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Romsey, Hampshire [186]

Romsey, Hampshire, England [28]

East Dean, Romsey, Hampshire [2]

Awbridge, Michelmersh, Romsey, Hampshire [1]

Braishfield Romsey, Hampshire [1]

Braunfield Romsey, Hampshire [1]

Cramp moor, Romsey, Hampshire [1]

Dean, Romsey, Hampshire [1]

East Tytherley Romsey Hampshire [1]

East Welton, Romsey, Hampshire [1]

Greatbridge, near Romsey, Hampshire [1]

N. Buddersley, Romsey, Hampshire [1]

Romsey RD, Hampshire [1]

Romsey, Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Romsey,Hampshire. [1]

The Abbey, Romsey, Hampshire [1]

West Wellow Romsey, Hampshire [1]

romsey hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [14]

Stoker 1st Class [6]

Able Seaman [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Boy 2nd Class [4]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Boy 1st Class [3]

Stoker 2nd Class [3]

Leading Seaman [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Pioneer [2]

Rifleman [2]

Signalman [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

Able Seaman (Rigger) [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Brigade Veterinary Officer (MID) [1]

Captain [1]

Captain (Veterinary Officer) in Egypt [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Driver [1]

Gunner [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major [1]

Ordinary Signalman [1]

Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Sapper [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant [1]

Ship's Corporal 1st Class [1]

Signal Boy [1]

Wireman 1st Class [1]

Unit

Hampshire Regiment [6]

Royal Engineers [5]

HMS Agincourt [3]

HMS IRON DUKE [3]

HMS Good Hope [2]

HMS Impregnable [2]

HMS NEPTUNE [2]

Honourable Artillery Company [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

'H.M.S.Tipperary' [1]

15th (Imperial Service) Cavalry Brigade [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

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

H.M.S. Blake [1]

HMS Achilles [1]

HMS BULWARK [1]

HMS Britomart [1]

HMS Edgar [1]

HMS Exmouth [1]

HMS Ganges [1]

HMS Ganges II [1]

HMS HAMPSHIRE [1]

HMS Hampshire [1]

HMS Hogue [1]

HMS Mischief [1]

HMS Natal [1]

HMS ONSLOW [1]

HMS QUEEN MARY [1]

HMS Queen Mary [1]

HMS Resolution [1]

HMS St Vincent [1]

HMS TIGER [1]

HMS Vernon [1]

HMS Victorious [1]

Infantry Battalion [1]

Jodhpur Lancers [1]

London Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Army Pay Corps [1]

Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Royal Scots [1]

Scots Guards [1]

Service

Royal Navy [177]

British Army [24]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [29]

S [26]

P [22]

M [21]

W [16]

H [15]

C [13]

D [13]

R [13]

F [11]

G [10]

L [10]

A [7]

E [6]

O [6]

T [5]

K [3]

N [3]

J [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [203]

Merchant Navy [27]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

Egypt [1]

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People [231] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Romsey, Hampshire [186] Romsey, Hampshire, England [28] East Dean, Romsey, Hampshire [2] Awbridge, Michelmersh, Romsey, Hampshire [1] Braishfield Romsey, Hampshire [1] Braunfield Romsey, Hampshire [1] Cramp moor, Romsey, Hampshire [1] Dean, Romsey, Hampshire [1] East Tytherley Romsey Hampshire [1] East Welton, Romsey, Hampshire [1] Greatbridge, near Romsey, Hampshire [1] N. Buddersley, Romsey, Hampshire [1] Romsey RD, Hampshire [1] Romsey, Southampton, Hampshire [1] Romsey,Hampshire. [1] The Abbey, Romsey, Hampshire [1] West Wellow Romsey, Hampshire [1] romsey hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [14] Stoker 1st Class [6] Able Seaman [5] Lieutenant [5] Boy 2nd Class [4] Ordinary Seaman [4] Boy 1st Class [3] Stoker 2nd Class [3] Leading Seaman [2] Leading Stoker [2] Pioneer [2] Rifleman [2] Signalman [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] Able Seaman (Rigger) [1] Acting Corporal [1] Brigade Veterinary Officer (MID) [1] Captain [1] Captain (Veterinary Officer) in Egypt [1] Deck Hand [1] Driver [1] Gunner [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major [1] Ordinary Signalman [1] Petty Officer Stoker [1] Sapper [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant [1] Ship's Corporal 1st Class [1] Signal Boy [1] Wireman 1st Class [1]

