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Highworth,Wiltshire. [137]

Highworth, Wiltshire [76]

Highworth Wiltshire [53]

Highworth Wiltshire. [28]

Highworth,Wiltshire [24]

Swindon,Highworth,Wiltshire. [19]

Highworth, Swindon, Wiltshire [9]

Blunsdon,Highworth,Wiltshire. [3]

Wroughton,Highworth,Wiltshire. [3]

Stratton st Margaret,Highworth,Wiltshire. [2]

Swindon Highworth Wiltshire [2]

Swindon,Highworth Wiltshire. [2]

Castle Eaton, Highworth, Wiltshire [1]

Coleshill, near Highworth, Wiltshire [1]

HIGHWORTH, Swindon, Wiltshire [1]

Hampton, Highworth, Wiltshire [1]

Hampton,Highworth,Wiltshire. [1]

Hannington Wick, Highworth, Wiltshire [1]

Haydon Wick,Highworth,Wiltshire. [1]

Highworth Registration District Wiltshire [1]

Highworth near Swindon Wiltshire [1]

Highworth, Swindon, Wiltshire. [1]

Highworth,Swindon,Wiltshire. [1]

Hodson, Chisledon, Highworth, Wiltshire [1]

Rodbourne Cheyney,Highworth,Wiltshire. [1]

Rodbourne,Highworth,Wiltshire. [1]

Stratton Highworth Wiltshire [1]

Stratton St Margaret, Highworth, Wiltshire [1]

Stratton St Margarets,Highworth,Wiltshire. [1]

Swindon Highworth Wiltshire. [1]

Swindon, Highworth, Wiltshire [1]

Wroughton, Highworth, Wiltshire [1]

Rank

Private [243]

Lance Corporal [26]

Corporal [23]

Serjeant [23]

Sapper [19]

Driver [15]

Gunner [14]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Captain [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant Major [2]

Bombardier [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lance Sergeant [2]

Pioneer [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bearer [1]

Chaplain [1]

Chaplain and Instructor Commander [1]

Chaplain and Naval Instructor [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Drummer [1]

Fitter Corporal [1]

Instructor Commander [1]

L/Cpl. [1]

Lance Corporal. [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lance corporal [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Naval Instructor [1]

Pilot [1]

Private Guardsman [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sargeant [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

lance/corporal [1]

Unit

Wiltshire Regiment [156]

Royal Engineers [26]

Royal Field Artillery [26]

Gloucestershire Regiment [15]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [14]

Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

Army Service Corps [9]

Somerset Light Infantry [9]

Dorsetshire Regiment [8]

Coldstream Guards [7]

Worcestershire Regiment [7]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

Wiltshire Regiment. [4]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

London Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps. [3]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

Tank Corps [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Worcestershire Regiment. [2]

10th (Prince of Wales's Own Royal) Hussars [1]

10th.Hussars [1]

17th. Tank Corps [1]

1st Household Battalion [1]

4th. Liverpool Regiment [1]

7th. Battalion. Tank Corps [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Service Corps Transport [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Canadian Infantry,Manitoba Regiment. [1]

Service

British Army [337]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [22]

Royal Navy [19]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

S [50]

B [39]

H [38]

W [31]

M [27]

C [25]

L [24]

G [23]

T [18]

P [16]

D [15]

F [12]

J [11]

A [10]

E [7]

R [7]

K [6]

N [5]

I [4]

O [3]

U [3]

V [3]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [371]

Country

United Kingdom [312]

South Africa [21]

Germany [20]

Australia [1]

France [1]

India [1]

Ireland [1]

Malta [1]

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People [378] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Highworth,Wiltshire. [137] Highworth, Wiltshire [76] Highworth Wiltshire [53] Highworth Wiltshire. [28] Highworth,Wiltshire [24] Swindon,Highworth,Wiltshire. [19] Highworth, Swindon, Wiltshire [9] Blunsdon,Highworth,Wiltshire. [3] Wroughton,Highworth,Wiltshire. [3] Stratton st Margaret,Highworth,Wiltshire. [2] Swindon Highworth Wiltshire [2] Swindon,Highworth Wiltshire. [2] Castle Eaton, Highworth, Wiltshire [1] Coleshill, near Highworth, Wiltshire [1] HIGHWORTH, Swindon, Wiltshire [1] Hampton, Highworth, Wiltshire [1] Hampton,Highworth,Wiltshire. [1] Hannington Wick, Highworth, Wiltshire [1] Haydon Wick,Highworth,Wiltshire. [1] Highworth Registration District Wiltshire [1] Highworth near Swindon Wiltshire [1] Highworth, Swindon, Wiltshire. [1] Highworth,Swindon,Wiltshire. [1] Hodson, Chisledon, Highworth, Wiltshire [1] Rodbourne Cheyney,Highworth,Wiltshire. [1] Rodbourne,Highworth,Wiltshire. [1] Stratton Highworth Wiltshire [1] Stratton St Margaret, Highworth, Wiltshire [1] Stratton St Margarets,Highworth,Wiltshire. [1] Swindon Highworth Wiltshire. [1] Swindon, Highworth, Wiltshire [1] Wroughton, Highworth, Wiltshire [1]

