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Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1498]

Wolverhampton [394]

Wolverhampton England [136]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England [97]

Bilston, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [14]

Heath Town, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [14]

Willenhall, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [14]

Wolverhampton, Staffs [12]

Blakenhall, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [11]

Wolverhampton, Warwickshire [10]

Tettenhall, Wolverhampton [9]

Heath Town, Wolverhampton [8]

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]

Wednesfield, Wolverhampton [3]

Willenhall, Wolverhampton [3]

Wolverhampton,Staffs. [3]

Bilston, Wolverhampton [2]

Blakenhall, Wolverhampton [2]

Bradmore, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2]

Brewood, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2]

Bushbury, Wolverhampton [2]

Ettingshall, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2]

Monmore Green, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2]

Near Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2]

Pattingham, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2]

Short Heath, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2]

WOLVERHAMPTON [2]

Wednesfield, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2]

Willenhall, near Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2]

Wolverhampton, England [2]

Wolverhampton, West Midlands [2]

Acton, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Bilbrook, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Bilston Wolverhampton [1]

Bilston, Wolverhampton, England [1]

Bilston, Wolverhampton, Staffs [1]

Bilston, near Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Bilston,Wolverhampton,Staffordshire. [1]

Bradley, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Bradmore, Wolverhampton [1]

Cannock Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Cannock, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Cannock, nr Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Christ Church, Wolverhampton, Staffs [1]

Rank

Private [367]

Lance Corporal [37]

Second Lieutenant [34]

Corporal [28]

Gunner [28]

Lieutenant [25]

Sapper [22]

Able Seaman [21]

Serjeant [21]

Captain [19]

Stoker 1st Class [19]

Ordinary Seaman [16]

Driver [12]

Acting Corporal [7]

Boy 1st Class [5]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Leading Stoker [5]

Sergeant [5]

Major [4]

Acting Sergeant [3]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [3]

Boy 2nd Class [3]

Deck Hand [3]

Rifleman [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Acting Captain [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [2]

Commander [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [2]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2]

Lance Sergeant [2]

Lance-Corporal [2]

Leading Telegraphist [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Nurse [2]

Ordinary Telegraphist [2]

Private 2nd Class [2]

Second Lieutenant Temporary Captain [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

1st Mate [1]

2 Air Mechanic [1]

2nd lieutenant [1]

Acting 2nd Corporal [1]

Acting Bearer [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Unit

South Staffordshire Regiment [158]

Royal Field Artillery [33]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [31]

Royal Engineers [30]

South Wales Borderers [24]

Worcestershire Regiment [22]

Army Service Corps [21]

Royal Army Medical Corps [20]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [16]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [14]

Labour Corps [12]

Royal Air Force [11]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

London Regiment [8]

Lancashire Fusiliers [7]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [6]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Royal Naval Air Service [6]

Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Cheshire Regiment [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5]

Royal Flying Corps [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Royal Naval Reserve [5]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [5]

Coldstream Guards [4]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

Grenadier Guards [4]

HMS Agincourt [4]

HMS BENBOW [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

North Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [4]

Tank Corps [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Australian Infantry [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

HMS Impregnable [3]

Highland Light Infantry [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3]

Royal Scots [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Service

Royal Navy [820]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [797]

British Army [519]

Australian Imperial Force [138]

Other Empire Force [13]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [11]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [297]

H [220]

W [208]

C [190]

S [182]

P [156]

M [123]

T [120]

D [116]

G [108]

L [108]

R [103]

J [93]

A [83]

E [70]

F [60]

N [37]

K [31]

O [25]

I [14]

Y [14]

V [11]

U [4]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2207]

Merchant Navy [92]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [308]

Canada [5]

India [5]

United States [2]

Belgium [1]

Cyprus [1]

Greece [1]

Ireland [1]

South Africa [1]

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Place of birth

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1498] Wolverhampton [394] Wolverhampton England [136] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England [97] Bilston, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [14] Heath Town, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [14] Willenhall, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [14] Wolverhampton, Staffs [12] Blakenhall, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [11] Wolverhampton, Warwickshire [10] Tettenhall, Wolverhampton [9] Heath Town, Wolverhampton [8] 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] Wednesfield, Wolverhampton [3] Willenhall, Wolverhampton [3] Wolverhampton,Staffs. [3] Bilston, Wolverhampton [2] Blakenhall, Wolverhampton [2] Bradmore, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2] Brewood, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2] Bushbury, Wolverhampton [2] Ettingshall, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2] Monmore Green, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2] Near Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2] Pattingham, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2] Short Heath, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2] WOLVERHAMPTON [2] Wednesfield, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2] Willenhall, near Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2] Wolverhampton, England [2] Wolverhampton, West Midlands [2] Acton, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1] Bilbrook, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1] Bilston Wolverhampton [1] Bilston, Wolverhampton, England [1] Bilston, Wolverhampton, Staffs [1] Bilston, near Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1] Bilston,Wolverhampton,Staffordshire. [1] Bradley, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1] Bradmore, Wolverhampton [1] Cannock Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1] Cannock, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1] Cannock, nr Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1] Christ Church, Wolverhampton, Staffs [1]

