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Stafford, Staffordshire [339]

Stafford [173]

Stafford England [90]

Stafford, Staffordshire, England [34]

Stafford, Staffs [4]

Tamworth, Stafford, Staffordshire [4]

Stafford Queensland [3]

Stafford Victoria [3]

Stone, Stafford, Staffordshire [3]

Walsall, Stafford, Staffordshire [3]

Bilston, Stafford, Staffordshire [2]

Christ Church, Stafford, Staffordshire [2]

Eccleshall, Stafford, Staffordshire [2]

Hopton, Stafford, Staffordshire [2]

Penkridge, Stafford, Staffordshire [2]

Rugeley, Stafford, Staffordshire [2]

Stafford Staffordshire [2]

Willenhall, Stafford [2]

Armitage, Stafford, Staffordshire [1]

Bilston, Stafford [1]

Birchstead, Stafford [1]

Blurton Longton, Stafford [1]

Brierley Hill, Stafford [1]

Brierley Hill, Stafford, Staffordshire [1]

Burslem, Stafford, Staffordshire [1]

Burton Extra, Stafford and Derby [1]

Burton on Trent, Stafford [1]

Cauldon Lowe, Stafford, Staffordshire [1]

Chatwell, Gnosall, Stafford [1]

Chesterton, Stafford [1]

Chesterton, Stafford, Staffordshire [1]

Colton, Stafford, Staffordshire [1]

Colwich, Stafford, Staffordshire [1]

Derrington, Stafford, Staffordshire [1]

Edinburgh, Stafford Street [1]

Friar Street, Stafford. [1]

Gnosall, Stafford, Staffordshire [1]

Haden Hill, Stafford [1]

Hednesford, Stafford, Staffordshire [1]

Kidsgrove, Stafford, Staffordshire [1]

King's Winford, Stafford [1]

Lapley, Stafford [1]

Lichfield, Stafford, Staffordshire [1]

Longton, Stoke on Trent, Stafford [1]

Lynn, Stafford [1]

Mosely, Stafford, Staffordshire [1]

Near Stafford, Lincolnshire [1]

Near Stafford, Staffordshire [1]

Old Hill, Stafford, Staffordshire [1]

Penbridge, Stafford [1]

Rank

Private [83]

Gunner [13]

Lance Corporal [11]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Corporal [10]

Lieutenant [9]

Serjeant [8]

Stoker 1st Class [8]

Driver [7]

Sapper [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Captain [3]

Leading Stoker [3]

Major [3]

Pioneer [3]

Rifleman [3]

Sergeant [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [2]

Armourer's Crew [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Guardsman [2]

Mechanician [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

4th Class Chaplain Reverend [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Lance Bombardier [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic III [1]

Armourer’s Crew [1]

Bombadier [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy (2nd class, then 1st class from 29 Sep 1918) [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Captain Rev. [1]

Chaplin Major [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Chief Mechanic [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Chief Petty Officer III [1]

Civilian [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Fitter [1]

Gunner Filter [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [15]

North Staffordshire Regiment [14]

Royal Engineers [10]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

South Staffordshire Regiment [7]

Army Service Corps [6]

Coldstream Guards [6]

Labour Corps [6]

Royal Air Force [6]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Army Reserve [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

London Regiment [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3]

Royal Scots [3]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

HMS Good Hope [2]

HMS Hampshire [2]

HMS INVINCIBLE [2]

HMS TIGER [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Naval Air Service [2]

Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [2]

10th (Prince of Wales's Own Royal) Hussars [1]

10th Hussars [1]

114th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

11th Trench Motor Battery [1]

137th Brigade, 46th Division [1]

13th Reserve Cavalry Regiment [1]

14th Hussars [1]

15th Hussars [1]

18th Hussars [1]

1st Australian Division [1]

214th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

2nd Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

2nd Infantry Brigade [1]

3rd Reserve Cavalry Regiment [1]

Alberta Regiment [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Service

Royal Navy [273]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [210]

British Army [127]

