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Worcester, Worcestershire [528]

Worcestershire [439]

Dudley, Worcestershire [389]

Kidderminster, Worcestershire [295]

Stourbridge, Worcestershire [280]

Redditch, Worcestershire [186]

Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [179]

Oldbury, Worcestershire [145]

Evesham, Worcestershire [116]

Kings Norton, Worcestershire [101]

Droitwich, Worcestershire [92]

Malvern, Worcestershire [73]

Halesowen, Worcestershire [71]

Worcestershire England [61]

Pershore, Worcestershire [56]

Worcester, Worcestershire, England [53]

Stourport, Worcestershire [48]

Bewdley, Worcestershire [36]

Lye, Worcestershire [35]

King's Norton, Worcestershire [32]

Upton on Severn, Worcestershire [32]

Great Malvern, Worcestershire [29]

Kidderminster Worcestershire [26]

Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England [26]

Tenbury, Worcestershire [26]

Birmingham, Worcestershire [25]

Kempsey, Worcestershire [23]

Claines, Worcestershire [22]

Martley, Worcestershire [21]

Netherton, Worcestershire [21]

Broadway, Worcestershire [19]

Langley, Worcestershire [19]

Leigh, Worcestershire [18]

Powick, Worcestershire [18]

Upton-on-Severn, Worcestershire [18]

Blockley, Worcestershire [17]

Cradley, Worcestershire [17]

Shipston on Stour, Worcestershire [17]

Alvechurch, Worcestershire [15]

Redditch, Worcestershire, England [15]

Yardley, Worcestershire [15]

Hallow, Worcestershire [14]

Stowbridge, Worcestershire [14]

Malvern Link, Worcestershire [12]

Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England [11]

Feckenham, Worcestershire [9]

Ombersley, Worcestershire [9]

Worcestershire, England [9]

Droitwich, Worcestershire, England [8]

Dudley Worcestershire [8]

Rank

Private [574]

Lance Corporal [71]

Second Lieutenant [65]

Able Seaman [62]

Corporal [54]

Serjeant [50]

Stoker 1st Class [49]

Lieutenant [47]

Gunner [43]

Captain [31]

Ordinary Seaman [28]

Sergeant [19]

Driver [15]

Sapper [15]

Major [14]

Rifleman [14]

Boy 1st Class [11]

Leading Seaman [10]

Acting Serjeant [9]

Leading Stoker [8]

Boy 2nd Class [7]

Deck Hand [7]

Signalman [7]

Lance Sergeant [6]

Midshipman [6]

Petty Officer [6]

Stoker 2nd Class [6]

Sub Lieutenant [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Private 2nd Class [5]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4]

Armourer's Crew [4]

Company Sergeant Major [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

2nd Lieutenant [3]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [3]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [3]

Bombardier [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Nurse [3]

Shipwright 2nd Class [3]

Stoker Petty Officer [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Wing Commander [2]

Unit

Worcestershire Regiment [198]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [177]

Royal Field Artillery [44]

Royal Engineers [31]

Royal Air Force [28]

Labour Corps [27]

South Wales Borderers [23]

Royal Garrison Artillery [22]

Army Service Corps [20]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [20]

London Regiment [18]

Gloucestershire Regiment [17]

Machine Gun Corps [17]

Somerset Light Infantry [17]

Royal Flying Corps [16]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [15]

Royal Army Medical Corps [15]

Rifle Brigade [14]

Hampshire Regiment [12]

Royal Army Service Corps [12]

Royal Fusiliers [12]

South Staffordshire Regiment [12]

Coldstream Guards [11]

Devonshire Regiment [11]

HMS Good Hope [10]

Royal Naval Reserve [10]

Training Reserve [9]

Grenadier Guards [8]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [8]

Worcestershire Yeomanry [8]

HMS NEPTUNE [7]

Royal Naval Air Service [7]

Royal Naval Division [7]

Canadian Infantry [6]

Corps of Hussars [6]

HMS LION [6]

HMS TIGER [6]

Northamptonshire Regiment [6]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [6]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [6]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6]

Warwickshire Yeomanry [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

East Lancashire Regiment [5]

HMS QUEEN MARY [5]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [5]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1886]

Royal Navy [1885]

British Army [861]

Australian Imperial Force [70]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [24]

Other Empire Force [10]

Indian Army [4]

Canadian Navy [1]

Last name first letter

H [564]

B [561]

W [458]

S [408]

C [383]

P [355]

