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Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [442]

Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [173]

Burton, Staffordshire [88]

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England [40]

Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire [9]

Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire [8]

Horninglow, Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [5]

Burton On Trent, Staffordshire [3]

Burton of Trent, Staffordshire [3]

Burton, Staffordshire & Derbyshire [2]

Burton-On-Trent, Staffordshire [2]

Yoxall, Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [2]

Alrewas, Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Branston, Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Burton Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Burton Upon Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Burton of Trent, Staffordshire & Derbyshire [1]

Burton on Trent Staffordshire [1]

Burton on Trent, Derbyshire and Staffordshire [1]

Burton on Trent, Newborough, Staffordshire [1]

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire and Derbyshire [1]

Burton on Trent,Staffordshire. [1]

Burton on Tweed, Staffordshire [1]

Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England [1]

Burton upon Trent,Staffordshire. [1]

Burton, Staffordshire and Derbyshire [1]

Burton-on Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Burton-on-Trent, Newborough, Staffordshire [1]

Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire and Derbyshire [1]

Burton-on-trent, Staffordshire [1]

Christ Church Burton, Staffordshire [1]

Christchurch, Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Dunstall, Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Foxall, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Hoar Cross, Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Horninglow, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Horninglow, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Newborough, Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Newton, Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Rangemore, Burton-On-Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Rolleston on Dove, Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1]

St Paul's, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Stanton, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Stapenhill, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Sudbury near Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Tulbury Burton, Staffordshire [1]

Winshill Burton on Trent Staffordshire [1]

burton on trent staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [52]

Stoker 1st Class [13]

Able Seaman [10]

Gunner [7]

Lance Corporal [6]

Lieutenant [6]

Corporal [5]

Sapper [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Leading Stoker [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Captain [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Serjeant [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

3rd Class Air Mechanic [1]

AB [1]

Acting Cpl [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Sergt [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Air Craftsman 2nd Class [1]

Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Carpenter's Crew [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal acting sergeant, Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Driver [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

L/Cpl [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Major [1]

Musician [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Rifleman [1]

Serjeant Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Signalman [1]

Stoker Class 1 [1]

Stoker Class 2 [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

North Staffordshire Regiment [18]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Royal Field Artillery [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

South Wales Borderers [5]

Royal Engineers [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Canadian Infantry [3]

HMS CANADA [3]

HMS Good Hope [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Naval Reserve [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

HMS Furious [2]

HMS Southampton [2]

HMS TIGER [2]

HMS Victory II [2]

Labour Corps [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

23rd Reserve Battalion [1]

7th Bn. Derbyshire Volunteer Regiment [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

British Red Cross, Voluntary Aid Detachment, France [1]

Canadian Infantry Battalion Central Ontario Regiment [1]

Canadian Machine Gun Corps [1]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [1]

Censors Staff [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Continuous Service [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Derby Yeomanry [1]

Derbyshire Volunteer Regiment [1]

Derbyshire Yeomanry [1]

Europa II (M 33) [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

H.M.S. "Orion." [1]

HM Submarine C16 [1]

HMS Ajax [1]

HMS BELLEROPHON [1]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [1]

HMS Barham [1]

HMS Caroline [1]

HMS Cochrane [1]

Service

Royal Navy [480]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [216]

British Army [74]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Last name first letter

H [87]

S [83]

B [79]

W [75]

M [59]

C [50]

P [47]

G [43]

T [42]

F [39]

R [37]

D [31]

L [31]

K [26]

A [19]

E [18]

O [14]

J [11]

N [9]

I [3]

U [3]

V [3]

Y [3]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [765]

Merchant Navy [40]

Country

United Kingdom [30]

Germany [1]

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Place of birth

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [442] Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [173] Burton, Staffordshire [88] Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England [40] Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire [9] Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire [8] Horninglow, Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [5] Burton On Trent, Staffordshire [3] Burton of Trent, Staffordshire [3] Burton, Staffordshire & Derbyshire [2] Burton-On-Trent, Staffordshire [2] Yoxall, Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [2] Alrewas, Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1] Branston, Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1] Burton Trent, Staffordshire [1] Burton Upon Trent, Staffordshire [1] Burton of Trent, Staffordshire & Derbyshire [1] Burton on Trent Staffordshire [1] Burton on Trent, Derbyshire and Staffordshire [1] Burton on Trent, Newborough, Staffordshire [1] Burton on Trent, Staffordshire and Derbyshire [1] Burton on Trent,Staffordshire. [1] Burton on Tweed, Staffordshire [1] Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England [1] Burton upon Trent,Staffordshire. [1] Burton, Staffordshire and Derbyshire [1] Burton-on Trent, Staffordshire [1] Burton-on-Trent, Newborough, Staffordshire [1] Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire and Derbyshire [1] Burton-on-trent, Staffordshire [1] Christ Church Burton, Staffordshire [1] Christchurch, Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1] Dunstall, Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1] Foxall, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1] Hoar Cross, Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1] Horninglow, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire [1] Horninglow, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1] Newborough, Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1] Newton, Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1] Rangemore, Burton-On-Trent, Staffordshire [1] Rolleston on Dove, Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1] St Paul's, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1] Stanton, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire [1] Stapenhill, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire [1] Sudbury near Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1] Tulbury Burton, Staffordshire [1] Winshill Burton on Trent Staffordshire [1] burton on trent staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [52] Stoker 1st Class [13] Able Seaman [10] Gunner [7] Lance Corporal [6] Lieutenant [6] Corporal [5] Sapper [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Leading Stoker [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Acting Corporal [2] Captain [2] Leading Seaman [2] Serjeant [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] 3rd Class Air Mechanic [1] AB [1] Acting Cpl [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Sergt [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Air Craftsman 2nd Class [1] Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [1] Bombardier [1] Boy [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Carpenter's Crew [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal acting sergeant, Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Driver [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] L/Cpl [1] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Major [1] Musician [1] Petty Officer [1] Rifleman [1] Serjeant Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Signalman [1] Stoker Class 1 [1] Stoker Class 2 [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

