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Reading, Berkshire [2277]

Reading, Berkshire, England [96]

Reading Berkshire [18]

Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire [9]

Saint Giles Reading, Berkshire [7]

Mortimer, Reading, Berkshire [6]

Reading,Berkshire [6]

Swallowfield, Reading, Berkshire [6]

Wokingham, Reading, Berkshire [6]

Aldermaston, Reading, Berkshire [5]

Englefield, Reading, Berkshire [5]

Pangbourne, Reading, Berkshire [5]

Woodley, Reading, Berkshire [5]

Burghfield, Reading, Berkshire [4]

Earley, Reading, Berkshire [4]

Twyford, Reading, Berkshire [4]

Bracknell, Reading, Berkshire [3]

Saint Giles, Reading, Berkshire [3]

Sandhurst, Reading, Berkshire [3]

St Giles, Reading, Berkshire [3]

72 Friar Street, Reading, Berkshire [2]

Beenham, Reading, Berkshire [2]

Bradfield, Reading, Berkshire [2]

Bucklebury, Reading, Berkshire [2]

Caversham, Reading, Berkshire [2]

Coley, Reading, Berkshire [2]

Reading Berkshire [2]

Reading. Berkshire [2]

Shinfield, Reading, Berkshire [2]

Theale, Reading, Berkshire [2]

49 Leopold Road, Reading, Berkshire [1]

72 Friar Place, Reading, Berkshire [1]

Basildon, Reading, Berkshire [1]

Beech Hill, Reading, Berkshire [1]

Berkshire Reading [1]

Binfield, Reading, Berkshire [1]

Bracknell Reading, Berkshire [1]

Burfield, Reading, Berkshire [1]

Burghfield Reading, Berkshire [1]

Calcot, Reading, Berkshire [1]

Coley Reading, Berkshire [1]

Cookham, Reading, Berkshire [1]

Crowthorne, Reading, Berkshire [1]

East Hendred, Reading, Berkshire [1]

Erley near Reading, Berkshire [1]

Grey Friars Reading, Berkshire [1]

Greyfriars Reading, Berkshire [1]

Maidenhead, Reading, Berkshire [1]

North Reading, Berkshire [1]

Padworth Common, Reading, Berkshire [1]

Rank

Private [142]

Able Seaman [35]

Stoker 1st Class [25]

Ordinary Seaman [19]

Second Lieutenant [19]

Lieutenant [15]

Boy 1st Class [14]

Lance Corporal [13]

Gunner [12]

Serjeant [12]

Captain [9]

Corporal [9]

Leading Seaman [8]

Leading Stoker [8]

Boy 2nd Class [6]

Sapper [6]

Deck Hand [5]

Rifleman [5]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [4]

Driver [4]

Sergeant [4]

Stoker 2nd Class [4]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Major [3]

Petty Officer [3]

Trooper [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Brigadier General [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Nursing Sister [2]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [2]

Private 2nd Class [2]

Signalman [2]

Sister [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

Telegraphist [2]

Temporary 2nd Lieutenant [2]

2nd Sick Berth Steward [1]

3rd Writer [1]

A/C 1 [1]

Acting Artificer Engineer [1]

Acting Electrical Artificer 4c [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Leading Seaman [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Berkshire Regiment [39]

Hampshire Regiment [11]

London Regiment [10]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9]

Somerset Light Infantry [9]

Army Service Corps [8]

HMS IRON DUKE [8]

Labour Corps [8]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8]

Royal Engineers [8]

HMS INVINCIBLE [7]

Royal Naval Air Service [7]

Royal Naval Reserve [7]

Devonshire Regiment [6]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [6]

HMS MALAYA [6]

HMS NEPTUNE [6]

Royal Air Force [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Grenadier Guards [5]

HMS Agincourt [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Berkshire Yeomanry [4]

HMS Princess Royal [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

HMS Caroline [3]

HMS Fearless [3]

HMS Good Hope [3]

HMS Impregnable [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

HMS BENBOW [2]

HMS BULWARK [2]

HMS Bellerophon [2]

HMS Erin [2]

HMS Ganges [2]

HMS Hindustan [2]

