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Kidderminster, Worcestershire [295]

Kidderminster Worcestershire [26]

Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England [26]

Cookley, Kidderminster, Worcestershire [4]

Hartlebury, Kidderminster, Worcestershire [2]

Kidderminster,Worcestershire. [2]

Wolverley, Kidderminster, Worcestershire [2]

Belbroughton, Kidderminster, Worcestershire [1]

Chaddersley Corbet,Kidderminster,Worcestershire. [1]

Chatterley, Kidderminster, Worcestershire [1]

Comberton Terrace, Kidderminster, Worcestershire [1]

Hagley, Kidderminster, Worcestershire [1]

Kidderminster, Worcester, Worcestershire [1]

Lower Mitton,Stourport,Kidderminster,Worcestershire. [1]

Rock, Kidderminster, Worcestershire [1]

Saint Mary's Kidderminster, Worcestershire [1]

St John's, Kidderminster, Worcestershire [1]

Stone, Kidderminster, Worcestershire [1]

Trimpley, Kidderminster, Worcestershire [1]

Rank

Private [46]

Lance Corporal [7]

Serjeant [7]

Gunner [6]

Corporal [5]

Sergeant [5]

Able Seaman [3]

Captain [3]

Deck Hand [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Signalman [3]

Leading Stoker [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

2nd Class Air Mechanic [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting W.O. I [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Clerk [1]

Driver [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Lieutenant/Acting Captain [1]

Paymaster Commander [1]

Rifleman [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Worcestershire Regiment [22]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [15]

Royal Field Artillery [7]

Royal Naval Reserve [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

London Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

1/1st Cyclist Battalion [1]

51st Sikhs [1]

51st Sikhs (Frontier Force) [1]

Australian Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

General Service / Royal Engineers [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

HMS BROKE [1]

HMS Fearless [1]

HMS Fisgard [1]

HMS Indefatigable [1]

HMS Maidstone [1]

HMS Monmouth [1]

HMS NEPTUNE [1]

HMS NESSUS [1]

HMS Nelson [1]

HMS OAK [1]

HMS OPAL [1]

HMS Renown [1]

HMS Vivid I [1]

HMS Weymouth [1]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Kings Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars (Worcester Yeomanry) [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Flying Corps, Military Wing [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Garrison Regiment [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [149]

Royal Navy [127]

British Army [71]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [51]

H [40]

W [37]

C [29]

M [29]

P [25]

G [18]

S [18]

J [17]

R [15]

T [14]

D [12]

L [11]

A [10]

E [9]

N [7]

K [6]

O [6]

F [5]

U [4]

Y [4]

I [1]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [339]

Merchant Navy [23]

Country

United Kingdom [44]

Australia [1]

Germany [1]

Jersey [1]

South Africa [1]

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People [369] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Kidderminster, Worcestershire [295] Kidderminster Worcestershire [26] Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England [26] Cookley, Kidderminster, Worcestershire [4] Hartlebury, Kidderminster, Worcestershire [2] Kidderminster,Worcestershire. [2] Wolverley, Kidderminster, Worcestershire [2] Belbroughton, Kidderminster, Worcestershire [1] Chaddersley Corbet,Kidderminster,Worcestershire. [1] Chatterley, Kidderminster, Worcestershire [1] Comberton Terrace, Kidderminster, Worcestershire [1] Hagley, Kidderminster, Worcestershire [1] Kidderminster, Worcester, Worcestershire [1] Lower Mitton,Stourport,Kidderminster,Worcestershire. [1] Rock, Kidderminster, Worcestershire [1] Saint Mary's Kidderminster, Worcestershire [1] St John's, Kidderminster, Worcestershire [1] Stone, Kidderminster, Worcestershire [1] Trimpley, Kidderminster, Worcestershire [1]

Rank

Private [46] Lance Corporal [7] Serjeant [7] Gunner [6] Corporal [5] Sergeant [5] Able Seaman [3] Captain [3] Deck Hand [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Signalman [3] Leading Stoker [2] Lieutenant [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] 2nd Class Air Mechanic [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting W.O. I [1] Chief Stoker [1] Clerk [1] Driver [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Lieutenant/Acting Captain [1] Paymaster Commander [1] Rifleman [1] Serjeant Major [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Worcestershire Regiment [22] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [15] Royal Field Artillery [7] Royal Naval Reserve [3] Army Service Corps [2] London Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] South Wales Borderers [2] 1/1st Cyclist Battalion [1] 51st Sikhs [1] 51st Sikhs (Frontier Force) [1] Australian Army Ordnance Corps [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Dragoon Guards [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] General Service / Royal Engineers [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] HMS BROKE [1] HMS Fearless [1] HMS Fisgard [1] HMS Indefatigable [1] HMS Maidstone [1] HMS Monmouth [1] HMS NEPTUNE [1] HMS NESSUS [1] HMS Nelson [1] HMS OAK [1] HMS OPAL [1] HMS Renown [1] HMS Vivid I [1] HMS Weymouth [1] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Kings Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Labour Corps [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars (Worcester Yeomanry) [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Royal Flying Corps, Military Wing [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Garrison Regiment [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [149] Royal Navy [127] British Army [71] Australian Imperial Force [1] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [51] H [40] W [37] C [29] M [29] P [25] G [18] S [18] J [17] R [15] T [14] D [12] L [11] A [10] E [9] N [7] K [6] O [6] F [5] U [4] Y [4] I [1] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [339] Merchant Navy [23]

Country

United Kingdom [44] Australia [1] Germany [1] Jersey [1] South Africa [1]

Patrick Naughton

Born 1873

Died 1917

British Army 9349 Serjeant Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 6857 Royal Garrison Regiment

British Army 2639 Private Worcestershire Regiment 1st Battalion

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John Warren

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 12000 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Thomas Ambrose Kane

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 12654 Lance Corporal Grenadier Guards

British Army 12654 Private Grenadier Guards

British Army 12654 Lance Corporal Grenadier Guards 1st Battalion

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Alfred James Steadman

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 705 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 16th Battalion.

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John Henry Knott

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 40539 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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James Hines

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 9653 Private Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 9653 Corporal Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 9653 Lance Sergeant Kings Shropshire Light Infantry 10th Battalion

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Wilfred Atkins

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 16857 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 10th Battalion

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Charles Thomas Clifford

Born 1882

Died 1917

Royal Navy 301797 Chief Stoker HMS BROKE

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George William Smith

Died 1918

British Army 20539 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 133305 Private Labour Corps

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Harry Potter

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 291878

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Bert Youngjohns

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 168403

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Edwin Lench

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28933

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Albert Jones

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 39929

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Thomas Herbert Edwards

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283087

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George Leonard Grove

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 65246

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Joseph William Wilkes

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275775

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George Greatwick Standish

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 176278

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Arthur Daniel Maish

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 166983

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Henry Baynton

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275680

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Sydney Haughtey

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 248895

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