Australian Imperial Force [99]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Other Empire Force [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [89]

H [77]

W [63]

C [58]

S [57]

M [44]

P [43]

D [40]

A [36]

T [34]

G [33]

J [33]

L [27]

R [27]

F [23]

E [22]

N [14]

K [8]

Y [7]

I [4]

O [3]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [689]

Merchant Navy [33]

Country

United Kingdom [67]

Canada [2]

Malaysia [1]

South Africa [1]

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Stafford, Staffordshire [339] Stafford [173] Stafford England [90] Stafford, Staffordshire, England [34] Stafford, Staffs [4] Tamworth, Stafford, Staffordshire [4] Stafford Queensland [3] Stafford Victoria [3] Stone, Stafford, Staffordshire [3] Walsall, Stafford, Staffordshire [3] Bilston, Stafford, Staffordshire [2] Christ Church, Stafford, Staffordshire [2] Eccleshall, Stafford, Staffordshire [2] Hopton, Stafford, Staffordshire [2] Penkridge, Stafford, Staffordshire [2] Rugeley, Stafford, Staffordshire [2] Stafford Staffordshire [2] Willenhall, Stafford [2] Armitage, Stafford, Staffordshire [1] Bilston, Stafford [1] Birchstead, Stafford [1] Blurton Longton, Stafford [1] Brierley Hill, Stafford [1] Brierley Hill, Stafford, Staffordshire [1] Burslem, Stafford, Staffordshire [1] Burton Extra, Stafford and Derby [1] Burton on Trent, Stafford [1] Cauldon Lowe, Stafford, Staffordshire [1] Chatwell, Gnosall, Stafford [1] Chesterton, Stafford [1] Chesterton, Stafford, Staffordshire [1] Colton, Stafford, Staffordshire [1] Colwich, Stafford, Staffordshire [1] Derrington, Stafford, Staffordshire [1] Edinburgh, Stafford Street [1] Friar Street, Stafford. [1] Gnosall, Stafford, Staffordshire [1] Haden Hill, Stafford [1] Hednesford, Stafford, Staffordshire [1] Kidsgrove, Stafford, Staffordshire [1] King's Winford, Stafford [1] Lapley, Stafford [1] Lichfield, Stafford, Staffordshire [1] Longton, Stoke on Trent, Stafford [1] Lynn, Stafford [1] Mosely, Stafford, Staffordshire [1] Near Stafford, Lincolnshire [1] Near Stafford, Staffordshire [1] Old Hill, Stafford, Staffordshire [1] Penbridge, Stafford [1]

Rank

Private [83] Gunner [13] Lance Corporal [11] Second Lieutenant [11] Corporal [10] Lieutenant [9] Serjeant [8] Stoker 1st Class [8] Driver [7] Sapper [5] Acting Corporal [4] Able Seaman [3] Captain [3] Leading Stoker [3] Major [3] Pioneer [3] Rifleman [3] Sergeant [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Acting Bombardier [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Aircraftman 2nd Class [2] Armourer's Crew [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Guardsman [2] Mechanician [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] 4th Class Chaplain Reverend [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Lance Bombardier [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic III [1] Armourer’s Crew [1] Bombadier [1] Bombardier [1] Boy (2nd class, then 1st class from 29 Sep 1918) [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Captain Rev. [1] Chaplin Major [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Chief Mechanic [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Chief Petty Officer III [1] Civilian [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Fitter [1] Gunner Filter [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [15] North Staffordshire Regiment [14] Royal Engineers [10] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] South Staffordshire Regiment [7] Army Service Corps [6] Coldstream Guards [6] Labour Corps [6] Royal Air Force [6] Royal Fusiliers [4] Army Reserve [3] Canadian Infantry [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] East Kent Regiment [3] Grenadier Guards [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] London Regiment [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3] Royal Scots [3] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] HMS Good Hope [2] HMS Hampshire [2] HMS INVINCIBLE [2] HMS TIGER [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Naval Air Service [2] Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [2] 10th (Prince of Wales's Own Royal) Hussars [1] 10th Hussars [1] 114th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1] 11th Trench Motor Battery [1] 137th Brigade, 46th Division [1] 13th Reserve Cavalry Regiment [1] 14th Hussars [1] 15th Hussars [1] 18th Hussars [1] 1st Australian Division [1] 214th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1] 2nd Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment [1] 2nd Infantry Brigade [1] 3rd Reserve Cavalry Regiment [1] Alberta Regiment [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Service

