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Oxford, Oxfordshire [906]

Banbury, Oxfordshire [343]

Oxfordshire [251]

Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire [146]

Witney, Oxfordshire [142]

Woodstock, Oxfordshire [100]

Thame, Oxfordshire [96]

Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire [93]

Henley, Oxfordshire [90]

Bicester, Oxfordshire [89]

Caversham, Oxfordshire [61]

Headington, Oxfordshire [47]

Oxfordshire England [35]

Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire [30]

Burford, Oxfordshire [28]

Wallingford, Oxfordshire [28]

Watlington, Oxfordshire [28]

Cowley, Oxfordshire [25]

Bampton, Oxfordshire [22]

Charlbury, Oxfordshire [19]

Deddington, Oxfordshire [16]

Wheatley, Oxfordshire [16]

Goring, Oxfordshire [14]

Banbury, Oxfordshire, England [13]

Abingdon, Oxfordshire [11]

Eynsham, Oxfordshire [10]

Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire [10]

Kidlington, Oxfordshire [10]

Steeple Aston, Oxfordshire [10]

Chinnor, Oxfordshire [9]

Cottisford, Oxfordshire [9]

Dorchester, Oxfordshire [9]

Adderbury, Oxfordshire [8]

Bloxham, Oxfordshire [8]

Enstone, Oxfordshire [8]

Neithrop, Banbury, Oxfordshire [8]

Clanfield, Oxfordshire [7]

Iffley, Oxfordshire [7]

Over Norton, Oxfordshire [7]

Reading, Oxfordshire [7]

Tetsworth, Oxfordshire [7]

Cropredy, Oxfordshire [6]

Islip, Oxfordshire [6]

Over Norton, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire [6]

Summertown, Oxford, Oxfordshire [6]

Banbury, Oxford, Oxfordshire [5]

Bloxham, Banbury, Oxfordshire [5]

Brize Norton, Oxfordshire [5]

Headington Oxfordshire [5]

Summertown, Oxfordshire [5]

Rank

Private [377]

Captain [37]

Lance Corporal [37]

Serjeant [37]

Second Lieutenant [36]

Corporal [32]

Lieutenant [32]

Able Seaman [31]

Stoker 1st Class [26]

Gunner [23]

Boy 1st Class [21]

Sapper [19]

Sergeant [17]

Ordinary Seaman [14]

Acting Corporal [11]

Major [10]

Rifleman [10]

Driver [8]

Leading Seaman [8]

Leading Stoker [8]

Petty Officer [6]

Stoker Petty Officer [6]

Boy 2nd Class [5]

Pioneer [5]

Reverend [4]

Stoker 2nd Class [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [3]

Bombardier [3]

Brevet Major [3]

Chief Stoker [3]

Lance Sergeant [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Acting Leading Stoker [2]

Captain Acting Major [2]

Chief Petty Officer [2]

Chief Yeoman of Signals [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Quartermaster Sergeant [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Petty Officer Stoker [2]

Squadron Leader [2]

Telegraphist [2]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

2nd-Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [133]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [66]

Royal Engineers [30]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [29]

Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry [25]

Army Service Corps [24]

Royal Army Medical Corps [19]

Royal Garrison Artillery [19]

Labour Corps [18]

London Regiment [17]

Worcestershire Regiment [17]

Hampshire Regiment [16]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [15]

Royal Field Artillery [14]

Somerset Light Infantry [13]

Wiltshire Regiment [13]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

Royal Air Force [11]

Royal Fusiliers [11]

Middlesex Regiment [10]

Gloucestershire Regiment [9]

Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars [9]

Rifle Brigade [9]

Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8]

HMS INDOMITABLE [7]

Corps of Hussars [6]

Grenadier Guards [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Northamptonshire Regiment [6]

Oxfordshire Yeomanry [6]

Royal Flying Corps [6]

Royal Naval Air Service [6]

Border Regiment [5]

Canadian Infantry [5]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [5]

Royal Naval Reserve [5]

Coldstream Guards [4]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

Essex Regiment [4]

HMS Agincourt [4]

HMS COLLINGWOOD [4]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [4]

HMS INVINCIBLE [4]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

York and Lancaster Regiment [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

