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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]

Thomas Henry Collin Bushnell

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 40070 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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John Robert Watson

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 425704 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army 425704 Private London Regiment

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Albert Edward George Kneel

Born 1888

Died 1972

British Army 617 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army 204903 Private Rifle Brigade

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William Vernon Crowther Watson

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 4997 Lance Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Tom Bernard Tune

Born 1897

Died 1966

British Army 39660 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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William H Kentisbeer

Born 1898

Died 1989

British Army 289144 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Thomas Charles Collin

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 652354 Private London Regiment 21st Battalion

British Army 235081 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Cyril Seymour Collin

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 12101 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 36890 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Thomas Vincent Joseph Watson

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 66615 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Cyril Launcelot Toplis

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 158635 Sapper Royal Engineers 250 Tunnelling Company

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Charles Bernard Mozley

Born 1890

Died 1916

South African Services 5415 Private 4th South African Infantry

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