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Framlingham Suffolk [3]

Brightlingsea Essex [2]

Saxmundham Suffolk [2]

Walworth, London [2]

Barsham Beccles Suffolk [1]

Barsham Suffolk [1]

Beaumont Essex [1]

Beaumont cum Moze Essex [1]

Blackhill Durham [1]

Brocklesby Lincolnshire [1]

Cambridge [1]

Colchester [1]

Cowes, Isle Of Wight [1]

Cowes, Isle of Wight [1]

Earl Soham Suffolk [1]

Evington Leicestershire [1]

Friston Suffolk [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Glanford Brigg [1]

Goole [1]

Goole, Yorkshire, England [1]

Ipswich [1]

Islington [1]

Kirby-le-Soken Essex [1]

Lambeth [1]

Limehouse [1]

Lincoln England [1]

London [1]

Lowestoft Suffolk [1]

Manningtree, Essex [1]

March Cambridgeshire [1]

Marks Tey [1]

Newington Battersea London [1]

Norton Parish Worcestershire [1]

Notting Hill London [1]

Palmerston North [1]

Plaistow London [1]

Redenhall Norfolk [1]

Shoreditch London [1]

Shoreditch, London [1]

Shotley, Suffolk, England [1]

South Shields [1]

St Giles [1]

St Giles Bloomsbury London [1]

St Giles Holborn London [1]

St Olaves [1]

St Pancras London [1]

St. Saviour Southwark London [1]

Stoke by Nayland Suffolk [1]

Stoke by Nayland, Suffolk [1]

Rank

Private [29]

Gunner [12]

Corporal [6]

Driver [4]

Lance Corporal [4]

Acting Corporal [2]

Bombardier [2]

2nd Mechanic Serjeant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

B.S [1]

B.S. [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

O.S.3 [1]

O.S.3 (I) [1]

O.S.II [1]

Private (In the Field) [1]

Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [11]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

Suffolk Regiment [6]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Labour Corps [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Dragoons [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

2nd Dragoon [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Blenheim (Torch) [1]

Cavalry of the Line 2nd Dragoons [1]

Class P Army Reserve Auth. EE4/69236(a) [1]

Corps of Dragoons [1]

Crusader [1]

Daedalus [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

HMS PORPOISE [1]

King George V [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

London Regiment [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Non-Combatant Corps [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

President II [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Field Artillery Transport [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery (I.E.F.D) [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery (India) [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery 86th Bty [1]

Royal Horse and Field Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Artillery - HMS Queen Mary [1]

Royal Marines [1]

Scottish Rifles [1]

Suffolk Regiment - France [1]

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [1]

Victory I [1]

Victory X (Crusader [1]

Service

British Army [53]

Royal Navy [11]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

O [11]

B [10]

S [10]

T [8]

F [6]

L [5]

M [4]

H [3]

P [3]

C [2]

D [2]

G [2]

J [2]

R [2]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [67]

Merchant Navy [3]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [61]

New Zealand [2]

India [1]

Pakistan [1]

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Place of birth

Framlingham Suffolk [3] Brightlingsea Essex [2] Saxmundham Suffolk [2] Walworth, London [2] Barsham Beccles Suffolk [1] Barsham Suffolk [1] Beaumont Essex [1] Beaumont cum Moze Essex [1] Blackhill Durham [1] Brocklesby Lincolnshire [1] Cambridge [1] Colchester [1] Cowes, Isle Of Wight [1] Cowes, Isle of Wight [1] Earl Soham Suffolk [1] Evington Leicestershire [1] Friston Suffolk [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Glanford Brigg [1] Goole [1] Goole, Yorkshire, England [1] Ipswich [1] Islington [1] Kirby-le-Soken Essex [1] Lambeth [1] Limehouse [1] Lincoln England [1] London [1] Lowestoft Suffolk [1] Manningtree, Essex [1] March Cambridgeshire [1] Marks Tey [1] Newington Battersea London [1] Norton Parish Worcestershire [1] Notting Hill London [1] Palmerston North [1] Plaistow London [1] Redenhall Norfolk [1] Shoreditch London [1] Shoreditch, London [1] Shotley, Suffolk, England [1] South Shields [1] St Giles [1] St Giles Bloomsbury London [1] St Giles Holborn London [1] St Olaves [1] St Pancras London [1] St. Saviour Southwark London [1] Stoke by Nayland Suffolk [1] Stoke by Nayland, Suffolk [1]

