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Shrewsbury, Shropshire [493]

Shropshire [284]

Wellington, Shropshire [217]

Oswestry, Shropshire [164]

Ludlow, Shropshire [115]

Market Drayton, Shropshire [90]

Shropshire England [88]

Whitchurch, Shropshire [85]

Newport, Shropshire [73]

Bridgnorth, Shropshire [68]

Ellesmere, Shropshire [61]

Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England [59]

Shifnal, Shropshire [55]

Madeley, Shropshire [45]

Oswestry, Shropshire, England [30]

Alveley Village, nr Bridgnorth Shropshire [26]

Wem, Shropshire [26]

Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire [24]

Oakengates, Shropshire [22]

Church Stretton, Shropshire [21]

Broseley, Shropshire [19]

Dawley, Shropshire [19]

Atcham, Shropshire [18]

Shropshire, England [17]

Clun, Shropshire [14]

Much Wenlock, Shropshire [14]

Bridgenorth, Shropshire [13]

Albrighton, Shropshire [12]

Coalbrookdale, Shropshire [12]

Ludlow, Shropshire, England [12]

Craven Arms, Shropshire [11]

Hadley, Shropshire [11]

Worfield, Shropshire [10]

Ironbridge, Shropshire [9]

Llanymynech, on the borders of Shropshire and Montgomeryshire [9]

Salop, Shropshire [9]

Wrockwardine Wood, Shropshire [9]

Chirbury, Shropshire [8]

Ellesmere, Shropshire, England [8]

West Felton, Shropshire [8]

Minsterley, Shropshire [7]

Wombridge, Shropshire [7]

Worthen, Shropshire [7]

Claverley, Shropshire [6]

Cressage, Shropshire [6]

Hodnet, Shropshire [6]

Hopesay, Shropshire [6]

Lilleshall, Shropshire [6]

Prees, Shropshire [6]

Wem, Shropshire, England [6]

Rank

Private [511]

Second Lieutenant [50]

Corporal [49]

Serjeant [46]

Gunner [42]

Lieutenant [42]

Lance Corporal [38]

Able Seaman [35]

Captain [33]

Sapper [25]

Ordinary Seaman [23]

Stoker 1st Class [23]

Driver [22]

Boy 1st Class [13]

Rifleman [13]

Major [12]

Acting Corporal [11]

Boy 2nd Class [11]

Deck Hand [9]

Sergeant [9]

Lieutenant Colonel [8]

Leading Stoker [7]

Lance Serjeant [6]

Pioneer [6]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [5]

Bombardier [5]

Leading Seaman [5]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [4]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [4]

Reverend [4]

Temporary Lieutenant [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Guardsman [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Private 2nd Class [3]

Signalman [3]

Stoker 2nd Class [3]

Trooper [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Boy [2]

Boy Telegraphist [2]

Brigadier General [2]

Cadet [2]

Chaplain [2]

Commander [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Unit

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [137]

Shropshire Light Infantry [55]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [49]

South Wales Borderers [45]

Royal Engineers [42]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [38]

Royal Field Artillery [36]

Army Service Corps [31]

Cheshire Regiment [29]

Labour Corps [26]

Machine Gun Corps [20]

Royal Garrison Artillery [19]

Worcestershire Regiment [19]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [18]

Royal Air Force [16]

Shropshire Yeomanry [16]

Royal Army Medical Corps [15]

4th King's Shropshire Light Infantry [14]

London Regiment [13]

Royal Naval Reserve [13]

Liverpool Regiment [12]

Royal Flying Corps [12]

South Staffordshire Regiment [12]

Canadian Infantry [11]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [10]

Lancashire Fusiliers [10]

North Staffordshire Regiment [10]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [9]

Manchester Regiment [9]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

Coldstream Guards [8]

Kings Shropshire Light Infantry [8]

Royal Horse Artillery [8]

Herefordshire Regiment [7]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [7]

South Wales Borderers Depot [7]

Grenadier Guards [6]

Hampshire Regiment [6]

Monmouthshire Regiment [6]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [6]

Somerset Light Infantry [6]

The King's (Shropshire Light Infantry) [6]

Welsh Regiment [6]

HMS LION [5]

HMS MALAYA [5]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Border Regiment [4]

Service

Royal Navy [1094]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1088]

British Army [760]

Australian Imperial Force [95]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [27]

Other Empire Force [10]

Indian Army [5]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [352]

