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Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire [93]

Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire [30]

Nettlebed, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire [3]

Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England [2]

Binfield Heath, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire [1]

Bix, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire [1]

Caversham, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire [1]

Fawley, Buckinghamshire [near Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire] [1]

Goring, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire [1]

Henley On Thames, Oxfordshire [1]

Henley on Thames Oxfordshire [1]

Henley-On-Thames, Oxfordshire [1]

Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire [1]

Near Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire [1]

Play Hatch, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire [1]

Remenham, near Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire [1]

Shiplake, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire [1]

Rank

Private [7]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Gunner [3]

Lieutenant [2]

Captain [1]

Commander [1]

Gunner 2nd Class [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Marine [1]

P.O. A.C.M. [1]

P.O.M. Cyclist [1]

Sergeant [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [2]

HMS QUEEN MARY [2]

Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory) [2]

2nd South African Infantry [1]

3/34th Sikh Pioneers [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

H M Submarine K10 [1]

HMS Albion [1]

HMS Champion [1]

HMS Hampshire [1]

HMS Princess Royal [1]

Labour Corps [1]

President II [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS NEPTUNE [1]

Royal Marine Artillery, HMS Erin [1]

Royal Marine Artillery, HMS Natal [1]

Royal Marines Portsmouth Division [1]

Royal Naval Air Service [1]

Suffolk Yeomanry [1]

Welsh Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [81]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [51]

British Army [7]

Indian Army [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

W [19]

B [18]

S [16]

A [11]

H [11]

G [9]

C [8]

F [7]

M [7]

E [5]

R [5]

T [5]

K [4]

N [4]

P [4]

J [3]

L [3]

D [2]

Contribution

Military Service [136]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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People [141] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire [93] Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire [30] Nettlebed, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire [3] Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England [2] Binfield Heath, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire [1] Bix, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire [1] Caversham, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire [1] Fawley, Buckinghamshire [near Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire] [1] Goring, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire [1] Henley On Thames, Oxfordshire [1] Henley on Thames Oxfordshire [1] Henley-On-Thames, Oxfordshire [1] Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire [1] Near Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire [1] Play Hatch, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire [1] Remenham, near Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire [1] Shiplake, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire [1]

Rank

Private [7] Stoker 1st Class [4] Gunner [3] Lieutenant [2] Captain [1] Commander [1] Gunner 2nd Class [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Marine [1] P.O. A.C.M. [1] P.O.M. Cyclist [1] Sergeant [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [2] HMS QUEEN MARY [2] Portsmouth Naval Base (HMS Victory) [2] 2nd South African Infantry [1] 3/34th Sikh Pioneers [1] Essex Regiment [1] H M Submarine K10 [1] HMS Albion [1] HMS Champion [1] HMS Hampshire [1] HMS Princess Royal [1] Labour Corps [1] President II [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Marine Artillery [1] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS NEPTUNE [1] Royal Marine Artillery, HMS Erin [1] Royal Marine Artillery, HMS Natal [1] Royal Marines Portsmouth Division [1] Royal Naval Air Service [1] Suffolk Yeomanry [1] Welsh Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [81] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [51] British Army [7] Indian Army [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

W [19] B [18] S [16] A [11] H [11] G [9] C [8] F [7] M [7] E [5] R [5] T [5] K [4] N [4] P [4] J [3] L [3] D [2]

Contribution

Military Service [136] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Walter John Froomes

Born 1888

Died 1975

British Army M2/132005 Private Army Service Corps 597th Mechanical Transport Company

British Army M2/132005 Private Royal Army Service Corps 738th Mechanical Transport Company

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George Froomes

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 69080 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 92nd Field Ambulance

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Alfred William Charlton

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 277682

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Edward Taylor

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 199265

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Ernest Albert Tomalin

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 309383

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Wilfred Leaver

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 165345

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James Froomes

Born 1880

Died 1956

Royal Navy K37791 Stoker 2nd Class

Royal Navy K37791 Stoker 1st Class

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Edward Henry Preston

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 289987

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George Wallis

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 224341

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Frank Ward

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 12780

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Shadrach Slade

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279822

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Arthur John Shurvell

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 198298

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Henry Berriss

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 276256

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Charles Evans

Born 1861

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 24245

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Wilfred Maidment

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 212311

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George William Wyatt

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 216649

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Charles Luker Awbery

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army Captain Essex Regiment 4th Battalion

British Army Captain Essex Regiment

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J Seager

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296125

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William Henry Street

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 202424

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Stanley Loosley Ward

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 228858

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