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Burton upon Trent [13]

Burton-Upon-Trent England [12]

Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire [9]

Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire [8]

Burton Upon Trent [7]

Burton-upon-Trent [5]

Winshill, Burton upon Trent [2]

Burton Upon Trent England [1]

Burton Upon Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England [1]

Burton upon Trent,Staffordshire. [1]

Burton upon Trent,Staffs. [1]

Burton-upon-Trent England [1]

Cross Street, Burton upon Trent [1]

Horninglow, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Stanton, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Stapenhill, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Stretton, Burton upon Trent [1]

Tatenhill Common, Burton upon Trent [1]

Winshill, Burton Upon Trent [1]

Rank

Private [33]

Corporal [8]

Lieutenant [7]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Lance Corporal [4]

Captain [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Gunner [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Apprentice Sch Master Sergeant [1]

Captain & Adjutant [1]

Captain /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Colour Sergeant OR Sergeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal acting sergeant, Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Paid Lance Corporal [1]

Quarter Master Sergeant OR Sergeant [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sapper Acting Serjeant [1]

Sergeant OR Sergeant [1]

Serjeant [1]

Serjeant Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Stoker Class 1 [1]

Stoker Class 2 [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Training [1]

Warrent Officer Class II (Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant) [1]

temp. Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Unit

North Staffordshire Regiment [11]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

London Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Tank Corps [2]

137th Machine Gun Corps [1]

137th Maching Gun Corps [1]

7th Bn. Derbyshire Volunteer Regiment [1]

Army Cadet Force [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Canadian Infantry Battalion Central Ontario Regiment [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Derbyshire Volunteer Regiment [1]

Glamorgan Volunteer Rifles [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

HMS Furious [1]

HMS Good Hope [1]

HMS Invincible [1]

HMS Nelson [1]

HMS Victory II [1]

King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

King’s Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Lancers [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

North Staffs Regiment, Machine Gun Corps [1]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1]

R.F.R (Portsmouth) PO.B.3984 [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Irish Rifles [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Otranto." [1]

Service

British Army [51]

Australian Imperial Force [15]

Royal Navy [3]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [12]

C [10]

A [5]

H [5]

M [5]

W [5]

D [4]

E [4]

S [4]

T [4]

N [3]

L [2]

P [2]

F [1]

G [1]

I [1]

K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [66]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

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People [69] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Burton upon Trent [13] Burton-Upon-Trent England [12] Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire [9] Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire [8] Burton Upon Trent [7] Burton-upon-Trent [5] Winshill, Burton upon Trent [2] Burton Upon Trent England [1] Burton Upon Trent, Staffordshire [1] Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England [1] Burton upon Trent,Staffordshire. [1] Burton upon Trent,Staffs. [1] Burton-upon-Trent England [1] Cross Street, Burton upon Trent [1] Horninglow, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire [1] Stanton, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire [1] Stapenhill, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire [1] Stretton, Burton upon Trent [1] Tatenhill Common, Burton upon Trent [1] Winshill, Burton Upon Trent [1]

Rank

Private [33] Corporal [8] Lieutenant [7] Second Lieutenant [6] Lance Corporal [4] Captain [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Gunner [2] Acting Corporal [1] Apprentice Sch Master Sergeant [1] Captain & Adjutant [1] Captain /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Colour Sergeant OR Sergeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal acting sergeant, Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Paid Lance Corporal [1] Quarter Master Sergeant OR Sergeant [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Sapper Acting Serjeant [1] Sergeant OR Sergeant [1] Serjeant [1] Serjeant Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Stoker Class 1 [1] Stoker Class 2 [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Training [1] Warrent Officer Class II (Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant) [1] temp. Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Unit

North Staffordshire Regiment [11] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] South Wales Borderers [4] Leicestershire Regiment [2] London Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] Tank Corps [2] 137th Machine Gun Corps [1] 137th Maching Gun Corps [1] 7th Bn. Derbyshire Volunteer Regiment [1] Army Cadet Force [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Canadian Army Medical Corps [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Canadian Infantry Battalion Central Ontario Regiment [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Derbyshire Volunteer Regiment [1] Glamorgan Volunteer Rifles [1] Grenadier Guards [1] HMS Furious [1] HMS Good Hope [1] HMS Invincible [1] HMS Nelson [1] HMS Victory II [1] King's Liverpool Regiment [1] King’s Royal Rifle Corps [1] Labour Corps [1] Lancers [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] North Staffs Regiment, Machine Gun Corps [1] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1] R.F.R (Portsmouth) PO.B.3984 [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Army Veterinary Corps [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Irish Rifles [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Otranto." [1]

Service

British Army [51] Australian Imperial Force [15] Royal Navy [3] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [12] C [10] A [5] H [5] M [5] W [5] D [4] E [4] S [4] T [4] N [3] L [2] P [2] F [1] G [1] I [1] K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [66]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

William Brimley

Born 1891

Died 1961

British Army GS/51087 Private Royal Fusiliers

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John De Maine

Born 1887

British Army 78688 Lance Corporal Acting Corporal Royal Flying Corps

British Army 8727 Acting Corporal South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 8727 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Ernest Joseph North

Born 1895

Died 1955

British Army 1022 Sapper Acting Serjeant Royal Engineers

British Army 104530 Sapper Acting Serjeant Machine Gun Corps

British Army Lieutenant Tank Corps

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Frederick Walter Bevins

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 9032 Private Leicestershire Regiment 2nd battalion leicest Battalion

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Ernest Demaine

Born 1886

British Army 7802 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 7802 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 36505 Private South Staffordshire Regiment 8th Battalion

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Ernest George Thornton

Born 1895

Died 1915

Royal Navy 528 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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John Thomas Arnold

Born 1886

Died 1959

British Army 2919 Corporal North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 2919 Company Quarter Master Serjeant North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant North Staffordshire Regiment

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George Thomas Ballinger

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 3074 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 240736 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Thomas John Henry Mewis

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 2834 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Matthew Henry Harlock

Born 1882

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 33354

Canadian Expeditionary Force 33354 Private Canadian Army Medical Corps Llandovery Castle (Hospital Ship)

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Frank Evershed

Born 1866

Died 1954

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Derbyshire Volunteer Regiment 7th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant 7th Bn. Derbyshire Volunteer Regiment

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George Taylor

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 43109 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 43109 Private North Staffordshire Regiment 8th Battalion

British Army 43109 Private North Staffordshire Regiment 1st Garrison Battalion

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Leonard Frank Brittan

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 678537 Corporal Canadian Infantry

Canadian Expeditionary Force 678537 Corporal Canadian Infantry Battalion Central Ontario Regiment

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Ernest Frederick W Larner

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 3101 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Francis George Bull

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army S/13837 Private Rifle Brigade

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Harry Treadwell

Died 1914

British Army 5714 Private Coldstream Guards

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Albury Evershed

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army North Staffordshire Regiment 1/6th northst Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant North Staffordshire Regiment 2/6th northst Battalion

British Army Lieutenant North Staffordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Godfrey John Barnes

Australian Imperial Force 4978

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Charles Eric Clarke

Australian Imperial Force

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Percy Grimmitt Stockton

Australian Imperial Force 976

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