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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]

William Newson Bailey

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 223747

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Geoffrey Alfred Victor Brampton

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 224680

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Alexander Brown

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283255

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Robert Percy Locke

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283324

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Edward Francis Coates

Born 1862

Died 1917

British Army P 1773 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army P 1773 Acting Serjeant Rifle Brigade

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George Stanley Wilson

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225119

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Gerald Gordon Hills

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 235705

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Ralph Ambrose

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 237183

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Frederick George Bunn

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 243610

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Edwin Harry Coates

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 5/4927 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Herbert Frank Boggis

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 3149 Private London Regiment 9th lond Battalion

British Army 3149 Corporal London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) 9th (County of London) Battalion

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Edward Marshall Bear

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 303885

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James Dudley Beamish Green

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 321331

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James Dudley Beamish Green

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 115011

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Percy Albert Ernest Eateen

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 161262

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Cyril Edmund Radcliffe

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 161562

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Asher Walker

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 93190

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Claude Harold Brown

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 403431

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Frederick Robert Medcalf

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 246670

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Eric John Payn

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 240967

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