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Nottingham [11]

Ruddington, Nottingham [8]

London [7]

Ruddington, Nottinghamshire [7]

Borrowash, Derbyshire [6]

Sandiacre, Derbyshire [4]

Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [3]

Ockbrook, Derbyshire [3]

Stapleford, Nottingham [3]

Stapleford, Nottinghamshire [3]

Altrincham, Cheshire [2]

Belgaum [2]

Budleigh Salterton, Devon [2]

Caunton, Nottinghamshire [2]

Dublin [2]

Duffield, Derbyshire [2]

Exeter [2]

Farnham, Surrey [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Mapperley, Derbyshire [2]

Matlock, Derbyshire [2]

West Maitland New South Wales [2]

Worksop, Nottinghamshire [2]

34 Prince's Gardens, London [1]

4 Cassidy Road, Fulham, London [1]

Aberdeen, Scotland [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Altrincham Cheshire. [1]

Alyth, Perthshire [1]

Ashchurch, Gloucester [1]

Ashley Hay, Derbyshire [1]

Bakewell, Derbyshire [1]

Bally Trent,Co.Wexford. [1]

Barnard Castle, Durham [1]

Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Beckenham Kent [1]

Beechworth Victoria [1]

Beeston, Nottinghamshire [1]

Biggleswade, Bedfordshire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Blackpool, Lancashire [1]

Blythwood Cottage, Woodend, Auchterderran, Fife [1]

Bolton [1]

Borrowash, Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Bow London [1]

Bow, Middlesex [1]

Bow,Poplar, London [1]

Bramley, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [559]

Second Lieutenant [82]

Lance Corporal [45]

Captain [44]

Corporal [41]

Gunner [41]

Lieutenant [40]

Serjeant [29]

Major [23]

Acting Corporal [17]

Driver [17]

Sapper [11]

Nurse [10]

Lieutenant Colonel [8]

Bombardier [6]

Acting Serjeant [5]

L/Cpl [5]

2nd Lieutenant [4]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Corporal 2nd [4]

Rifleman [4]

Staff Nurse [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Dresser [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Major [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Chaplain 4th Class [2]

Munitions Worker [2]

Pioneer [2]

Reverend [2]

Sister [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Trooper [2]

1st Lieutenant [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Adjutant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Boy Bugler [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Brevet Major [1]

Unit

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [137]

Royal Field Artillery [40]

Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [34]

Highland Light Infantry [29]

Royal Garrison Artillery [29]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [27]

Royal Engineers [27]

York and Lancaster Regiment [27]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [21]

Lincolnshire Regiment [20]

Royal Army Medical Corps [20]

Royal Fusiliers [18]

Canadian Infantry [17]

London Regiment [17]

Northumberland Fusiliers [16]

Yorkshire Regiment [16]

Army Service Corps [15]

Leicestershire Regiment [14]

Bedfordshire Regiment [13]

Manchester Regiment [13]

Grenadier Guards [12]

Machine Gun Corps [12]

Rifle Brigade [12]

Royal Flying Corps [11]

East Yorkshire Regiment [10]

British Red Cross Society [9]

Durham Light Infantry [8]

Lancashire Fusiliers [8]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8]

South Staffordshire Regiment [8]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [8]

Cheshire Regiment [7]

East Kent Regiment [7]

Hampshire Regiment [7]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [7]

Royal West Kent Regiment [7]

Seaforth Highlanders [7]

Essex Regiment [6]

Gloucestershire Regiment [6]

Royal Naval Division [6]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6]

Tank Corps [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Devonshire Regiment [5]

Gordon Highlanders [5]

Hussars [5]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Labour Corps [5]

North Staffordshire Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [806]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [31]

Royal Navy [24]

Australian Imperial Force [23]

Other Empire Force [22]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13]

Indian Army [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [185]

C [77]

H [74]

S [62]

W [61]

A [60]

M [58]

P [57]

D [42]

G [35]

R [34]

F [31]

T [30]

L [25]

J [21]

E [18]

K [17]

O [15]

N [10]

V [10]

Y [5]

U [2]

I [1]

Contribution

Military Service [903]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [79]

Canada [4]

New Zealand [2]

India [1]

South Africa [1]

United States [1]

