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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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Place of birth

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]

Frederick John Harwood

Born 1887

Royal Navy S 2100 Stoker Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 2100 S Acting Leading Seaman Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy 2100 S Stoker Royal Naval Division Anson Battalion

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Alfred William Matthews

Born 1891

British Army 55732 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army WR/251043 Sapper Royal Engineers

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