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King's Lynn, Norfolk [207]

King's Lynn, Norfolk, England [22]

King's Lynn England [14]

King's Lynn [8]

Gaywood, King's Lynn, Norfolk [7]

Dersingham, King's Lynn, Norfolk [3]

Docking, King's Lynn, Norfolk [2]

Tilney St Lawrence, King's Lynn, Norfolk [2]

king's lynn,norfolk [2]

Babingley, King's Lynn, Norfolk [1]

Barmer, King's Lynn, Norfolk [1]

Castle Acre, King's Lynn, Norfolk [1]

Clenchwarton, King's Lynn, Norfolk [1]

Heacham, King's Lynn, Norfolk [1]

Hillington, King's Lynn, Norfolk [1]

King's Lynn Norfolk England [1]

King's Lynn, Norfolk, England [1]

Marham, King's Lynn, Norfolk [1]

North Wootton, King's Lynn, Norfolk [1]

Roydon, King's Lynn, Norfolk [1]

Sedgeford, King's Lynn, Norfolk [1]

St. John's, King's Lynn, Norfolk [1]

St. Margaret's, King's Lynn [1]

Swaffham, King's Lynn, Norfolk [1]

Thornham, King's Lynn, Norfolk [1]

Tilney cum Islington, King's Lynn, Norfolk [1]

West Bilney, King's Lynn, Norfolk [1]

West Newton, King's Lynn, Norfolk [1]

West Winch, King's Lynn [1]

Wiggenhall St Germans, King's Lynn, Norfolk [1]

Rank

Private [21]

Corporal [5]

Lance Corporal [4]

Gunner [3]

Serjeant [3]

Deck Hand [2]

Seaman [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

2/Cpl [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air raid victim [1]

Bombardier (Acting Serjeant) [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Boy 3rd Class [1]

Captain [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Driver [1]

Fireman [1]

Flight Serjeant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1]

Officer's Steward 2nd class [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Reverend [1]

Sapper [1]

private [1]

Unit

Norfolk Regiment [7]

Royal Naval Reserve [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Labour Corps [2]

London Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

19th Hussars [1]

3rd (Reserve) Cavalry [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Berkshire Yeomanry [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Church Army [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

H.M.S. "Formidable." [1]

HMS Ajax [1]

HMS Ganges [1]

HMS Goliath [1]

HMS Pembroke I [1]

HMS Vanguard [1]

Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

King Edwards Horse [1]

King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [1]

Mercantile Marine: SS Coath (Penzance) [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Cressy." [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - HM Trawler Leyland [1]

Royal Sussex Regiment [1]

Somerset Light Infantry [1]

Suffolk Regiment [1]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [1]

Welsh Regiment [1]

West Riding Regiment [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [160]

Royal Navy [52]

British Army [35]

Australian Imperial Force [15]

Other Empire Force [2]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [40]

W [35]

C [27]

H [22]

G [20]

S [18]

M [15]

F [14]

D [13]

P [13]

R [13]

L [12]

A [9]

J [9]

T [9]

E [8]

O [7]

K [3]

N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [260]

Merchant Navy [24]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

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People [288] Stories Communities

Place of birth

King's Lynn, Norfolk [207] King's Lynn, Norfolk, England [22] King's Lynn England [14] King's Lynn [8] Gaywood, King's Lynn, Norfolk [7] Dersingham, King's Lynn, Norfolk [3] Docking, King's Lynn, Norfolk [2] Tilney St Lawrence, King's Lynn, Norfolk [2] king's lynn,norfolk [2] Babingley, King's Lynn, Norfolk [1] Barmer, King's Lynn, Norfolk [1] Castle Acre, King's Lynn, Norfolk [1] Clenchwarton, King's Lynn, Norfolk [1] Heacham, King's Lynn, Norfolk [1] Hillington, King's Lynn, Norfolk [1] King's Lynn Norfolk England [1] King's Lynn, Norfolk, England [1] Marham, King's Lynn, Norfolk [1] North Wootton, King's Lynn, Norfolk [1] Roydon, King's Lynn, Norfolk [1] Sedgeford, King's Lynn, Norfolk [1] St. John's, King's Lynn, Norfolk [1] St. Margaret's, King's Lynn [1] Swaffham, King's Lynn, Norfolk [1] Thornham, King's Lynn, Norfolk [1] Tilney cum Islington, King's Lynn, Norfolk [1] West Bilney, King's Lynn, Norfolk [1] West Newton, King's Lynn, Norfolk [1] West Winch, King's Lynn [1] Wiggenhall St Germans, King's Lynn, Norfolk [1]

