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Stowmarket, Suffolk [158]

Stowmarket, Suffolk, England [4]

Combs, Stowmarket, Suffolk [3]

Stowmarket, Ipswich, Suffolk [3]

Stowupland, Stowmarket, Suffolk [3]

Battisford, Stowmarket, Suffolk [1]

Botesdale Stowmarket, Suffolk [1]

Coddenham, Stowmarket, Suffolk [1]

Combs Stowmarket, Suffolk [1]

Cotton, Stowmarket, Suffolk [1]

Debenham, Stowmarket, Suffolk [1]

Mendlesham Stowmarket, Suffolk [1]

Mendlesham, Stowmarket, Suffolk [1]

Mickfield, Stowmarket, Suffolk [1]

Old Newton, Stowmarket, Suffolk [1]

Stowmarket Suffolk [1]

Rank

Private [6]

Able Seaman [4]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Private 1st Class [1]

Private 2nd Class [1]

Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

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

Durham Light Infantry [1]

General List [1]

HMS BROKE [1]

HMS Canada [1]

HMS Ganges [1]

HMS INDOMITABLE [1]

HMS INVINCIBLE [1]

HMS President III [1]

HMS Vivid I [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Hussars [1]

London Regiment [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1]

Royal West Kent Regiment [1]

Suffolk Cyclist [1]

Suffolk Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [105]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [63]

British Army [11]

Last name first letter

S [24]

B [23]

G [16]

W [16]

R [14]

C [13]

D [13]

L [12]

M [10]

H [8]

P [8]

F [6]

E [5]

T [4]

K [3]

A [2]

N [2]

J [1]

O [1]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [178]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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People [182] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Stowmarket, Suffolk [158] Stowmarket, Suffolk, England [4] Combs, Stowmarket, Suffolk [3] Stowmarket, Ipswich, Suffolk [3] Stowupland, Stowmarket, Suffolk [3] Battisford, Stowmarket, Suffolk [1] Botesdale Stowmarket, Suffolk [1] Coddenham, Stowmarket, Suffolk [1] Combs Stowmarket, Suffolk [1] Cotton, Stowmarket, Suffolk [1] Debenham, Stowmarket, Suffolk [1] Mendlesham Stowmarket, Suffolk [1] Mendlesham, Stowmarket, Suffolk [1] Mickfield, Stowmarket, Suffolk [1] Old Newton, Stowmarket, Suffolk [1] Stowmarket Suffolk [1]

Rank

Private [6] Able Seaman [4] Ordinary Seaman [2] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Private 1st Class [1] Private 2nd Class [1] Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Duke Of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] General List [1] HMS BROKE [1] HMS Canada [1] HMS Ganges [1] HMS INDOMITABLE [1] HMS INVINCIBLE [1] HMS President III [1] HMS Vivid I [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Hussars [1] London Regiment [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1] Royal West Kent Regiment [1] Suffolk Cyclist [1] Suffolk Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [105] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [63] British Army [11]

Last name first letter

S [24] B [23] G [16] W [16] R [14] C [13] D [13] L [12] M [10] H [8] P [8] F [6] E [5] T [4] K [3] A [2] N [2] J [1] O [1] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [178] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Walter Botting

Born 1881

British Army 21710 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 139792 Private 2nd Class Royal Air Force

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 139792 Private 1st Class Royal Air Force

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Bertie Grimwood

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 3/12395 Private Duke Of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 2nd Battalion

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Edgar Pryke

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army Private London Regiment

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant General List

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

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Herbert Godbold

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275273

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Frederick William Keeble

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 113057

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Arthur Charles Hawkins

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 198872

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Stanley Newson Balls

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 306840

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William Donald Sheppard

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30721

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John William Smith

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 108396

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Charles Henry Cullum

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268269

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Robert Lillistone

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275531

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William Gould

Died 1917

British Army 36351 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 40558 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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Percy Wilfred Pryke

Born 1898

Died 1915

British Army 11018 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Philip Henry Musgrave

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 302629

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William Francis Buckle

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 126253

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Kenneth James Horne

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 403883

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Francis John Southgate

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 284883

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Spencer Amos

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262876

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Arthur Herbert Bone

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265208

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Bertie Wells

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29512

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