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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]

John Linsley

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 24381 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army

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Bernard Bruce Beesley

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 113705 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Richard Cameron North Palairet

Born 1871

Died 1955

British Army Captain Infantry Brigade

British Army Major Infantry Brigade

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Trevor Allington Crosland

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Laurence Reddrop Lewis

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army Captain South Wales Borderers

British Army Captain South Wales Borderers 11th Bn.

British Army Captain South Wales Borderers 11th Bn.

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James Reginald Dale

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 2942 Private King's (Liverpool Regiment)

British Army King's (Liverpool Regiment) 5th Battalion (Territorial Force)

British Army 2942 Private Liverpool Regiment

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Clarence Jarman

Born 1896

Died 1996

British Army G/1644 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army The Queens Regiment 7th Bn.

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Sidney John Love

Died 1918

British Army 4248 Private London Regiment

British Army 491513 Private London Regiment

British Army London Regt. 1st/13th Kensington Bn.

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Herbert Strudwick

Born 1880

Died 1970

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 218578

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Edmund Walters

Died 1918

British Army 681990 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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William Bruce Beesley

Born 1890

Royal Navy 237917

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Stanley Nelson Allard

Died 1916

British Army 844 Private Hampshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Arthur Granville Soames

Born 1886

British Army Lieutenant Coldstream Guards

British Army Captain Coldstream Guards

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Cuthbert William Lintott

Born 1885

Canadian Expeditionary Force 21173

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Charles George Moss

Died 1918

British Army G/22854 Private The Queen's Regiment

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Harold Fitch

Born 1886

Died 1914

British Army MS/100 Private Army Service Corps

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Charles William Fitzgerald

Born 1888

Died 1914

British Army 7381 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 2nd Bn.

British Army 7381 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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James Fitzpatrick

Born 1884

Died 1914

British Army 9559 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army Manchester Regiment Ist Bn.

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John Flannery

Died 1914

British Army 2657 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army Private Manchester Regiment 2nd Bn.

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Edward Fleet

Died 1914

British Army 12135 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 12135 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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