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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]

Harold Charles Daffen

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army Cadet Officers Training Corps Sheffield University Contingent, Senior Division

British Army Second Lieutenant Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) 8th Battalion (Territorial Force)

British Army Lieutenant Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) 2/8th Battalion (Territorial Force)

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Lionel Martineau Lupton

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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Edith Louisa Cavell

Born 1865

Died 1915

Other Empire Force Nurse

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A E Bentley

British Army 10234 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Thomas Clifford Armitstead

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 13042 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Katherine Bellows

Born 1880

Died 1965

British Army Voluntary Aid Detachment British Red Cross Society

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Charles Edwin Stone

Born 1889

Died 1952

British Army 34328 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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John Mcclelland Adie

Born 1883

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigade

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Harold Augustus Hodges

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Monmouthshire Regiment

British Army Captain Monmouthshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Harry Leslie Paddock

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army Major East Lancashire Regiment

British Army Major Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby) Regiment

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