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Wooburn, Bucks [3]

Burnham, Buckinghamshire [2]

Clapham, London [2]

Dorking, Surrey [2]

Hammersmith, London [2]

Kensington, London [2]

Maidenhead Berkshire [2]

Maidenhead, Berkshire [2]

Paddington, Middlesex [2]

Southall, Middlesex [2]

30 Cambridge Buildings, Pimlico, Westminster [1]

5 South Mansions, Brondesbury, London, NW [1]

Albrighton, Shropshire [1]

Ashley, Northants [1]

Binfield, Berks [1]

Birmingham [1]

Bracknell, Berkshire [1]

Caistor RD, Lincolnshire [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Cape Town [1]

Capetown [1]

Cholsey, Berks [1]

Cookham, Berkshire [1]

East Hagbourne, Berkshire [1]

Edmonton, Middlesex [1]

Farnborough, Hampshire [1]

Finsbury Park, London [1]

Guilford, Surrey [1]

Hendon RD, Middlesex [1]

High Roding, Dunmow, Essex [1]

High Roothing, Dunmow, Essex [1]

Holloway, London [1]

Hornsey, Middlesex [1]

Johannesburg [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

London [1]

Louth, Lincolnshire [1]

Mosely, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

North Marston, Bucks [1]

Notting Hill, Middlesex [1]

Nova Scotia [1]

Oare, Wilts [1]

Oldbury, Worcestershire [1]

Oxford [1]

Paris [1]

Pembroke RD, Pembrokeshire [1]

Punta Arenas, Megallanes [1]

Rangoon [1]

Rangoon (Burma) [1]

Richmond Road, Brompton, London [1]

Rank

Private [51]

Second Lieutenant [22]

Lieutenant [14]

Corporal [9]

Lance Corporal [9]

Captain [8]

Acting Corporal [4]

Gunner [4]

Serjeant [4]

Acting Sergeant [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Acting Lance Sergeant [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Air Mechanic 3rd class [2]

Driver [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Major [2]

Rifleman [2]

Sergeant [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Flight Sergeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 1st class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

BQMS [1]

Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Cadet [1]

Flight Cadet [1]

Flight Clerk [1]

Flight Commander [1]

Flight Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant (acting Captain) [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Midshipman [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private 2nd Class [1]

Private 2nd class [1]

Sapper [1]

Sergeant Clerk [1]

Squadron Commander [1]

Staff Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Unit

Royal Berkshire Regiment [19]

London Regiment [9]

Royal Flying Corps [7]

Army Service Corps [6]

Honourable Artillery Company [5]

Royal Air Force [5]

Labour Corps [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

London Regiment (London Scottish) [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Education Corps [1]

Army Service Corps (Motor Transport) [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Auckland Infantry Regiment [1]

British South African Police [1]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [1]

County of London Regiment [1]

County of London Regiment (TF) [1]

Denbigh Hussars Yeomanry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

French Red Cross [1]

General List [1]

General List (RFC) [1]

Inns of Court Officers Training Corps [1]

King Edward's Horse [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Lancers [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment Territorial Force [1]

London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) [1]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

NZ Medical Corps [1]

Nigeria Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Officer Cadet Battalion [1]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1]

Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [1]

Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars [1]

RNAS [1]

Rhodesia Native Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [77]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8]

Royal Navy [5]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [12]

H [11]

M [9]

T [9]

P [8]

W [8]

B [5]

F [5]

A [3]

K [3]

I [2]

N [2]

O [2]

R [2]

S [2]

D [1]

E [1]

G [1]

J [1]

L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [80]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [68]

Canada [1]

Egypt [1]

Hong Kong [1]

Indonesia [1]

New Zealand [1]

South Africa [1]

