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Burslem, Staffordshire [194]

Burslem, Staffordshire, England [11]

Burslem, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [5]

Burslem Staffordshire [3]

Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire [3]

Smallthorne, Burslem, Staffordshire [2]

Burslem Stoke, Staffordshire [1]

Burslem, Nr Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Burslem, Stafford, Staffordshire [1]

Burslem, Staffordshire,England [1]

Burslem, Wolstanton, Staffordshire [1]

Burslem. Staffordshire [1]

Chell Heath, Burslem, Staffordshire [1]

Stoke on Trent, Burslem, Staffordshire [1]

Tunstall, Burslem, Staffordshire [1]

Wolstanton, Burslem, Staffordshire [1]

burslem, staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [17]

Gunner [4]

Corporal [3]

Leading Stoker [3]

Sapper [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Serjeant [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Captain (Tech) [1]

Chief Petty Officer Mechanic [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Major [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

private [1]

Unit

North Staffordshire Regiment [5]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Royal Engineers [3]

Labour Corps [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

(Prince of Wales') North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

14th Reinforcement [1]

21st Scots Fusiliers [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

H.M.S. Victory [1]

HM Submarine G7 [1]

HMS BENBOW [1]

HMS GARLAND [1]

HMS Good Hope [1]

HMS NEPTUNE [1]

HMS Nottingham [1]

HMS QUEEN MARY [1]

HMS Superb [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Notts & Derby Rgt [1]

Prine of Wales's (North Staffordshire) Regiment [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS Princess Royal [1]

Royal Naval Air Service [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1]

South Wales Borderers [1]

York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [103]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [88]

British Army [29]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [27]

H [26]

S [18]

R [16]

W [16]

T [15]

M [14]

P [14]

C [11]

F [11]

D [10]

A [8]

G [7]

L [7]

O [7]

E [6]

J [6]

K [4]

Y [3]

N [2]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [216]

Merchant Navy [11]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

Germany [1]

India [1]

Netherlands [1]

New Zealand [1]

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People [229] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Burslem, Staffordshire [194] Burslem, Staffordshire, England [11] Burslem, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [5] Burslem Staffordshire [3] Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire [3] Smallthorne, Burslem, Staffordshire [2] Burslem Stoke, Staffordshire [1] Burslem, Nr Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [1] Burslem, Stafford, Staffordshire [1] Burslem, Staffordshire,England [1] Burslem, Wolstanton, Staffordshire [1] Burslem. Staffordshire [1] Chell Heath, Burslem, Staffordshire [1] Stoke on Trent, Burslem, Staffordshire [1] Tunstall, Burslem, Staffordshire [1] Wolstanton, Burslem, Staffordshire [1] burslem, staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [17] Gunner [4] Corporal [3] Leading Stoker [3] Sapper [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Able Seaman [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Serjeant [2] Acting Corporal [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Captain (Tech) [1] Chief Petty Officer Mechanic [1] Deck Hand [1] Lance Corporal [1] Major [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Rifleman [1] Sergeant [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] private [1]

Unit

North Staffordshire Regiment [5] Machine Gun Corps [3] Royal Engineers [3] Labour Corps [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] (Prince of Wales') North Staffordshire Regiment [1] 14th Reinforcement [1] 21st Scots Fusiliers [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] H.M.S. Victory [1] HM Submarine G7 [1] HMS BENBOW [1] HMS GARLAND [1] HMS Good Hope [1] HMS NEPTUNE [1] HMS Nottingham [1] HMS QUEEN MARY [1] HMS Superb [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Notts & Derby Rgt [1] Prine of Wales's (North Staffordshire) Regiment [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS Princess Royal [1] Royal Naval Air Service [1] Royal Naval Division [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1] South Wales Borderers [1] York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [103] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [88] British Army [29] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [27] H [26] S [18] R [16] W [16] T [15] M [14] P [14] C [11] F [11] D [10] A [8] G [7] L [7] O [7] E [6] J [6] K [4] Y [3] N [2] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [216] Merchant Navy [11]

Country

United Kingdom [10] Germany [1] India [1] Netherlands [1] New Zealand [1]

Tom Brown Tivey

Born 1892

Died 1966

British Army 53132 Corporal Leicestershire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 53132 Sergeant Leicestershire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 53132 Acting Corporal Leicestershire Regiment

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Lancelot Hawley

Born 1896

Died 1954

Royal Navy 3568 Private Royal Naval Division Royal Marines Medical Unit (Deal)

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James Joseph Mclynn

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 19435 Serjeant (Prince of Wales') North Staffordshire Regiment 4th Battalion

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George Spencer Jacobs

Born 1885

Died 1948

British Army Second Lieutenant Cheshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army Major

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Messina Wilson Allman

Born 1883

Died 1943

British Army 193552 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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David Hickton

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 28872 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 19th Battalion

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Frederick Arthur Hopwood Baddeley

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 57762 Private Notts & Derby Rgt

British Army 59931 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 59931 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) 99 Coy

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William Plant Gordon

Died 1915

British Army 2575 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion.

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James Eardley

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 277818

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Joseph Henry Prodger

Born 1867

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 146658

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Daniel Barlow

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278576

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Sidney Mayer Turner

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 9363

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Frank Ellams

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281697

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John Anson Smith

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 2649 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 200368 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Walter Fountain

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 299067

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Zachariah Bloor

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 133447

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James Rogers

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278594

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William Bloor

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 300663

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Arthur Poole

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 269317

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Ernest Bourne

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296085

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