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Place of birth

Birmingham, Warks [213]

Handsworth, Staffs [96]

Moseley, Worcs [54]

Edgbaston, Birmingham [47]

West Bromwich, Staffs [43]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [33]

Aston, Warks [20]

Birmingham [15]

Edgbaston, Birmingham, Warks [15]

Walsall, Staffs [13]

Harborne, Staffs [12]

Kings Heath, Worcs [12]

Smethwick, Staffordshire [12]

Erdington, Warks [11]

Yardley, Worcs [11]

Kings Norton, Worcs [10]

Sutton Coldfield, Warks [10]

Edgbaston, Warks [9]

Moseley, Birmingham, Warwickshire [9]

Acocks Green, Worcs [7]

Handsworth, Staffordshire [7]

Wednesbury, Staffs [7]

Smethwick, Staffs [6]

Aston, Birmingham [5]

Balsall Heath, Birmingham [5]

Coventry, Warks [5]

Darlaston, Staffs [5]

Edgbaston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [5]

Ladywood, Birmingham [5]

Redditch, Worcs [5]

Solihull, Warks [5]

Aston Manor, Warks [4]

Aston, Birmingham, Warks [4]

Balsall Heath, Warks [4]

Coleshill, Warks [4]

Handsworth, Birmingham [4]

Moseley, Birmingham [4]

Northfield, Worcs [4]

Tipton, Staffs [4]

Aston, Warwickshire [3]

Bilston, Staffs [3]

Bromsgrove, Worcs [3]

Forest Gate, Essex [3]

Harborne, Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Kings Heath, Birmingham [3]

Liverpool, Lancs [3]

Small Heath, Birmingham [3]

Small Heath, Warks [3]

Alvechurch, Worcs [2]

Arnold, Notts [2]

Rank

Second Lieutenant [454]

Lieutenant [358]

Private [316]

Captain [285]

Corporal [60]

Lance Corporal [47]

Major [47]

Serjeant [37]

Gunner [25]

Acting Captain [15]

Sapper [15]

Temporary Lieutenant [14]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [13]

Lieutenant Colonel [12]

Temporary Captain [11]

Reverend [10]

Driver [9]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [9]

Acting Major [8]

Lieutenant Commander [7]

2nd Lieutenant [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Chaplain [5]

Commander [5]

Honorary Lieutenant [5]

Probationary Flight Officer [5]

Sergeant [5]

Sub Lieutenant [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Flight Sub-Lieutenant [4]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Sub-Lieutenant [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Bombardier [3]

Brevet Major [3]

Midshipman [3]

Naval Cadet [3]

Pioneer [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Brigadier General [2]

Captain and Quarter Master [2]

Chaplain 4th Class [2]

Chief Motor Mechanic [2]

Colonel [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [2]

Lieutenant-Commander [2]

Mechanist Serjeant Major [2]

Unit

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [320]

Royal Engineers [92]

Royal Army Medical Corps [79]

Royal Field Artillery [69]

South Staffordshire Regiment [59]

Army Service Corps [52]

Royal Garrison Artillery [46]

Worcestershire Regiment [43]

Machine Gun Corps [42]

Royal Army Service Corps [32]

London Regiment [26]

Royal Fusiliers [26]

Royal Air Force [24]

North Staffordshire Regiment [21]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [21]

Royal Flying Corps [18]

Northumberland Fusiliers [14]

Tank Corps [14]

Labour Corps [13]

Lancashire Fusiliers [13]

General List [12]

Manchester Regiment [11]

Gloucestershire Regiment [10]

Rifle Brigade [10]

Royal Naval Division [10]

Warwickshire Yeomanry [10]

Honourable Artillery Company [9]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [9]

Army Cyclist Corps [8]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

Royal Army Chaplain's Department [8]

Royal Naval Air Service [8]

South Lancashire Regiment [8]

South Wales Borderers [8]

Devonshire Regiment [7]

Corps of Hussars [6]

Hampshire Regiment [6]

Shropshire Light Infantry [6]

Worcestershire Yeomanry [6]

Leicestershire Regiment [5]

Norfolk Regiment [5]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [5]

