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Lincoln, Lincolnshire [553]

Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England [88]

Boston, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [6]

Bracebridge, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [6]

Lincoln Lincolnshire [5]

Branston, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [3]

Burton, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [3]

Harmston, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [3]

Saxilby, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [3]

Sleaford, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [3]

Bracebridge near Lincoln, Lincolnshire [2]

Brigg, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [2]

Ingham, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [2]

Martin, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [2]

Nettleham, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [2]

Ruskington, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [2]

Washingborough, near Lincoln, Lincolnshire [2]

Aisthorpe, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1]

Alford, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1]

Bardney, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1]

Barnetby le Wold, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1]

Barton on Humber, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1]

Bassingham, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1]

Baston, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1]

Blankney, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1]

Boultham, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1]

Brace Bridge Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1]

Bracebridge Heath, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1]

Breton Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1]

Caistor, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1]

Coleby, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1]

Culverthorpe, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1]

Eagle, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1]

Ealand, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1]

Fillingham, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1]

Glentham, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1]

Goltho, Lincoln. Lincolnshire [1]

Grasby, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1]

Grimsby, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1]

Heighington, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1]

Hemswell, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1]

Horncastle, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1]

Laughton, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1]

Lincoln Home, Lincolnshire [1]

Lincoln, Haddington, Lincolnshire [1]

Lincoln. Lincolnshire [1]

Market Rasen, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1]

Marshchapel, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1]

Metheringham, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1]

Morton (near Lincoln), Lincolnshire [1]

Rank

Private [32]

Lieutenant [9]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Captain [5]

Gunner [4]

Lance Corporal [3]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Sapper [2]

Serjeant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Artificer Engineer [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Chaplain [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Corporal [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Driver [1]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Honorary Major and Quarter Master [1]

Lance-Corporal [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Commander (E) (Retd) [1]

Member [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Pilot Officer [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private 2nd Class [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Reverend [1]

Reverend Chaplain 4th Class [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Storewoman [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Trimmer [1]

Wing Commander [1]

Unit

Lincolnshire Regiment [15]

Royal Engineers [4]

London Regiment [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

South Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Irish Guards [2]

Labour Corps [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Women's Royal Air Force [2]

20 Squadron RNAS [1]

209th Training Depot Station [1]

2nd Infantry Brigade - 1st Australian Division [1]

2nd King's Royal Rifles [1]

3rd Brigade Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Australian Infantry [1]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [1]

HMS BULWARK [1]

HMS Good Hope [1]

HMS Hampshire [1]

HMS IRON DUKE [1]

HMS Queen Mary [1]

HMS SHARK [1]

HMS TURBULENT [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps attached London Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Royal Army Chaplain's Department [1]

Royal Army Chaplains Department [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Fusiliers (City of London) Regiment [1]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS IRON DUKE [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Cressy [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division: HMS INFLEXIBLE [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS NEPTUNE [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Seaforth Highlanders [1]

South Lancashire Regiment [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [395]

Royal Navy [219]

British Army [48]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [92]

S [72]

C [66]

W [63]

H [61]

M [52]

P [44]

G [41]

T [40]

D [35]

R [31]

A [23]

F [23]

L [23]

K [19]

E [17]

J [11]

N [9]

V [6]

Y [6]

O [4]

U [4]

I [2]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [656]

Merchant Navy [86]

Country

United Kingdom [24]

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Lincoln, Lincolnshire [553] Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England [88] Boston, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [6] Bracebridge, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [6] Lincoln Lincolnshire [5] Branston, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [3] Burton, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [3] Harmston, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [3] Saxilby, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [3] Sleaford, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [3] Bracebridge near Lincoln, Lincolnshire [2] Brigg, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [2] Ingham, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [2] Martin, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [2] Nettleham, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [2] Ruskington, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [2] Washingborough, near Lincoln, Lincolnshire [2] Aisthorpe, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1] Alford, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1] Bardney, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1] Barnetby le Wold, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1] Barton on Humber, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1] Bassingham, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1] Baston, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1] Blankney, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1] Boultham, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1] Brace Bridge Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1] Bracebridge Heath, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1] Breton Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1] Caistor, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1] Coleby, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1] Culverthorpe, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1] Eagle, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1] Ealand, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1] Fillingham, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1] Glentham, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1] Goltho, Lincoln. Lincolnshire [1] Grasby, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1] Grimsby, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1] Heighington, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1] Hemswell, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1] Horncastle, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1] Laughton, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1] Lincoln Home, Lincolnshire [1] Lincoln, Haddington, Lincolnshire [1] Lincoln. Lincolnshire [1] Market Rasen, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1] Marshchapel, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1] Metheringham, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1] Morton (near Lincoln), Lincolnshire [1]

