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Walsall, Staffordshire [1082]

Walsall, Staffordshire, England [27]

Walsall Wood, Staffordshire [15]

Caldmore, Walsall, Staffordshire [9]

Pelsall, Walsall, Staffordshire [6]

Aldridge, Walsall, Staffordshire [5]

Rushall, Walsall, Staffordshire [5]

Pleck, Walsall, Staffordshire [4]

Walsall Staffordshire [4]

Walsall Wood, Walsall, Staffordshire [4]

Bloxwich, Walsall, Staffordshire [3]

Walsall, Stafford, Staffordshire [3]

Blakenhall, Walsall, Staffordshire [2]

Cannock, Walsall, Staffordshire [2]

Palfrey, Walsall, Staffordshire [2]

Walsall, Staffordshire, [2]

Aldridge Walsall, Staffordshire [1]

Bentley, Walsall, Staffordshire [1]

Birchills, Walsall, Staffordshire [1]

Blockwich near Walsall, Staffordshire [1]

Brown Hills near Walsall, Staffordshire [1]

Brownhills, Walsall, Staffordshire [1]

Chase Terrace, Walsall, Staffordshire [1]

Darlaston, Walsall, Staffordshire [1]

Daw End Walsall, Staffordshire [1]

Goscote, Walsall, Staffordshire [1]

Great Bar Walsall Staffordshire [1]

Palfrey Walsall, Staffordshire [1]

Penkridge, Walsall, Staffordshire [1]

Ryecroft Street, Walsall, Staffordshire, [1]

St George, Walsall, Staffordshire [1]

St. Peter's, Walsall, Staffordshire [1]

Walsall Wood, Staffordshire, England [1]

Walsall Wood,Staffordshire. [1]

Walsall Wool, Staffordshire [1]

Walsall, Staffordshire. [1]

Walsall, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Walsall,Staffordshire. [1]

Walsall. Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [100]

Stoker 1st Class [20]

Able Seaman [15]

Gunner [10]

Ordinary Seaman [8]

Corporal [7]

Driver [7]

Lance Corporal [6]

Lieutenant [6]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Sapper [4]

Captain [3]

Deck Hand [3]

Stoker [3]

Stoker 2nd Class [3]

Armourer's Crew [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Boy Telegraphist [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Serjeant [2]

Signalman [2]

1st Class Airman [1]

2nd Class Airman [1]

Acting Leading Stoker 1st Class [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Air Mechanic [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Assistant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major [1]

Mister [1]

Nurse [1]

Pensioner [1]

Petty Officer Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Quartermaster [1]

Reverend [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Shipwright 2nd Class [1]

Unit

South Staffordshire Regiment [40]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [21]

Royal Field Artillery [9]

Worcestershire Regiment [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

HMS INVINCIBLE [5]

Labour Corps [4]

Royal Engineers [4]

Royal Naval Reserve [4]

Army Service Corps [3]

HMS Ajax [3]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [3]

HMS Good Hope [3]

HMS LION [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

H.M. Submarine E5 [2]

HMS Castor [2]

HMS Fearless [2]

HMS Impregnable [2]

HMS MALAYA [2]

HMS Warrior [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Highlanders [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

(RFR/Ch/B/9384) H.M.S. "Conquest." [1]

(RFR/PO/67116). H.M.S. "President II." [1]

13th Hussars [1]

Army Chaplain's Department [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Headquarters [1]

Army Reserve B [1]

Army Service Corp [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Service

Royal Navy [592]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [439]

British Army [138]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [140]

H [121]

S [99]

P [98]

W [90]

C [87]

M [82]

R [65]

G [56]

T [56]

D [50]

L [49]

A [40]

F [35]

E [33]

J [32]

N [19]

K [16]

O [16]

Y [7]

V [4]

I [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1155]

Merchant Navy [27]

Country

United Kingdom [56]

Gibraltar [1]

India [1]

