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Place of birth

Ely, Cambridgeshire [146]

Sutton, Ely, Cambridgeshire [5]

Ely, Cambridgeshire, England [4]

Littleport, Ely, Cambridgeshire [4]

Ely, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [2]

Haddenham, Ely, Cambridgeshire [2]

Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire [2]

Little Downham, Ely, Cambridgeshire [2]

Soham, Ely, Cambridgeshire [2]

Ely Cambridgeshire [1]

Ely Cambridgeshire [1]

Ely,Cambridgeshire. [1]

Queen Adelaide, Ely, Cambridgeshire [1]

Silver Street, Ely, Cambridgeshire [1]

Stuntney, Ely, Cambridgeshire [1]

Sutton Ely, Cambridgeshire [1]

Wentworth, Ely, Cambridgeshire [1]

Wilburton Ely, Cambridgeshire [1]

Wilburton, Ely, Cambridgeshire [1]

Witcham, Ely, Cambridgeshire [1]

Rank

Private [30]

Lance Corporal [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Gunner [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Captain [2]

Corporal [2]

Serjeant [2]

Acting Chief ERA II [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Chief Section Leader [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Driver [1]

ERA I [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Major [1]

Petty Officer Mechanic [1]

Petty Officer Telegraphist [1]

Private/Lance Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sapper [1]

Second Lieutenant (Intelligence Officer) [1]

Sergeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Cambridgeshire Regiment [19]

Labour Corps [5]

Suffolk Regiment [5]

London Regiment [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

HMS IRON DUKE [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Naval Air Service [2]

1/8th Gurkha Rifles [1]

Canadian Field Artillery [1]

Commisariat and Transport Corps [1]

HMS 'Tiger' [1]

HMS Lion [1]

HMS TURBULENT [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [1]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1]

Loyal North Lancashire [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Heavy Branch) [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal West Kent Regiment [1]

South Wales Borderers [1]

Suffolk Yeomanry [1]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [1]

The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [1]

West Riding Regiment [1]

Women's Royal Air Force [1]

Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [86]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [47]

British Army [43]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

C [26]

B [21]

T [16]

S [15]

H [14]

A [10]

G [10]

P [9]

M [8]

W [8]

D [6]

F [6]

J [6]

N [6]

K [5]

L [4]

R [3]

E [2]

V [2]

Y [2]

O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [174]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

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People [180] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Ely, Cambridgeshire [146] Sutton, Ely, Cambridgeshire [5] Ely, Cambridgeshire, England [4] Littleport, Ely, Cambridgeshire [4] Ely, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [2] Haddenham, Ely, Cambridgeshire [2] Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire [2] Little Downham, Ely, Cambridgeshire [2] Soham, Ely, Cambridgeshire [2] Ely Cambridgeshire [1] Ely Cambridgeshire [1] Ely,Cambridgeshire. [1] Queen Adelaide, Ely, Cambridgeshire [1] Silver Street, Ely, Cambridgeshire [1] Stuntney, Ely, Cambridgeshire [1] Sutton Ely, Cambridgeshire [1] Wentworth, Ely, Cambridgeshire [1] Wilburton Ely, Cambridgeshire [1] Wilburton, Ely, Cambridgeshire [1] Witcham, Ely, Cambridgeshire [1]

Rank

Private [30] Lance Corporal [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Gunner [3] Acting Corporal [2] Captain [2] Corporal [2] Serjeant [2] Acting Chief ERA II [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Chief Section Leader [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Driver [1] ERA I [1] Leading Stoker [1] Major [1] Petty Officer Mechanic [1] Petty Officer Telegraphist [1] Private/Lance Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Sapper [1] Second Lieutenant (Intelligence Officer) [1] Sergeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Cambridgeshire Regiment [19] Labour Corps [5] Suffolk Regiment [5] London Regiment [3] Army Service Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] HMS IRON DUKE [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Naval Air Service [2] 1/8th Gurkha Rifles [1] Canadian Field Artillery [1] Commisariat and Transport Corps [1] HMS 'Tiger' [1] HMS Lion [1] HMS TURBULENT [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [1] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1] Loyal North Lancashire [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps (Heavy Branch) [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal West Kent Regiment [1] South Wales Borderers [1] Suffolk Yeomanry [1] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [1] The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [1] West Riding Regiment [1] Women's Royal Air Force [1] Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [86] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [47] British Army [43] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

C [26] B [21] T [16] S [15] H [14] A [10] G [10] P [9] M [8] W [8] D [6] F [6] J [6] N [6] K [5] L [4] R [3] E [2] V [2] Y [2] O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [174] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

Herbert William Burns

Born 1894

Died 1974

British Army 1156 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 325087 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Martin Wilson Cranwell

Born 1893

Died 1931

British Army 1115 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

British Army 468978 Private Labour Corps

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Alfred John Hobbs

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 55223

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William Chambers

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 129657

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Alfred John Cundell

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283650

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Charles Huntley Cook

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 218486

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John Atkin

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 14672 Private Suffolk Regiment 8th Battalion

British Army 14672 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Rowland Archer Clarke

Died 1916

British Army 4440 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 2nd/4th

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Walter Lupson

Born 1897

Died 1961

British Army 2369 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

British Army 325683 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

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Fred Tow

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 305495

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James Yarrow

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 409703

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William Gotobed

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 289127

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Robert Mortiss

Born 1870

Died 1937

British Army 10539 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 7904 Private Commisariat and Transport Corps

British Army 10539 Serjeant Army Service Corps

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Henry Coker

Born 1895

Died 1968

British Army 1457 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

British Army 325188 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

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Frederick Vernon Cross

Born 1894

Died 1976

British Army T4/233731 Private Army Service Corps

British Army A/202952 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Alfred Walter Wayman

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 1673 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

British Army 325302 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

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John Alan Gardiner

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 169767

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Clarence Hubert Garner

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 175922

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John Giles

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 136886

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Edward Martin

Born 1887

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 77778

Canadian Expeditionary Force 77778 Gunner Canadian Field Artillery Also served with the 30th, 16th and 13th Battalions, Canadian Infantry

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