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Burford, Oxfordshire [28]

Burford, Oxford, Oxfordshire [2]

Asthall, Burford, Oxfordshire [1]

Burford, Oxfordshire, England [1]

Fulbrook, Burford, Oxfordshire [1]

Taynton, Burford, Oxfordshire [1]

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Private [2]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private (Recalled Reservist) [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant (attached) [1]

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General List [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

Grenadier Guards (Prisoner of War in Germany) [1]

HM Submarine G9 [1]

HMS Adamant [1]

HMS Arrogant [1]

HMS Cornwallis [1]

HMS Drake [1]

HMS Duke of Wellington II [1]

HMS Fisgard [1]

HMS Pembroke I [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry [1]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

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Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19]

Royal Navy [12]

British Army [3]

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H [5]

P [5]

S [5]

C [3]

T [3]

B [2]

G [2]

J [2]

A [1]

D [1]

E [1]

F [1]

I [1]

M [1]

N [1]

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Military Service [33]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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People [34] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Burford, Oxfordshire [28] Burford, Oxford, Oxfordshire [2] Asthall, Burford, Oxfordshire [1] Burford, Oxfordshire, England [1] Fulbrook, Burford, Oxfordshire [1] Taynton, Burford, Oxfordshire [1]

Rank

Private [2] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1] Deck Hand [1] Leading Stoker [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private (Recalled Reservist) [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant (attached) [1]

Unit

General List [1] Grenadier Guards [1] Grenadier Guards (Prisoner of War in Germany) [1] HM Submarine G9 [1] HMS Adamant [1] HMS Arrogant [1] HMS Cornwallis [1] HMS Drake [1] HMS Duke of Wellington II [1] HMS Fisgard [1] HMS Pembroke I [1] Labour Corps [1] Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry [1] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19] Royal Navy [12] British Army [3]

Last name first letter

H [5] P [5] S [5] C [3] T [3] B [2] G [2] J [2] A [1] D [1] E [1] F [1] I [1] M [1] N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [33] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Hugh Fitzroy Emerton

Born 1892

Died 1944

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant (attached) Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Labour Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Temporary Second Lieutenant General List

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John Jones Timms

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 289109

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William Frank Pratley

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 196641

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Edward Hunt

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265784

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Edwin Frank Gardner

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265660

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George William Stiles

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 276292

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Frank Evans Shayler

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 13406

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Henry Impey

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 5175 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 201864 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 201864 Private Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry

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Aves Burgess Coote

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 224428

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Geoffrey Robert Sewell Brown

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 238106

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Frederick William Jones

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 209408

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John Henry Glanville

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 167894

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Lewis Robert Matthews

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 321243

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Ernest Edward Crook

Born 1882

Died 1917

Royal Navy 302195 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Duke of Wellington II

Royal Navy 302195 Stoker 1st Class HMS Drake

Royal Navy 302195 Acting Leading Stoker HMS Arrogant

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Harold Paintin

Born 1886

British Army 12385 Private (Recalled Reservist) Grenadier Guards 1st Battalion

British Army 12385 Private Grenadier Guards 1st Battalion

British Army 12385 Private Grenadier Guards 1st Battalion

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Walter Rouse Humphrey

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 319058

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Cecil Charles Swatman

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 5613

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Charles William Preston

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197466

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Isaac Shepherd

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 163471

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James Christopher Pitts

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 308932

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