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Place of birth

Peterborough, Northamptonshire [458]

Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England [41]

Ailsworth, Peterborough, Northamptonshire [4]

Eye, Peterborough, Northamptonshire [4]

Alwalton, Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England [2]

Helpston, Peterborough, Northamptonshire [2]

Millfield, Peterborough, Northamptonshire [2]

Oundle, Peterborough, Northamptonshire [2]

Peterborough, Northamptonshire [now in Cambridgeshire] [2]

Thornhaugh, Peterborough, Northamptonshire [2]

Walton, Peterborough, Northamptonshire [2]

Dogsthorpe, Peterborough, Northamptonshire [1]

Eastfield, Peterborough, Northamptonshire [1]

Eye Green, Peterborough, Northamptonshire [1]

Fletton, Peterborough, Northamptonshire [1]

Haddon North, Peterborough, Northamptonshire [1]

Helpston, Soke of Peterborough, Northamptonshire [1]

Longthorpe, Peterborough, Northamptonshire [1]

New England, Peterborough, Northamptonshire [1]

Newark, Peterborough, Northamptonshire [1]

Newborough, Peterborough, Northamptonshire [1]

North Peterborough, Northamptonshire [1]

Northam, Peterborough, Northamptonshire [1]

Paston, Peterborough, Northamptonshire [1]

Peakirk, Peterborough, Northamptonshire [1]

Peterborough Northamptonshire [1]

Peterborough Northamptonshire England [1]

Peterborough Registration District, Northamptonshire [1]

St Mark's Peterborough, Northamptonshire [1]

Woodston, Peterborough, Northamptonshire [1]

Rank

Private [48]

Gunner [8]

Lance Corporal [6]

Corporal [5]

Able Seaman [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Stoker 2nd Class [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Sergeant [2]

Serjeant [2]

Trimmer [2]

A/Colour Sergeant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Paymaster [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Air Mechanic Two [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Colonel [1]

Drummer [1]

Engine Artificer 4th Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Engineer Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

L/Sergeant [1]

Leading Carpenter's Crew [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Officer's Cook 3rd Class [1]

Paymaster Captain [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Petty Officer Telegraphist [1]

Sapper [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker First Class [1]

Stoker Second Class [1]

T/Coporal [1]

Unit

Northamptonshire Regiment [19]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

Royal Naval Reserve [5]

Royal Engineers [4]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [3]

HMS VALIANT [3]

London Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS MALAYA [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

30th Infantry [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

Canadian Army Service Corps [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Dolphin [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

H.M. Submarine E5 [1]

HM Submarine E3 [1]

HM Submarine K4 [1]

HMS 'Barham' [1]

HMS DUBLIN [1]

HMS Fearless [1]

HMS Good Hope [1]

HMS Halcyon [1]

HMS INVINCIBLE [1]

HMS Impregnable [1]

HMS Superb [1]

HMS TIGER [1]

HMS Victory [1]

HMS Victory I [1]

HMS Viking [1]

HMS Vivid [1]

Hercules [1]

Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion [1]

Jupiter [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Leicestershire [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Lincolnshire Yeomanry [1]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1]

Service

Royal Navy [261]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [172]

British Army [61]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [64]

S [60]

C [46]

W [41]

H [38]

T [37]

L [31]

M [31]

R [30]

G [28]

D [24]

A [23]

P [20]

J [15]

F [14]

E [11]

N [11]

K [6]

I [3]

O [3]

V [3]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [492]

Merchant Navy [41]

Country

United Kingdom [34]

Canada [1]

