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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]

Frederick Golder

Born 1889

Died 1951

British Army 27529 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 45403 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Alfred William Hall

Born 1898

Died 1972

Royal Navy J28492

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Alfred John Emery

Born 1879

Died 1963

Royal Navy F9517

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Charles Beesley

Born 1870

Died 1946

Royal Navy F20086

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Hector Raymond Harbottle

Born 1897

Died 1977

Royal Navy F22936

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John Thomas Lancaster

Born 1891

Died 1943

Royal Navy F23997

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Edwin Crawshaw

Born 1892

Died 1967

Royal Navy F33757

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John George Hilton

Born 1887

Died 1956

Royal Navy F35711

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Albert Charles Cook

Born 1891

Died 1984

Royal Navy K9004

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William Henry Hare

Born 1893

Died 1958

Royal Navy K21117

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Arthur Edward Jermy

Born 1881

Died 1967

Royal Navy K37794

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Alfred Bertie Efford

Born 1883

Died 1971

Royal Navy K39594

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Joseph William Freed

Born 1886

Died 1955

Royal Navy M10831

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William Edward Horsler

Born 1890

Died 1971

Royal Navy M15528

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Ernest Edward Larner

Born 1880

Died 1963

Royal Navy M25689

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Henry Hardy

Born 1890

Died 1966

Royal Navy SS107677

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Arthur William Fowler

Born 1888

Died 1954

Royal Navy F2203

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Alfred Edis

Born 1893

Died 1918

Royal Navy F5049

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Francis Arthur Knight

Born 1896

Died 1990

Royal Navy SS117426

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Joseph William Kimber

Born 1893

Died 1916

Royal Navy SS4094 Able Seaman HMS BLACK PRINCE

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