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Towcester, Northamptonshire [51]

Towcester, Northamptonshire, England [3]

Greens Norton, Towcester, Northamptonshire [2]

Pattishall, Towcester, Northamptonshire [2]

Shutlanger, Towcester, Northamptonshire [2]

Blakesley, Towcester, Northamptonshire [1]

Paulerspury, Towcester, Northamptonshire [1]

Tiffield, Towcester, Northamptonshire [1]

Towcester Northamptonshire [1]

Towcester, Northampton, Northamptonshire [1]

Whittlebury, Towcester, Northamptonshire [1]

Rank

Private [8]

Able Seaman [2]

Corporal [2]

Driver [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Captain [1]

Gunner [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Naval Instructor [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Sapper [1]

Unit

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

HMS Ardent [1]

HMS INVINCIBLE [1]

HMS MALAYA [1]

HMS Victory [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal East Kent Yeomanry [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Royal Marines Divisional Train: [1]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [1]

Various [1]

West Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [27]

Royal Navy [22]

British Army [15]

Last name first letter

W [10]

H [8]

B [7]

F [6]

R [6]

G [4]

M [4]

S [4]

A [3]

P [3]

T [3]

C [2]

K [2]

L [2]

J [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [62]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

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People [66] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Towcester, Northamptonshire [51] Towcester, Northamptonshire, England [3] Greens Norton, Towcester, Northamptonshire [2] Pattishall, Towcester, Northamptonshire [2] Shutlanger, Towcester, Northamptonshire [2] Blakesley, Towcester, Northamptonshire [1] Paulerspury, Towcester, Northamptonshire [1] Tiffield, Towcester, Northamptonshire [1] Towcester Northamptonshire [1] Towcester, Northampton, Northamptonshire [1] Whittlebury, Towcester, Northamptonshire [1]

Rank

Private [8] Able Seaman [2] Corporal [2] Driver [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Captain [1] Gunner [1] Lance Corporal [1] Naval Instructor [1] Petty Officer [1] Sapper [1]

Unit

Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Royal Field Artillery [2] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] HMS Ardent [1] HMS INVINCIBLE [1] HMS MALAYA [1] HMS Victory [1] Labour Corps [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal East Kent Yeomanry [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Horse Artillery [1] Royal Marines Divisional Train: [1] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [1] Various [1] West Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [27] Royal Navy [22] British Army [15]

Last name first letter

W [10] H [8] B [7] F [6] R [6] G [4] M [4] S [4] A [3] P [3] T [3] C [2] K [2] L [2] J [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [62] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Frederick Sangster

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 2652 Private Leicestershire Regiment 4th Battalion

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John Key Williams

Born 1896

Died 1956

Royal Navy J34989 Able Seaman Various

Royal Navy J34989 Ordinary Seaman

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James Boswell

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 7676 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army 8473 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 8473 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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John Albert Middleton

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 62624 Gunner Royal Horse Artillery 'O' Battery

British Army 62624 Corporal Royal Horse Artillery 'O' Battery

British Army Gunner Royal Horse Artillery 'BB' Battery

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William Henry Gardner

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 309747

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George William Causbrook

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 198922

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Sam Thorneycroft

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197862

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Arthur Adams

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275020

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Edward James Loveridge

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194428

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Fred Holloway

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 295572

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Sydney Roddis Bassford

Born 1899

Died 1970

British Army Private East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 80398 Acting Serjeant Durham Light Infantry

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Thomas James Billingham

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 203881

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Joseph Maylin Vipan

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 46157

British Army T/27124 Driver Royal Army Service Corps

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Harry Hudson Warr

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 285939

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Wilfred Thomas Groom

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 213442

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Benjamin Wilcox

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 189488

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Philip Sam Hall

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 235175

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Robert Jeffery

Born 1889

Died 1918

Royal Navy 235076 Petty Officer HMS Victory

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John Bert Hornsby

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 2710 Lance Corporal London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) 2nd (City of London) Battalion

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William Reed

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 168874

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