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Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [697]

Cheltenham [111]

Cheltenham England [90]

Cheltenham Victoria [77]

Cheltenham, Gloucs [13]

St Paul's, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [10]

Cheltenham South Australia [8]

Charlton Kings, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [7]

Cheltenham Gloucestershire [7]

Cheltenham,Gloucestershire. [7]

Cheltenham, England [5]

St Mark's, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [5]

Winchcombe, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [5]

Cheltenham, Glos [4]

Cheltenham, Gloucester [4]

Leckhampton, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [4]

Near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [4]

Cheltenham Gloucestershire. [3]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England [3]

Prestbury, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [3]

Charlton Kings, Cheltenham [2]

Cheltenham , Gloucestershire [2]

Cheltenham Gloucs. [2]

Cheltenham, Glos. [2]

Cheltenham, Gloucester, Gloucestershire [2]

Cheltenham,Gloucestershire [2]

Shurdington, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [2]

St Peter's, Cheltenham [2]

St. Paul's, Cheltenham [2]

2 New Street Terrace, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1]

All Saints, Cheltenham [1]

Allchurch, Cheltenham, Glos. [1]

Bourton-On-Water, Rockcliffe, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1]

Brockhampton, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1]

CHELTENHAM [1]

Charlton Kings, Cheltenham, Gloucs [1]

Charlton Kings,Cheltenham,Gloucs. [1]

Cheltenham , Gloucestershire . [1]

Cheltenham Gloucs [1]

Cheltenham registration district, Gloucestershire [1]

Cheltenham, Gloucester [1]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1]

Cheltenham, County Leicester [1]

Cheltenham, Glostershire [1]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, [1]

Cheltenham, Gloucs. [1]

Cheltenham, Kent [1]

Cheltenham, Manawatu [1]

Cheltenham,Glos [1]

Cheltenham. Gloucestershire [1]

Rank

Private [172]

Captain [30]

Lieutenant [25]

Second Lieutenant [22]

Serjeant [22]

Corporal [19]

Major [16]

Lance Corporal [12]

Sapper [12]

Able Seaman [11]

Ordinary Seaman [10]

Stoker 1st Class [9]

Lieutenant Colonel [7]

Driver [6]

Gunner [5]

Rifleman [5]

Acting Corporal [3]

Boy 1st Class [3]

Boy 2nd Class [3]

Sergeant [3]

Brigadier General [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Nurse [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Stoker [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Telegraphist [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

A/CSM [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Farrier Corporal [1]

Acting Leading Seaman [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Paymaster [1]

Acting Petty Officer [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Air Commodore [1]

Air Marshal [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Aircraftman 1st Class [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Bombadier [1]

Bombadier (acting rank) [1]

Unit

Gloucestershire Regiment [74]

South Wales Borderers [24]

Royal Engineers [17]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [16]

Royal Field Artillery [12]

Labour Corps [10]

Army Service Corps [9]

Royal Air Force [9]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [8]

Worcestershire Regiment [8]

Devonshire Regiment [7]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [7]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

London Regiment [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

HMS Ajax [3]

HMS Good Hope [3]

HMS TIGER [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

HMS BELLEROPHON [2]

HMS BENBOW [2]

HMS Impregnable [2]

HMS Lion [2]

HMS VALIANT [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) [2]

South Wales Borderers Depot [2]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [2]

1/5th Gurkha Rifles (Frontier Force) [1]

10th Royal Irish Rifles [1]

12th Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [1]

Service

Royal Navy [419]

British Army [273]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [259]

Australian Imperial Force [177]

Indian Army [11]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [7]

Other Empire Force [5]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [138]

H [120]

S [101]

W [94]

P [81]

C [78]

M [74]

T [50]

R [49]

D [46]

G [43]

L [41]

F [40]

J [38]

A [33]

N [29]

E [23]

K [21]

O [20]

V [13]

I [6]

U [2]

Q [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1103]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [128]

Australia [2]

India [2]

Bermuda [1]

Kenya [1]

Netherlands [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [697] Cheltenham [111] Cheltenham England [90] Cheltenham Victoria [77] Cheltenham, Gloucs [13] St Paul's, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [10] Cheltenham South Australia [8] Charlton Kings, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [7] Cheltenham Gloucestershire [7] Cheltenham,Gloucestershire. [7] Cheltenham, England [5] St Mark's, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [5] Winchcombe, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [5] Cheltenham, Glos [4] Cheltenham, Gloucester [4] Leckhampton, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [4] Near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [4] Cheltenham Gloucestershire. [3] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England [3] Prestbury, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [3] Charlton Kings, Cheltenham [2] Cheltenham , Gloucestershire [2] Cheltenham Gloucs. [2] Cheltenham, Glos. [2] Cheltenham, Gloucester, Gloucestershire [2] Cheltenham,Gloucestershire [2] Shurdington, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [2] St Peter's, Cheltenham [2] St. Paul's, Cheltenham [2] 2 New Street Terrace, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1] All Saints, Cheltenham [1] Allchurch, Cheltenham, Glos. [1] Bourton-On-Water, Rockcliffe, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1] Brockhampton, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1] CHELTENHAM [1] Charlton Kings, Cheltenham, Gloucs [1] Charlton Kings,Cheltenham,Gloucs. [1] Cheltenham , Gloucestershire . [1] Cheltenham Gloucs [1] Cheltenham registration district, Gloucestershire [1] Cheltenham, Gloucester [1] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1] Cheltenham, County Leicester [1] Cheltenham, Glostershire [1] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, [1] Cheltenham, Gloucs. [1] Cheltenham, Kent [1] Cheltenham, Manawatu [1] Cheltenham,Glos [1] Cheltenham. Gloucestershire [1]