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People [88] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Wooburn, Bucks [3] Burnham, Buckinghamshire [2] Clapham, London [2] Dorking, Surrey [2] Hammersmith, London [2] Kensington, London [2] Maidenhead Berkshire [2] Maidenhead, Berkshire [2] Paddington, Middlesex [2] Southall, Middlesex [2] 30 Cambridge Buildings, Pimlico, Westminster [1] 5 South Mansions, Brondesbury, London, NW [1] Albrighton, Shropshire [1] Ashley, Northants [1] Binfield, Berks [1] Birmingham [1] Bracknell, Berkshire [1] Caistor RD, Lincolnshire [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Cape Town [1] Capetown [1] Cholsey, Berks [1] Cookham, Berkshire [1] East Hagbourne, Berkshire [1] Edmonton, Middlesex [1] Farnborough, Hampshire [1] Finsbury Park, London [1] Guilford, Surrey [1] Hendon RD, Middlesex [1] High Roding, Dunmow, Essex [1] High Roothing, Dunmow, Essex [1] Holloway, London [1] Hornsey, Middlesex [1] Johannesburg [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] London [1] Louth, Lincolnshire [1] Mosely, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] North Marston, Bucks [1] Notting Hill, Middlesex [1] Nova Scotia [1] Oare, Wilts [1] Oldbury, Worcestershire [1] Oxford [1] Paris [1] Pembroke RD, Pembrokeshire [1] Punta Arenas, Megallanes [1] Rangoon [1] Rangoon (Burma) [1] Richmond Road, Brompton, London [1]

Rank

Private [51] Second Lieutenant [22] Lieutenant [14] Corporal [9] Lance Corporal [9] Captain [8] Acting Corporal [4] Gunner [4] Serjeant [4] Acting Sergeant [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Acting Lance Sergeant [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Air Mechanic 3rd class [2] Driver [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Major [2] Rifleman [2] Sergeant [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Flight Sergeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 1st class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] BQMS [1] Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Brigadier General [1] Cadet [1] Flight Cadet [1] Flight Clerk [1] Flight Commander [1] Flight Sub-Lieutenant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant (acting Captain) [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Midshipman [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private 2nd Class [1] Private 2nd class [1] Sapper [1] Sergeant Clerk [1] Squadron Commander [1] Staff Lieutenant [1] Temporary Captain [1]

Unit

Royal Berkshire Regiment [19] London Regiment [9] Royal Flying Corps [7] Army Service Corps [6] Honourable Artillery Company [5] Royal Air Force [5] Labour Corps [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Middlesex Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] London Regiment (London Scottish) [2] Royal Engineers [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Education Corps [1] Army Service Corps (Motor Transport) [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Auckland Infantry Regiment [1] British South African Police [1] Canadian Army Medical Corps [1] County of London Regiment [1] County of London Regiment (TF) [1] Denbigh Hussars Yeomanry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] French Red Cross [1] General List [1] General List (RFC) [1] Inns of Court Officers Training Corps [1] King Edward's Horse [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Lancers [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Lincolnshire Regiment Territorial Force [1] London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) [1] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] NZ Medical Corps [1] Nigeria Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Officer Cadet Battalion [1] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1] Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [1] Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars [1] RNAS [1] Rhodesia Native Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [77] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8] Royal Navy [5] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [12] H [11] M [9] T [9] P [8] W [8] B [5] F [5] A [3] K [3] I [2] N [2] O [2] R [2] S [2] D [1] E [1] G [1] J [1] L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [80] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [68] Canada [1] Egypt [1] Hong Kong [1] Indonesia [1] New Zealand [1] South Africa [1]

Edward Henry Cheshire

Died 1918

British Army 38747 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment 2/4th Battalion

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William Millership

Died 1918

British Army 50264 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd/6th Battalion

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Charles Arthur Wilding

British Army Major Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

British Army Brigadier General Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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Donald Mackintosh Coles

Born 1882

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant Northumberland Fusiliers 1 Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Northumberland Fusiliers

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Walter G Mortlock

British Army DM2/137745 Private Army Service Corps

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Herbert Wells

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army GS/571 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army G/571 Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

British Army G/571 Private Royal West Kent Regiment 6th Service Battalion

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Frederick Charles Booth

Born 1890

Died 1960

British Army 1630 Trooper British South African Police

British Army Lieutenant Rhodesia Native Regiment

British Army Captain Middlesex Regiment

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Charles Keily

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander Royal Naval Reserve

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