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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]

John Edward Ernest Buckland

Born 1895

Died 1980

British Army 290 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 520142 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 520142 2nd Corporal Royal Engineers 4 RB

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The Revd. William Henry Goudge, M.a., O.b.e.

Born 1877

Died 1967

Royal Navy Chaplain

Royal Navy Naval Instructor

Royal Navy Chaplain and Naval Instructor HMS Russell

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William Henry Mapson

Born 1894

British Army 17922 Private Coldstream Guards 5th (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 17922 Private Coldstream Guards 3rd Battalion

British Army 17922 Private Coldstream Guards 5th (Reserve) Battalion

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Joseph Leonard Carter

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 1023 Private Welsh Guards

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James Sharps

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 7135 Private Wiltshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 7135 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Fred Owen Jones

Died 1915

British Army 3/840 Serjeant Wiltshire Regiment 8th Battalion

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Alfred Henry Gibbs

Born 1889

Died 1946

British Army 135426 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Francis George Moore

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 17255 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 17255 Corporal Somerset Light Infantry 1st Battalion

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Henry Bridgeman

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 10407 Private Wiltshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 10407 Private Wiltshire Regiment 1st.Battalion.

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Maurice Swinnerton Hemsley

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 205671 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army 205671 Private Kent Regiment queen's own 7th. (royal west Battalion

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Basil Henry A Eames

Born 1895

British Army 759 Private Dorset Yeomanry

British Army 230158 Serjeant Corps of Hussars

British Army 759 Serjeant Dorset Yeomanry

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Walter John Twining

Born 1884

Died 1914

British Army 23217 Lance Corporal 10th (Prince of Wales's Own Royal) Hussars

British Army 23217 Lance Corporal 10th.Hussars

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Charles Howes

Born 1895

Died 1914

British Army 11014 Private South Wales Borderers 1st. Battalion

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Hedley Uriah Loveday

Born 1898

Died 1919

British Army 37199 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 8th Battalion

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Percy Thomas Ricketts

Born 1885

Died 1914

British Army 7013 Private Wiltshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 7013 Private Wiltshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Alfred Owen Birks

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 1/1/4785 Acting Staff Serjeant Major Army Service Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Dorsetshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Dorsetshire Regiment

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Herbert Henry Allan Lawrence

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 18512 Private Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 147264 Pioneer Royal Engineers 5th Battalion,Special Brigade.

British Army 147264 Pioneer Royal Engineers 5th Battalion,Special Brigade.

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Reginald Montague Bennett

Born 1892

Died 1914

British Army 11082 Private Coldstream Guards

British Army 11082 Private The Coldstream Guards 1st Battalion

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Gilbert George Dadge

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 10196 Private Wiltshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 10196 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Frederick Ernest Duck

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 13587 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment 2/4th Battalion

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