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Place of birth

Birmingham, Warwickshire [678]

Warwick, Warwickshire [120]

Coventry, Warwickshire [117]

Birmingham [95]

Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [85]

Warwick [73]

Kingston upon Hull [60]

Leamington Spa, Warwickshire [51]

London [40]

Nuneaton, Warwickshire [38]

Alcester, Warwickshire [33]

Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire [33]

Ladywood, Birmingham [31]

Small Heath, Birmingham [27]

Smethwick, Staffordshire [24]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [23]

Walsall, Staffordshire [22]

Nottingham [21]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [19]

Kenilworth, Warwickshire [19]

Manchester [19]

Saltley, Birmingham [19]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [17]

Aston, Birmingham [16]

Coventry [16]

Liverpool [16]

Rugby, Warwickshire [16]

West Bromwich, Staffordshire [16]

Balsall Heath, Birmingham, Warwickshire [15]

Edgbaston, Birmingham [15]

Atherstone, Warwickshire [14]

Bidford on Avon, Warwickshire [14]

Hockley, Birmingham [14]

Foleshill, Coventry [13]

Leicester [13]

Ashted, Birmingham [12]

Banbury, Oxfordshire [12]

Bordesley, Birmingham [12]

Islington, London [12]

Kidderminster, Worcestershire [12]

Northampton [12]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [12]

Sparkbrook, Birmingham, Warwickshire [12]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [11]

Dudley, Worcestershire [11]

Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire [11]

Bedworth, Warwickshire [10]

Oxford, Oxfordshire [10]

Warwickshire [10]

Erdington, Birmingham [9]

Rank

Private [6475]

Corporal [557]

Lance Corporal [530]

Serjeant [507]

Second Lieutenant [473]

Captain [367]

Lieutenant [299]

Major [195]

Lieutenant Colonel [149]

Gunner [115]

Acting Corporal [80]

Sapper [79]

Company Serjeant Major [68]

Lance Serjeant [57]

Driver [55]

Acting Serjeant [53]

Rifleman [44]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [35]

Private Lance Corporal [30]

Bombardier [23]

Brigadier General [22]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [19]

Sergeant [19]

Temporary Captain [19]

Colour Serjeant [18]

Pioneer [18]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [18]

Trooper [18]

Temporary Lieutenant [14]

Temporary Major [13]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [13]

Corporal 2nd [12]

Acting Bombardier [11]

Able Seaman [10]

Commander [9]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [9]

Acting Captain [8]

Colonel [8]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [8]

Lieutenant Commander [8]

2nd Lieutenant [7]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [7]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [7]

Drummer [7]

Private Acting Corporal [7]

Acting Major [6]

Boy [6]

Brevet Major [6]

Company Sergeant Major [6]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [6]

Unit

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5727]

East Yorkshire Regiment [185]

Warwickshire Yeomanry [183]

Royal Field Artillery [162]

London Regiment [161]

Royal Engineers [145]

Machine Gun Corps [89]

Royal Fusiliers [87]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [86]

Worcestershire Regiment [74]

Royal Garrison Artillery [68]

Corps of Hussars [65]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [63]

Army Service Corps [60]

Manchester Regiment [59]

Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion [58]

Northumberland Fusiliers [56]

Royal Army Medical Corps [54]

Rifle Brigade [52]

Middlesex Regiment [51]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [50]

Tank Corps [50]

Australian Infantry [49]

Hampshire Regiment [49]

Canadian Infantry [46]

South Staffordshire Regiment [44]

Cheshire Regiment [41]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [41]

West Yorkshire Regiment [41]

Devonshire Regiment [40]

Liverpool Regiment [40]

Royal Irish Rifles [40]

Leicestershire Regiment [39]

Labour Corps [36]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [36]

Royal Sussex Regiment [36]

Royal Army Service Corps [35]

Gordon Highlanders [34]

Lincolnshire Regiment [34]

Royal Horse Artillery [34]

Durham Light Infantry [33]

Suffolk Regiment [33]

Gloucestershire Regiment [32]

