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Derby, Derbyshire [1108]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [678]

Derbyshire [317]

Ilkeston, Derbyshire [209]

Alfreton, Derbyshire [144]

Glossop, Derbyshire [131]

Long Eaton, Derbyshire [131]

Matlock, Derbyshire [112]

Belper, Derbyshire [107]

Derbyshire England [103]

Buxton, Derbyshire [100]

Ashbourne, Derbyshire [75]

Ripley, Derbyshire [65]

Bakewell, Derbyshire [56]

Heanor, Derbyshire [43]

New Mills, Derbyshire [38]

Winster, Derbyshire [36]

Clay Cross, Derbyshire [34]

Eckington, Derbyshire [34]

Burton on Trent, Derbyshire [31]

Mansfield, Derbyshire [31]

Staveley, Derbyshire [31]

Swadlincote, Derbyshire [28]

Sheffield, Derbyshire [24]

Hayfield, Derbyshire [23]

Duffield, Derbyshire [22]

Bolsover, Derbyshire [21]

Shardlow, Derbyshire [21]

Spondon, Derbyshire [21]

Melbourne, Derbyshire [20]

Normanton, Derbyshire [20]

Wirksworth, Derbyshire [20]

Normanton, Derby, Derbyshire [19]

Burton, Derbyshire [18]

Derbyshire, England [18]

Dronfield, Derbyshire [17]

Hadfield, Derbyshire [16]

Repton, Derbyshire [16]

South Normanton, Derbyshire [16]

Burton-on-Trent, Derbyshire [15]

Shirland, Derbyshire [15]

Brampton, Chesterfield, Derbyshire [14]

Sandiacre, Derbyshire [14]

Stonebroom, Derbyshire [14]

Tibshelf, Derbyshire [14]

Crich, Derbyshire [13]

Borrowash, Derbyshire [12]

Codnor, Derbyshire [12]

Matlock Bath, Derbyshire [12]

Brampton, Derbyshire [11]

Rank

Private [818]

Second Lieutenant [79]

Stoker 1st Class [70]

Lance Corporal [68]

Corporal [64]

Gunner [55]

Serjeant [46]

Lieutenant [42]

Captain [41]

Able Seaman [37]

Sapper [32]

Driver [30]

Ordinary Seaman [24]

Rifleman [24]

Deck Hand [18]

Sergeant [17]

Acting Corporal [13]

Pioneer [11]

Stoker 2nd Class [10]

Lance Serjeant [9]

Boy 1st Class [8]

Major [8]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [7]

Leading Stoker [6]

Boy 2nd Class [5]

Colour Serjeant [5]

Lance Sergeant [5]

Munitions Worker [5]

2nd Lieutenant [4]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [4]

Bombardier [4]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [4]

Guardsman [4]

Private 2nd Class [4]

2nd Corporal [3]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Acting Leading Stoker [3]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [3]

Armourer's Crew [3]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [3]

Company Sergeant Major [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [3]

Flight Lieutenant [3]

Lance Bombardier [3]

Leading Seaman [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Reverend [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Unit

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [216]

Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [106]

Royal Field Artillery [64]

Royal Engineers [61]

Labour Corps [46]

York and Lancaster Regiment [43]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [42]

Army Service Corps [41]

Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) [40]

Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment) [36]

Leicestershire Regiment [35]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [30]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [29]

London Regiment [28]

Lincolnshire Regiment [25]

Manchester Regiment [25]

Royal Army Medical Corps [25]

Cheshire Regiment [24]

Royal Naval Reserve [24]

Royal Air Force [23]

Machine Gun Corps [22]

Durham Light Infantry [21]

Grenadier Guards [21]

Royal Garrison Artillery [20]

South Staffordshire Regiment [20]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [17]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [15]

North Staffordshire Regiment [15]

Northumberland Fusiliers [15]

Royal Flying Corps [15]

Royal Fusiliers [13]

Royal Marine Artillery [13]

Sherwood Foresters [13]

Canadian Infantry [12]

Rifle Brigade [12]

West Riding Regiment [12]

West Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [10]

East Lancashire Regiment [9]

East Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Lancashire Fusiliers [9]

Training Reserve [8]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [8]

HMS INVINCIBLE [7]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [7]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [7]

Coldstream Guards [6]

Gloucestershire Regiment [6]

Service

Royal Navy [2404]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1961]

British Army [1148]

Australian Imperial Force [107]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [33]

Other Empire Force [19]

Indian Army [4]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [808]

H [577]

S [559]

W [547]

C [422]

