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Loughborough, Leicestershire [308]

Loughborough, Leicester, Leicestershire [11]

Shepshed, Loughborough, Leicestershire [11]

Loughborough, Leicestershire, England [9]

Barrow on Soar, Loughborough, Leicestershire [3]

Sheepshed, Loughborough, Leicestershire [3]

Barrow-on-Soar, Loughborough, Leicestershire [2]

Hathern, Loughborough, Leicestershire [2]

Loughborough Leicestershire [2]

Wymeswold, Loughborough, Leicestershire [2]

Castle Donington, Loughborough, Leicestershire [1]

Kegworth, Loughborough, Leicestershire [1]

Loughborough,Leicestershire. [1]

Loughborough. Leicestershire [1]

Mountsorrel, Loughborough, Leicestershire [1]

Nanpanton, Loughborough, Leicestershire [1]

Near Loughborough, Leicestershire [1]

Rothley, Loughborough, Leicestershire [1]

Whitwick, Loughborough, Leicestershire [1]

Woodthorpe, Loughborough, Leicestershire [1]

Rank

Private [22]

Able Seaman [7]

Lance Corporal [6]

Leading Stoker [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Corporal [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Acting Leading Stoker [2]

Civilian [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Sapper [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Boy I [1]

Chief Writer [1]

Crane Driver [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Driver [1]

HMS Victorious [1]

Leading Carpenter's Crew [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Motor Boatman [1]

Ordinary Telegraphist [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant [1]

Signalman [1]

Sister [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Telegraphist [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Trimmer Cook [1]

Unit

Leicestershire Regiment [14]

HMS NEPTUNE [3]

Royal Engineers [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Air Raid Victim, Leicestershire [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

Army Service Corps [1]

Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [1]

Flying Training School, Netheravon [1]

General List [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

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

HM Submarine E17 [1]

HM Submarine E36 [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS Ajax [1]

HMS BULWARK [1]

HMS FORTUNE [1]

HMS Ganges [1]

HMS Good Hope [1]

HMS Hindustan [1]

HMS INDOMITABLE [1]

HMS OAK [1]

HMS PORPOISE [1]

HMS QUEEN MARY [1]

HMS Sparrowhawk [1]

HMS St Vincent [1]

HMS TIGER [1]

HMS TIPPERARY [1]

HMS Thunderer [1]

HMS Victorious [1]

HMS Vindictive [1]

Hussars [1]

Inns of Court Officer Training Corps [1]

Labour Corps [1]

London Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Notts & Derby Regiment [1]

Officer Training Corps [1]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [1]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [166]

Royal Navy [153]

British Army [33]

Other Empire Force [3]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [53]

H [45]

S [36]

W [31]

M [24]

P [22]

L [20]

C [18]

T [17]

A [15]

G [13]

D [11]

N [11]

J [10]

K [9]

F [8]

R [8]

E [5]

O [3]

Z [2]

U [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [347]

Merchant Navy [9]

Country

United Kingdom [19]

Ireland [1]

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People [363] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Loughborough, Leicestershire [308] Loughborough, Leicester, Leicestershire [11] Shepshed, Loughborough, Leicestershire [11] Loughborough, Leicestershire, England [9] Barrow on Soar, Loughborough, Leicestershire [3] Sheepshed, Loughborough, Leicestershire [3] Barrow-on-Soar, Loughborough, Leicestershire [2] Hathern, Loughborough, Leicestershire [2] Loughborough Leicestershire [2] Wymeswold, Loughborough, Leicestershire [2] Castle Donington, Loughborough, Leicestershire [1] Kegworth, Loughborough, Leicestershire [1] Loughborough,Leicestershire. [1] Loughborough. Leicestershire [1] Mountsorrel, Loughborough, Leicestershire [1] Nanpanton, Loughborough, Leicestershire [1] Near Loughborough, Leicestershire [1] Rothley, Loughborough, Leicestershire [1] Whitwick, Loughborough, Leicestershire [1] Woodthorpe, Loughborough, Leicestershire [1]

Rank

Private [22] Able Seaman [7] Lance Corporal [6] Leading Stoker [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Corporal [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Acting Leading Stoker [2] Civilian [2] Lieutenant [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Sapper [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Boy I [1] Chief Writer [1] Crane Driver [1] Deck Hand [1] Driver [1] HMS Victorious [1] Leading Carpenter's Crew [1] Leading Seaman [1] Motor Boatman [1] Ordinary Telegraphist [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant [1] Signalman [1] Sister [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Telegraphist [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Trimmer Cook [1]

Unit

Leicestershire Regiment [14] HMS NEPTUNE [3] Royal Engineers [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Air Raid Victim, Leicestershire [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] Army Service Corps [1] Duke Of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [1] Flying Training School, Netheravon [1] General List [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] H.M.S. "Hampshire" [1] HM Submarine E17 [1] HM Submarine E36 [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS Ajax [1] HMS BULWARK [1] HMS FORTUNE [1] HMS Ganges [1] HMS Good Hope [1] HMS Hindustan [1] HMS INDOMITABLE [1] HMS OAK [1] HMS PORPOISE [1] HMS QUEEN MARY [1] HMS Sparrowhawk [1] HMS St Vincent [1] HMS TIGER [1] HMS TIPPERARY [1] HMS Thunderer [1] HMS Victorious [1] HMS Vindictive [1] Hussars [1] Inns of Court Officer Training Corps [1] Labour Corps [1] London Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Notts & Derby Regiment [1] Officer Training Corps [1] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [1] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Fusiliers [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [166] Royal Navy [153] British Army [33] Other Empire Force [3] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [53] H [45] S [36] W [31] M [24] P [22] L [20] C [18] T [17] A [15] G [13] D [11] N [11] J [10] K [9] F [8] R [8] E [5] O [3] Z [2] U [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [347] Merchant Navy [9]

Country

United Kingdom [19] Ireland [1]

Walter Harrison Thurman

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265253

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Albert Cumberland

Born 1882

Canadian Expeditionary Force 477212

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Walter Ernest Abell

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 32392 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 27948 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 32392 York and Lancaster Regiment

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Leonard Eric Clarke

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 21791

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Percy Brookes

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 125705

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Alfred Edward Barrs

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1378

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John Edward Adkinson

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 219242

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William Arthur King

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 249945

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Bernard Hudson

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 252354

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Leonard Vincent Rossell

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 13795 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 13795 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 8th (Service) Battalion

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Arthur West

Born 1900

Died 1984

Royal Navy Leading Seaman Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Z/4325 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Division 6 Battalion

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Bernard Chapman

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 6118

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Charles Frederick Glenn

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 240338

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William Webster

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 5419

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Leonard Upton

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 87722

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Thomas Henry Locker

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162998

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Frank William Burton

Born 1896

Died 1962

British Army 2157 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 436102 Private Labour Corps

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William Marshall

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 12328

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Joe Tom Rossell

Born 1893

Died 1955

British Army 4877 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 241811 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army Private Leicestershire Regiment 11th

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Horace Frederick Hatton

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 141931

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