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Goxhill, Lincolnshire [3]

Grantham, Lincolnshire [3]

Barry, Glamorgan, Wales [2]

Bow, London [2]

Carlton, Nottingham [2]

Dawlish, Devon [2]

Keighley, Yorkshire [2]

London [2]

Skerne, East Yorkshire [2]

Tibthorpe, East Yorkshire [2]

Torquay, Devon [2]

Ulley, Yorkshire [2]

Unstone, Derbyshire [2]

Vancouver, British Columbia [2]

Ancaster, Grantham, England [1]

Ashcombe, Drvon [1]

Aston, Rotherham, Yorkshire [1]

Barkston, Lincolnshire [1]

Barry [1]

Barry Glamorgan, Wales [1]

Barry, Glamogan, Wales [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Birkenshaw, Yorkshire [1]

Birkershaw, Yorkshire [1]

Birmingham [1]

Bishop Wilton, Yorkshire [1]

Bow London [1]

Bridlington, Yorkshire [1]

Brixton, Surrey [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Chesterton, Cambridge [1]

Clay Cross, Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1]

Clay Cross, Derbyshire [1]

Claypole, Lincolnshire [1]

Claypole, Newark, Nottinghamshire [1]

Clyst St Mary, Devon [1]

Clyst St Mary, Drvon [1]

Cottam, East Yorkshire [1]

Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Dartmouth, Devon [1]

Deleau, Manitoba [1]

East Budleigh, Devon [1]

Easton, Northampton [1]

Ellenthorpe, Yorkshire [1]

Exminster, Devon [1]

Flamborough, Yorkshire [1]

Foxholes, Yorkshire [1]

Goxhill Lincolnshire [1]

Goxhill, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Grantham, Linconshire [1]

Rank

Private [58]

Gunner [8]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Corporal [6]

Captain [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Driver [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Sapper [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Serjeant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Air Mechanic [1]

Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Major [1]

Naval Assistant to 3rd Sea Lord [1]

Private & on discharge a Lieutenant Corporal [1]

Private Acting Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1]

Road Master [1]

Road master [1]

Sergeant [1]

Signalman [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [10]

Lincolnshire Regiment [10]

Royal Field Artillery [10]

Royal Engineers [7]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

London Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Labour Corps [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

10th Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

4th South African Infantry [1]

ASC [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Lancers [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Notts & Derby Sherwood Foresters Regiment [1]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Royal Army Service Corps and Labour Corps [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Royal Regiment of Artilliary [1]

Scots Guards [1]

Sherwood Foresters [1]

Sherwood Foresters Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Somerset Light Infantry [1]

Wagoners Special Reserve of ASC [1]

West Riding Regiment [1]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [1]

York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [76]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [13]

Royal Navy [13]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

C [27]

W [27]

M [11]

R [10]

D [7]

S [7]

H [5]

K [4]

T [4]

E [3]

P [3]

B [2]

F [1]

Contribution

Military Service [107]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [106]

Canada [10]

Ireland [1]

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Place of birth

Goxhill, Lincolnshire [3] Grantham, Lincolnshire [3] Barry, Glamorgan, Wales [2] Bow, London [2] Carlton, Nottingham [2] Dawlish, Devon [2] Keighley, Yorkshire [2] London [2] Skerne, East Yorkshire [2] Tibthorpe, East Yorkshire [2] Torquay, Devon [2] Ulley, Yorkshire [2] Unstone, Derbyshire [2] Vancouver, British Columbia [2] Ancaster, Grantham, England [1] Ashcombe, Drvon [1] Aston, Rotherham, Yorkshire [1] Barkston, Lincolnshire [1] Barry [1] Barry Glamorgan, Wales [1] Barry, Glamogan, Wales [1] Battersea, London [1] Birkenshaw, Yorkshire [1] Birkershaw, Yorkshire [1] Birmingham [1] Bishop Wilton, Yorkshire [1] Bow London [1] Bridlington, Yorkshire [1] Brixton, Surrey [1] Chelsea, London [1] Chesterton, Cambridge [1] Clay Cross, Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1] Clay Cross, Derbyshire [1] Claypole, Lincolnshire [1] Claypole, Newark, Nottinghamshire [1] Clyst St Mary, Devon [1] Clyst St Mary, Drvon [1] Cottam, East Yorkshire [1] Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Dartmouth, Devon [1] Deleau, Manitoba [1] East Budleigh, Devon [1] Easton, Northampton [1] Ellenthorpe, Yorkshire [1] Exminster, Devon [1] Flamborough, Yorkshire [1] Foxholes, Yorkshire [1] Goxhill Lincolnshire [1] Goxhill, Lincolnshire, England [1] Grantham, Linconshire [1]

