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Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1498]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England [97]

Bilston, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [14]

Heath Town, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [14]

Willenhall, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [14]

Blakenhall, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [11]

Bushbury, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [7]

Sedgley, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [7]

Tettenhall, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [7]

Wednesbury, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [6]

Penn, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [4]

Codsall, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [3]

Compton, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [3]

Bradmore, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2]

Brewood, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2]

Ettingshall, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2]

Monmore Green, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2]

Near Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2]

Pattingham, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2]

Short Heath, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2]

Wednesfield, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2]

Willenhall, near Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2]

Acton, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Bilbrook, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Bilston, near Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Bilston,Wolverhampton,Staffordshire. [1]

Bradley, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Cannock Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Cannock, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Cannock, nr Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Codsall near Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Compton, nr Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Coseley, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Coven Heath, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Darlaston, near Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Dunstall, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Lane Head, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Lapley, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Merry Hill, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Moxley, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

New Invention, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Oaken, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Old Brighton, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Princes End, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Saint James Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Saint Marys Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Springfields, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

St Mark's, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Sweetman Street, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Tettenhall Wood, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [92]

Stoker 1st Class [18]

Able Seaman [15]

Ordinary Seaman [14]

Gunner [13]

Captain [10]

Lieutenant [10]

Sapper [10]

Lance Corporal [9]

Corporal [7]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Leading Stoker [5]

Serjeant [5]

Stoker 2nd Class [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Commander [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Driver [2]

Leading Telegraphist [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Ordinary Telegraphist [2]

Rifleman [2]

Yeoman of Signals [2]

1st Mate [1]

2 Air Mechanic [1]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

2nd lieutenant [1]

Acting 2nd Corporal [1]

Acting Bearer [1]

Acting ERA 4th Class [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Boy II [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Chief Petty Officer Mechanic 3rd Grade [1]

Commander (Retired) [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Corporal Mechanic [1]

Corporal Motor Cyclist [1]

ERA 1c [1]

ERA 3c [1]

ERA 4th Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 1c [1]

Unit

South Staffordshire Regiment [24]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [17]

Royal Engineers [13]

Royal Field Artillery [10]

Labour Corps [7]

Royal Air Force [7]

South Wales Borderers [6]

Royal Naval Air Service [5]

Army Service Corps [4]

HMS Agincourt [4]

London Regiment [4]

Royal Naval Reserve [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

HMS BENBOW [3]

HMS Impregnable [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Australian Infantry [2]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [2]

HMS CANADA [2]

HMS LION [2]

HMS MALAYA [2]

HMS Pembroke II [2]

HMS Queen Mary [2]

HMS VALIANT [2]

HMS Victory I [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

Tank Corps [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

20th Hussars [1]

2nd Battalion King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

2nd Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [1]

63rd Royal Naval Division Engineers [1]

Army Reserve [1]

Australian Army Medical Corps [1]

Blake 'HMS Morning Star' [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [790]

Royal Navy [732]

British Army [134]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [200]

H [179]

W [155]

S [142]

C [131]

P [120]

M [93]

T [92]

G [83]

L [81]

D [80]

J [75]

R [75]

E [49]

F [47]

A [46]

N [28]

K [25]

O [21]

Y [12]

V [6]

I [5]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1626]

Merchant Navy [92]

Country

United Kingdom [77]

Canada [3]

South Africa [1]

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Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1498] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England [97] Bilston, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [14] Heath Town, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [14] Willenhall, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [14] Blakenhall, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [11] Bushbury, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [7] Sedgley, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [7] Tettenhall, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [7] Wednesbury, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [6] Penn, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [4] Codsall, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [3] Compton, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [3] Bradmore, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2] Brewood, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2] Ettingshall, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2] Monmore Green, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2] Near Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2] Pattingham, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2] Short Heath, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2] Wednesfield, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2] Willenhall, near Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2] Acton, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1] Bilbrook, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1] Bilston, near Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1] Bilston,Wolverhampton,Staffordshire. [1] Bradley, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1] Cannock Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1] Cannock, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1] Cannock, nr Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1] Codsall near Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1] Compton, nr Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1] Coseley, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1] Coven Heath, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1] Darlaston, near Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1] Dunstall, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1] Lane Head, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1] Lapley, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1] Merry Hill, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1] Moxley, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1] New Invention, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1] Oaken, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1] Old Brighton, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1] Princes End, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1] Saint James Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1] Saint Marys Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1] Springfields, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1] St Mark's, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1] Sweetman Street, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1] Tettenhall Wood, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [92] Stoker 1st Class [18] Able Seaman [15] Ordinary Seaman [14] Gunner [13] Captain [10] Lieutenant [10] Sapper [10] Lance Corporal [9] Corporal [7] Second Lieutenant [6] Leading Stoker [5] Serjeant [5] Stoker 2nd Class [3] Acting Captain [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Commander [2] Deck Hand [2] Driver [2] Leading Telegraphist [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Ordinary Telegraphist [2] Rifleman [2] Yeoman of Signals [2] 1st Mate [1] 2 Air Mechanic [1] 2nd Lieutenant [1] 2nd lieutenant [1] Acting 2nd Corporal [1] Acting Bearer [1] Acting ERA 4th Class [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Boy II [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Chief Petty Officer Mechanic 3rd Grade [1] Commander (Retired) [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Corporal Mechanic [1] Corporal Motor Cyclist [1] ERA 1c [1] ERA 3c [1] ERA 4th Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 1c [1]