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People [540] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Peterborough, Northamptonshire [458] Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England [41] Ailsworth, Peterborough, Northamptonshire [4] Eye, Peterborough, Northamptonshire [4] Alwalton, Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England [2] Helpston, Peterborough, Northamptonshire [2] Millfield, Peterborough, Northamptonshire [2] Oundle, Peterborough, Northamptonshire [2] Peterborough, Northamptonshire [now in Cambridgeshire] [2] Thornhaugh, Peterborough, Northamptonshire [2] Walton, Peterborough, Northamptonshire [2] Dogsthorpe, Peterborough, Northamptonshire [1] Eastfield, Peterborough, Northamptonshire [1] Eye Green, Peterborough, Northamptonshire [1] Fletton, Peterborough, Northamptonshire [1] Haddon North, Peterborough, Northamptonshire [1] Helpston, Soke of Peterborough, Northamptonshire [1] Longthorpe, Peterborough, Northamptonshire [1] New England, Peterborough, Northamptonshire [1] Newark, Peterborough, Northamptonshire [1] Newborough, Peterborough, Northamptonshire [1] North Peterborough, Northamptonshire [1] Northam, Peterborough, Northamptonshire [1] Paston, Peterborough, Northamptonshire [1] Peakirk, Peterborough, Northamptonshire [1] Peterborough Northamptonshire [1] Peterborough Northamptonshire England [1] Peterborough Registration District, Northamptonshire [1] St Mark's Peterborough, Northamptonshire [1] Woodston, Peterborough, Northamptonshire [1]

Rank

Private [48] Gunner [8] Lance Corporal [6] Corporal [5] Able Seaman [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Stoker 2nd Class [3] Acting Corporal [2] Deck Hand [2] Lieutenant [2] Sergeant [2] Serjeant [2] Trimmer [2] A/Colour Sergeant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Paymaster [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Air Mechanic Two [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Colonel [1] Drummer [1] Engine Artificer 4th Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Engineer Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] L/Sergeant [1] Leading Carpenter's Crew [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Officer's Cook 3rd Class [1] Paymaster Captain [1] Petty Officer [1] Petty Officer Telegraphist [1] Sapper [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker First Class [1] Stoker Second Class [1] T/Coporal [1]

Unit

Northamptonshire Regiment [19] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] Royal Naval Reserve [5] Royal Engineers [4] Cambridgeshire Regiment [3] HMS VALIANT [3] London Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Canadian Infantry [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS MALAYA [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] 30th Infantry [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] Canadian Army Service Corps [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Dolphin [1] Essex Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] H.M. Submarine E5 [1] HM Submarine E3 [1] HM Submarine K4 [1] HMS 'Barham' [1] HMS DUBLIN [1] HMS Fearless [1] HMS Good Hope [1] HMS Halcyon [1] HMS INVINCIBLE [1] HMS Impregnable [1] HMS Superb [1] HMS TIGER [1] HMS Victory [1] HMS Victory I [1] HMS Viking [1] HMS Vivid [1] Hercules [1] Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion [1] Jupiter [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Leicestershire [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Lincolnshire Yeomanry [1] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1]

Service

Royal Navy [261] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [172] British Army [61] Canadian Expeditionary Force [6] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [64] S [60] C [46] W [41] H [38] T [37] L [31] M [31] R [30] G [28] D [24] A [23] P [20] J [15] F [14] E [11] N [11] K [6] I [3] O [3] V [3] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [492] Merchant Navy [41]

Country

United Kingdom [34] Canada [1]

Sidney William Marchant

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2351

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George Herbert Laxton

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 242119

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William Mace Jinks

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 994 Private Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion

British Army 30178 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 14th Battalion.

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William Harold Jolley

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 2270 Private London Regiment

British Army 250589 Private London Regiment

British Army 2270 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) 3rd Battalion

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Horace William Elsey

Born 1883

British Army 175440 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Albert Ernest Stock

Born 1898

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 137461

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John William Morrison

Born 1899

Died 1920

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 9861

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Richard Smith

Died 1916

British Army 17326 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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Ernest Anker

Died 1917

British Army 22649 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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Sidney Cooper

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 291191

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Ernest Baker

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 289054

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Daniel Thomas Hill

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262645

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William Ellis

Born 1881

Died 1919

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 57239 Air Mechanic Two Royal Flying Corps 25th Ballon Section

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John William Robert Mucklin

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 143642

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Alfred Bolton

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 207631

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Albert Frank Avisson

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28431

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Frederick William Bloodworth

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 204220

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Cecil Mould

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army TR/5/23146 Training Reserve

British Army 50882 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Harold Sydney Harrison

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 217858

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Ernest William Doughty

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 102933 Air Mechanic 3rd Class Royal Air Force

British Army 14423 Corporal South Wales Borderers

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 102933 Corporal Royal Flying Corps

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