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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]

Thomas William Starbuck

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 161623

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Edgar Faulkner

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 319072

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John Alfred Blockley

Born 1870

Died 1915

Royal Navy 132052 Petty Officer 1st Class HMS Viknor (R.F.R.PO.A/2742).

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Sidney John Hurst

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 224055

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George Edwin White

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 229522

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James Lucas Berridge

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 242561

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William Moore

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 293660

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Frederick Townsend

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 298629

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Charles Harold Chamberlain

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 304859

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Fred Toone

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 238600

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Charles Hedley Frearson

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286728

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Reginald William Hill

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 9259

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Ivan Joseph Nichols

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 165718

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John Alfred Goode

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 58738

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Albert Edward Buswell

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army TR5/69448 Private Training Reserve 87th Battalion

British Army M/295885

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George Dale

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 160202

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Stanley Lancelot Powers

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 25820

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Arthur Greenway

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275026

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Alfred John Merry

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 263646

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Herbert John Heaton

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 276724

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