M [372]

P [280]

G [265]

T [259]

R [248]

F [214]

L [208]

D [186]

A [174]

J [130]

E [123]

K [116]

N [89]

O [63]

Y [33]

V [24]

I [20]

U [11]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [5437]

Merchant Navy [92]

Country

United Kingdom [548]

Canada [5]

India [5]

Australia [3]

Germany [3]

United States [3]

Ireland [2]

Belgium [1]

Bolivia, Plurinational State of [1]

New Zealand [1]

South Africa [1]

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Place of birth

Derby, Derbyshire [1108] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [678] Derbyshire [317] Ilkeston, Derbyshire [209] Alfreton, Derbyshire [144] Glossop, Derbyshire [131] Long Eaton, Derbyshire [131] Matlock, Derbyshire [112] Belper, Derbyshire [107] Derbyshire England [103] Buxton, Derbyshire [100] Ashbourne, Derbyshire [75] Ripley, Derbyshire [65] Bakewell, Derbyshire [56] Heanor, Derbyshire [43] New Mills, Derbyshire [38] Winster, Derbyshire [36] Clay Cross, Derbyshire [34] Eckington, Derbyshire [34] Burton on Trent, Derbyshire [31] Mansfield, Derbyshire [31] Staveley, Derbyshire [31] Swadlincote, Derbyshire [28] Sheffield, Derbyshire [24] Hayfield, Derbyshire [23] Duffield, Derbyshire [22] Bolsover, Derbyshire [21] Shardlow, Derbyshire [21] Spondon, Derbyshire [21] Melbourne, Derbyshire [20] Normanton, Derbyshire [20] Wirksworth, Derbyshire [20] Normanton, Derby, Derbyshire [19] Burton, Derbyshire [18] Derbyshire, England [18] Dronfield, Derbyshire [17] Hadfield, Derbyshire [16] Repton, Derbyshire [16] South Normanton, Derbyshire [16] Burton-on-Trent, Derbyshire [15] Shirland, Derbyshire [15] Brampton, Chesterfield, Derbyshire [14] Sandiacre, Derbyshire [14] Stonebroom, Derbyshire [14] Tibshelf, Derbyshire [14] Crich, Derbyshire [13] Borrowash, Derbyshire [12] Codnor, Derbyshire [12] Matlock Bath, Derbyshire [12] Brampton, Derbyshire [11]

Rank

Private [818] Second Lieutenant [79] Stoker 1st Class [70] Lance Corporal [68] Corporal [64] Gunner [55] Serjeant [46] Lieutenant [42] Captain [41] Able Seaman [37] Sapper [32] Driver [30] Ordinary Seaman [24] Rifleman [24] Deck Hand [18] Sergeant [17] Acting Corporal [13] Pioneer [11] Stoker 2nd Class [10] Lance Serjeant [9] Boy 1st Class [8] Major [8] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [7] Leading Stoker [6] Boy 2nd Class [5] Colour Serjeant [5] Lance Sergeant [5] Munitions Worker [5] 2nd Lieutenant [4] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [4] Bombardier [4] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [4] Guardsman [4] Private 2nd Class [4] 2nd Corporal [3] Acting Bombardier [3] Acting Leading Stoker [3] Air Mechanic 1st Class [3] Armourer's Crew [3] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [3] Company Sergeant Major [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [3] Flight Lieutenant [3] Lance Bombardier [3] Leading Seaman [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] Reverend [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Acting Captain [2]

Unit

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [216] Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [106] Royal Field Artillery [64] Royal Engineers [61] Labour Corps [46] York and Lancaster Regiment [43] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [42] Army Service Corps [41] Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) [40] Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment) [36] Leicestershire Regiment [35] King's Royal Rifle Corps [30] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [29] London Regiment [28] Lincolnshire Regiment [25] Manchester Regiment [25] Royal Army Medical Corps [25] Cheshire Regiment [24] Royal Naval Reserve [24] Royal Air Force [23] Machine Gun Corps [22] Durham Light Infantry [21] Grenadier Guards [21] Royal Garrison Artillery [20] South Staffordshire Regiment [20] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [17] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [15] North Staffordshire Regiment [15] Northumberland Fusiliers [15] Royal Flying Corps [15] Royal Fusiliers [13] Royal Marine Artillery [13] Sherwood Foresters [13] Canadian Infantry [12] Rifle Brigade [12] West Riding Regiment [12] West Yorkshire Regiment [11] Yorkshire Regiment [11] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10] Yorkshire Light Infantry [10] East Lancashire Regiment [9] East Yorkshire Regiment [9] Lancashire Fusiliers [9] Training Reserve [8] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [8] HMS INVINCIBLE [7] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [7] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [7] Coldstream Guards [6] Gloucestershire Regiment [6]

