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Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bromsgrove [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Chertsey, Surrey [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Hadley, Middlesex [1]

Limehouse, London [1]

Llanrhaedr-ym-Mochnant, on the borders of Denbighshire and Montgomeryshire [1]

London [1]

Mollington, Chester [1]

Poplar, Middlesex [1]

Rochester, Kent [1]

Rotherham [1]

St Andrew, Edinburgh [1]

St Andrews, Fife [1]

St. Pancras, London, England [1]

Rank

Sapper [27]

Lance Corporal [8]

Corporal [5]

Private [4]

Captain [2]

Driver [2]

Pioneer [2]

Sergeant [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Company Sergeant Major [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Bombardier [1]

Hon Major [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Serjeant [1]

Staff Sergeant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [33]

Army Service Corps [1]

Canadian Chaplain Services , 75th Battalion [1]

Cavalry Brigade [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Royal Engineers Transport [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

South Wales Borderers [1]

The Queen's Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [38]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

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M [5]

S [5]

W [5]

H [4]

R [4]

B [3]

C [3]

J [2]

P [2]

A [1]

D [1]

F [1]

G [1]

K [1]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [39]

Country

United Kingdom [20]

Australia [1]

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People [39] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bromsgrove [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Chertsey, Surrey [1] Edinburgh [1] Hadley, Middlesex [1] Limehouse, London [1] Llanrhaedr-ym-Mochnant, on the borders of Denbighshire and Montgomeryshire [1] London [1] Mollington, Chester [1] Poplar, Middlesex [1] Rochester, Kent [1] Rotherham [1] St Andrew, Edinburgh [1] St Andrews, Fife [1] St. Pancras, London, England [1]

Rank

Sapper [27] Lance Corporal [8] Corporal [5] Private [4] Captain [2] Driver [2] Pioneer [2] Sergeant [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Company Sergeant Major [1] Acting Corporal [1] Bombardier [1] Hon Major [1] Lieutenant [1] Serjeant [1] Staff Sergeant [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [33] Army Service Corps [1] Canadian Chaplain Services , 75th Battalion [1] Cavalry Brigade [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Royal Engineers Transport [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] South Wales Borderers [1] The Queen's Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [38] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [5] S [5] W [5] H [4] R [4] B [3] C [3] J [2] P [2] A [1] D [1] F [1] G [1] K [1] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [39]

Country

United Kingdom [20] Australia [1]

Hugh Stuart Whitehill

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 69338 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 69338 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 69338 Sapper Royal Engineers

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David Charles Attwood

Born 1887

British Army 69450 Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army 69450 Sapper Royal Engineers

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John David Murray

Born 1884

British Army 69449 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 69449 Sapper

British Army 69449 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Leonard Arthur Hughson

Born 1889

Died 1962

British Army 56536 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 56536 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 56536 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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Alexander Whitehill

Born 1884

Died 1950

British Army G/8404 Private The Queen's Regiment

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Richard James Pearce

Born 1886

British Army 98165 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 98165 Lance Corporal Royal Engineers

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Edmund Spencer Smith

Born 1874

Died 1917

British Army 143747 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 143747 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 143747 Sapper Royal Engineers

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William Carroll

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army SR/6450 Private East Surrey Regiment

British Army 6450 Private East Surrey Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Christopher George Baker

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 97373 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 97373 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Thomas Percy Horton

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army

British Army 51500 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 51500 Lance Corporal Royal Engineers

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Leonard Charles Russell

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 146575 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 146575 Sapper Royal Engineers

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William Charles Johnson

Born 1878

British Army 69442 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 69442 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 69442 Sapper Royal Engineers

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George Herbert Stanton Kent

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 28130 Corporal Cavalry Brigade

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers

British Army Captain Royal Engineers

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Rhubert William Henry Mellor

Born 1892

Died 1964

British Army Acting Captain Royal Engineers

British Army Captain Royal Engineers

British Army Captain Royal Engineers 138 Army Troops Company

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Walter Thomas Smith

Born 1892

British Army 57377 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 57377 Lance Corporal Royal Engineers

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Rev William Leonard Baynes-Reed

Born 1871

Died 1939

Canadian Expeditionary Force Hon Major Canadian Chaplain Services , 75th Battalion 75th Battalion

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James William Catchpole

Born 1894

British Army 69740 Sapper Royal Engineers

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William Smith

British Army 414701 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 4811 Sapper Royal Engineers Transport

British Army 4811 Royal Engineers

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William R Powell

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 80865 Driver Royal Engineers

British Army 80865 Driver Royal Engineers

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Ernest George Ward

Born 1897

British Army 59414 Pioneer Royal Engineers

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