Rank

Private [172] Captain [30] Lieutenant [25] Second Lieutenant [22] Serjeant [22] Corporal [19] Major [16] Lance Corporal [12] Sapper [12] Able Seaman [11] Ordinary Seaman [10] Stoker 1st Class [9] Lieutenant Colonel [7] Driver [6] Gunner [5] Rifleman [5] Acting Corporal [3] Boy 1st Class [3] Boy 2nd Class [3] Sergeant [3] Brigadier General [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Leading Seaman [2] Nurse [2] Petty Officer [2] Stoker [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] Telegraphist [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 2nd Corporal [1] A/CSM [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Farrier Corporal [1] Acting Leading Seaman [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Paymaster [1] Acting Petty Officer [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Air Commodore [1] Air Marshal [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Aircraftman 1st Class [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Bombadier [1] Bombadier (acting rank) [1]

Unit

Gloucestershire Regiment [74] South Wales Borderers [24] Royal Engineers [17] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [16] Royal Field Artillery [12] Labour Corps [10] Army Service Corps [9] Royal Air Force [9] Machine Gun Corps [8] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [8] Worcestershire Regiment [8] Devonshire Regiment [7] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [7] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] London Regiment [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Welsh Regiment [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] HMS Ajax [3] HMS Good Hope [3] HMS TIGER [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] HMS BELLEROPHON [2] HMS BENBOW [2] HMS Impregnable [2] HMS Lion [2] HMS VALIANT [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) [2] South Wales Borderers Depot [2] Voluntary Aid Detachment [2] 1/5th Gurkha Rifles (Frontier Force) [1] 10th Royal Irish Rifles [1] 12th Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [1]

Service

Royal Navy [419] British Army [273] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [259] Australian Imperial Force [177] Indian Army [11] Canadian Expeditionary Force [7] Other Empire Force [5] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [138] H [120] S [101] W [94] P [81] C [78] M [74] T [50] R [49] D [46] G [43] L [41] F [40] J [38] A [33] N [29] E [23] K [21] O [20] V [13] I [6] U [2] Q [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1103] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [128] Australia [2] India [2] Bermuda [1] Kenya [1] Netherlands [1] New Zealand [1]

William Owen Meddings

Born 1875

Died 1920

British Army 4148 Drummer Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 4148 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 4148 Lance Corporal Gloucestershire Regiment

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Sydney Albert Fitts

Died 1916

British Army 24289 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 10th (Service) Battalion.

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Alfred Frank Saunders

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 1215 Corporal Acting Serjeant Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 38857 Corporal Acting Serjeant Suffolk Regiment

British Army 38857 Serjeant Suffolk Regiment

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Joseph Sydney King

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 16169 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 10th (Service) Battalion

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William Charles Creed

Born 1872

Died 1918

British Army 4090 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army 526559 Private Labour Corps 648th Coy

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Charles William Giles

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 1986 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 5th Battalion

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Sidney Bishop

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 19844 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Douglas Ridley Clunes Gabell

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant 12th Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force

British Army Second Lieutenant Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Gloucester Regiment Seconded to the Royal Flying Corps

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William Thomas Vale

Born 1875

Died 1952

British Army 73172 Company Serjeant Major Royal Engineers

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Francis Gordon Grant Thoyts

Born 1870

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant The Prince Albert's (Somerset Light Infantry)

British Army Lieutenant The Prince Albert's (Somerset Light Infantry)

British Army Captain The Prince Albert's (Somerset Light Infantry)

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Sidney Charles Stroud

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army A/203877 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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George Stubbs

Died 1918

British Army T4/185649 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army 261643 Driver Royal Engineers

British Army WR/297028 Driver Royal Engineers

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James A Bailey

Born 1881

Died 1950

British Army 30676 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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George Godwin

Died 1918

British Army 22461 Private Welsh Regiment

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Alfred Edwin Hall

Born 1886

British Army 8842 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 8842 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderer 1st Battalion

British Army 8842 Corporal South Wales Borderers Depot

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Leonard Roberts

Born 1890

British Army 9463 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 9463 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Lionel Barnett

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 2986 Serjeant Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Yorkshire Regiment

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Edwin Walter Bloodworth

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 60173 Private Welsh Regiment

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Alick James Tyler Harris

Born 1896

Died 1919

British Army 5700 Private 21st Lancers

British Army G/19870 Private Royal West Kent Regiment Depot

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Herbert Albert Brough Hart

Born 1895

Died 1974

British Army 6430 Private Army Cyclist Corps

British Army 148558 Corporal Machine Gun Corps

British Army 6430 Pte and Lcpl Worcestershire Regt/Army Cyclist Corps

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