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Hereford, Herefordshire [281]

Hereford [280]

Hereford England [85]

Hereford, Herefordshire, England [52]

Holmer, Hereford, Herefordshire [6]

Ross, Hereford [6]

Near Hereford, Herefordshire [4]

Hereford, Hertfordshire [3]

Hereford,Herefordshire [3]

Leominster, Hereford [3]

All Saints, Hereford [2]

Bosbury, Hereford [2]

Breinton, Hereford, Herefordshire [2]

Eardisley, Hereford, Herefordshire [2]

Eaton Bishop, Hereford, Herefordshire [2]

Fownhope, Hereford, Herefordshire [2]

Hay, Hereford [2]

Hereford, England [2]

Kentchurch, Hereford, Herefordshire [2]

Kimbolton, Hereford [2]

St. Martins, Hereford [2]

Stretton Sugwas, Hereford, Herefordshire [2]

Vowchurch, Hereford [2]

Weston-Under-Penyard, Hereford [2]

Abbey Dore, Hereford, Herefordshire [1]

Allensmore Vicarage, Hereford [1]

Allensmore, Hereford, Herefordshire [1]

Almeley, Hereford [1]

Ballingham, Hereford, Herefordshire [1]

Bartestree, Hereford [1]

Berry Hill, Weston, Hereford [1]

Bishopston, Hereford [1]

Blakemere Hereford, Herefordshire [1]

Bodenham, Hereford [1]

Bodenham, Hereford, Herefordshire [1]

Bodham, Hereford [1]

Brampton, Hereford [1]

Bredwardine, Hereford [1]

Bridstow, Hereford [1]

Bromyard, Hereford [1]

Bullingham, Hereford [1]

Burghill, Hereford [1]

Burghill, Hereford, Herefordshire [1]

Byford, Hereford, Herefordshire [1]

CANNON BRIDGE, HEREFORD [1]

Castle Froom, Hereford [1]

Collington, Bromyard, Hereford [1]

Dewchurch,Hereford [1]

Dinedor, Hereford, Herefordshire [1]

Dinneford, Hereford [1]

Rank

Private [115]

Lieutenant [17]

Corporal [16]

Able Seaman [13]

Lance Corporal [10]

Captain [8]

Driver [7]

Gunner [7]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Serjeant [6]

Ordinary Seaman [5]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Sergeant [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Chaplain 4th Class [2]

Guardsman [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Pioneer [2]

Rifleman [2]

Sapper [2]

Trooper [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Admiral [1]

Air Mechanic (1st Class) [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Armourer [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Assistant Armourer [1]

Bombardier [1]

Bugler [1]

Chaplain to the Forces, 3rd Class [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Domestic 3rd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Flying Officer [1]

Fusilier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Lt Col [1]

Unit

South Wales Borderers [38]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [20]

Herefordshire Regiment [17]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [14]

Royal Field Artillery [10]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [9]

Army Service Corps [8]

Royal Engineers [8]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8]

Labour Corps [7]

Welsh Regiment [7]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

HMS QUEEN MARY [3]

Monmouthshire Regiment [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Shropshire Light Infantry [3]

South Wales Borderers TF [3]

Welsh Guards [3]

Army Chaplains' Department [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

HMS INDEFATIGABLE [2]

HMS Impregnable [2]

HMS NEPTUNE [2]

HMS Pegasus [2]

HMS THUNDERER [2]

HMS VALIANT [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

King's (Liverpool Regiment) [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

South Wales Borderers Depot [2]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [2]

Training Reserve [2]

1/1st Herefordshire Regiment [1]

18th Hussars [1]

2/56th Punjabi Rifles (Frontier Force) [1]

28th Punjabis [1]

28th Punjabis, attached 33rd Punjabis [1]

2nd King Edward's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles) [1]

3rd Monmouthshire Regiment [1]

3rd New South Wales Mounted Rifles [1]

7th Dragoon Guards [1]

Army Chaplain's Department [1]

Army Chaplains Department [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [356]

