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Brightlingsea, Essex [4]

Hartley Wintney, Hampshire [4]

Dawlish, Devon [2]

Dover, Kent [2]

Fareham, Hampshire [2]

Haverhill, Suffolk [2]

Kentish Town, St. Pancras, London [2]

Oldham, Lancashire [2]

Paddington, London [2]

Titchfield, Hampshire [2]

Tottenham, London [2]

26 Vine Cotts, Burton End, Haverhill, Suffolk [1]

Batcombe, Somerset [1]

Battersea, London, Surrey [1]

Belderrig, Ballycastle, Co. Sligo (sic - actually in Co. Mayo) [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Binbrook, Lincolnshire [1]

Bloomsbury, London [1]

Bothenhampton, Bridport, Dorset [1]

Bowerchalke, Wilton, Salisbury, Wiltshire [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Brentford, Middlesex [1]

Bridport, Dorset [1]

Brightlingsea, Essex, England [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Buenos Aires [1]

Burnham, Buckinghamshire [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Carmarthen, Wales [1]

Cheveley, Cambridgeshire [1]

Chideock, Dorset [1]

Chideock, Whitchurch Canonicorum, Bridport, Dorset [1]

Chilfrome, Dorchester, Dorset [1]

Chiswick, London (Brentford Registration District, Middlesex) [1]

City of Dublin [1]

Clapham, Lambeth, London [1]

Cofton, Starcross, Devon [1]

Colchester St. Leonards, Essex [1]

Dodbrooke, Kingsbridge, Devon [1]

East Greenwich, London [1]

East Knoyle, Mere, Wiltshire [1]

Enfield, Edmonton, Middlesex [1]

Ennis, County Clare [1]

Green Lanes, Wood Green, Tottenham, Middlesex [1]

Grif, Inverloch Victoria [1]

Hempstead, Saffron Walden Reg. Dist., Essex [1]

Horton, Epsom, Surrey [1]

Hounslow, Middlesex [1]

Hoxton, London [1]

Hoxton, Shoreditch, London [1]

Rank

Private [57]

Lance Corporal [9]

Sapper [7]

Driver [6]

Gunner [6]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Captain [4]

Corporal [4]

Lieutenant [3]

Serjeant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Aircraftsman [1]

Assistant Engineer, Merchant Navy [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

F/Cadet [1]

Guardsman, Lance Corporal [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Major [1]

Motor Driver [1]

Rifleman [1]

Saddler [1]

Sergeant [1]

Signaller [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Sergeant Major/ Sub Conductor [1]

Stoker, 1st class [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

London Regiment [7]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Royal Engineers [7]

Army Service Corps [5]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Field Artillery [4]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

15th Ludhiana Sikhs [1]

1st (King's) Dragoon Guards [1]

7th Dragoon Guards (Princess Royal's) [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Artist's Rifles [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Berkshire Yeomanry [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Connaught Rangers [1]

Connaught Rangers att'd Indian Ordnance Dept [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

French Red Cross [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

H.M. T.B. No. 11 [1]

HMS Good Hope [1]

HMS IRON DUKE [1]

HMS Laverock [1]

Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Lancers [1]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1]

London Regiment attached Machine Gun Corps [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Service

British Army [88]

Royal Navy [18]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Indian Army [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [18]

W [14]

S [13]

C [12]

A [11]

H [8]

B [6]

N [6]

D [5]

M [5]

T [5]

R [4]

E [3]

J [3]

K [3]

L [3]

P [3]

O [2]

F [1]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [121]

Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [112]

Australia [1]

Belgium [1]

France [1]

Guernsey [1]

Ireland [1]

New Zealand [1]

