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Thame, Oxfordshire [96]

Thame, Buckinghamshire [10]

Thame England [9]

Thame [4]

Thame, Oxford, Oxfordshire [4]

Thame, Oxfordshire, England [3]

Aston Rowant, Thame, Oxfordshire [1]

Chearsley, Thame, Buckinghamshire [1]

Chilton, Thame, Oxfordshire [1]

Chinnor, Thame, Oxfordshire [1]

Dorton Thame, Oxon [1]

Ickford, Thame, Buckinghamshire [1]

Moreton, Thame, Oxfordshire [1]

Near Thame, Oxfordshire [1]

Newknor Thame, Oxfordshire [1]

Stokefields, Thame, Oxfordshire [1]

Thame Oxfordshire [1]

Thame RD, Oxfordshire [1]

Thame, Oxford [1]

Thame, Oxon [1]

Walton Thame, Essex [1]

Worminghall Thame, Oxfordshire [1]

thame [1]

Rank

Private [12]

Driver [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Corporal [2]

Gunner [2]

Sapper [2]

Serjeant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Battery Quarter Master Sergeant [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Conductor [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Pioneer [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Sergeant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Royal Engineers [3]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

6th Mountain Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

City of London Regiment [1]

East African Transport Corps [1]

H.M.S. "Formidable" [1]

H.M.S. "Formidable." [1]

HMS CANADA [1]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [1]

HMS Nestor [1]

HMS Tempest [1]

HMS Vindictive [1]

HMS Yarmouth [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Highlanders [1]

Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Royal Horse Artillery attached Tank Corps [1]

Royal Marine Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS MALAYA [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1]

Scottish Horse [1]

Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [1]

Suffolk Regiment [1]

Training Reserve [1]

Wiltshire Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [79]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [28]

British Army [24]

Australian Imperial Force [9]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [21]

W [15]

C [14]

S [14]

P [13]

H [11]

M [11]

K [6]

T [6]

A [5]

L [5]

N [5]

O [4]

G [3]

J [3]

D [2]

E [2]

Y [2]

I [1]

Contribution

Military Service [135]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

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People [143] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Thame, Oxfordshire [96] Thame, Buckinghamshire [10] Thame England [9] Thame [4] Thame, Oxford, Oxfordshire [4] Thame, Oxfordshire, England [3] Aston Rowant, Thame, Oxfordshire [1] Chearsley, Thame, Buckinghamshire [1] Chilton, Thame, Oxfordshire [1] Chinnor, Thame, Oxfordshire [1] Dorton Thame, Oxon [1] Ickford, Thame, Buckinghamshire [1] Moreton, Thame, Oxfordshire [1] Near Thame, Oxfordshire [1] Newknor Thame, Oxfordshire [1] Stokefields, Thame, Oxfordshire [1] Thame Oxfordshire [1] Thame RD, Oxfordshire [1] Thame, Oxford [1] Thame, Oxon [1] Walton Thame, Essex [1] Worminghall Thame, Oxfordshire [1] thame [1]

Rank

Private [12] Driver [3] Lance Corporal [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Acting Corporal [2] Corporal [2] Gunner [2] Sapper [2] Serjeant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Battery Quarter Master Sergeant [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Captain [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Conductor [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant [1] Pioneer [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Sergeant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Royal Engineers [3] Middlesex Regiment [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] 6th Mountain Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Army Service Corps [1] City of London Regiment [1] East African Transport Corps [1] H.M.S. "Formidable" [1] H.M.S. "Formidable." [1] HMS CANADA [1] HMS INFLEXIBLE [1] HMS Nestor [1] HMS Tempest [1] HMS Vindictive [1] HMS Yarmouth [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Norfolk Regiment [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Highlanders [1] Royal Horse Artillery [1] Royal Horse Artillery attached Tank Corps [1] Royal Marine Artillery [1] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS MALAYA [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1] Scottish Horse [1] Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [1] Suffolk Regiment [1] Training Reserve [1] Wiltshire Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [79] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [28] British Army [24] Australian Imperial Force [9] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [21] W [15] C [14] S [14] P [13] H [11] M [11] K [6] T [6] A [5] L [5] N [5] O [4] G [3] J [3] D [2] E [2] Y [2] I [1]

Contribution

Military Service [135] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

Joseph Beckett

Born 1897

Died 1918

Royal Navy J/27536 Able Seaman HMS Vindictive

Royal Navy J27536 Able Seaman HMS Tempest

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Harold Cecil Lane

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 14953

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Sidney Clifford Bruce

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 9500

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Wilfred Harry Clarke

Born 1895

Died 1915

Royal Navy SS114908

Royal Navy SS/114908 Stoker 1st Class H.M.S. "Formidable"

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Grahame Chard Loader

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army Captain Hampshire Regiment

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Joseph Richard Lester

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278056

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William Thomas Loader

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 261078

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George Newell

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260984

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Harold George White Briars

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 6374

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Percy Oliver

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 211189

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George Wilsdon

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 232555

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John Howlett

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 16774 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 16774 Acting Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army 16774 Corporal Royal Engineers

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Raymond Llewellyn Plater

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 284973

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Charles William Ward

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 180079

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Herbert Snowdon

Australian Imperial Force 3129

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Eric James Browning

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 177880

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William Herbert Maule

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 181142

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Geoffrey Frank Mott

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 316868

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Edwin J Adams

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 19706 Acting Corporal Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

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Sydney James Soames

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 206270

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