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Witney, Oxfordshire [142]

Leafield, Witney, Oxfordshire [5]

Eynsham, Witney, Oxfordshire [3]

Newland, Witney, Oxfordshire [3]

Clanfield, Witney, Oxfordshire [2]

Witney, Oxford, Oxfordshire [2]

Witney, Oxfordshire, England [2]

Buckles Yard, Witney, Oxfordshire [1]

Cape Terrace, Witney, Oxfordshire [1]

Curbridge, Witney, Oxfordshire [1]

Hailey, Witney, Oxfordshire [1]

High Street, Witney, Oxfordshire [1]

Kencott,Witney,Oxfordshire. [1]

Minster Lovell, Witney, Oxfordshire [1]

Near Witney, Oxfordshire [1]

Standlake, Witney, Oxfordshire [1]

Stanlake, Witney, Oxfordshire [1]

Witney, Oxfordshire [1]

Witney,Oxfordshire. [1]

coate witney oxfordshire [1]

Rank

Private [20]

Lance Corporal [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Serjeant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Corporal [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Chief Petty Officer [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Captain [1]

Company Quartermaster Sergeant [1]

Fireman [1]

Gunner [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Sick Berth Steward [1]

Signal Boy [1]

Unit

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [12]

Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

Chinese Labour Corps [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [1]

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

HMS "Tilbury" [1]

HMS BELLEROPHON [1]

HMS Castor [1]

HMS INVINCIBLE [1]

HMS NEW ZEALAND [1]

HMS OPAL [1]

HMS Viking [1]

Hussars [1]

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [1]

Mercantile Marine: S.S. "Countess of Mar" (London) [1]

Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. [1]

Provisional Battalion [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS COLLINGWOOD [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division: HMS MALAYA [1]

Royal Naval Division - Howe Battalion [1]

Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Somerset Light Infantry [1]

South Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Tank Corps [1]

Worcestershire Regiment [1]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Service

Royal Navy [94]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [46]

British Army [29]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [29]

H [17]

W [16]

C [15]

P [13]

G [12]

S [12]

L [10]

D [8]

F [8]

T [7]

M [6]

A [4]

R [3]

E [2]

J [2]

O [2]

Q [2]

Y [2]

K [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [167]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

Germany [1]

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People [172] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Witney, Oxfordshire [142] Leafield, Witney, Oxfordshire [5] Eynsham, Witney, Oxfordshire [3] Newland, Witney, Oxfordshire [3] Clanfield, Witney, Oxfordshire [2] Witney, Oxford, Oxfordshire [2] Witney, Oxfordshire, England [2] Buckles Yard, Witney, Oxfordshire [1] Cape Terrace, Witney, Oxfordshire [1] Curbridge, Witney, Oxfordshire [1] Hailey, Witney, Oxfordshire [1] High Street, Witney, Oxfordshire [1] Kencott,Witney,Oxfordshire. [1] Minster Lovell, Witney, Oxfordshire [1] Near Witney, Oxfordshire [1] Standlake, Witney, Oxfordshire [1] Stanlake, Witney, Oxfordshire [1] Witney, Oxfordshire [1] Witney,Oxfordshire. [1] coate witney oxfordshire [1]

Rank

Private [20] Lance Corporal [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Serjeant [3] Able Seaman [2] Corporal [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Chief Petty Officer [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Captain [1] Company Quartermaster Sergeant [1] Fireman [1] Gunner [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Petty Officer [1] Petty Officer Stoker [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Sick Berth Steward [1] Signal Boy [1]

Unit

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [12] Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Service Corps [1] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] Chinese Labour Corps [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Essex Regiment [1] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [1] H.M.S. "Implacable" [1] HMS "Tilbury" [1] HMS BELLEROPHON [1] HMS Castor [1] HMS INVINCIBLE [1] HMS NEW ZEALAND [1] HMS OPAL [1] HMS Viking [1] Hussars [1] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [1] Mercantile Marine: S.S. "Countess of Mar" (London) [1] Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. [1] Provisional Battalion [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS COLLINGWOOD [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division: HMS MALAYA [1] Royal Naval Division - Howe Battalion [1] Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Somerset Light Infantry [1] South Staffordshire Regiment [1] Tank Corps [1] Worcestershire Regiment [1] Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Service

Royal Navy [94] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [46] British Army [29] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [29] H [17] W [16] C [15] P [13] G [12] S [12] L [10] D [8] F [8] T [7] M [6] A [4] R [3] E [2] J [2] O [2] Q [2] Y [2] K [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [167] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [10] Germany [1]

Henry John Hubert Foreshew

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army STK/786 Lance Corporal Royal Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant Rifle Brigade 6th Battalion attached 3rd Battalion

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Percy Frederick Brunsdon

Born 1876

Died 1957

British Army 202229 Private Fife and Forfar Yeomanry 2/1st Battalion

British Army 2316 Private Essex Regiment 1/5th Battalion

British Army 2316 Private Essex Regiment

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Jesse Gubbins

Born 1878

Died 1918

British Army 9699 Corporal Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 7th oxfordshire and Battalion

British Army 9699 Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 7th oxfordshire and Battalion

British Army 9699 Company Quartermaster Sergeant Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. 7th Battalion

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Albert Edward Lloyd

Born 1875

Died 1952

British Army MS/2693 Private Army Service Corps

British Army EMT/55664 Private Royal Army Service Corps

British Army MS2693 Private Army Service Corps

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John Gardner

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 163294

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William Augustus Harries

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 142784

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Thomas Albert Towsend

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283744

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George Richard Baston

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 207237

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James Allen

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 276755

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William Coombes

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197516

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Charles William Collins

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 196413

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William Verney

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 11477

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John Bellenger

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 165455

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Charles Ernest Philip Foreshew

Born 1888

Died 1980

British Army Captain Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

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Ralph Waite

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 24311

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Ernest Albert Clack

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 15620

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Harold Vivian Phipps

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 12037

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James Spindler

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 61509

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Frederick Charles Williams

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 112069

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Charles Robert William Jordan

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 209409

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