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Sudbury, Suffolk [196]

Sudbury, Suffolk, England [6]

Glemsford, Sudbury, Suffolk [4]

Boxford, Sudbury, Suffolk [3]

Great Cornard, Sudbury, Suffolk [3]

Acton, Sudbury, Suffolk [2]

Assington, Sudbury, Suffolk [2]

Cavendish, Sudbury, Suffolk [2]

Edwardstone, Sudbury, Suffolk [2]

Long Melford, Sudbury, Suffolk [2]

Sudbury, Suffolk and Essex [2]

Alphamstone, Sudbury , Suffolk [1]

Assington. Sudbury, Suffolk [1]

Bures Sudbury, Suffolk [1]

Bures, Sudbury, Suffolk [1]

Cornard Sudbury, Suffolk [1]

Little Walldingfield, Sudbury, Suffolk [1]

Melford Road, Sudbury, Suffolk [1]

Nayland, Sudbury, Suffolk [1]

Newton, Sudbury, Suffolk [1]

Stoke by Clare, Sudbury, Suffolk [1]

Sudbury Suffolk [1]

Sudbury, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk [1]

Suffolk Sudbury [1]

sudbury suffolk [1]

Rank

Private [21]

Lance Corporal [4]

Driver [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Major [2]

Serjeant [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting leading Stoker [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Bearer [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Captain [1]

Chauffeur (Driver) [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Company Quartermaster Sergeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal [1]

Gunner [1]

L/SGT [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Major General [1]

Musician [1]

Pioneer [1]

Sapper [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Sergeant Major [1]

Ship's Corporal [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Trooper [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Suffolk Regiment [7]

Army Service Corps [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Coldstream Guards [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Field Engineers [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1]

HMS Cumberland [1]

HMS Gloucester [1]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [1]

HMS QUEEN MARY [1]

HMS Urgent [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Leinster Regiment [1]

London Regiment [1]

London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

RN Experimental Station at Stratford (HMS President V) [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) [1]

Royal Highlanders Guards [1]

Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Queen Mary [1]

Royal Marines Band - HMS LION [1]

Royal Naval Air Service [1]

Royal Sussex Regiment [1]

Scottish Women's Hospitals [British Committee French Red Cross] [1]

Suffolk Regiment Transport [1]

Tank Corps [1]

Territorial Force Nursing Service [1]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [1]

The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

West African Field Force attached Gordon Highlanders [1]

Service

Royal Navy [122]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [76]

British Army [33]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [39]

G [23]

H [20]

S [20]

W [20]

C [19]

R [15]

P [14]

E [10]

M [9]

J [8]

T [8]

A [7]

L [7]

D [6]

F [6]

K [5]

N [1]

O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [231]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

India [1]

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People [238] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Sudbury, Suffolk [196] Sudbury, Suffolk, England [6] Glemsford, Sudbury, Suffolk [4] Boxford, Sudbury, Suffolk [3] Great Cornard, Sudbury, Suffolk [3] Acton, Sudbury, Suffolk [2] Assington, Sudbury, Suffolk [2] Cavendish, Sudbury, Suffolk [2] Edwardstone, Sudbury, Suffolk [2] Long Melford, Sudbury, Suffolk [2] Sudbury, Suffolk and Essex [2] Alphamstone, Sudbury , Suffolk [1] Assington. Sudbury, Suffolk [1] Bures Sudbury, Suffolk [1] Bures, Sudbury, Suffolk [1] Cornard Sudbury, Suffolk [1] Little Walldingfield, Sudbury, Suffolk [1] Melford Road, Sudbury, Suffolk [1] Nayland, Sudbury, Suffolk [1] Newton, Sudbury, Suffolk [1] Stoke by Clare, Sudbury, Suffolk [1] Sudbury Suffolk [1] Sudbury, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk [1] Suffolk Sudbury [1] sudbury suffolk [1]

Rank

Private [21] Lance Corporal [4] Driver [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Major [2] Serjeant [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting leading Stoker [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Bearer [1] Brigadier General [1] Captain [1] Chauffeur (Driver) [1] Chief Stoker [1] Company Quartermaster Sergeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal [1] Gunner [1] L/SGT [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant [1] Major General [1] Musician [1] Pioneer [1] Sapper [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Sergeant [1] Sergeant Major [1] Ship's Corporal [1] Staff Nurse [1] Trooper [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Suffolk Regiment [7] Army Service Corps [2] Canadian Infantry [2] East Kent Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Coldstream Guards [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Field Engineers [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] Grenadier Guards [1] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1] HMS Cumberland [1] HMS Gloucester [1] HMS INFLEXIBLE [1] HMS QUEEN MARY [1] HMS Urgent [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Leinster Regiment [1] London Regiment [1] London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Norfolk Regiment [1] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1] RN Experimental Station at Stratford (HMS President V) [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) [1] Royal Highlanders Guards [1] Royal Horse Artillery [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry - HMS Queen Mary [1] Royal Marines Band - HMS LION [1] Royal Naval Air Service [1] Royal Sussex Regiment [1] Scottish Women's Hospitals [British Committee French Red Cross] [1] Suffolk Regiment Transport [1] Tank Corps [1] Territorial Force Nursing Service [1] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [1] The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] West African Field Force attached Gordon Highlanders [1]

Service

Royal Navy [122] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [76] British Army [33] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] Australian Imperial Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [39] G [23] H [20] S [20] W [20] C [19] R [15] P [14] E [10] M [9] J [8] T [8] A [7] L [7] D [6] F [6] K [5] N [1] O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [231] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [14] India [1]

Bertie Billing

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 232

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Jasper Harry Howard

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 10851

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John Gurdon

Born 1887

Died 1954

British Army Lieutenant East Surrey Regiment

British Army Major East Surrey Regiment

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Tyrell Bennet

Born 1889

British Army 6630 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 8477 Private Leinster Regiment

British Army 6630 Lance Corporal Royal Army Medical Corps No.4 Cavalry Field Ambulance

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Agnes Elizabeth Payn

Born 1896

British Army 2808 Worker Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps

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William Rodwell Chandler

Born 1887

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 129504

Canadian Expeditionary Force 129504 Private Canadian Infantry

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Percy Howard

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 144841

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George Frederick Simpson

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268117

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Herbert Charles Hines

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 314246

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William James Meacham

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 148951

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Wilfred Charles Green

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 211796

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Charles James Bailey

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 155953

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Arnold George Bird

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 166856

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Robert Victor Death

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 179432

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Ernest Cyril Game

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 180894

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Harold Redvers Sillitoe

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 188314

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John Edward Bird

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 188902

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Percy Charles Baker

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 4100

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George William Durrant

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army G/1297 Private East Kent Regiment 7th Battalion

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Walter Benjamin Langohr

Born 1885

Died 1914

British Army 8368 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 8368 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion

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