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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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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]

Ronald Eric Bowker

Born 1897

Died 1988

British Army 1111 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 700359 Driver Royal Field Artillery B/210 Brigade

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Malachi Dymock

Born 1895

Died 1916

Royal Navy J13846 Boy HMS Impregnable, HMS Colossus, HMS Victory I, HMS Bulwark, HMS Pricess Royal,

Royal Navy J13846 Ordinary Seaman HMS Princess Royal

Royal Navy J13846 Able Seaman HMS Zealandia, HMS Victory I, HMS Excellent, HMS Gensita

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Sidney Randall

Born 1883

Died 1962

Royal Navy 298586 Stoker

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Vernon George Waldegrave Kell

Born 1873

Died 1942

British Army Temporary Colonel Staf Corps

British Army Colonel South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army South Staffordshire Regiment

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Frederick George Malin

Born 1898

Died 1976

British Army TF1409 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 970510 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 1031021 Gunner Royal Artillery

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Alfred Elijah Mason

Born 1873

Died 1920

British Army 19859 Private Norfolk Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Frederick George Manester

Born 1895

Died 1974

Royal Navy J16848 Ordinary Seaman HMS MInerva

Royal Navy J16848 Boy HMS Ganges II

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Winifred Verena Spink

Born 1886

Died 1973

British Army Clerk MI5 BMM Petrograd

British Army Clerk MI5 BMM Rome

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William Charles Fitch

Born 1884

Died 1960

Royal Navy 210815 Boy HMS Impregnible, HMS Lion, HMS Agincourt, HMS Anson

Royal Navy 210815 Ordinary Seaman HMS Anson, HMS Sappho

British Army 33223 Driver Royal Field Artillery 108th Battery

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Stanley Frederick Bladwell

Born 1900

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 137009

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Henry Hawksworth

Born 1899

Died 1917

British Army 69037 Pioneer Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 227709 Pioneer Royal Engineers 305th Road Construction Company

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Cyril Beaumont Ruthven

Born 1902

Died 1955

Royal Navy J78724 Boy HMS Impregnable, HMS Vivid, HMS Lowestoft, HMS Valiant

Royal Navy J78724 Ordinary Seaman HMS Valiant

Royal Navy J78724 Able Seaman HMS Valiant, HMS Colleen, HMS Woolwich, HMS Vivid I, HMS Clematis, HMS Defiance, HMS Rodney, HMS Carysfort

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Frederick J Oxenbury

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 160965 Driver Royal Engineers

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James Charles Hatherill

Born 1899

Died 1917

British Army 20278 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 20278 Lance Corporal Essex Regiment

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William Ferris

Born 1872

British Army SS/22929 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 297329 Private Labour Corps

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Cecil John L'estrange-Malone

Born 1890

Died 1965

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

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Frederick Manthorp

Born 1876

Died 1916

British Army GS/36258 Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Fusiliers

British Army 36258 Company Serjeant Major Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) 37th Battalion

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Harry Halstead

Born 1877

Died 1918

British Army 42789 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army 70390 Private Labour Corps

British Army 42789 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Lilian Ida Lenton

Born 1891

Died 1972

British Army Orderly French Red Cross

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Macdonald Seymour Devenish Meyer

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 16992 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 33082 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 29166 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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