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Norwich, Norfolk [2138]

Norwich [244]

Norwich England [208]

Norwich, Norfolk, England [167]

Norwich Norfolk [36]

Lakenham, Norwich, Norfolk [20]

Norwich Norfolk [18]

norwich,norfolk [16]

Thorpe Hamlet, Norwich, Norfolk [14]

Eaton, Norwich, Norfolk [9]

St James, Norwich, Norfolk [9]

Norwich, England [8]

Norwich, Lancashire [8]

Thorpe, Norwich, Norfolk [8]

Norfolk, Norwich [7]

Wymondham, Norwich, Norfolk [7]

Lakenham Norwich [5]

Near Norwich, Norfolk [5]

Norwich,Norfolk. [5]

Heigham Norwich, Norfolk [4]

Heigham, Norwich [4]

Lakenham, Norwich [4]

New Catton, Norwich, Norfolk [4]

Norwich district [4]

Swardeston, Norwich, Norfolk [4]

Drayton, Norwich, Norfolk [3]

Fakenham, Norwich, Norfolk [3]

Heigham, Norwich, Norfolk [3]

Hethersett, Norwich, Norfolk [3]

Horsford, Norwich, Norfolk [3]

Lakenham Norwich Norfolk [3]

Norwich, Essex [3]

Norwich, London [3]

Thorpe St Andrew, Norwich, Norfolk [3]

Acle Norwich [2]

Ashwellthorpe, Norwich, Norfolk [2]

Belaugh, Norwich, Norfolk [2]

Birmingham Norwich [2]

Blofield, Norwich, Norfolk [2]

Brooke, Norwich, Norfolk [2]

Coltishall, Norwich, Norfolk [2]

Heigham Norwich [2]

Norwich, Kent [2]

Norwich, Suffolk [2]

Norwich. Norfolk [2]

Old Catton, Norwich, Norfolk [2]

Sprowston, Norwich [2]

Sprowston, Norwich, Norfolk [2]

Stalham, Norwich, Norfolk [2]

Surlingham, Norwich, Norfolk [2]

Rank

Private [293]

Corporal [34]

Second Lieutenant [31]

Able Seaman [28]

Lance Corporal [28]

Serjeant [26]

Gunner [24]

Ordinary Seaman [18]

Stoker 1st Class [15]

Captain [14]

Lieutenant [14]

Sergeant [14]

Sapper [11]

Boy 1st Class [10]

Driver [10]

Deck Hand [9]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Rifleman [7]

Stoker 2nd Class [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Boy 2nd Class [5]

Leading Seaman [5]

Company Sergeant Major [4]

Major [4]

Petty Officer [4]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Bombardier [3]

Pioneer [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2]

Acting Sergeant [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Assistant Matron [2]

Boy Telegraphist [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Drummer [2]

Engineman [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Musician [2]

Officer's Steward 1st Class [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Sergeant Mechanic [2]

Signal Boy [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

Telegraphist [2]

Wireman 2nd Class [2]

2nd Hand [1]

A/B [1]

AM2 Carpenter [1]

Unit

Norfolk Regiment [118]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [35]

Royal Army Medical Corps [27]

Royal Engineers [25]

Labour Corps [22]

London Regiment [19]

Canadian Infantry [18]

Essex Regiment [18]

Suffolk Regiment [18]

Royal Field Artillery [16]

Royal Naval Reserve [16]

Army Service Corps [13]

Northamptonshire Regiment [11]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

Royal Air Force [10]

Royal Flying Corps [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

The Queen's Regiment [9]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

HMS Falmouth [7]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [7]

Manchester Regiment [7]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

East Yorkshire Regiment [6]

HMS IRON DUKE [6]

Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [6]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

HMS Vanguard [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

South Wales Borderers [5]

East Kent Regiment [4]

HMS Ganges [4]

HMS MALAYA [4]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [3]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [3]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

HMS BENBOW [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Artillery [3]

Service

Royal Navy [1602]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [719]

British Army [445]

Australian Imperial Force [210]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [51]

Other Empire Force [7]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [448]

C [301]

S [284]

H [283]

W [266]

G [191]

P [178]

M [166]

L [148]

R [147]

D [139]

F [137]

A [100]

T [98]

J [60]

N [58]

E [56]

K [53]

Y [21]

O [19]

V [15]

U [9]

Q [6]

I [5]

Contribution

Military Service [2974]

Merchant Navy [163]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [186]

Canada [5]

India [3]

Australia [2]

South Africa [2]

Egypt [1]

France [1]

Gibraltar [1]

Malta [1]

Myanmar [1]

New Zealand [1]

