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Northampton, Northamptonshire [636]

Peterborough, Northamptonshire [458]

Kettering, Northamptonshire [318]

Wellingborough, Northamptonshire [232]

Northamptonshire [212]

Rushden, Northamptonshire [100]

Daventry, Northamptonshire [63]

Northampton, Northamptonshire, England [63]

Oundle, Northamptonshire [62]

Brackley, Northamptonshire [53]

Towcester, Northamptonshire [51]

Desborough, Northamptonshire [49]

Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England [41]

Northamptonshire England [30]

Thrapston, Northamptonshire [29]

Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire [25]

Raunds, Northamptonshire [24]

Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire [20]

Weedon, Northamptonshire [20]

Finedon, Northamptonshire [19]

Kingsthorpe, Northamptonshire [18]

Rothwell, Northamptonshire [18]

Hardingstone, Northamptonshire [17]

Irchester, Northamptonshire [16]

Newcastle, Northamptonshire [16]

Brigstock, Northamptonshire [15]

Wicken, Northamptonshire [15]

Woodford, Northamptonshire [15]

Earls Barton, Northamptonshire [14]

Saint Giles, Northamptonshire [14]

Brixworth, Northamptonshire [13]

Kettering, Northamptonshire, England [13]

Morpeth, Northamptonshire [13]

Nassington, Northamptonshire [13]

Wollaston, Northamptonshire [12]

Long Buckby, Northamptonshire [11]

Roade, Northamptonshire [10]

Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England [10]

Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire [9]

Earls Barton, Northampton, Northamptonshire [9]

Finedon, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire [9]

Market Harborough, Northamptonshire [9]

Blisworth, Northamptonshire [8]

Bozeat, Northamptonshire [8]

Braunston, Northamptonshire [7]

Paulerspury, Northamptonshire [7]

Stamford, Northamptonshire [7]

Welford, Northamptonshire [7]

Wellington, Northamptonshire [7]

All Saints, Northamptonshire [6]

Rank

Private [535]

Lance Corporal [52]

Corporal [46]

Gunner [38]

Second Lieutenant [34]

Lieutenant [33]

Serjeant [32]

Able Seaman [29]

Captain [23]

Stoker 1st Class [19]

Ordinary Seaman [18]

Sapper [17]

Sergeant [14]

Boy 1st Class [13]

Acting Serjeant [10]

Driver [10]

Rifleman [10]

Major [9]

Acting Corporal [8]

Lieutenant Colonel [8]

Deck Hand [6]

Stoker 2nd Class [6]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Acting Captain [3]

Bombardier [3]

Boy 2nd Class [3]

Chief Stoker [3]

Leading Seaman [3]

Leading Stoker [3]

Petty Officer [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Acting Leading Stoker [2]

Air Mechanic [2]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2]

Brigadier General [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Seaman [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Trimmer [2]

Wireman 2nd Class [2]

2nd Cook's Mate [1]

2nd Lt [1]

A C I [1]

A C II (Motorcyclist) [1]

A/Colour Sergeant [1]

AC2 Rigger [1]

Unit

Northamptonshire Regiment [216]

Royal Engineers [34]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [34]

Royal Field Artillery [30]

London Regiment [22]

Machine Gun Corps [22]

Army Service Corps [21]

Royal Garrison Artillery [21]

Bedfordshire Regiment [18]

Essex Regiment [17]

Suffolk Regiment [17]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [17]

Leicestershire Regiment [16]

Labour Corps [14]

Middlesex Regiment [12]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [12]

Royal Army Medical Corps [12]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [11]

Royal Flying Corps [11]

The Queen's Regiment [11]

Norfolk Regiment [10]

Royal Army Service Corps [10]

Royal Naval Reserve [10]

Royal Sussex Regiment [10]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [9]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

Canadian Infantry [8]

Gloucestershire Regiment [8]

Royal Air Force [8]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [8]

Coldstream Guards [7]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

Northamptonshire Yeomanry [7]

East Kent Regiment [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Northumberland Regiment [6]

Royal Naval Division [6]

Corps of Hussars [5]

HMS Good Hope [5]

HMS VALIANT [5]

