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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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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]

William Westwood Baker

Born 1891

British Army S/369779 Private Royal Army Service Corps

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Charles Roberts

Born 1888

British Army M2/103542 Private Army Service Corps

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James George Berry

Born 1896

British Army 3/9316 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Sidney Charles Barnes

Born 1891

British Army 237973 Pioneer Royal Engineers Bedfordshire

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Frederick Gardner

Born 1893

British Army 25853 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Charles Edward Oldham

Born 1876

British Army 226758 Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army WR 25213 Corporal Royal Engineers

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Frederick Sangster

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 2652 Private Leicestershire Regiment 4th Battalion

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Richard Henry Whitlock

Born 1890

Died 1969

British Army 198519 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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George Basford

Born 1882

British Army 203283 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Rex Percy Whitehead

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 41279 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Walter Arthur Billingham

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 10351 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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William May

Born 1891

British Army 12408 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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William Henry Hammond

Born 1885

British Army 36234 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Harry Farey

Born 1881

British Army 273483 Private Labour Corps

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Thomas Alec Richardson

Born 1888

British Army 17002 Private Army Veterinary Corps

British Army 197242 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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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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Frederick R Anthistle

Born 1898

British Army 415 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army Bedfordshire Regt Training Reserve

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Percy Frank Tompkins

Born 1897

British Army 12941 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Harry Ballinger

Born 1882

British Army Notts & Derby Regt 21st Battalion

British Army 252530 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Francis Alfred Griffin

Born 1876

British Army 2692 Corporal London Regiment 3rd lond Battalion

British Army 800209 Serjeant London Regiment 30th lond Battalion

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