HMS Pembroke [2]

HMS Superb [2]

HMS Victory I [2]

Service

Royal Navy [1544]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [705]

British Army [207]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [9]

Other Empire Force [5]

South African Services [3]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [270]

H [258]

W [255]

C [217]

S [210]

P [172]

M [146]

D [122]

G [113]

T [113]

A [112]

L [103]

R [101]

F [93]

E [65]

N [58]

K [42]

J [35]

I [18]

O [15]

V [14]

Y [9]

U [4]

Z [2]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2427]

Merchant Navy [92]

Country

United Kingdom [117]

Canada [2]

India [2]

France [1]

Kenya [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Place of birth

Reading, Berkshire [2277] Reading, Berkshire, England [96] Reading Berkshire [18] Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire [9] Saint Giles Reading, Berkshire [7] Mortimer, Reading, Berkshire [6] Reading,Berkshire [6] Swallowfield, Reading, Berkshire [6] Wokingham, Reading, Berkshire [6] Aldermaston, Reading, Berkshire [5] Englefield, Reading, Berkshire [5] Pangbourne, Reading, Berkshire [5] Woodley, Reading, Berkshire [5] Burghfield, Reading, Berkshire [4] Earley, Reading, Berkshire [4] Twyford, Reading, Berkshire [4] Bracknell, Reading, Berkshire [3] Saint Giles, Reading, Berkshire [3] Sandhurst, Reading, Berkshire [3] St Giles, Reading, Berkshire [3] 72 Friar Street, Reading, Berkshire [2] Beenham, Reading, Berkshire [2] Bradfield, Reading, Berkshire [2] Bucklebury, Reading, Berkshire [2] Caversham, Reading, Berkshire [2] Coley, Reading, Berkshire [2] Reading Berkshire [2] Reading. Berkshire [2] Shinfield, Reading, Berkshire [2] Theale, Reading, Berkshire [2] 49 Leopold Road, Reading, Berkshire [1] 72 Friar Place, Reading, Berkshire [1] Basildon, Reading, Berkshire [1] Beech Hill, Reading, Berkshire [1] Berkshire Reading [1] Binfield, Reading, Berkshire [1] Bracknell Reading, Berkshire [1] Burfield, Reading, Berkshire [1] Burghfield Reading, Berkshire [1] Calcot, Reading, Berkshire [1] Coley Reading, Berkshire [1] Cookham, Reading, Berkshire [1] Crowthorne, Reading, Berkshire [1] East Hendred, Reading, Berkshire [1] Erley near Reading, Berkshire [1] Grey Friars Reading, Berkshire [1] Greyfriars Reading, Berkshire [1] Maidenhead, Reading, Berkshire [1] North Reading, Berkshire [1] Padworth Common, Reading, Berkshire [1]

Rank

Private [142] Able Seaman [35] Stoker 1st Class [25] Ordinary Seaman [19] Second Lieutenant [19] Lieutenant [15] Boy 1st Class [14] Lance Corporal [13] Gunner [12] Serjeant [12] Captain [9] Corporal [9] Leading Seaman [8] Leading Stoker [8] Boy 2nd Class [6] Sapper [6] Deck Hand [5] Rifleman [5] Air Mechanic 1st Class [4] Driver [4] Sergeant [4] Stoker 2nd Class [4] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Major [3] Petty Officer [3] Trooper [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Brigadier General [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Guardsman [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Nursing Sister [2] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [2] Private 2nd Class [2] Signalman [2] Sister [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] Telegraphist [2] Temporary 2nd Lieutenant [2] 2nd Sick Berth Steward [1] 3rd Writer [1] A/C 1 [1] Acting Artificer Engineer [1] Acting Electrical Artificer 4c [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Leading Seaman [1] Acting Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Berkshire Regiment [39] Hampshire Regiment [11] London Regiment [10] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9] Somerset Light Infantry [9] Army Service Corps [8] HMS IRON DUKE [8] Labour Corps [8] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8] Royal Engineers [8] HMS INVINCIBLE [7] Royal Naval Air Service [7] Royal Naval Reserve [7] Devonshire Regiment [6] HMS BLACK PRINCE [6] HMS MALAYA [6] HMS NEPTUNE [6] Royal Air Force [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Grenadier Guards [5] HMS Agincourt [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Berkshire Yeomanry [4] HMS Princess Royal [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] South Wales Borderers [4] Coldstream Guards [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] HMS Caroline [3] HMS Fearless [3] HMS Good Hope [3] HMS Impregnable [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] Canadian Army Medical Corps [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] HMS BENBOW [2] HMS BULWARK [2] HMS Bellerophon [2] HMS Erin [2] HMS Ganges [2] HMS Hindustan [2] HMS Pembroke [2] HMS Superb [2] HMS Victory I [2]

