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Place of birth

Burnley, Lancashire [13]

Bath, Somerset [7]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [4]

Birmingham [2]

Bow, London [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Bristol [2]

Carshalton, Surrey [2]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [2]

Liverpool [2]

Norfolk [2]

Paddington, London [2]

Plumstead, Kent [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Wigan, Lancashire [2]

York, Yorkshire [2]

69 Ormerod Street, Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Amble, Northumberland [1]

Anstey, Leicestershire [1]

Ashton, Winterbone St Martin, Dorset [1]

Aston, Warwickshire [1]

Ayston, Rutland [1]

Ballylongford, County Kerry [1]

Bath [1]

Bath, Somerset, England [1]

Berkswell, Warwickshire [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Blackpool, Lancashire [1]

Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire [1]

Bloemfontein, Orange Free State [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Bow Common Lane, Bow, London [1]

Bridlington, Yorkshire [1]

Brockdish, Norfolk [1]

Burnley, Lancs [1]

Calcutta [1]

Cambridge [1]

Carnearney, County Antrim [1]

Charminister, Dorset [1]

Colchester, Essex [1]

Corsham Court, Wiltshire [1]

Cottisford, Oxfordshire [1]

Dab, in the Chakwal district, the Punjab Province [1]

Darlington, Durham [1]

Derbyshire [1]

Dolton, Devon [1]

Dorchester, Dorset [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

Dublin [1]

Rank

Private [121]

Gunner [33]

Pioneer [27]

Driver [22]

Lieutenant [20]

Corporal [15]

Captain [11]

Lance Corporal [11]

Major [11]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Serjeant [9]

Field Marshal [7]

Bombardier [6]

Boy [6]

Colonel [6]

Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Major General [6]

Ordinary Seaman [6]

General [5]

Sapper [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Acting Corporal [3]

Brigadier General [3]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Clerk [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Lieutenant General [2]

Midshipman [2]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Administrator [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Brevet Colonel [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel and Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Brevet Major [1]

Brigadier [1]

Cadet [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Captain Major [1]

Captain and Lieutenant [1]

Chauffeur [1]

Clerical Work [1]

Commandant [1]

Commander [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [68]

Labour Corps [54]

Royal Engineers [42]

Royal Fusiliers [13]

Army Service Corps [10]

Dorsetshire Regiment [6]

East Lancashire Regiment [6]

Gloucestershire Regiment [6]

MI5 [5]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

French Red Cross [4]

Grenadier Guards [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Somerset Light Infantry [4]

Staff [4]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Royal Artillery [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

British Red Cross Society [2]

London Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

127th Battery [1]

129th Duke of Connaught's Own Baluchis [1]

15th Bengal Lancers [1]

17th Lancers [1]

17th Lancers. [1]

25th Fusilliers [1]

28th Punjabis [1]

35th Scinde Horse [1]

4th (Queen's Own) Hussars [1]

4th Hussars [1]

4th Queen's Own Hussars [1]

7th Hussars [1]

8th Worcs. [1]

Aldershot Command [1]

Service

British Army [269]

Royal Navy [23]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9]

Other Empire Force [5]

Indian Army [4]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [41]

B [40]

H [28]

S [24]

W [21]

C [18]

G [14]

R [14]

F [13]

P [12]

T [12]

K [11]

A [10]

E [10]

N [9]

D [8]

J [7]

L [6]

V [4]

I [1]

O [1]

Q [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [294]

Conscientious Objector [7]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [93]

India [2]

Ireland [1]

Malta [1]

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People [306] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Burnley, Lancashire [13] Bath, Somerset [7] Bristol, Gloucestershire [4] Birmingham [2] Bow, London [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Bristol [2] Carshalton, Surrey [2] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [2] Liverpool [2] Norfolk [2] Paddington, London [2] Plumstead, Kent [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Wigan, Lancashire [2] York, Yorkshire [2] 69 Ormerod Street, Burnley, Lancashire [1] Amble, Northumberland [1] Anstey, Leicestershire [1] Ashton, Winterbone St Martin, Dorset [1] Aston, Warwickshire [1] Ayston, Rutland [1] Ballylongford, County Kerry [1] Bath [1] Bath, Somerset, England [1] Berkswell, Warwickshire [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Blackpool, Lancashire [1] Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire [1] Bloemfontein, Orange Free State [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Bow Common Lane, Bow, London [1] Bridlington, Yorkshire [1] Brockdish, Norfolk [1] Burnley, Lancs [1] Calcutta [1] Cambridge [1] Carnearney, County Antrim [1] Charminister, Dorset [1] Colchester, Essex [1] Corsham Court, Wiltshire [1] Cottisford, Oxfordshire [1] Dab, in the Chakwal district, the Punjab Province [1] Darlington, Durham [1] Derbyshire [1] Dolton, Devon [1] Dorchester, Dorset [1] Dover, Kent [1] Dublin [1]

