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Dudley, Worcestershire [389]

Dudley, Staffordshire [196]

Dudley England [43]

Dudley [30]

Dudley New South Wales [26]

Dudley Worcestershire [8]

Dudley, Worcs [6]

Dudley Hill, Bradford, Yorkshire [4]

Dudley Port, Staffordshire [3]

Dudley, Warwickshire [3]

Dudley, Worcestershire, England [3]

Netherton, Dudley, Worcestershire [3]

Woodside, Dudley, Worcestershire [3]

DUDLEY WORCESTERSHIRE [2]

Dudley, Northumberland [2]

Dudley, Staffordshire, England [2]

Kates Hill, Dudley, Worcestershire [2]

Netherton, Dudley [2]

Tipton, near Dudley, Staffordshire [2]

3 Windsor Terrace, Dudley Road, Ventnor, I.W. [1]

6 Cross Street, Woodside, Dudley, Worcestershire [1]

Cradley, Dudley, Worcestershire [1]

DUDLEY STAFFORDSHIRE [1]

Dudley Birmingham [1]

Dudley Castle England [1]

Dudley Port England [1]

Dudley Staffordshire England [1]

Dudley Wood, Worcestershire [1]

Dudley Worcs [1]

Dudley, [1]

Dudley, Blyth, Northumberland [1]

Dudley, Leicestershire [1]

Dudley, Netherton, Worcestershire [1]

Dudley, New South Wales [1]

Dudley, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Dudley, Rowley Regis, Staffordshire [1]

Dudley, Staffordshire, [1]

Dudley, Staffs [1]

Dudley, West Midlands, England [1]

Dudley, Worcester [1]

Dudley, Worcester, Worcestershire [1]

Dudley, Yorkshire [1]

Dudley,Rowley Regis,Staffordshire. [1]

Dudley,Worcestershire. [1]

Dudley,Worcs. [1]

Eve Hill, Dudley, Worcestershire [1]

Gornal Wood, Dudley [1]

Great Bridge, Tipton, near Dudley, Staffordshire [1]

Hartshill Dudley [1]

Holly Hall, Dudley, Worcestershire [1]

Rank

Private [93]

Stoker 1st Class [12]

Corporal [8]

Able Seaman [7]

Serjeant [7]

Gunner [6]

Lance Corporal [6]

Leading Stoker [5]

Ordinary Seaman [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Rifleman [4]

Sapper [4]

Captain [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Deck Hand [3]

Sergeant Major [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Driver [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Sergeant [2]

3rd Writer [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Armourer's Mate [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer [1]

Flight Sergeant /Acting Sergeant Major [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Seargeant [1]

Lance-Corporal [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Motor Driver [1]

Painter 2nd Class [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private (at start of war) [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Reverend [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Stoker [1]

Stoker 1st class [1]

Stoker First Class [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Worcestershire Regiment [36]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [17]

Royal Field Artillery [8]

South Staffordshire Regiment [8]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Royal Engineers [6]

South Wales Borderers [6]

Labour Corps [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Royal Naval Reserve [4]

HMS Good Hope [3]

HMS Monmouth [3]

HMS Victory I [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Worcester Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [2]

H.M.S. "Victory." [2]

HMS QUEEN MARY [2]

HMS TIPPERARY [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1]

1st Dragoon Guards [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Canadian Engineers [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

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

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

H.M.S. "Victory I" [1]

HMS 'Tiger' [1]

HMS Acasta [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS BULWARK [1]

HMS Colossus [1]

Service

Royal Navy [386]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [178]

British Army [140]

Australian Imperial Force [73]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

H [95]

B [78]

W [74]

S [63]

P [60]

C [52]

R [45]

G [41]

M [39]

D [36]

T [35]

J [31]

L [30]

A [19]

F [19]

E [18]

N [15]

K [13]

O [9]

Y [5]

I [2]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [755]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [48]

India [3]

Gibraltar [1]

Malta [1]

