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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]

George Reynolds Gipson

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 235598

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Thomas Bishop Smith

Born 1885

Died 1919

Royal Navy K22271 Petty Officer Stoker

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Arthur James Bines

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2334

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William Edwin Upton

Born 1865

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant and Quarter Master Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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William John Borrett

Born 1890

Died 1916

Royal Navy 237348

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Ernest Smith

Born 1886

Died 1917

Royal Navy 219005 Leading Seaman HMS Vanguard

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George William Preston

Born 1893

Died 1917

Royal Navy J3993 Leading Seaman HMS Vanguard

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Leslie James Colyer

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 60792

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Charles Victor Spall

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 190008

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Robert Miles Danford

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 211728

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James Philpot

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283474

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Samuel Canham

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281064

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Albert Victor Girling

Born 1887

Royal Navy 226007

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Robert George Wythe

Born 1896

Royal Navy J16780

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Jack Smith

Born 1901

Royal Navy J87013

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Walter William Clarke

Born 1895

Royal Navy SS125469

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Alan Jack Minter

Born 1894

Royal Navy J59541

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Charles Ernest Croft

Born 1896

Royal Navy J18755

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Ernest William Clack

Born 1890

Royal Navy K31249

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Henry James Bird

Born 1887

Royal Navy SS102764

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