South Wales Borderers [5]

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [5]

Welsh Regiment [5]

Wiltshire Regiment [5]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [4]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

HMS INVINCIBLE [4]

HMS IRON DUKE [4]

Service

Royal Navy [1493]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1461]

British Army [728]

Australian Imperial Force [37]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [27]

Other Empire Force [5]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [503]

S [344]

C [342]

W [338]

H [302]

M [237]

T [203]

P [201]

G [199]

L [183]

R [179]

A [177]

D [138]

F [119]

J [118]

K [85]

E [73]

N [72]

O [34]

I [24]

Y [20]

V [12]

U [11]

Q [2]

Contribution

Military Service [3672]

Merchant Navy [175]

Country

United Kingdom [415]

Canada [7]

India [2]

Malta [1]

United States [1]

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Place of birth

Northampton, Northamptonshire [636] Peterborough, Northamptonshire [458] Kettering, Northamptonshire [318] Wellingborough, Northamptonshire [232] Northamptonshire [212] Rushden, Northamptonshire [100] Daventry, Northamptonshire [63] Northampton, Northamptonshire, England [63] Oundle, Northamptonshire [62] Brackley, Northamptonshire [53] Towcester, Northamptonshire [51] Desborough, Northamptonshire [49] Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England [41] Northamptonshire England [30] Thrapston, Northamptonshire [29] Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire [25] Raunds, Northamptonshire [24] Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire [20] Weedon, Northamptonshire [20] Finedon, Northamptonshire [19] Kingsthorpe, Northamptonshire [18] Rothwell, Northamptonshire [18] Hardingstone, Northamptonshire [17] Irchester, Northamptonshire [16] Newcastle, Northamptonshire [16] Brigstock, Northamptonshire [15] Wicken, Northamptonshire [15] Woodford, Northamptonshire [15] Earls Barton, Northamptonshire [14] Saint Giles, Northamptonshire [14] Brixworth, Northamptonshire [13] Kettering, Northamptonshire, England [13] Morpeth, Northamptonshire [13] Nassington, Northamptonshire [13] Wollaston, Northamptonshire [12] Long Buckby, Northamptonshire [11] Roade, Northamptonshire [10] Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England [10] Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire [9] Earls Barton, Northampton, Northamptonshire [9] Finedon, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire [9] Market Harborough, Northamptonshire [9] Blisworth, Northamptonshire [8] Bozeat, Northamptonshire [8] Braunston, Northamptonshire [7] Paulerspury, Northamptonshire [7] Stamford, Northamptonshire [7] Welford, Northamptonshire [7] Wellington, Northamptonshire [7] All Saints, Northamptonshire [6]

Rank

Private [535] Lance Corporal [52] Corporal [46] Gunner [38] Second Lieutenant [34] Lieutenant [33] Serjeant [32] Able Seaman [29] Captain [23] Stoker 1st Class [19] Ordinary Seaman [18] Sapper [17] Sergeant [14] Boy 1st Class [13] Acting Serjeant [10] Driver [10] Rifleman [10] Major [9] Acting Corporal [8] Lieutenant Colonel [8] Deck Hand [6] Stoker 2nd Class [6] Acting Bombardier [4] Lance Serjeant [4] Acting Captain [3] Bombardier [3] Boy 2nd Class [3] Chief Stoker [3] Leading Seaman [3] Leading Stoker [3] Petty Officer [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Acting Leading Stoker [2] Air Mechanic [2] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2] Brigadier General [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Seaman [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Trimmer [2] Wireman 2nd Class [2] 2nd Cook's Mate [1] 2nd Lt [1] A C I [1] A C II (Motorcyclist) [1] A/Colour Sergeant [1] AC2 Rigger [1]

