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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]

Richard Isaac

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266373

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Henry James Dickinson

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 1544 Serjeant Lincolnshire Regiment

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Robert Hallas

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 192224

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Robert Lemmon

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36280

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John James Porter

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 4391 Serjeant London Regiment

British Army 511051 Serjeant London Regiment

British Army 511051 Serjeant London Regiment (London Scottish)

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Fred William Sabey

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 235587 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 235587 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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William Cecil Goodacre

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 42316 Private Manchester Regiment

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Thomas Robinson

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 4575

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Frank Walker

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 27458 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 36151 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Sidney Thomas Shepherd

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 212214

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Walter Spicer

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 304522

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Clark Gray

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 267647

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William Brooks

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 189373

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Albert Beaumont Jackson

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 14629 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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John Murr

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army GS/58828 Private Royal Fusiliers 4th Battalion

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Arthur Beaumont

Born 1893

British Army 1625 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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John Edward Pask

Born 1874

Died 1916

British Army 7080 Sergeant Royal Garrison Artillery 28th Coy

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Harry Freckingham

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army 2405 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Herbert Cadwallader

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 11841 Lance Corporal Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 11841 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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William Reddish

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 49455 3/15571 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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