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Ryde, Hampshire [94]

Ryde, Hampshire, England [22]

Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire [14]

St Helens, Ryde, Hampshire [4]

Swanmore, Ryde, Hampshire [2]

Ashey, Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire [1]

Oakfield, Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire [1]

Oakfield, St. Helen's, Ryde, Hampshire [1]

Ryde Isle Of Wight, Hampshire [1]

Ryde Isle of Wight, Hampshire [1]

Ryde, Brading, Hampshire [1]

Ryde, Swanmore, Hampshire [1]

Ryde, isle of Wight, Hampshire [1]

Shanklin, Ryde, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [5]

Captain [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [2]

Rifleman [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Steward [2]

Acting Major [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Bugler [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lance-Corporal [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Colonel (Chief Royal Engineer, Curragh District) [1]

Major [1]

Officer's Cook 3rd Class [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Squadron Serjeant Major [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Royal Engineers [2]

Army Service Corps [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Dorset Regiment [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

H.M.S. Torrent [1]

HM Submarine E16 [1]

HMS Castor [1]

HMS Ganges [1]

HMS Hampshire [1]

HMS INDEFATIGABLE [1]

HMS INVINCIBLE [1]

HMS NEPTUNE [1]

HMS Queen Mary [1]

Hussars [1]

Hussars (King's) [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1]

WRNS [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [77]

Royal Navy [34]

British Army [12]

Last name first letter

W [16]

S [15]

B [13]

H [13]

P [12]

A [11]

C [10]

D [10]

M [10]

G [7]

R [7]

T [5]

F [3]

J [3]

L [3]

E [2]

K [2]

N [2]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [119]

Merchant Navy [22]

Country

United Kingdom [20]

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People [145] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Ryde, Hampshire [94] Ryde, Hampshire, England [22] Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire [14] St Helens, Ryde, Hampshire [4] Swanmore, Ryde, Hampshire [2] Ashey, Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire [1] Oakfield, Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire [1] Oakfield, St. Helen's, Ryde, Hampshire [1] Ryde Isle Of Wight, Hampshire [1] Ryde Isle of Wight, Hampshire [1] Ryde, Brading, Hampshire [1] Ryde, Swanmore, Hampshire [1] Ryde, isle of Wight, Hampshire [1] Shanklin, Ryde, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [5] Captain [3] Able Seaman [2] Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [2] Rifleman [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Steward [2] Acting Major [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Bugler [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lance-Corporal [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Colonel (Chief Royal Engineer, Curragh District) [1] Major [1] Officer's Cook 3rd Class [1] Petty Officer [1] Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant [1] Sergeant [1] Squadron Serjeant Major [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Hampshire Regiment [4] Royal Engineers [2] Army Service Corps [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Dorset Regiment [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] H.M.S. Torrent [1] HM Submarine E16 [1] HMS Castor [1] HMS Ganges [1] HMS Hampshire [1] HMS INDEFATIGABLE [1] HMS INVINCIBLE [1] HMS NEPTUNE [1] HMS Queen Mary [1] Hussars [1] Hussars (King's) [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Norfolk Regiment [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1] WRNS [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [77] Royal Navy [34] British Army [12]

Last name first letter

W [16] S [15] B [13] H [13] P [12] A [11] C [10] D [10] M [10] G [7] R [7] T [5] F [3] J [3] L [3] E [2] K [2] N [2] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [119] Merchant Navy [22]

Country

United Kingdom [20]

William Thomas Herring

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 249209

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Tom Pritchard

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 313219

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Stanley Adams

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 318818

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Harold Gascoigne Perkis

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 149507

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Leslie Arnold Teague

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 402091

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Reginald Leonard Aylward

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 403813

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Frederick James Malekin

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 156471

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Cyril Edward Galley

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 164992

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Edmund Lind Du Thon Peters

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 181456

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William George Newnham

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 182827

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William Urquhart Pletts

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 202546

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John Worley Debenham

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 77177

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Frank Norman Hornby

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 7042

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George Henry Adams

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 149533

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Gervase Fardell

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Captain King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Walter Percy Cotton

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army M2/101675 Private Army Service Corps 353rd M.T. Coy

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Florence Kate Woodnutt

Born 1898

Died 1950

Royal Navy G2834

Royal Navy G2834 Steward

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Emmeline Lucy Woodnutt

Born 1896

Died 1965

Royal Navy G2833

Royal Navy Steward WRNS

Royal Navy G2833

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Arthur Reed

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227441

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Herbert King

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 269831

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