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Saxlingham Nethergate, Norfolk [13]

Saxlingham Nethergate [9]

Saxlingham Nethergate Norfolk [8]

Hempnall Norfolk [2]

Newton Flotman, Norfolk [2]

Saxlingham Thorpe, Norfolk [2]

Saxlingham, Norfolk [2]

Swardeston, Norfolk [2]

Alnwick, Northumberland [1]

Barningham, Suffolk [1]

Blackheath [1]

Blicking Norfolk [1]

Blofield, Norfolk England [1]

Botesdale Suffolk [1]

Braintree, Essex [1]

Bunwell Norwich, Norfolk [1]

Buxton Lamas, Norfolk [1]

Chedgrave, Loddon, Norfolk [1]

Claxton Loddon, Norfolk [1]

Corton Mutford Suffolk [1]

Darton, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Dodworth, Barnsley, West Riding, Yorkshire [1]

Forncett End, Norfolk [1]

Forncett, Norfolk [1]

Fritton, Norfolk [1]

Fundenhall, Norfolk [1]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1]

Hardwick Norfolk [1]

Hasketon, Woodbridge, Suffolk [1]

Hellifield, North Yorkshire [1]

Hempnall, Norfolk [1]

Henstead, Norfolk [1]

Hethersett, Norfolk [1]

High Wych, Hertfordshire [1]

Horncastle, Lincolnshire [1]

Hoxne Suffolk [1]

Kenningall Norfolk [1]

Loddon, Norfolk [1]

Long Stratton, Norfolk [1]

Mattishall, Mitford, Norfolk [1]

Mattishall, Norfolk [1]

Mulbarton [1]

Newton Flotman [1]

Newton Flotman Norfolk [1]

North Lopham, Guiltcross, Norfolk [1]

North Lopham, Norfolk [1]

Norwich, Norfolk [1]

Ormesby, Norfolk [1]

Pensthorpe Norfolk [1]

Postwick Norwich, Norfolk [1]

Rank

Private [74]

Driver [9]

Corporal [8]

Sapper [5]

Gunner [4]

Lance Corporal [4]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Ordinary seaman [2]

Serjeant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Pioneer [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Stoker 1 [1]

Stoker 2 [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Unit

Norfolk Regiment [31]

Army Service Corps [9]

Royal Field Artillery [8]

Labour Corps [6]

Royal Engineers [6]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Essex Regiment [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

HMS Pembroke 1 [2]

Lancers [2]

London Regiment [2]

Norfolk Yeomanry [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Tank Corps [2]

12th Army Cyclist Corps [1]

12th (Prince of Wales's Royal) Lancers [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Cyclists Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Australian Infantry [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

HMS INFLEXIBLE, Pembroke and many other ships [1]

HMS Retriever [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

Indomitable [1]

King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Naval Forces [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Pembroke [1]

Pembroke 1 [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Army [1]

Service

British Army [106]

Royal Navy [7]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [16]

B [14]

W [13]

P [12]

S [12]

C [9]

M [8]

E [6]

D [5]

A [4]

F [4]

Y [4]

R [3]

K [2]

L [2]

T [2]

J [1]

O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [116]

Country

United Kingdom [112]

India [3]

Canada [2]

Australia [1]

France [1]

Germany [1]

Jamaica [1]

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People [118] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Saxlingham Nethergate, Norfolk [13] Saxlingham Nethergate [9] Saxlingham Nethergate Norfolk [8] Hempnall Norfolk [2] Newton Flotman, Norfolk [2] Saxlingham Thorpe, Norfolk [2] Saxlingham, Norfolk [2] Swardeston, Norfolk [2] Alnwick, Northumberland [1] Barningham, Suffolk [1] Blackheath [1] Blicking Norfolk [1] Blofield, Norfolk England [1] Botesdale Suffolk [1] Braintree, Essex [1] Bunwell Norwich, Norfolk [1] Buxton Lamas, Norfolk [1] Chedgrave, Loddon, Norfolk [1] Claxton Loddon, Norfolk [1] Corton Mutford Suffolk [1] Darton, Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Dodworth, Barnsley, West Riding, Yorkshire [1] Forncett End, Norfolk [1] Forncett, Norfolk [1] Fritton, Norfolk [1] Fundenhall, Norfolk [1] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1] Hardwick Norfolk [1] Hasketon, Woodbridge, Suffolk [1] Hellifield, North Yorkshire [1] Hempnall, Norfolk [1] Henstead, Norfolk [1] Hethersett, Norfolk [1] High Wych, Hertfordshire [1] Horncastle, Lincolnshire [1] Hoxne Suffolk [1] Kenningall Norfolk [1] Loddon, Norfolk [1] Long Stratton, Norfolk [1] Mattishall, Mitford, Norfolk [1] Mattishall, Norfolk [1] Mulbarton [1] Newton Flotman [1] Newton Flotman Norfolk [1] North Lopham, Guiltcross, Norfolk [1] North Lopham, Norfolk [1] Norwich, Norfolk [1] Ormesby, Norfolk [1] Pensthorpe Norfolk [1] Postwick Norwich, Norfolk [1]

