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West Bromwich, Staffordshire [701]

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England [25]

West Bromwich Staffordshire [6]

Hill Top, West Bromwich, Staffordshire [5]

West Bromwich,Staffordshire [4]

Handsworth, West Bromwich, Staffordshire [3]

West Bromwich, Staffordshire [3]

Great Bridge, West Bromwich, Staffordshire [2]

150, Somerset Road, Handsworth, West Bromwich, Staffordshire [1]

Great bridge, West Bromwich, Staffordshire [1]

Lyndon, West Bromwich, Staffordshire [1]

New Street,West Bromwich, Staffordshire [1]

Swan Village, West Bromwich, Staffordshire [1]

WEST BROMWICH Staffordshire [1]

Wednesbury, West Bromwich, Staffordshire [1]

West Bromwich, Handsworth, Staffordshire [1]

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England [1]

West Bromwich, Wednesbury, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [51]

Able Seaman [13]

Corporal [12]

Stoker 1st Class [12]

Ordinary Seaman [7]

Gunner [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Lance Corporal [4]

Rifleman [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

3 Air Mechanic [1]

Act. Bombr [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Aircraftman 1st Class [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Aircraftsman 2nd Class [1]

Captain [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Driver [1]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Flight Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant / Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major [1]

Member [1]

Ordinary Signalman [1]

Overlooker [1]

Private 2nd Class [1]

Probationary Flight Officer [1]

Sapper [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant [1]

Stoker [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [24]

South Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Army Service Corps [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Labour Corps [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

HMS Good Hope [3]

HMS Monmouth [3]

HMS TIGER [3]

Royal Engineers [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [2]

HMS NARBOROUGH [2]

HMS Princess Royal [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Scots Guards [2]

Tank Corps [2]

75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Air Force [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Transport [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Border Regiment [1]

British Army W Reserve [1]

Class W Army Reserve [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Duke Of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

General List [1]

H.M.S. "Macedonia." [1]

H.M.S. "Paragon" [1]

H.M.S. "Victory." [1]

HMPMS "Ascot" [1]

HMS 'Russell' [1]

HMS Barham [1]

HMS CANADA [1]

HMS COLLINGWOOD [1]

HMS Calliope [1]

HMS Caroline [1]

HMS Castor [1]

Service

Royal Navy [353]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [303]

British Army [79]

Other Empire Force [2]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [89]

W [83]

B [80]

S [79]

P [56]

C [47]

G [36]

M [35]

D [33]

L [33]

R [32]

F [29]

T [29]

J [26]

A [23]

K [14]

E [11]

N [9]

O [5]

I [4]

V [4]

Y [2]

Contribution

Military Service [722]

Merchant Navy [24]

Country

United Kingdom [42]

Canada [1]

India [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Place of birth

West Bromwich, Staffordshire [701] West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England [25] West Bromwich Staffordshire [6] Hill Top, West Bromwich, Staffordshire [5] West Bromwich,Staffordshire [4] Handsworth, West Bromwich, Staffordshire [3] West Bromwich, Staffordshire [3] Great Bridge, West Bromwich, Staffordshire [2] 150, Somerset Road, Handsworth, West Bromwich, Staffordshire [1] Great bridge, West Bromwich, Staffordshire [1] Lyndon, West Bromwich, Staffordshire [1] New Street,West Bromwich, Staffordshire [1] Swan Village, West Bromwich, Staffordshire [1] WEST BROMWICH Staffordshire [1] Wednesbury, West Bromwich, Staffordshire [1] West Bromwich, Handsworth, Staffordshire [1] West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England [1] West Bromwich, Wednesbury, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [51] Able Seaman [13] Corporal [12] Stoker 1st Class [12] Ordinary Seaman [7] Gunner [5] Lieutenant [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Lance Corporal [4] Rifleman [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Boy 1st Class [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Staff Serjeant [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] 3 Air Mechanic [1] Act. Bombr [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Aircraftman 1st Class [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Aircraftsman 2nd Class [1] Captain [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Deck Hand [1] Driver [1] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Flight Sub-Lieutenant [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant / Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major [1] Member [1] Ordinary Signalman [1] Overlooker [1] Private 2nd Class [1] Probationary Flight Officer [1] Sapper [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant [1] Stoker [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [24] South Staffordshire Regiment [6] Army Service Corps [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Labour Corps [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Royal Air Force [4] South Wales Borderers [4] HMS Good Hope [3] HMS Monmouth [3] HMS TIGER [3] Royal Engineers [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Durham Light Infantry [2] HMS BLACK PRINCE [2] HMS NARBOROUGH [2] HMS Princess Royal [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Scots Guards [2] Tank Corps [2] 75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Air Force [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Service Corps Transport [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Border Regiment [1] British Army W Reserve [1] Class W Army Reserve [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Duke Of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] General List [1] H.M.S. "Macedonia." [1] H.M.S. "Paragon" [1] H.M.S. "Victory." [1] HMPMS "Ascot" [1] HMS 'Russell' [1] HMS Barham [1] HMS CANADA [1] HMS COLLINGWOOD [1] HMS Calliope [1] HMS Caroline [1] HMS Castor [1]

Service

Royal Navy [353] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [303] British Army [79] Other Empire Force [2] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [89] W [83] B [80] S [79] P [56] C [47] G [36] M [35] D [33] L [33] R [32] F [29] T [29] J [26] A [23] K [14] E [11] N [9] O [5] I [4] V [4] Y [2]

Contribution

Military Service [722] Merchant Navy [24]

Country

United Kingdom [42] Canada [1] India [1] New Zealand [1]

George Harold Oakley

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 50951

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William Francis Pearson

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 240911

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William John Dean

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45901

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Alfred Joseph Gilbert

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 165351

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Joseph Kiteley

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28598

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John Hubert Barnes

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 280528

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Albert Kirkpatrick

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278657

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Joseph Furnival

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 139260

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Charles Lycett

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45429

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Tom Heap

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 179048

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William Henry Aston

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 310088

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William Thomas Reynolds

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 168573

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Oliver Horton

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 192319

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William Francis Snow

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 131991

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Colin Charles Bradsworth

Born 1895

Died 1958

Royal Navy M17883

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William Stuart Handley

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 81648

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James Dunn

Died 1917

British Army 57662 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 57662 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

British Army 20446 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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William Samuel Le Bon

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 261587

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Arthur Parker

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262615

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Arthur Morris

Born 1881

Died 1914

Royal Navy 194828 Able Seaman HMS Good Hope

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