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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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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]

Henry Urmston Willink

Born 1894

Died 1973

British Army Captain Acting Major Royal Field Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 4th West Lancashire (Howitzer) Brigade

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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James Edward Edmonds

Born 1861

Died 1956

British Army Colonel Royal Engineers

British Army Brigadier General Official Historian, Staff General Headquarters France

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Ellis Humphrey Evans - Hedd Wyn

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 61117 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 15th Battalion

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Robert Quilter Gilson

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Suffolk Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Suffolk Regiment 11th Battalion

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Alfred Walsh

British Army 729 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 729 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 700123 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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Thomas Edward Lawrence

Born 1888

Died 1935

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 352087 Aircraftman 2nd Class Royal Air Force

British Army Lieutenant Colonel General List/ Staff

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