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Swindon, Wiltshire [1338]

Swindon,Highworth,Wiltshire. [19]

Highworth, Swindon, Wiltshire [9]

Near Swindon, Wiltshire [9]

Swindon, Wiltshire, England [7]

Wroughton, Swindon, Wiltshire [7]

Purton, Swindon, Wiltshire [6]

Stratton St Margaret, Swindon, Wiltshire [6]

New Swindon, Wiltshire [5]

Rodbourne, Swindon, Wiltshire [4]

Gorse Hill, Swindon, Wiltshire [3]

Haydon Wick, Swindon, Wiltshire [3]

Swindon Wiltshire [3]

Kingsdown, Stratton St Margaret, near Swindon, Wiltshire [2]

Lydiard Tregoze, Swindon, Wiltshire [2]

Old Swindon, Wiltshire [2]

Old Town, Swindon, Wiltshire [2]

Purton West Swindon, Wiltshire [2]

Swindon Highworth Wiltshire [2]

Swindon, Wiltshire. [2]

Swindon,Highworth Wiltshire. [2]

Wanborough, Swindon, Wiltshire [2]

Aldbourne, Swindon, Wiltshire [1]

Ashton Keynes, Swindon, Wiltshire [1]

Baydon, Swindon, Wiltshire [1]

Berwick Bassett, near Swindon, Wiltshire [1]

Bishopstone, Swindon, Wiltshire [1]

Brinkworth, near Swindon, Wiltshire [1]

Broad Hinton Vicarage, Swindon, Wiltshire [1]

Broad Hinton, Swindon, Wiltshire [1]

Calne, Swindon, Wiltshire [1]

Chiseldon, Swindon, Wiltshire [1]

Christchurch Swindon, Wiltshire [1]

Clyffe Pypard, Swindon, Wiltshire [1]

Cricklade near Swindon, Wiltshire [1]

Cricklade, Swindon, Wiltshire [1]

HIGHWORTH, Swindon, Wiltshire [1]

Hannington, Swindon, Wiltshire [1]

Haydon Wick near Swindon, Wiltshire [1]

Highworth near Swindon Wiltshire [1]

Highworth, Swindon, Wiltshire. [1]

Highworth,Swindon,Wiltshire. [1]

Kingsdown, Swindon, Wiltshire [1]

Lydiard, Swindon, Wiltshire [1]

Lyneham, Swindon, Wiltshire [1]

Malmesbury, Swindon, Wiltshire [1]

Marlborough, Swindon, Wiltshire [1]

Minety, Nr. Swindon, Wiltshire [1]

New Swindon, Swindon, Wiltshire [1]

Nr Swindon, Wiltshire [1]

Rank

Private [169]

Sapper [134]

Lance Corporal [22]

Corporal [20]

Serjeant [20]

Able Seaman [17]

Gunner [15]

Driver [12]

Stoker 1st Class [12]

Acting Corporal [9]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [6]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Leading Stoker [5]

Ordinary Seaman [5]

Sergeant [5]

Aircraftsman 2nd Class [3]

Corporal 2nd [3]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [3]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [3]

Stoker 2nd Class [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2]

Company Sergeant Major [2]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Pioneer [2]

Rifleman [2]

Second Corporal [2]

2/Private [1]

A/Cpl [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Second Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Air Mechanic [1]

Air Mechanic 1st.Class. [1]

Air Mechanic 3 [1]

Air Mechanic I [1]

Air Mechanic II E [1]

Aircraftman 2 [1]

Aircraftsman 1st Class [1]

Aircraftsman I [1]

Assistant Principal [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [154]

Wiltshire Regiment [113]

Royal Field Artillery [20]

Army Service Corps [9]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Royal Air Force [7]

Royal Naval Air Service [7]

Labour Corps [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6]

HMS BELLEROPHON [5]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Somerset Light Infantry [5]

South Wales Borderers [5]

HMS THUNDERER [4]

HMS TIGER [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

HMS LION [3]

HMS Monmouth [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Engineers Transport [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

HMS Defence [2]

