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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]

Edward H Davis

British Army 33334 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery

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George Percy Kirby

British Army T4/213065 Driver Royal Army Service Corps

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Lionel Travis Mortimer Griffin

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Lieutenant School of Topography

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Harold Victor Hughes

Born 1876

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 464333

Canadian Expeditionary Force 464333 Private Canadian Infantry

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Richard Heathcote Blackaby

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army G/12241 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army G/15504

British Army Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 1 Battalion

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Frederick Henry Ashenford

Born 1898

Died 1917

Royal Navy J71874 Ordinary Seaman HMS 'Contest'

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William M Curtis

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 290410 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Albert L G Chapman

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 31420 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Charles Kenneth Scott Moncrieff

Born 1889

Died 1930

British Army 2nd Lieutenant General Reserve of Officers

British Army 2nd Lieutenant King's Own Scottish Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Own Scottish Borderers 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

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Frederick Roberts Mansell

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 30871 Private Somerset Light Infantry 12th Battalion

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Jessie Mabel Pritchard Dearmer

Born 1872

Died 1915

Other Empire Force Orderly Serbian Relief Fund Stobart Hospital Mission

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William George Willavise

Born 1897

Died 1918

Royal Navy 17462 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy PLY/17462 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division 4th Royal Marine Battalion

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Rupert James Gardiner

Born 1891

Died 1918

Royal Navy Z/811 Royal Naval Division

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Edward Stone Phillips

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Monmouthshire Regiment

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Nathan Henry Pincott

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 13062 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 198127 Private Royal Engineers

British Army 198127 Lance Corporal Royal Engineers 9th Divisional Signal Squadron

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Ernest George James Blackwell

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 18276 Serjeant Gloucestershire Regiment

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Edgar Montague Pilcher

Born 1865

Died 1947

British Army Brevet Colonel Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Colonel Royal Army Medical Corps

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Edith Mary Tonkin

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 14673 Ward Maid French Red Cross Voluntary Aid Detachment

Other Empire Force V.A.D. Member Voluntary Aid Detachment 3rd General Hospital

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Alfred Edward White

Born 1892

Died 1979

British Army 62225 Bearer Royal Field Artillery

British Army 62225 Sjt Royal Field Artillery 83rd Brigade, C Battery

British Army 62225 Corporal Royal Field Artillery 50th Battery

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Stewart Ernest Harris

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 13699 Private South Staffordshire Regiment 8th Service Battalion

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