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Ipswich, Suffolk [53]

Blandford, Dorset [1]

Brentwood, Essex [1]

Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk [1]

Cawston, Norfolk [1]

Christchurch, London, Middlesex [1]

Claygate, Surrey [1]

Cotton, Suffolk [1]

Creetings St. Mary, Suffolk [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Earls Soham, Suffolk [1]

Great Bealings, Suffolk [1]

Great Clacton, Essex [1]

Grundisburgh, Suffolk [1]

Hitchin, Hertfordshire [1]

Kettleburgh, Suffolk [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Longton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Lowestoft, Suffolk [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Needham Market, Suffolk [1]

Palgrave, Suffolk [1]

Raniket [1]

Tattingstone, Suffolk [1]

Valse Manse, Harley Wood, Tormorden, Yorkshire [1]

Wentworth, Yorkshire [1]

Westerfield, Suffolk [1]

Weybread, Suffolk [1]

Whitton, Suffolk [1]

ipswich, Suffolk [1]

Rank

Private [51]

Corporal [13]

Gunner [8]

Lance Corporal [5]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Captain [3]

Serjeant [3]

Driver [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Sapper [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Officer's Cook 3rd Class [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Rifleman [1]

Unit

Suffolk Regiment [30]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Royal Engineers [4]

Royal Field Artillery [4]

Essex Regiment [3]

London Regiment [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Honourable Artillery Company [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

108th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

2nd Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

3rd Brigade Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Railway Troops [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

H.M.S. Botha [1]

HMS BELLEROPHON [1]

Hussars [1]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1]

King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Lancashire Regiment [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Horse Artillery Transport [1]

Royal Irish Rifles [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Suffolk Yeomanry [1]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [1]

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

The Queen's Regiment [1]

Training Reserve [1]

Service

British Army [76]

Royal Navy [4]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Last name first letter

B [18]

S [12]

W [10]

C [9]

H [6]

A [4]

G [4]

L [4]

D [3]

E [3]

T [3]

F [2]

N [2]

J [1]

M [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [83]

Country

United Kingdom [75]

India [2]

Canada [1]

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People [83] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Ipswich, Suffolk [53] Blandford, Dorset [1] Brentwood, Essex [1] Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk [1] Cawston, Norfolk [1] Christchurch, London, Middlesex [1] Claygate, Surrey [1] Cotton, Suffolk [1] Creetings St. Mary, Suffolk [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Earls Soham, Suffolk [1] Great Bealings, Suffolk [1] Great Clacton, Essex [1] Grundisburgh, Suffolk [1] Hitchin, Hertfordshire [1] Kettleburgh, Suffolk [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Longton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1] Lowestoft, Suffolk [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Needham Market, Suffolk [1] Palgrave, Suffolk [1] Raniket [1] Tattingstone, Suffolk [1] Valse Manse, Harley Wood, Tormorden, Yorkshire [1] Wentworth, Yorkshire [1] Westerfield, Suffolk [1] Weybread, Suffolk [1] Whitton, Suffolk [1] ipswich, Suffolk [1]

Rank

Private [51] Corporal [13] Gunner [8] Lance Corporal [5] Second Lieutenant [4] Acting Corporal [3] Captain [3] Serjeant [3] Driver [2] Lieutenant [2] Sapper [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Officer's Cook 3rd Class [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Rifleman [1]

Unit

Suffolk Regiment [30] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Royal Engineers [4] Royal Field Artillery [4] Essex Regiment [3] London Regiment [3] Army Service Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Honourable Artillery Company [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] 108th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1] 2nd Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1] 3rd Brigade Royal Horse Artillery [1] Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment [1] Canadian Railway Troops [1] Corps of Hussars [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] H.M.S. Botha [1] HMS BELLEROPHON [1] Hussars [1] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [1] King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] Labour Corps [1] Lancashire Regiment [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Horse Artillery Transport [1] Royal Irish Rifles [1] Royal Naval Division [1] Suffolk Yeomanry [1] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [1] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [1] The Queen's Regiment [1] Training Reserve [1]

Service

British Army [76] Royal Navy [4] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Last name first letter

B [18] S [12] W [10] C [9] H [6] A [4] G [4] L [4] D [3] E [3] T [3] F [2] N [2] J [1] M [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [83]

Country

United Kingdom [75] India [2] Canada [1]

Stanley James Cracknell

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army ZR/11/27686 Private Training Reserve

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Victor Percy Symonds

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 631788 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Claude James John West

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 58567 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 58567 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

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Frederick Charles Butt

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army G/10398 Private Middlesex Regiment

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George John Edwards

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 1170 Lance Corporal Suffolk Regiment

British Army 202670 Lance Corporal Suffolk Regiment

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Cyril Oscar Williams

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army S2/11797 Private Army Service Corps

British Army S2/11797 Corporal Army Service Corps

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Roland Jabez Woodard

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army G/25094 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

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Bertie Victor Alsop

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army T/2454 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 550604 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Harold Frederick Brewster

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 622273 Gunner Royal Horse Artillery Transport

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Geoffrey Olden Hatcher

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 1825 Private Suffolk Yeomanry

British Army 1825 Private Corps of Hussars

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Arthur James Burrows

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 3/9376 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 3/9376 Private Suffolk Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Arthur William Howgego

Born 1890

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 602927

Canadian Expeditionary Force 602927 Private Canadian Infantry

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Arthur Ernest Holmes

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 12517 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Alfred Frederick Dorsett

Born 1897

Died 1919

British Army 493626 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Harry William Aldous

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 28281 Private Essex Regiment

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Albert Victor Stubbs

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 136 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Charles Edward Burstall

Born 1877

Died 1918

British Army 3/9224 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 476350 Private Labour Corps

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Frederick Bernard Gould

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 473005 Serjeant Royal Army Medical Corps

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Charles John Waters

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 398692 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Arthur Edward Gaffer

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 5961 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 5961 Private Suffolk Regiment 1st Battalion

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