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Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [442]

Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [173]

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England [40]

Horninglow, Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [5]

Burton On Trent, Staffordshire [3]

Burton-On-Trent, Staffordshire [2]

Yoxall, Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [2]

Alrewas, Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Branston, Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [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 Trent, Staffordshire [1]

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

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

Burton-on-trent, 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-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]

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

Winshill Burton on Trent Staffordshire [1]

burton on trent staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [34]

Able Seaman [10]

Stoker 1st Class [10]

Gunner [5]

Lance Corporal [4]

Sapper [4]

Leading Stoker [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Corporal [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Serjeant [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

3rd Class Air Mechanic [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Cpl [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Sergt [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Air Craftsman 2nd Class [1]

Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [1]

Boy [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Carpenter's Crew [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

L/Cpl [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Major [1]

Musician [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Signalman [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Trooper [1]

Victualing Assistant [1]

Unit

North Staffordshire Regiment [12]

Royal Engineers [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

HMS CANADA [2]

HMS Good Hope [2]

HMS Southampton [2]

HMS TIGER [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

23rd Reserve Battalion [1]

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

Europa II (M 33) [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

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

HM Submarine C16 [1]

HMS Ajax [1]

HMS BELLEROPHON [1]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [1]

HMS Barham [1]

HMS Cochrane [1]

HMS Falmouth [1]

HMS Fearless [1]

HMS Hampshire [1]

HMS Jupiter [1]

HMS King Alfred [1]

HMS Mermaid [1]

HMS Monmouth [1]

HMS NARBOROUGH [1]

HMS New Zealand [1]

HMS Nomad [1]

HMS Northampton [1]

HMS Pathfinder [1]

HMS Pembroke I [1]

HMS Princess Royal [1]

Service

Royal Navy [386]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [216]

British Army [46]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [73]

S [73]

W [70]

B [68]

M [46]

P [41]

C [40]

G [37]

T [37]

F [33]

R [32]

L [27]

D [25]

K [23]

A [15]

O [13]

E [12]

J [10]

N [5]

I [3]

U [3]

Y [3]

V [2]

Contribution

Military Service [645]

Merchant Navy [40]

Country

United Kingdom [22]

Germany [1]

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Place of birth

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [442] Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [173] Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England [40] Horninglow, Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [5] Burton On Trent, Staffordshire [3] Burton-On-Trent, Staffordshire [2] Yoxall, Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [2] Alrewas, Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1] Branston, Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [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 Trent, Staffordshire [1] Burton-on-Trent, Newborough, Staffordshire [1] Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire and Derbyshire [1] Burton-on-trent, 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-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] Sudbury near Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1] Winshill Burton on Trent Staffordshire [1] burton on trent staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [34] Able Seaman [10] Stoker 1st Class [10] Gunner [5] Lance Corporal [4] Sapper [4] Leading Stoker [3] Lieutenant [3] Corporal [2] Leading Seaman [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Serjeant [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] 3rd Class Air Mechanic [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Cpl [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Sergt [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Air Craftsman 2nd Class [1] Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [1] Boy [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Carpenter's Crew [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] L/Cpl [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Major [1] Musician [1] Petty Officer [1] Signalman [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Trooper [1] Victualing Assistant [1]

Unit

North Staffordshire Regiment [12] Royal Engineers [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Army Service Corps [2] Canadian Infantry [2] HMS CANADA [2] HMS Good Hope [2] HMS Southampton [2] HMS TIGER [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] 23rd Reserve Battalion [1] British Red Cross, Voluntary Aid Detachment, France [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 Yeomanry [1] Europa II (M 33) [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] H.M.S. "Orion." [1] HM Submarine C16 [1] HMS Ajax [1] HMS BELLEROPHON [1] HMS BLACK PRINCE [1] HMS Barham [1] HMS Cochrane [1] HMS Falmouth [1] HMS Fearless [1] HMS Hampshire [1] HMS Jupiter [1] HMS King Alfred [1] HMS Mermaid [1] HMS Monmouth [1] HMS NARBOROUGH [1] HMS New Zealand [1] HMS Nomad [1] HMS Northampton [1] HMS Pathfinder [1] HMS Pembroke I [1] HMS Princess Royal [1]

Service

Royal Navy [386] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [216] British Army [46] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [73] S [73] W [70] B [68] M [46] P [41] C [40] G [37] T [37] F [33] R [32] L [27] D [25] K [23] A [15] O [13] E [12] J [10] N [5] I [3] U [3] Y [3] V [2]

Contribution

Military Service [645] Merchant Navy [40]

Country

United Kingdom [22] Germany [1]

George Fryett

Born 1877

Died 1942

British Army 29906 Sapper Royal Engineers 36th Coy

British Army 29906 Lance Corporal Royal Engineers 36th Coy

British Army 29906 Lance Corporal Royal Engineers

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Walter Topliss

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 291108

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Thomas William Dyke

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 284855

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Noel Edgar Cyril Squire

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 184734

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Albert Bestall

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197203

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Alfred Spiers

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 19869

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George Edward Warner

Born 1883

British Army 9690 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Harold Adams

Born 1893

Died 1916

Royal Navy K18655 Stoker 1st Class HMS Hampshire

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William Charles Green

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 212958

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Arthur William Matthews

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 217261

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John Coy King

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 230248

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Alfred John Crowther

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233060

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Albert Edward Thornley

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 235616

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Henry Pickersgill

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 236711

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Frank Drury

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 239717

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Frederick Croad

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 243839

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Henry Edward Harrison

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 246913

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Sydney Reginald Ward Banks

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 247102

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John Atton

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 263328

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William Heath

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 1495 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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