H [289]

W [269]

P [268]

J [208]

M [198]

S [187]

D [177]

C [166]

T [165]

R [152]

L [147]

E [146]

G [146]

F [94]

A [86]

O [54]

K [41]

N [41]

Y [16]

V [14]

I [5]

U [3]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2980]

Merchant Navy [171]

Country

United Kingdom [398]

Canada [12]

India [9]

Australia [3]

Belgium [3]

France [2]

Germany [2]

South Africa [2]

Egypt [1]

Ireland [1]

Malta [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Shrewsbury, Shropshire [493] Shropshire [284] Wellington, Shropshire [217] Oswestry, Shropshire [164] Ludlow, Shropshire [115] Market Drayton, Shropshire [90] Shropshire England [88] Whitchurch, Shropshire [85] Newport, Shropshire [73] Bridgnorth, Shropshire [68] Ellesmere, Shropshire [61] Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England [59] Shifnal, Shropshire [55] Madeley, Shropshire [45] Oswestry, Shropshire, England [30] Alveley Village, nr Bridgnorth Shropshire [26] Wem, Shropshire [26] Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire [24] Oakengates, Shropshire [22] Church Stretton, Shropshire [21] Broseley, Shropshire [19] Dawley, Shropshire [19] Atcham, Shropshire [18] Shropshire, England [17] Clun, Shropshire [14] Much Wenlock, Shropshire [14] Bridgenorth, Shropshire [13] Albrighton, Shropshire [12] Coalbrookdale, Shropshire [12] Ludlow, Shropshire, England [12] Craven Arms, Shropshire [11] Hadley, Shropshire [11] Worfield, Shropshire [10] Ironbridge, Shropshire [9] Llanymynech, on the borders of Shropshire and Montgomeryshire [9] Salop, Shropshire [9] Wrockwardine Wood, Shropshire [9] Chirbury, Shropshire [8] Ellesmere, Shropshire, England [8] West Felton, Shropshire [8] Minsterley, Shropshire [7] Wombridge, Shropshire [7] Worthen, Shropshire [7] Claverley, Shropshire [6] Cressage, Shropshire [6] Hodnet, Shropshire [6] Hopesay, Shropshire [6] Lilleshall, Shropshire [6] Prees, Shropshire [6] Wem, Shropshire, England [6]

Rank

Private [511] Second Lieutenant [50] Corporal [49] Serjeant [46] Gunner [42] Lieutenant [42] Lance Corporal [38] Able Seaman [35] Captain [33] Sapper [25] Ordinary Seaman [23] Stoker 1st Class [23] Driver [22] Boy 1st Class [13] Rifleman [13] Major [12] Acting Corporal [11] Boy 2nd Class [11] Deck Hand [9] Sergeant [9] Lieutenant Colonel [8] Leading Stoker [7] Lance Serjeant [6] Pioneer [6] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [5] Bombardier [5] Leading Seaman [5] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [4] Aircraftman 2nd Class [4] Reverend [4] Temporary Lieutenant [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Guardsman [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] Private 2nd Class [3] Signalman [3] Stoker 2nd Class [3] Trooper [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Boy [2] Boy Telegraphist [2] Brigadier General [2] Cadet [2] Chaplain [2] Commander [2] Corporal 2nd [2]

Unit

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [137] Shropshire Light Infantry [55] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [49] South Wales Borderers [45] Royal Engineers [42] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [38] Royal Field Artillery [36] Army Service Corps [31] Cheshire Regiment [29] Labour Corps [26] Machine Gun Corps [20] Royal Garrison Artillery [19] Worcestershire Regiment [19] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [18] Royal Air Force [16] Shropshire Yeomanry [16] Royal Army Medical Corps [15] 4th King's Shropshire Light Infantry [14] London Regiment [13] Royal Naval Reserve [13] Liverpool Regiment [12] Royal Flying Corps [12] South Staffordshire Regiment [12] Canadian Infantry [11] King's Royal Rifle Corps [10] Lancashire Fusiliers [10] North Staffordshire Regiment [10] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [9] Manchester Regiment [9] Royal Fusiliers [9] Coldstream Guards [8] Kings Shropshire Light Infantry [8] Royal Horse Artillery [8] Herefordshire Regiment [7] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [7] South Wales Borderers Depot [7] Grenadier Guards [6] Hampshire Regiment [6] Monmouthshire Regiment [6] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [6] Somerset Light Infantry [6] The King's (Shropshire Light Infantry) [6] Welsh Regiment [6] HMS LION [5] HMS MALAYA [5] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Royal Naval Division [5] Border Regiment [4]

