Lives of the First World War
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Born 1889
Died 1918
Royal Navy 218005 Signals
British Army 7348 Guardsman Coldstream Guards
More about John Thomas Richardson -
Born 1879
Died 1918
British Army 50447 Private Rifle Brigade
British Army 50447 Rifleman Rifle Brigade 1st Battalion
More about Herbert Charles Frost -
Born 1895
Died 1980
British Army G/1618 Private Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
British Army 319496 Private Labour Corps 302nd Reserve
British Army 76854 Private Royal Defence Corps 68 Provost Company
More about Samuel George Rugman -
Born 1891
Died 1915
British Army Second Lieutenant
British Army Second Lieutenant East Lancashire Regiment 1st/5th Battalion (Territorial)
More about Alfred Victor Smith -
Born 1893
Died 1979
Air Force (RAF/RFC) 759 Air Mechanic 1st Class Royal Flying Corps
Air Force (RAF/RFC) 759 Corporal Royal Flying Corps
Air Force (RAF/RFC) 759 Serjeant Royal Flying Corps
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More about Alan Herbert Reffell -
Born 1899
Died 1929
British Army Royal Army Medical Corps
British Army Flight Officer Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force
More about Christopher George Halliday -
Born 1868
Died 1918
British Army 241623 Private Labour Corps
British Army 2102 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 5th Battalion
More about Fredric James Potter -
Born 1898
Died 1918
British Army Army Reserve [enlisted but not yet mobilised]
British Army 13188 Private The Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 9th (Reserve) Battalion
British Army 1010 Private Training Reserve Battalion 21st Battalion
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More about George Matlock -
Born 1897
Died 1971
Royal Navy F 850 P O Mech. Royal Navy Seamen Pembroke III-President II
Royal Navy F 850 Air Mechanic 1 Royal Navy Seamen President II (Eastchurch)
Royal Navy PI 39162 Probationary Flight Officer Royal Naval Air Service Crystal Palace-Vendome-Cranwell
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More about Phillip Roy Crowe -
Born 1883
Died 1915
British Army 4/1470 Private Royal Sussex Regiment
British Army 4/1470 Lance Corporal Royal Sussex Regiment 4th Battalion
More about William Day -
Born 1868
Died 1915
British Army Major Border Regiment 1st Battalion, Served in South African War.
More about Charles Davies Vaughan -
Born 1893
Died 1919
Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1433 Flight Sergeant Royal Flying Corps
More about Walter Henry Wilfred Courtnadge -
Born 1882
Died 1917
Royal Navy Ordinary Seaman Royal Arthur
Royal Navy 199515 Able Seaman HMS Mary Rose
Royal Navy 199515 Able Seaman HMS Mary Rose
More about Alexander Alfred Cairo Clarke -
Born 1895
Died 1916
British Army 1133 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 14th Battalion
More about Frederick Herbert Alexander -
Born 1887
British Army 303195 Private Lancashire Regiment
British Army 5174 Rifleman London Regiment 5th lond Battalion
British Army 303195 Rifleman London Regiment 5th lond Battalion
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More about John James Frederick Henry Heathorn -
Born 1869
Died 1953
British Army Major West Riding Regiment
British Army Lieutenant Colonel West Riding Regiment
More about Kenneth Anderson Macleod -
Born 1895
Died 1915
British Army 5765 Private East Surrey Regiment 9th Battalion
More about Edward George Cutt -
Born 1878
Died 1914
British Army 3177 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion
More about John Gibbons -
Born 1885
Royal Navy PLY/11186 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division
Royal Navy PLY/11186 Private HMS Bristol
Royal Navy PLY/11186 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division
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More about William John Holden -
Born 1895
Died 1916
British Army 3709 Private London Regiment
British Army 371490 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)
British Army 3709 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)
More about Walter Max Mcgregor