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Buckinghamshire England [41]

Buckinghamshire, England [12]

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England [12]

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England [10]

Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England [5]

Slough, Buckinghamshire, England [4]

Weedon, Buckinghamshire, England [4]

Olney, Buckinghamshire, England [3]

Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England [2]

Brill, Buckinghamshire, England [2]

Burnham, Buckinghamshire, England [2]

Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England [2]

Stoke Hammond, Buckinghamshire, England [2]

Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire, England [2]

Winslow, Buckinghamshire, England [2]

Bourne End, Buckinghamshire, England [1]

Broughton, Buckinghamshire, England [1]

Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England [1]

Colnbrook Langley Buckinghamshire England [1]

Datchet, Buckinghamshire, England [1]

Dorney, Buckinghamshire, England [1]

Ellesborough, Buckinghamshire, England [1]

Emberton, Buckinghamshire, England [1]

Eton Wick, Buckinghamshire, England [1]

Eton, Buckinghamshire, England [1]

Great Kimble, Buckinghamshire, England [1]

Great Messendon, Buckinghamshire, England [1]

Hanslope, Buckinghamshire, England [1]

Iver, Buckinghamshire, England [1]

Lathbury Buckinghamshire, England [1]

Loudwater, Buckinghamshire, England [1]

Marlow, Buckinghamshire, England [1]

Marsh Gibbon, Buckinghamshire, England [1]

Morlan, Buckinghamshire, England [1]

Newport, Buckinghamshire, England [1]

North Marston, Buckinghamshire, England [1]

Padbury, Buckinghamshire, England [1]

Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire, England [1]

Sands, Buckinghamshire, England [1]

Shenley, Buckinghamshire, England [1]

Sherington, Buckinghamshire, England [1]

Stantonbury, Buckinghamshire, England [1]

West Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England [1]

Westbury, Buckinghamshire, England [1]

Whitchurch, Buckinghamshire, England [1]

Wing, Buckinghamshire, England [1]

Woburn Sands, Buckinghamshire, England [1]

Wolverton, Buckinghamshire, England [1]

Rank

Private [7]

Corporal [3]

Captain [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Driver [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Major [1]

Quarter Master Captain [1]

Quarter Master Lieutenant [1]

Quarter Master Major [1]

Sergeant Major [1]

Unit

16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Army Service Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Imperial Yeomanry [1]

Lovat Scouts [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [1]

West African Frontier Force [1]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Service

Australian Imperial Force [41]

British Army [8]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [21]

H [19]

C [10]

L [8]

S [8]

W [8]

K [7]

M [7]

P [7]

R [7]

G [6]

E [5]

A [4]

T [4]

D [3]

F [3]

N [3]

J [2]

U [2]

Y [2]

I [1]

O [1]

Contribution

Merchant Navy [88]

Military Service [50]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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Buckinghamshire England [41] Buckinghamshire, England [12] High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England [12] Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England [10] Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England [5] Slough, Buckinghamshire, England [4] Weedon, Buckinghamshire, England [4] Olney, Buckinghamshire, England [3] Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England [2] Brill, Buckinghamshire, England [2] Burnham, Buckinghamshire, England [2] Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England [2] Stoke Hammond, Buckinghamshire, England [2] Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire, England [2] Winslow, Buckinghamshire, England [2] Bourne End, Buckinghamshire, England [1] Broughton, Buckinghamshire, England [1] Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England [1] Colnbrook Langley Buckinghamshire England [1] Datchet, Buckinghamshire, England [1] Dorney, Buckinghamshire, England [1] Ellesborough, Buckinghamshire, England [1] Emberton, Buckinghamshire, England [1] Eton Wick, Buckinghamshire, England [1] Eton, Buckinghamshire, England [1] Great Kimble, Buckinghamshire, England [1] Great Messendon, Buckinghamshire, England [1] Hanslope, Buckinghamshire, England [1] Iver, Buckinghamshire, England [1] Lathbury Buckinghamshire, England [1] Loudwater, Buckinghamshire, England [1] Marlow, Buckinghamshire, England [1] Marsh Gibbon, Buckinghamshire, England [1] Morlan, Buckinghamshire, England [1] Newport, Buckinghamshire, England [1] North Marston, Buckinghamshire, England [1] Padbury, Buckinghamshire, England [1] Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire, England [1] Sands, Buckinghamshire, England [1] Shenley, Buckinghamshire, England [1] Sherington, Buckinghamshire, England [1] Stantonbury, Buckinghamshire, England [1] West Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England [1] Westbury, Buckinghamshire, England [1] Whitchurch, Buckinghamshire, England [1] Wing, Buckinghamshire, England [1] Woburn Sands, Buckinghamshire, England [1] Wolverton, Buckinghamshire, England [1]

Rank

Private [7] Corporal [3] Captain [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Driver [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Lieutenant [1] Major [1] Quarter Master Captain [1] Quarter Master Lieutenant [1] Quarter Master Major [1] Sergeant Major [1]

Unit

16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Army Service Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Imperial Yeomanry [1] Lovat Scouts [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Irish Fusiliers [1] West African Frontier Force [1] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Service

Australian Imperial Force [41] British Army [8] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [21] H [19] C [10] L [8] S [8] W [8] K [7] M [7] P [7] R [7] G [6] E [5] A [4] T [4] D [3] F [3] N [3] J [2] U [2] Y [2] I [1] O [1]

Contribution

Merchant Navy [88] Military Service [50]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

George Lewis Strachan

Born 1879

Died 1929

British Army Lieutenant West African Frontier Force

British Army 5609 Private Imperial Yeomanry 1st Battalion

British Army 57778 Captain West African Frontier Force Sierra Leone Battalion

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Joseph Chandler

Born 1891

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 169 Private 44th Australian Infantry Battalion

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Arthur Adkins

Born 1876

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 5658 Private 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 18th Reinforcements

Australian Imperial Force 5658 Private 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. "A" Company

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Reginald Thomas Odell

Born 1882

Died 1976

British Army 16838 Corporal Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 16838 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 2nd Battalion

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Bert Cyril Bolton

Born 1890

Australian Imperial Force 1783 Private 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 4th Reinforcements

Australian Imperial Force 1783 Corporal 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.

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John Lockie

Born 1857

Died 1941

British Army East Yorkshire Regiment 2nd Bn

British Army 949 Lance Sergeant Cameron Highlanders 1/79th Bn

British Army Colour Sergeant Lovat Scouts

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Arthur Shouler

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 12252 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 7th Bn

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Uri Powell

Born 1889

Canadian Expeditionary Force 637256

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William George Illing

Australian Imperial Force 311

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William Lawrence

Australian Imperial Force 2791

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Walter Glenister

Australian Imperial Force 5843

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Aubrey Rhys Bristow

Australian Imperial Force 27485

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Walter Edward Carpenter

Australian Imperial Force

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William Reginald Cottman

Australian Imperial Force 2051

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Tom James

Australian Imperial Force 6996

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Joseph Atkins Kirby

Australian Imperial Force 6284

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Percy Biggs

Australian Imperial Force 2797

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Edwin Howell Shearson

Australian Imperial Force 4772

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James Brown

Australian Imperial Force

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George Simpson

Australian Imperial Force 56141

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