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Sleaford, Lincolnshire [136]

Heckington, Sleaford, Lincolnshire [3]

Sleaford, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [3]

Ruskington, Sleaford, Lincolnshire [2]

Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England [2]

Anwick, Sleaford, Lincolnshire [1]

Ashby de la Launde, Sleaford, Lincolnshire [1]

Billingborough, Sleaford, Lincolnshire [1]

Billinghay, Sleaford, Lincolnshire [1]

Cranwell, Sleaford, Lincolnshire [1]

Dembleby, Sleaford, Lincolnshire [1]

Dorrington, Sleaford, Lincolnshire [1]

Horbling, Sleaford, Lincolnshire [1]

Scopwick, Sleaford, Lincolnshire [1]

Sleaford,Lincolnshire [1]

Sleaford,Lincolnshire. [1]

Wellingore, Sleaford, Lincolnshire [1]

Willoughby, Sleaford, Lincolnshire [1]

Wilsford, Sleaford, Lincolnshire [1]

Rank

Private [17]

Corporal [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Stoker 2nd Class [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Captain [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Gunner [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Rifleman [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Sergeant (Cadet) [1]

Serjeant [1]

Staff Sergeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Trooper [1]

Volunteer [1]

Unit

Lincolnshire Regiment [9]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

10th Australian Light Horse Regiment [1]

10th Light Horse Regiment [1]

3rd Light Horse Training Regiment [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Australian Flying Corps [1]

Australian Light Horse [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

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

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

HM Submarine G8 [1]

HMS BENBOW [1]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [1]

HMS Glatton [1]

HMS IRON DUKE [1]

HMS Inconstant [1]

HMS Victory II [1]

HMS Vivid [1]

London Regiment [1]

Motor Machine Gun Service Royal Artillery [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Nyasaland Field Force [1]

Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [1]

Royal Fleet Reserve [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1]

Royal West Kent Regiment [1]

Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [1]

South Nottinghamshire Hussars [1]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Service

Royal Navy [76]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [57]

British Army [24]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Last name first letter

C [19]

S [15]

H [13]

T [13]

B [11]

P [10]

A [9]

M [9]

W [9]

L [8]

D [6]

K [6]

R [6]

E [5]

F [4]

N [4]

G [3]

J [3]

Y [3]

O [2]

I [1]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [156]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

Australia [1]

India [1]

Yemen [1]

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Place of birth

Sleaford, Lincolnshire [136] Heckington, Sleaford, Lincolnshire [3] Sleaford, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [3] Ruskington, Sleaford, Lincolnshire [2] Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England [2] Anwick, Sleaford, Lincolnshire [1] Ashby de la Launde, Sleaford, Lincolnshire [1] Billingborough, Sleaford, Lincolnshire [1] Billinghay, Sleaford, Lincolnshire [1] Cranwell, Sleaford, Lincolnshire [1] Dembleby, Sleaford, Lincolnshire [1] Dorrington, Sleaford, Lincolnshire [1] Horbling, Sleaford, Lincolnshire [1] Scopwick, Sleaford, Lincolnshire [1] Sleaford,Lincolnshire [1] Sleaford,Lincolnshire. [1] Wellingore, Sleaford, Lincolnshire [1] Willoughby, Sleaford, Lincolnshire [1] Wilsford, Sleaford, Lincolnshire [1]

Rank

Private [17] Corporal [4] Able Seaman [3] Lieutenant [3] Stoker 2nd Class [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Acting Corporal [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Captain [1] Deck Hand [1] Gunner [1] Leading Seaman [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Rifleman [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Sergeant [1] Sergeant (Cadet) [1] Serjeant [1] Staff Sergeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Trooper [1] Volunteer [1]

Unit

Lincolnshire Regiment [9] Machine Gun Corps [3] Durham Light Infantry [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] 10th Australian Light Horse Regiment [1] 10th Light Horse Regiment [1] 3rd Light Horse Training Regiment [1] Army Service Corps [1] Australian Flying Corps [1] Australian Light Horse [1] East Kent Regiment [1] H.M.S. "Hampshire" [1] H.M.S. "Queen" [1] HM Submarine G8 [1] HMS BENBOW [1] HMS BLACK PRINCE [1] HMS Glatton [1] HMS IRON DUKE [1] HMS Inconstant [1] HMS Victory II [1] HMS Vivid [1] London Regiment [1] Motor Machine Gun Service Royal Artillery [1] North Staffordshire Regiment [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Nyasaland Field Force [1] Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [1] Royal Fleet Reserve [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1] Royal West Kent Regiment [1] Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [1] South Nottinghamshire Hussars [1] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Service

Royal Navy [76] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [57] British Army [24] Australian Imperial Force [2]

Last name first letter

C [19] S [15] H [13] T [13] B [11] P [10] A [9] M [9] W [9] L [8] D [6] K [6] R [6] E [5] F [4] N [4] G [3] J [3] Y [3] O [2] I [1] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [156] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [14] Australia [1] India [1] Yemen [1]

William Leslie Owen

Born 1892

Died 1964

Australian Imperial Force 1038 Private 10th Light Horse Regiment

Australian Imperial Force 1038 Corporal 10th Light Horse Regiment

Australian Imperial Force 1038 Corporal 10th Light Horse Regiment

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Walter Henry Owen

Born 1891

Died 1972

Australian Imperial Force 663 Corporal 10th Australian Light Horse Regiment

Australian Imperial Force 663 Staff Sergeant 10th Australian Light Horse Regiment

Australian Imperial Force 663 Trooper 10th Australian Light Horse Regiment 'B' Squadron (at May 1915)

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William Henry Gilyead

Born 1896

Died 1979

British Army 938 Gunner Machine Gun Corps

British Army 938 Gunner Motor Machine Gun Service Royal Artillery

British Army 938 Gunner Machine Gun Corps 13th Light Armoured Motor Battery

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Richard Cooper

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 190853

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John Robert Paley

Born 1880

Died 1914

British Army 5432 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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William Newcomb

Born 1863

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 125059

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William Townsend

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 219698

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James Ellis Young

Born 1877

British Army G/11765 Private East Kent Regiment 8th Battalion

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Arthur Watson Dale

Born 1891

Died 1947

British Army 3395 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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William Panton Barnes

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 190575

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Charles Alfred Mason

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 38122 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 40920 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Robert Pepper

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262469

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Arthur Asher

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 304577

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Bernard Kirton

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225338

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John Thomas Waddingham

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 164923

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Fred William Young

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 220720

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William Waddingham

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 4674 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Fred Clarke

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 288310

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Fred Porter

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 15344 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Francis Henry Jarman

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 51272

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