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Northampton, Northamptonshire [636]

Northampton [532]

Northampton England [133]

Northampton Western Australia [65]

Northampton, Northamptonshire, England [63]

Earls Barton, Northampton, Northamptonshire [9]

Hardingstone, Northampton, Northamptonshire [7]

Northampton, Hampshire [7]

Rushden, Northampton, Northamptonshire [6]

Abington, Northampton, Northamptonshire [5]

Kettering, Northampton, Northamptonshire [5]

Kingsthorpe, Northampton, Northamptonshire [5]

Northampton,Northamptonshire [5]

All Saints, Northampton [4]

Duston, Northampton, Northamptonshire [4]

Kingsthorpe, Northampton [4]

Saint Giles, Northampton [4]

Spratton, Northampton, Northamptonshire [4]

St. Edmund's, Northampton [4]

Long Buckby, Northampton, Northamptonshire [3]

Oundle, Northampton, Northamptonshire [3]

Pitsford, Northampton, Northamptonshire [3]

Blisworth, Northampton, Northamptonshire [2]

Dallington, Northampton, Northamptonshire [2]

Daventry, Northampton, Northamptonshire [2]

Kettering, Northampton [2]

Kingsley Park, Northampton, Northamptonshire [2]

Little Houghton, Northampton, Northamptonshire [2]

Moulton, Northampton, Northamptonshire [2]

Northampton, Staffordshire [2]

Northampton. [2]

Pattishall, Northampton, Northamptonshire [2]

Potterspury, Northampton, Northamptonshire [2]

Saint Andrews, Northampton [2]

St Giles, Northampton [2]

St Peter's, Northampton [2]

Wellingborough, Northampton [2]

Wootton, Northampton, Northamptonshire [2]

10 Mount Gardens, St Sepulchre, Northampton [1]

29 Talbot Road, Northampton, [1]

73, Sheep Street, Northampton [1]

Abthorpe, Northampton, Northamptonshire [1]

Althorp, Northampton, Northamptonshire [1]

Ashley,Northampton. [1]

Ashton, Northampton, Northamptonshire [1]

Billing, Northampton [1]

Brackley, Northampton, Northamptonshire [1]

Braunston, Northampton, Northamptonshire [1]

Brayfield, Northampton [1]

Byfield, Northampton [1]

Rank

Private [174]

Serjeant [23]

Corporal [16]

Lance Corporal [16]

Second Lieutenant [16]

Stoker 1st Class [12]

Gunner [11]

Lieutenant [11]

Able Seaman [9]

Captain [9]

Sapper [6]

Driver [5]

Sergeant [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Leading Seaman [4]

Leading Stoker [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Pioneer [2]

Private II [2]

Rifleman [2]

Wireman 2nd Class [2]

1944 [1]

2/Lieutenant [1]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

A C I [1]

A C II (Motorcyclist) [1]

A/Sergeant [1]

AB [1]

AC I [1]

AC II (Motor Cyclist) [1]

AC2 Rigger [1]

AM III [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Air Mech II [1]

Air Mechanic [1]

Airman [1]

Blacksmith [1]

Boatswain [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Chaplain to the Forces, 4th Class (Captain) [1]

Chief Steward [1]

Unit

Northamptonshire Regiment [75]

Royal Engineers [13]

Royal Field Artillery [12]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12]

Army Service Corps [11]

Labour Corps [9]

London Regiment [9]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [8]

Bedfordshire Regiment [7]

Northamptonshire Yeomanry [6]

Royal Sussex Regiment [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

HMS IRON DUKE [4]

HMS NEPTUNE [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Northamptonshire [4]

Suffolk Regiment [4]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

HMS BROKE [3]

HMS THUNDERER [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

3rd South African Infantry [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Australian Infantry [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

HMS COLLINGWOOD [2]

HMS Good Hope [2]

HMS Indefatigable [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Honourable Artillery Company [2]

Hussars [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Service

Royal Navy [608]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [527]

British Army [261]

Australian Imperial Force [203]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [11]

Other Empire Force [3]

South African Services [2]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [183]

S [159]

W [150]

C [147]

H [132]

M [108]

P [103]

T [92]

A [77]

R [76]

G [73]

L [61]

F [58]

K [47]

J [45]

D [44]

E [42]

N [24]

O [16]

Y [13]

I [8]

V [6]

U [4]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1586]

Merchant Navy [62]

Country

United Kingdom [123]

Australia [2]

Canada [2]

India [1]

Ireland [1]

Singapore [1]