HMS Erin [2]

HMS Good Hope [2]

HMS INDEFATIGABLE [2]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [2]

HMS Impregnable [2]

HMS Queen Mary [2]

HMS Vanguard [2]

HMS Vivid [2]

HMS Vivid II [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [2]

Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry [2]

South Wales Borderers Depot [2]

34 Squadron [1]

Service

Royal Navy [699]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [439]

British Army [357]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [177]

B [145]

S [138]

C [119]

W [118]

P [100]

M [95]

R [84]

T [77]

L [72]

G [69]

A [50]

D [43]

F [41]

E [39]

J [33]

K [30]

N [20]

V [13]

O [10]

Y [9]

I [4]

Q [1]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1449]

Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [199]

South Africa [46]

Germany [5]

Canada [1]

Ireland [1]

Turkey [1]

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Swindon, Wiltshire [1338] Swindon,Highworth,Wiltshire. [19] Highworth, Swindon, Wiltshire [9] Near Swindon, Wiltshire [9] Swindon, Wiltshire, England [7] Wroughton, Swindon, Wiltshire [7] Purton, Swindon, Wiltshire [6] Stratton St Margaret, Swindon, Wiltshire [6] New Swindon, Wiltshire [5] Rodbourne, Swindon, Wiltshire [4] Gorse Hill, Swindon, Wiltshire [3] Haydon Wick, Swindon, Wiltshire [3] Swindon Wiltshire [3] Kingsdown, Stratton St Margaret, near Swindon, Wiltshire [2] Lydiard Tregoze, Swindon, Wiltshire [2] Old Swindon, Wiltshire [2] Old Town, Swindon, Wiltshire [2] Purton West Swindon, Wiltshire [2] Swindon Highworth Wiltshire [2] Swindon, Wiltshire. [2] Swindon,Highworth Wiltshire. [2] Wanborough, Swindon, Wiltshire [2] Aldbourne, Swindon, Wiltshire [1] Ashton Keynes, Swindon, Wiltshire [1] Baydon, Swindon, Wiltshire [1] Berwick Bassett, near Swindon, Wiltshire [1] Bishopstone, Swindon, Wiltshire [1] Brinkworth, near Swindon, Wiltshire [1] Broad Hinton Vicarage, Swindon, Wiltshire [1] Broad Hinton, Swindon, Wiltshire [1] Calne, Swindon, Wiltshire [1] Chiseldon, Swindon, Wiltshire [1] Christchurch Swindon, Wiltshire [1] Clyffe Pypard, Swindon, Wiltshire [1] Cricklade near Swindon, Wiltshire [1] Cricklade, Swindon, Wiltshire [1] HIGHWORTH, Swindon, Wiltshire [1] Hannington, Swindon, Wiltshire [1] Haydon Wick near Swindon, Wiltshire [1] Highworth near Swindon Wiltshire [1] Highworth, Swindon, Wiltshire. [1] Highworth,Swindon,Wiltshire. [1] Kingsdown, Swindon, Wiltshire [1] Lydiard, Swindon, Wiltshire [1] Lyneham, Swindon, Wiltshire [1] Malmesbury, Swindon, Wiltshire [1] Marlborough, Swindon, Wiltshire [1] Minety, Nr. Swindon, Wiltshire [1] New Swindon, Swindon, Wiltshire [1] Nr Swindon, Wiltshire [1]

