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Place of birth

Northwich [7]

Huddersfield [2]

Lewisham [2]

Nottingham [2]

Streatham [2]

Alverstoke [1]

Armidale New South Wales [1]

Barnsley [1]

Beckenham [1]

Bedford [1]

Blackheath [1]

Bolton [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Brockley, London [1]

Busbridge, Godalming, Surrey [1]

Camberwell [1]

Cambridge [1]

Chesterfield [1]

Chorlton [1]

Cloughmills,Co Antrim. [1]

Croydon [1]

Dalmeny, W Lothian, Scotland [1]

Draycott, Derbyshire [1]

East Molesey [1]

Edmonton, Middlesex [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Glasgow [1]

Goole [1]

Grange Over Sands, Ulverston [1]

Grassendale, Lancashire [1]

Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Ham, Surrey [1]

Hampstead,London. [1]

Hatchford [1]

Hoddesdon [1]

Iquique [1]

Kensington, South West London [1]

Kimberley [1]

Kingstown [1]

Kirtlington Park, Oxfordshire [1]

Lambeth [1]

Langholm [1]

Liverpool [1]

London [1]

Manchester [1]

Markinch, Fife [1]

Mitcham, Surrey [1]

Monkwearmouth [1]

Nantwich [1]

Newcastle-Upon-Tyne [1]

Rank

Private [55]

Captain [28]

Lieutenant [21]

Second Lieutenant [17]

Major [11]

Lieutenant Colonel [7]

Gunner [6]

Corporal [4]

Serjeant [4]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Colonel [2]

Driver [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Rifleman [2]

Sergeant [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

AB [1]

Acting Company Sergeant Major [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Adjutant Captain [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Captain (T) [1]

Captain/Reserve of Officers [1]

Commandant, Major [1]

Commander [1]

Fleet Surgeon [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lt. Col. [1]

Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Sapper [1]

Second Lieutenant (Temporary Lieutenant) [1]

Surgeon [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Senior Reserve [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Temporary Major (Acting Lieutenant Colonel) [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [9]

Rifle Brigade [7]

Manchester Regiment [6]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

Coldstream Guards [4]

Grenadier Guards [4]

Royal Engineers [4]

Border Regiment [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

34th Poona Horse [2]

Army Service Corps [2]

General List [2]

Honourable Artillery Company [2]

Labour Corps [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Highlanders [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2]

2/5th Gurkha Rifles [1]

34th Prince Albert Victor's Own Poona Horse [1]

41st Dogras [1]

5th York and Lancaster Regiment Territorial Force [1]

7th Division [1]

9th Lancers [1]

Army Ordnance Depot [1]

Army Service Corps Transport [1]

Attached Royal Flying Corps [1]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Canadian Field Artillery [1]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Devonshire Regiment attached Manchester Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [119]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

Royal Navy [5]

Indian Army [3]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [22]

L [21]

F [16]

A [12]

C [12]

S [9]

W [8]

M [6]

P [5]

D [4]

H [4]

E [3]

G [3]

J [3]

N [3]

T [3]

V [2]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [136]

Country

United Kingdom [35]

Canada [1]

South Africa [1]

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People [137] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Northwich [7] Huddersfield [2] Lewisham [2] Nottingham [2] Streatham [2] Alverstoke [1] Armidale New South Wales [1] Barnsley [1] Beckenham [1] Bedford [1] Blackheath [1] Bolton [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Brockley, London [1] Busbridge, Godalming, Surrey [1] Camberwell [1] Cambridge [1] Chesterfield [1] Chorlton [1] Cloughmills,Co Antrim. [1] Croydon [1] Dalmeny, W Lothian, Scotland [1] Draycott, Derbyshire [1] East Molesey [1] Edmonton, Middlesex [1] Fulham, London [1] Glasgow [1] Goole [1] Grange Over Sands, Ulverston [1] Grassendale, Lancashire [1] Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Ham, Surrey [1] Hampstead,London. [1] Hatchford [1] Hoddesdon [1] Iquique [1] Kensington, South West London [1] Kimberley [1] Kingstown [1] Kirtlington Park, Oxfordshire [1] Lambeth [1] Langholm [1] Liverpool [1] London [1] Manchester [1] Markinch, Fife [1] Mitcham, Surrey [1] Monkwearmouth [1] Nantwich [1] Newcastle-Upon-Tyne [1]

