps [1] Coldstream Guards [1] HMS CANADA [1] HMS COLLINGWOOD [1] HMS DUKE OF EDINBURGH [1] HMS INVINCIBLE [1] HMS PORPOISE [1] HMS QUEEN MARY [1] HMS Roxburgh [1] HMS TIPPERARY [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Paris Unit No 1 Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Army Chaplain's Department [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Fleet Reserve [1] Royal Marine Artillery [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1] Royal Naval Air Service [1] South Lancashire Regiment [1] South Staffordshire Regiment [1] Training Reserve [1] Warwickshire Yeomanry [1] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Service

Royal Navy [96] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [86] British Army [34]

Last name first letter

W [26] B [21] H [21] G [20] C [18] P [18] S [16] M [10] A [8] F [8] J [8] L [8] K [7] N [7] R [7] T [7] D [3] E [2] O [2] Y [2]

Contribution

Military Service [210] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [15] India [2]

Arthur Ryland Chavasse

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army Medical Officer Paris Unit No 1 Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Captain Paris Unit No 1 Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

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Arthur George Willis

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 301504

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Ernest Albert Duffill

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 190284

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Gilbert James Southern

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 141521

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James Willie Mills

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275800

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Joseph Lacey

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 77604

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Charles Manns

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 185460

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Herbert Richard Blore

Born 1871

Died 1955

British Army Lieutenant Colonel King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Joseph Nowell

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 305814

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Arthur George Nicholas

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 263118

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Albert Reynolds

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 288324

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Ernest Williams

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 10202 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 11th Battalion.

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Francis Harold Peplow

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 20354 Private Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 203407 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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William Arthur Joseph Griffin

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 250159

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Albert Wanklin

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 240026 Serjeant Worcestershire Regiment 1/8th Battalion

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Walter Samuel Read

Born 1887

Died 1920

British Army 14428 Corporal South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 332625 Corporal Royal Flying Corps

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Oswald Addenbrooke Holden

Born 1875

Died 1917

British Army Chaplain 4th Class Royal Army Chaplain's Department Attached 60th Infantry Brigade

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John Thomas Adams

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 312500

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Jack Kimberley

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 15096

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Percy Hilton Smith

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 4138

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