Unit

Hampshire Regiment [6] Royal Engineers [5] HMS Agincourt [3] HMS IRON DUKE [3] HMS Good Hope [2] HMS Impregnable [2] HMS NEPTUNE [2] Honourable Artillery Company [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] 'H.M.S.Tipperary' [1] 15th (Imperial Service) Cavalry Brigade [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] H.M.S. "Diadem" [1] H.M.S. Blake [1] HMS Achilles [1] HMS BULWARK [1] HMS Britomart [1] HMS Edgar [1] HMS Exmouth [1] HMS Ganges [1] HMS Ganges II [1] HMS HAMPSHIRE [1] HMS Hampshire [1] HMS Hogue [1] HMS Mischief [1] HMS Natal [1] HMS ONSLOW [1] HMS QUEEN MARY [1] HMS Queen Mary [1] HMS Resolution [1] HMS St Vincent [1] HMS TIGER [1] HMS Vernon [1] HMS Victorious [1] Infantry Battalion [1] Jodhpur Lancers [1] London Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Army Pay Corps [1] Royal Horse Artillery [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal Scots [1] Scots Guards [1]

Service

Royal Navy [177] British Army [24] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [29] S [26] P [22] M [21] W [16] H [15] C [13] D [13] R [13] F [11] G [10] L [10] A [7] E [6] O [6] T [5] K [3] N [3] J [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [203] Merchant Navy [27]

Country

United Kingdom [14] Egypt [1]

Alfred John Buckell

Born 1889

Died 1989

British Army 1761 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 1761 Acting Corporal Royal Army Medical Corps

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Ernest William Groves

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 61151 Driver Royal Engineers

British Army 61151 Lance Corporal Royal Engineers 152nd Field Coy

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Robert Hastings Kendle

Born 1877

Died 1915

British Army Major Suffolk Regiment

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Frederick Owen Maynard

Born 1888

Died 1920

British Army Lieutenant Army Veterinary Corps

British Army Captain Army Veterinary Corps

Other Empire Force Captain (Veterinary Officer) in Egypt Jodhpur Lancers

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Leslie Watts Plumb

Born 1889

Died 1941

British Army 327 Gunner Honourable Artillery Company Reserve Battery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Horse Artillery Nottinghamshire (Territorial)

British Army 1396134 Sergeant Honourable Artillery Company

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Arthur Victor Dibden

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 8/1123 Private Infantry Battalion

British Army 30926 Private Devonshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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William Doswell

Born 1888

Died 1914

Royal Navy K2422 Leading Stoker HMS BULWARK

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Edward George Downing Liveing

Born 1895

Died 1963

British Army Lieutenant London Regiment 1/12th Battalion (The Rangers)

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Sidney Herbert Moody

Born 1900

Died 1918

Royal Navy K53742 Stoker 2nd Class H.M.S. "Diadem"

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Frederick Fryer

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 07414 Private Army Ordnance Corps

British Army 41114 Private Hampshire Regiment

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William Edward Letford

Born 1891

Died 1914

Royal Navy K3739 Stoker 1st Class

Royal Navy K3739 Stoker 2nd Class

Royal Navy K3739 Stoker 1st Class HMS Hogue

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William John Riglar

Born 1899

Died 1965

British Army 131892 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Frederick Robert White

Born 1893

Died 1920

Royal Navy K18594

Royal Navy K/18594 Petty Officer Stoker H.M.S. Blake

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Leonard Gritt

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 2781 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 331076 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 331076 Rifleman Hampshire Regiment 1/8th Battalion

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Frank William Fay

Born 1885

Died 1914

British Army 6255 Private Scots Guards 1st Battalion

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William Parsons

Died 1917

British Army S/13687 Private Rifle Brigade 8th Battalion

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Frank Wiltshire

Born 1892

Died 1916

Royal Navy SS112582 Stoker 1st Class HMS Queen Mary

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William Banfield

Born 1886

Died 1916

Royal Navy SS103410 Stoker 1st Class 'H.M.S.Tipperary'

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William Austin

Born 1875

Died 1916

British Army 20909 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Frederick Broomfield

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 17878 Private Hampshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 17878 Private Hampshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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