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Stamford, Lincolnshire [107]

Stamford Hill, London [59]

Stamford Lincolnshire [24]

Stamford [18]

Stamford Hill, Middlesex [18]

Stamford Hill, London, Middlesex [15]

Stamford, Rutland [9]

Stamford, Lincolnshire, England [8]

Stamford, Northamptonshire [7]

Stamford Bridge, York, Yorkshire [4]

Stamford England [4]

Stamford le Hope, Essex [4]

Stamford Bridge, Yorkshire [3]

Easton near Stamford Lincolnshire [2]

Stamford Hill England [2]

Stamford Hill, Middlesex, England [2]

Stamford Queensland [2]

Stamford, Lincs [2]

Stamford, Lincs. [2]

Stamford-le-Hope, Essex [2]

Barholm, Stamford, Lincolnshire [1]

Barnack near Stamford Lincolnshire [1]

Easton on the Hill, Stamford Lincolnshire [1]

Ketton, Stamford [1]

London/Stamford Hill [1]

Market Deeping, near Stamford, Lincolnshire [1]

Pilsgate, Near Stamford [1]

Rhyll, Stamford, Rutlandshire [1]

Ruigscliffe West Stamford, Northamptonshire [1]

Shotley,Stamford,Suffolk. [1]

Stamford Baron Workhouse, Stamford, Lincolnshire [1]

Stamford Bridge, Yorks [1]

Stamford Courtney, Devon [1]

Stamford Hill [1]

Stamford Hill London [1]

Stamford Hill, Clapton, Middlesex [1]

Stamford Hill, Hackney, London, Middlesex [1]

Stamford Hill, Hackney, Middlesex [1]

Stamford Hill, Hackney,Middlesex [1]

Stamford Hill,Middlesex [1]

Stamford Hill. Hackney, London. [1]

Stamford Le Hope, Essex [1]

Stamford Lincs [1]

Stamford Road, Southwark, London [1]

Stamford, Connectticut [1]

Stamford, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1]

Stamford, Worcestershire [1]

Tinwell near Stamford Lincolnshire [1]

Tottenham, Stamford Hill, Middlesex [1]

Wittering Stamford Lincolnshire [1]

Rank

Private [56]

Corporal [8]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Lieutenant [7]

Captain [6]

Lance Corporal [6]

Serjeant [6]

Gunner [4]

Major [3]

Rifleman [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Sapper [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Assistant Sister [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Captain (Acting Major) [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Driver [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4c [1]

Garment Mender [1]

Official War Photographer [1]

Second Lieutenant (Temporary Lieutenant) [1]

Sergeant [1]

Signalman [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Third Class Air Mechanic [1]

Trimmer [1]

Unit

Lincolnshire Regiment [19]

London Regiment [8]

Northamptonshire Regiment [8]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Royal Field Artillery [5]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [5]

Army Service Corps [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Engineers [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Labour Corps [2]

Lincolnshire Yeomanry [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

106th Infantry Regiment [1]

13th Royal Regiment [1]

5th Dragoon Guards [1]

American Expeditionary Force - III Corps [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Attached Middlesex Regiment [1]

British Red Cross [1]

British War Mission [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

General Hospital/French Red Cross [1]

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

HMS Black Prince [1]

HMS DEFENCE [1]

HMS Ganges [1]

HMS Hampshire [1]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [1]

HMS IRON DUKE [1]

HMS MALAYA [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Infantry [1]

KRRC [1]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1]

Norfolk Yeomanry [1]

Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1]

Service

Royal Navy [133]

British Army [91]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [80]

Australian Imperial Force [8]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

Other Empire Force [4]

Last name first letter

B [45]

S [35]

H [33]

C [29]

W [27]

P [19]

L [15]

J [14]

R [14]

A [13]

F [13]

G [12]

D [10]

K [10]

M [9]

T [8]

E [6]

N [5]

Y [4]

O [2]

I [1]

Contribution

Military Service [308]

Merchant Navy [10]

Country

United Kingdom [54]

Malaysia [1]

United States [1]

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Place of birth

Stamford, Lincolnshire [107] Stamford Hill, London [59] Stamford Lincolnshire [24] Stamford [18] Stamford Hill, Middlesex [18] Stamford Hill, London, Middlesex [15] Stamford, Rutland [9] Stamford, Lincolnshire, England [8] Stamford, Northamptonshire [7] Stamford Bridge, York, Yorkshire [4] Stamford England [4] Stamford le Hope, Essex [4] Stamford Bridge, Yorkshire [3] Easton near Stamford Lincolnshire [2] Stamford Hill England [2] Stamford Hill, Middlesex, England [2] Stamford Queensland [2] Stamford, Lincs [2] Stamford, Lincs. [2] Stamford-le-Hope, Essex [2] Barholm, Stamford, Lincolnshire [1] Barnack near Stamford Lincolnshire [1] Easton on the Hill, Stamford Lincolnshire [1] Ketton, Stamford [1] London/Stamford Hill [1] Market Deeping, near Stamford, Lincolnshire [1] Pilsgate, Near Stamford [1] Rhyll, Stamford, Rutlandshire [1] Ruigscliffe West Stamford, Northamptonshire [1] Shotley,Stamford,Suffolk. [1] Stamford Baron Workhouse, Stamford, Lincolnshire [1] Stamford Bridge, Yorks [1] Stamford Courtney, Devon [1] Stamford Hill [1] Stamford Hill London [1] Stamford Hill, Clapton, Middlesex [1] Stamford Hill, Hackney, London, Middlesex [1] Stamford Hill, Hackney, Middlesex [1] Stamford Hill, Hackney,Middlesex [1] Stamford Hill,Middlesex [1] Stamford Hill. Hackney, London. [1] Stamford Le Hope, Essex [1] Stamford Lincs [1] Stamford Road, Southwark, London [1] Stamford, Connectticut [1] Stamford, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1] Stamford, Worcestershire [1] Tinwell near Stamford Lincolnshire [1] Tottenham, Stamford Hill, Middlesex [1] Wittering Stamford Lincolnshire [1]