HMS Castor [3]

HMS Good Hope [3]

Service

Royal Navy [1794]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1308]

British Army [578]

Australian Imperial Force [37]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [9]

Other Empire Force [5]

Indian Army [4]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [471]

H [412]

W [346]

C [345]

S [337]

P [241]

G [210]

M [196]

T [177]

L [136]

R [131]

A [124]

F [112]

D [108]

J [107]

N [90]

K [75]

E [72]

O [27]

V [14]

I [13]

Y [13]

Q [6]

U [5]

Contribution

Military Service [3658]

Merchant Navy [49]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [319]

India [9]

Germany [2]

Ireland [2]

Anguilla [1]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

Guyana [1]

Jamaica [1]

South Africa [1]

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Place of birth

Oxford, Oxfordshire [906] Banbury, Oxfordshire [343] Oxfordshire [251] Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire [146] Witney, Oxfordshire [142] Woodstock, Oxfordshire [100] Thame, Oxfordshire [96] Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire [93] Henley, Oxfordshire [90] Bicester, Oxfordshire [89] Caversham, Oxfordshire [61] Headington, Oxfordshire [47] Oxfordshire England [35] Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire [30] Burford, Oxfordshire [28] Wallingford, Oxfordshire [28] Watlington, Oxfordshire [28] Cowley, Oxfordshire [25] Bampton, Oxfordshire [22] Charlbury, Oxfordshire [19] Deddington, Oxfordshire [16] Wheatley, Oxfordshire [16] Goring, Oxfordshire [14] Banbury, Oxfordshire, England [13] Abingdon, Oxfordshire [11] Eynsham, Oxfordshire [10] Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire [10] Kidlington, Oxfordshire [10] Steeple Aston, Oxfordshire [10] Chinnor, Oxfordshire [9] Cottisford, Oxfordshire [9] Dorchester, Oxfordshire [9] Adderbury, Oxfordshire [8] Bloxham, Oxfordshire [8] Enstone, Oxfordshire [8] Neithrop, Banbury, Oxfordshire [8] Clanfield, Oxfordshire [7] Iffley, Oxfordshire [7] Over Norton, Oxfordshire [7] Reading, Oxfordshire [7] Tetsworth, Oxfordshire [7] Cropredy, Oxfordshire [6] Islip, Oxfordshire [6] Over Norton, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire [6] Summertown, Oxford, Oxfordshire [6] Banbury, Oxford, Oxfordshire [5] Bloxham, Banbury, Oxfordshire [5] Brize Norton, Oxfordshire [5] Headington Oxfordshire [5] Summertown, Oxfordshire [5]

Rank

Private [377] Captain [37] Lance Corporal [37] Serjeant [37] Second Lieutenant [36] Corporal [32] Lieutenant [32] Able Seaman [31] Stoker 1st Class [26] Gunner [23] Boy 1st Class [21] Sapper [19] Sergeant [17] Ordinary Seaman [14] Acting Corporal [11] Major [10] Rifleman [10] Driver [8] Leading Seaman [8] Leading Stoker [8] Petty Officer [6] Stoker Petty Officer [6] Boy 2nd Class [5] Pioneer [5] Reverend [4] Stoker 2nd Class [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Aircraftman 2nd Class [3] Bombardier [3] Brevet Major [3] Chief Stoker [3] Lance Sergeant [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Acting Leading Stoker [2] Captain Acting Major [2] Chief Petty Officer [2] Chief Yeoman of Signals [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Quartermaster Sergeant [2] Deck Hand [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Petty Officer Stoker [2] Squadron Leader [2] Telegraphist [2] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] 2nd-Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [133] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [66] Royal Engineers [30] Royal Berkshire Regiment [29] Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry [25] Army Service Corps [24] Royal Army Medical Corps [19] Royal Garrison Artillery [19] Labour Corps [18] London Regiment [17] Worcestershire Regiment [17] Hampshire Regiment [16] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [15] Royal Field Artillery [14] Somerset Light Infantry [13] Wiltshire Regiment [13] Machine Gun Corps [11] Royal Air Force [11] Royal Fusiliers [11] Middlesex Regiment [10] Gloucestershire Regiment [9] Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars [9] Rifle Brigade [9] Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8] HMS INDOMITABLE [7] Corps of Hussars [6] Grenadier Guards [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Northamptonshire Regiment [6] Oxfordshire Yeomanry [6] Royal Flying Corps [6] Royal Naval Air Service [6] Border Regiment [5] Canadian Infantry [5] HMS BLACK PRINCE [5] Royal Naval Reserve [5] Coldstream Guards [4] Devonshire Regiment [4] Essex Regiment [4] HMS Agincourt [4] HMS COLLINGWOOD [4] HMS INFLEXIBLE [4] HMS INVINCIBLE [4] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] York and Lancaster Regiment [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] HMS Castor [3] HMS Good Hope [3]