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People [3188] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Norwich, Norfolk [2138] Norwich [244] Norwich England [208] Norwich, Norfolk, England [167] Norwich Norfolk [36] Lakenham, Norwich, Norfolk [20] Norwich Norfolk [18] norwich,norfolk [16] Thorpe Hamlet, Norwich, Norfolk [14] Eaton, Norwich, Norfolk [9] St James, Norwich, Norfolk [9] Norwich, England [8] Norwich, Lancashire [8] Thorpe, Norwich, Norfolk [8] Norfolk, Norwich [7] Wymondham, Norwich, Norfolk [7] Lakenham Norwich [5] Near Norwich, Norfolk [5] Norwich,Norfolk. [5] Heigham Norwich, Norfolk [4] Heigham, Norwich [4] Lakenham, Norwich [4] New Catton, Norwich, Norfolk [4] Norwich district [4] Swardeston, Norwich, Norfolk [4] Drayton, Norwich, Norfolk [3] Fakenham, Norwich, Norfolk [3] Heigham, Norwich, Norfolk [3] Hethersett, Norwich, Norfolk [3] Horsford, Norwich, Norfolk [3] Lakenham Norwich Norfolk [3] Norwich, Essex [3] Norwich, London [3] Thorpe St Andrew, Norwich, Norfolk [3] Acle Norwich [2] Ashwellthorpe, Norwich, Norfolk [2] Belaugh, Norwich, Norfolk [2] Birmingham Norwich [2] Blofield, Norwich, Norfolk [2] Brooke, Norwich, Norfolk [2] Coltishall, Norwich, Norfolk [2] Heigham Norwich [2] Norwich, Kent [2] Norwich, Suffolk [2] Norwich. Norfolk [2] Old Catton, Norwich, Norfolk [2] Sprowston, Norwich [2] Sprowston, Norwich, Norfolk [2] Stalham, Norwich, Norfolk [2] Surlingham, Norwich, Norfolk [2]

Rank

Private [293] Corporal [34] Second Lieutenant [31] Able Seaman [28] Lance Corporal [28] Serjeant [26] Gunner [24] Ordinary Seaman [18] Stoker 1st Class [15] Captain [14] Lieutenant [14] Sergeant [14] Sapper [11] Boy 1st Class [10] Driver [10] Deck Hand [9] Acting Serjeant [7] Rifleman [7] Stoker 2nd Class [6] Acting Corporal [5] Boy 2nd Class [5] Leading Seaman [5] Company Sergeant Major [4] Major [4] Petty Officer [4] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Bombardier [3] Pioneer [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2] Acting Sergeant [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Assistant Matron [2] Boy Telegraphist [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Drummer [2] Engineman [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Leading Stoker [2] Musician [2] Officer's Steward 1st Class [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Sergeant Mechanic [2] Signal Boy [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] Telegraphist [2] Wireman 2nd Class [2] 2nd Hand [1] A/B [1] AM2 Carpenter [1]

Unit

Norfolk Regiment [118] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [35] Royal Army Medical Corps [27] Royal Engineers [25] Labour Corps [22] London Regiment [19] Canadian Infantry [18] Essex Regiment [18] Suffolk Regiment [18] Royal Field Artillery [16] Royal Naval Reserve [16] Army Service Corps [13] Northamptonshire Regiment [11] Machine Gun Corps [10] Royal Air Force [10] Royal Flying Corps [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] The Queen's Regiment [9] Royal Fusiliers [8] HMS Falmouth [7] HMS INFLEXIBLE [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [7] Manchester Regiment [7] Middlesex Regiment [7] East Yorkshire Regiment [6] HMS IRON DUKE [6] Lincolnshire Regiment [6] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [6] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] HMS Vanguard [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] South Wales Borderers [5] East Kent Regiment [4] HMS Ganges [4] HMS MALAYA [4] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Cambridgeshire Regiment [3] Canadian Mounted Rifles [3] Coldstream Guards [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] HMS BENBOW [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Artillery [3]

Service

Royal Navy [1602] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [719] British Army [445] Australian Imperial Force [210] Canadian Expeditionary Force [51] Other Empire Force [7] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [448] C [301] S [284] H [283] W [266] G [191] P [178] M [166] L [148] R [147] D [139] F [137] A [100] T [98] J [60] N [58] E [56] K [53] Y [21] O [19] V [15] U [9] Q [6] I [5]

Contribution

Military Service [2974] Merchant Navy [163] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [186] Canada [5] India [3] Australia [2] South Africa [2] Egypt [1] France [1] Gibraltar [1] Malta [1] Myanmar [1] New Zealand [1]

Thomas Bird

Born 1892

Royal Navy L8278

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Thomas James Ellis

Born 1895

Royal Navy SS123266

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John Henry Richardson

Born 1899

Royal Navy SS124651

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Herbert Harmer

Born 1884

Royal Navy 207305

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Leonard George Dewing

Born 1874

British Army 97800 Royal Army Medical Corps 302nd Battalion

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Sidney Jesse Bassendine

Born 1895

British Army 404136 Private Royal Air Force

British Army 12704 Private Army Cyclist Corps

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Henry Huggins

Born 1858

Royal Navy L794

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Fredric Marrison

Born 1898

Royal Navy J32258 Ordinary Seaman HMS IRON DUKE

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