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Erdington, Warwickshire [52]

Erdington, Birmingham, Warwickshire [45]

Erdington Warwickshire [25]

Erdington Aston Warwickshire [3]

Chester Road, Erdington, Warwickshire [1]

Erdington Warwickshire [1]

Erdington , Warwickshire [1]

Erdington Aston Birmingham Warwickshire [1]

Erdington Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Erdington, Aston , Warwickshire [1]

Erdington, Aston, Warwickshire [1]

Erdington, Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire [1]

Erdington, Warwickshire, England [1]

Erdington,Birmingham, Warwickshire. [1]

Gravelly Hill Erdington Warwickshire [1]

Gravelly Hill, Erdington, Warwickshire [1]

Nechells, Erdington, Warwickshire [1]

Wishaw, Erdington, Warwickshire [1]

Rank

Private [34]

Gunner [5]

Driver [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Lance Corporal [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Captain [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

2nd Lieut then Lieut [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

Bugler [1]

CERA 2c [1]

Corporal [1]

Major [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Serjeant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Wireless Operator [1]

temp Lt Colonel [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Army Service Corps [3]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Labour Corps [2]

London Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Army Service Corps Transport [1]

Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

HMS LION [1]

HMS Monarch [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Kent Cyclist Battalion [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Merchant Navy [1]

Military Foot Police [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales) [1]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1]

Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment) [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps Territorial Force [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps. [1]

Royal Army Service Corps Transport [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Field Artillery Transport [1]

Royal Highlanders Depot [1]

Royal Marines Medical Unit [1]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [1]

S. Staffordshire [1]

South Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Special Reserve [1]

Suffolk Regiment [1]

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

The Queens Regiment [1]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [1]

Worcestershire Regiment [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [69]

British Army [54]

Royal Navy [15]

Last name first letter

S [22]

B [16]

C [13]

G [11]

H [11]

W [11]

M [9]

F [7]

L [7]

R [7]

D [6]

P [6]

T [6]

N [3]

A [1]

E [1]

K [1]

O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [130]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [48]

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People [139] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Erdington, Warwickshire [52] Erdington, Birmingham, Warwickshire [45] Erdington Warwickshire [25] Erdington Aston Warwickshire [3] Chester Road, Erdington, Warwickshire [1] Erdington Warwickshire [1] Erdington , Warwickshire [1] Erdington Aston Birmingham Warwickshire [1] Erdington Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Erdington, Aston , Warwickshire [1] Erdington, Aston, Warwickshire [1] Erdington, Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire [1] Erdington, Warwickshire, England [1] Erdington,Birmingham, Warwickshire. [1] Gravelly Hill Erdington Warwickshire [1] Gravelly Hill, Erdington, Warwickshire [1] Nechells, Erdington, Warwickshire [1] Wishaw, Erdington, Warwickshire [1]

Rank

Private [34] Gunner [5] Driver [4] Lieutenant [4] Lance Corporal [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Captain [2] Lance Serjeant [2] 2nd Lieut then Lieut [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Bombardier [1] Bugler [1] CERA 2c [1] Corporal [1] Major [1] Petty Officer [1] Serjeant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Wireless Operator [1] temp Lt Colonel [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Army Service Corps [3] Coldstream Guards [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Labour Corps [2] London Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Royal Engineers [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Army Service Corps Transport [1] Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] HMS LION [1] HMS Monarch [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Kent Cyclist Battalion [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Merchant Navy [1] Military Foot Police [1] Norfolk Regiment [1] North Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales) [1] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1] Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment) [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Medical Corps Territorial Force [1] Royal Army Medical Corps. [1] Royal Army Service Corps Transport [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Royal Field Artillery Transport [1] Royal Highlanders Depot [1] Royal Marines Medical Unit [1] Royal Scots Fusiliers [1] S. Staffordshire [1] South Staffordshire Regiment [1] Special Reserve [1] Suffolk Regiment [1] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment [1] The Queens Regiment [1] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [1] Worcestershire Regiment [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [69] British Army [54] Royal Navy [15]

Last name first letter

S [22] B [16] C [13] G [11] H [11] W [11] M [9] F [7] L [7] R [7] D [6] P [6] T [6] N [3] A [1] E [1] K [1] O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [130] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [48]

John Fisher

Born 1864

Died 1915

British Army 5699 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 280699 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Frederick Guy Hill

Born 1884

Died 1962

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers

British Army Major Special Reserve

British Army temp Lt Colonel Royal Engineers

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George James Nock

Born 1891

Died 1919

British Army 38086 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 55th Field Ambulance

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Charles Howard Deakin

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 62102 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 62102 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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Thomas Bennett

Born 1880

British Army T/501 Driver Army Service Corps Transport

British Army T4/248223 Driver Army Service Corps

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Edward John Styche

Born 1887

Died 1937

British Army 796972 Driver Royal Field Artillery Transport

British Army 132993 Driver Royal Field Artillery Transport

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James Henry Baylis

Born 1895

Died 1959

Royal Navy 3583 Royal Marines Medical Unit

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Walter Harry Garland

Born 1898

Died 1919

British Army 113444 Private Labour Corps

British Army 29992 Private Cheshire Regiment 17th Battalion

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Frank Concannon

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 6529 Lance Corporal North Staffordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 6529 Acting Serjeant North Staffordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 6529 North Staffordshire Regiment (Prince of Wales)

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William Henry Lee

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 30307 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 247328 Private Labour Corps

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Albert John Walker

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 15588 Private South Staffordshire Regiment 1/6th (T.F.) Battalion

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William Alfred Bicknell

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army T/379 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army T4/248147 Driver Army Service Corps

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Albert Edward Walker

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 13320 Private Hampshire Regiment 12th (Service) Battalion

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Charles Arthur Storer

Born 1896

Died 1959

British Army 623185 Private London Regiment

British Army 31310 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Charles Arthur Walker

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 17651 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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George Henry Smith

Born 1879

British Army 20602 Private Coldstream Guards 1st Reserve Battalion

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George Henry Stevens

Born 1900

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 291663 Air Mechanic 3rd Class Royal Air Force

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Joseph Lakin

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 33342 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Harold Edward Pitt

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 5046 Lance Serjeant Coldstream Guards

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Thomas Reddington

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 278474 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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