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Place of birth

Downham, Norfolk [45]

Downham Market, Norfolk [34]

Downham Market, Norfolk, England [5]

Downham Norfolk [2]

Bexwell Road,Downham Market, Norfolk, uk [1]

Denver, Downham Market, Norfolk [1]

Downham Norfolk [1]

Hilgay, Downham Market, Norfolk [1]

Magdalen,Downham,Norfolk. [1]

Nr Downham, Norfolk [1]

Southery, Downham Market, Norfolk [1]

Stow Bardolph, Downham Market, Norfolk [1]

Upwell, near Downham Market, Norfolk [1]

Wereham near Downham Norfolk [1]

Wimbotsham, Downham Market, Norfolk [1]

Rank

Private [9]

Serjeant [3]

Corporal [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain [1]

Chief Gunner [1]

Corporel [1]

Driver [1]

Gunner [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Member [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Petty Officer Mechanic [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Ship's Corporal 1st Class [1]

Sister [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Unit

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment Territorial Force [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Cambridge's Own Middlesex Regiment [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

H.M.S. "Africa." [1]

HMS Engadine [1]

HMS INVINCIBLE [1]

HMS Queen Mary [1]

Labour Corps [1]

London Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Nursing Service Reserve [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Naval Air Service [1]

Royal Navy RNAS Armoured Car Division (Russia) [1]

Shoeing Smith Tank Corps [1]

South Wales Borderers [1]

Tank Corps [1]

Women's Royal Air Force [1]

York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [58]

British Army [17]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [13]

B [12]

C [11]

M [10]

P [9]

S [7]

R [6]

T [6]

W [6]

F [4]

G [3]

J [3]

A [2]

L [2]

N [1]

O [1]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [90]

Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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People [97] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Downham, Norfolk [45] Downham Market, Norfolk [34] Downham Market, Norfolk, England [5] Downham Norfolk [2] Bexwell Road,Downham Market, Norfolk, uk [1] Denver, Downham Market, Norfolk [1] Downham Norfolk [1] Hilgay, Downham Market, Norfolk [1] Magdalen,Downham,Norfolk. [1] Nr Downham, Norfolk [1] Southery, Downham Market, Norfolk [1] Stow Bardolph, Downham Market, Norfolk [1] Upwell, near Downham Market, Norfolk [1] Wereham near Downham Norfolk [1] Wimbotsham, Downham Market, Norfolk [1]

Rank

Private [9] Serjeant [3] Corporal [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Captain [1] Chief Gunner [1] Corporel [1] Driver [1] Gunner [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Member [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Petty Officer Mechanic [1] Rifleman [1] Sergeant [1] Ship's Corporal 1st Class [1] Sister [1] Stoker 1st Class [1]

Unit

Norfolk Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment Territorial Force [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Duke of Cambridge's Own Middlesex Regiment [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] H.M.S. "Africa." [1] HMS Engadine [1] HMS INVINCIBLE [1] HMS Queen Mary [1] Labour Corps [1] London Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Nursing Service Reserve [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Naval Air Service [1] Royal Navy RNAS Armoured Car Division (Russia) [1] Shoeing Smith Tank Corps [1] South Wales Borderers [1] Tank Corps [1] Women's Royal Air Force [1] York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [58] British Army [17] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [13] B [12] C [11] M [10] P [9] S [7] R [6] T [6] W [6] F [4] G [3] J [3] A [2] L [2] N [1] O [1] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [90] Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Harry Paul

Born 1893

Died 1916

Royal Navy K13059 Stoker 1st Class HMS Queen Mary

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George Henry Pollington

Born 1893

Died 1958

British Army 75129 Sergeant Worcestershire Regiment Portobello Barracks, Dublin

British Army 12059 Sergeant Norfolk Regiment

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John George Barber

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225404

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Bertram Carter

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Cambridgeshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Cambridgeshire Regiment Territorial Force

British Army Captain Suffolk Regiment

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Bertie Edward Baxter

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 40053

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William Beazley Fuller

Born 1868

Died 1946

Royal Navy Chief Gunner

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

Royal Navy Chief Gunner HMS Engadine

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Arthur Howlett

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 214480

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Jesse Porter

Born 1889

Royal Navy 235245

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James Smith

Born 1880

Royal Navy 301065

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William Butler

Born 1882

Royal Navy 301843

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Arnold Cecil Hipperson

Born 1891

Royal Navy F19935

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Maurice Martin

Born 1897

Royal Navy J20458

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Edward Reginald Alexander

Born 1897

Royal Navy J21994

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Harold Tann

Born 1898

Royal Navy J30546

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Albert Victor Clarke

Born 1900

Royal Navy J58372

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Frederick Walter Nathaniel Barker

Born 1901

Royal Navy J62262

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Edward Upshaw

Born 1892

Royal Navy J62457

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Reginald John Palmer

Born 1901

Royal Navy J64437

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James Robert Goodbody

Born 1898

Royal Navy J78510

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William Harper Cattermole

Born 1903

Royal Navy J94889

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