Rank

Private [55] Captain [28] Lieutenant [21] Second Lieutenant [17] Major [11] Lieutenant Colonel [7] Gunner [6] Corporal [4] Serjeant [4] Acting Serjeant [2] Colonel [2] Driver [2] Lance Corporal [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Rifleman [2] Sergeant [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] AB [1] Acting Company Sergeant Major [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Adjutant Captain [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Captain (T) [1] Captain/Reserve of Officers [1] Commandant, Major [1] Commander [1] Fleet Surgeon [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lt. Col. [1] Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Sapper [1] Second Lieutenant (Temporary Lieutenant) [1] Surgeon [1] Temporary Lieutenant Senior Reserve [1] Temporary Major [1] Temporary Major (Acting Lieutenant Colonel) [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [9] Rifle Brigade [7] Manchester Regiment [6] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] Coldstream Guards [4] Grenadier Guards [4] Royal Engineers [4] Border Regiment [3] Canadian Infantry [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] 34th Poona Horse [2] Army Service Corps [2] General List [2] Honourable Artillery Company [2] Labour Corps [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Highlanders [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Scots Fusiliers [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2] 2/5th Gurkha Rifles [1] 34th Prince Albert Victor's Own Poona Horse [1] 41st Dogras [1] 5th York and Lancaster Regiment Territorial Force [1] 7th Division [1] 9th Lancers [1] Army Ordnance Depot [1] Army Service Corps Transport [1] Attached Royal Flying Corps [1] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Canadian Field Artillery [1] Canadian Infantry Battalion [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Devonshire Regiment attached Manchester Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [119] Canadian Expeditionary Force [6] Royal Navy [5] Indian Army [3] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2] Australian Imperial Force [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [22] L [21] F [16] A [12] C [12] S [9] W [8] M [6] P [5] D [4] H [4] E [3] G [3] J [3] N [3] T [3] V [2] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [136]

Country

United Kingdom [35] Canada [1] South Africa [1]

Harold Ernest Thomas

Born 1886

British Army 156063 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 538 Siege Battery

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Keith Lintott

Born 1895

Died 1916

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 8/3675 New Zealand Engineers

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Conwy Crosland

Born 1886

Died 1937

British Army Lieutenant Grenadier Guards

British Army Captain Grenadier Guards

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Alfred Dalton Bond

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant 5th York and Lancaster Regiment Territorial Force

British Army Lieutenant York and Lancaster Regiment

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Eric Edward Boketon Holt-Wilson

Born 1875

Died 1950

British Army Captain/Reserve of Officers Royal Engineers

British Army Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel Royal Engineers

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Alfred Edward Fitzgerald

Born 1872

Died 1916

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Colonel East Surrey Regiment attached Durham Light Infantry

British Army 15th Bn.

British Army Lt. Col.

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Thomas Rigby Gordon Dignum

Born 1885

Died 1919

British Army 16716 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 631159 Private Labour Corps

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Evelyn Henry Lintott

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army Temporary Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Sergeant West Yorkshire Regiment 15th (Service) Battalion

British Army Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) 15th (Service) Battalion

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Hugh Wallace Mann

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army S/13902 Lance Serjeant Cameron Highlanders

British Army Captain Cameron Highlanders

British Army Captain Cameron Highlanders 5 Bn.

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Jacob Clive Fitt

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army GS/8876 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army Private Royal Fusiliers 22nd Bn.

British Army 22nd Bn.

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Edward James Berry

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 10608 Serjeant Manchester Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Manchester Regiment 19 Bn

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Frank Falconer Dutton

Born 1894

Died 1977

British Army Lieutenant Cheshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Royal Air Force

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Ronald Arthur Pook

Born 1888

Died 1993

Canadian Expeditionary Force 57562

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Cecil Walker Case Morris

Born 1880

Died 1955

British Army Captain Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army Major Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal West Kent Regiment

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Joel Woolf Barnato

Born 1895

Died 1948

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Captain Royal Field Artillery

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James Milroy Fitzsimons

Born 1891

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 86652

Canadian Expeditionary Force 86652 Gunner Canadian Field Artillery

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Albert Lintin

Born 1893

Died 1917

Royal Navy Z/5253 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy AB Nelson

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Stanley Walker Ahiers

Died 1918

British Army 430874 Private Canadian Infantry Battalion

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Harold Deakin Wood

Born 1888

British Army 103864 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Frederick William Berry

Born 1873

British Army 59283 Private Manchester Regiment Garrison Bn.

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