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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]

Hubert Kendal Percy Smith

Born 1897

Died 1975

Indian Army Lieutenant 15th Punjab Regiment 1st Battalion

Indian Army Lieutenant 40th Pathans

British Army Second Lieutenant East Surrey Regiment

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Edwin Hugh Roberts

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 11806 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 3327 Sergeant/Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 Machine Gun Corps

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John Thomas Jobson

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 62219 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 29446 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Charles Huffer

Died 1917

British Army 17355 Private Grenadier Guards 2nd Battalion

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Arthur Blakeway Phillips

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army 4679 Private Inns of Court Officer Training Corps

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

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Hubert C Chilton

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army Stk1923 Lance Corporal Royal Fusiliers 10th (Stockbrokers') Battalion

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James Reginald Plevin

Born 1894

Died 1919

British Army 17284 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry Depot

British Army 17284 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry 3rd Battalion

British Army 17284 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry Depot

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Otho Edgar Williams

Born 1895

Died 1920

British Army 691 Driver Royal Horse Artillery

British Army 736 Driver Royal Horse Artillery Shropshire

British Army 620372 Driver Royal Horse Artillery 2nd/1st Somerset Battery

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Joseph Whiting

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 44878 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 9009 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 3rd/4th Battalion

British Army 44878 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Arthur Price

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 12738 Private The King’s (Shropshire Light Infantry) 6th (Service) Battalion

British Army 12738 Acting Lance Corporal The King's (Shropshire Light Infantry) 6th (Service) Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant The King's (Shropshire Light Infantry) 7th (Service) Battalion

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Harry Espley

Born 1888

Died 1916

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 6/3009 Private Canterbury Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion

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William George Biggs, M.s.m.

Born 1878

Died 1918

British Army WR/296766 Serjeant Major Royal Engineers

British Army WR/296766 Regimental Serjeant Major Royal Engineers 32nd Light Railway Operating Company

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Denys Leighton Selby Bigge

Born 1864

Died 1945

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Northumberland Yeomanry

British Army Lieutenant-Colonel Northumberland Hussars

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Thomas Henry Rivers Bulkeley

Born 1876

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant Scots Guards

British Army Lieutenant Scots Guards

British Army Captain Scots Guards

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Frederick William Tinsley

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 8394 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

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Fred Lyth

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 5235 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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John Clement Friend Sabben

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 12/772 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Arthur Richard Moore

Born 1896

Died 1939

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 166803

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Walter Llewellyn Davies

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 12750 Private Shropshire Light Infantry 6th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Shropshire Light Infantry 7th Battalion

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John Reginald Tranter

Born 1895

Died 1976

British Army 37016 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 2796 Kings Shropshire Light Infantry

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