Royal Field Artillery Territorial Force [5]

Royal Horse Artillery [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Essex Regiment [4]

Indian Army [4]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [1101]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [131]

Royal Navy [84]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [17]

Australian Imperial Force [10]

Indian Army [4]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [134]

H [120]

C [117]

S [105]

W [96]

P [83]

M [80]

L [72]

G [70]

T [56]

A [55]

D [52]

R [51]

J [50]

F [41]

E [37]

K [20]

N [17]

O [16]

V [8]

I [7]

Y [4]

U [3]

Contribution

Military Service [1243]

Country

United Kingdom [1260]

Canada [17]

Australia [9]

United States [8]

New Zealand [4]

China [2]

Gibraltar [2]

Ireland [2]

France [1]

Guernsey [1]

India [1]

Jersey [1]

South Africa [1]

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Birmingham, Warks [213] Handsworth, Staffs [96] Moseley, Worcs [54] Edgbaston, Birmingham [47] West Bromwich, Staffs [43] Birmingham, Warwickshire [33] Aston, Warks [20] Birmingham [15] Edgbaston, Birmingham, Warks [15] Walsall, Staffs [13] Harborne, Staffs [12] Kings Heath, Worcs [12] Smethwick, Staffordshire [12] Erdington, Warks [11] Yardley, Worcs [11] Kings Norton, Worcs [10] Sutton Coldfield, Warks [10] Edgbaston, Warks [9] Moseley, Birmingham, Warwickshire [9] Acocks Green, Worcs [7] Handsworth, Staffordshire [7] Wednesbury, Staffs [7] Smethwick, Staffs [6] Aston, Birmingham [5] Balsall Heath, Birmingham [5] Coventry, Warks [5] Darlaston, Staffs [5] Edgbaston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [5] Ladywood, Birmingham [5] Redditch, Worcs [5] Solihull, Warks [5] Aston Manor, Warks [4] Aston, Birmingham, Warks [4] Balsall Heath, Warks [4] Coleshill, Warks [4] Handsworth, Birmingham [4] Moseley, Birmingham [4] Northfield, Worcs [4] Tipton, Staffs [4] Aston, Warwickshire [3] Bilston, Staffs [3] Bromsgrove, Worcs [3] Forest Gate, Essex [3] Harborne, Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Kings Heath, Birmingham [3] Liverpool, Lancs [3] Small Heath, Birmingham [3] Small Heath, Warks [3] Alvechurch, Worcs [2] Arnold, Notts [2]

Rank

Second Lieutenant [454] Lieutenant [358] Private [316] Captain [285] Corporal [60] Lance Corporal [47] Major [47] Serjeant [37] Gunner [25] Acting Captain [15] Sapper [15] Temporary Lieutenant [14] Temporary Second Lieutenant [13] Lieutenant Colonel [12] Temporary Captain [11] Reverend [10] Driver [9] Lieutenant Acting Captain [9] Acting Major [8] Lieutenant Commander [7] 2nd Lieutenant [6] Acting Corporal [5] Chaplain [5] Commander [5] Honorary Lieutenant [5] Probationary Flight Officer [5] Sergeant [5] Sub Lieutenant [5] Able Seaman [4] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [4] Flight Sub-Lieutenant [4] Lance Serjeant [4] Sub-Lieutenant [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Bombardier [3] Brevet Major [3] Midshipman [3] Naval Cadet [3] Pioneer [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Brigadier General [2] Captain and Quarter Master [2] Chaplain 4th Class [2] Chief Motor Mechanic [2] Colonel [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [2] Lieutenant-Commander [2] Mechanist Serjeant Major [2]