Service

Royal Navy [1544] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [705] British Army [207] Canadian Expeditionary Force [9] Other Empire Force [5] South African Services [3] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [270] H [258] W [255] C [217] S [210] P [172] M [146] D [122] G [113] T [113] A [112] L [103] R [101] F [93] E [65] N [58] K [42] J [35] I [18] O [15] V [14] Y [9] U [4] Z [2] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2427] Merchant Navy [92]

Country

United Kingdom [117] Canada [2] India [2] France [1] Kenya [1] New Zealand [1]

Charles Edward Boulderson Rogers

Born 1894

Died 1954

British Army Lieutenant Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps

British Army Captain Royal Berkshire Regiment Royal Air Force

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Albert James Bates

Born 1875

Died 1919

British Army 4053 Company Serjeant Major Rifle Brigade 1st Battalion

British Army 4053 Warrant Officer Class 2 Rifle Brigade 1st Battalion

British Army 4053 Company Serjeant Major Rifle Brigade 1st Battalion

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Alfred Jason Froome

Born 1892

Died 1968

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Army Ordnance Corps

British Army Lieutenant Acting Captain Royal Army Ordnance Corps

British Army Captain Royal Army Ordnance Corps

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Douglas Charles Wilson Elsbury

Born 1895

Died 1960

British Army 012882 Acting Corporal Army Ordnance Corps

British Army 48295 Acting Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Horace George Grinsted

Born 1888

Died 1948

British Army 135673 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Arthur Wilfred Andrews

Born 1891

Died 1980

British Army 1785 Trooper Berkshire Yeomanry

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Horace Lionel Edgar L North

Born 1886

Died 1958

British Army M2/227798 Private Army Service Corps

British Army M Private Army Service Corps Mechanical Transport

British Army M2/227798 Private Army Service Corps Motor Transport

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George Wilson

Born 1884

Died 1919

British Army 11670 Private South Wales Borderers 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 11670 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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William Harold Nash

Born 1891

Royal Navy F27984 Aircraftsman Class II

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Arthur Brandon

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 263127

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William Harold Nash

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227984 Aircraftsman II

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Alfred Emanuel Cook

Born 1888

Died 1976

British Army 7613 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 7613 SGT Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

Royal Navy K37724 Sto 1 Various HM Ships and Establishments

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Henry John Hambling

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 6700 Private London Regiment 21st Battalion

British Army 653184 Rifleman London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles) 21st Battalion

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Richard Slyfield

Born 1901

Died 1921

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 298502

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 298502 Aircraftman 2nd Class 2nd F.T.S. (Duxford)

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Cyril Olney Findlay

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 9806 Private Inns of Court Officers Training Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Somerset Light Infantry

British Army Second Lieutenant Somerset Light Infantry Territorial Force

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Harold Douglas Roy Gardner

Born 1899

Died 1977

British Army 39871 Private East Surrey Regiment

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William James Barnett

Born 1884

Died 1952

British Army 163123 Private Royal Engineers

British Army 7039 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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George Wherrell

Born 1885

Died 1915

Royal Navy K11615 Stoker 1st Class HM Torpedo Boat O26

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Hugh Patterson Dymore Brown

Born 1896

Died 1919

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Training Reserve Battalion

British Army Temporary 2nd Lieutenant Royal Berkshire Regiment, Princess Charlotte of Wales'

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Elizabeth Holliday

Born 1895

Died 1919

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 864 Women's Royal Air Force

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 864 Member Women's Royal Air Force 73rd Wing

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