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People [930] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Nottingham [11] Ruddington, Nottingham [8] London [7] Ruddington, Nottinghamshire [7] Borrowash, Derbyshire [6] Sandiacre, Derbyshire [4] Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [3] Ockbrook, Derbyshire [3] Stapleford, Nottingham [3] Stapleford, Nottinghamshire [3] Altrincham, Cheshire [2] Belgaum [2] Budleigh Salterton, Devon [2] Caunton, Nottinghamshire [2] Dublin [2] Duffield, Derbyshire [2] Exeter [2] Farnham, Surrey [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Mapperley, Derbyshire [2] Matlock, Derbyshire [2] West Maitland New South Wales [2] Worksop, Nottinghamshire [2] 34 Prince's Gardens, London [1] 4 Cassidy Road, Fulham, London [1] Aberdeen, Scotland [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Altrincham Cheshire. [1] Alyth, Perthshire [1] Ashchurch, Gloucester [1] Ashley Hay, Derbyshire [1] Bakewell, Derbyshire [1] Bally Trent,Co.Wexford. [1] Barnard Castle, Durham [1] Barnstaple, Devon [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Beckenham Kent [1] Beechworth Victoria [1] Beeston, Nottinghamshire [1] Biggleswade, Bedfordshire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Blackpool, Lancashire [1] Blythwood Cottage, Woodend, Auchterderran, Fife [1] Bolton [1] Borrowash, Derby, Derbyshire [1] Bow London [1] Bow, Middlesex [1] Bow,Poplar, London [1] Bramley, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [559] Second Lieutenant [82] Lance Corporal [45] Captain [44] Corporal [41] Gunner [41] Lieutenant [40] Serjeant [29] Major [23] Acting Corporal [17] Driver [17] Sapper [11] Nurse [10] Lieutenant Colonel [8] Bombardier [6] Acting Serjeant [5] L/Cpl [5] 2nd Lieutenant [4] Company Serjeant Major [4] Corporal 2nd [4] Rifleman [4] Staff Nurse [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Colour Serjeant [3] Dresser [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3] Temporary Second Lieutenant [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Major [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Chaplain 4th Class [2] Munitions Worker [2] Pioneer [2] Reverend [2] Sister [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Trooper [2] 1st Lieutenant [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Adjutant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Boy Bugler [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Brevet Major [1]

Unit

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [137] Royal Field Artillery [40] Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [34] Highland Light Infantry [29] Royal Garrison Artillery [29] King's Royal Rifle Corps [27] Royal Engineers [27] York and Lancaster Regiment [27] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [21] Lincolnshire Regiment [20] Royal Army Medical Corps [20] Royal Fusiliers [18] Canadian Infantry [17] London Regiment [17] Northumberland Fusiliers [16] Yorkshire Regiment [16] Army Service Corps [15] Leicestershire Regiment [14] Bedfordshire Regiment [13] Manchester Regiment [13] Grenadier Guards [12] Machine Gun Corps [12] Rifle Brigade [12] Royal Flying Corps [11] East Yorkshire Regiment [10] British Red Cross Society [9] Durham Light Infantry [8] Lancashire Fusiliers [8] Middlesex Regiment [8] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8] South Staffordshire Regiment [8] Voluntary Aid Detachment [8] Cheshire Regiment [7] East Kent Regiment [7] Hampshire Regiment [7] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [7] Royal West Kent Regiment [7] Seaforth Highlanders [7] Essex Regiment [6] Gloucestershire Regiment [6] Royal Naval Division [6] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6] Tank Corps [6] West Yorkshire Regiment [6] Devonshire Regiment [5] Gordon Highlanders [5] Hussars [5] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Labour Corps [5] North Staffordshire Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [806] Canadian Expeditionary Force [31] Royal Navy [24] Australian Imperial Force [23] Other Empire Force [22] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13] Indian Army [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [185] C [77] H [74] S [62] W [61] A [60] M [58] P [57] D [42] G [35] R [34] F [31] T [30] L [25] J [21] E [18] K [17] O [15] N [10] V [10] Y [5] U [2] I [1]

Contribution

Military Service [903] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [79] Canada [4] New Zealand [2] India [1] South Africa [1] United States [1]

James Francis Grice

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 2297 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 240507 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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Alfred Frederic Ottobine Dobson

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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Walter Edmund Bains

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 20421 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Fred Metheringham

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 108530 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 108530 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Maurice Carter Voile

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 206181 Private Tank Corps

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Robert James Stark

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army G/7190 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/7190 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Jasper Myers Richardson

Born 1849

Died 1918

British Army Captain Northumberland Artillery Militia

British Army

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Garrison Artillery

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Thomas Tunaley

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army R/7404 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 3rd Battalion

British Army R7404 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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John William Stout

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 235609 Serjeant West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 235609 Serjeant West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Albert Edward Winfield

Born 1896

Died 1915

Royal Navy 17399 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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William Robert Brice

Born 1885

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 300858 Private 2nd Class Royal Air Force 5 Sub Unit, Lincoln

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Reuben Barnes

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 27789 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Arthur Lowther

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 9226 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Thomas Sidney Aylott

Born 1892

Died 1920

British Army CMT/3106 Private Army Service Corps 2nd Unit

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George Helliwell Harding

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 70223 Air Mechanic 3rd Class Royal Flying Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

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Herbert W Carpenter

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army G/64014 Private The Queen's Regiment

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Charles Wilfred Hobkinson

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant York and Lancaster Regiment

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William George York

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army R258535 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 75426 Private Army Service Corps Remount Squadrons

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Llewellyn Rowland Jones

Born 1895

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 141

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Alfred George Field

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 4824 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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