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Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [288]

Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire [139]

Stoke on Trent [31]

Stoke On Trent England [29]

Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England [29]

Stoke-On-Trent England [14]

Hanley, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [13]

Stoke on Trent England [12]

Stoke-on-Trent [12]

Stoke-on-Trent England [12]

Fenton, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [11]

Longton, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [8]

Bucknall, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [6]

Burslem, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [5]

Tunstall, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [5]

Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire [5]

Shelton, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [4]

Stoke On Trent, Staffordshire [4]

Stoke-On-Trent [4]

Stoke-On-Trent, Staffs [4]

Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire [3]

Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire [3]

Hanley, Stoke on Trent [3]

Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent [3]

Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs [3]

Longton, Stoke on Trent [3]

Stoke on Trent, Staffs [3]

Baddeley Edge. Milton. Stoke on Trent. Staffordshire. [2]

Basford, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [2]

Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent [2]

Endon, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [2]

Fenton, Stoke on Trent [2]

Longton, Stoke-on-Trent [2]

Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire [2]

Stoke on Trent Staffordshire [2]

Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire [2]

Tunstall Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [2]

Wolstanton, Stoke on Trent [2]

Wolstanton, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [2]

104, Bucknall Road, Hanley, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [1]

17 Sheaf Passage,Longton,Stoke-on-Trent,Staffordshire [1]

9 Melville Road, Normacot, Stoke-on-Trent [1]

Bagnall, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Biddulph, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Boothen, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Bucknall,Stoke on Trent,Staffordshire. [1]

Bucknell, Stoke on Trent [1]

Burslem Stoke on Trent Staffs [1]

Burslem Stoke on Trent Staffs [1]

Burslem, Nr Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [113]

Lance Corporal [18]

Gunner [17]

Corporal [13]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Serjeant [9]

Lieutenant [8]

Sapper [8]

Stoker 1st Class [8]

Ordinary Seaman [7]

Captain [5]

Driver [5]

Sergeant [5]

Able Seaman [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

private [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Bombardier [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Assistant Administrator [1]

Carpenter's Crew [1]

Chum [1]

Civilian [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Conducting Officer [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Flight Lieutenant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Honorary Lieutenant and Temporary Quarter Master [1]

Leading Carpenter's Crew [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Trimmer [1]

Lieutenant (Special Reserve) [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Major [1]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Unit

North Staffordshire Regiment [41]

Royal Fusiliers [16]

Royal Engineers [12]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

Royal Field Artillery [8]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Royal Marine Artillery [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [4]

Army Service Corps [3]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Naval Reserve [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

HMS Princess Royal [2]

HMS TIGER [2]

HMS TIPPERARY [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Labour Corps [2]

London Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Reserves [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

"B.Q." Cable Section, Royal Engineers [1]

14th Reinforcement [1]

16th Battalion Australian Infantry [1]

21st Scots Fusiliers [1]

2nd Leinster Regiment [1]

2nd Montgomery Yeomanry [1]

3rd Cavalry [1]

4th South African Infantry [1]

Service

Royal Navy [321]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [171]

British Army [166]

Australian Imperial Force [68]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Other Empire Force [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [95]

H [84]

S [73]

W [64]

M [56]

C [51]

P [48]

G [38]

T [37]

L [33]

D [29]

R [29]

K [23]

A [21]

F [18]

J [17]

O [13]

E [9]

N [6]

Y [4]

U [2]

I [1]

Contribution

Military Service [710]

Merchant Navy [28]

Country

United Kingdom [70]

Australia [3]

Canada [1]

Egypt [1]

France [1]

New Zealand [1]

Turkey [1]