Royal Navy [273] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [210] British Army [127] Australian Imperial Force [99] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] Other Empire Force [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [89] H [77] W [63] C [58] S [57] M [44] P [43] D [40] A [36] T [34] G [33] J [33] L [27] R [27] F [23] E [22] N [14] K [8] Y [7] I [4] O [3] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [689] Merchant Navy [33]

Country

United Kingdom [67] Canada [2] Malaysia [1] South Africa [1]

Edwin Allen

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 122598 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army not known Private Volunteer Force, North Staffordshire Regiment 2nd Volunteer Battalion

British Army 636 Private Territorial Force, North Staffordshire Regiment 6th Battalion

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Thomas Sidney Harold Evans

Born 1899

Died 2000

British Army 330 Driver Royal Field Artillery 2nd Brigade of the East Anglian RFA (Territorial Unit)

British Army 881009 Driver Royal Field Artillery 271st Brigade

British Army 881009 Driver Royal Field Artillery No 1 Ammunition Depot, Lines of Communication

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William Owen

Born 1893

Died 1981

British Army 639 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery 6th Staffordshire Battery

British Army 639 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 6th Staffordshire Battery

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Richard Charles Smith

Born 1897

Died 1953

British Army 23598 Acting Corporal Coldstream Guards 5th Battalion

British Army 23598 Private Coldstream Guards 3rd Battalion

British Army 23598 Lance Corporal Coldstream Guards 3rd Battalion

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Joseph Richards Hackett

Born 1892

Died 1967

British Army 203255 Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 148801 Private Army Reserve

British Army 203255 Serjeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2/6th Battalion

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Ernest Rowland Dunshee

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 17384 Serjeant Worcestershire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant West Riding Regiment

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Colin Edward Cumming

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery

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James Palphreyman

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 6237 Private Rifle Brigade

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Morris Villiers Godwin Tanner

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 44129 Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army Second Lieutenant The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) 3rd, attached 2/8 Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment)

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Clement John Thomas Hathaway

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 49434 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 49434 Acting Bombardier 214th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery

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Alfred Johnson

Born 1866

Died 1919

Canadian Expeditionary Force 27362 Private Canadian Infantry 15th Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 27362 Private Canadian Infantry 15th Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 27362 Private Canadian Infantry 17th Battalion

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Thomas Patrick Tuohey

Born 1895

British Army S1758 Rifleman The Rifle Brigade 10th Battalion

British Army 17910 Private Coldstream Guards 1st Battalion

British Army 17910 Private Coldstream Guards 5th Battalion

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Charles Hutchinson Sinkinson

Born 1880

Died 1963

British Army WM/258059 Private Army Reserve

British Army 58244 Private South Staffordshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Ernest Charles Robinson

Born 1888

Died 1919

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1704

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Lieutenant Royal Air Force 10th Sqdn

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Robert Edward Wassell

Born 1886

Died 1944

British Army M2/116929 Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 Army Service Corps

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George Glover

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army T4/219313 Private Army Service Corps Staff Convoy Coy.

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John Moore Stretch

Born 1892

Died 1951

British Army 13496 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 647936 Private Labour Corps

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William Henry Cooke

Born 1869

Died 1917

British Army 163345 Company Serjeant Major Royal Engineers

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Alexander William Allen

Born 1900

Royal Navy J91897

Royal Navy SS124576 Stoker First Class

Royal Navy J91897 Boy (2nd class, then 1st class from 29 Sep 1918) HMS Powerful

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James Mountford

Died 1915

British Army 3912 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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