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Hinckley, Leicestershire [111]

Hinckley, Leicester, Leicestershire [15]

Barwell, Hinckley, Leicestershire [5]

Burbage, Hinckley, Leicestershire [3]

Earl Shilton, Hinckley, Leicestershire [3]

Sharnford, Hinckley, Leicestershire [2]

Stoney Stanton, Hinckley, Leicestershire [2]

Trinity, Hinckley, Leicestershire [2]

East Shilton, Hinckley, Leicestershire [1]

Rank

Private [16]

Lance Corporal [4]

Serjeant [3]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Gunner [2]

Sergeant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Armourer Serjeant [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Corporal [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Petty Officer 1st Class [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Sergeant Mechanic [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Leicestershire Regiment [10]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Army Reserve (Home) [1]

HMS Acasta [1]

HMS Caroline [1]

HMS Queen Mary [1]

HMS Viknor [1]

Imperial Yeomanry [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Leicestershire [1]

Leicestershire regiment [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Rhodesian Field Force [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS IRON DUKE [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Barham [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1]

Royal Naval Air Service [1]

South Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Training Battalion Rugeley [1]

Training Reserve [1]

Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [65]

Royal Navy [59]

British Army [22]

Last name first letter

B [24]

P [15]

G [13]

H [12]

S [11]

C [10]

M [9]

F [8]

W [8]

T [7]

O [5]

L [4]

R [4]

A [3]

D [3]

J [3]

K [3]

N [2]

Contribution

Military Service [142]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

France [2]

Ireland [1]

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People [144] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Hinckley, Leicestershire [111] Hinckley, Leicester, Leicestershire [15] Barwell, Hinckley, Leicestershire [5] Burbage, Hinckley, Leicestershire [3] Earl Shilton, Hinckley, Leicestershire [3] Sharnford, Hinckley, Leicestershire [2] Stoney Stanton, Hinckley, Leicestershire [2] Trinity, Hinckley, Leicestershire [2] East Shilton, Hinckley, Leicestershire [1]

Rank

Private [16] Lance Corporal [4] Serjeant [3] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Gunner [2] Sergeant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Armourer Serjeant [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Corporal [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Petty Officer 1st Class [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Sergeant Mechanic [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Leicestershire Regiment [10] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Durham Light Infantry [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Army Reserve (Home) [1] HMS Acasta [1] HMS Caroline [1] HMS Queen Mary [1] HMS Viknor [1] Imperial Yeomanry [1] Labour Corps [1] Leicestershire [1] Leicestershire regiment [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Rhodesian Field Force [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Marine Artillery [1] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS IRON DUKE [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Barham [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1] Royal Naval Air Service [1] South Staffordshire Regiment [1] Training Battalion Rugeley [1] Training Reserve [1] Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [65] Royal Navy [59] British Army [22]

Last name first letter

B [24] P [15] G [13] H [12] S [11] C [10] M [9] F [8] W [8] T [7] O [5] L [4] R [4] A [3] D [3] J [3] K [3] N [2]

Contribution

Military Service [142]

Country

United Kingdom [10] France [2] Ireland [1]

Joseph Sharpe

Died 1915

British Army 1267 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion.

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Samuel Percy Grimley

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 230413

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William Green

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 237641

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Frederick Jennings

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 238231

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Ernest Walter Spencer

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 239043

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Harry Marshall

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 239005

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Harry Pope

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 245593

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Leslie James Towers

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 6872 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 202508 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 202508 Private Leicestershire Regiment 8th Bn.

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Arthur John Clarke

Born 1892

Died 1916

Royal Navy SS3873

Royal Navy SS3873 Able Seaman HMS Queen Mary

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Joseph Harris

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 115220

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Freeman Callington

Born 1897

British Army 23773 Lance Corporal Royal Fusiliers

British Army B/23773 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Arthur Beasley

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 236984

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Edward Sansome

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 237673

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George Blower

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 240448

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Walter Simmons

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 240476

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William Rhys Lancelot Davis

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army Acting Captain Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment 10th Battalion

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Walter Brown

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 231816

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Maurice Bowley

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 160089

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Arthur Matthew Bailey

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 401824

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Harold Robinson

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 160273

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