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Norwich, Norfolk [20]

Islington, London [9]

Walthamstow, Essex [8]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [7]

Foulsham, Norfolk [7]

Guilden Morden, Cambridgeshire [7]

Snodland, Kent [7]

Stratford, Essex [7]

South Shields, Durham [6]

Ashwell, Hertfordshire [5]

Fulham, London [5]

Melbourn, Cambridgeshire [5]

Paddington, London [5]

Romford, Essex [5]

Bodham, Norfolk [4]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [4]

Loughton, Essex [4]

South Walsham, Norfolk [4]

Barking, Essex [3]

Bethnal Green, London [3]

Brighton, Sussex [3]

Briston, Norfolk [3]

Chelsea, London [3]

Cromer, Norfolk [3]

Highgate, London [3]

Letheringsett, Norfolk [3]

Plaistow, Essex [3]

St Pancras, London [3]

Strood, Kent [3]

Walpole St Peter, Norfolk [3]

Battersea, London [2]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Bessingham, Norfolk [2]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [2]

Bowes Park, Middlesex [2]

Brentwood, Essex [2]

Buxton, Norfolk [2]

Carleton Forehoe, Norfolk [2]

Carlisle, Cumberland [2]

Catton, Norfolk [2]

Chesham, Buckinghamshire [2]

Clapham, London [2]

Clerkenwell, London [2]

Enfield, Middlesex [2]

Erpingham, Norfolk [2]

Faversham, Kent [2]

Gateshead, Durham [2]

Grantchester, Cambridgeshire [2]

Great Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire [2]

Hammersmith, London [2]

Rank

Private [326]

Gunner [35]

Corporal [25]

Serjeant [25]

Driver [17]

Lance Corporal [15]

Second Lieutenant [12]

Sapper [11]

Acting Corporal [9]

Captain [8]

Lieutenant [7]

Able Seaman [3]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Rifleman [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Bombardier [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Captain (Flight Commander) [1]

Chaplain [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commissioned Engineer [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Driver Acting Corporal [1]

Drummer [1]

Fitter [1]

Flight Lieutenant [1]

Flying Officer [1]

Lance Corporal Temporary Serjeant [1]

Major [1]

Midshipman [1]

Plumber [1]

Private 1st Class [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Quartermaster and Captain [1]

Reverend [1]

Second Lieutenant (Flying Officer) [1]

Squadron Leader (temp.) [1]

Squadron Leader (war subs.) [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Norfolk Regiment [49]

Army Service Corps [48]

Labour Corps [33]

London Regiment [29]

Royal Field Artillery [29]

Royal Garrison Artillery [25]

Royal Engineers [24]

Machine Gun Corps [22]

Essex Regiment [19]

Suffolk Regiment [15]

Bedfordshire Regiment [13]

Middlesex Regiment [13]

Royal West Kent Regiment [13]

Northamptonshire Regiment [10]

Northumberland Fusiliers [10]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

The Queen's Regiment [10]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Durham Light Infantry [8]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

Royal Sussex Regiment [7]

West Riding Regiment [7]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Border Regiment [5]

East Kent Regiment [5]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Army Pay Corps [2]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [2]

British Red Cross Society [2]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Hertfordshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [469]

Royal Navy [91]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [20]

Australian Imperial Force [8]

Last name first letter

B [134]

C [106]

G [77]

F [65]

D [55]

E [53]

H [38]

A [30]

L [10]

J [8]

K [6]

M [6]

S [5]

W [4]

N [2]

R [2]

I [1]

O [1]

P [1]

T [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [606]

Country

United Kingdom [482]

India [7]

China [1]

Malta [1]

Singapore [1]

South Africa [1]

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People [606] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Norwich, Norfolk [20] Islington, London [9] Walthamstow, Essex [8] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [7] Foulsham, Norfolk [7] Guilden Morden, Cambridgeshire [7] Snodland, Kent [7] Stratford, Essex [7] South Shields, Durham [6] Ashwell, Hertfordshire [5] Fulham, London [5] Melbourn, Cambridgeshire [5] Paddington, London [5] Romford, Essex [5] Bodham, Norfolk [4] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [4] Loughton, Essex [4] South Walsham, Norfolk [4] Barking, Essex [3] Bethnal Green, London [3] Brighton, Sussex [3] Briston, Norfolk [3] Chelsea, London [3] Cromer, Norfolk [3] Highgate, London [3] Letheringsett, Norfolk [3] Plaistow, Essex [3] St Pancras, London [3] Strood, Kent [3] Walpole St Peter, Norfolk [3] Battersea, London [2] Bermondsey, London [2] Bessingham, Norfolk [2] Bournemouth, Hampshire [2] Bowes Park, Middlesex [2] Brentwood, Essex [2] Buxton, Norfolk [2] Carleton Forehoe, Norfolk [2] Carlisle, Cumberland [2] Catton, Norfolk [2] Chesham, Buckinghamshire [2] Clapham, London [2] Clerkenwell, London [2] Enfield, Middlesex [2] Erpingham, Norfolk [2] Faversham, Kent [2] Gateshead, Durham [2] Grantchester, Cambridgeshire [2] Great Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire [2] Hammersmith, London [2]