Service

Royal Navy [1794] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1308] British Army [578] Australian Imperial Force [37] Canadian Expeditionary Force [9] Other Empire Force [5] Indian Army [4] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [471] H [412] W [346] C [345] S [337] P [241] G [210] M [196] T [177] L [136] R [131] A [124] F [112] D [108] J [107] N [90] K [75] E [72] O [27] V [14] I [13] Y [13] Q [6] U [5]

Contribution

Military Service [3658] Merchant Navy [49] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [319] India [9] Germany [2] Ireland [2] Anguilla [1] Australia [1] Canada [1] Guyana [1] Jamaica [1] South Africa [1]

Edwin Timms

Born 1879

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 81889 Eastern Ontario Regiment 2nd Bn.

Canadian Expeditionary Force 81889 Private Canadian Infantry

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Eric Cecil Pearce

Born 1886

Died 1946

British Army 1571 Private Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars 1st Battalion

British Army 1571 Lance Corporal Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars 1st Battalion

British Army 1571 Private Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars 1st Battalion

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Frederick James Moulder

Born 1884

Died 1914

British Army 7169 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 2nd Battalion

British Army 7169 Private Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry

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John Blaby

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 20401 Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 26607 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 1st

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John William Skelcher

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 5319 Corporal Divisional Cyclist Corps

British Army 23844 Corporal Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 5th Battalion

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Ronald William Poulton Palmer

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment) 4th Battalion (Territorial)

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Henry John Hubert Foreshew

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army STK/786 Lance Corporal Royal Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant Rifle Brigade 6th Battalion attached 3rd Battalion

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Kenneth Savile Wootten

Born 1898

Died 1976

British Army Second Lieutenant Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army

British Army Captain Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

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Harry Brown

Born 1876

Died 1953

British Army MS/4516 Private Army Service Corps

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Charles Harman

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 5671 Company Quarter Master Serjeant Royal Berkshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 5671 Warrant Officer Class 1 Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 5671 Regimental Serjeant Major Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment) 2nd Battalion

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Albert B Knight

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 168169 Sapper Royal Engineers

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George Frank Currill

Born 1887

Died 1951

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 10012

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Harry Thomas Guntrip

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 3926 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 266466 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 1st Battalion

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George Francis Adams

Born 1891

Died 1967

British Army 8418 Sergeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 10th Battalion

British Army Lance Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment 10th Battalion

British Army 8418 Serjeant Mechanic Royal Warwickshire Regiment 10th Battalion

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Percy Frederick Brunsdon

Born 1876

Died 1957

British Army 202229 Private Fife and Forfar Yeomanry 2/1st Battalion

British Army 2316 Private Essex Regiment 1/5th Battalion

British Army 2316 Private Essex Regiment

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Herbert Charles Ball

Born 1879

Died 1968

British Army 16435 Gunner Kent Regiment royal garrison artillery attached 9th Garrison Battalion

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William H Hunt

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 6313 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 202603 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 1st/4th Battalion

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Percy F Allam

Born 1881

British Army 157890 Sapper Royal Engineers 3rd Prov Coy

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Philip Oliver

Born 1890

Died 1914

British Army 14272 Private Grenadier Guards

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Stuart Campbell Taylor

Born 1873

Died 1918

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Colonel King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry attached Staff

British Army Brigadier General King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry attached Staff

British Army Brigadier General General Staff 93rd Infantry Brigade

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