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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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Place of birth

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]

Cecil Richard Phineas Otter

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 232483

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Thomas Francis Mcconnell

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 232992

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Alfred John Yeates

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 235623

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Frank Close

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 239346

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Alec George Cooke

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army R/20741 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps 7th Btn

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John Ross

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 8686 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Thomas Morris

Died 1917

British Army 72960 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Harold Percival Swaby

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 39669

British Army 954 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Ernest Israel Abell

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 307352

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Robert Stamp

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 221482

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Charles King Singleton

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 201784

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Hugh Roderick Williams

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 308275

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Edwin Arthur Simpson

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 304138

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Frederick John Edward Hawcock

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 21799

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William Simpson

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 251236

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Ralph H G Harrison

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 5027

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James Elstrap Whitelamb

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 201942

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Herbert Bateson

Born 1862

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 409712

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Brian Salter Daubney

Born 1883

Died 1944

British Army 28028 Driver 3rd Brigade Royal Horse Artillery

British Army 28028 Serjeant 3rd Brigade Royal Horse Artillery

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William Thomas Lyon

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 87960

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