Rank

Private [56] Corporal [8] Second Lieutenant [8] Lieutenant [7] Captain [6] Lance Corporal [6] Serjeant [6] Gunner [4] Major [3] Rifleman [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Leading Stoker [2] Sapper [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Assistant Sister [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Captain (Acting Major) [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Driver [1] Engine Room Artificer 4c [1] Garment Mender [1] Official War Photographer [1] Second Lieutenant (Temporary Lieutenant) [1] Sergeant [1] Signalman [1] Sister [1] Staff Nurse [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Third Class Air Mechanic [1] Trimmer [1]

Unit

Lincolnshire Regiment [19] London Regiment [8] Northamptonshire Regiment [8] Middlesex Regiment [5] Royal Field Artillery [5] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [5] Army Service Corps [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Canadian Infantry [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Engineers [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Labour Corps [2] Lincolnshire Yeomanry [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] 106th Infantry Regiment [1] 13th Royal Regiment [1] 5th Dragoon Guards [1] American Expeditionary Force - III Corps [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Attached Middlesex Regiment [1] British Red Cross [1] British War Mission [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] General Hospital/French Red Cross [1] H.M.S. "Dolphin" [1] HMS Black Prince [1] HMS DEFENCE [1] HMS Ganges [1] HMS Hampshire [1] HMS INFLEXIBLE [1] HMS IRON DUKE [1] HMS MALAYA [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Infantry [1] KRRC [1] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1] Norfolk Yeomanry [1] Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1]

Service

Royal Navy [133] British Army [91] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [80] Australian Imperial Force [8] Canadian Expeditionary Force [5] Other Empire Force [4]

Last name first letter

B [45] S [35] H [33] C [29] W [27] P [19] L [15] J [14] R [14] A [13] F [13] G [12] D [10] K [10] M [9] T [8] E [6] N [5] Y [4] O [2] I [1]

Contribution

Military Service [308] Merchant Navy [10]

Country

United Kingdom [54] Malaysia [1] United States [1]

Charles Herbert Bailey

Born 1897

Died 1966

British Army 201935 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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William Henry Harrison

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army R1343 (Incomplete) Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army R13431 KRRC

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Bryan Woolston

Born 1887

Died 1958

British Army M2/118809 Private Army Service Corps

British Army M2/118809 Private Royal Army Service Corps 1st Depot

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Harry Bloodworth

Born 1883

British Army 24541 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 20372 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 203828 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

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Malcolm Harold Watts Sargent

Born 1895

Died 1967

British Army 99935 Private Durham Light Infantry 27th Battalion

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William Edward Goodyear

Born 1890

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 10907 Corporal Canadian Infantry

Canadian Expeditionary Force 10907 13th Royal Regiment 4th Battalion, 1st Brigade

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Geoffrey Anthony St John Jones

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Attached Middlesex Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Hampshire Regiment Volunteer Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Infantry

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Frederick Henry Young

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army PS1980 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army Captain Lincolnshire Regiment 3rd Battalion. attd. 1st Battalion

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John Alfred Raymond Andrews

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Lincolnshire Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army 6729 Rifleman London Regiment 16th lond Battalion

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force 4 Sqn

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Ernest John William Humberstone

Born 1894

Died 1924

British Army 11428 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 6th (Service) Battalion

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Albert Moisey Blades

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 6004 Lance Corporal Royal Berkshire Regiment 2nd/4th Battalion.

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Arthur Franklin Postle

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 5218 Private London Regiment

British Army 322417 Private London Regiment

British Army 5218, 322417 Rifleman London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles).

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John Ashton Perkins

Born 1890

Died 1965

British Army 19177 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Herbert Lank

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army 7617 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Albert George Meadwell

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 11473 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 7th (Service) Battalion

British Army 11473 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 6th (Service) Battalion

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Sidney Theodore Bickell

Born 1889

Died 1979

British Army 100528 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Albert Baswitz

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment 22nd Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant (Temporary Lieutenant) London Regiment

British Army Captain London Regiment

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Harold Thomas Springthorpe

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 1803 Private Lincolnshire Yeomanry

British Army 1803 Lance Corporal Lincolnshire Yeomanry

British Army 1803 Lance Corporal Lincolnshire Yeomanry

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Walter Cecil Alborn

Born 1891

Died 1916

Royal Navy M6320 Engine Room Artificer 4c HMS Black Prince

Royal Navy M6320 Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS Black Prince

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Albert Howell Curtis

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army PS/10394 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 10394 Private Royal Fusiliers 8th Battalion

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