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Place of birth

Halesworth, Suffolk [139]

Halesworth, Suffolk, England [6]

Huntingfield, Halesworth, Suffolk [2]

Westhall, Halesworth, Suffolk [2]

Blyford, Halesworth, Suffolk [1]

Bramfield, Halesworth, Suffolk [1]

Cratfield, Halesworth, Suffolk [1]

Halesworth Suffolk [1]

Halesworth, Framlingham, Suffolk [1]

Halesworth, Wissett, Suffolk [1]

Holton, Halesworth, Suffolk [1]

Laxfield, Halesworth, Suffolk [1]

Near Halesworth, Suffolk [1]

Wenhaston, Halesworth, Suffolk [1]

Westleton, Halesworth, Suffolk [1]

Wissett, Halesworth, Suffolk [1]

Rank

Private [4]

Boy 1st Class [3]

Corporal [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Petty Officer Stoker [2]

Chief Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Driver [1]

Gunner [1]

Leading Carpenter Crew [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Marine [1]

Serjeant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Signal Boy [1]

Skipper [1]

Unit

Royal Naval Reserve [3]

HMS Vanguard [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

Army Service Corps [1]

Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1]

HMS Castor [1]

HMS Goliath [1]

HMS Halcyon [1]

HMS Hawke [1]

HMS Lowestoft [1]

HMS NEPTUNE [1]

HMS Newcastle [1]

HMS Pathfinder [1]

HMS Vindictive [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS IRON DUKE [1]

Royal Marines Portsmouth Division [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Suffolk Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [114]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [32]

British Army [9]

Last name first letter

C [28]

S [28]

B [16]

H [11]

M [9]

W [9]

P [8]

L [7]

T [7]

F [6]

A [5]

G [5]

N [5]

R [5]

E [4]

D [3]

K [2]

J [1]

U [1]

V [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [152]

Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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People [162] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Halesworth, Suffolk [139] Halesworth, Suffolk, England [6] Huntingfield, Halesworth, Suffolk [2] Westhall, Halesworth, Suffolk [2] Blyford, Halesworth, Suffolk [1] Bramfield, Halesworth, Suffolk [1] Cratfield, Halesworth, Suffolk [1] Halesworth Suffolk [1] Halesworth Suffolk [1] Halesworth, Framlingham, Suffolk [1] Halesworth, Wissett, Suffolk [1] Holton, Halesworth, Suffolk [1] Laxfield, Halesworth, Suffolk [1] Near Halesworth, Suffolk [1] Wenhaston, Halesworth, Suffolk [1] Westleton, Halesworth, Suffolk [1] Wissett, Halesworth, Suffolk [1]

Rank

Private [4] Boy 1st Class [3] Corporal [2] Deck Hand [2] Leading Seaman [2] Petty Officer Stoker [2] Chief Stoker Petty Officer [1] Driver [1] Gunner [1] Leading Carpenter Crew [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Marine [1] Serjeant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Signal Boy [1] Skipper [1]

Unit

Royal Naval Reserve [3] HMS Vanguard [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] Army Service Corps [1] Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke) [1] HMS Castor [1] HMS Goliath [1] HMS Halcyon [1] HMS Hawke [1] HMS Lowestoft [1] HMS NEPTUNE [1] HMS Newcastle [1] HMS Pathfinder [1] HMS Vindictive [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Norfolk Regiment [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS IRON DUKE [1] Royal Marines Portsmouth Division [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] Suffolk Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [114] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [32] British Army [9]

Last name first letter

C [28] S [28] B [16] H [11] M [9] W [9] P [8] L [7] T [7] F [6] A [5] G [5] N [5] R [5] E [4] D [3] K [2] J [1] U [1] V [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [152] Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Charles Weavers

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 1864 Private Suffolk Regiment 4th Battalion

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Richard Foreman Ransby

Born 1884

Died 1942

Royal Navy 345886

Royal Navy 345886 Leading Carpenter Crew HMS Newcastle

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Charles Nelson Field

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 217915

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Arthur Edward Smith

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 214133

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Douglas Howard

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 292082

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John Bird

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 188434

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Harry Beckett

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 304473

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William Ambrose Crake

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28272

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William Charles Ransby

Born 1886

Royal Navy 224602

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Alfred Edward Sago

Born 1878

Died 1946

Royal Navy 281683 Petty Officer Stoker HMS Halcyon

Royal Navy 281683 Chief Stoker Petty Officer Chatham Naval Base (HMS Pembroke)

Royal Navy 281683 Chief Stoker Petty Officer HMS Lowestoft

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Frederick Cowles

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283374

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Alwyne Topham

Born 1899

Died 1921

British Army 38972 Serjeant Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Frank Cowles

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 302790

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Arthur Pearce

Born 1897

Died 1915

Royal Navy J26684 Boy 1st Class HMS Goliath

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George Francis

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 198348

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Walter Benjamin Adamson

Born 1897

Died 1914

Royal Navy J27366 Boy 1st Class HMS Hawke

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Alfred Reginald Calver

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 238639

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Cecil John Moore

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266907

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Charles Ernest Took

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 269757

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Charles William Smith

Born 1882

Died 1944

British Army 254917 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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