Unit

Northamptonshire Regiment [216] Royal Engineers [34] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [34] Royal Field Artillery [30] London Regiment [22] Machine Gun Corps [22] Army Service Corps [21] Royal Garrison Artillery [21] Bedfordshire Regiment [18] Essex Regiment [17] Suffolk Regiment [17] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [17] Leicestershire Regiment [16] Labour Corps [14] Middlesex Regiment [12] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [12] Royal Army Medical Corps [12] King's Royal Rifle Corps [11] Royal Flying Corps [11] The Queen's Regiment [11] Norfolk Regiment [10] Royal Army Service Corps [10] Royal Naval Reserve [10] Royal Sussex Regiment [10] Cambridgeshire Regiment [9] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9] Royal Fusiliers [9] Canadian Infantry [8] Gloucestershire Regiment [8] Royal Air Force [8] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [8] Coldstream Guards [7] Durham Light Infantry [7] Northamptonshire Yeomanry [7] East Kent Regiment [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Northumberland Regiment [6] Royal Naval Division [6] Corps of Hussars [5] HMS Good Hope [5] HMS VALIANT [5] South Wales Borderers [5] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [5] Welsh Regiment [5] Wiltshire Regiment [5] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [4] Cheshire Regiment [4] HMS INVINCIBLE [4] HMS IRON DUKE [4]

Service

Royal Navy [1493] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1461] British Army [728] Australian Imperial Force [37] Canadian Expeditionary Force [27] Other Empire Force [5] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [503] S [344] C [342] W [338] H [302] M [237] T [203] P [201] G [199] L [183] R [179] A [177] D [138] F [119] J [118] K [85] E [73] N [72] O [34] I [24] Y [20] V [12] U [11] Q [2]

Contribution

Military Service [3672] Merchant Navy [175]

Country

United Kingdom [415] Canada [7] India [2] Malta [1] United States [1]

Daniel Cross

Born 1893

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 81195

Canadian Expeditionary Force 81195 Private Canadian Infantry

Canadian Expeditionary Force 81195 Private 2nd Battalion

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Arthur Stanley Woolnough

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 9225 Private Corps of Hussars

British Army Second Lieutenant Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 7th Battalion

British Army 2476 Private Devon Yeomanry

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Robert Wilcockson

Born 1897

Died 1979

British Army 14767 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 432411 Private Labour Corps

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Valentine Henry Ayres

Born 1876

Died 1955

British Army P/7350 Acting Corporal Military Foot Police

British Army 4002 Gunner Northamptonshire Battery RFA

British Army P7350 Lance Corporal Military Foot Police

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Hamlet George

Born 1879

Died 1915

British Army G/746 Private East Kent Regiment

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Arthur Jobson

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 661 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 31080 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 1st Bn.

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Alfred Marlow

Born 1871

Died 1949

Canadian Expeditionary Force 472863

Canadian Expeditionary Force 472863 Private 46th Canadian Infantry Battalion

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Arthur Thomas Dycer

Born 1896

Died 1920

British Army 6015 Corporal Lord Strathcona's Horse

British Army 6015 Corporal Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)

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Alexander Henry Barby

Born 1889

Died 1915

Royal Navy 237567 Able Seaman HM Submarine E10

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Arthur Hedley Burnham

Born 1877

Died 1958

British Army 480527 Private Labour Corp 682nd Agricultural Corp

British Army 19616 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 3rd Bn

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Harry Cobley

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 16911 Northamptonshire Regiment 7th Battalion

British Army Private

British Army 16911 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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Fred Feakin

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 201705 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 1st/4th Bn.

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Arthur William Merrill

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 80380 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 38th Field Amb

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James Boswell

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 7676 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army 8473 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 8473 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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William Rose Gent

Born 1876

Died 1930

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 206345

Royal Navy Petty Officer Mechanic (Fitter) Royal Naval Air Service HMS President II

Royal Navy Chief Petty Officer Royal Naval Air Service Polegate

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Albert Arthur Gammage

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 17916 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 17916 Lance Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment 11th Battalion.

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William Bowyer Smith

Born 1878

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 3766

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John Audley Thicknesse

Born 1869

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Somerset Light Infantry 1st Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant The Prince Albert's (Somerset Light Infantry)

British Army Lieutenant The Prince Albert's (Somerset Light Infantry)

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Matthew Andrew Muir

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Kings Hussars 15th Battalion

British Army Captain 1st King's African Rifles

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Stephen Massingberd

Born 1870

Died 1925

British Army Major Lincolnshire Regiment Staff

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