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Cirencester, Gloucestershire [206]

Cirencester,Gloucestershire. [40]

Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England [14]

Stratton, Cirencester, Gloucestershire [5]

Cirencester Gloucestershire [4]

Watermoor, Cirencester, Gloucestershire [3]

Preston,Cirencester,Gloucestershire. [2]

Siddington, Cirencester, Gloucestershire [2]

South Cerney, Cirencester, Gloucestershire [2]

Ampney Crucis, Cirencester, Gloucestershire [1]

Ampney Crucis,Cirencester,Gloucestershire. [1]

Beech Pike, Cirencester, Gloucestershire [1]

Benton Cirencester, Gloucestershire [1]

Chedworth, Cirencester, Gloucestershire [1]

Cirencester Gloucestershire. [1]

Cirencester, Fairford, Gloucestershire [1]

Cirencester, Gloucester, Gloucestershire [1]

Coates, Cirencester, Gloucestershire [1]

Daglingworth,Cirencester,Gloucestershire. [1]

Driffield,Cirencester,Gloucestershire. [1]

Edgeworth,Cirencester,Gloucestershire. [1]

Exall near Cirencester, Gloucestershire [1]

Fairford Cirencester, Gloucestershire [1]

Fairford,Cirencester,Gloucestershire. [1]

Harnhill, Cirencester, Gloucestershire [1]

Kempsford,Cirencester,Gloucestershire. [1]

Near Cirencester, Gloucestershire [1]

North Cerney, Cirencester, Gloucestershire [1]

North Cerney,Cirencester,Gloucestershire. [1]

Randwick,Cirencester,Gloucestershire. [1]

Rendcomb, Cirencester, Gloucestershire [1]

Rendcombe,Cirencester,Gloucestershire. [1]

Rodmarton, Cirencester, Gloucestershire [1]

Siddington,Cirencester,Gloucestershire. [1]

South Cerney,Cirencester Gloucestershire. [1]

South Cerney,Cirencester,Gloucestershire. [1]

Rank

Private [51]

Corporal [10]

Lance Corporal [9]

Able Seaman [7]

Serjeant [6]

Boy 1st Class [4]

Rifleman [4]

Boy 2nd Class [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Major [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Sapper [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Signalman [3]

Captain [2]

Driver [2]

Guardsman [2]

Gunner [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Stoker [2]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Captain/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Lance corporal [1]

Lieutenant Colonel and Brevet Colonel /Temporary Major General [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Sergeant [1]

Sergeant Major. [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker 1st class [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Gloucestershire Regiment [19]

Wiltshire Regiment [7]

Devonshire Regiment [5]

London Regiment [5]

Army Service Corps [4]

Grenadier Guards [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Field Artillery [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Royal Engineers [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [2]

HMS Erin [2]

HMS Impregnable [2]

HMS VALIANT [2]

HMS Vanguard [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Auckland Mounted Rifles [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Engineers [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Deputy Adjutant General, British Armies in France [1]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS Alexandra [1]

HMS BENBOW [1]

HMS Boscawen [1]

HMS Commonwealth [1]

HMS Defence [1]

HMS Goliath [1]

HMS Hindustan [1]

HMS Indefatigable. [1]

HMS Majestic [1]

HMS Narwhal [1]

HMS Pembroke II [1]

HMS SUPERB [1]

HMS Superb [1]

HMS TIGER [1]

HMS Vivid [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

Household Cavalry,Life Guards. [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Service

Royal Navy [121]

British Army [87]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [81]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [37]

H [33]

M [28]

B [27]

S [27]

C [24]

P [22]

G [21]

R [12]

T [12]

D [10]

L [10]

A [8]

E [8]

F [8]

J [6]

K [5]

N [5]

I [1]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [284]

Merchant Navy [13]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [78]

Malta [2]

Germany [1]

South Africa [1]