Royal Scots [32]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [31]

Norfolk Regiment [31]

East Kent Regiment [29]

Essex Regiment [29]

Lancers [29]

Warwickshire Regiment [29]

Service

British Army [8540]

Australian Imperial Force [149]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [103]

Royal Navy [94]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [67]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [38]

Indian Army [5]

Other Empire Force [5]

South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

B [1075]

S [848]

H [774]

W [744]

C [678]

M [596]

P [560]

A [490]

R [448]

T [441]

G [384]

D [357]

L [294]

F [278]

J [228]

E [173]

N [161]

K [151]

O [108]

Y [59]

V [56]

I [47]

U [17]

Q [12]

Z [3]

Contribution

Military Service [8880]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [980]

India [16]

Canada [8]

Australia [7]

South Africa [5]

Ireland [4]

New Zealand [3]

Malaysia [2]

Gibraltar [1]

Greece [1]

Guyana [1]

Malta [1]

Sudan [1]

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People [8983] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Birmingham, Warwickshire [678] Warwick, Warwickshire [120] Coventry, Warwickshire [117] Birmingham [95] Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [85] Warwick [73] Kingston upon Hull [60] Leamington Spa, Warwickshire [51] London [40] Nuneaton, Warwickshire [38] Alcester, Warwickshire [33] Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire [33] Ladywood, Birmingham [31] Small Heath, Birmingham [27] Smethwick, Staffordshire [24] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [23] Walsall, Staffordshire [22] Nottingham [21] Bristol, Gloucestershire [19] Kenilworth, Warwickshire [19] Manchester [19] Saltley, Birmingham [19] Sheffield, Yorkshire [17] Aston, Birmingham [16] Coventry [16] Liverpool [16] Rugby, Warwickshire [16] West Bromwich, Staffordshire [16] Balsall Heath, Birmingham, Warwickshire [15] Edgbaston, Birmingham [15] Atherstone, Warwickshire [14] Bidford on Avon, Warwickshire [14] Hockley, Birmingham [14] Foleshill, Coventry [13] Leicester [13] Ashted, Birmingham [12] Banbury, Oxfordshire [12] Bordesley, Birmingham [12] Islington, London [12] Kidderminster, Worcestershire [12] Northampton [12] Portsmouth, Hampshire [12] Sparkbrook, Birmingham, Warwickshire [12] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [11] Dudley, Worcestershire [11] Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire [11] Bedworth, Warwickshire [10] Oxford, Oxfordshire [10] Warwickshire [10] Erdington, Birmingham [9]

Rank

Private [6475] Corporal [557] Lance Corporal [530] Serjeant [507] Second Lieutenant [473] Captain [367] Lieutenant [299] Major [195] Lieutenant Colonel [149] Gunner [115] Acting Corporal [80] Sapper [79] Company Serjeant Major [68] Lance Serjeant [57] Driver [55] Acting Serjeant [53] Rifleman [44] Warrant Officer Class 2 [35] Private Lance Corporal [30] Bombardier [23] Brigadier General [22] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [19] Sergeant [19] Temporary Captain [19] Colour Serjeant [18] Pioneer [18] Private Acting Lance Corporal [18] Trooper [18] Temporary Lieutenant [14] Temporary Major [13] Temporary Second Lieutenant [13] Corporal 2nd [12] Acting Bombardier [11] Able Seaman [10] Commander [9] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [9] Acting Captain [8] Colonel [8] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [8] Lieutenant Commander [8] 2nd Lieutenant [7] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [7] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [7] Drummer [7] Private Acting Corporal [7] Acting Major [6] Boy [6] Brevet Major [6] Company Sergeant Major [6] Corporal Acting Serjeant [6]

