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Coventry, Warwickshire [23]

Coventry [6]

Aberdeen [5]

Aberdeen Scotland [5]

Coventry England [5]

Forres [2]

Leamington, Warwickshire [2]

London England [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

6c 2h Bond Street, Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Aberdeenshire Scotland [1]

Aberfeldy, Perthshire [1]

Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Airdrie [1]

Aleppo [1]

Allesley, nr Coventry [1]

Ardnamurchan [1]

Ashford, Kent [1]

Athlone [1]

Athlone, Meath [1]

Battersea, Surrey, England [1]

Bedworth, Warwickshire [1]

Belvedere, Kent [1]

Bentfield End, Stansted, Essex [1]

Birmingham [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Brighton Sussex [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire [1]

Burton on Trent staffs [1]

Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk [1]

Caboolture Queensland [1]

Caltowie South Australia [1]

Camden Town, London [1]

Chapelfields, Coventry [1]

Chilvers Coton, Warwickshire [1]

Cleckheaton, Yorks. [1]

Cranham, Gloucestershire [1]

Crossaig, Argyll, Scotland [1]

Cuddalore [1]

Cutcombe, Somerset [1]

Devonport [1]

Disblair, Aberdeenshire [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Exeter Devon [1]

Exmouth England [1]

Ford, Northumberland [1]

Glasgow, Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [330]

Lance Corporal [51]

Corporal [42]

Second Lieutenant [34]

Serjeant [26]

Able Seaman [22]

Captain [17]

Rifleman [13]

Gunner [12]

Lieutenant [12]

Stoker 1st Class [12]

Lance Serjeant [11]

Sapper [10]

Sergeant [8]

Driver [7]

Acting Corporal [6]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [5]

Boy 1st Class [4]

Major [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Senior Reserve Attendant [3]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Cadet [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Doctor [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Petty Officer Stoker [2]

Pioneer [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

AM1 [1]

Acting AM1(C) [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 2c [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Chief Boatswain [1]

Chief Medical Officer [1]

Chief Shipwright 2nd Class [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal Mechanic [1]

Unit

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [38]

Highland Light Infantry [22]

Royal Fusiliers [22]

Australian Infantry [19]

Royal Army Medical Corps [19]

Army Service Corps [17]

Canadian Infantry [14]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [14]

Gordon Highlanders [13]

London Regiment [13]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [13]

Royal Engineers [12]

Royal Field Artillery [11]

Royal Highlanders [11]

Norfolk Regiment [10]

Royal Flying Corps [10]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9]

Rifle Brigade [9]

Royal Air Force [9]

West Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Bedfordshire Regiment [8]

Royal West Kent Regiment [8]

Border Regiment [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6]

West Riding Regiment [6]

Grenadier Guards [5]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Scottish Rifles [5]

Shropshire Light Infantry [5]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

Labour Corps [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Suffolk Regiment [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

HMS Vanguard [3]

Hertfordshire Regiment [3]

Seaforth Highlanders [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Auckland Infantry Regiment [2]

Australian Machine Gun Corps [2]

Cameron Highlanders [2]

Service

British Army [401]

Royal Navy [68]

Australian Imperial Force [40]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [22]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Other Empire Force [4]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

M [60]

B [57]

H [54]

W [42]

C [41]

S [34]

G [32]

P [32]

F [26]

R [26]

T [24]

A [21]

J [20]

D [19]

L [17]

E [14]

O [13]

K [12]

N [7]

I [3]

Y [3]

V [2]

Contribution

Military Service [554]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [60]

Canada [1]

United States [1]

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People [559] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Coventry, Warwickshire [23] Coventry [6] Aberdeen [5] Aberdeen Scotland [5] Coventry England [5] Forres [2] Leamington, Warwickshire [2] London England [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] 6c 2h Bond Street, Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Aberdeenshire Scotland [1] Aberfeldy, Perthshire [1] Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Airdrie [1] Aleppo [1] Allesley, nr Coventry [1] Ardnamurchan [1] Ashford, Kent [1] Athlone [1] Athlone, Meath [1] Battersea, Surrey, England [1] Bedworth, Warwickshire [1] Belvedere, Kent [1] Bentfield End, Stansted, Essex [1] Birmingham [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Brighton Sussex [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire [1] Burton on Trent staffs [1] Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk [1] Caboolture Queensland [1] Caltowie South Australia [1] Camden Town, London [1] Chapelfields, Coventry [1] Chilvers Coton, Warwickshire [1] Cleckheaton, Yorks. [1] Cranham, Gloucestershire [1] Crossaig, Argyll, Scotland [1] Cuddalore [1] Cutcombe, Somerset [1] Devonport [1] Disblair, Aberdeenshire [1] Edinburgh [1] Exeter Devon [1] Exmouth England [1] Ford, Northumberland [1] Glasgow, Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [330] Lance Corporal [51] Corporal [42] Second Lieutenant [34] Serjeant [26] Able Seaman [22] Captain [17] Rifleman [13] Gunner [12] Lieutenant [12] Stoker 1st Class [12] Lance Serjeant [11] Sapper [10] Sergeant [8] Driver [7] Acting Corporal [6] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [5] Boy 1st Class [4] Major [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Acting Serjeant [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Senior Reserve Attendant [3] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Cadet [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Doctor [2] Leading Seaman [2] Petty Officer [2] Petty Officer Stoker [2] Pioneer [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] AM1 [1] Acting AM1(C) [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 2c [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Chief Boatswain [1] Chief Medical Officer [1] Chief Shipwright 2nd Class [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Cook's Mate [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal Mechanic [1]