Rank

Private [21] Corporal [5] Lance Corporal [4] Gunner [3] Serjeant [3] Deck Hand [2] Seaman [2] Second Lieutenant [2] 2/Cpl [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air raid victim [1] Bombardier (Acting Serjeant) [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Boy 3rd Class [1] Captain [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Driver [1] Fireman [1] Flight Serjeant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1] Officer's Steward 2nd class [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Reverend [1] Sapper [1] private [1]

Unit

Norfolk Regiment [7] Royal Naval Reserve [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Army Service Corps [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Labour Corps [2] London Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] 19th Hussars [1] 3rd (Reserve) Cavalry [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Berkshire Yeomanry [1] Border Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Church Army [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] H.M.S. "Formidable." [1] HMS Ajax [1] HMS Ganges [1] HMS Goliath [1] HMS Pembroke I [1] HMS Vanguard [1] Hertfordshire Regiment [1] King Edwards Horse [1] King's Liverpool Regiment [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [1] Mercantile Marine: SS Coath (Penzance) [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1] Royal Naval Division [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Cressy." [1] Royal Naval Reserve - HM Trawler Leyland [1] Royal Sussex Regiment [1] Somerset Light Infantry [1] Suffolk Regiment [1] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [1] Welsh Regiment [1] West Riding Regiment [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [160] Royal Navy [52] British Army [35] Australian Imperial Force [15] Other Empire Force [2] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [40] W [35] C [27] H [22] G [20] S [18] M [15] F [14] D [13] P [13] R [13] L [12] A [9] J [9] T [9] E [8] O [7] K [3] N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [260] Merchant Navy [24]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

John Herbert Dunbabin

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army 17311 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 17311 Acting Corporal Norfolk Regiment

British Army 17311 Acting Sergeant Norfolk Regiment

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Thomas William Richard Fisher

Born 1891

Died 1979

British Army 127231 Serjeant Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 127231 Bombardier (Acting Serjeant) Royal Garrison Artillery

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Edward H W Borrmann

Born 1899

Died 1972

British Army 38741 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 81891 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Walter William Flanders

Born 1895

Died 1914

British Army 2426 Private Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment

British Army 2426 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

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James Anderson Hodgson

Born 1877

Died 1918

British Army 31063 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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George Edward Chenery

Born 1888

Died 1966

British Army 23166 Private Border Regiment 7th bord Battalion

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Joseph Dines

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 118720 Corporal 2nd Machine Gun Corps

British Army 118720 Second Lieutenant The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 13th Battalion

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Charles Joseph Horace Sedgley

Born 1887

Died 1973

British Army 33512 Private Royal Fusiliers 36th Battalion

British Army 62766 Private Labour Corps 105th Company

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John Robert Raper

Born 1880

Died 1941

British Army 30398 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 30398 private norfolk regiment 1/5 battalion

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Arthur Jex

Born 1890

Died 1935

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 12698

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Frederick H Cobb

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 73575 Corporal Welsh Regiment

British Army 91642 Corporal Durham Light Infantry

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Arthur James Elvin

Died 1918

British Army 16698 Private Suffolk Regiment 11th

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Harry Empson

Born 1886

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 442981

Canadian Expeditionary Force 442981 Lance Corporal Canadian Infantry

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Edward Griffin

Born 1885

Died 1918

Royal Navy J61318 Ordinary Seaman HMS Pembroke I

Royal Navy DA 13903 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 13903/DA Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve - HM Trawler Leyland

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James William Newman

Born 1890

Died 1919

British Army 65246 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Leslie Vere Misson

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 2928 Private Berkshire Yeomanry

British Army 40195 Private Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 40195 Lance Corporal Worcestershire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Louis Hillam

Born 1876

Died 1917

British Army 3/11090 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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Leonard John Dennis

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 69615 Private Royal Defence Corps

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Charles Thomas Valentine Dunbabin

Born 1892

Died 1976

British Army 150892 Sapper Royal Engineers Railway Operating Division

British Army 150892 Private Royal Engineers Railway Operating Division

British Army 150892 Lance Corporal Royal Engineers Railway Operating Division

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Fountain Arthur Borley

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 217667

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