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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]

William G Carradine

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 5348 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 5348 Corporal Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 5348 Corporal Royal Air Force

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Albert Edward Hay

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 13503 Private Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 13503 Lce. Cpl. Worcestershire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 13503 Lance Corporal Worcestershire Regiment

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Noel Thomas Davies

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 27675 Private Worcestershire Regiment 10th Battalion

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George Henry Isaacs

Born 1879

Died 1915

British Army 9542 Private Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 9542 Private Worcestershire Regiment 9th Battalion

British Army 9542 Private Worcestershire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Enoch J Gallier

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 38127 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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Arthur Henry Fawke

Born 1876

Died 1946

British Army M2/184330 Private Army Service Corps

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Ernest Samuel Brown

Born 1893

Died 1916

Royal Navy K21761 Stoker 2nd Class HMSs Victory II, Attentive (Mermaid)

Royal Navy K/21761 Stoker 1st Class HMSs Attentive (Mermaid), Dolphin, Maidstone, HM Submarine E24

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Walter Harry Fawke

Born 1892

Died 1968

British Army 516 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 15th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Osman Frank Green

Born 1879

Died 1963

British Army 616600 Gunner Royal Horse Artillery Territorial

British Army 2032 Gunner Royal Horse Artillery J Battery

British Army 138402 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Walter Morris

Died 1917

British Army 242555 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 42578 South Notts Hussars

British Army 7765 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment 1st/6th Bn.

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Ernest Wheeler

Born 1877

Died 1918

British Army 1833 Sergeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 208042 Serjeant Rifle Brigade

British Army 208042 Colour Sergeant Rifle Brigade 25th Garrison Battalion

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Albert Thomas Ottley

Born 1890

Died 1941

British Army 60622 Royal Field Artillery

British Army 60622 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

British Army 60622 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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Samuel Perry

Born 1873

Died 1915

British Army 9365 Serjeant Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 9365 Sergeant Worcestershire Regiment 10th Battalion

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Ernest Haynes

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army P1665 Lance Corporal Military Mounted Police

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Edwin George Palfrey

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 12827 Corporal Grenadier Guards

British Army 12827 Lance Corporal Grenadier Guards 1st Battalion

British Army 12827 Corporal Grenadier Guards 1st Battalion

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George Harry Wyatt

Born 1886

Died 1964

British Army 5854 Lance Corporal Coldstream Guards 3rd Battalion

British Army 5854 Private Coldstream Guards 3rd Battalion

British Army 5854 Lance Sergeant Coldstream Guards 3rd Battalion

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Albert Barker

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 39947 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 50538 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Francis Simms Brookbanks

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 5798 Private London Regiment 5th lond Battalion

British Army 45145 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles 16th Battalion

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Cyril Henry Foxwell

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army Army Veterinary Corps

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Harold Godfrey Bache

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers 10th Battalion

British Army Corporal South Staffordshire Regiment 10th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers 10th Battalion

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