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Lincoln, Lincolnshire [553]

Lincoln [383]

Port Lincoln South Australia [200]

Lincoln England [94]

Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England [88]

Boston, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [6]

Bracebridge, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [6]

Lincoln Lincolnshire [5]

Pt Lincoln South Australia [5]

Branston, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [3]

Burton, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [3]

Harmston, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [3]

Lincoln New South Wales [3]

Lincoln South Australia [3]

Lincoln, England [3]

Saxilby, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [3]

Sleaford, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [3]

51 King Street, Lincoln [2]

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]

Arlexton, Grantham, Lincoln [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]

Bracebridge Lincoln [1]

Bracebridge, Lincoln [1]

Bracebridge, Lincoln, Linconshire [1]

Brattleby Lincoln [1]

Breton Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1]

Caistor, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1]

Canwick, Lincoln [1]

Coleby, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1]

Cornargbeg Lincoln, Argyleshire [1]

Culverthorpe, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1]

Deeping, Lincoln [1]

Eagle, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1]

Ealand, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1]

Rank

Private [100]

Lieutenant [20]

Second Lieutenant [15]

Stoker 1st Class [13]

Captain [11]

Lance Corporal [11]

Gunner [10]

Corporal [9]

Able Seaman [8]

Serjeant [7]

Ordinary Seaman [5]

Sapper [5]

Acting Corporal [3]

Driver [3]

Petty Officer [3]

Reverend [3]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Chaplain [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Rifleman [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Trimmer [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Yeoman of Signals [2]

Acting Electrical Artificer 4c [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Artificer Engineer [1]

Bed Steward [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Civilian [1]

Clerk [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Electrical Artificer 4c [1]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Fireman [1]

Honorary Major and Quarter Master [1]

Junior Reserve Attendant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lance-Corporal [1]

Leading Signaller [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Commander (E) (Retd) [1]

Unit

Lincolnshire Regiment [47]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [10]

Royal Engineers [8]

London Regiment [7]

Royal Field Artillery [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

HMS Good Hope [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Royal Air Force [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

Army Service Corps [4]

Coldstream Guards [4]

HMS Hampshire [4]

Labour Corps [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4]

South Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [4]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Royal Naval Reserve [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Australian Infantry [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

HMS Agincourt [2]

HMS BULWARK [2]

HMS Fearless [2]

HMS INVINCIBLE [2]

HMS QUEEN MARY [2]

HMS Victory II [2]

Hussars [2]

Irish Guards [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Chaplain's Department [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

10th Australian Light Horse Regiment [1]

11th Field Artillery Brigade [1]

20 Squadron RNAS [1]

209th Training Depot Station [1]

20th Hussars [1]

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

2nd King's Royal Rifles [1]

37 (Home Defence) Squadron, Royal Flying Corps [1]

3rd Brigade Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Service

Royal Navy [540]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [398]

Australian Imperial Force [312]

British Army [159]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [174]

S [141]

H [131]

W [130]

C [125]

M [106]

P [75]

T [74]

L [73]

G [70]

R [66]

D [65]

A [55]

F [42]

K [40]

E [26]

O [24]

J [23]

N [20]

V [9]

Y [8]

I [7]

U [6]

Q [3]

Contribution

Military Service [1392]

Merchant Navy [86]

Country

United Kingdom [63]

Egypt [1]

India [1]

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Place of birth

Lincoln, Lincolnshire [553] Lincoln [383] Port Lincoln South Australia [200] Lincoln England [94] Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England [88] Boston, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [6] Bracebridge, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [6] Lincoln Lincolnshire [5] Pt Lincoln South Australia [5] Branston, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [3] Burton, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [3] Harmston, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [3] Lincoln New South Wales [3] Lincoln South Australia [3] Lincoln, England [3] Saxilby, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [3] Sleaford, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [3] 51 King Street, Lincoln [2] 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] Arlexton, Grantham, Lincoln [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] Bracebridge Lincoln [1] Bracebridge, Lincoln [1] Bracebridge, Lincoln, Linconshire [1] Brattleby Lincoln [1] Breton Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1] Caistor, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1] Canwick, Lincoln [1] Coleby, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1] Cornargbeg Lincoln, Argyleshire [1] Culverthorpe, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1] Deeping, Lincoln [1] Eagle, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1] Ealand, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1]