Rank

Private [58] Gunner [8] Second Lieutenant [7] Corporal [6] Captain [4] Acting Corporal [3] Driver [3] Lance Corporal [3] Lieutenant [3] Sapper [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Serjeant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Air Mechanic [1] Bombardier [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Major [1] Naval Assistant to 3rd Sea Lord [1] Private & on discharge a Lieutenant Corporal [1] Private Acting Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1] Road Master [1] Road master [1] Sergeant [1] Signalman [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [10] Lincolnshire Regiment [10] Royal Field Artillery [10] Royal Engineers [7] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] London Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Coldstream Guards [2] Labour Corps [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] South Wales Borderers [2] 10th Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] 4th South African Infantry [1] ASC [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Lancers [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Notts & Derby Sherwood Foresters Regiment [1] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1] Royal Army Service Corps and Labour Corps [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Naval Division [1] Royal Regiment of Artilliary [1] Scots Guards [1] Sherwood Foresters [1] Sherwood Foresters Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Somerset Light Infantry [1] Wagoners Special Reserve of ASC [1] West Riding Regiment [1] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [1] York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [76] Canadian Expeditionary Force [13] Royal Navy [13] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5] Australian Imperial Force [2] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

C [27] W [27] M [11] R [10] D [7] S [7] H [5] K [4] T [4] E [3] P [3] B [2] F [1]

Contribution

Military Service [107] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [106] Canada [10] Ireland [1]

Arthur Foster Collin

Born 1890

Died 1972

Canadian Expeditionary Force 50466

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Thomas Dee

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 308239

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William Stanley Watson

Born 1891

Canadian Expeditionary Force 4620 Acting Sergeant

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James Watson

Born 1894

Died 1972

British Army 201368 Serjeant Lincolnshire Regiment

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Harold Arthur Streets

Born 1899

Died 1970

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 141909

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Harold Mosley

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 58670 Private Leicestershire Regiment 4th Battalion

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James Walter Mosley

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 20178 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 242369 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Joseph Watson

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 40324 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 40324 Lance Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment

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Horace John Cresswell

Born 1892

Died 1962

British Army 70405 Private Sherwood Foresters

British Army Second Lieutenant Leicestershire Regiment

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Bernard Watson

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 203704 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Charles Collin

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 27176 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Frederick Roe

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 71 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 10th Battalion

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Thomas Edwin Mozley

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 68624 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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William Weston Cresswell

Born 1884

Died 1963

British Army 533097 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army M/405038 Private Army Service Corps

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Frederick George Payne

Born 1897

Died 1963

Royal Navy J17639

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Walter James Scoble Soper

Born 1889

Died 1972

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

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Reginald Frank Kneel

Born 1898

Died 1967

British Army 3019 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 97168 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 291878 (incomplete) Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Charles Henry Collin

Born 1892

Died 1966

British Army M/279526 Private Army Service Corps

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Ernest Watson

Born 1885

Died 1972

Australian Imperial Force 1047

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Charles Henry Payne

Born 1889

Died 1950

Royal Navy 236060 Gunner

Royal Navy Lieutenant

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