North Staffordshire Regiment [18] Machine Gun Corps [5] Royal Field Artillery [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] South Wales Borderers [5] Royal Engineers [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Canadian Infantry [3] HMS CANADA [3] HMS Good Hope [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Naval Reserve [3] Army Service Corps [2] HMS Furious [2] HMS Southampton [2] HMS TIGER [2] HMS Victory II [2] Labour Corps [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] 23rd Reserve Battalion [1] 7th Bn. Derbyshire Volunteer Regiment [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] British Red Cross, Voluntary Aid Detachment, France [1] Canadian Infantry Battalion Central Ontario Regiment [1] Canadian Machine Gun Corps [1] Canadian Mounted Rifles [1] Censors Staff [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Continuous Service [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Derby Yeomanry [1] Derbyshire Volunteer Regiment [1] Derbyshire Yeomanry [1] Europa II (M 33) [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] Grenadier Guards [1] H.M.S. "Orion." [1] HM Submarine C16 [1] HMS Ajax [1] HMS BELLEROPHON [1] HMS BLACK PRINCE [1] HMS Barham [1] HMS Caroline [1] HMS Cochrane [1]

Service

Royal Navy [480] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [216] British Army [74] Canadian Expeditionary Force [5] Australian Imperial Force [2]

Last name first letter

H [87] S [83] B [79] W [75] M [59] C [50] P [47] G [43] T [42] F [39] R [37] D [31] L [31] K [26] A [19] E [18] O [14] J [11] N [9] I [3] U [3] V [3] Y [3] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [765] Merchant Navy [40]

Country

United Kingdom [30] Germany [1]

Sidney George Hackett

Born 1883

British Army 145145 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 12th Mountain Battery

British Army 145145 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery Base

British Army 145145 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 12th Mountain Battery

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Albert Edwin Hackett

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 49527 Sapper Royal Engineers 92nd Field Company

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Archibald Henry Tatlow

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 15/844 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army Captain Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 15/844

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Samuel Bright

Born 1890

Died 1972

British Army 12/315 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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William A Hackett

Born 1880

Died 1960

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 90960

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 90960 3rd Class Air Mechanic Royal Flying Corps No. 3 TDS (Training Depot Station)

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 90960 Private No. 3 TDS (Training Depot Station)

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Leslie W King

Born 1892

Died 1962

British Army S3/030054 L/Cpl Royal Army Service Corps 152nd Company, 18th Battery

British Army S3/030054 Acting Cpl Royal Army Service Corps 152nd Company, 18th Battery

British Army S3/030054 Acting Sergt Royal Army Service Corps 152nd Company, 18th Battery

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Charles Ernest Meredith

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 6753 Private Royal Scots

British Army 350175 Private Highland Light Infantry 9th (Glasgow Highland) Battalion (Territorial)

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Harry Abrames

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy K16215

Royal Navy K.16215. (Po) Stoker 1st Class HMS Queen Mary

Royal Navy K16215 Stoker 1st Class HMS Queen Mary

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Fred Scrimshaw

Born 1879

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 464397

Canadian Expeditionary Force 464397 Private Canadian Mounted Rifles 2nd Battalion

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Darragh John Hunter

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army B3415 Acting Serjeant Rifle Brigade

British Army B3415 Corporal Rifle Brigade

British Army B/3415 Lance Sergeant Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) 7th Battalion

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Joseph Holmes

Born 1886

Died 1914

Royal Navy SS102041

Royal Navy SS102041 Stoker Class 2 HMS Nelson

Royal Navy SS 102041 Training HMS Victory II

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Oliver William Hodgkinson

Born 1892

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 2108 Private 44th Australian Infantry Battalion

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Charles Cook

Died 1917

British Army 5292 Private Yorkshire Regiment 2/6th west Battalion

British Army 5292 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Leslie Elam Hall

Born 1899

Died 1975

Royal Navy SS7977

Royal Navy SS7977 AB HMS Furious

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Lionel Frank Edwards

Born 1894

Died 1959

British Army 2069 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 21873 Serjeant Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant Machine Gun Corps

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Ernest Herbert Wigley

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 12977 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army 4028 Lance Corporal Machine Gun Corps 54th Company

British Army 4028 Lance Corporal Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Frank William Shaw

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 25873 Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry

British Army 55086 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Walter Parr

Died 1915

British Army 7325 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 7325 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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John Wycliffe Linnell

Born 1879

Died 1967

British Army Royal Army Medical Corps 137th Field Ambulance

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps attd No. 4 Hospital

British Army Major Royal Army Medical Corps

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Percy John Hooper

Born 1886

Died 1919

Canadian Expeditionary Force 201399

Canadian Expeditionary Force 201399 Corporal Canadian Infantry

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