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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]

Thomas Dunkley

Born 1891

British Army 59639 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Edward Varney

Born 1878

British Army 43167 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army 73061 Private Labour Corps

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Edward Travell

Born 1878

British Army 36053 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army 73041 Private Labour Corps

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James Gardner

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 72207 Corporal Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 72207 Sergeant Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 72207 Staff Sergeant Royal Army Medical Corps 134th Field Ambulance

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Joseph Davis

Born 1894

British Army 49248 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Harry Ashby

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 17389 Corporal Northamptonshire Regiment

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Phillip Harold Sharpe

Born 1887

British Army 35001 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 84985 Private Labour Corps

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William Taylor

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 71085 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Sydney Thomas Gardner

Born 1892

British Army S/440246 Corporal Royal Army Service Corps

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Joseph Benjamin Peasland

Born 1899

British Army G/30819 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army 1931 Northamptonshire Yeomanry B Squadron

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Percy Key

Born 1887

British Army 72548 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Thomas Sharpe

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 7420 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army 7863 Sergeant Northamptonshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 7863 Serjeant Northamptonshire Regiment

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Isaiah Loveridge

Born 1886

British Army 165511 Pioneer Royal Engineers

8121 Private Northamptonshire Regt 3rd Battalion

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Charlie Reeves

Born 1898

British Army 41510 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army Lance Corporal Bedfordshire Regt

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Walter Pink Simmonds

Born 1877

British Army 33567 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 23567 Northamptonshire Regiment 8th Battalion

British Army 33567 Bedfordshire Regiment 8th bedford Battalion

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Arthur Sidney Johnson

Born 1890

British Army 22164 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army 579811 Private Labour Corps

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William Wright

Born 1879

Died 1914

British Army 7373 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Sidney William Kingston

Born 1894

British Army M2/047425 Private Army Service Corps

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Francis Cecil Walker

Born 1899

British Army 41294 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 617544 Private Labour Corps

British Army 617544 Corporal Labour Corps

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Denis Loveridge

Born 1888

British Army 10085 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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