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Grantham, Lincolnshire [489]

Grantham, Lincolnshire, England [31]

Spittlegate, Grantham, Lincolnshire [12]

Grantham Lincolnshire [6]

Denton, Grantham, Lincolnshire [3]

GRANTHAM, Lincolnshire [3]

Little Bytham, Grantham, Lincolnshire [3]

Harlaxton, Grantham, Lincolnshire [2]

Little Ponton, Grantham, Lincolnshire [2]

Long Bennington, Grantham, Lincolnshire [2]

Ropsley, Grantham, Lincolnshire [2]

5 Agnes Street, Grantham, Lincolnshire [1]

Ancaster, Grantham, Lincolnshire [1]

Barkston, Grantham, Lincolnshire [1]

Barkston, Nr Grantham, Lincolnshire [1]

Boothby Pagnell, Grantham, Lincolnshire [1]

Castle Bytham, Grantham, Lincolnshire [1]

Colsterworth, Grantham, Lincolnshire [1]

Croxton Kerrial near Grantham, Lincolnshire [1]

Foston, Grantham, Lincolnshire [1]

Fulbeck, Grantham, Lincolnshire [1]

Grantham, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Grantham, Spittlegate, Lincolnshire [1]

Grantham. Lincolnshire [1]

Great Gonerby, Grantham, Lincolnshire [1]

Hougham, Grantham, Lincolnshire [1]

Hougham, Near Grantham, Lincolnshire [1]

Little Goneby, Grantham, Lincolnshire [1]

Manthorpe, Grantham, Lincolnshire [1]

New Somerby, Grantham, Lincolnshire [1]

Oasby, Grantham, Lincolnshire [1]

Pickworth, Grantham, Lincolnshire [1]

Ropsley,Grantham,Lincolnshire. [1]

Saint Wilfords Grantham, Lincolnshire [1]

Skillington, Grantham, Lincolnshire, England [1]

South Grantham, Lincolnshire [1]

South Witham, Grantham, Lincolnshire [1]

Spitalgate, Grantham, Lincolnshire [1]

Spitalgate,Grantham, Lincolnshire [1]

Wilsford, Grantham, Lincolnshire [1]

Woolsthorpe By Belvoir, Grantham, Lincolnshire [1]

Rank

Private [146]

Lance Corporal [17]

Corporal [12]

Serjeant [10]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Stoker 1st Class [7]

Gunner [6]

Lieutenant [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Sapper [4]

Captain [3]

Rifleman [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Major [2]

Pioneer [2]

Sergeant [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Assistant Paymaster [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Assistant Clerk [1]

Bandsman [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Brigadier [1]

Captain /Acting Major [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Chief Engineer [1]

Clerk [1]

Driver [1]

Drummer [1]

Engineman [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Carpenter's Crew [1]

Officers' Steward 3rd Class [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant (Pilot) [1]

Unit

Lincolnshire Regiment [87]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [13]

Royal Engineers [7]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [6]

Army Service Corps [5]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Labour Corps [5]

Leicestershire Regiment [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [5]

Grenadier Guards [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

London Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Seaforth Highlanders [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Royal Field Artillery [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

South Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

HMS Good Hope [2]

HMS IRON DUKE [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Lincolnshire Yeomanry [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Artillery [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2]

Army Reserve [1]

Attached 1/1st King George's Own Gurkhas Indian Army [1]

Bedford Yeomanry [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

HM Submarine E16 [1]

HMS Bellona [1]

HMS CAROLINE [1]

HMS Fearless [1]

HMS Goliath [1]

Service

Royal Navy [206]

British Army [202]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [143]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [74]

W [66]

B [65]

H [47]

P [45]

C [42]

D [29]

G [28]

L [28]

R [27]

T [23]

M [22]

A [18]

J [17]

K [15]

N [11]

F [9]

E [8]

O [5]

I [3]

V [2]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [545]

Merchant Navy [31]

Country

United Kingdom [109]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

France [1]

India [1]

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Place of birth

Grantham, Lincolnshire [489] Grantham, Lincolnshire, England [31] Spittlegate, Grantham, Lincolnshire [12] Grantham Lincolnshire [6] Denton, Grantham, Lincolnshire [3] GRANTHAM, Lincolnshire [3] Little Bytham, Grantham, Lincolnshire [3] Harlaxton, Grantham, Lincolnshire [2] Little Ponton, Grantham, Lincolnshire [2] Long Bennington, Grantham, Lincolnshire [2] Ropsley, Grantham, Lincolnshire [2] 5 Agnes Street, Grantham, Lincolnshire [1] Ancaster, Grantham, Lincolnshire [1] Barkston, Grantham, Lincolnshire [1] Barkston, Nr Grantham, Lincolnshire [1] Boothby Pagnell, Grantham, Lincolnshire [1] Castle Bytham, Grantham, Lincolnshire [1] Colsterworth, Grantham, Lincolnshire [1] Croxton Kerrial near Grantham, Lincolnshire [1] Foston, Grantham, Lincolnshire [1] Fulbeck, Grantham, Lincolnshire [1] Grantham, Lincolnshire, England [1] Grantham, Spittlegate, Lincolnshire [1] Grantham. Lincolnshire [1] Great Gonerby, Grantham, Lincolnshire [1] Hougham, Grantham, Lincolnshire [1] Hougham, Near Grantham, Lincolnshire [1] Little Goneby, Grantham, Lincolnshire [1] Manthorpe, Grantham, Lincolnshire [1] New Somerby, Grantham, Lincolnshire [1] Oasby, Grantham, Lincolnshire [1] Pickworth, Grantham, Lincolnshire [1] Ropsley,Grantham,Lincolnshire. [1] Saint Wilfords Grantham, Lincolnshire [1] Skillington, Grantham, Lincolnshire, England [1] South Grantham, Lincolnshire [1] South Witham, Grantham, Lincolnshire [1] Spitalgate, Grantham, Lincolnshire [1] Spitalgate,Grantham, Lincolnshire [1] Wilsford, Grantham, Lincolnshire [1] Woolsthorpe By Belvoir, Grantham, Lincolnshire [1]

