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Place of birth

Kendal, Westmoreland [128]

Westmoreland, Cornwall [31]

Appleby, Westmoreland [13]

Ambleside, Westmoreland [11]

Westmoreland [10]

Westmoreland England [9]

Windermere, Westmoreland [8]

Kendall, Westmoreland [5]

Kirkby Stephen, Westmoreland [5]

Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, Cornwall [5]

Penrith, Westmoreland [4]

Westmoreland, Jamaica [4]

Kirby Lonsdale, Westmoreland [3]

Kirkby Lonsdale, Westmoreland [3]

Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland [3]

Bethel Town, Westmoreland, Cornwall [2]

Darliston, Westmoreland, Cornwall [2]

Holme, Westmoreland [2]

Kirkby, Westmoreland [2]

Levens, Westmoreland [2]

Milnthorpe, Westmoreland [2]

Negril, Westmoreland, Cornwall [2]

Tebay, Westmoreland [2]

Alverton, Westmoreland [1]

Appelby, Westmoreland [1]

Arnside, Westmoreland [1]

Bampton, Westmoreland [1]

Barbon, Kendal, Westmoreland [1]

Beeston Spring, Westmoreland [1]

Bethel Town, Westmoreland [1]

Black Rock, Westmoreland, Cornwall [1]

Bluefield, Westmoreland, Cornwall [1]

Bluefields, Westmoreland, Jamaica [1]

Bolton Westmoreland [1]

Boness, Westmoreland [1]

Bowness, Westmoreland [1]

Burnside, Westmoreland [1]

Burton Carnforth, Westmoreland [1]

Burton in Holme Kendal, Westmoreland [1]

Carnforth, Westmoreland [1]

Catadupa, Westmoreland, Cornwall [1]

Crook, Westmoreland [1]

Grange over Sand, Westmoreland [1]

Grange over Sands, Westmoreland [1]

Grange-over-Sands, Westmoreland [1]

Grasmere, Westmoreland [1]

Grayrigg, Westmoreland [1]

Hackthorp, Westmoreland [1]

Hackthorpe, Westmoreland [1]

Heversham, Westmoreland [1]

Rank

Private [72]

Able Seaman [3]

Corporal [3]

Serjeant [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Gunner [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

AC1 Clerk [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Blacksmith [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Driver [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Hon Capt [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Major [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Ordinary Telegraphist [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Sapper [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

British West Indies Regiment [41]

Jamaica War Contingent [26]

West India Regiment [19]

Royal Field Artillery [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Border Regiment [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

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

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Chaplain Services [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

GOC 16th Brigade 6th Division [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS BENBOW [1]

HMS INVINCIBLE [1]

HMS Idaho (Children's Trust) [1]

HMS Idaho (Troup Head) and (Pelican) [1]

HMS MALAYA [1]

HMS NEPTUNE [1]

HMS New Zealand [1]

HMS TIGER [1]

HMS Terrible [1]

HMS Vivid I [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Jamaica Constabulary [1]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1]

Royal Canadian Regiment [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Fusiliers (City Of London Regiment) [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

South Wales Borderers [1]

Staff New Zealand Division [1]

York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [226]

British Army [83]

Other Empire Force [26]

Australian Imperial Force [9]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

Last name first letter

W [37]

H [36]

S [34]

B [33]

C [22]

R [22]

T [18]

D [17]

P [17]

M [16]

L [15]

J [13]

G [12]

A [8]

F [7]

N [5]

K [4]

E [3]

O [2]

U [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [321]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

Jamaica [5]

Cuba [1]

United States [1]

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People [323] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Kendal, Westmoreland [128] Westmoreland, Cornwall [31] Appleby, Westmoreland [13] Ambleside, Westmoreland [11] Westmoreland [10] Westmoreland England [9] Windermere, Westmoreland [8] Kendall, Westmoreland [5] Kirkby Stephen, Westmoreland [5] Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, Cornwall [5] Penrith, Westmoreland [4] Westmoreland, Jamaica [4] Kirby Lonsdale, Westmoreland [3] Kirkby Lonsdale, Westmoreland [3] Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland [3] Bethel Town, Westmoreland, Cornwall [2] Darliston, Westmoreland, Cornwall [2] Holme, Westmoreland [2] Kirkby, Westmoreland [2] Levens, Westmoreland [2] Milnthorpe, Westmoreland [2] Negril, Westmoreland, Cornwall [2] Tebay, Westmoreland [2] Alverton, Westmoreland [1] Appelby, Westmoreland [1] Arnside, Westmoreland [1] Bampton, Westmoreland [1] Barbon, Kendal, Westmoreland [1] Beeston Spring, Westmoreland [1] Bethel Town, Westmoreland [1] Black Rock, Westmoreland, Cornwall [1] Bluefield, Westmoreland, Cornwall [1] Bluefields, Westmoreland, Jamaica [1] Bolton Westmoreland [1] Boness, Westmoreland [1] Bowness, Westmoreland [1] Burnside, Westmoreland [1] Burton Carnforth, Westmoreland [1] Burton in Holme Kendal, Westmoreland [1] Carnforth, Westmoreland [1] Catadupa, Westmoreland, Cornwall [1] Crook, Westmoreland [1] Grange over Sand, Westmoreland [1] Grange over Sands, Westmoreland [1] Grange-over-Sands, Westmoreland [1] Grasmere, Westmoreland [1] Grayrigg, Westmoreland [1] Hackthorp, Westmoreland [1] Hackthorpe, Westmoreland [1] Heversham, Westmoreland [1]

