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Chalford, Glos [17]

Chalford, Gloucestershire [11]

Oakridge, Gloucestershire [8]

Stroud, Gloucestershire [7]

Chalford [6]

Stroud [6]

Bisley, Glos [5]

Eastcombe, Glos [4]

Stroud, Glos [4]

Bristol [3]

Bussage, Glos [3]

Cardiff [3]

Chalford,Gloucestershire [3]

France Lynch, Glos [3]

Minchinhampton, Glos [3]

Bisley [2]

Chalford England [2]

Eastcombe, Gloucestershire [2]

Newport, Monmouthshire [2]

Oakridge Lynch [2]

Penarth [2]

Penarth, Glamorgan [2]

Alverstoke, Hampshire [1]

Aston, Avening, Glos [1]

Aylsham, Norfolk [1]

Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Barodene Rd, Brixton, London [1]

Beech Pike, Cirencester, Gloucestershire [1]

Bisley , Gloucestershire [1]

Bisley, Stroud, Gloucs [1]

Bowldown, Tetbury, Glos [1]

Bradford [1]

Brimscombe, Glos [1]

Brimscombe, Gloucestershire [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Brownshill, Chalford, Glos [1]

Burleigh, Stroud [1]

Caerleon [1]

Caernarvonshire, Wales [1]

Chalford Hill [1]

Cheshire [1]

Clifton, Bristol [1]

Clover Hill, Cleveland [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Elstead Surrey [1]

Flint, Flintshire, Wales [1]

Forest Gate, London [1]

Frampton Mansell, Glos [1]

Frampton Mansell, Gloucestershire [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Rank

Private [177]

Lance Corporal [18]

Corporal [11]

Gunner [11]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Driver [10]

Lieutenant [10]

Captain [9]

Serjeant [6]

Sapper [4]

2nd Lieutenant [3]

Acting Corporal [3]

Guardsman [3]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Fitter [2]

Major [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Administration/Organiser [1]

Administrator [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Bearer [1]

Bombardier [1]

Brevet Colonel [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Civilian [1]

Colonel [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Directrice [1]

Entertainer [1]

Gunner (Fitter) [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Major General [1]

Orderly [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Pte [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Sister [1]

Sjt [1]

Staff Sergeant [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Gloucestershire Regiment [83]

Royal Field Artillery [14]

Grenadier Guards [11]

Army Service Corps [8]

Monmouthshire Regiment [7]

Royal Engineers [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

Canadian Infantry [5]

Devonshire Regiment [5]

London Regiment [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Royal West Kent Regiment [5]

Somerset Light Infantry [5]

Welsh Regiment [5]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

Corps of Hussars [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Gloucestershire Yeomanry [3]

Labour Corps [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Dragoon Guards [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

French Red Cross [2]

General List [2]

Gloucestershire Hussars [2]

HMS Indefatigable [2]

Hussars [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Serbian Relief Fund [2]

Welsh Guards [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

13th Hussars [1]

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

1st Monmouthshire Regiment [1]

8th Royal Highlanders [1]

Army [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Service

British Army [237]

Royal Navy [19]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [13]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7]

Other Empire Force [5]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

H [28]

C [27]

G [27]

B [26]

W [25]

P [22]

M [21]

D [19]

S [17]

R [11]

F [10]

A [9]

T [9]

Y [7]

K [6]

L [5]

N [3]

O [3]

E [2]

J [2]

I [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [272]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [155]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

Ireland [1]

Malta [1]

New Zealand [1]

South Africa [1]

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People [281] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Chalford, Glos [17] Chalford, Gloucestershire [11] Oakridge, Gloucestershire [8] Stroud, Gloucestershire [7] Chalford [6] Stroud [6] Bisley, Glos [5] Eastcombe, Glos [4] Stroud, Glos [4] Bristol [3] Bussage, Glos [3] Cardiff [3] Chalford,Gloucestershire [3] France Lynch, Glos [3] Minchinhampton, Glos [3] Bisley [2] Chalford England [2] Eastcombe, Gloucestershire [2] Newport, Monmouthshire [2] Oakridge Lynch [2] Penarth [2] Penarth, Glamorgan [2] Alverstoke, Hampshire [1] Aston, Avening, Glos [1] Aylsham, Norfolk [1] Barnstaple, Devon [1] Barodene Rd, Brixton, London [1] Beech Pike, Cirencester, Gloucestershire [1] Bisley , Gloucestershire [1] Bisley, Stroud, Gloucs [1] Bowldown, Tetbury, Glos [1] Bradford [1] Brimscombe, Glos [1] Brimscombe, Gloucestershire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Brownshill, Chalford, Glos [1] Burleigh, Stroud [1] Caerleon [1] Caernarvonshire, Wales [1] Chalford Hill [1] Cheshire [1] Clifton, Bristol [1] Clover Hill, Cleveland [1] Edinburgh [1] Elstead Surrey [1] Flint, Flintshire, Wales [1] Forest Gate, London [1] Frampton Mansell, Glos [1] Frampton Mansell, Gloucestershire [1] Fulham, London [1]

