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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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People [71] Stories Communities

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]

James Charles Savage

Born 1885

Royal Navy 309724 Stoker 1st Class HMS PORPOISE

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Frank Ernest Oxborrow

British Army 12610 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Harry Walter Potter

Born 1878

Died 1950

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Harry Durrant Friend

Born 1884

British Army M2/117467 Private Army Service Corps

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George P Chissel

British Army 47922 Private Scottish Rifles

British Army 418969 Private Labour Corps

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J Strachan

British Army 204902 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Henry G Rampling

British Army 605 Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Field Artillery Transport

British Army 885066 Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 Royal Field Artillery Transport

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Joseph E Smithen

British Army 54258 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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John Dunwell

Born 1890

Died 1978

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William Abraham Robert Corley

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 25427 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery 86th Bty

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Louis S Friend

British Army 41542 Private Suffolk Regiment

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