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Place of birth

Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [288] Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire [139] Stoke on Trent [31] Stoke On Trent England [29] Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England [29] Stoke-On-Trent England [14] Hanley, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [13] Stoke on Trent England [12] Stoke-on-Trent [12] Stoke-on-Trent England [12] Fenton, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [11] Longton, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [8] Bucknall, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [6] Burslem, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [5] Tunstall, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [5] Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire [5] Shelton, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [4] Stoke On Trent, Staffordshire [4] Stoke-On-Trent [4] Stoke-On-Trent, Staffs [4] Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire [3] Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire [3] Hanley, Stoke on Trent [3] Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent [3] Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs [3] Longton, Stoke on Trent [3] Stoke on Trent, Staffs [3] Baddeley Edge. Milton. Stoke on Trent. Staffordshire. [2] Basford, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [2] Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent [2] Endon, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [2] Fenton, Stoke on Trent [2] Longton, Stoke-on-Trent [2] Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire [2] Stoke on Trent Staffordshire [2] Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire [2] Tunstall Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [2] Wolstanton, Stoke on Trent [2] Wolstanton, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [2] 104, Bucknall Road, Hanley, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [1] 17 Sheaf Passage,Longton,Stoke-on-Trent,Staffordshire [1] 9 Melville Road, Normacot, Stoke-on-Trent [1] Bagnall, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [1] Biddulph, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [1] Boothen, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [1] Bucknall,Stoke on Trent,Staffordshire. [1] Bucknell, Stoke on Trent [1] Burslem Stoke on Trent Staffs [1] Burslem Stoke on Trent Staffs [1] Burslem, Nr Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [113] Lance Corporal [18] Gunner [17] Corporal [13] Second Lieutenant [11] Serjeant [9] Lieutenant [8] Sapper [8] Stoker 1st Class [8] Ordinary Seaman [7] Captain [5] Driver [5] Sergeant [5] Able Seaman [3] Lance Serjeant [3] private [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Bombardier [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Deck Hand [2] Leading Stoker [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Assistant Administrator [1] Carpenter's Crew [1] Chum [1] Civilian [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Conducting Officer [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Flight Lieutenant [1] Guardsman [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Honorary Lieutenant and Temporary Quarter Master [1] Leading Carpenter's Crew [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Trimmer [1] Lieutenant (Special Reserve) [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Major [1] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1] Petty Officer [1]

Unit

North Staffordshire Regiment [41] Royal Fusiliers [16] Royal Engineers [12] Machine Gun Corps [9] Royal Field Artillery [8] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] Liverpool Regiment [5] Royal Marine Artillery [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [4] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [4] Army Service Corps [3] King's Own Scottish Borderers [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Naval Reserve [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] HMS Princess Royal [2] HMS TIGER [2] HMS TIPPERARY [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Labour Corps [2] London Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Reserves [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] South Wales Borderers [2] "B.Q." Cable Section, Royal Engineers [1] 14th Reinforcement [1] 16th Battalion Australian Infantry [1] 21st Scots Fusiliers [1] 2nd Leinster Regiment [1] 2nd Montgomery Yeomanry [1] 3rd Cavalry [1] 4th South African Infantry [1]

Service

Royal Navy [321] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [171] British Army [166] Australian Imperial Force [68] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] Other Empire Force [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [95] H [84] S [73] W [64] M [56] C [51] P [48] G [38] T [37] L [33] D [29] R [29] K [23] A [21] F [18] J [17] O [13] E [9] N [6] Y [4] U [2] I [1]

Contribution

Military Service [710] Merchant Navy [28]

Country

United Kingdom [70] Australia [3] Canada [1] Egypt [1] France [1] New Zealand [1] Turkey [1]

Carl Brown

Born 1884

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John Bigham

Born 1899

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Frederick Bateman

Born 1884

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Samuel Baker

Born 1888

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Ernest George Whittingham

Born 1889

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Henry O'grady

Born 1863

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Joseph Howes

Born 1884

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Albert Edward Walker

Born 1892

Royal Navy K9616 Leading Stoker HMS TIGER

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George Wain

Born 1881

Died 1959

British Army M2/047504 Serjeant Army Service Corps

British Army M2/047504 Staff Serjeant Army Service Corps

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Richard Singleton

Born 1881

British Army 16405 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 16405 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery

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Joseph Blagg

Born 1885

Died 1934

British Army 12087 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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