Rank

Private [32] Lieutenant [9] Second Lieutenant [6] Captain [5] Gunner [4] Lance Corporal [3] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Sapper [2] Serjeant [2] Able Seaman [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Artificer Engineer [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Chaplain [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Corporal [1] Deck Hand [1] Driver [1] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Honorary Major and Quarter Master [1] Lance-Corporal [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Commander (E) (Retd) [1] Member [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Petty Officer [1] Pilot Officer [1] Pioneer [1] Private 2nd Class [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Reverend [1] Reverend Chaplain 4th Class [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Storewoman [1] Temporary Captain [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Trimmer [1] Wing Commander [1]

Unit

Lincolnshire Regiment [15] Royal Engineers [4] London Regiment [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] South Staffordshire Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Irish Guards [2] Labour Corps [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] Women's Royal Air Force [2] 20 Squadron RNAS [1] 209th Training Depot Station [1] 2nd Infantry Brigade - 1st Australian Division [1] 2nd King's Royal Rifles [1] 3rd Brigade Royal Horse Artillery [1] Army Service Corps [1] Australian Infantry [1] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] East Kent Regiment [1] HMS BLACK PRINCE [1] HMS BULWARK [1] HMS Good Hope [1] HMS Hampshire [1] HMS IRON DUKE [1] HMS Queen Mary [1] HMS SHARK [1] HMS TURBULENT [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps attached London Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Royal Army Chaplain's Department [1] Royal Army Chaplains Department [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Fusiliers (City of London) Regiment [1] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS IRON DUKE [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Cressy [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division: HMS INFLEXIBLE [1] Royal Naval Division [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMS NEPTUNE [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] Seaforth Highlanders [1] South Lancashire Regiment [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [395] Royal Navy [219] British Army [48] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [92] S [72] C [66] W [63] H [61] M [52] P [44] G [41] T [40] D [35] R [31] A [23] F [23] L [23] K [19] E [17] J [11] N [9] V [6] Y [6] O [4] U [4] I [2] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [656] Merchant Navy [86]

Country

United Kingdom [24]

Joseph Bristow

Born 1897

Died 1989

British Army 25766 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 31259 Private South Lancashire Regiment

British Army 62890 Private The Queen's Regiment

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Frank Thomas Brent

Born 1888

Died 1966

Australian Imperial Force Private Australian Infantry 6th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 168 Company Sergeant Major 2nd Infantry Brigade - 1st Australian Division 6th Battalion

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Franklin Woolfitt

Born 1898

Died 1986

British Army 30097 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 30097 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 10th (Service) Battalion 'The Grimsby Chums'

British Army 30097 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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John Willie Todkill

Born 1893

Died 1971

British Army 56344 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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William Howard Livens

Born 1889

Died 1964

British Army Captain Royal Engineers

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William Evelyn Wansbrough

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant South Staffordshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Arthur Edward Fatchett

Born 1899

Died 1995

British Army 70069 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Robert Cecil Wansbrough

Born 1896

Died 1975

British Army Second Lieutenant South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army Pilot Officer Royal Air Force

British Army Captain Royal Air Force

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Leonard John Davis Jones

Born 1899

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 246660 Air Mechanic 2nd Class 209th Training Depot Station

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Claude John Pym

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 79601 Private Canadian Expeditionary Force

British Army Lieutenant Irish Guards

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Henry Hannam Haddelsey

Born 1892

Died 1965

British Army 18107 Serjeant Yorkshire Light Infantry

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Lieutenant

British Army Second Lieutenant Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Aubrey Cecil James Coombes

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 6116 Private Royal Fusiliers 19th Battalion

British Army PS/6116 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army PS/6116 Private Royal Fusiliers (City of London) Regiment 19th (Service) Battalion (2nd Public Schools)

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Samuel St Vincent R Beechey

Born 1899

Died 1977

British Army S/22969 Corporal Seaforth Highlanders

British Army S/14204 Corporal Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 14132 Corporal Training Reserve Battalion

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Frederick George Simpson

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 269797

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Albert Edward Ansell

Born 1896

Died 1969

British Army Second Lieutenant South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army Temporary Captain Army Service Corps

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Arthur Fisher

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 199009

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Frederick Welbourn Bullard

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194566

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Ralph Edward Cheffings

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 34167

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Percival Challans

Born 1888

Died 1962

British Army 022713 Private Army Ordnance Corps

British Army 47144 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 605788 Private Labour Corps

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Robert William Briggs

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265074

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