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People [780] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Dudley, Worcestershire [389] Dudley, Staffordshire [196] Dudley England [43] Dudley [30] Dudley New South Wales [26] Dudley Worcestershire [8] Dudley, Worcs [6] Dudley Hill, Bradford, Yorkshire [4] Dudley Port, Staffordshire [3] Dudley, Warwickshire [3] Dudley, Worcestershire, England [3] Netherton, Dudley, Worcestershire [3] Woodside, Dudley, Worcestershire [3] DUDLEY WORCESTERSHIRE [2] Dudley, Northumberland [2] Dudley, Staffordshire, England [2] Kates Hill, Dudley, Worcestershire [2] Netherton, Dudley [2] Tipton, near Dudley, Staffordshire [2] 3 Windsor Terrace, Dudley Road, Ventnor, I.W. [1] 6 Cross Street, Woodside, Dudley, Worcestershire [1] Cradley, Dudley, Worcestershire [1] DUDLEY STAFFORDSHIRE [1] Dudley Birmingham [1] Dudley Castle England [1] Dudley Port England [1] Dudley Staffordshire England [1] Dudley Wood, Worcestershire [1] Dudley Worcs [1] Dudley, [1] Dudley, Blyth, Northumberland [1] Dudley, Leicestershire [1] Dudley, Netherton, Worcestershire [1] Dudley, New South Wales [1] Dudley, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1] Dudley, Rowley Regis, Staffordshire [1] Dudley, Staffordshire, [1] Dudley, Staffs [1] Dudley, West Midlands, England [1] Dudley, Worcester [1] Dudley, Worcester, Worcestershire [1] Dudley, Yorkshire [1] Dudley,Rowley Regis,Staffordshire. [1] Dudley,Worcestershire. [1] Dudley,Worcs. [1] Eve Hill, Dudley, Worcestershire [1] Gornal Wood, Dudley [1] Great Bridge, Tipton, near Dudley, Staffordshire [1] Hartshill Dudley [1] Holly Hall, Dudley, Worcestershire [1]

Rank

Private [93] Stoker 1st Class [12] Corporal [8] Able Seaman [7] Serjeant [7] Gunner [6] Lance Corporal [6] Leading Stoker [5] Ordinary Seaman [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Rifleman [4] Sapper [4] Captain [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Deck Hand [3] Sergeant Major [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Driver [2] Leading Seaman [2] Sergeant [2] 3rd Writer [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Armourer's Mate [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer [1] Flight Sergeant /Acting Sergeant Major [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Seargeant [1] Lance-Corporal [1] Lieutenant [1] Motor Driver [1] Painter 2nd Class [1] Pioneer [1] Private (at start of war) [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Reverend [1] Royal Engineers [1] Serjeant Major [1] Stoker [1] Stoker 1st class [1] Stoker First Class [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Worcestershire Regiment [36] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [17] Royal Field Artillery [8] South Staffordshire Regiment [8] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Royal Engineers [6] South Wales Borderers [6] Labour Corps [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Royal Naval Reserve [4] HMS Good Hope [3] HMS Monmouth [3] HMS Victory I [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Worcester Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [2] H.M.S. "Victory." [2] HMS QUEEN MARY [2] HMS TIPPERARY [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [1] 1st Dragoon Guards [1] Army Service Corps [1] Canadian Engineers [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] H.M.S. "Cornwallis" [1] H.M.S. "Resolution." [1] H.M.S. "Victory I" [1] HMS 'Tiger' [1] HMS Acasta [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS BULWARK [1] HMS Colossus [1]

Service

Royal Navy [386] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [178] British Army [140] Australian Imperial Force [73] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

H [95] B [78] W [74] S [63] P [60] C [52] R [45] G [41] M [39] D [36] T [35] J [31] L [30] A [19] F [19] E [18] N [15] K [13] O [9] Y [5] I [2] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [755] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [48] India [3] Gibraltar [1] Malta [1]

John Waterhouse

Born 1884

Died 1914

British Army 7844 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Charles W Bridge

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 227166 Sapper Royal Engineers Inland Water Transport

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William Henry Hancox

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 1964 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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John Pell

Born 1875

British Army 3537 Regimental Serjeant Major Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 3537 Warrant Officer Class 1 Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 3537 Sergeant Major Dorsetshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Joseph Henry Knott

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 9719 Private Worcestershire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Joseph Davies

Born 1868

Died 1920

British Army 399 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army 696169 Private Labour Corps

British Army 203730 Rifleman Rifle Brigade

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Horace Donbavand

Born 1894

Died 1945

British Army 1371 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

British Army 735655 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

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George Edward Jenkins

Died 1918

British Army 39640 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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William R Dovey

Born 1889

British Army 36912 Private Essex Regiment

British Army TR/7/17097 Private Reserve Battalion

British Army 354425 Private Royal Engineers

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Frank L Dovey

Born 1897

British Army 248715 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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George Sollory

Died 1916

British Army 7015 Company Serjeant Major Royal Garrison Artillery 47th Coy.

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Thomas Smith

Born 1876

Died 1916

British Army 122241 Private Army Service Corps

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James William Wilde

Died 1915

British Army 1215 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Fernie Kneale

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 27568 Private Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 30076 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 16th Battalion.

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Arthur Humpage

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 2113 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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William Henry Meese

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 50467 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Joseph Hughes

Died 1915

British Army 8782 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 4th Bn.

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Charles Spencer

Born 1897

Died 1961

Royal Navy J22584

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Albert Edward Plant

Died 1916

British Army R 3156 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps 10th Battalion.

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Thomas Garbett

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 168424

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