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Barnsley [1]

Bootle [1]

Bridgend, Glamorgan. [1]

Burslem, Wolstanton, Saffordshire. [1]

Clapton, London [1]

Clerkenwell, Middlesex [1]

Coventry [1]

Dewsbury [1]

Exeter [1]

Glastonbury [1]

Liecester [1]

Liverpool [1]

Llanrhaedr-ym-Mochnant, on the borders of Denbighshire and Montgomeryshire [1]

Northfleet, Kent [1]

Paddington, London [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Purton, Wiltshire [1]

Roughton, Norfolk [1]

Swilland, Suffolk [1]

Trumpington [1]

Trumpington, Cambridgeshire [1]

islington, London [1]

Rank

Private [46]

Gunner [16]

Driver [11]

Second Lieutenant [10]

Corporal [5]

Captain [4]

Lance Corporal [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Sapper [4]

Serjeant [4]

Bombardier [3]

Major [2]

2nd Lt [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Battalion.S.M. [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bombardier Acting Corporal [1]

Cpl. [1]

Dvr [1]

Flying Officer [1]

Gnr. [1]

Gunner/Signaller [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Pte [1]

Pte. [1]

Pte. Dvr. [1]

Pte/Trooper [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sgt. [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

T/2nd Lt [1]

T/Captain [1]

T/Lt [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Temporary Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Trumpeter [1]

WO/II [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2/Captain [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [24]

Army Service Corps [13]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Engineers [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Labour Corps [4]

London Regiment [4]

Royal Horse Artillery [4]

Honourable Artillery Company [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

A.S.C [2]

A.S.C. [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

15th Ammunition Park [1]

Army Service Corps. [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Bedfordshire [1]

Bedfordshire Reg. [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry [1]

East Lancashire [1]

East Lancashire Reg. [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

K.O.Y.L.I. [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Norfolk Yeomanry [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Pembroke Yeomanry [1]

Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars [1]

R.A.M.C. [1]

ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY [1]

Service

British Army [102]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Royal Navy [1]

Last name first letter

W [14]

H [12]

B [10]

S [10]

D [8]

A [7]

M [7]

T [7]

P [6]

C [5]

F [3]

N [3]

E [2]

G [2]

K [2]

L [2]

I [1]

J [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [102]

Country

United Kingdom [20]

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People [103] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Barnsley [1] Bootle [1] Bridgend, Glamorgan. [1] Burslem, Wolstanton, Saffordshire. [1] Clapton, London [1] Clerkenwell, Middlesex [1] Coventry [1] Dewsbury [1] Exeter [1] Glastonbury [1] Liecester [1] Liverpool [1] Llanrhaedr-ym-Mochnant, on the borders of Denbighshire and Montgomeryshire [1] Northfleet, Kent [1] Paddington, London [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Purton, Wiltshire [1] Roughton, Norfolk [1] Swilland, Suffolk [1] Trumpington [1] Trumpington, Cambridgeshire [1] islington, London [1]

Rank

Private [46] Gunner [16] Driver [11] Second Lieutenant [10] Corporal [5] Captain [4] Lance Corporal [4] Lieutenant [4] Sapper [4] Serjeant [4] Bombardier [3] Major [2] 2nd Lt [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Battalion.S.M. [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bombardier Acting Corporal [1] Cpl. [1] Dvr [1] Flying Officer [1] Gnr. [1] Gunner/Signaller [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Pte [1] Pte. [1] Pte. Dvr. [1] Pte/Trooper [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Sgt. [1] Staff Serjeant [1] T/2nd Lt [1] T/Captain [1] T/Lt [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Temporary Staff Serjeant Major [1] Trumpeter [1] WO/II [1] Warrant Officer Class 2/Captain [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [24] Army Service Corps [13] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Royal Engineers [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Labour Corps [4] London Regiment [4] Royal Horse Artillery [4] Honourable Artillery Company [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Welsh Regiment [3] A.S.C [2] A.S.C. [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] 15th Ammunition Park [1] Army Service Corps. [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Bedfordshire [1] Bedfordshire Reg. [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Dragoon Guards [1] Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry [1] East Lancashire [1] East Lancashire Reg. [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] K.O.Y.L.I. [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] Norfolk Yeomanry [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Pembroke Yeomanry [1] Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars [1] R.A.M.C. [1] ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY [1]

Service

British Army [102] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1] Royal Navy [1]

Last name first letter

W [14] H [12] B [10] S [10] D [8] A [7] M [7] T [7] P [6] C [5] F [3] N [3] E [2] G [2] K [2] L [2] I [1] J [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [102]

Country

United Kingdom [20]

Thomas Anderson

British Army 78150 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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William Whyte

British Army 306250 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Arthur Manns

British Army 89476 Bombardier Acting Corporal Royal Field Artillery

British Army 89476 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

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Frederick Guy Knight

British Army Captain The Queens Bays

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W A Newing

British Army 1326 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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William G Hawyer

British Army 125243 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Josiah Dean

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Acting Captain Royal Field Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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Gordon H Atkinson

British Army 62122 Sapper Royal Engineers

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William E Lord

British Army 363 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Richard Holland

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Service Corps

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George E Clayton

British Army 4549 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 294751 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Lionel Beaumont Thomas

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Captain Royal Horse Artillery

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Frederick J Costello

British Army 46300 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 46300 Staff Serjeant Royal Army Medical Corps

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Frederick J B Baker

British Army 29409 Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 29409 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 1403739 Serjeant Royal Army Pay Corps

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James Croker

British Army 22630 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Arthur R Blundell

British Army L/43310 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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William Hughes

British Army 30486 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army GS/65943 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Stewart Harry Islip

British Army 101446 Private Acting Serjeant Royal Army Medical Corps

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Robert R Newman

British Army 23423 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

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John Saunders

British Army 4306 Private London Regiment

British Army 491553 Private London Regiment

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