Service

Royal Navy [2404] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1961] British Army [1148] Australian Imperial Force [107] Canadian Expeditionary Force [33] Other Empire Force [19] Indian Army [4] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [808] H [577] S [559] W [547] C [422] M [372] P [280] G [265] T [259] R [248] F [214] L [208] D [186] A [174] J [130] E [123] K [116] N [89] O [63] Y [33] V [24] I [20] U [11] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [5437] Merchant Navy [92]

Country

United Kingdom [548] Canada [5] India [5] Australia [3] Germany [3] United States [3] Ireland [2] Belgium [1] Bolivia, Plurinational State of [1] New Zealand [1] South Africa [1]

Gordon Cresswell

Born 1894

Died 1989

British Army 16582 Private Army Veterinary Corps

British Army 44560 Lance Corporal Durham Light Infantry 13 Battalion

British Army 16582 Lance Corporal (Appointed Unpaid) Durham Light Infantry 13th Battalion

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John Harlow Butters

Born 1896

Died 1970

Royal Navy Sub-Lieutenant RNVR 63rd (RN) Division

Royal Navy Sub-Lieutenant RNVR 2nd Reserve Battalion

Royal Navy LZ/1131 A.B. Public Schools Battalion

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Ernest Lawrence Webster

Born 1883

Died 1941

Royal Navy 11064 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy 11064 Sergeant Cambridge, Severn, Leviathon, Pembroke, Roxburgh etc

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Charles Frederick Short

Born 1887

Died 1919

British Army 7530 King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 7530 Lance Corporal King's Royal Rifle Corps 2/3rd Battalion

British Army 7530 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Battalion

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Harold Eyre

Born 1896

Died 1920

British Army D/32868 Private Company of Dragoons

British Army 12270 Private Notts & Derbyshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army D/32868 Private 4th Dragoon Guards (Royal Irish)

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Archibald Gration

Born 1897

Died 1978

British Army 81968 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 114th Brigade

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Stuart Ainsworth

Born 1890

Died 1970

British Army 207855 Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Engineers

British Army Acting Captain Royal Engineers

British Army Captain Royal Engineers (Retired)

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Thomas Edward Kerry

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 4205 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment 1st/6th Battalion

British Army 241397 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment 1st/6th Battalion

British Army 241397 Private Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) 1st/6th Battalion

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Arthur Fernley Renshaw

Born 1898

Died 1970

British Army 534903 Private London Regiment 15th battlion lond Battalion

British Army 124547 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Harry Godfrey Soar

Born 1893

Died 1964

British Army 86836 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 86836 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 334512 Driver Royal Engineers Survey Company

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John Hill

Born 1885

Died 1947

British Army 22835 Private Grenadier Guards

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Daniel Barfield

Born 1875

Died 1915

British Army 3699 Private 45th Sherwood Foresters (The Derbyshire Regiment) 1st & 2nd Battalions

British Army 3699 Private 45th Sherwood Foresters (The Derbyshire Regiment) 2nd Battalion

British Army 6076 Private The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) 9th Battalion

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John Israel Hardy

Born 1888

Died 1956

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 43137 Air Mechanic 2nd Class

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 43137 Air Mechanic 1st Class

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 43137 Air Mechanic 1st Class 57th Squadron

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Samuel Cresswell

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army 4120 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment 2nd/5th Battalion

British Army 4120 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment 3rd/5th Battalion

British Army 201357 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment 1st/5th Battalion

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Walter Henry Humberstone

Born 1892

Died 1969

British Army 161339 Pioneer Royal Engineers Royal Engineers Signalling Depot

British Army 161339 Pioneer Royal Engineers 4th Signalling Company

British Army 161339 Sapper Royal Engineers 4th Signalling Company [Telephone Switchboard Operator]

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Lamech Bedford

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 22090 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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Cornelius Mugglestone

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 12348 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 7th (Service) Battalion

British Army 12348 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 9th (Service) Battalion

British Army 12348 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Frank Alfred Gration

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 12/380 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 12th (Service) Battalion (Sheffield) "The Sheffield City Battalion"

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John William Harrison

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 58967 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 1st Battalion

British Army 61082 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 1st Battalion

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George Humberston

Born 1890

Died 1934

British Army 1678 Private Royal Munster Fusiliers

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