Rank

Private [146] Lance Corporal [17] Corporal [12] Serjeant [10] Second Lieutenant [7] Stoker 1st Class [7] Gunner [6] Lieutenant [5] Able Seaman [4] Sapper [4] Captain [3] Rifleman [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Major [2] Pioneer [2] Sergeant [2] 2nd Corporal [1] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Assistant Paymaster [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Assistant Clerk [1] Bandsman [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Brigadier [1] Captain /Acting Major [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Chief Engineer [1] Clerk [1] Driver [1] Drummer [1] Engineman [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Carpenter's Crew [1] Officers' Steward 3rd Class [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant (Pilot) [1]

Unit

Lincolnshire Regiment [87] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [13] Royal Engineers [7] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [6] Army Service Corps [5] Durham Light Infantry [5] Labour Corps [5] Leicestershire Regiment [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [5] Grenadier Guards [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] London Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Seaforth Highlanders [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] Canadian Infantry [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Royal Field Artillery [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] South Staffordshire Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] HMS Good Hope [2] HMS IRON DUKE [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Lincolnshire Yeomanry [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Artillery [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] West Riding Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2] Army Reserve [1] Attached 1/1st King George's Own Gurkhas Indian Army [1] Bedford Yeomanry [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] HM Submarine E16 [1] HMS Bellona [1] HMS CAROLINE [1] HMS Fearless [1] HMS Goliath [1]

Service

Royal Navy [206] British Army [202] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [143] Canadian Expeditionary Force [6] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [74] W [66] B [65] H [47] P [45] C [42] D [29] G [28] L [28] R [27] T [23] M [22] A [18] J [17] K [15] N [11] F [9] E [8] O [5] I [3] V [2] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [545] Merchant Navy [31]

Country

United Kingdom [109] Australia [1] Canada [1] France [1] India [1]

George Waudby Page

Born 1859

Died 1919

British Army 119393 Private Royal Engineers

British Army 119393 Pioneer Royal Engineers 8th Labour Battalion

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Norman Kennington Welband

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army G/15708 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 7th Battalion

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Richard Sumner Gamble

Born 1881

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant East Lancashire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Attached 1/1st King George's Own Gurkhas Indian Army

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Frank Harrison

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army 3773 Private London Regiment

British Army 3773 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Herbert S Stovin

Born 1893

Died 1923

British Army 55689 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 379039 Private Labour Corps

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Albert Speechly

Born 1875

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 55547

Canadian Expeditionary Force 55547 Sergeant Canadian Infantry

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William Frederick Beauchamp

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army M/409465 Private Royal Army Service Corps 1st Reserve M.T. Depot

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Sidney Herbert Hatfield

Born 1885

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 214822

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 214822 Serjeant

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Samuel Dent

Born 1885

Died 1948

British Army T4/199514 Private Army Service Corps

British Army Private Army Reserve

British Army 562888 Private Labour Corps 975 Company

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George Rowland Collin

Born 1882

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 164682 Lieutenant 3 Battalion Canadian Infantry

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Samuel Henry Waudby

Born 1882

Died 1923

British Army 5723 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Thomas Bestwick Coultas

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Yorkshire Regiment 6th battalion east Battalion

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Yorkshire Regiment 6th battalion east Battalion

British Army Lieutenant East Yorkshire Regiment

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Desmond Philip Pogson, D.f.c.

Born 1899

Died 1974

British Army 766417 Private London Regiment (Artist's Rifles)

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Temporary Second Lieutenant (Pilot) Royal Air Force

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Reginald Wood Andrews

Born 1897

Died 1978

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Horse Artillery

British Army Acting Captain Royal Field Artillery

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George Edward Healey

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 4063 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 27253 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

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Henry Glover

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 16141 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Richard William Gregory Welby

Born 1888

Died 1914

British Army Lieutenant Grenadier Guards 2nd Battalion

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Percy Walter Clark

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army 633 Corporal Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 633 Serjeant Lincolnshire Regiment

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Henry Mason Doncaster

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 982 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 265084 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Raymond Keith Barlow

Born 1892

Died 1914

British Army 331 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps

British Army 331 Air Mechanic 1st Class Royal Flying Corps

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