Rank

Private [121] Gunner [33] Pioneer [27] Driver [22] Lieutenant [20] Corporal [15] Captain [11] Lance Corporal [11] Major [11] Second Lieutenant [9] Serjeant [9] Field Marshal [7] Bombardier [6] Boy [6] Colonel [6] Lieutenant Colonel [6] Major General [6] Ordinary Seaman [6] General [5] Sapper [4] Able Seaman [3] Acting Bombardier [3] Acting Corporal [3] Brigadier General [3] Acting Sub Lieutenant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Clerk [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Lieutenant General [2] Midshipman [2] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Administrator [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Brevet Colonel [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel and Lieutenant Colonel [1] Brevet Major [1] Brigadier [1] Cadet [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Captain Major [1] Captain and Lieutenant [1] Chauffeur [1] Clerical Work [1] Commandant [1] Commander [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [68] Labour Corps [54] Royal Engineers [42] Royal Fusiliers [13] Army Service Corps [10] Dorsetshire Regiment [6] East Lancashire Regiment [6] Gloucestershire Regiment [6] MI5 [5] Machine Gun Corps [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] Devonshire Regiment [4] French Red Cross [4] Grenadier Guards [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Somerset Light Infantry [4] Staff [4] Hampshire Regiment [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Royal Artillery [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] British Red Cross Society [2] London Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] South Wales Borderers [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] West Riding Regiment [2] 127th Battery [1] 129th Duke of Connaught's Own Baluchis [1] 15th Bengal Lancers [1] 17th Lancers [1] 17th Lancers. [1] 25th Fusilliers [1] 28th Punjabis [1] 35th Scinde Horse [1] 4th (Queen's Own) Hussars [1] 4th Hussars [1] 4th Queen's Own Hussars [1] 7th Hussars [1] 8th Worcs. [1] Aldershot Command [1]

Service

British Army [269] Royal Navy [23] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9] Other Empire Force [5] Indian Army [4] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [41] B [40] H [28] S [24] W [21] C [18] G [14] R [14] F [13] P [12] T [12] K [11] A [10] E [10] N [9] D [8] J [7] L [6] V [4] I [1] O [1] Q [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [294] Conscientious Objector [7] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [93] India [2] Ireland [1] Malta [1]

Walter Malin

Born 1883

Died 1945

British Army 74513 Private Middlesex Regiment 29th (Works) Battalion

British Army 54282 Private Royal Fusiliers Labour Company

British Army 346280 Private Labour Corps 107th Labour Company

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William George Malin

Born 1881

Died 1956

British Army 115205 Pioneer Royal Engineers 4th Labour Battalion

British Army 291349 Corporal Labour Corps 703 Company

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Alfred Bernard Jinks

Born 1891

Died 1969

British Army 700204 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

British Army 700204 Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery Attached to 361 (Horse Transportation) Company, Royal Army Service Corps

British Army 872 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery 6th Lancashire Battery

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Thomas Ridsdale Taylor

Born 1894

Died 1922

British Army DM2/162714 Private (driver of Maudsley lorry & store keeper) Army Service Corps Mechanical Transport

British Army DM2/162714 Private (2nd lorry driver) Army Service Corps Mechanical Transport

British Army DM2/162714 Private Army Service Corps Mechanical Transport

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Thomas Henry Malin

Born 1879

Died 1946

British Army 116017 Pioneer Royal Engineers 4th Labour Battalion

British Army 291613 Private Labour Corps 703 Labour Company

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Michael Sullivan

Born 1874

Died 1917

British Army 115458 Pioneer Royal Engineers

British Army 291726 Private Labour Corps

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Edward John Ruthven

Born 1876

Died 1963

Royal Navy 7623 Private Royal Marines Light Infantry Plymouth Division

Royal Navy 7623 Private Royal Marines Light Infantry Plymouth Division

Royal Navy 7623 Private Royal Marines Light Infantry Plymouth Division

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Herbert Jinks

Born 1893

Died 1990

British Army 643 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery 1/1st East Lancashire

British Army 643 Corporal Royal Field Artillery 1/1 East Lancashire

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Charles Arthur Hone

Born 1877

Died 1959

British Army 35362 Private Northamptonshire Regiment No. 6 Labour Company

British Army 86019 Private Labour Corps 144th Labour Company

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Harry Ramsden Nuttall

Born 1896

Died 1981

British Army 964 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 964 Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery (SR)

British Army 93387 Lieutenant Royal Regiment of Artillery

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Charles Richard Malin

Born 1896

Died 1947

Royal Navy J29894 Ordinary Seaman HMS Benbow

Royal Navy J29894 Boy HMS Vivid

Royal Navy J29894 Boy HMS London

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Ebenezer Daniel Townsend

Born 1884

Died 1957

British Army M2/202534 Private Army Service Corps

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Philip Fred John Bissagar

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army 17569 Acting Corporal Royal Army Service Corps

British Army GS/32510 Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Fusiliers 37th Labour Battalion

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Herbert Walter Sants

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 10516 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery attached Army Ordnance Corps

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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Albert Edward Victor Bowen

Born 1879

Died 1944

British Army 22446 Private Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment) 3rd Battalion

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Joseph Thomas Birch

Born 1875

Died 1931

British Army 8190 Corporal Army Vetinary Corps Indian Veterinary Hospital, Rouen

British Army 8190 Private Army Veterinary Corps

British Army 8190 Lance Corporal Army Veterinary Corps Advanced Veterinary Hospital

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Harry Hibbert

Born 1883

British Army Manchester Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army 4294 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 4294 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

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Lillias Irma Valerie Arkell-Smith

Born 1895

Died 1960

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 17218

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George Comstive

Born 1901

Died 1960

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 155156 Boy

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 155156 Air Mechanic 3rd Class

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William Albert Tappenden

Born 1897

Died 1956

British Army 28522 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery 174th (Deptford) Brigade

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