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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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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]

Russell Sandon Turner

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 14/314 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 14th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army Captain Royal Warwickshire Regiment 5th Battalion

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Archie William Ibbotson

Born 1886

Died 1956

British Army Captain King George's Own Lancers

British Army Captain Indian Army

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Francis Matt Lawledge

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army E/663 Serjeant Royal Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers

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Leonard Nathan

Born 1888

Died 1961

British Army 390263 Private London Regiment

British Army 2016 Sergeant London Regiment

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Charles Basil Bragg Flint

Born 1897

Died 1978

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 12740

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Richard Gilloch Braithwaite

Born 1897

Died 1982

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 35817

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Meyer Lionel Mindelsohn

Born 1900

Died 1967

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 177543

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Oscar Willis

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 1010 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 1010 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 14th Battalion

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Charles Edward Neville Guest

Born 1900

Died 1977

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 182735

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Henry Bertram Cartwright

Born 1894

Died 1964

British Army 243 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 14th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant 19th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers

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Albert Edward Thomas Hunt

Born 1897

Died 1965

British Army 835574 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Major Royal Field Artillery

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George Barker Smith

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army B/23164 Private Royal Fusiliers 26th Battalion

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William Evelyn Wansbrough

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant South Staffordshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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John Osborn Walford

Born 1869

Died 1922

British Army Captain Worcestershire Regiment 2nd/8th Battalion

British Army Major Worcestershire Regiment 1st/8th Battalion

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Donald Leslie Langford Craig

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery Territorial Force

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William Leslie Onions

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 816 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 14th Battalion

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Campbell William Wilson

Born 1896

Died 1939

British Army 90816 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Norman Oliver Dingley

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 335 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Worcestershire Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Worcestershire Regiment 6th Battalion

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John Cyril Bromage

Born 1889

Died 1948

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 39071

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Benjamin Claude Cecil Tipper

Born 1896

Died 1970

British Army Second Lieutenant Worcestershire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Training Battalion

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