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Towcester [80]

Towcester, Northamptonshire [51]

Towcester England [7]

Towcester, Northamptonshire, England [3]

Greens Norton, Towcester, Northamptonshire [2]

Pattishall, Towcester, Northamptonshire [2]

Shutlanger, Towcester, Northamptonshire [2]

Blakesley, Towcester [1]

Blakesley, Towcester, Northamptonshire [1]

Easton Neston, Towcester [1]

Greens Norton, Towcester [1]

Pattishall, Towcester, Northants [1]

Paulerspury, Towcester, Northamptonshire [1]

Tiffield, Towcester, Northamptonshire [1]

Towcester Northamptonshire [1]

Towcester, Northampton, Northamptonshire [1]

Whittlebury, Towcester, Northamptonshire [1]

Rank

Private [71]

Corporal [11]

Gunner [8]

Lance Corporal [5]

Sapper [5]

Driver [4]

Pioneer [3]

Sergeant [3]

Serjeant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Company Sergeant Major [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Captain [1]

Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Naval Instructor [1]

Paid Lance Corporal [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Staff Sergeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Unpaid Lance Corporal [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Northamptonshire Regiment [25]

Labour Corps [10]

Royal Field Artillery [9]

Royal Engineers [8]

Bedfordshire Regiment [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

Army Service Corps [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

London Regiment [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Bedfordshire Regt [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Yeomanry [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

Army Reserve [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Cornwalls 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]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Military Foot Police [1]

Northamptonshire Regt [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Notts & Derby Regt [1]

Royal Artillery [1]

Royal East Kent Yeomanry [1]

Royal Engineers Bedfordshire [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Royal Marines Divisional Train: [1]

Royal Sussex Regiment [1]

Royal West Kent Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [98]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [27]

Royal Navy [22]

Australian Imperial Force [7]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [22]

B [18]

S [16]

T [11]

H [10]

R [10]

M [9]

A [8]

F [8]

G [8]

J [6]

K [6]

L [6]

P [5]

C [4]

D [3]

V [3]

N [2]

E [1]

O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [153]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [70]

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People [157] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Towcester [80] Towcester, Northamptonshire [51] Towcester England [7] Towcester, Northamptonshire, England [3] Greens Norton, Towcester, Northamptonshire [2] Pattishall, Towcester, Northamptonshire [2] Shutlanger, Towcester, Northamptonshire [2] Blakesley, Towcester [1] Blakesley, Towcester, Northamptonshire [1] Easton Neston, Towcester [1] Greens Norton, Towcester [1] Pattishall, Towcester, Northants [1] Paulerspury, Towcester, Northamptonshire [1] Tiffield, Towcester, Northamptonshire [1] Towcester Northamptonshire [1] Towcester, Northampton, Northamptonshire [1] Whittlebury, Towcester, Northamptonshire [1]

Rank

Private [71] Corporal [11] Gunner [8] Lance Corporal [5] Sapper [5] Driver [4] Pioneer [3] Sergeant [3] Serjeant [3] Able Seaman [2] Company Sergeant Major [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Captain [1] Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Lieutenant [1] Naval Instructor [1] Paid Lance Corporal [1] Petty Officer [1] Staff Sergeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Unpaid Lance Corporal [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Northamptonshire Regiment [25] Labour Corps [10] Royal Field Artillery [9] Royal Engineers [8] Bedfordshire Regiment [6] The Queen's Regiment [6] Army Service Corps [3] Grenadier Guards [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] London Regiment [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Bedfordshire Regt [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Yeomanry [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] Welsh Regiment [2] Army Reserve [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Duke of Cornwalls 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] Honourable Artillery Company [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Military Foot Police [1] Northamptonshire Regt [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Notts & Derby Regt [1] Royal Artillery [1] Royal East Kent Yeomanry [1] Royal Engineers Bedfordshire [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Horse Artillery [1] Royal Marines Divisional Train: [1] Royal Sussex Regiment [1] Royal West Kent Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [98] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [27] Royal Navy [22] Australian Imperial Force [7] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [22] B [18] S [16] T [11] H [10] R [10] M [9] A [8] F [8] G [8] J [6] K [6] L [6] P [5] C [4] D [3] V [3] N [2] E [1] O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [153] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [70]

Herbert Frederick Billing

Born 1888

Died 1948

British Army 13029 Private Grenadier Guards

British Army 13029 Unpaid Lance Corporal Grenadier Guards

British Army 13029 Paid Lance Corporal Grenadier Guards

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Robert Furniss

Born 1884

British Army 7166 Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

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Joseph Sharp

Born 1873

British Army 110527 Pioneer Royal Engineers

British Army 289876 Pioneer Labour Corps

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Frederick Richard Shopland

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 14833 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Herbert Worth

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 13887 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 26718 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 26718 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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William Sanders

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 3/10215 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Edward Mark Aburn

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 763376 Private London Regiment 28th lond Battalion

British Army 763376 Private London Regiment 28 london regiment (artist Battalion

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Arthur Brown

Died 1914

British Army 6665 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 6665 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Walter William Walmsley

Born 1886

British Army M/302809 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 302809 Lance Corporal Army Service Corps

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George Jeffery

Born 1888

British Army 25132 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 31314 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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William Peasland

Born 1896

British Army 33658 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Joseph Henry Sanders

Born 1882

Died 1915

British Army 5736 Corporal Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 5736 Serjeant Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 5736 Warrant Officer Class 2 Leicestershire Regiment

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Willioby Swan

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 8317 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Frederick George Kirton

Born 1876

British Army 3/9612 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 2929 Driver Royal Artillery

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William Alfred Weston

Born 1885

British Army 148854 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 148854 Corporal Royal Engineers

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Harry Taylor

Born 1879

British Army 110057 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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John Kirton

Born 1879

British Army 23116 Private Grenadier Guards

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Eli Loveridge

Born 1911

British Army 9849 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 26060 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 45018 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Albert Wright

British Army 5670 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 5670 Army Reserve

British Army 5670 Northamptonshire Regiment (Re-engaged)

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Frank Edwin Dyer

Born 1877

British Army 48392 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army 78169 Private Labour Corps

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