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Ludlow, Shropshire [115]

Ludlow, Shropshire, England [12]

Bitterley, Ludlow, Shropshire [2]

Bilberry Hall Ludlow, Shropshire [1]

Bromfield, Ludlow, Shropshire [1]

Bucknell, Ludlow, Shropshire [1]

Cainham, Ludlow, Shropshire [1]

Haytons Bent, Stanton Lacy, Ludlow, Shropshire [1]

Hopesay, District of Ludlow, Shropshire [1]

Lower Galdeford, Ludlow, Shropshire [1]

Ludford, Ludlow, Shropshire [1]

Ludlow, Shrewsbury, Shropshire [1]

Ludlow,Shropshire. [1]

Stanton Lacy, Ludlow, Shropshire [1]

Whitton, Ludlow, Shropshire [1]

Rank

Private [26]

Captain [3]

Corporal [3]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Gunner [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Serjeant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy (Second Class) [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Commandant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Leading Telegraphist [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Ordinary Telegraphist [1]

Quartermaster [1]

Sapper [1]

Sergeant [1]

Stoker [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Telegraphist [1]

Unit

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [8]

South Wales Borderers [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

HMS Impregnable [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

1st Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

2nd Life Guards [1]

5th King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

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

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

HM Submarine E30 [1]

HMS Blake [1]

HMS Erin [1]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [1]

HMS LION [1]

HMS Mischief [1]

HMS Victory [1]

HMS Wallace [1]

HMS YARMOUTH [1]

HMS Yarmouth [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Herefordshire Regiment [1]

Hussars [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Magnificent [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Marine Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Artillery, HMS Good Hope [1]

Royal Naval Barracks, Keyham, Devonport [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Shopshire Light Infantry [1]

Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Shropshire Yeomanry [1]

South Staffordshire Regiment [1]

South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) [1]

South Wales Borderers Depot [1]

Training Reserve [1]

Vivid 2 [1]

Vivid II [1]

Service

Royal Navy [58]

British Army [36]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [35]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [22]

H [17]

P [13]

W [11]

S [10]

C [9]

M [8]

T [7]

D [6]

E [6]

J [6]

A [5]

L [5]

G [4]

F [3]

N [3]

R [3]

K [2]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [122]

Merchant Navy [11]

Country

United Kingdom [19]

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People [141] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Ludlow, Shropshire [115] Ludlow, Shropshire, England [12] Bitterley, Ludlow, Shropshire [2] Bilberry Hall Ludlow, Shropshire [1] Bromfield, Ludlow, Shropshire [1] Bucknell, Ludlow, Shropshire [1] Cainham, Ludlow, Shropshire [1] Haytons Bent, Stanton Lacy, Ludlow, Shropshire [1] Hopesay, District of Ludlow, Shropshire [1] Lower Galdeford, Ludlow, Shropshire [1] Ludford, Ludlow, Shropshire [1] Ludlow, Shrewsbury, Shropshire [1] Ludlow,Shropshire. [1] Stanton Lacy, Ludlow, Shropshire [1] Whitton, Ludlow, Shropshire [1]

Rank

Private [26] Captain [3] Corporal [3] Boy 1st Class [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Gunner [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Serjeant [2] Able Seaman [1] Bombardier [1] Boy (Second Class) [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Commandant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Leading Telegraphist [1] Lieutenant [1] Ordinary Telegraphist [1] Quartermaster [1] Sapper [1] Sergeant [1] Stoker [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Telegraphist [1]

Unit

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [8] South Wales Borderers [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Army Service Corps [2] HMS Impregnable [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] 1st Shropshire Light Infantry [1] 2nd Life Guards [1] 5th King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] H.M.S. "Defiance." [1] H.M.S. "Impregnable" [1] HM Submarine E30 [1] HMS Blake [1] HMS Erin [1] HMS INFLEXIBLE [1] HMS LION [1] HMS Mischief [1] HMS Victory [1] HMS Wallace [1] HMS YARMOUTH [1] HMS Yarmouth [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Herefordshire Regiment [1] Hussars [1] Labour Corps [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Magnificent [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Marine Artillery [1] Royal Marine Artillery, HMS Good Hope [1] Royal Naval Barracks, Keyham, Devonport [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] Shopshire Light Infantry [1] Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Shropshire Yeomanry [1] South Staffordshire Regiment [1] South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) [1] South Wales Borderers Depot [1] Training Reserve [1] Vivid 2 [1] Vivid II [1]

Service

Royal Navy [58] British Army [36] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [35] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [22] H [17] P [13] W [11] S [10] C [9] M [8] T [7] D [6] E [6] J [6] A [5] L [5] G [4] F [3] N [3] R [3] K [2] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [122] Merchant Navy [11]

Country

United Kingdom [19]

Edward Sheldon

Born 1885

Died 1919

British Army Shopshire Light Infantry 1st Battalion

British Army 20011 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 20011 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery 67th Siege Battery

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Arthur Thomas Jukes

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 2849 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 240909 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 240909 Private Yorkshire Hussars 5th Battalion

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Edward Bird

Born 1886

Died 1970

British Army 7768 Company Quarter Master Serjeant 1st Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army Captain 1st Shropshire Light Infantry

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John Massey

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 6084 Private Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army SR/6084 Private Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 6084 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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Fred Lincoln

Born 1885

British Army Private South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 11952 Private South Wales Borderers Depot

British Army 11952 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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John Henry Davies

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 5479 Corporal 2nd Life Guards

British Army 187307 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery

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George H. Pound

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 9346 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry 7th Battalion

British Army 9346 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry 2nd Battalion

British Army 9346 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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David Ellis

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 3990 Private Herefordshire Regiment

British Army 236544 Private Herefordshire Regiment

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William Key

Born 1892

British Army 10759 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Stanley Jukes Tillett

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 46855 North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 13975 Corporal Army Pay Corps

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Frederick James Hill

Died 1917

British Army S/290968 Private Army Service Corps Reserve Spare Parts Depot

British Army 290968 Private Army Service Corps

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Walter Phillips

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 14508

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Harry John Francis

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 277264

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Albert Reuben Yapp

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 263179

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George Lloyd

Born 1865

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262903

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Charles Weaver

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260980

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Henry Evans

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 269426

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Thomas Alfred Hayward

Born 1879

Died 1916

Royal Navy Stoker Royal Naval Barracks, Keyham, Devonport

Royal Navy 292724 Stoker Vivid 2

Royal Navy 292724 Stoker Magnificent

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Herbert William Massey

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 261083

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Harold Trowell Broad

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 222118

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