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People [126] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Brightlingsea, Essex [4] Hartley Wintney, Hampshire [4] Dawlish, Devon [2] Dover, Kent [2] Fareham, Hampshire [2] Haverhill, Suffolk [2] Kentish Town, St. Pancras, London [2] Oldham, Lancashire [2] Paddington, London [2] Titchfield, Hampshire [2] Tottenham, London [2] 26 Vine Cotts, Burton End, Haverhill, Suffolk [1] Batcombe, Somerset [1] Battersea, London, Surrey [1] Belderrig, Ballycastle, Co. Sligo (sic - actually in Co. Mayo) [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Binbrook, Lincolnshire [1] Bloomsbury, London [1] Bothenhampton, Bridport, Dorset [1] Bowerchalke, Wilton, Salisbury, Wiltshire [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Brentford, Middlesex [1] Bridport, Dorset [1] Brightlingsea, Essex, England [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Buenos Aires [1] Burnham, Buckinghamshire [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Carmarthen, Wales [1] Cheveley, Cambridgeshire [1] Chideock, Dorset [1] Chideock, Whitchurch Canonicorum, Bridport, Dorset [1] Chilfrome, Dorchester, Dorset [1] Chiswick, London (Brentford Registration District, Middlesex) [1] City of Dublin [1] Clapham, Lambeth, London [1] Cofton, Starcross, Devon [1] Colchester St. Leonards, Essex [1] Dodbrooke, Kingsbridge, Devon [1] East Greenwich, London [1] East Knoyle, Mere, Wiltshire [1] Enfield, Edmonton, Middlesex [1] Ennis, County Clare [1] Green Lanes, Wood Green, Tottenham, Middlesex [1] Grif, Inverloch Victoria [1] Hempstead, Saffron Walden Reg. Dist., Essex [1] Horton, Epsom, Surrey [1] Hounslow, Middlesex [1] Hoxton, London [1] Hoxton, Shoreditch, London [1]

Rank

Private [57] Lance Corporal [9] Sapper [7] Driver [6] Gunner [6] Second Lieutenant [6] Captain [4] Corporal [4] Lieutenant [3] Serjeant [3] Able Seaman [2] 2nd Corporal [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Aircraftsman [1] Assistant Engineer, Merchant Navy [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] F/Cadet [1] Guardsman, Lance Corporal [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Major [1] Motor Driver [1] Rifleman [1] Saddler [1] Sergeant [1] Signaller [1] Sister [1] Staff Sergeant Major/ Sub Conductor [1] Stoker, 1st class [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Worker [1]

Unit

London Regiment [7] Middlesex Regiment [7] Royal Engineers [7] Army Service Corps [5] Machine Gun Corps [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Dorsetshire Regiment [4] Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Field Artillery [4] East Surrey Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Coldstream Guards [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] 15th Ludhiana Sikhs [1] 1st (King's) Dragoon Guards [1] 7th Dragoon Guards (Princess Royal's) [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Artist's Rifles [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Berkshire Yeomanry [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] Connaught Rangers [1] Connaught Rangers att'd Indian Ordnance Dept [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Dragoon Guards [1] French Red Cross [1] Grenadier Guards [1] H.M. T.B. No. 11 [1] HMS Good Hope [1] HMS IRON DUKE [1] HMS Laverock [1] Hertfordshire Regiment [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Lancers [1] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1] London Regiment attached Machine Gun Corps [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Service

British Army [88] Royal Navy [18] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10] Australian Imperial Force [2] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] Indian Army [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [18] W [14] S [13] C [12] A [11] H [8] B [6] N [6] D [5] M [5] T [5] R [4] E [3] J [3] K [3] L [3] P [3] O [2] F [1] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [121] Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [112] Australia [1] Belgium [1] France [1] Guernsey [1] Ireland [1] New Zealand [1]

Wilfred Edward Salter Owen

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army Artist's Rifles

British Army Lieutenant Manchester Regiment 5th Battalion

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Walter George Morrissey

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 5358 Serjeant Connaught Rangers

British Army 5358 Staff Sergeant Major/ Sub Conductor Connaught Rangers att'd Indian Ordnance Dept 1st Battalion attached Indian Ordance Department

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Siegfried Loraine Sassoon

Born 1886

Died 1967

British Army Captain Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Harry T Farr

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 8871 Private Yorkshire Regiment 2nd west Battalion

British Army 8871 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Violet Constance Jessop

Born 1887

Died 1971

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Rupert Chawner Brooke

Born 1887

Died 1915

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant Royal Naval Division Hood Battalion

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