Rank

Private [72] Able Seaman [3] Corporal [3] Serjeant [3] Acting Corporal [2] Gunner [2] Lance Corporal [2] AC1 Clerk [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Blacksmith [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [1] Deck Hand [1] Driver [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Hon Capt [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Major [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Ordinary Telegraphist [1] Petty Officer [1] Sapper [1] Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

British West Indies Regiment [41] Jamaica War Contingent [26] West India Regiment [19] Royal Field Artillery [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Border Regiment [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] 75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Canadian Chaplain Services [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] GOC 16th Brigade 6th Division [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS BENBOW [1] HMS INVINCIBLE [1] HMS Idaho (Children's Trust) [1] HMS Idaho (Troup Head) and (Pelican) [1] HMS MALAYA [1] HMS NEPTUNE [1] HMS New Zealand [1] HMS TIGER [1] HMS Terrible [1] HMS Vivid I [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Jamaica Constabulary [1] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1] Royal Canadian Regiment [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Fusiliers (City Of London Regiment) [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Shropshire Light Infantry [1] South Wales Borderers [1] Staff New Zealand Division [1] York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [226] British Army [83] Other Empire Force [26] Australian Imperial Force [9] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

Last name first letter

W [37] H [36] S [34] B [33] C [22] R [22] T [18] D [17] P [17] M [16] L [15] J [13] G [12] A [8] F [7] N [5] K [4] E [3] O [2] U [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [321]

Country

United Kingdom [11] Jamaica [5] Cuba [1] United States [1]

Richard Frederick Arthur Westphal

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army Private Royal Fusiliers 24th Battalion.

British Army 4121

British Army Spt4121 Private Royal Fusiliers (City Of London Regiment) 24th Battalion

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Francis Adolphus Hamilton Browne

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 139593 Gunner Royal Field Artillery No.7 (Territorial) Artillery Training School

British Army 109511 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 182nd Heavy Battery

British Army 109511 Acting Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery 114th Heavy Battery

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Giles Blomfield Redmayne

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 199 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 840147 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Wilford Levene

Born 1896

Other Empire Force 3350 Private Jamaica War Contingent

British Army 4383 Private British West Indies Regiment 4th Battalion

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John Edward Prickett

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 1969 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Cyril Adolphus Stuart

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 13043 Private Shropshire Light Infantry

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James Ward

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 26035 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Patrick Walker

Born 1897

Other Empire Force 6459 Private Jamaica War Contingent

British Army 8306 Private British West Indies Regiment 4th Battalion

British Army 8306 Private British West Indies Regiment 6th Battalion

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Richard Farewell Williams

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 179270

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Ernest K Lewis

Born 1890

British Army 42089 Private Machine Gun Corps

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William James Sharp

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 202015 Serjeant Lancashire Fusiliers 2nd/7th Battalion

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William Adolphus Smith

Born 1888

Other Empire Force 913 Private Jamaica War Contingent

British Army 3684 Private British West Indies Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Frank Calderwood Hayle

Born 1897

Other Empire Force 758 Private Jamaica War Contingent

British Army 1669 Private British West Indies Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Joseph Ulett

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 6505 Private West India Regiment 2nd Battalion

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William Barlow Prickett

Born 1893

Died 1952

British Army W/5537 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Charles Croft

Died 1914

British Army 8433 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 8433 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Alexander Barnes

Born 1894

Other Empire Force 8608 Private Jamaica War Contingent

British Army 8679 Private British West Indies Regiment 3rd Battalion

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George Murray

Born 1895

Other Empire Force 6716 Private Jamaica War Contingent

British Army 8165 Private British West Indies Regiment 6th Battalion

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Alexander Thompson

Born 1890

British Army 5627 Private West India Regiment 1st Battalion

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Simeon Robinson Stewart

Born 1893

Other Empire Force 526 Private Jamaica War Contingent

British Army 2403 Acting Corporal British West Indies Regiment 5th Battalion

Other Empire Force Jamaica Constabulary

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