Rank

Private [100] Lieutenant [20] Second Lieutenant [15] Stoker 1st Class [13] Captain [11] Lance Corporal [11] Gunner [10] Corporal [9] Able Seaman [8] Serjeant [7] Ordinary Seaman [5] Sapper [5] Acting Corporal [3] Driver [3] Petty Officer [3] Reverend [3] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Chaplain [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Rifleman [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Trimmer [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Yeoman of Signals [2] Acting Electrical Artificer 4c [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Artificer Engineer [1] Bed Steward [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Civilian [1] Clerk [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Deck Hand [1] Electrical Artificer 4c [1] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Fireman [1] Honorary Major and Quarter Master [1] Junior Reserve Attendant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lance-Corporal [1] Leading Signaller [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Commander (E) (Retd) [1]

Unit

Lincolnshire Regiment [47] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [10] Royal Engineers [8] London Regiment [7] Royal Field Artillery [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] HMS Good Hope [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Royal Air Force [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] Army Service Corps [4] Coldstream Guards [4] HMS Hampshire [4] Labour Corps [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4] South Staffordshire Regiment [4] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [4] Cheshire Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [3] Royal Naval Reserve [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Australian Infantry [2] Grenadier Guards [2] HMS Agincourt [2] HMS BULWARK [2] HMS Fearless [2] HMS INVINCIBLE [2] HMS QUEEN MARY [2] HMS Victory II [2] Hussars [2] Irish Guards [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Royal Army Chaplain's Department [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Royal Naval Division [2] South Wales Borderers [2] 10th Australian Light Horse Regiment [1] 11th Field Artillery Brigade [1] 20 Squadron RNAS [1] 209th Training Depot Station [1] 20th Hussars [1] 2nd Infantry Brigade - 1st Australian Division [1] 2nd King's Royal Rifles [1] 37 (Home Defence) Squadron, Royal Flying Corps [1] 3rd Brigade Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Service

Royal Navy [540] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [398] Australian Imperial Force [312] British Army [159] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [174] S [141] H [131] W [130] C [125] M [106] P [75] T [74] L [73] G [70] R [66] D [65] A [55] F [42] K [40] E [26] O [24] J [23] N [20] V [9] Y [8] I [7] U [6] Q [3]

Contribution

Military Service [1392] Merchant Navy [86]

Country

United Kingdom [63] Egypt [1] India [1]

Francis Edward Walker

Born 1881

Died 1942

British Army 40774 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 1/5th Battalion

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Hubert Arthur Setchell

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army B/23239 Private Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) 26th Battalion

British Army B/23239 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Ernest Edward Harrison

Born 1893

Died 1974

British Army 1957 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 200244 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Charles Albert Stanney

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 10872 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 146795 Private Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 146795 Air Mechanic 3rd Class Royal Air Force

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Herbert Walker

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 10791 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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Alfred Tomlinson

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 9856 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 9856 Corporal Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 9856 Corporal Lincolnshire Regiment 6th Battalion

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Harry Frankish

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 4483 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 4th Battalion

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John William Lambert

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 50407 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Charles William Amos Moon

Born 1891

Died 1956

British Army 2332 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 200414 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Robert William Ash

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 117775 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 110 Brigade

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Richard Brotherton

Born 1881

Died 1914

British Army 6015 Private Coldstream Guards

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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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Henry James Nicholas

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 24213 Serjeant Canterbury Regiment New Zealand Force 1st Battalion

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Barrand Hufton

Born 1883

Died 1914

British Army 7836 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Charles Ringham

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 10695 Private Hussars

British Army 10695 Lance Corporal 20th Hussars 'B' Squadron

British Army 10695 Private 20th Hussars

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Arthur Morley

Born 1883

Died 1979

British Army 37744 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 25511 Private Labour Corps

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Joseph Henry Elvin

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 5019 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 235005 Lance Corporal Lincolnshire Regiment 1st/5th Battalion

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Harry North

Born 1896

Died 1966

British Army 20013 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 40648 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 163205 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Charles Oswald Hayward

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Lincolnshire Regiment 7th

British Army Lieutenant Lincolnshire Regiment

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