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Place of birth

Cirencester, Gloucestershire [206] Cirencester,Gloucestershire. [40] Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England [14] Stratton, Cirencester, Gloucestershire [5] Cirencester Gloucestershire [4] Watermoor, Cirencester, Gloucestershire [3] Preston,Cirencester,Gloucestershire. [2] Siddington, Cirencester, Gloucestershire [2] South Cerney, Cirencester, Gloucestershire [2] Ampney Crucis, Cirencester, Gloucestershire [1] Ampney Crucis,Cirencester,Gloucestershire. [1] Beech Pike, Cirencester, Gloucestershire [1] Benton Cirencester, Gloucestershire [1] Chedworth, Cirencester, Gloucestershire [1] Cirencester Gloucestershire. [1] Cirencester, Fairford, Gloucestershire [1] Cirencester, Gloucester, Gloucestershire [1] Coates, Cirencester, Gloucestershire [1] Daglingworth,Cirencester,Gloucestershire. [1] Driffield,Cirencester,Gloucestershire. [1] Edgeworth,Cirencester,Gloucestershire. [1] Exall near Cirencester, Gloucestershire [1] Fairford Cirencester, Gloucestershire [1] Fairford,Cirencester,Gloucestershire. [1] Harnhill, Cirencester, Gloucestershire [1] Kempsford,Cirencester,Gloucestershire. [1] Near Cirencester, Gloucestershire [1] North Cerney, Cirencester, Gloucestershire [1] North Cerney,Cirencester,Gloucestershire. [1] Randwick,Cirencester,Gloucestershire. [1] Rendcomb, Cirencester, Gloucestershire [1] Rendcombe,Cirencester,Gloucestershire. [1] Rodmarton, Cirencester, Gloucestershire [1] Siddington,Cirencester,Gloucestershire. [1] South Cerney,Cirencester Gloucestershire. [1] South Cerney,Cirencester,Gloucestershire. [1]

Rank

Private [51] Corporal [10] Lance Corporal [9] Able Seaman [7] Serjeant [6] Boy 1st Class [4] Rifleman [4] Boy 2nd Class [3] Lieutenant [3] Major [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Sapper [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Signalman [3] Captain [2] Driver [2] Guardsman [2] Gunner [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Stoker [2] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Captain/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Lance corporal [1] Lieutenant Colonel and Brevet Colonel /Temporary Major General [1] Petty Officer [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Sergeant [1] Sergeant Major. [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker 1st class [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Gloucestershire Regiment [19] Wiltshire Regiment [7] Devonshire Regiment [5] London Regiment [5] Army Service Corps [4] Grenadier Guards [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Field Artillery [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Royal Engineers [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Welsh Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [2] HMS Erin [2] HMS Impregnable [2] HMS VALIANT [2] HMS Vanguard [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Auckland Mounted Rifles [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Canadian Engineers [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Deputy Adjutant General, British Armies in France [1] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1] East Kent Regiment [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS Alexandra [1] HMS BENBOW [1] HMS Boscawen [1] HMS Commonwealth [1] HMS Defence [1] HMS Goliath [1] HMS Hindustan [1] HMS Indefatigable. [1] HMS Majestic [1] HMS Narwhal [1] HMS Pembroke II [1] HMS SUPERB [1] HMS Superb [1] HMS TIGER [1] HMS Vivid [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] Household Cavalry,Life Guards. [1] Labour Corps [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Service

Royal Navy [121] British Army [87] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [81] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [37] H [33] M [28] B [27] S [27] C [24] P [22] G [21] R [12] T [12] D [10] L [10] A [8] E [8] F [8] J [6] K [5] N [5] I [1] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [284] Merchant Navy [13] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [78] Malta [2] Germany [1] South Africa [1]

John Ernest Anthony Gruchy

Born 1888

Died 1950

British Army 758 Private London Regiment 1/14th (County of London) Battalion (London Scottish)

British Army 510039 Lance Corporal London Regiment 1/14th (County of London) Battalion (London Scottish)

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George Henry Randell

Born 1888

Died 1914

British Army Wiltshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 7066 Private Wiltshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Richard Stephen Gruchy

Born 1885

Died 1973

British Army 723450 Private London Regiment 1/24th (County of London) Battalion (The Queen’s)

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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Robert Wait

Born 1898

Died 1917

Royal Navy J/27168 (CH) Signalman HMS Vanguard

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Jesse Benjamin Wright

Born 1884

Died 1921

British Army 9962 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army 9962 Rifleman Rifle Brigade 3rd Battalion

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William Clarke

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 268758 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 268758 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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Francis John Howley

Born 1880

Died 1917

Royal Navy 9394 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy 9394 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry Portsmouth Division

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Canadian Infantry

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William Richmond Angell

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 19563 Private Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 27763 Lance Corporal Shropshire Light Infantry 7th Battalion

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Ernest William Larner

Born 1873

Died 1917

British Army Private Welsh Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 3241 Regimental Serjeant Major Welsh Regiment

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Alex Bartlett

Died 1918

British Army 68007 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 35477 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 10th Battalion.

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Robert George Rymer

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 17790 Corporal Grenadier Guards

British Army 17790 Serjeant Grenadier Guards

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William Frederick Pollard

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 50690 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 15th Battalion.

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Oscar Cecil Tanner

Born 1895

Died 1967

British Army 21262 Driver Royal Engineers

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Frank T Randell

Born 1891

Died 1955

British Army 9194 Lance Corporal Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 9194 Serjeant Wiltshire Regiment

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Joseph Hiscock

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 167102

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Charles Herbert Uzzell

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 25455

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Zenas Augustus Hughes

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 24015

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James Hunt

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282819

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Walter Arnold

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 25454

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Charles James Byfield

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 192203

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