British Army [179]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [173]

Australian Imperial Force [88]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [7]

Indian Army [3]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [88]

P [84]

B [79]

H [71]

C [64]

L [63]

M [62]

S [59]

J [39]

T [39]

D [38]

G [38]

E [31]

R [25]

F [17]

A [13]

N [11]

K [8]

V [6]

I [5]

O [5]

Y [3]

Q [1]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [768]

Merchant Navy [49]

Country

United Kingdom [66]

China [3]

South Africa [3]

Canada [2]

Egypt [1]

France [1]

Turkey [1]

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Place of birth

Hereford, Herefordshire [281] Hereford [280] Hereford England [85] Hereford, Herefordshire, England [52] Holmer, Hereford, Herefordshire [6] Ross, Hereford [6] Near Hereford, Herefordshire [4] Hereford, Hertfordshire [3] Hereford,Herefordshire [3] Leominster, Hereford [3] All Saints, Hereford [2] Bosbury, Hereford [2] Breinton, Hereford, Herefordshire [2] Eardisley, Hereford, Herefordshire [2] Eaton Bishop, Hereford, Herefordshire [2] Fownhope, Hereford, Herefordshire [2] Hay, Hereford [2] Hereford, England [2] Kentchurch, Hereford, Herefordshire [2] Kimbolton, Hereford [2] St. Martins, Hereford [2] Stretton Sugwas, Hereford, Herefordshire [2] Vowchurch, Hereford [2] Weston-Under-Penyard, Hereford [2] Abbey Dore, Hereford, Herefordshire [1] Allensmore Vicarage, Hereford [1] Allensmore, Hereford, Herefordshire [1] Almeley, Hereford [1] Ballingham, Hereford, Herefordshire [1] Bartestree, Hereford [1] Berry Hill, Weston, Hereford [1] Bishopston, Hereford [1] Blakemere Hereford, Herefordshire [1] Bodenham, Hereford [1] Bodenham, Hereford, Herefordshire [1] Bodham, Hereford [1] Brampton, Hereford [1] Bredwardine, Hereford [1] Bridstow, Hereford [1] Bromyard, Hereford [1] Bullingham, Hereford [1] Burghill, Hereford [1] Burghill, Hereford, Herefordshire [1] Byford, Hereford, Herefordshire [1] CANNON BRIDGE, HEREFORD [1] Castle Froom, Hereford [1] Collington, Bromyard, Hereford [1] Dewchurch,Hereford [1] Dinedor, Hereford, Herefordshire [1] Dinneford, Hereford [1]

Rank

Private [115] Lieutenant [17] Corporal [16] Able Seaman [13] Lance Corporal [10] Captain [8] Driver [7] Gunner [7] Second Lieutenant [6] Serjeant [6] Ordinary Seaman [5] Stoker 1st Class [4] Sergeant [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Chaplain 4th Class [2] Guardsman [2] Leading Stoker [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Pioneer [2] Rifleman [2] Sapper [2] Trooper [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Admiral [1] Air Mechanic (1st Class) [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Armourer [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Assistant Armourer [1] Bombardier [1] Bugler [1] Chaplain to the Forces, 3rd Class [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Commander [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Domestic 3rd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Flying Officer [1] Fusilier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Lt Col [1]