Rank

Private [169] Sapper [134] Lance Corporal [22] Corporal [20] Serjeant [20] Able Seaman [17] Gunner [15] Driver [12] Stoker 1st Class [12] Acting Corporal [9] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [6] Second Lieutenant [6] Leading Stoker [5] Ordinary Seaman [5] Sergeant [5] Aircraftsman 2nd Class [3] Corporal 2nd [3] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [3] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [3] Stoker 2nd Class [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [2] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2] Company Sergeant Major [2] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [2] Lieutenant [2] Petty Officer [2] Pioneer [2] Rifleman [2] Second Corporal [2] 2/Private [1] A/Cpl [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Second Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant Major [1] Air Mechanic [1] Air Mechanic 1st.Class. [1] Air Mechanic 3 [1] Air Mechanic I [1] Air Mechanic II E [1] Aircraftman 2 [1] Aircraftsman 1st Class [1] Aircraftsman I [1] Assistant Principal [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [154] Wiltshire Regiment [113] Royal Field Artillery [20] Army Service Corps [9] Machine Gun Corps [7] Royal Air Force [7] Royal Naval Air Service [7] Labour Corps [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6] HMS BELLEROPHON [5] Hampshire Regiment [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Somerset Light Infantry [5] South Wales Borderers [5] HMS THUNDERER [4] HMS TIGER [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] HMS LION [3] HMS Monmouth [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Engineers Transport [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] HMS Defence [2] HMS Erin [2] HMS Good Hope [2] HMS INDEFATIGABLE [2] HMS INFLEXIBLE [2] HMS Impregnable [2] HMS Queen Mary [2] HMS Vanguard [2] HMS Vivid [2] HMS Vivid II [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Royal Munster Fusiliers [2] Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry [2] South Wales Borderers Depot [2] 34 Squadron [1]

Service

Royal Navy [699] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [439] British Army [357] Australian Imperial Force [1] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [177] B [145] S [138] C [119] W [118] P [100] M [95] R [84] T [77] L [72] G [69] A [50] D [43] F [41] E [39] J [33] K [30] N [20] V [13] O [10] Y [9] I [4] Q [1] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1449] Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [199] South Africa [46] Germany [5] Canada [1] Ireland [1] Turkey [1]

William Henry Mapson

Born 1894

British Army 17922 Private Coldstream Guards 5th (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 17922 Private Coldstream Guards 3rd Battalion

British Army 17922 Private Coldstream Guards 5th (Reserve) Battalion

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Clarence Victor Robert Shadwell

Born 1900

Died 1981

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 295180 Air Mechanic 3 Royal Air Force

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 295180 Aircraftman 2 Royal Air Force

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Thomas Fox

Born 1886

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 436052

Canadian Expeditionary Force 436052 Private Canadian Infantry

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George Victor Frederick Carter

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army F30863 Aircraftsman I Royal Navy

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 230863 Private 1st Class Royal Air Force

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Edward George Hall

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 106873 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 106873 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Joseph Stone

Born 1873

Died 1918

Serjeant

British Army Private Wiltshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 3/603 Serjeant Wiltshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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William James Deacon

Born 1881

Died 1914

Royal Navy 191882 Able Seaman HMS Good Hope

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William George Ward

Born 1881

Died 1914

Royal Navy Able Seaman HMS Royal Sovereign

Royal Navy 194032 Able Seaman HMS Good Hope

Royal Navy 194032 HMS Good Hope

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Tom Oliver Marshman

Born 1900

Died 1996

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 168443

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Reginald Corser

Born 1891

Died 1916

Royal Navy M11896 Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS Defence

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Edwin Henry Hale

Born 1885

Died 1920

British Army 214689 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Frederick Leach

Born 1889

Died 1977

British Army 8135 Private Wiltshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 8135 Corporal Wiltshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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George Albert Lewis

Born 1896

Died 1951

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 4773

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Henry George Charles Walker

Born 1890

Died 1954

British Army 315148 Private Employment Company Labour Corps

British Army 8144 Private Wiltshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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William Metcalf Packer

Born 1890

Died 1919

British Army 8187 Private Wiltshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 63648 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 70th Battery

British Army 63648 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 156 Brigade

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Reginald Johnson

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 2386 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 2nd/3rd North Midland Field Ambulance

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Frederick Clarence Whatley

Born 1899

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 234368 Air Mechanic 2nd Class

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 234368 Air Mechanic 2nd Class No. 1 School of Navigation and Bomb Dropping

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William Bramble

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 193713 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Ernest Osborne Bruce

Born 1899

Died 1975

Royal Navy M28380

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William James Hemmings

Born 1882

Died 1916

Royal Navy 271506 Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class HMS Defence

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