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Woodstock, Oxfordshire [100]

Woodstock, Oxford, Oxfordshire [5]

Bladon, Woodstock, Oxfordshire [2]

Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire [1]

Blenheim Park, Woodstock, Oxfordshire [1]

Blenheim, Woodstock, Oxfordshire [1]

Glympton, Woodstock, Oxfordshire [1]

Kiddington, Woodstock, Oxfordshire [1]

Worton, Woodstock, Oxfordshire [1]

Rank

Private [10]

Boy 1st Class [4]

Corporal [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Captain [1]

Commodore Second Class [1]

Cornet (2nd Lieutenant) [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant-Colonel [1]

Major [1]

Midshipman [1]

Officers Steward 3c [1]

Sapper [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

HMS Calliope [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

4th Queen's Own Hussars [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Europa II - M 33 [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

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

HMS BLACK PRINCE [1]

HMS Caroline [1]

HMS HAMPSHIRE [1]

HMS QUEEN MARY [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Oxfordshire and Buckinhamshire Light Infantry [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [1]

Royal Sussex Regiment [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment Territorial Force [1]

Wiltshire Regiment [1]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Worcestershire Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [71]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [28]

British Army [14]

Last name first letter

C [14]

S [13]

B [12]

W [12]

H [11]

L [7]

G [6]

M [6]

T [6]

K [5]

F [4]

D [3]

P [3]

R [3]

A [2]

J [2]

N [2]

E [1]

O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [112]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

India [2]

Ireland [1]

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People [113] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Woodstock, Oxfordshire [100] Woodstock, Oxford, Oxfordshire [5] Bladon, Woodstock, Oxfordshire [2] Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire [1] Blenheim Park, Woodstock, Oxfordshire [1] Blenheim, Woodstock, Oxfordshire [1] Glympton, Woodstock, Oxfordshire [1] Kiddington, Woodstock, Oxfordshire [1] Worton, Woodstock, Oxfordshire [1]

Rank

Private [10] Boy 1st Class [4] Corporal [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Corporal [1] Captain [1] Commodore Second Class [1] Cornet (2nd Lieutenant) [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant-Colonel [1] Major [1] Midshipman [1] Officers Steward 3c [1] Sapper [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Sub Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] HMS Calliope [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] 4th Queen's Own Hussars [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Europa II - M 33 [1] Grenadier Guards [1] H.M.S. "Cornwallis" [1] HMS BLACK PRINCE [1] HMS Caroline [1] HMS HAMPSHIRE [1] HMS QUEEN MARY [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Labour Corps [1] Oxfordshire and Buckinhamshire Light Infantry [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal Scots Fusiliers [1] Royal Sussex Regiment [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment Territorial Force [1] Wiltshire Regiment [1] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [1] Worcestershire Regiment [1]

Service

Royal Navy [71] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [28] British Army [14]

Last name first letter

C [14] S [13] B [12] W [12] H [11] L [7] G [6] M [6] T [6] K [5] F [4] D [3] P [3] R [3] A [2] J [2] N [2] E [1] O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [112]

Country

United Kingdom [5] India [2] Ireland [1]

Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill

Born 1874

Died 1965

British Army Major Grenadier Guards 2nd Battalion

British Army Cornet (2nd Lieutenant) 4th Queen's Own Hussars

British Army Lieutenant-Colonel Royal Scots Fusiliers 6th Battalion

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Arthur Zillwood Warner

Born 1890

Died 1941

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army Corporal Royal Sussex Regiment 12th Battalion

British Army Lance Sergeant Royal Sussex Regiment 12th Battalion

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Robert Whitlock

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 14892 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 32186 Corporal Devonshire Regiment 2nd Btn

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Henry Kirk

Born 1895

Died 1916

Royal Navy K19390 (Po.) Stoker 1st Class HMS BLACK PRINCE

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Albert Austin

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 9986 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment Territorial Force

British Army 9986 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 10th Battalion

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Albert Edward Hancox

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 139675 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Robert William James

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 163014

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George Whitfield Smith

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 165316

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Francis Joseph Hicks

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 284796

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Philip Edward Caulkett

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 212995

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James Mclean

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 453

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Frederick Turfrey

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279689

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Thomas Stiles

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 166844

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Mark Robert Clapton

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 203434

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George Henry Clapton

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 203435

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Frederick William Sheppard

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 222153

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Hubert Robert Fitchett

Born 1894

Died 1986

Royal Navy K18578

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William Harry Danbury

Born 1888

British Army 8396 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 8396 Acting Corporal King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Edward Thomas Rawlings

Died 1918

British Army 28122 Private Somerset Light Infantry 1st Btn

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Albert Gessey

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 261082

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