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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]

Henry Roope Pomeroy Salmon

Born 1865

British Army Captain Gloucestershire Regiment

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William Alfred Boswell

Born 1902

Died 1976

British Army 59058 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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William Farnham

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 46025

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Alfred Freear Brown

Born 1880

Died 1914

British Army 8096 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 8096 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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James Arthur Roff

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260846

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W A R Woollett

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 1462 Private Royal East Kent Yeomanry

British Army 270055 Corporal East Kent Regiment

British Army 270055 Corporal The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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Horace West

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 149348

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Henry Amos

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 21610 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Wilfred Thomas Hornsby

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 189768

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John Robert Ward Watt

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 120066

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Richard Arthur Hornsby

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 203933

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Alfred Fitzroy Tompkins

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278471

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Joseph Boswell

Born 1897

Died 1934

British Army 9941 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 1st battalion

British Army 580458 Private Labour Corps

British Army 60802 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Harry Clarke

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 198854

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William Freeman Adams

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 310185

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William Harry Robinson

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 134840

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Joseph Harry Linnell

Born 1881

Died 1956

British Army 14766 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

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John Webster

Born 1893

Died 1916

Royal Navy J47488 Ordinary Seaman HMS Ardent

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William Robert Hall

Born 1889

Royal Navy 2619 Royal Marines Divisional Train:

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Arthur Shuttleworth Tuckey

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 239085

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