Rank

Private [29] Gunner [12] Corporal [6] Driver [4] Lance Corporal [4] Acting Corporal [2] Bombardier [2] 2nd Mechanic Serjeant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] B.S [1] B.S. [1] Lance Sergeant [1] O.S.3 [1] O.S.3 (I) [1] O.S.II [1] Private (In the Field) [1] Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [11] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] Suffolk Regiment [6] Durham Light Infantry [3] Essex Regiment [3] Labour Corps [3] Army Service Corps [2] Border Regiment [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Dragoons [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] 2nd Dragoon [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Blenheim (Torch) [1] Cavalry of the Line 2nd Dragoons [1] Class P Army Reserve Auth. EE4/69236(a) [1] Corps of Dragoons [1] Crusader [1] Daedalus [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] HMS PORPOISE [1] King George V [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] London Regiment [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Non-Combatant Corps [1] Norfolk Regiment [1] President II [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Royal Field Artillery Transport [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Garrison Artillery (I.E.F.D) [1] Royal Garrison Artillery (India) [1] Royal Garrison Artillery 86th Bty [1] Royal Horse and Field Artillery [1] Royal Marine Artillery [1] Royal Marine Artillery - HMS Queen Mary [1] Royal Marines [1] Scottish Rifles [1] Suffolk Regiment - France [1] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [1] Victory I [1] Victory X (Crusader [1]

Service

British Army [53] Royal Navy [11] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2] Australian Imperial Force [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

O [11] B [10] S [10] T [8] F [6] L [5] M [4] H [3] P [3] C [2] D [2] G [2] J [2] R [2] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [67] Merchant Navy [3] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [61] New Zealand [2] India [1] Pakistan [1]

John Mclean Murdoch

Born 1889

Died 1971

British Army 5751 Acting Corporal Dragoons

British Army 20851 Lance Corporal Cavalry of the Line 2nd Dragoons

British Army 20851 Corporal Cavalry of the Line 2nd Dragoons

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Frank Friend

Born 1891

Died 1968

British Army 9447 Corporal Durham Light Infantry

British Army 203188 Lance Sergeant Durham Light Infantry

British Army 24498 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Henry Spicer

Born 1895

Died 1980

British Army GS/22341 Private Royal Fusiliers

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John Patrick Lynch

Born 1888

Died 1926

British Army 42542 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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George Edward Murdoch Alias George Banks

Born 1882

Died 1954

Royal Navy 13189 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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Frederick John Bruce Oxborrow

Born 1893

Died 1970

British Army T4/159095 Private Army Service Corps

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Angelo Belger

Born 1884

Died 1944

British Army 50134 Driver Royal Field Artillery royal field artillery 110th Brigade

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Jeremiah O'brien

Born 1890

British Army 638 Private London Regiment

British Army Lance Corporal London Regiment 1st Battalion

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Arthur Leeder

Born 1889

Died 1919

British Army Class P Army Reserve Auth. EE4/69236(a)

British Army 26613 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 26613 Private Suffolk Regiment - France

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Arthur William Sage

Born 1878

Died 1954

British Army 98389 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Charles O'brien

Born 1884

Died 1960

British Army L/23008 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army L/23008 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

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William Arthur Leeder

Born 1891

Died 1976

Royal Navy 671 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy Corporal Royal Marines

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Edward Wylds

Born 1873

Died 1943

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 17/410

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 17/410

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George Arthur Dunwell

Born 1887

Died 1957

British Army 53444 Driver Royal Horse and Field Artillery 111th Battery

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John Henry Burchell

Born 1871

Died 1921

British Army 200185 2nd Mechanic Serjeant Devonshire Regiment 4th Battalion

British Army 200185 Quartermaster Serjeant Devonshire Regiment

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Percy A Slade

Born 1890

Died 1925

British Army 340563 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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William Walter Southgate

Born 1899

Died 1957

Royal Navy SS7941

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Arthur Taylor

Born 1887

British Army 119345 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Edward Paley

Born 1888

Died 1967

Royal Navy J56902

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Leonard Arthur Oxborrow

Born 1886

Died 1972

British Army 340261 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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