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Louth, Lincolnshire [191]

Louth, Lincolnshire, England [62]

Louth, Grimsby, Lincolnshire [2]

Saint James Louth, Lincolnshire [2]

Utterby, Louth, Lincolnshire [2]

Brakenborough,Louth Lincolnshire [1]

Conisholme, near Louth, Lincolnshire [1]

Fulstow, Louth, Lincolnshire [1]

Legbourne, Louth, Lincolnshire [1]

Louth , Lincolnshire [1]

Louth, Lincolnshire, England. [1]

Louth, Lincolnshire. [1]

Louth, Tetford, Lincolnshire [1]

Mablethorpe near Louth, Lincolnshire [1]

Mablethorpe, Louth, Lincolnshire [1]

North Somercotes, Louth, Lincolnshire [1]

South Elkington, Louth, Lincolnshire [1]

Tathwell, Louth, Lincolnshire [1]

Withcall, Louth, Lincolnshire [1]

Wold Newton, Louth, Lincolnshire [1]

Rank

Private [19]

Lieutenant [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Gunner [4]

Captain [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Corporal [2]

Pte [2]

4th Class Chaplain [1]

A/Sergeant [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Chaplain 4th Class [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Leading Telegraphist [1]

Member (Nursing) [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Reverend [1]

Rifleman [1]

Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Telegraphist [1]

Trimmer [1]

Unit

Lincolnshire Regiment [10]

Royal Field Artillery [4]

Royal Engineers [2]

1st Brahmans, attached 2/8th Gurkha Rifles [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Cyclist Company [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [1]

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

HMS BLACK PRINCE [1]

HMS Bulwark [1]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [1]

HMS IRON DUKE [1]

HMS MOORSOM [1]

Indian Army Postal Service [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

London Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [1]

Mercantile Marine - S.S. "Leicester." [1]

Non-Combatant Corps [1]

Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) [1]

Royal Army Chaplains Department [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Vivid [1]

Royal Sussex Regiment [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1]

Royal West Kent Regiment [1]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [1]

West Yorkshire Regiment [1]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [1]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [116]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [57]

British Army [32]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Indian Army [2]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

M [34]

B [27]

C [24]

S [24]

H [22]

D [20]

P [15]

W [13]

A [12]

L [11]

R [10]

K [9]

N [9]

T [9]

J [7]

E [6]

F [6]

G [6]

O [5]

V [2]

Y [2]

I [1]

Contribution

Military Service [201]

Merchant Navy [63]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

India [1]

United States [1]

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People [274] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Louth, Lincolnshire [191] Louth, Lincolnshire, England [62] Louth, Grimsby, Lincolnshire [2] Saint James Louth, Lincolnshire [2] Utterby, Louth, Lincolnshire [2] Brakenborough,Louth Lincolnshire [1] Conisholme, near Louth, Lincolnshire [1] Fulstow, Louth, Lincolnshire [1] Legbourne, Louth, Lincolnshire [1] Louth , Lincolnshire [1] Louth, Lincolnshire, England. [1] Louth, Lincolnshire. [1] Louth, Tetford, Lincolnshire [1] Mablethorpe near Louth, Lincolnshire [1] Mablethorpe, Louth, Lincolnshire [1] North Somercotes, Louth, Lincolnshire [1] South Elkington, Louth, Lincolnshire [1] Tathwell, Louth, Lincolnshire [1] Withcall, Louth, Lincolnshire [1] Wold Newton, Louth, Lincolnshire [1]

Rank

Private [19] Lieutenant [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Gunner [4] Captain [3] Able Seaman [2] Corporal [2] Pte [2] 4th Class Chaplain [1] A/Sergeant [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Chaplain 4th Class [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Lance Corporal [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Leading Telegraphist [1] Member (Nursing) [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Reverend [1] Rifleman [1] Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Telegraphist [1] Trimmer [1]

Unit

Lincolnshire Regiment [10] Royal Field Artillery [4] Royal Engineers [2] 1st Brahmans, attached 2/8th Gurkha Rifles [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Service Corps [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Cyclist Company [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [1] H.M.S. "Formidable." [1] HMS BLACK PRINCE [1] HMS Bulwark [1] HMS INFLEXIBLE [1] HMS IRON DUKE [1] HMS MOORSOM [1] Indian Army Postal Service [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] London Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [1] Mercantile Marine - S.S. "Leicester." [1] Non-Combatant Corps [1] Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) [1] Royal Army Chaplains Department [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Vivid [1] Royal Sussex Regiment [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1] Royal West Kent Regiment [1] Voluntary Aid Detachment [1] West Yorkshire Regiment [1] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [1] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1] York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [116] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [57] British Army [32] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] Indian Army [2] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

M [34] B [27] C [24] S [24] H [22] D [20] P [15] W [13] A [12] L [11] R [10] K [9] N [9] T [9] J [7] E [6] F [6] G [6] O [5] V [2] Y [2] I [1]

Contribution

Military Service [201] Merchant Navy [63] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [14] India [1] United States [1]

Ernest Goodliffe Miller

Born 1892

Died 1976

Canadian Expeditionary Force 54359 Private 33rd (Reserve) Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 54359 Corporal 18th Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 54359 Private 18th (Western Ontario) Battalion

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Walter Archibald Nell

Born 1893

Died 1978

British Army MS/2711 Private Army Service Corps 4th Division Ammunition Column

British Army MS/2711 Acting Sergeant Army Service Corps Motor Transport

British Army Second Lieutenant Army Service Corps

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Albert Townend

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army 2403 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 2403 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

British Army 2403 Private Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment) 1/5th (Territorial) Battalion

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Harold King

Died 1916

British Army 12986 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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Victor Albert Sims

Born 1997

Died 1916

British Army 1749 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army GS/7475 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army G/7475 Private Royal West Kent Regiment 8th Bn

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Charles William Humberstone

Born 1893

British Army 196940 Gunner Royal Field Artillery No 1 Reserve Brigade [Ripon Yorkshire]

British Army 196940 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 102 Brigade Field Artillery

British Army 196940 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 49th Reserve Battery

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Charles Humberstone

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 8107 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 8107 Lance Corporal Lincolnshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Charles Edward Appleby

Born 1877

Died 1916

British Army 27216 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Alfred Dales

Born 1866

Died 1916

Royal Navy Able Seaman Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Other Empire Force Able Seaman Mercantile Marine - S.S. "Leicester."

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Alfred Snowden

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283288

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George Samuel Thompson Parrish

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 192618

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Walter Dawson

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197935

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Charles Clark

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 190419

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Walter Greenfield

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 191081

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Francis Bertram Maughan

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 39419

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Thomas Dee

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 308239

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Fred Kyme Towle

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194897

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Charles Henry Rowley

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 187491

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Frederick Skipworth

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 293662

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William Claridge

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army T/2016902 Corporal Royal Army Service Corps

British Army 48261 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 16th Battalion

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