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Lichfield, Staffordshire [173]

Lichfield, Staffordshire, England [12]

Lichfield Staffordshire [2]

Shenstone, near Lichfield, Staffordshire [2]

Alrewas, Nr Lichfield, Staffordshire [1]

Brentwood, Lichfield, Staffordshire [1]

Brownhills, Lichfield, Staffordshire [1]

Burntwood near Lichfield, Staffordshire [1]

Burntwood, Lichfield, Staffordshire [1]

Chasetown, Lichfield, Staffordshire [1]

Dovehouse Fields Lichfield, Staffordshire [1]

Elmhurst,King Bromley,Nr Lichfield, Staffordshire. [1]

Hammerwich, Lichfield, Staffordshire [1]

Lichfield , Staffordshire [1]

Lichfield, Brownhills, Staffordshire [1]

Lichfield, Stafford, Staffordshire [1]

Rugeley, Lichfield, Staffordshire [1]

Sandfield Lichfield Staffordshire [1]

Wall Vicarage, Lichfield, Staffordshire [1]

Whittington, Lichfield, Staffordshire [1]

Yeomanry House, Lichfield, Staffordshire [1]

Yoxall, Lichfield, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [27]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Ordinary Seaman [5]

Gunner [4]

Major [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Captain [2]

Corporal [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

2/Lt [1]

Acting Corporal (Paid) [1]

Assistant Quartermaster-General [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Boy I [1]

Brevet Brigadier General [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Driver [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1]

Lieutenent [1]

Major Brevet Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Munitions Worker [1]

Petty Officer 1st Class [1]

Pioneer [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sapper [1]

Staff Sergeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st class [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [5]

North Staffordshire Regiment [4]

South Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Royal Engineers [3]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [2]

London Regiment [2]

Royal Army Pay Corps [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

Tank Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Berkshire Yeomanry [1]

British Expeditionary Force [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Duke of Edinburgh [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

H,M,S Monmouth in South China Sea [1]

H.M.S Avon in South China Sea [1]

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

HMS Ajax [1]

HMS BULWARK [1]

HMS GARLAND [1]

HMS Impregnable [1]

HMS Pegasus [1]

HMS TIGER [1]

HMS TIPPERARY [1]

HMS YARMOUTH [1]

HMS Yarmouth [1]

Impregnable [1]

Infantry Brigade [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps attached Royal Scots Fusiliers [1]

Kings Royal Rifles [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) [1]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Middlesex Regiment Depot [1]

Ministry of Munitions [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Northumberland Regiment [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [98]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [49]

British Army [47]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [27]

H [25]

B [22]

C [16]

R [14]

L [13]

G [12]

D [11]

J [10]

M [10]

P [10]

A [9]

T [9]

W [9]

K [3]

E [2]

O [2]

V [2]

F [1]

Contribution

Military Service [191]

Merchant Navy [10]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [28]

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Place of birth

Lichfield, Staffordshire [173] Lichfield, Staffordshire, England [12] Lichfield Staffordshire [2] Shenstone, near Lichfield, Staffordshire [2] Alrewas, Nr Lichfield, Staffordshire [1] Brentwood, Lichfield, Staffordshire [1] Brownhills, Lichfield, Staffordshire [1] Burntwood near Lichfield, Staffordshire [1] Burntwood, Lichfield, Staffordshire [1] Chasetown, Lichfield, Staffordshire [1] Dovehouse Fields Lichfield, Staffordshire [1] Elmhurst,King Bromley,Nr Lichfield, Staffordshire. [1] Hammerwich, Lichfield, Staffordshire [1] Lichfield , Staffordshire [1] Lichfield, Brownhills, Staffordshire [1] Lichfield, Stafford, Staffordshire [1] Rugeley, Lichfield, Staffordshire [1] Sandfield Lichfield Staffordshire [1] Wall Vicarage, Lichfield, Staffordshire [1] Whittington, Lichfield, Staffordshire [1] Yeomanry House, Lichfield, Staffordshire [1] Yoxall, Lichfield, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [27] Second Lieutenant [7] Ordinary Seaman [5] Gunner [4] Major [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Corporal [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Captain [2] Corporal [2] Lance Corporal [2] Lieutenant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] 2/Lt [1] Acting Corporal (Paid) [1] Assistant Quartermaster-General [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Boy I [1] Brevet Brigadier General [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [1] Driver [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1] Lieutenent [1] Major Brevet Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [1] Munitions Worker [1] Petty Officer 1st Class [1] Pioneer [1] Rifleman [1] Sapper [1] Staff Sergeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st class [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [5] North Staffordshire Regiment [4] South Staffordshire Regiment [4] Royal Engineers [3] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] Army Service Corps [2] HMS BLACK PRINCE [2] London Regiment [2] Royal Army Pay Corps [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] Tank Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Berkshire Yeomanry [1] British Expeditionary Force [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Duke of Edinburgh [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] Essex Regiment [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] H,M,S Monmouth in South China Sea [1] H.M.S Avon in South China Sea [1] H.M.S. "Aroca." [1] HMS Ajax [1] HMS BULWARK [1] HMS GARLAND [1] HMS Impregnable [1] HMS Pegasus [1] HMS TIGER [1] HMS TIPPERARY [1] HMS YARMOUTH [1] HMS Yarmouth [1] Impregnable [1] Infantry Brigade [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps attached Royal Scots Fusiliers [1] Kings Royal Rifles [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) [1] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Middlesex Regiment Depot [1] Ministry of Munitions [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Northumberland Regiment [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [98] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [49] British Army [47] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [27] H [25] B [22] C [16] R [14] L [13] G [12] D [11] J [10] M [10] P [10] A [9] T [9] W [9] K [3] E [2] O [2] V [2] F [1]

Contribution

Military Service [191] Merchant Navy [10] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [28]

David Hackett

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 11995 Private Worcestershire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 11995 Private Worcestershire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Arthur Carr-Glyn Lonsdale

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Kings Royal Rifles

British Army Lieutenant The Kings Royal Rifles

British Army Lieutenent Royal Scotts Fusileers 2nd Battalion

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William Bradnock

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 269428

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William Alfred Bullock

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 65521

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Arthur Blakeney Coussmaker

Born 1885

Died 1974

British Army Second Lieutenant Welsh Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant South Wales Borderers 3rd Battalion

British Army Lieutenant South Wales Borderers 3rd Battalion

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George Thomas Day

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 295853

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John Henry Acton

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 204682

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Gertrude Fanny Reed Formerly Temple

Born 1889

Died 1916

Other Empire Force Munitions Worker Ministry of Munitions

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Frank Millington

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282891

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James Smith

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28572

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David William Smith

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 44713

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Edward Hatchett

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 292072

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Joseph Lakin

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 65986

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Frank Belcher

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 161212

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Bernard George Dawson Biggs

Born 1868

Died 1916

British Army Major Durham Light Infantry 5th Battalion

British Army Major Durham Light Infantry

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Cyril Henry Cameron

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Regiment of Artillery N Battery Royal Horse Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Regiment of Artillery N Battery Royal Horse Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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Herbert Jones

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 226091

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George Sawyer

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 291457

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Charles Lomax

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 46244

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Charles Harry Craddock

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 239899

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