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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]

Bertram Herbert Whiting

Born 1892

Died 1961

Canadian Expeditionary Force 100025

Canadian Expeditionary Force 100025 Serjeant 49th Canadian Infantry Battalion 49th Canadian Infantry Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Alberta Regiment

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Henry William Gray

Born 1870

Died 1940

British Army Volunteer Trumpington Volunteer Training Corps

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Griffith Samuel Todd

Born 1865

Died 1923

British Army Platoon Commander Trumpington Volunteer Training Corps

British Army Lieutenant Trumpington Voluntary Training Corps

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Charles Henry Brand

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 017672 Private Army Ordnance Corps

British Army 47098 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 017672 & 47098 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 15th Battalion

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George Herbert Coe

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 2930 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

British Army 40138 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Cyril Alfred L Woollard

Born 1897

Died 1990

British Army 2937 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

British Army G/14899 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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Percy Allies

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 2132 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

British Army 325530 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Sidney Herbert Foster Muriel

Born 1878

Died 1915

British Army Captain Border Regiment 1st Battalion. Served in South African War.

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Frederick Nathaniel Martin

Born 1899

Died 1962

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 110146

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Frederick Foster

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 15473

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Alexander Ralph Abercrombie

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Adjutant and Quarter Master Royal West Surrey Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Adjutant and Quarter Master Royal West Surrey Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Frederick James Wright

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281492

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Charles Frederick Thurston

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 310759

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Ronald George Stocker

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279131

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John Cunningham

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 167036

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Algar George Haigh

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281183

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Robert Moore

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 212149

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Henry Edward Hardy

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 169644

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Ernest William Austin

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 217447

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Jesse Benjamin Bard

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 142926

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