Unit

South Wales Borderers [38] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [20] Herefordshire Regiment [17] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [14] Royal Field Artillery [10] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [9] Army Service Corps [8] Royal Engineers [8] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8] Labour Corps [7] Welsh Regiment [7] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] Royal Air Force [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] HMS QUEEN MARY [3] Monmouthshire Regiment [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Shropshire Light Infantry [3] South Wales Borderers TF [3] Welsh Guards [3] Army Chaplains' Department [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] HMS INDEFATIGABLE [2] HMS Impregnable [2] HMS NEPTUNE [2] HMS Pegasus [2] HMS THUNDERER [2] HMS VALIANT [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] King's (Liverpool Regiment) [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] South Wales Borderers Depot [2] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [2] Training Reserve [2] 1/1st Herefordshire Regiment [1] 18th Hussars [1] 2/56th Punjabi Rifles (Frontier Force) [1] 28th Punjabis [1] 28th Punjabis, attached 33rd Punjabis [1] 2nd King Edward's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles) [1] 3rd Monmouthshire Regiment [1] 3rd New South Wales Mounted Rifles [1] 7th Dragoon Guards [1] Army Chaplain's Department [1] Army Chaplains Department [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Border Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [356] British Army [179] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [173] Australian Imperial Force [88] Canadian Expeditionary Force [7] Indian Army [3] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [88] P [84] B [79] H [71] C [64] L [63] M [62] S [59] J [39] T [39] D [38] G [38] E [31] R [25] F [17] A [13] N [11] K [8] V [6] I [5] O [5] Y [3] Q [1] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [768] Merchant Navy [49]

Country

United Kingdom [66] China [3] South Africa [3] Canada [2] Egypt [1] France [1] Turkey [1]

William Cullis

Born 1883

Died 1954

Canadian Expeditionary Force 300641 Private Canadian Field Artillery 14th Battery

Canadian Expeditionary Force 300641 Trooper Royal Canadian Dragoons

Canadian Expeditionary Force 300641 Private Fort Garry Horse

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John Henry Morris

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 178294 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army SE/6515 Private Royal Army Veterinary Corps

British Army 178294 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 291st Brigade

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Joseph Corbett

Born 1880

Died 1919

Australian Imperial Force 3581 Trooper 3rd New South Wales Mounted Rifles G Squadron

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 4/198/A Driver New Zealand Engineers 1st Field Company

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Walter Joseph Wainscott

Born 1877

Died 1914

British Army 8550 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 5495 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1st Battalion

British Army 8550 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Louis Henry Stewart Williams

Born 1895

Died 1970

British Army 143 Bugler London Regiment

British Army 1438 Private London Regiment 6th Battalion

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Percy D G Hayton

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 24591 Private Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 27835 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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William Blaydon

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry Herefordshire Volunteer Battalion

British Army 14976 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 14976 Private South Wales Borderers 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

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John Albert Blossett

Born 1878

Died 1919

British Army 27889 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army 29516 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 69 Private Training Reserve Battalion

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Reginald John Jackson

Born 1883

Died 1919

British Army 81736 Sapper Royal Engineers 201st Field Company (County Palatine)

British Army 81736 Lance Corporal Royal Engineers 201st Field Company (County Palatine)

British Army 81736 Corporal Royal Engineers 201st Field Company (County Palatine)

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Edward Arthur Cook

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 25713 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry 1st Battalion

British Army 2778 Hereford Regiment

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Henry W Sayce

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 31022 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Charles Harrison

Born 1885

British Army 7486 Corporal South Wales Borderers Depot 3rd (Militia) Battalion

British Army 14000 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 14000 Private South Wales Borderers Depot

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Allan Tristram

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 3238 Private Herefordshire Regiment

British Army 236094 Private Herefordshire Regiment 1/1st Battalion

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Edmund Hardman

Born 1874

Died 1938

British Army 1969 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry 4th Battalion

British Army 1969 Corporal King's Shropshire Light Infantry 4th Battalion

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194449 Assistant Armourer Royal Air Force

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George Sweetman

Born 1880

Died 1955

British Army 561710 Corporal Labour Corps

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William Edgar Castree

Born 1892

Died 1991

British Army 1289 Private 3rd Monmouthshire Regiment

British Army 53767 Private Welsh Regiment

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Frederick John Cleverley

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 10136 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 10136 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers

British Army 10136 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Charles Watkins

Born 1887

Died 1914

British Army 8610 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 8610 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Henry Percy Pickerill

Born 1879

Died 1956

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 3/2961 Captain New Zealand Dental Corps

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Thomas Price

Born 1893

Died 1969

British Army 9823 Lance Corporal 18th Hussars

British Army 9823 Private 18th Hussars

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