Rank

Private [243] Lance Corporal [26] Corporal [23] Serjeant [23] Sapper [19] Driver [15] Gunner [14] Second Lieutenant [6] Captain [3] Lieutenant [3] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Acting Staff Serjeant Major [2] Bombardier [2] Guardsman [2] Lance Sergeant [2] Pioneer [2] 2nd Corporal [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bearer [1] Chaplain [1] Chaplain and Instructor Commander [1] Chaplain and Naval Instructor [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Drummer [1] Fitter Corporal [1] Instructor Commander [1] L/Cpl. [1] Lance Corporal. [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lance corporal [1] Leading Seaman [1] Naval Instructor [1] Pilot [1] Private Guardsman [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Sargeant [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] lance/corporal [1]

Unit

Wiltshire Regiment [156] Royal Engineers [26] Royal Field Artillery [26] Gloucestershire Regiment [15] Royal Berkshire Regiment [14] Royal Army Medical Corps [10] Army Service Corps [9] Somerset Light Infantry [9] Dorsetshire Regiment [8] Coldstream Guards [7] Worcestershire Regiment [7] Machine Gun Corps [6] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] Wiltshire Regiment. [4] Devonshire Regiment [3] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3] Grenadier Guards [3] London Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Army Medical Corps. [3] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] Tank Corps [3] Welsh Regiment [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] South Wales Borderers [2] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Worcestershire Regiment. [2] 10th (Prince of Wales's Own Royal) Hussars [1] 10th.Hussars [1] 17th. Tank Corps [1] 1st Household Battalion [1] 4th. Liverpool Regiment [1] 7th. Battalion. Tank Corps [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Service Corps Transport [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Canadian Infantry,Manitoba Regiment. [1]

Service

British Army [337] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [22] Royal Navy [19] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

S [50] B [39] H [38] W [31] M [27] C [25] L [24] G [23] T [18] P [16] D [15] F [12] J [11] A [10] E [7] R [7] K [6] N [5] I [4] O [3] U [3] V [3] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [371]

Country

United Kingdom [312] South Africa [21] Germany [20] Australia [1] France [1] India [1] Ireland [1] Malta [1]

Edward Hewer

Born 1884

Royal Navy 212868

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Harry Victor Herbert

Born 1887

British Army 20783 Private Wiltshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Arthur Leonard Green

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army G/23722 Private Royal West Kent Regiment 10th Battalion

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Walter Gilbert Morris

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 22527 Corporal Grenadier Guards 1st Battalion

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George Frederick Hiett

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army 6486 Lance Corporal Wiltshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Ernest John Sturges

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 27770 Lance Corporal Bedfordshire Regiment 4th Battalion

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Walter Staite

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 10998 Private Wiltshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Frederick Ashley Beasant

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 15224 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers 7th Battalion

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Emily Gilinda Stafford

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 5022

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Herbert Edwin Tarrant

Born 1884

Died 1946

British Army 7115 Private Wiltshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Leonard Oakes

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 23635 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment 5th Battalion

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Ernest George Hibberd

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 18314 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment 5th Battalion

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George Cotton

Born 1890

British Army 8251 Private Wiltshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 8251 Drummer Wiltshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army 8251 Drummer Wiltshire Regiment Base Depot

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Sidney Merchant

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 12171 Private Acting Lance Corporal Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 70217 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps

British Army 70217 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Alfred Henry James Allaway

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 8682 Private Wiltshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 8682 Private Wiltshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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William E Cullen

Born 1897

British Army M/279867 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 35109 Royal Berkshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Albert Egbert Eatwell

Born 1877

Died 1942

British Army 21243 Private Wiltshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Frederick George White

Born 1900

Royal Navy F47706

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