Unit

South Staffordshire Regiment [24] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [17] Royal Engineers [13] Royal Field Artillery [10] Labour Corps [7] Royal Air Force [7] South Wales Borderers [6] Royal Naval Air Service [5] Army Service Corps [4] HMS Agincourt [4] London Regiment [4] Royal Naval Reserve [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] HMS BENBOW [3] HMS Impregnable [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Manchester Regiment [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Australian Infantry [2] HMS BLACK PRINCE [2] HMS CANADA [2] HMS LION [2] HMS MALAYA [2] HMS Pembroke II [2] HMS Queen Mary [2] HMS VALIANT [2] HMS Victory I [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] Tank Corps [2] Welsh Regiment [2] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] 20th Hussars [1] 2nd Battalion King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1] 2nd Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [1] 63rd Royal Naval Division Engineers [1] Army Reserve [1] Australian Army Medical Corps [1] Blake 'HMS Morning Star' [1]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [790] Royal Navy [732] British Army [134] Australian Imperial Force [3] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [200] H [179] W [155] S [142] C [131] P [120] M [93] T [92] G [83] L [81] D [80] J [75] R [75] E [49] F [47] A [46] N [28] K [25] O [21] Y [12] V [6] I [5] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1626] Merchant Navy [92]

Country

United Kingdom [77] Canada [3] South Africa [1]

Leonard Newitt

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 15092 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 73025 Private The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) 11th Battalion

British Army 15092 Private South Staffordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Thomas Stagg

Born 1889

Died 1956

British Army 21555 Private Army Reserve

British Army 23473 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 1st Garrison Battalion

British Army 27360 Private West Yorkshire Regiment 21st Battalion

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Albert Edward Woodbridge

Born 1885

Died 1969

Royal Navy R/5644 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division 2nd Reserve Battalion

Royal Navy R/5644 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division Howe Battalion

Royal Navy R/5644 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Division 2nd Reserve Battalion

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William Hope

Born 1898

Died 1977

British Army 97273 Gunner Machine Gun Corps Various, including 217 Company (Oct 1917 to Apr 1918)

British Army DM2/221500 Private Army Service Corps 383 Company

British Army 97273 Private Tank Corps

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Charles Alfred Griffiths

Born 1894

Died 1932

British Army 2400 Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army 492137 Corporal Royal Engineers

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Orlando George Rowson

Born 1897

Died 1979

British Army 676982 Driver Royal Field Artillery 1a Res Bn

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Albert Harry Hackett

Born 1896

British Army S4/065096 Private Army Service Corps

British Army S4/065096 Acting Sergeant Army Service Corps

British Army S4/065096 Private Army Service Corps A, Aldershot

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David Whistance Smith

Born 1888

Died 1961

Canadian Expeditionary Force 769225

Canadian Expeditionary Force 769225 124th Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force Private 124th Battalion

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John Henry Naginton

Born 1877

Died 1916

British Army 6601 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Evan Evans

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 3419 Private London Regiment 8th lond Battalion

British Army 3419 Lance Corporal London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Cedric Raymond Roper

Born 1896

Died 1962

British Army Second Lieutenant Hampshire Regiment 6th (Duke of Connaught's Own) Battalion

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Hampshire Regiment 6th (Duke of Connaught's Own) Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Hampshire Regiment 6th (Duke of Connaught's Own) Battalion

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Gordon Robert Poole

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 7075 Private Somerset Light Infantry 1st Battalion

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William Rudorf Freidank

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 38654 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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John Fitzpatrick

Died 1918

British Army 1/13027 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 13027 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 13027 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Thomas Burns

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army 14/16 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 14th Battalion (2nd Barnsley)

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Alfred Llewellyn Griffiths

Born 1891

Died 1978

British Army 54096 MC Serjeant Royal Engineers 22nd Divisional Signals Company

British Army 54096 Corporal Motor Cyclist Royal Engineers 22nd Division

British Army 54096 Sergeant Motor Cyclist Royal Engineers 22nd Division

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William Venville

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army S1457 Private Rifle Brigade 12th Battalion

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Thomas William Tomkinson

Born 1875

Died 1916

British Army 9974 Private South Staffordshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army Private South Staffordshire Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army 9974 Lance Corporal South Staffordshire Regiment 11th Battalion

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James Beddows

Born 1878

Died 1951

Canadian Expeditionary Force 602014

Canadian Expeditionary Force 602014 Sergeant 34th Battalion

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Thomas Herbert Mapson

Born 1878

Died 1918

British Army 45378 Private Worcestershire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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