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Kingswinford, Staffordshire [32]

Kingswinford, Brierley Hill, Staffordshire [1]

Kingswinford, Brockmoor, Staffordshire [1]

Kingswinford, Staffordshire, England [1]

Stafford, Kingswinford, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Captain [2]

Sapper [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Gunner RMA [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major [1]

Mechanician [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Senior Special Service Officer [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Warrant Mechanician [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [2]

5th Cavalry [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

HMS Africa [1]

HMS Arethusa [1]

HMS CASTOR [1]

HMS Castor [1]

HMS Cossack [1]

HMS Hampshire [1]

HMS Vanguard [1]

HMS Victory [1]

Jodhpur Lancers [1]

Oxfordshire Light Infantry [1]

Royal Marine Artillery [1]

Worcestershire Regiment [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18]

Royal Navy [12]

British Army [5]

Indian Army [1]

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B [7]

M [6]

P [5]

F [3]

H [3]

J [3]

N [2]

T [2]

A [1]

D [1]

L [1]

R [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [34]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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People [36] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Kingswinford, Staffordshire [32] Kingswinford, Brierley Hill, Staffordshire [1] Kingswinford, Brockmoor, Staffordshire [1] Kingswinford, Staffordshire, England [1] Stafford, Kingswinford, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Captain [2] Sapper [2] Able Seaman [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Gunner RMA [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Leading Signalman [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major [1] Mechanician [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Senior Special Service Officer [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Warrant Mechanician [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [2] 5th Cavalry [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] HMS Africa [1] HMS Arethusa [1] HMS CASTOR [1] HMS Castor [1] HMS Cossack [1] HMS Hampshire [1] HMS Vanguard [1] HMS Victory [1] Jodhpur Lancers [1] Oxfordshire Light Infantry [1] Royal Marine Artillery [1] Worcestershire Regiment [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18] Royal Navy [12] British Army [5] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [7] M [6] P [5] F [3] H [3] J [3] N [2] T [2] A [1] D [1] L [1] R [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [34] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

William John Davis

Born 1877

Died 1918

British Army 6885 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 396885 Sapper Royal Engineers 59th Field Company

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Hyla Napier Holden

Born 1871

Died 1918

British Army Oxfordshire Light Infantry

British Army Lieutenant Oxfordshire Light Infantry

British Army Captain Oxfordshire Light Infantry

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Alfred George Parton

Born 1870

Died 1921

British Army 102022 Sapper Royal Engineers 177th Tunnelling Company

British Army 102022 Sapper Royal Engineers 177th Tunnelling Company

British Army 102022 Sapper Royal Engineers

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John Reynolds

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 249119

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James Jarrett

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194312

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Joseph Harry Ball

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 305156

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Thomas Billingsley

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 8255 Lance Sergeant Worcestershire Regiment 10th Battalion

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William Murray

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 226726

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Benjamin William Tonks

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 245761

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John James Jackson Jones

Born 1883

Died 1918

Royal Navy 202525 (R.F.R.PO.B. 6226) Leading Signalman HMS Victory

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Frank Taylor

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 155393

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Joseph Millward

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 183222

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Henry Bourne

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 312498

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Joel Farley

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 250658

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George Newton Mallin

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 276075

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William Nicholls

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281773

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John Alfred Stanton Hand

Born 1889

Died 1917

Royal Navy 12366 Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy RMA/12366 Gunner RMA HMS Vanguard

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Harold Purcell

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 253095

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William Henry Mander

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 161748

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James Millward

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 165147

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