Rank

Private [177] Lance Corporal [18] Corporal [11] Gunner [11] Second Lieutenant [11] Driver [10] Lieutenant [10] Captain [9] Serjeant [6] Sapper [4] 2nd Lieutenant [3] Acting Corporal [3] Guardsman [3] Temporary Second Lieutenant [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Fitter [2] Major [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Administration/Organiser [1] Administrator [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Bearer [1] Bombardier [1] Brevet Colonel [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Civilian [1] Colonel [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Directrice [1] Entertainer [1] Gunner (Fitter) [1] Leading Signalman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Major General [1] Orderly [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Pte [1] Rifleman [1] Sergeant [1] Sister [1] Sjt [1] Staff Sergeant [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Gloucestershire Regiment [83] Royal Field Artillery [14] Grenadier Guards [11] Army Service Corps [8] Monmouthshire Regiment [7] Royal Engineers [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] Canadian Infantry [5] Devonshire Regiment [5] London Regiment [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Royal West Kent Regiment [5] Somerset Light Infantry [5] Welsh Regiment [5] Machine Gun Corps [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] South Wales Borderers [4] Corps of Hussars [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] Gloucestershire Yeomanry [3] Labour Corps [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Coldstream Guards [2] Dragoon Guards [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] French Red Cross [2] General List [2] Gloucestershire Hussars [2] HMS Indefatigable [2] Hussars [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Serbian Relief Fund [2] Welsh Guards [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] 13th Hussars [1] 1st (King's) Dragoon Guards [1] 1st Monmouthshire Regiment [1] 8th Royal Highlanders [1] Army [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Service

British Army [237] Royal Navy [19] Canadian Expeditionary Force [13] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7] Other Empire Force [5] Australian Imperial Force [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

H [28] C [27] G [27] B [26] W [25] P [22] M [21] D [19] S [17] R [11] F [10] A [9] T [9] Y [7] K [6] L [5] N [3] O [3] E [2] J [2] I [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [272] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [155] Australia [1] Canada [1] Ireland [1] Malta [1] New Zealand [1] South Africa [1]

David Griffin

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 79407 Fitter Royal Field Artillery 68th Brigade

British Army 79407 Fitter Royal Field Artillery 58th Brigade

British Army 79407 Gunner (Fitter) Royal Field Artillery 78th Brigade

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Francis Joseph Webb

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 34503 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Walter G. Groves

Born 1885

Died 1914

British Army 8582 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Francis William Young

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 121182 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Charles W Close

Born 1886

Died 1967

British Army 277018 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Lionel Phipps

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 15385 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 8th Battalion

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William Dunn

Born 1884

Died 1919

British Army H/34687 Private Hussars

British Army D/33632 Private Corps of Dragoons

British Army 33632 Private Dragoon Guards

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Claude Matthew Mills

Born 1898

Died 1954

British Army 241355 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 4179TF Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Edmund Arthur Hook

Born 1883

Died 1918

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 62993 Otago Infantry Regiment

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Ernest A David Young

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 28787 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army TF20248 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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William Henry Creed

Born 1891

Died 1919

British Army 18751 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 378177 Private Labour Corps

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Frederick Walter King

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 27851 Private Grenadier Guards

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Richard Bendon

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 1415 Gunner Royal Field Artillery royal field artillery 2nd Brigade

British Army 1415 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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George William Davis

Born 1885

Died 1917

Royal Navy 1552 S Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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Harry Taysum

Born 1880

Died 1915

British Army 1985 Private Gloucestershire Hussars

British Army 1985 Private Gloucestershire Yeomanry

British Army 1985 Private Corps of Hussars

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Alfred Daniel Gardiner

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 135427 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Percy J Tyler

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 28773 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Harry Stephen Philpotts

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 18206 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army Lance Corporal

British Army 18206 Lance Corporal Gloucestershire Regiment

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Robert Workman

Born 1884

Died 1914

British Army 8708 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 8708 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Maurice William Harry Baker

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 30060 Acting Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 30060 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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