Rank

Private [367] Lance Corporal [37] Second Lieutenant [34] Corporal [28] Gunner [28] Lieutenant [25] Sapper [22] Able Seaman [21] Serjeant [21] Captain [19] Stoker 1st Class [19] Ordinary Seaman [16] Driver [12] Acting Corporal [7] Boy 1st Class [5] Lance Serjeant [5] Leading Stoker [5] Sergeant [5] Major [4] Acting Sergeant [3] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [3] Boy 2nd Class [3] Deck Hand [3] Rifleman [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Acting Captain [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Aircraftman 2nd Class [2] Commander [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Corporal Acting Serjeant [2] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [2] Lance Sergeant [2] Lance-Corporal [2] Leading Telegraphist [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Nurse [2] Ordinary Telegraphist [2] Private 2nd Class [2] Second Lieutenant Temporary Captain [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] 1st Mate [1] 2 Air Mechanic [1] 2nd lieutenant [1] Acting 2nd Corporal [1] Acting Bearer [1] Acting Bombardier [1]

Unit

South Staffordshire Regiment [158] Royal Field Artillery [33] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [31] Royal Engineers [30] South Wales Borderers [24] Worcestershire Regiment [22] Army Service Corps [21] Royal Army Medical Corps [20] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [16] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [14] Labour Corps [12] Royal Air Force [11] Machine Gun Corps [10] London Regiment [8] Lancashire Fusiliers [7] Durham Light Infantry [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [6] King's Own Scottish Borderers [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Royal Naval Air Service [6] Yorkshire Regiment [6] Cheshire Regiment [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] Manchester Regiment [5] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5] Royal Flying Corps [5] Royal Naval Division [5] Royal Naval Reserve [5] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [5] Coldstream Guards [4] Devonshire Regiment [4] Grenadier Guards [4] HMS Agincourt [4] HMS BENBOW [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4] North Staffordshire Regiment [4] Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [4] Tank Corps [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] Australian Infantry [3] Canadian Infantry [3] Essex Regiment [3] HMS Impregnable [3] Highland Light Infantry [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3] Royal Scots [3] Welsh Regiment [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Service

Royal Navy [820] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [797] British Army [519] Australian Imperial Force [138] Other Empire Force [13] Canadian Expeditionary Force [11] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [297] H [220] W [208] C [190] S [182] P [156] M [123] T [120] D [116] G [108] L [108] R [103] J [93] A [83] E [70] F [60] N [37] K [31] O [25] I [14] Y [14] V [11] U [4] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2207] Merchant Navy [92] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [308] Canada [5] India [5] United States [2] Belgium [1] Cyprus [1] Greece [1] Ireland [1] South Africa [1]

Gwendoline Morgan

Born 1893

British Army

British Army 506 Worker Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps

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Harry Illidge

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 16098 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 16098 Lance Corporal Cheshire Regiment 8th Btn

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Susie Marie Colbourn Smith

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army 2/Res 670 Staff Nurse Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service

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Raymond Thomas Daniels

Born 1895

Died 1969

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery Territorial Force

British Army Second Lieutenant South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army Captain South Staffordshire Regiment

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Harold Leach

Died 1915

British Army 7309 Serjeant South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Thomas Caddick

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 21647 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Frank Horobin

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army R/37231 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Sidney Herbert Shinton

Born 1894

Died 1966

British Army 2755 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 240485 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 240485 Colonel South Staffordshire Regiment

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Percy Lewis Bailey

Born 1894

Died 1966

British Army 9515 Royal Army Medical Corps 3rd North Midland Field Ambulance

British Army 421086 Royal Army Medical Corps 3rd North Midland Field Ambulance

British Army 2041 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 3rd North Midland Field Ambulance

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Lewis John Parry

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 20498 Private South Staffordshire Regiment 1 Battalion

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John Edward O'hara

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 18393 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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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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Joseph Horace Belcher

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 2360 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Alfred Oswald Hall

Born 1892

Died 1915

Royal Navy Z/346 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy Z/346 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Z/346 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve - HMT Gascon

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Harold Joseph Beech

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 11311 Private 2nd Royal Scots

British Army 11311 Private Royal Scots

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George H Griffiths

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 15884 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Joseph Richards

Born 1896

Died 1939

British Army 16759 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Patrick Wallace Gould

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps 9th Battalion

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