Rank

Private [74] Driver [9] Corporal [8] Sapper [5] Gunner [4] Lance Corporal [4] Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Ordinary seaman [2] Serjeant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Acting Corporal [1] Bombardier [1] Captain [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Pioneer [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Stoker 1 [1] Stoker 2 [1] Transport Corporal [1]

Unit

Norfolk Regiment [31] Army Service Corps [9] Royal Field Artillery [8] Labour Corps [6] Royal Engineers [6] Machine Gun Corps [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Essex Regiment [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Border Regiment [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] HMS Pembroke 1 [2] Lancers [2] London Regiment [2] Norfolk Yeomanry [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Tank Corps [2] 12th Army Cyclist Corps [1] 12th (Prince of Wales's Royal) Lancers [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Cyclists Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Australian Infantry [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] HMS INFLEXIBLE, Pembroke and many other ships [1] HMS Retriever [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] Indomitable [1] King's Liverpool Regiment [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Naval Forces [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Pembroke [1] Pembroke 1 [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Army [1]

Service

British Army [106] Royal Navy [7] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

H [16] B [14] W [13] P [12] S [12] C [9] M [8] E [6] D [5] A [4] F [4] Y [4] R [3] K [2] L [2] T [2] J [1] O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [116]

Country

United Kingdom [112] India [3] Canada [2] Australia [1] France [1] Germany [1] Jamaica [1]

Martin Philip Cobb

Born 1883

Died 1955

British Army TS-7765 Driver Army Service Corps

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Thomas Frederick Dade

Born 1889

Died 1959

British Army 1702 Private Norfolk Regiment 1/1st Battalion

British Army 320130 Private Norfolk Regiment

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William Arthur Pechey

Born 1883

Died 1967

British Army 204251 Acting Corporal Essex Regiment

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Frederick J Pitt

Born 1881

Died 1961

British Army 186295 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Charles Brighton

Born 1894

Died 1988

British Army 1675 Private Norfolk Regiment 1/4th Battalion

British Army 1673 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 200101 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Herbert Harcourt Howlett

Born 1880

Died 1958

British Army 164320 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army Sapper Royal Engineers

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Ernest Emms

Born 1892

Died 1975

British Army 1756 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 200122 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Thomas Hayes

Born 1879

Died 1956

British Army 4161 Private Honourable Artillery Company

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George Tyrell

Born 1874

Died 1957

British Army 4239 Corporal Norfolk Regiment

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Alfred Leonard Moore

Born 1895

Died 1976

British Army 32 Pioneer Royal Field Artillery

British Army 876747 Pioneer Royal Field Artillery

British Army 1146 Royal Field Artillery 1st East Anglian Brigade

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Henry Pechey

Born 1888

Died 1975

British Army DM2/162877 Private Army Service Corps

British Army Royal Army

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Frederick Robert Back

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 12663 Private Army Cyclists Corps

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Albert Flint

Born 1883

British Army 1752 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 200120 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Sydney Rushmore Waters

Born 1890

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 7815 Australian Infantry 11th Battalion

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John H Warnes

Born 1893

Died 1969

British Army 1440 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Charles Sydney Hamond

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 33872 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Ernest Richard Baldry

Born 1883

Died 1957

British Army 5079 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 280079 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 5079 Gunner Royal Garrison Artlillery

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Thomas Henry Heazle

Born 1891

Died 1981

British Army 12073 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Paul Coleman

Born 1895

Died 1987

British Army 42944 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Wallace John Brighton

Born 1897

Died 1984

British Army 59234 Private Welsh Regiment

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