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Calne, Wiltshire [76]

Calne Wiltshire [2]

Cherhill, Calne, Wiltshire [2]

Calne, Chippenham, Wiltshire [1]

Calne, Swindon, Wiltshire [1]

Calne,Wiltshire [1]

Castlefields, Calne, Wiltshire [1]

Heddington, Calne, Wiltshire [1]

Hilmarton,Calne,Wiltshire. [1]

London Road, Calne, Wiltshire [1]

Rank

Private [11]

Gunner [4]

Captain [2]

Driver [2]

Major [2]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Corporal [1]

Fitter Staff Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

VAD Nurse [1]

Unit

Wiltshire Regiment [5]

Royal Engineers [4]

Royal Marine Artillery [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

162nd Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Assistant Director Postal Services [1]

Attached Royal Air Force [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Duke Of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment) [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

Duke of Edinburgh's {Wiltshire} Regiment [1]

HMS Princess Royal [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Engineers Postal Section [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS COLLINGWOOD [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division: HMS IRON DUKE [1]

Tank Corps [1]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [1]

Worcestershire Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [50]

British Army [19]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18]

Last name first letter

C [20]

G [11]

B [10]

S [9]

H [5]

T [5]

A [4]

D [4]

P [4]

L [3]

R [3]

W [3]

E [1]

F [1]

J [1]

M [1]

N [1]

O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [84]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

India [1]

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People [87] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Calne, Wiltshire [76] Calne Wiltshire [2] Cherhill, Calne, Wiltshire [2] Calne, Chippenham, Wiltshire [1] Calne, Swindon, Wiltshire [1] Calne,Wiltshire [1] Castlefields, Calne, Wiltshire [1] Heddington, Calne, Wiltshire [1] Hilmarton,Calne,Wiltshire. [1] London Road, Calne, Wiltshire [1]

Rank

Private [11] Gunner [4] Captain [2] Driver [2] Major [2] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Corporal [1] Fitter Staff Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Temporary Captain [1] VAD Nurse [1]

Unit

Wiltshire Regiment [5] Royal Engineers [4] Royal Marine Artillery [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] 162nd Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Assistant Director Postal Services [1] Attached Royal Air Force [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Duke Of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment) [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] Duke of Edinburgh's {Wiltshire} Regiment [1] HMS Princess Royal [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Engineers Postal Section [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS COLLINGWOOD [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division: HMS IRON DUKE [1] Tank Corps [1] Voluntary Aid Detachment [1] Worcestershire Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [50] British Army [19] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18]

Last name first letter

C [20] G [11] B [10] S [9] H [5] T [5] A [4] D [4] P [4] L [3] R [3] W [3] E [1] F [1] J [1] M [1] N [1] O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [84]

Country

United Kingdom [8] India [1]

Frank Witchell

Born 1895

Died 1955

British Army 8757 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Joseph Thomas Powney

Born 1869

Died 1914

British Army Captain Royal Engineers Postal Section

British Army Major Assistant Director Postal Services

British Army Major Royal Engineers Postal Section

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William Tom Hillier

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 306250

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Frederick Edward George Angell

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 5290 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2/8th Battalion

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Arthur Culley

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 35262 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 16th Battalion.

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Edgar Matthew Gross

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 88066

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Jacob Andrews

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 34503 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 14th Battalion

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Isaac James Green

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265512

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Walter Smart

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197893

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Leslie Edward Lawrence

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 3956 Private Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 13956 Corporal Duke Of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment) 2nd Battalion

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Arthur John Thomas

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 303419

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Herbert Thomas Flay

Born 1898

Died 1976

British Army 203122 Driver Royal Engineers

British Army 301735 Gunner Tank Corps

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Frederick Ralph

Died 1917

British Army M/339385 Private Royal Army Service Corps

British Army R/40858 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 6th (City of London Battn.) the London Regiment

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William Victor Dixon

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 234812

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Walter Charles Edwards

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 239099

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Herbert Frank Matthews

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 66606

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Thomas Walter Adam

Born 1888

British Army Captain Royal Engineers

British Army Temporary Captain Royal Engineers

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Thomas Victor Cross

Born 1887

Died 1915

Royal Navy 11310 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery

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James Cotton

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 263373

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Frederick William James Carpenter

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 3383

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