Rank

Private [326] Gunner [35] Corporal [25] Serjeant [25] Driver [17] Lance Corporal [15] Second Lieutenant [12] Sapper [11] Acting Corporal [9] Captain [8] Lieutenant [7] Able Seaman [3] Acting Serjeant [3] Rifleman [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Bombardier [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Captain (Flight Commander) [1] Chaplain [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commissioned Engineer [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Driver Acting Corporal [1] Drummer [1] Fitter [1] Flight Lieutenant [1] Flying Officer [1] Lance Corporal Temporary Serjeant [1] Major [1] Midshipman [1] Plumber [1] Private 1st Class [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Quartermaster and Captain [1] Reverend [1] Second Lieutenant (Flying Officer) [1] Squadron Leader (temp.) [1] Squadron Leader (war subs.) [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Norfolk Regiment [49] Army Service Corps [48] Labour Corps [33] London Regiment [29] Royal Field Artillery [29] Royal Garrison Artillery [25] Royal Engineers [24] Machine Gun Corps [22] Essex Regiment [19] Suffolk Regiment [15] Bedfordshire Regiment [13] Middlesex Regiment [13] Royal West Kent Regiment [13] Northamptonshire Regiment [10] Northumberland Fusiliers [10] Royal Fusiliers [10] The Queen's Regiment [10] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] Yorkshire Regiment [9] Durham Light Infantry [8] Royal Army Service Corps [7] Royal Sussex Regiment [7] West Riding Regiment [7] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6] Rifle Brigade [6] Royal Berkshire Regiment [6] Army Veterinary Corps [5] Border Regiment [5] East Kent Regiment [5] Manchester Regiment [5] Devonshire Regiment [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4] Grenadier Guards [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Army Pay Corps [2] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [2] British Red Cross Society [2] Cambridgeshire Regiment [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Hertfordshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [469] Royal Navy [91] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20] Canadian Expeditionary Force [20] Australian Imperial Force [8]

Last name first letter

B [134] C [106] G [77] F [65] D [55] E [53] H [38] A [30] L [10] J [8] K [6] M [6] S [5] W [4] N [2] R [2] I [1] O [1] P [1] T [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [606]

Country

United Kingdom [482] India [7] China [1] Malta [1] Singapore [1] South Africa [1]

George Edward Dobson Hale

Born 1892

Died 1945

British Army 27090 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 55517 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 20543 Private Army Pay Corps

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William Alfred John Edmonds

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 50744 Rifleman Rifle Brigade

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Lewis George Hadingham

Born 1892

Died 1985

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 161476

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Walter Edward Cowles

Born 1878

Died 1915

British Army A2335 Serjeant King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Frederick John Bloomfield

Born 1888

Died 1961

British Army 26046 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 26046 Serjeant Royal Garrison Artillery

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Phillip Robert Dye

Born 1897

Died 1952

British Army 26830 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Claude William Eagle

Born 1898

Died 1985

British Army 534190 Private London Regiment

British Army 669393 Private Labour Corps

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Ernest James Able

Born 1881

Died 1948

British Army L/26096 Driver Royal Garrison Artillery

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Charles Frank Edwards

Born 1886

Died 1972

British Army 25926 Private Grenadier Guards

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Sim Piggott

Born 1876

Died 1916

British Army 18394 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Robert John Dewing

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 3424 Corporal Norfolk Regiment

British Army 200707 Corporal Norfolk Regiment

British Army Norfolk Regiment 4th Battalion

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Edward Edis

Born 1894

Died 1973

Royal Navy 14292 Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy 3768 Royal Marine Artillery

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Matthew Hall Dix

Born 1876

Died 1917

British Army 37286 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Arthur Bartram

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 29081 Private Essex Regiment

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Christopher Gatward

Born 1884

Died 1930

British Army 90544 Wheeler Royal Field Artillery

British Army 15612 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Francis William Chandler

Born 1893

Died 1960

Royal Navy J5916

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Philip James Blackburn

Born 1895

Died 1980

British Army 8663 Private Norfolk Regiment 1st Battalion

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Henry Charles Goodfellow

Born 1887

Died 1960

British Army 25164 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 25164 Battery Quarter Master Serjeant Royal Garrison Artillery

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Alfred Ernest Chandler

Born 1896

Died 1964

British Army 27854 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 230993 Private Royal Garrison Artillery

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Frederick Charles Chandler

Born 1891

Died 1957

British Army M2 135693 Private Army Service Corps

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