Unit

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [320] Royal Engineers [92] Royal Army Medical Corps [79] Royal Field Artillery [69] South Staffordshire Regiment [59] Army Service Corps [52] Royal Garrison Artillery [46] Worcestershire Regiment [43] Machine Gun Corps [42] Royal Army Service Corps [32] London Regiment [26] Royal Fusiliers [26] Royal Air Force [24] North Staffordshire Regiment [21] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [21] Royal Flying Corps [18] Northumberland Fusiliers [14] Tank Corps [14] Labour Corps [13] Lancashire Fusiliers [13] General List [12] Manchester Regiment [11] Gloucestershire Regiment [10] Rifle Brigade [10] Royal Naval Division [10] Warwickshire Yeomanry [10] Honourable Artillery Company [9] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [9] Army Cyclist Corps [8] Middlesex Regiment [8] Royal Army Chaplain's Department [8] Royal Naval Air Service [8] South Lancashire Regiment [8] South Wales Borderers [8] Devonshire Regiment [7] Corps of Hussars [6] Hampshire Regiment [6] Shropshire Light Infantry [6] Worcestershire Yeomanry [6] Leicestershire Regiment [5] Norfolk Regiment [5] Royal Berkshire Regiment [5] Royal Field Artillery Territorial Force [5] Royal Horse Artillery [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] Canadian Infantry [4] Essex Regiment [4] Indian Army [4] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [4] Liverpool Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [1101] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [131] Royal Navy [84] Canadian Expeditionary Force [17] Australian Imperial Force [10] Indian Army [4] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [134] H [120] C [117] S [105] W [96] P [83] M [80] L [72] G [70] T [56] A [55] D [52] R [51] J [50] F [41] E [37] K [20] N [17] O [16] V [8] I [7] Y [4] U [3]

Contribution

Military Service [1243]

Country

United Kingdom [1260] Canada [17] Australia [9] United States [8] New Zealand [4] China [2] Gibraltar [2] Ireland [2] France [1] Guernsey [1] India [1] Jersey [1] South Africa [1]

Frank Cecil Mannox

Born 1899

Died 1948

British Army TR/5/61807 Private Army Service Corps 85th Training Reserve Battalion

British Army TR/5/61807 Lance Corporal Army Service Corps 85th Training Reserve Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Munster Fusiliers

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James Line

Born 1892

Died 1988

British Army Second Lieutenant Army Service Corps

British Army Lieutenant Army Service Corps

British Army Captain Army Service Corps

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Norman Edward Jervis

Born 1890

Died 1963

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 16th Battalion (3rd Birmingham)

British Army Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps

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Stephen Nowell Mckenzie

Born 1895

Died 1997

Australian Imperial Force 3135 Private 16th Infantry Battalion

Australian Imperial Force Lieutenant 48th Battalion

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Alfred Eric George Alcock

Born 1900

Died 1972

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 137719

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William Henry Harris

Born 1888

Died 1942

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 22562

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Arthur Moreton Thompson

Born 1880

Died 1965

British Army Captain South Midlands Divisional Train

British Army Captain Royal Army Service Corps

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Herbert Henry Sampson

Born 1886

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Major Royal Army Medical Corps

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Frederick Daniel Wiseman

Born 1895

Died 1952

British Army Acting Captain Army Service Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Intelligence Corps

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Reginald Devereux Moore

Born 1866

Died 1955

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

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George Wilfred Samson

Born 1874

Died 1926

British Army 153529 Royal Horse Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

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Cecil Grenville Child

Born 1880

Died 1942

British Army 2466 Lance Corporal Warwickshire Yeomanry

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Norman Thomas Ellis

Born 1886

Died 1940

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers

British Army Major Royal Engineers

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Harold Wolf Rosenberg

Born 1896

Died 1965

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 41364

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Joseph Granville Squiers

Born 1891

Died 1959

British Army 107 Lance Corporal East African Mounted Rifles

British Army 107 Lance Corporal East Africa Unattached List

British Army Second Lieutenant East Africa Unattached List

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Philip Dennis Bennett

Born 1891

Died 1919

British Army Captain Royal Warwickshire Regiment 5th (Territorial) Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 5th Battalion

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Herbert John Irwin

Born 1890

Died 1960

British Army 910 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Marines

British Army Lieutenant Royal Marine Light Infantry

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Algernon Bruce Pryor Roberts

Born 1893

Died 1973

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 16th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 16th Battalion

British Army Captain Tank Corps

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Leslie Redver Goodway

Born 1899

Died 1957

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 110501

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Richard Owen Lunt

Born 1890

Died 1965

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 348 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 14th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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