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Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [179]

Bromsgrove [20]

Bromsgrove England [16]

Bromsgrove, Worcester, Worcestershire [9]

Bromsgrove, Worcs [7]

Bromsgrove, Worcester [5]

Catshill, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [5]

Stoke Prior, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [5]

Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England [3]

Bromsgrove,Worcestershire. [3]

Bromsgrove Worcestershire [2]

Bromsgrove, Staffordshire [2]

Bromsgrove,Worcestershire [2]

Upton Warren near Bromsgrove [2]

Alvechurch,Bromsgrove,Worcestershire. [1]

Aston Fields, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [1]

BROMSGROVE, WORCS [1]

Blackwell, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [1]

Bromsgrove Worceshire [1]

Bromsgrove Worcestshire [1]

Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [1]

Bromsgrove, Birmingham [1]

Bromsgrove, Warwickshire [1]

Bromsgrove, Warwickshire, England [1]

Bromsgrove, Worcs. [1]

Bromsgrove, Worecestershire [1]

Catshill Near Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [1]

Evesham,Bromsgrove,Worcs. [1]

Fairfield, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [1]

Ladywood, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [1]

Lickey, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [1]

Near Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [1]

Stoke Prior Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [1]

Stoke Prior, Bromsgrove [1]

Tardebigge, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [1]

Worcester, Bromsgrove [1]

Rank

Private [44]

Corporal [11]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Lance Corporal [7]

Serjeant [7]

Lieutenant [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Gunner [4]

Driver [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Captain [2]

Sapper [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Chaplain 4th Class [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Flight Lieutenant [1]

Group Captain [1]

Leading Mechanic [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major [1]

Medical Officer [1]

Pioneer [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Signalman [1]

Squadron Leader [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Worcestershire Regiment [25]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12]

Royal Field Artillery [5]

Royal Engineers [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Royal Air Force [3]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Labour Corps [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Dorset Yeomanry [1]

Dorset Yeomanry Seconded to Royal Flying Corps [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East African Mounted Rifles [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [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]

Inns of Court Officers Training Corps [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

London Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Paris Unit No 1 Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Army Chaplain's Department [1]

Royal Field Artillery, Territorial Force [1]

Royal Fleet Reserve [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1]

Royal Naval Air Service [1]

Service

Royal Navy [100]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [87]

British Army [76]

Australian Imperial Force [17]

Last name first letter

W [36]

P [28]

B [26]

H [25]

G [23]

S [22]

C [21]

M [13]

A [11]

F [10]

T [10]

J [9]

K [9]

L [9]

N [8]

R [8]

D [6]

E [3]

O [3]

Y [2]

Contribution

Military Service [270]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [31]

India [2]

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Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [179] Bromsgrove [20] Bromsgrove England [16] Bromsgrove, Worcester, Worcestershire [9] Bromsgrove, Worcs [7] Bromsgrove, Worcester [5] Catshill, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [5] Stoke Prior, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [5] Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England [3] Bromsgrove,Worcestershire. [3] Bromsgrove Worcestershire [2] Bromsgrove, Staffordshire [2] Bromsgrove,Worcestershire [2] Upton Warren near Bromsgrove [2] Alvechurch,Bromsgrove,Worcestershire. [1] Aston Fields, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [1] BROMSGROVE, WORCS [1] Blackwell, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [1] Bromsgrove Worceshire [1] Bromsgrove Worcestshire [1] Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [1] Bromsgrove, Birmingham [1] Bromsgrove, Warwickshire [1] Bromsgrove, Warwickshire, England [1] Bromsgrove, Worcs. [1] Bromsgrove, Worecestershire [1] Catshill Near Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [1] Evesham,Bromsgrove,Worcs. [1] Fairfield, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [1] Ladywood, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [1] Lickey, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [1] Near Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [1] Stoke Prior Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [1] Stoke Prior, Bromsgrove [1] Tardebigge, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [1] Worcester, Bromsgrove [1]

Rank

Private [44] Corporal [11] Second Lieutenant [9] Lance Corporal [7] Serjeant [7] Lieutenant [5] Able Seaman [4] Gunner [4] Driver [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Captain [2] Sapper [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Chaplain 4th Class [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Flight Lieutenant [1] Group Captain [1] Leading Mechanic [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major [1] Medical Officer [1] Pioneer [1] Rifleman [1] Sergeant [1] Signalman [1] Squadron Leader [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Worcestershire Regiment [25] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12] Royal Field Artillery [5] Royal Engineers [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Royal Air Force [3] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] Army Service Corps [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Labour Corps [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] South Wales Borderers [2] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Dorset Yeomanry [1] Dorset Yeomanry Seconded to Royal Flying Corps [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East African Mounted Rifles [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [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] Inns of Court Officers Training Corps [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] London Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Paris Unit No 1 Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Army Chaplain's Department [1] Royal Field Artillery, Territorial Force [1] Royal Fleet Reserve [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Horse Artillery [1] Royal Marine Artillery [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1] Royal Naval Air Service [1]

Service

Royal Navy [100] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [87] British Army [76] Australian Imperial Force [17]

Last name first letter

W [36] P [28] B [26] H [25] G [23] S [22] C [21] M [13] A [11] F [10] T [10] J [9] K [9] L [9] N [8] R [8] D [6] E [3] O [3] Y [2]

Contribution

Military Service [270] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [31] India [2]

Frank Laugher

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 267054 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 267054 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 11th Battalion

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George Thomas Stevens

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 12897 Private Worcestershire Regiment 2nd Battalion.

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Matthew Amos Dumbleton

Born 1889

Died 1950

British Army 14834 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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William G Carradine

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 5348 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 5348 Corporal Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 5348 Corporal Royal Air Force

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Arthur Henry Fawke

Born 1876

Died 1946

British Army M2/184330 Private Army Service Corps

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Ernest Wheeler

Born 1877

Died 1918

British Army 1833 Sergeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 208042 Serjeant Rifle Brigade

British Army 208042 Colour Sergeant Rifle Brigade 25th Garrison Battalion

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Albert Thomas Ottley

Born 1890

Died 1941

British Army 60622 Royal Field Artillery

British Army 60622 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

British Army 60622 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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Ernest George Ward

Born 1897

British Army 59414 Pioneer Royal Engineers

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John Edward Mountford

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 2725 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Oliver Campbell Bryson

Born 1896

Died 1977

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Squadron Leader Royal Air Force

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Flight Lieutenant Royal Air Force

British Army Second Lieutenant Dorset Yeomanry

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William Finch

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 366 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Richard Henry Richardson

Born 1883

Died 1949

British Army 3258 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Harry Norman Ashfield

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 15680 Private Worcestershire Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army 15686 Private Worcestershire Regiment *mistake in CWGC records

British Army 457661 Private Labour Corps 536th Agricultural Company

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Herbert Andrews

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 1415 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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James Wyndham Tomson

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army Private Inns of Court Officers Training Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Leicestershire Regiment

British Army Captain Leicestershire Regiment 5th Battalion (Territorial)

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Francis Hubert Stone

Died 1919

British Army 8162 Lance Corporal Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 13711 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Charles Francis Hutchings

Born 1883

Died 1919

British Army 291609 Serjeant Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 62 Serjeant Royal Garrison Artillery 129 Heavy Battery

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Ernest Alfred Gilder

Died 1918

British Army 50448 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2/6th Battalion

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Bertram Harold Perry

Born 1895

Died 1984

Australian Imperial Force 487

Australian Imperial Force V359738

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Walter Petford

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 1208 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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