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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [681]

Chesterton, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [17]

Willingham, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [6]

Cottenham, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [5]

Histon, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [5]

Sawston, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [4]

Burwell, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [3]

Gamlingay, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [3]

March, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [3]

Waterbeach, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [3]

Barrington, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [2]

Cambridge , Cambridgeshire [2]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England [2]

Chatteris, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [2]

Christchurch, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [2]

Ely, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [2]

Fordham, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [2]

Foxton, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [2]

Fulbourn, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [2]

Romsey Town, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [2]

Stapleford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [2]

Bottisham, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Cambridge Cambridgeshire [1]

Cambridge Cambridgeshire. [1]

Cambridge, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire [1]

Castle Camps, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Cherry Hinton near Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

CherryHinton Cambridge Cambridgeshire [1]

Cheveley, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Coates, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Croydon, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Doddington, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Foxton Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Harston, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Haslingfield, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Hildersham, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Hinxton, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Isleham, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Kingston, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Landbeach, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Little Shelford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Little Wilbraham, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Lolworth, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Milton near Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Near Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Newnham, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Old Wimpole, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Orwell, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Over, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

St Paul's Parish, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Rank

Private [82]

Second Lieutenant [17]

Lieutenant [15]

Lance Corporal [10]

Captain [9]

Corporal [7]

Serjeant [6]

Sergeant [4]

Sapper [3]

Section Leader [3]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Garment Mender [2]

Gunner [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Volunteer [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Armourer's Mate [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Cadet [1]

Chief Aircraft Designer [1]

Clerk 3rd Class [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Flight Cadet [1]

Flight Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Home Front Official Photographer [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Sergent [1]

Lead Designer SE5 [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Adjutant and Quarter Master [1]

Nursing member [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Platoon Commander [1]

Private then Lance Corporal then Corporal [1]

Probationary Flight Officer [1]

Quartermaster [1]

Rifleman [1]

Second Lieutenant (on probation) [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Sub-Commander (West Cambs) [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Cambridgeshire Regiment [64]

Suffolk Regiment [16]

Trumpington Volunteer Training Corps [8]

Labour Corps [6]

Royal Engineers [5]

London Regiment [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Suffolk Yeomanry [4]

Army Service Corps [3]

British Red Cross [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

HMS Queen Mary [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Naval Air Service [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

1st cambridgshire [1]

49th Canadian Infantry Battalion [1]

Alberta Regiment [1]

Anti-Gas School [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Reserves [enlisted but not yet mobilised] [1]

Border Regiment [1]

British Nieuport Co Ltd London [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

HMS BULWARK [1]

HMS INDOMITABLE [1]

HMS IRON DUKE [1]

HMS Nestor [1]

HMS North Star [1]

HMS Pembroke I [1]

HMS Warspite [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [1]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [395]

Royal Navy [256]

British Army [131]

Other Empire Force [6]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

S [80]

B [76]

C [65]

P [64]

H [62]

W [62]

M [53]

T [41]

G [37]

F [35]

L [33]

A [31]

R [29]

N [26]

D [24]

J [22]

K [16]

E [14]

O [6]

I [4]

V [4]

U [3]

Y [2]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [769]

Country

United Kingdom [78]

Canada [1]

China [1]

India [1]

South Africa [1]

United States [1]

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Place of birth

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [681] Chesterton, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [17] Willingham, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [6] Cottenham, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [5] Histon, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [5] Sawston, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [4] Burwell, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [3] Gamlingay, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [3] March, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [3] Waterbeach, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [3] Barrington, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [2] Cambridge , Cambridgeshire [2] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England [2] Chatteris, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [2] Christchurch, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [2] Ely, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [2] Fordham, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [2] Foxton, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [2] Fulbourn, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [2] Romsey Town, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [2] Stapleford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [2] Bottisham, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Cambridge Cambridgeshire [1] Cambridge Cambridgeshire. [1] Cambridge, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire [1] Castle Camps, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Cherry Hinton near Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] CherryHinton Cambridge Cambridgeshire [1] Cheveley, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Coates, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Croydon, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Doddington, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Foxton Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Harston, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Haslingfield, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Hildersham, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Hinxton, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Isleham, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Kingston, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Landbeach, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Little Shelford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Little Wilbraham, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Lolworth, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Milton near Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Near Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Newnham, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Old Wimpole, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Orwell, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Over, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] St Paul's Parish, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Rank

