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Redditch, Worcestershire [186]

Redditch, Worcestershire, England [15]

Astwood Bank, Redditch, Worcestershire [3]

Redditch,Worcestershire [3]

Headless Cross, Redditch, Worcestershire [2]

Webheath, Redditch, Worcestershire [2]

Crabbs Cross, Redditch, Worcestershire [1]

Feckenham, Redditch, Worcestershire [1]

Redditch Worcestershire [1]

Redditch Worcestershire England [1]

Redditch, Worcester, Worcestershire [1]

Tardebigge, Redditch, Worcestershire [1]

Upper Bentley, Redditch, Worcestershire [1]

Rank

Private [23]

Gunner [4]

Serjeant [3]

Corporal [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Private 2nd Class [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Ch. Writer [1]

Driver [1]

Filter/Corporal [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Petty Officer 2nd Class [1]

Private 2 [1]

Rifleman [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Staff Serjeant / Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12]

Royal Field Artillery [6]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

16th (The Queen's) Lancers [1]

16th Lancers [1]

Australian Infantry [1]

H.M.S. "Pembroke." [1]

HMS 'Barham' [1]

HMS Ganges II [1]

HMS Goliath [1]

HMS Indus [1]

HMS LION [1]

HMS QUEEN MARY [1]

HMSs Attentive (Mermaid), Dolphin, Maidstone, HM Submarine E24 [1]

HMSs Victory II, Attentive (Mermaid) [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

London Regiment [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1]

South Lancashire Regiment [1]

West Yorkshire Regiment [1]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [1]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [104]

Royal Navy [69]

British Army [31]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [33]

B [24]

H [23]

D [18]

W [18]

C [17]

P [14]

M [12]

J [9]

T [9]

A [8]

F [8]

G [7]

L [7]

R [4]

Y [3]

N [2]

K [1]

O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [201]

Merchant Navy [14]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

India [1]

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People [218] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Redditch, Worcestershire [186] Redditch, Worcestershire, England [15] Astwood Bank, Redditch, Worcestershire [3] Redditch,Worcestershire [3] Headless Cross, Redditch, Worcestershire [2] Webheath, Redditch, Worcestershire [2] Crabbs Cross, Redditch, Worcestershire [1] Feckenham, Redditch, Worcestershire [1] Redditch Worcestershire [1] Redditch Worcestershire England [1] Redditch, Worcester, Worcestershire [1] Tardebigge, Redditch, Worcestershire [1] Upper Bentley, Redditch, Worcestershire [1]

Rank

Private [23] Gunner [4] Serjeant [3] Corporal [2] Lance Corporal [2] Petty Officer [2] Private 2nd Class [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Able Seaman [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Ch. Writer [1] Driver [1] Filter/Corporal [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Petty Officer 2nd Class [1] Private 2 [1] Rifleman [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Staff Serjeant / Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12] Royal Field Artillery [6] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Royal Army Service Corps [2] 16th (The Queen's) Lancers [1] 16th Lancers [1] Australian Infantry [1] H.M.S. "Pembroke." [1] HMS 'Barham' [1] HMS Ganges II [1] HMS Goliath [1] HMS Indus [1] HMS LION [1] HMS QUEEN MARY [1] HMSs Attentive (Mermaid), Dolphin, Maidstone, HM Submarine E24 [1] HMSs Victory II, Attentive (Mermaid) [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] London Regiment [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Marine Artillery [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1] South Lancashire Regiment [1] West Yorkshire Regiment [1] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [1] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [104] Royal Navy [69] British Army [31] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [33] B [24] H [23] D [18] W [18] C [17] P [14] M [12] J [9] T [9] A [8] F [8] G [7] L [7] R [4] Y [3] N [2] K [1] O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [201] Merchant Navy [14]

Country

United Kingdom [16] India [1]

Thomas Smith

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 277623

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William Battersby Clarke

Born 1864

Died 1918

Royal Navy 111862

Royal Navy 111862 Petty Officer HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy 111862 (R.F.R./Ch/A/547). Petty Officer 2nd Class H.M.S. "Pembroke."

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Albert George Charles Lewis

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45437

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George Betterton

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 186241

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Robert Henry Dipple

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 277338

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Howard Crow

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 408796

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Edgar Cox Dibley

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 40145

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Cecil Trout

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 192688

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Harry James Stiles

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 305512

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Edward Thomas Badger

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 309738

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Cecil Whadcoat

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 193774

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Charles Eric Watkins

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 314761

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Frederick Albert Charman

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 40215

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Alfred Johnson

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 149614

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Arthur Ernest Wright

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 160612

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Arthur William Perry

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162803

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Reginald George Andrews

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 168818

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Edgar Drew

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 177158

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William Edward Parsons

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 180388

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Edward Arthur Spencer

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 181298

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