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Northampton, Northamptonshire [636] Northampton [532] Northampton England [133] Northampton Western Australia [65] Northampton, Northamptonshire, England [63] Earls Barton, Northampton, Northamptonshire [9] Hardingstone, Northampton, Northamptonshire [7] Northampton, Hampshire [7] Rushden, Northampton, Northamptonshire [6] Abington, Northampton, Northamptonshire [5] Kettering, Northampton, Northamptonshire [5] Kingsthorpe, Northampton, Northamptonshire [5] Northampton,Northamptonshire [5] All Saints, Northampton [4] Duston, Northampton, Northamptonshire [4] Kingsthorpe, Northampton [4] Saint Giles, Northampton [4] Spratton, Northampton, Northamptonshire [4] St. Edmund's, Northampton [4] Long Buckby, Northampton, Northamptonshire [3] Oundle, Northampton, Northamptonshire [3] Pitsford, Northampton, Northamptonshire [3] Blisworth, Northampton, Northamptonshire [2] Dallington, Northampton, Northamptonshire [2] Daventry, Northampton, Northamptonshire [2] Kettering, Northampton [2] Kingsley Park, Northampton, Northamptonshire [2] Little Houghton, Northampton, Northamptonshire [2] Moulton, Northampton, Northamptonshire [2] Northampton, Staffordshire [2] Northampton. [2] Pattishall, Northampton, Northamptonshire [2] Potterspury, Northampton, Northamptonshire [2] Saint Andrews, Northampton [2] St Giles, Northampton [2] St Peter's, Northampton [2] Wellingborough, Northampton [2] Wootton, Northampton, Northamptonshire [2] 10 Mount Gardens, St Sepulchre, Northampton [1] 29 Talbot Road, Northampton, [1] 73, Sheep Street, Northampton [1] Abthorpe, Northampton, Northamptonshire [1] Althorp, Northampton, Northamptonshire [1] Ashley,Northampton. [1] Ashton, Northampton, Northamptonshire [1] Billing, Northampton [1] Brackley, Northampton, Northamptonshire [1] Braunston, Northampton, Northamptonshire [1] Brayfield, Northampton [1] Byfield, Northampton [1]

Rank

Private [174] Serjeant [23] Corporal [16] Lance Corporal [16] Second Lieutenant [16] Stoker 1st Class [12] Gunner [11] Lieutenant [11] Able Seaman [9] Captain [9] Sapper [6] Driver [5] Sergeant [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Leading Seaman [4] Leading Stoker [4] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Ordinary Seaman [3] Acting Corporal [2] Deck Hand [2] Petty Officer [2] Pioneer [2] Private II [2] Rifleman [2] Wireman 2nd Class [2] 1944 [1] 2/Lieutenant [1] 2nd Lieutenant [1] A C I [1] A C II (Motorcyclist) [1] A/Sergeant [1] AB [1] AC I [1] AC II (Motor Cyclist) [1] AC2 Rigger [1] AM III [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Petty Officer Stoker [1] Air Mech II [1] Air Mechanic [1] Airman [1] Blacksmith [1] Boatswain [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Chaplain to the Forces, 4th Class (Captain) [1] Chief Steward [1]

Unit

Northamptonshire Regiment [75] Royal Engineers [13] Royal Field Artillery [12] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12] Army Service Corps [11] Labour Corps [9] London Regiment [9] Machine Gun Corps [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [8] Bedfordshire Regiment [7] Northamptonshire Yeomanry [6] Royal Sussex Regiment [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Manchester Regiment [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] HMS IRON DUKE [4] HMS NEPTUNE [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Northamptonshire [4] Suffolk Regiment [4] Canadian Infantry [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] Essex Regiment [3] HMS BROKE [3] HMS THUNDERER [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] South Wales Borderers [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] 3rd South African Infantry [2] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Australian Infantry [2] Corps of Hussars [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] HMS COLLINGWOOD [2] HMS Good Hope [2] HMS Indefatigable [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Honourable Artillery Company [2] Hussars [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Service

Royal Navy [608] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [527] British Army [261] Australian Imperial Force [203] Canadian Expeditionary Force [11] Other Empire Force [3] South African Services [2] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [183] S [159] W [150] C [147] H [132] M [108] P [103] T [92] A [77] R [76] G [73] L [61] F [58] K [47] J [45] D [44] E [42] N [24] O [16] Y [13] I [8] V [6] U [4] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1586] Merchant Navy [62]

Country

United Kingdom [123] Australia [2] Canada [2] India [1] Ireland [1] Singapore [1]

Arthur R Simpson

Born 1890

British Army 315407 Private Tank Corps

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George Topping

Born 1874

Died 1915

British Army 3226 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion.

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Herbert Sherwood

Born 1879

British Army M/301487 Private Army Service Corps

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George R Sherwood

Born 1884

Died 1969

British Army 58578 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Alfred Philip Vince

Born 1897

Royal Navy J23769

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William Sturgess

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army G/70135 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/70135 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 6th Battalion

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Clyde Fairbanks Maxwell

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Essex Regiment 9 Battalion

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Harold Sedgwick

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 15584 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 7th (Service) Battalion

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Arthur Robert Bosworth

Born 1883

Died 1930

British Army 289937 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army WR/274968 Sapper Royal Engineers Railway Operating Department

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Percy J Boyes

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 145691 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 145691 Sapper Royal Engineers 93rd Field Company

British Army 145691 Sapper Royal Engineers 93rd Field Company

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George Bullimore

Born 1873

Died 1915

British Army G/8439 Private Middlesex Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Gordon Christoffer Frost

Born 1884

Died 1933

Australian Imperial Force 445

Australian Imperial Force 387

Australian Imperial Force 445/387 Corporal Signaller 7th Light Horse Regiment

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Henry Reynolds

Born 1880

Died 1948

British Army Captain Royal Scots 12th Battalion

British Army Captain The Royal Scots 12th Battalion.

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Joseph Farmer

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 20409 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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Frederick King

Died 1917

British Army 22831 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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William James Wilson

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 5351 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 12th Battalion

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Edward Penn Crofts

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 2132 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 200306 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army Private Northamptonshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

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William Cotchin

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 135 Serjeant Northamptonshire Yeomanry

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George Prickett

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 313217

Royal Navy 222569 Leading Seaman

Royal Navy 222569 Leading Mechanic Royal Naval Air Service

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Charles Leonard Farmer

Born 1896

Died 1962

British Army 3/9942 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 9942 Private Northamptonshire 2nd Battalion

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