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Fakenham, Norfolk [110]

Fakenham Norfolk [6]

Fakenham, Norfolk, England [6]

Fakenham Norfolk [3]

Fakenham, Norwich, Norfolk [3]

fakenham,norfolk [3]

Colkirk, Fakenham, Norfolk [2]

Burnham Fakenham, Norfolk [1]

Fakenham, Norfolk, England [1]

Fakenham,Norfolk [1]

Foulden, Fakenham, Norfolk [1]

Helhoughton,Fakenham, Norfolk [1]

Hempton, Fakenham, Norfolk [1]

Ryburgh near Fakenham Norfolk [1]

Sculthorpe, Fakenham, Norfolk [1]

Testerton nr Fakenham Norfolk [1]

Toftrees, Fakenham, Norfolk [1]

Rank

Private [23]

Driver [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Lieutenant [2]

Sapper [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Captain [1]

Corporal [1]

Guardsman [1]

L/CPL [1]

Major [1]

Officers Steward 1 [1]

Officers Steward III [1]

Private 2nd Class [1]

Saddler [1]

Staff Captain [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Unit

Norfolk Regiment [15]

Royal Engineers [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

15th Punjab Regiment [1]

67th Punjabis [1]

76th Punjabis [1]

Canadian Infantry Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Corps of Royal Engineers [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

HMS "Daedalus" [1]

HMS "Pembroke I" [1]

HMS BENBOW [1]

HMS Cressy [1]

HMS Racoon [1]

Home Counties Staff Signal Corps [1]

L Battery Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Norfolk Yeomanry [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Royal Canadian Regiment [1]

Royal Engineers Indian Army [1]

Royal Engineers attached Punjabis Indian Army [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Artillery [1]

Royal Naval Air Service attached Royal Air Force [1]

Suffolk Regiment [1]

The Buffs, East Kent Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [70]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [32]

British Army [29]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

C [19]

D [17]

B [16]

F [13]

W [13]

S [12]

H [8]

G [7]

P [5]

A [4]

M [4]

N [4]

R [4]

E [3]

T [3]

J [2]

L [2]

U [2]

I [1]

K [1]

O [1]

V [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [136]

Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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People [143] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Fakenham, Norfolk [110] Fakenham Norfolk [6] Fakenham, Norfolk, England [6] Fakenham Norfolk [3] Fakenham, Norwich, Norfolk [3] fakenham,norfolk [3] Colkirk, Fakenham, Norfolk [2] Burnham Fakenham, Norfolk [1] Fakenham, Norfolk, England [1] Fakenham,Norfolk [1] Foulden, Fakenham, Norfolk [1] Helhoughton,Fakenham, Norfolk [1] Hempton, Fakenham, Norfolk [1] Ryburgh near Fakenham Norfolk [1] Sculthorpe, Fakenham, Norfolk [1] Testerton nr Fakenham Norfolk [1] Toftrees, Fakenham, Norfolk [1]

Rank

Private [23] Driver [3] Lance Corporal [3] Lieutenant [2] Sapper [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Captain [1] Corporal [1] Guardsman [1] L/CPL [1] Major [1] Officers Steward 1 [1] Officers Steward III [1] Private 2nd Class [1] Saddler [1] Staff Captain [1] Stoker 1st Class [1]

Unit

Norfolk Regiment [15] Royal Engineers [3] Army Service Corps [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] 15th Punjab Regiment [1] 67th Punjabis [1] 76th Punjabis [1] Canadian Infantry Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Corps of Royal Engineers [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] HMS "Daedalus" [1] HMS "Pembroke I" [1] HMS BENBOW [1] HMS Cressy [1] HMS Racoon [1] Home Counties Staff Signal Corps [1] L Battery Royal Horse Artillery [1] Labour Corps [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Norfolk Yeomanry [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Royal Canadian Regiment [1] Royal Engineers Indian Army [1] Royal Engineers attached Punjabis Indian Army [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Horse Artillery [1] Royal Marine Artillery [1] Royal Naval Air Service attached Royal Air Force [1] Suffolk Regiment [1] The Buffs, East Kent Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [70] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [32] British Army [29] Canadian Expeditionary Force [5] Australian Imperial Force [1] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

C [19] D [17] B [16] F [13] W [13] S [12] H [8] G [7] P [5] A [4] M [4] N [4] R [4] E [3] T [3] J [2] L [2] U [2] I [1] K [1] O [1] V [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [136] Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

James Henry Dawson

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 084390 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 50316 Private Liverpool Regiment

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Edgar Atherton

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 98097 Saddler Royal Field Artillery

British Army 98097 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Edgar Victor Fuller

Born 1889

Died 1981

British Army 27040 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Arthur Harrison

Born 1891

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 231317

Canadian Expeditionary Force 231317 Private Canadian Infantry

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Victor Richard Downing Utting

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 7425

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Harcourt Reginald Gates

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 10251

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Stanley Emerson

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 155923

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Thomas Albert Brown

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 155979

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Charles Herbert Brown

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 313338

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Robert M Dalliston

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 3678

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John William Norman

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 62742

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George Pawley

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 25679 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps

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Edward Barber

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 219484

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Colin George Smith

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 221643

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Frank Reginald Fennings

Born 1886

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 477326

Canadian Expeditionary Force 477326 Private Royal Canadian Regiment

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Frank Graver

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 25702

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Russell Philip Hastings

Born 1887

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 267947

Canadian Expeditionary Force 267947 Private Canadian Infantry

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Thomas Fenton

Born 1887

Died 1918

Royal Navy K2175 Stoker 1st Class HMS Racoon

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Walter Carr

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260759

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Clement Alexander Dodman

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 1812 Private Royal Fusiliers

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