Private [82] Second Lieutenant [17] Lieutenant [15] Lance Corporal [10] Captain [9] Corporal [7] Serjeant [6] Sergeant [4] Sapper [3] Section Leader [3] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Deck Hand [2] Garment Mender [2] Gunner [2] Leading Seaman [2] Volunteer [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Able Seaman [1] Armourer's Mate [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Cadet [1] Chief Aircraft Designer [1] Clerk 3rd Class [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Flight Cadet [1] Flight Sub-Lieutenant [1] Home Front Official Photographer [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Sergent [1] Lead Designer SE5 [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Adjutant and Quarter Master [1] Nursing member [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Platoon Commander [1] Private then Lance Corporal then Corporal [1] Probationary Flight Officer [1] Quartermaster [1] Rifleman [1] Second Lieutenant (on probation) [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Sub-Commander (West Cambs) [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Major [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Cambridgeshire Regiment [64] Suffolk Regiment [16] Trumpington Volunteer Training Corps [8] Labour Corps [6] Royal Engineers [5] London Regiment [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Suffolk Yeomanry [4] Army Service Corps [3] British Red Cross [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] HMS Queen Mary [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Military Foot Police [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Naval Air Service [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] West Riding Regiment [2] 1st cambridgshire [1] 49th Canadian Infantry Battalion [1] Alberta Regiment [1] Anti-Gas School [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Reserves [enlisted but not yet mobilised] [1] Border Regiment [1] British Nieuport Co Ltd London [1] East Kent Regiment [1] HMS BULWARK [1] HMS INDOMITABLE [1] HMS IRON DUKE [1] HMS Nestor [1] HMS North Star [1] HMS Pembroke I [1] HMS Warspite [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [1] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [395] Royal Navy [256] British Army [131] Other Empire Force [6] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

S [80] B [76] C [65] P [64] H [62] W [62] M [53] T [41] G [37] F [35] L [33] A [31] R [29] N [26] D [24] J [22] K [16] E [14] O [6] I [4] V [4] U [3] Y [2] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [769]

Country

United Kingdom [78] Canada [1] China [1] India [1] South Africa [1] United States [1]

Arthur Missen

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 18367 Private Suffolk Regiment 11th Battalion

British Army 18367 Private Suffolk Regiment 1st Battalion

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Edgar Joseph William Martin Argent

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 17310 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 45129 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Martin Dennis Pleasance

Born 1895

Died 1991

British Army 1270 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

British Army 325122 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Manchester Regiment 16th Battalion

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Edward Jasper Gray

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Rifle Brigade 6th Battalion

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Ernest George Wilson

Born 1885

Died 1971

British Army 47720 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 544258 Private Labour Corps

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Thomas John Barrell

Born 1888

Died 1973

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 53314

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Percy William Cole

Born 1876

Died 1955

British Army WR/11094 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 117 Sapper Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 234698 Sapper Royal Army Medical Corps

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Cecil Baron Briggs

Born 1896

Died 1969

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Royal Engineers

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Catherine Minnie Arnold

Born 1865

Died 1951

Other Empire Force V.A.D. 30 Quartermaster Red Cross Voluntary Aid Detachment Red Cross Aux. Hospl. Whittlesford Cambs

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Geoffrey Langdon Keynes

Born 1887

Died 1982

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

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Harry James Newell

Born 1889

Died 1962

British Army DM2/170642 Private Army Service Corps

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John Charles Grant

Born 1889

Died 1959

British Army Second Lieutenant (on probation) Rifle Brigade 6th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Rifle Brigade 6th Battalion

British Army Captain Rifle Brigade 6th Battalion

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George Edward Shaw

Born 1899

Died 1919

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 137459 Flight Cadet

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George Patrick Doggett

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 2772 Corporal Cambridgeshire Regiment

British Army 2772 Lance Corporal Cambridgeshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 2772 private Cambridgeshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Sidney Frank Benton

Born 1896

Died 1979

British Army 3228 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

British Army P16482 Private Military Foot Police

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Henry Ernest Foster

Born 1873

Died 1937

British Army Section Leader Trumpington Volunteer Training Corps

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Walter Caley

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 167878

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Charles William Wilson

Born 1876

Died 1919

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 164068

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 164068 Clerk 3rd Class Royal Air Force Recruiting Depot (Halton)

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Horace Walter Nicholls

Born 1867

Died 1941

Other Empire Force Home Front Official Photographer

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Daniel Edward Redhouse Cowell

Born 1864

Died 1924

British Army Section Leader Trumpington Volunteer Training Corps

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