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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]

Arthur Charles Bishop

Born 1887

Died 1919

British Army 206712 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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Brian Hatton

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Worcestershire Regiment

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Alfred George Morris

Died 1915

British Army 36290 Private Welsh Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 8117 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Hubert Edgar Comley

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 50903 Rifleman The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 2nd/5th Battalion

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Ernest Williams

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 10207 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 10207 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 38108 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 2nd Garrison Battalion

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John Thomas Grady

Born 1877

Died 1918

British Army 235009 Serjeant Herefordshire Regiment

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Thomas Jarvis

Born 1884

British Army 7911 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 7911 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 7911 Private South Wales Borderers

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William John Edwards

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 10077 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 10077 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 10077 Serjeant South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Arthur Clare Atkins

Born 1882

Died 1916

Royal Navy 8852 Sergeant Royal Marine Artillery: HMS Indefatigable

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Albert James Williams

Died 1918

British Army M2/1783091 Serjeant Army Service Corps

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Guy Hatton Sugden

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant West Riding Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army Lieutenant West Riding Regiment 3rd Battalion attached 2nd Battalion

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Charles Phipps

Born 1863

Died 1916

British Army 7597 Private Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army SR/7597 Private Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 7597 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry 7th Battalion

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Walter Bradley

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army 1332 Private Herefordshire Regiment 1st/1st Battalion

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Raymond Percy Baker

Born 1890

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 463952

Canadian Expeditionary Force 463952 Private Canadian Mounted Rifles 2nd Battalion

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John Shaw

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army 85709 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery "B" Siege Depot

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William James Morgan

Born 1889

British Army 9615 Corporal South Wales Borderers

British Army 9615 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 9615 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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William Henry Woodyatt

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy SS116310

Royal Navy S.S.116310 Stoker 1st Class HMS Queen Mary

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Edward Jones

Born 1884

British Army 7809 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 7809 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 48947 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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Alfred Oscar Harman

Born 1890

British Army 9837 Corporal South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion in South Africa

British Army 9837 Serjeant South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Lewis Thomas Morgan

Born 1895

Canadian Expeditionary Force 412

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