Unit

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5727] East Yorkshire Regiment [185] Warwickshire Yeomanry [183] Royal Field Artillery [162] London Regiment [161] Royal Engineers [145] Machine Gun Corps [89] Royal Fusiliers [87] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [86] Worcestershire Regiment [74] Royal Garrison Artillery [68] Corps of Hussars [65] King's Royal Rifle Corps [63] Army Service Corps [60] Manchester Regiment [59] Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion [58] Northumberland Fusiliers [56] Royal Army Medical Corps [54] Rifle Brigade [52] Middlesex Regiment [51] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [50] Tank Corps [50] Australian Infantry [49] Hampshire Regiment [49] Canadian Infantry [46] South Staffordshire Regiment [44] Cheshire Regiment [41] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [41] West Yorkshire Regiment [41] Devonshire Regiment [40] Liverpool Regiment [40] Royal Irish Rifles [40] Leicestershire Regiment [39] Labour Corps [36] Royal Berkshire Regiment [36] Royal Sussex Regiment [36] Royal Army Service Corps [35] Gordon Highlanders [34] Lincolnshire Regiment [34] Royal Horse Artillery [34] Durham Light Infantry [33] Suffolk Regiment [33] Gloucestershire Regiment [32] Royal Scots [32] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [31] Norfolk Regiment [31] East Kent Regiment [29] Essex Regiment [29] Lancers [29] Warwickshire Regiment [29]

Service

British Army [8540] Australian Imperial Force [149] Canadian Expeditionary Force [103] Royal Navy [94] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [67] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [38] Indian Army [5] Other Empire Force [5] South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

B [1075] S [848] H [774] W [744] C [678] M [596] P [560] A [490] R [448] T [441] G [384] D [357] L [294] F [278] J [228] E [173] N [161] K [151] O [108] Y [59] V [56] I [47] U [17] Q [12] Z [3]

Contribution

Military Service [8880] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [980] India [16] Canada [8] Australia [7] South Africa [5] Ireland [4] New Zealand [3] Malaysia [2] Gibraltar [1] Greece [1] Guyana [1] Malta [1] Sudan [1]

James Meredith

British Army 2531 Lance Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 2531 Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Reginald Glegg Gordon

British Army Major Royal Garrison Artillery

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William I Matthews

British Army 24892 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 16th Battalion

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Percival Arthur Chambers

Born 1897

British Army 8416 Lance Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Charles Clark Mylles

British Army Second Lieutenant Special Reserve attached Highland Light Infantry 2nd Battalion

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Gordon Ponsonby Macclellan

Born 1881

Died 1959

British Army Major /Acting Lieutenant Colonel Royal Garrison Artillery

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William Ogle Bell-Irving

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Hussars

British Army Captain 11th (Prince Albert's Own) Hussars

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Frederick A Everton

British Army 7348 Lance Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army 397348 Acting Serjeant Royal Engineers

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Robert Moyle Burmann

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army Captain East Lancashire Regiment east Battalion

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Herbert E Cutts

British Army 797 Serjeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 16th Battalion

British Army 797 Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Warwickshire Regiment 16th Battalion

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John Frederick Bagshaw

British Army Second Lieutenant Devonshire Regiment

British Army 1196 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 15th Battalion

British Army 15/1196 Lance Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Ryves Alexander Mark Currie

Born 1876

Died 1920

British Army Captain Somerset Light Infantry

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Staff

British Army Brigadier General

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Ernest Tasker

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 1405 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Joseph W Windmill

British Army 896 Colour Serjeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 16/896 Company Serjeant Major Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Major Darby

British Army 1939 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 14th Battalion

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George Boyd Balfour

British Army Captain 1/4th Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Colonel 1/4th Royal Lancaster Regiment

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Edwin Cecil Mulgrue

Born 1868

Died 1953

British Army Major Warwickshire Regiment

British Army Captain Royal Air Force

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Air Force

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Gerald Carew Sladen

Born 1881

Died 1930

British Army Brigadier General Rifle Brigade

British Army Captain, temporary Lieutenant Colonel Royal Warwickshire Regiment rifle brigade, command Battalion

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John Brown

British Army 4083 Private Dorset Regiment

British Army 246503 Labour Corps

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Raymond Howarth Cutting

British Army 1142 Lance Corporal London Regiment France 26/10/1914

British Army Second Lieutenant Devonshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army Major Machine Gun Corps

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