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Coventry, Warwickshire [1095]

Coventry, Warwickshire, England [40]

Foleshill, Coventry, Warwickshire [27]

St Johns, Coventry, Warwickshire [12]

All Saints, Coventry, Warwickshire [8]

Stoke, Coventry, Warwickshire [8]

Earlsdon, Coventry, Warwickshire [6]

Coventry Warwickshire [4]

Hillfields, Coventry, Warwickshire [4]

Longford, Coventry, Warwickshire [4]

Coventry, Warwick, Warwickshire [3]

Kenilworth, Coventry, Warwickshire [3]

Baginton, Coventry, Warwickshire [2]

Bell Green, Coventry, Warwickshire [2]

Coundon, Coventry, Warwickshire [2]

Exhall, Coventry, Warwickshire [2]

Hillfield, Coventry, Warwickshire [2]

Radford, Coventry, Warwickshire [2]

Walsgrave on Sowe, Coventry, Warwickshire [2]

Willenhall, Coventry, Warwickshire [2]

6c 2h Bond Street, Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Allesley, Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Berkswell, Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Coventry , warwickshire [1]

Coventry, Foleshill, Warwickshire [1]

Coventry, Radford, Warwickshire [1]

Coventry,Warwickshire. [1]

Fillongley, Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Gosford Green, Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Great Heath, Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Hollyberry End, Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Holy Trinity, Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Keresley, Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Meriden, Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Near Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Ryton, Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

St. Michael's, Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

St. Michaels, Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Stoneleigh, Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Toterhill Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Whitley, Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

meriden,coventry,warwickshire [1]

Rank

Private [136]

Able Seaman [14]

Lance Corporal [13]

Stoker 1st Class [13]

Corporal [11]

Serjeant [10]

Gunner [8]

Lieutenant [7]

Captain [6]

Ordinary Seaman [6]

Driver [5]

Sapper [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [3]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [3]

Boy 1st Class [3]

Deck Hand [3]

Private 2nd Class [3]

Flight Sub-Lieutenant [2]

Leading Signalman [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Probationary Flight Officer [2]

Sergeant [2]

A Mech 3 [1]

AC2 Fitter Aero Engines [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Sergeant Mechanic [1]

Air Mechanic (3rd Class) [1]

Air Mechanic 3 [1]

Aircraftman [1]

Armourer [1]

Boy [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Cadet [1]

Chaplain [1]

Chaplain to the Forces 3rd Class [1]

Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Chief Petty Officer Mechanic [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Flight Cadet [1]

Lance corporal [1]

Leading Mechanic (Draughtsman) [1]

Major [1]

Nurse [1]

Unit

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [126]

Royal Air Force [13]

Royal Field Artillery [7]

Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Engineers [5]

Royal Naval Air Service [5]

HMS IRON DUKE [4]

HMS Castor [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Royal Naval Reserve [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

Canadian Infantry [2]

HMS NEPTUNE [2]

HMS Natal [2]

HMS Princess Royal [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Tank Corps [2]

Warwickshire Yeomanry [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

'Tank Corps' [sic] [1]

1/1st Warwickshire Yeomanry [1]

10th Hussars [1]

2nd Aircraft Depot [1]

3rd Monmouthshire Regiment [1]

4th Warwickshire Yeomanry [1]

75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Air Force [1]

Army Chaplain's Department [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Engineers [1]

Canadian Machine Gun Corps [1]

Cape Command Signals [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Divisional Ammunition Column [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1]

French Red Cross [1]

HM Submarine E18 [1]

HMS "Rattlesnake" [1]

HMS "Repulse" [1]

HMS ABDIEL [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS BROKE [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [573]

Royal Navy [459]

British Army [183]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [147]

W [119]

S [117]

H [115]

C [94]

M [74]

A [67]

R [62]

T [61]

G [60]

P [59]

L [47]

F [43]

D [36]

E [36]

J [35]

N [20]

K [19]

O [16]

V [10]

I [7]

Y [6]

U [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1200]

Merchant Navy [40]

Country

United Kingdom [65]

Canada [1]

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Place of birth

Coventry, Warwickshire [1095] Coventry, Warwickshire, England [40] Foleshill, Coventry, Warwickshire [27] St Johns, Coventry, Warwickshire [12] All Saints, Coventry, Warwickshire [8] Stoke, Coventry, Warwickshire [8] Earlsdon, Coventry, Warwickshire [6] Coventry Warwickshire [4] Hillfields, Coventry, Warwickshire [4] Longford, Coventry, Warwickshire [4] Coventry, Warwick, Warwickshire [3] Kenilworth, Coventry, Warwickshire [3] Baginton, Coventry, Warwickshire [2] Bell Green, Coventry, Warwickshire [2] Coundon, Coventry, Warwickshire [2] Exhall, Coventry, Warwickshire [2] Hillfield, Coventry, Warwickshire [2] Radford, Coventry, Warwickshire [2] Walsgrave on Sowe, Coventry, Warwickshire [2] Willenhall, Coventry, Warwickshire [2] 6c 2h Bond Street, Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Allesley, Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Berkswell, Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Coventry , warwickshire [1] Coventry, Foleshill, Warwickshire [1] Coventry, Radford, Warwickshire [1] Coventry,Warwickshire. [1] Fillongley, Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Gosford Green, Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Great Heath, Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Hollyberry End, Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Holy Trinity, Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Keresley, Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Meriden, Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Near Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Ryton, Coventry, Warwickshire [1] St. Michael's, Coventry, Warwickshire [1] St. Michaels, Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Stoneleigh, Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Toterhill Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Whitley, Coventry, Warwickshire [1] meriden,coventry,warwickshire [1]