Unit

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [38] Highland Light Infantry [22] Royal Fusiliers [22] Australian Infantry [19] Royal Army Medical Corps [19] Army Service Corps [17] Canadian Infantry [14] King's Royal Rifle Corps [14] Gordon Highlanders [13] London Regiment [13] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [13] Royal Engineers [12] Royal Field Artillery [11] Royal Highlanders [11] Norfolk Regiment [10] Royal Flying Corps [10] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9] Rifle Brigade [9] Royal Air Force [9] West Yorkshire Regiment [9] Bedfordshire Regiment [8] Royal West Kent Regiment [8] Border Regiment [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6] West Riding Regiment [6] Grenadier Guards [5] Hampshire Regiment [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Scottish Rifles [5] Shropshire Light Infantry [5] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [4] Labour Corps [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Suffolk Regiment [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] East Kent Regiment [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] HMS Vanguard [3] Hertfordshire Regiment [3] Seaforth Highlanders [3] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Auckland Infantry Regiment [2] Australian Machine Gun Corps [2] Cameron Highlanders [2]

Service

British Army [401] Royal Navy [68] Australian Imperial Force [40] Canadian Expeditionary Force [22] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8] Other Empire Force [4] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

M [60] B [57] H [54] W [42] C [41] S [34] G [32] P [32] F [26] R [26] T [24] A [21] J [20] D [19] L [17] E [14] O [13] K [12] N [7] I [3] Y [3] V [2]

Contribution

Military Service [554] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [60] Canada [1] United States [1]

Arthur Martin Cowd

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army Reverend Royal Army Chaplains Department

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Alfred Garnett Bentley

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army PS/11198 Private Royal Fusiliers 4th Bn.

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Alexander Whyte Argo

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 1736 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 303234 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 1st/2nd (Highland) Field Amb.

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Henry Blythe

Born 1892

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 189606 Air Mechanic 3rd Class 2nd Aircraft Depot

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Ronald Wilson

Born 1884

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 52392 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Air Force 15th Sqdn

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Arthur Boon

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 3028 Manchester Regiment 2/7th Bn

British Army 3028 Corporal Manchester Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Manchester Regiment

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Bentfield Charles Hucks

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army Captain Royal Flying Corps

British Army Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

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Thomas Menzies Burton

Born 1891

Died 1951

British Army 2266 Private Highland Light Infantry 9th highland Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Highland Light Infantry 9th (Glasgow Highland) Bn.

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Thomas Law Husselby

Born 1900

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 184427 Cadet

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Alexander Gammie

Born 1894

Died 1963

British Army 930 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 204705 Private Seaforth Highlanders 1/6th

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George Kerry Williamson

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army GS/42740 Private Royal Fusiliers

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William Moore

Born 1884

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 478 Private 30th Bn

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Mark Frost

Born 1885

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 4295 Private

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Arthur Shoebridge Atkins

Born 1878

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 2763 Corporal 40th Bn

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Archibald Gammie

Born 1885

British Army 7649 Private Seaforth Highlanders 2nd Battalion

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Harry Wilson

Born 1886

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 2030 Private 51st Bn

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Percy Hood Hollick

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 1267 Private Honourable Artillery Company

British Army Captain Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant

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George Longworth Jones

Born 1863

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 98 Sapper Australian Engineers 2nd Field Company

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Ernest Charles Robinson

Born 1888

Died 1919

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1704

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Lieutenant Royal Air Force 10th Sqdn

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Charles Oliver Swanston

Born 1865

Died 1914

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Poona Horse 34th

Indian Army Captain Indian Staff Corps

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