Service

Royal Navy [1094] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1088] British Army [760] Australian Imperial Force [95] Canadian Expeditionary Force [27] Other Empire Force [10] Indian Army [5] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [352] H [289] W [269] P [268] J [208] M [198] S [187] D [177] C [166] T [165] R [152] L [147] E [146] G [146] F [94] A [86] O [54] K [41] N [41] Y [16] V [14] I [5] U [3] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2980] Merchant Navy [171]

Country

United Kingdom [398] Canada [12] India [9] Australia [3] Belgium [3] France [2] Germany [2] South Africa [2] Egypt [1] Ireland [1] Malta [1] New Zealand [1]

William Roper Weston

Born 1889

Died 1983

British Army 12969 Serjeant Shropshire Light Infantry 6th

British Army Second Lieutenant Shropshire Light Infantry 6th Battalion

British Army 12969 Private KSLI 6th Battalion

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Josiah Oldfield

Born 1863

Died 1953

British Army Surgeon Lieutenant Essex Regiment 1st (Volunteer) Battalion

British Army Surgeon Captain Essex Regiment 1st (Volunteer) Battalion

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps 3rd East Anglian Field Ambulance

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William Henry Jones

Born 1882

Died 1919

British Army 83779 Serjeant Royal Army Medical Corps

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Charles William Yorke

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army 6838 Company Serjeant Major Army Cyclist Corps

British Army 13938 Lance Serjeant Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army Private Cheshire Regiment Militia

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Wallace Leonard Delo

Born 1891

Died 1919

British Army Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry 4th Battalion (T.F)

British Army 11019 Lance Corporal King's Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 266136 Private Labour Corps 550th Home Service Employment Company

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James Henry Jarvis

Born 1892

Died 1918

Royal Navy 4/3110 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy 4/3110 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division 2nd (Hawke) Battalion

Royal Navy London 4/3110 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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George Bowen

Born 1874

Died 1918

British Army 24105 Private Cheshire Regiment 13th Battalion

British Army 24105 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 427065 Private Labour Corps 418th Company

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Frank Green

Born 1892

Died 1919

British Army 9459 Lance Corporal Cheshire Regiment

British Army 265299 Private Labour Corps

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Richard Bromley

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 4528 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 3rd Battalion

British Army 4528 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1st Battalion

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Arthur Scott

Born 1873

Died 1919

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 267521

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 267521 Aircraftman 2nd Class Royal Air Force

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Barry Franklin Galbraith

Born 1894

Died 1969

Canadian Expeditionary Force 37482 Private Ist Division Ammunition Park

Canadian Expeditionary Force 37482 Private Canadian Army Service Corps (C.A.S.C.)

Canadian Expeditionary Force 37482 Corporal CASC

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Wilfred Edward Salter Owen

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army Artist's Rifles

British Army Lieutenant Manchester Regiment 5th Battalion

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George William Thomas

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 16031 Private Liverpool Regiment 17th Battalion

British Army 16031 Lance Corporal The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 17th Battalion - 1st Liverpool Pals

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Edward Sheldon

Born 1885

Died 1919

British Army Shopshire Light Infantry 1st Battalion

British Army 20011 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 20011 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery 67th Siege Battery

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Frederick Arthur Taylor

Born 1895

Died 1986

Canadian Expeditionary Force 20th Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 57563 Corporal 20 th Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force Sergeant 20th Battalion

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John Alfred Risebrow

Born 1893

Died 1969

British Army

British Army T1/1835 Driver Army Service Corps

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Charles Boyling

Born 1868

Died 1918

British Army Montgomeryshire Yeomanry

British Army 4515 Private Royal Rifle Dragoons

British Army 3221 Private 4th Dragoon Guards

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George Job Smith

Born 1892

Died 1922

British Army M2/047248 Private Army Service Corps

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Victor Louis Snelson

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 13030 Private The King's (Shropshire Light Infantry) 7th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant The Welsh Regiment 12th (Reserve) Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant South Wales Borderers 12th (Service) Battalion (3rd Gwent)

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Robert Jones

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 15062 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry 2nd Battalion

British Army 15062 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry Depot

British Army 15062 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry 3rd Battalion

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