M [285]

T [241]

G [230]

L [180]

R [176]

D [175]

J [168]

F [154]

A [136]

E [110]

K [87]

N [82]

O [43]

Y [36]

V [21]

I [16]

U [7]

Q [3]

Contribution

Military Service [4591]

Merchant Navy [158]

Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [425]

India [10]

Canada [7]

Germany [2]

Guernsey [2]

South Africa [2]

Argentina [1]

Australia [1]

France [1]

Gibraltar [1]

Ireland [1]

Jersey [1]

Malta [1]

Turkey [1]

United States [1]

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Worcester, Worcestershire [528] Worcestershire [439] Dudley, Worcestershire [389] Kidderminster, Worcestershire [295] Stourbridge, Worcestershire [280] Redditch, Worcestershire [186] Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [179] Oldbury, Worcestershire [145] Evesham, Worcestershire [116] Kings Norton, Worcestershire [101] Droitwich, Worcestershire [92] Malvern, Worcestershire [73] Halesowen, Worcestershire [71] Worcestershire England [61] Pershore, Worcestershire [56] Worcester, Worcestershire, England [53] Stourport, Worcestershire [48] Bewdley, Worcestershire [36] Lye, Worcestershire [35] King's Norton, Worcestershire [32] Upton on Severn, Worcestershire [32] Great Malvern, Worcestershire [29] Kidderminster Worcestershire [26] Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England [26] Tenbury, Worcestershire [26] Birmingham, Worcestershire [25] Kempsey, Worcestershire [23] Claines, Worcestershire [22] Martley, Worcestershire [21] Netherton, Worcestershire [21] Broadway, Worcestershire [19] Langley, Worcestershire [19] Leigh, Worcestershire [18] Powick, Worcestershire [18] Upton-on-Severn, Worcestershire [18] Blockley, Worcestershire [17] Cradley, Worcestershire [17] Shipston on Stour, Worcestershire [17] Alvechurch, Worcestershire [15] Redditch, Worcestershire, England [15] Yardley, Worcestershire [15] Hallow, Worcestershire [14] Stowbridge, Worcestershire [14] Malvern Link, Worcestershire [12] Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England [11] Feckenham, Worcestershire [9] Ombersley, Worcestershire [9] Worcestershire, England [9] Droitwich, Worcestershire, England [8] Dudley Worcestershire [8]

Rank

Private [574] Lance Corporal [71] Second Lieutenant [65] Able Seaman [62] Corporal [54] Serjeant [50] Stoker 1st Class [49] Lieutenant [47] Gunner [43] Captain [31] Ordinary Seaman [28] Sergeant [19] Driver [15] Sapper [15] Major [14] Rifleman [14] Boy 1st Class [11] Leading Seaman [10] Acting Serjeant [9] Leading Stoker [8] Boy 2nd Class [7] Deck Hand [7] Signalman [7] Lance Sergeant [6] Midshipman [6] Petty Officer [6] Stoker 2nd Class [6] Sub Lieutenant [6] Acting Corporal [5] Company Serjeant Major [5] Lance Serjeant [5] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Private 2nd Class [5] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4] Armourer's Crew [4] Company Sergeant Major [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] 2nd Lieutenant [3] Acting Bombardier [3] Air Mechanic 1st Class [3] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [3] Bombardier [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Nurse [3] Shipwright 2nd Class [3] Stoker Petty Officer [3] Temporary Captain [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Acting Captain [2] Acting Wing Commander [2]

Unit

Worcestershire Regiment [198] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [177] Royal Field Artillery [44] Royal Engineers [31] Royal Air Force [28] Labour Corps [27] South Wales Borderers [23] Royal Garrison Artillery [22] Army Service Corps [20] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [20] London Regiment [18] Gloucestershire Regiment [17] Machine Gun Corps [17] Somerset Light Infantry [17] Royal Flying Corps [16] King's Royal Rifle Corps [15] Royal Army Medical Corps [15] Rifle Brigade [14] Hampshire Regiment [12] Royal Army Service Corps [12] Royal Fusiliers [12] South Staffordshire Regiment [12] Coldstream Guards [11] Devonshire Regiment [11] HMS Good Hope [10] Royal Naval Reserve [10] Training Reserve [9] Grenadier Guards [8] Middlesex Regiment [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [8] Worcestershire Yeomanry [8] HMS NEPTUNE [7] Royal Naval Air Service [7] Royal Naval Division [7] Canadian Infantry [6] Corps of Hussars [6] HMS LION [6] HMS TIGER [6] Northamptonshire Regiment [6] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6] Royal Berkshire Regiment [6] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [6] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6] Warwickshire Yeomanry [6] Army Veterinary Corps [5] East Lancashire Regiment [5] HMS QUEEN MARY [5] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [5]

Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1886] Royal Navy [1885] British Army [861] Australian Imperial Force [70] Canadian Expeditionary Force [24] Other Empire Force [10] Indian Army [4] Canadian Navy [1]

Last name first letter

H [564] B [561] W [458] S [408] C [383] P [355] M [285] T [241] G [230] L [180] R [176] D [175] J [168] F [154] A [136] E [110] K [87] N [82] O [43] Y [36] V [21] I [16] U [7] Q [3]

Contribution

Military Service [4591] Merchant Navy [158] Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [425] India [10] Canada [7] Germany [2] Guernsey [2] South Africa [2] Argentina [1] Australia [1] France [1] Gibraltar [1] Ireland [1] Jersey [1] Malta [1] Turkey [1] United States [1]

John Thomas Robinson

Born 1896

Died 1918

Royal Navy 2363 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry Victory 1st Reserve Battn.

Royal Navy 2363 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry, Royal Naval Division. 1st R.M. Battn.

Royal Navy PO/2363/S Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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Charles Horsfield

Born 1889

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275798 Corporal

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Alfred Folkes

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 23203 Guardsman Grenadier Guards 1st Battalion

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Horace William Houldey

Born 1900

Died 1983

Royal Navy J91896 Boy

Royal Navy J91896 Ordinary Seaman

Royal Navy K56305 Stoker 1st Class

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Caleb Stephen Cresswell

Born 1876

Died 1958

British Army 9014 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps Depot Battalion

British Army 9014 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 3rd Battalion

British Army 9014 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 1st Battalion

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John Thomas Evans

Born 1878

Died 1915

British Army 9556 Private Worcestershire Regiment 2nd worcest Battalion

British Army 9556 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Thomas Bryan

Born 1882

Died 1945

British Army 22040 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 22040 Lance Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 22040 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 2nd Tyneside Irish 25th Service Battalion

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Joseph Johnson Bartleet

Born 1886

Died 1947

British Army 6348 Private Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 17257 Staff Serjeant / Acting Quarter Master Serjeant Royal Army Medical Corps

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Walter Douglas Faulkner

Born 1898

Died 1940

British Army Lieutenant Irish Guards

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Irish Guards 2nd Battalion

British Army Captain Irish Guards 1st Battalion

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Charles Edward Ray

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 305024 Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2/8th Battalion

British Army 305024 Lance Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2/8th Battalion

British Army 1634 Lance Sergeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Harry Scarlett Blundell

Born 1889

Died 1947

British Army 4316 Lance Corporal Herefordshire Regiment 3/1 Battalion

British Army 32025 Lance Corporal Gloucestershire Regiment Depot

British Army 4316 Private Herefordshire Regiment 3/1 Battalion

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Martin O'connor, M.s.m.

Born 1888

Died 1921

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1085 Flight Sergeant /Acting Sergeant Major Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1085 Serjeant Major Royal Air Force 41st Squadron.

British Army South Staffordshire Regiment 6th Battalion

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Alfred Robottom

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 30195 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 30195 Private South Staffordshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Albert John Westwood

Born 1893

Died 1919

British Army 22152 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Richard Batson

Born 1876

Died 1959

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286317 Private 2

British Army 830394 Corporal Royal Field Artillery 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

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Daniel Stevens

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army M1/9137 Private Army Service Corps

British Army M1/09137 Private Army Service Corps

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Walter Arthur Shackles

Born 1881

Died 1948

British Army 69333 Gunner Machine Gun Corps Heavy Branch 2nd Battalion

British Army 57889 Private Devonshire Regiment 10th Labour Company

British Army 104767 Private Labour Corps 175th Labour Company

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Edward Doolittle

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 3043 Private Worcestershire Yeomanry

British Army 325615 Private Corps of Hussars

British Army Household Cavalry

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John Edmund Valentine Isaac

Born 1880

Died 1915

British Army Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army Captain Rifle Brigade

British Army Captain Reserve of Officers

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Ronald Henry Venn Chester

Born 1898

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 12036 Royal Flying Corps Officer Cadet Wing, Denham

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 12036 Royal Flying Corps Oxford (School of Military Aeronautics?)

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