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Oswestry, Shropshire [164]

Oswestry, Shropshire, England [30]

St Martin's, Oswestry, Shropshire [4]

Oswestry Shropshire [3]

Oswestry, Shrewsbury, Shropshire [2]

Weston Rhyn, Oswestry, Shropshire [2]

Beatrice Street, Oswestry, Shropshire [1]

Drenewydd Oswestry, Shropshire [1]

Knockin, Oswestry, Shropshire [1]

Llanyblodwel, Oswestry, Shropshire [1]

Llanyblodwel,Oswestry,Shropshire. [1]

Morda, Oswestry, Shropshire [1]

Morton, Nr Oswestry, Shropshire [1]

Morton, Oswestry, Shropshire [1]

Nant y Caws, near Oswestry, Shropshire [1]

Oswestry, Salop, Shropshire [1]

Oswestry,Shropshire [1]

Oswestry,Shropshire. [1]

Selattyn, Oswestry, Shropshire [1]

Sweeney, near Oswestry, Shropshire [1]

Trefonen, Oswestry, Shropshire [1]

West Felton, Oswestry, Shropshire [1]

Weston Lane, nr Oswestry, Shropshire [1]

Whittington, Oswestry, Shropshire [1]

Wooton, Oswestry, Shropshire [1]

Wootton, West Felton, Oswestry, Shropshire [1]

Rank

Private [32]

Lieutenant [9]

Lance Corporal [5]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Captain [3]

Corporal [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Gunner [2]

Major [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Serjeant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting sub-Lieutenant [1]

Air Commodore [1]

Driver [1]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Farrier Corporal [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Midshipman [1]

Naval Cadet [1]

Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Sergeant [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Temporary Second Corporal [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [11]

Shropshire Light Infantry [5]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Royal Naval Reserve [3]

HMS Victory I [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Shropshire Yeomanry [2]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

(Illegible on Record) [1]

15th Punjab Regiment [1]

2nd Life Guards [1]

4th Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Artist's Rifles [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

HMS COLLINGWOOD [1]

HMS Colossus [1]

HMS Falmouth [1]

HMS Formidable [1]

HMS MALAYA [1]

HMS Magic [1]

HMS Morning Star [1]

HMS Partridge [1]

HMS Pegasus [1]

HMS TIGER [1]

Household Cavalry And Cavalry Of The Line (Incl. Yeomanry And Imperial Camel Corps) [1]

Hussars [1]

Indian Political Department [1]

Inns of Court Officers Training Corps [1]

Kings Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Life Guards [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Montgomery Yeomanry [1]

Montgomeryshire Yeomanry [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1]

Service

Royal Navy [82]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [69]

British Army [45]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

J [31]

W [22]

B [19]

P [18]

D [17]

E [15]

H [14]

L [14]

T [12]

M [11]

S [11]

R [8]

O [7]

C [5]

F [5]

G [4]

K [4]

A [3]

N [3]

V [2]

Contribution

Military Service [187]

Merchant Navy [30]

Country

United Kingdom [22]

Canada [1]

France [1]

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People [225] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Oswestry, Shropshire [164] Oswestry, Shropshire, England [30] St Martin's, Oswestry, Shropshire [4] Oswestry Shropshire [3] Oswestry, Shrewsbury, Shropshire [2] Weston Rhyn, Oswestry, Shropshire [2] Beatrice Street, Oswestry, Shropshire [1] Drenewydd Oswestry, Shropshire [1] Knockin, Oswestry, Shropshire [1] Llanyblodwel, Oswestry, Shropshire [1] Llanyblodwel,Oswestry,Shropshire. [1] Morda, Oswestry, Shropshire [1] Morton, Nr Oswestry, Shropshire [1] Morton, Oswestry, Shropshire [1] Nant y Caws, near Oswestry, Shropshire [1] Oswestry, Salop, Shropshire [1] Oswestry,Shropshire [1] Oswestry,Shropshire. [1] Selattyn, Oswestry, Shropshire [1] Sweeney, near Oswestry, Shropshire [1] Trefonen, Oswestry, Shropshire [1] West Felton, Oswestry, Shropshire [1] Weston Lane, nr Oswestry, Shropshire [1] Whittington, Oswestry, Shropshire [1] Wooton, Oswestry, Shropshire [1] Wootton, West Felton, Oswestry, Shropshire [1]

Rank

Private [32] Lieutenant [9] Lance Corporal [5] Second Lieutenant [4] Captain [3] Corporal [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Able Seaman [2] Deck Hand [2] Gunner [2] Major [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Serjeant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting sub-Lieutenant [1] Air Commodore [1] Driver [1] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Farrier Corporal [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Midshipman [1] Naval Cadet [1] Petty Officer Stoker [1] Sergeant [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Temporary Second Corporal [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [11] Shropshire Light Infantry [5] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Royal Naval Reserve [3] HMS Victory I [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Shropshire Yeomanry [2] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] (Illegible on Record) [1] 15th Punjab Regiment [1] 2nd Life Guards [1] 4th Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Service Corps [1] Artist's Rifles [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Devonport Naval Base (HMS Vivid) [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] HMS COLLINGWOOD [1] HMS Colossus [1] HMS Falmouth [1] HMS Formidable [1] HMS MALAYA [1] HMS Magic [1] HMS Morning Star [1] HMS Partridge [1] HMS Pegasus [1] HMS TIGER [1] Household Cavalry And Cavalry Of The Line (Incl. Yeomanry And Imperial Camel Corps) [1] Hussars [1] Indian Political Department [1] Inns of Court Officers Training Corps [1] Kings Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Labour Corps [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Life Guards [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Montgomery Yeomanry [1] Montgomeryshire Yeomanry [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1]

Service

Royal Navy [82] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [69] British Army [45] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

J [31] W [22] B [19] P [18] D [17] E [15] H [14] L [14] T [12] M [11] S [11] R [8] O [7] C [5] F [5] G [4] K [4] A [3] N [3] V [2]

Contribution

Military Service [187] Merchant Navy [30]

Country

United Kingdom [22] Canada [1] France [1]

H Evans

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 407708

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Ernest Cyril Roberts

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 178883

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Victor Harold Roberts

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37139

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John Henry Davies

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 237798

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James Parry

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 241406

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Fred Jones

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 246777

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Charles Lewis

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278000

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Ernest Stanley Brown

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 202874 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 238049 Private West Riding Regiment

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Percy Henry Jones

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 295256

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Henry Rogers

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 7726

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Alfred Jones

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 116087 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 116087 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Joseph William Jones

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 339354

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William Peate

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 16317 Private Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 16317 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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James William Newrick

Born 1878

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William Threlfall

Born 1899

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John Edward Thomas

Born 1894

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Frank Lewis Scragg

Born 1875

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Albert Breen Searle

Born 1900

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Arthur George Roberts

Born 1890

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Richard Poole

Born 1869

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