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Olney, Buckinghamshire [61]

Olney, Buckinghamshire, England [3]

Lavendon, Olney, Buckinghamshire [2]

Clifton Reynes, near Olney, Buckinghamshire [1]

Olney, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1]

Olney, Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire [1]

Olney, Wolverton, Buckinghamshire [1]

Rank

Private [21]

Corporal [3]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Flight Lieutenant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Pri [1]

Sapper [1]

Serjeant [1]

Sick Berth Steward [1]

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Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

1 Kite Ball Base (South Russia) [1]

17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own) [1]

51st Infantry Battalion [1]

Bedford Yeomanry [1]

Beds Regiment [1]

Corp of Hussars [1]

HMS Victory [1]

ICC [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Northumberland Regiment [1]

Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Naval Air Service [1]

Royal Navy Hospital [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

South Wales Borderers [1]

Worcestershire Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [27]

British Army [25]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

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W [9]

M [8]

H [6]

K [5]

P [5]

R [5]

F [4]

J [4]

L [4]

B [3]

G [3]

O [3]

T [3]

C [2]

S [2]

A [1]

D [1]

N [1]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [67]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [20]

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People [70] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Olney, Buckinghamshire [61] Olney, Buckinghamshire, England [3] Lavendon, Olney, Buckinghamshire [2] Clifton Reynes, near Olney, Buckinghamshire [1] Olney, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1] Olney, Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire [1] Olney, Wolverton, Buckinghamshire [1]

Rank

Private [21] Corporal [3] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Flight Lieutenant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Pri [1] Sapper [1] Serjeant [1] Sick Berth Steward [1]

Unit

Bedfordshire Regiment [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] 1 Kite Ball Base (South Russia) [1] 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own) [1] 51st Infantry Battalion [1] Bedford Yeomanry [1] Beds Regiment [1] Corp of Hussars [1] HMS Victory [1] ICC [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Northumberland Regiment [1] Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Naval Air Service [1] Royal Navy Hospital [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] South Wales Borderers [1] Worcestershire Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [27] British Army [25] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [9] M [8] H [6] K [5] P [5] R [5] F [4] J [4] L [4] B [3] G [3] O [3] T [3] C [2] S [2] A [1] D [1] N [1] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [67] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [20]

William King Parsons

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 231450

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Albert Ernest Limbrey

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 30678 Private Bedford Yeomanry

British Army 30678 Private 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own)

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Thomas Dix

Born 1886

Royal Navy M8760

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Robert Huckle Whiting

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 191100

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Alfred George Underwood

Died 1917

British Army 3341 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 40386 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army GS/60101 Private Royal Fusiliers 26th Battalion

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Joseph Longland

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 23808 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 267208 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

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Samuel Smith

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 276703

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William Charles Knight

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Flight Lieutenant 1 Kite Ball Base (South Russia)

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Frank Louis Mann

Born 1892

British Army 29640 Acting Serjeant Royal Army Medical Corps

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Clarence Raymond Mann

Born 1898

Died 1981

British Army 29639 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Neil Campbell Mcmenamin

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 7415

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William Campbell Mcmenamin

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 7416

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Walter Field

Born 1893

Royal Navy L1381

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George Arthur Knight

Born 1896

Royal Navy M10067 Sick Berth Steward Royal Navy Hospital

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Walter Charles Barber

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 224741

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Godfrey Thomas Osborn

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 248426

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Frank William Hooton

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266441

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George Snow

Born 1885

Died 1919

British Army 4952 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army G/41170 Private Middlesex Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Sydney Rolls Wright

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 261677

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Harry Kitchener

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 264724

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