Rank

Private [136] Able Seaman [14] Lance Corporal [13] Stoker 1st Class [13] Corporal [11] Serjeant [10] Gunner [8] Lieutenant [7] Captain [6] Ordinary Seaman [6] Driver [5] Sapper [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [3] Aircraftman 2nd Class [3] Boy 1st Class [3] Deck Hand [3] Private 2nd Class [3] Flight Sub-Lieutenant [2] Leading Signalman [2] Leading Stoker [2] Probationary Flight Officer [2] Sergeant [2] A Mech 3 [1] AC2 Fitter Aero Engines [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Sergeant Mechanic [1] Air Mechanic (3rd Class) [1] Air Mechanic 3 [1] Aircraftman [1] Armourer [1] Boy [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Cadet [1] Chaplain [1] Chaplain to the Forces 3rd Class [1] Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Chief Petty Officer Mechanic [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Flight Cadet [1] Lance corporal [1] Leading Mechanic (Draughtsman) [1] Major [1] Nurse [1]

Unit

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [126] Royal Air Force [13] Royal Field Artillery [7] Army Service Corps [5] Royal Engineers [5] Royal Naval Air Service [5] HMS IRON DUKE [4] HMS Castor [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Royal Naval Reserve [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] Canadian Infantry [2] HMS NEPTUNE [2] HMS Natal [2] HMS Princess Royal [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Tank Corps [2] Warwickshire Yeomanry [2] West Riding Regiment [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] 'Tank Corps' [sic] [1] 1/1st Warwickshire Yeomanry [1] 10th Hussars [1] 2nd Aircraft Depot [1] 3rd Monmouthshire Regiment [1] 4th Warwickshire Yeomanry [1] 75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Air Force [1] Army Chaplain's Department [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Canadian Engineers [1] Canadian Machine Gun Corps [1] Cape Command Signals [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Divisional Ammunition Column [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1] French Red Cross [1] HM Submarine E18 [1] HMS "Rattlesnake" [1] HMS "Repulse" [1] HMS ABDIEL [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS BROKE [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [573] Royal Navy [459] British Army [183] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [147] W [119] S [117] H [115] C [94] M [74] A [67] R [62] T [61] G [60] P [59] L [47] F [43] D [36] E [36] J [35] N [20] K [19] O [16] V [10] I [7] Y [6] U [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1200] Merchant Navy [40]

Country

United Kingdom [65] Canada [1]

Harry Coleman Smith

Born 1899

Died 1958

Royal Navy PI 40379 Probationary Flight Officer Royal Naval Air Service Crystal Palace-Eastchurch-Manston-Cranwell

Royal Navy PI 40379 Flight Sub-Lieutenant Royal Naval Air Service Cranwell-East Fortune

Air Force (RAF/RFC) PI 40379 Lieutenant Royal Air Force 61st Wing, 213 Squadron, Dunkirk

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Henry Nichols

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 242557 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 242557 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1/6th Battalion

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James Ernest Humberstone

Born 1882

Died 1964

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Captain Royal Field Artillery

British Army Major Royal Field Artillery

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Frank Anstey

Born 1893

Died 1978

British Army 343 Gunner Royal Horse Artillery 1/1st Warwickshire Royal Horse Artillery

British Army 614026 Gunner Royal Horse Artillery

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Alfred Andrew Fry

Born 1870

Died 1919

British Army Captain 3rd Monmouthshire Regiment 3rd Battalion Territorials

British Army Lieutenant 3rd Monmouthshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 27619 Captain Royal Air Force 12th Wing

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Douglas Graham Steel

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army Captain Suffolk Regiment 3 Battalion, attached 2 Battalion

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Leonard Ell

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 203189 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment 2/5th Battalion

British Army 29953 Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 7129 Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derbyshire Regiment) 2/5th Battalion

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George Garlick

Born 1878

British Army 5296 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 5296 Serjeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 5296 Sergeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Henry Blythe

Born 1892

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 189606 Air Mechanic 3rd Class 2nd Aircraft Depot

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Joseph Turton Cleaver

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 4302 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Albert Horsfall

Born 1886

Died 1971

British Army 156248 Private Labour Corps

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Thomas Anstey

Born 1886

British Army S/4/039356 Private Army Service Corps Railway Supply Detachment North Midland Divisional Training

British Army Corporal Yorkshire Regiment 8th Battalion

British Army 34631 Corporal Yorkshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

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Mark Henry Smith

Born 1880

Died 1915

British Army 6211 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion.

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Percy Bale

Born 1882

Died 1959

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 51983 Acting Sergeant Mechanic Royal Air Force

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William Henry Horton

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 2399 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Thomas Percy Jackson

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 24869 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Joseph Henry Green

Born 1882

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 45285

Canadian Expeditionary Force 45285 Sergeant Canadian Engineers

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Thomas Joseph Packwood

Born 1879

Died 1914

British Army 9030 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Francis Noel Graham

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army Captain Royal Warwickshire Regiment 11th Battalion

British Army Captain Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Frank Flanagan

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 9680 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 9th Battalion.

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