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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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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]

Charles Edge

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 12317 Private Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 12317 Private Wiltshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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William Edward Painter

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army G-71752 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 205626 L/Cpl. London Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 205626 Lance Corporal London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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Francis Heading

Born 1878

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2204355

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2204355 Private Canadian Infantry

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Victor George Cumner

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army T619 Sapper Royal Engineers Wiltshire (Fortress) Company

British Army 520333 Sapper Royal Engineers 478th Field Company

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Edgar John Hinton

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 1077 Private Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry

British Army 203294 Private Wiltshire Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army 203294 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Walter Gee Alder

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 78870 Private Tank Corps

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Sidney Christopher Price Moss

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 57361 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 166th Siege Battery

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Percy Hinder

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 37368 Private Worcestershire Regiment.

British Army 37880 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 12th. gloucest Battalion

British Army 37880 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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William Charles Cook

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 305849 Private Tank Corps 7th Battalion

British Army 305849 Private 7th. Battalion. Tank Corps

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Hubert Beckett

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 39584 Lance Corporal Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 39584 Lance Corporal Somerset Light Infantry 11th Battalion

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George Amor

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army 13565 Private Wiltshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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Frank Woodford

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 208455

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Ernest Foster

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army TF/292429 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army TF/292429 Private Middlesex Regiment 21st (Service) Battalion, Islington

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Henry Cox

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 264678

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Henry James Seager

Born 1883

Died 1914

British Army 6731 Private Wiltshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 6731 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Frederick Albert Blunsdon

Born 1879

Died 1915

British Army 3/583 Private Wiltshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 3/583 Private Wiltshire Regiment 1st.Battalion.

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Charles Mapson

Born 1865

Died 1919

British Army 20357 Private The Duke of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex Regiment) 9th Reserve Battalion

British Army 14897 Private Royal Defence Corps No. 117 Protection Company

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Alfred Howard Gillett

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 153893 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 153893 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Harry Varney Brittain

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army T2/13450 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army T2/13450 Corporal Army Service Corps XV1 Corps.

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Augustus John Strange

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 236071 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army 520252 Private Royal Engineers Wiltshire (Fortress) Company

British Army 520252 Sapper Royal Engineers 211th. Field Company.

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