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Place of birth

Walsall, Staffordshire [1082] Walsall, Staffordshire, England [27] Walsall Wood, Staffordshire [15] Caldmore, Walsall, Staffordshire [9] Pelsall, Walsall, Staffordshire [6] Aldridge, Walsall, Staffordshire [5] Rushall, Walsall, Staffordshire [5] Pleck, Walsall, Staffordshire [4] Walsall Staffordshire [4] Walsall Wood, Walsall, Staffordshire [4] Bloxwich, Walsall, Staffordshire [3] Walsall, Stafford, Staffordshire [3] Blakenhall, Walsall, Staffordshire [2] Cannock, Walsall, Staffordshire [2] Palfrey, Walsall, Staffordshire [2] Walsall, Staffordshire, [2] Aldridge Walsall, Staffordshire [1] Bentley, Walsall, Staffordshire [1] Birchills, Walsall, Staffordshire [1] Blockwich near Walsall, Staffordshire [1] Brown Hills near Walsall, Staffordshire [1] Brownhills, Walsall, Staffordshire [1] Chase Terrace, Walsall, Staffordshire [1] Darlaston, Walsall, Staffordshire [1] Daw End Walsall, Staffordshire [1] Goscote, Walsall, Staffordshire [1] Great Bar Walsall Staffordshire [1] Palfrey Walsall, Staffordshire [1] Penkridge, Walsall, Staffordshire [1] Ryecroft Street, Walsall, Staffordshire, [1] St George, Walsall, Staffordshire [1] St. Peter's, Walsall, Staffordshire [1] Walsall Wood, Staffordshire, England [1] Walsall Wood,Staffordshire. [1] Walsall Wool, Staffordshire [1] Walsall, Staffordshire. [1] Walsall, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1] Walsall,Staffordshire. [1] Walsall. Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [100] Stoker 1st Class [20] Able Seaman [15] Gunner [10] Ordinary Seaman [8] Corporal [7] Driver [7] Lance Corporal [6] Lieutenant [6] Second Lieutenant [5] Sapper [4] Captain [3] Deck Hand [3] Stoker [3] Stoker 2nd Class [3] Armourer's Crew [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Boy Telegraphist [2] Leading Seaman [2] Leading Stoker [2] Petty Officer [2] Serjeant [2] Signalman [2] 1st Class Airman [1] 2nd Class Airman [1] Acting Leading Stoker 1st Class [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1] Air Mechanic [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Assistant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Leading Signalman [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major [1] Mister [1] Nurse [1] Pensioner [1] Petty Officer Stoker 2nd Class [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Quartermaster [1] Reverend [1] Rifleman [1] Sergeant [1] Shipwright 2nd Class [1]

Unit

South Staffordshire Regiment [40] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [21] Royal Field Artillery [9] Worcestershire Regiment [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] HMS INVINCIBLE [5] Labour Corps [4] Royal Engineers [4] Royal Naval Reserve [4] Army Service Corps [3] HMS Ajax [3] HMS BLACK PRINCE [3] HMS Good Hope [3] HMS LION [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3] South Wales Borderers [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2] East Kent Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] H.M. Submarine E5 [2] HMS Castor [2] HMS Fearless [2] HMS Impregnable [2] HMS MALAYA [2] HMS Warrior [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Highlanders [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] (RFR/Ch/B/9384) H.M.S. "Conquest." [1] (RFR/PO/67116). H.M.S. "President II." [1] 13th Hussars [1] Army Chaplain's Department [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Headquarters [1] Army Reserve B [1] Army Service Corp [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Service

Royal Navy [592] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [439] British Army [138] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [140] H [121] S [99] P [98] W [90] C [87] M [82] R [65] G [56] T [56] D [50] L [49] A [40] F [35] E [33] J [32] N [19] K [16] O [16] Y [7] V [4] I [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1155] Merchant Navy [27]

Country

United Kingdom [56] Gibraltar [1] India [1]

Frederick Cotton

Died 1915

British Army 2350 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Trevor Arthur Manning Davies

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery Territorial Force

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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Samuel Jones

Died 1914

British Army 9727 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion.

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Martin Blakemore

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 1608 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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David Totterdell

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army 51321 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 3rd (Garrison) Battalion

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Frederick Booker

Born 1884

Died 1914

British Army 8591 Corporal South Staffordshire Regiment

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William Higgs

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 1588 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 9th Battalion

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William Howard Withers

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282488

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Bernard Harvey

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 105194

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Joseph Edward Stretton

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 264142

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John Norton

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275019

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Benjamin Morgan

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 276185

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John Thomas Butler

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 305444

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Thomas George Boot

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 188110

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Thomas Lilley

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265994

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Joseph Malaband

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281760

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Daniel Sumner

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 189537

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John James Marlow

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 403377

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Joseph Albert James

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 195128

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Thomas James Spink

Born 1888

Died 1914

British Army 8720 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 8720 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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