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Willenhall, Staffordshire [168]

Willenhall, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [14]

Willenhall Staffordshire [4]

Willenhall, near Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2]

Cannock, Willenhall, Staffordshire [1]

Monmer Lane, Willenhall, Staffordshire [1]

Saint Anne Willenhall, Staffordshire [1]

WILLENHALL STAFFORDSHIRE [1]

Willenhall near Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Willenhall, Bilston, Staffordshire [1]

Wolverhampton, Willenhall, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [21]

Able Seaman [2]

Corporal [2]

Gunner [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Able Bodied Seaman [1]

Acting Stoker 1st Class [1]

Acting Warrant Officer 2nd Class [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Petty Officer (T) [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Temporary Flight Sub-lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8]

South Staffordshire Regiment [8]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Labour Corps [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

Army Service Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Yeomanry [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

H.M.S. Britannia [1]

H.M.S. Fox [1]

HMS Good Hope [1]

HMS IRON DUKE [1]

HMS MALAYA [1]

HMS Vivid I [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

London Regiment [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Military Foot Police [1]

Monmouthshire Regiment [1]

Northumberland Regiment [1]

Pembroke [1]

Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Naval Air Service [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Royal West Kent Regiment (The Queen's) [1]

Royal West Surrey [1]

South Wales Borderers [1]

The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Training Reserve [1]

Victory [1]

Victory II [1]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [105]

Royal Navy [62]

British Army [29]

Last name first letter

B [23]

W [22]

C [16]

S [16]

P [15]

M [14]

H [13]

T [12]

D [10]

L [8]

R [7]

F [6]

G [6]

J [6]

K [5]

A [4]

E [4]

O [4]

N [2]

V [2]

Contribution

Military Service [191]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

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People [195] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Willenhall, Staffordshire [168] Willenhall, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [14] Willenhall Staffordshire [4] Willenhall, near Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2] Cannock, Willenhall, Staffordshire [1] Monmer Lane, Willenhall, Staffordshire [1] Saint Anne Willenhall, Staffordshire [1] WILLENHALL STAFFORDSHIRE [1] Willenhall near Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1] Willenhall, Bilston, Staffordshire [1] Wolverhampton, Willenhall, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [21] Able Seaman [2] Corporal [2] Gunner [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Able Bodied Seaman [1] Acting Stoker 1st Class [1] Acting Warrant Officer 2nd Class [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Deck Hand [1] Lance Corporal [1] Leading Seaman [1] Petty Officer (T) [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Temporary Flight Sub-lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8] South Staffordshire Regiment [8] Durham Light Infantry [3] Labour Corps [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] Army Service Corps [1] Bedfordshire Yeomanry [1] Essex Regiment [1] H.M.S. Britannia [1] H.M.S. Fox [1] HMS Good Hope [1] HMS IRON DUKE [1] HMS MALAYA [1] HMS Vivid I [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] London Regiment [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Military Foot Police [1] Monmouthshire Regiment [1] Northumberland Regiment [1] Pembroke [1] Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Naval Air Service [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal West Kent Regiment (The Queen's) [1] Royal West Surrey [1] South Wales Borderers [1] The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Training Reserve [1] Victory [1] Victory II [1] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [105] Royal Navy [62] British Army [29]

Last name first letter

B [23] W [22] C [16] S [16] P [15] M [14] H [13] T [12] D [10] L [8] R [7] F [6] G [6] J [6] K [5] A [4] E [4] O [4] N [2] V [2]

Contribution

Military Service [191]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

Frank Colley

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 308134

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William Alfred Warmington

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 251626

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Edward Brookes

Born 1879

Died 1915

British Army 1168 Serjeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1/7th Battalion.

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William Samuel Turner

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 135835

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John William Beverstock

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 285929

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John Thomas Robinson

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 51058

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Thomas Griffin

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 127954

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Francis James Fryer

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 195807

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Charles Evans

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278459

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James Edward Williams

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 291304

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Horace Cornlius Morgan

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 307665

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Edward Lawley

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 199215

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Thomas Hindes

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 280231

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John Far Vaughan

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 188222

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Henry St Ledger

British Army 8957 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Ezra Read

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 1232 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 810146 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Clement Hughes

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 191222

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Joseph Humpherson

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 3494 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 9th Battalion

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Edward L Gutteridge

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army TR/5/46214 Private Training Reserve

British Army 49870 Private South Staffordshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army 105062 Private Durham Light Infantry 26th Battalion

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John Richard Pedley

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 293783

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