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Stowmarket, Suffolk [158]

Stowmarket [7]

Stowmarket England [7]

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]

Eye Road, Kenton, Stowmarket [1]

Mendlesham Stowmarket, Suffolk [1]

Mendlesham, Stowmarket [1]

Mendlesham, Stowmarket, Suffolk [1]

Mickfield, Stowmarket, Suffolk [1]

Old Newton, Stowmarket, Suffolk [1]

Stowmarket Suffolk [1]

Stowmarket Queensland [1]

Rank

Private [10]

Able Seaman [4]

Captain [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

2nd Lt. [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Corporal [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Paymaster Captain [1]

Private 1st Class [1]

Private 2nd Class [1]

Sapper [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Serjeant [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Suffolk Regiment [4]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

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

21st Lancers [1]

9th Lancers [1]

Australian Munition Worker [1]

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

Durham Light Infantry [1]

General List [1]

H.M.S. "Cressy" [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]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Norfolk Yeomanry [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Marines Divisional Engineers [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1]

Royal West Kent Regiment [1]

Suffolk Cyclist [1]

Service

Royal Navy [108]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [64]

British Army [18]

Australian Imperial Force [8]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [28]

S [27]

W [19]

G [18]

C [15]

R [14]

D [13]

L [12]

M [10]

H [8]

P [8]

F [7]

E [5]

T [4]

A [3]

K [3]

N [2]

J [1]

O [1]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [193]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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Place of birth

Stowmarket, Suffolk [158] Stowmarket [7] Stowmarket England [7] 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] Eye Road, Kenton, Stowmarket [1] Mendlesham Stowmarket, Suffolk [1] Mendlesham, Stowmarket [1] Mendlesham, Stowmarket, Suffolk [1] Mickfield, Stowmarket, Suffolk [1] Old Newton, Stowmarket, Suffolk [1] Stowmarket Suffolk [1] Stowmarket Queensland [1]

Rank

Private [10] Able Seaman [4] Captain [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] 2nd Lt. [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Corporal [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Paymaster Captain [1] Private 1st Class [1] Private 2nd Class [1] Sapper [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Serjeant [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Suffolk Regiment [4] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Royal Air Force [2] 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars [1] 21st Lancers [1] 9th Lancers [1] Australian Munition Worker [1] Duke Of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] General List [1] H.M.S. "Cressy" [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] Middlesex Regiment [1] Norfolk Yeomanry [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [1] Royal Marines Divisional Engineers [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1] Royal West Kent Regiment [1] Suffolk Cyclist [1]

Service

Royal Navy [108] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [64] British Army [18] Australian Imperial Force [8] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [28] S [27] W [19] G [18] C [15] R [14] D [13] L [12] M [10] H [8] P [8] F [7] E [5] T [4] A [3] K [3] N [2] J [1] O [1] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [193] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Oliver Jack Soames

Born 1894

Died 1918

Royal Navy 5266 Sapper Royal Marines Divisional Engineers Deal

British Army 207805 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 2nd Lt. Bedfordshire Regiment 4th Battalion

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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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George William Brown

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 8563 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Bertie Buxton

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 40933 Corporal Suffolk Regiment

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Percy William Arbon

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 2069 Private Suffolk Regiment 5th Battalion

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Stanley Newson Balls

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 306840

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Leonard Bone

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 401115

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Arthur Charles Hawkins

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 198872

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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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Bertie Grimwood

Born 1893

Died 1915

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

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Arthur Herbert Bone

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265208

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Frederick William Keeble

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 113057

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Alfred William Wright

Born 1885

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 33836

Australian Imperial Force 25

British Army 5674 Private 21st Lancers

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Herbert Godbold

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275273

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William Francis Buckle

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 126253

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Percy Wilfred Pryke

Born 1898

Died 1915

British Army 11018 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Kenneth James Horne

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 403883

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Philip Henry Musgrave

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 302629

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John William Smith

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 108396

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William Donald Sheppard

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30721

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