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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]

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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]

Victor Albert Sparkes

Born 1897

Died 1975

British Army 242561 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Horace Kemp

Born 1889

Died 1969

British Army 1102 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 200031 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Alfred Funnell

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 16743 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 16743 Lance Corporal Norfolk Regiment 1st Battalion

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John Ernest Davey

Born 1898

Died 1977

British Army 119788 Private Machine Gun Corps

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George Henry Last Brighton

Born 1893

Died 1914

British Army 8976 Private Norfolk Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 8976 Private Norfolk Regiment 1st Battalion

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James Howie Fraser

Born 1888

Died 1914

British Army Lieutenant Gordon Highlanders

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Charles Heazle

Born 1900

Died 1981

British Army M/332562 Private Royal Army Service Corps

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Harry Francis Moore

Born 1898

Died 1934

British Army 32756 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army 65308 Private Labour Corps

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Ralph White

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 11626 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Kenneth Charles Webb Ware

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 130603 Royal Horse Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

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Bertie Harris

Born 1893

Royal Navy K15154 Ordinary seaman Pembroke

Royal Navy K15154 Stoker 1st Class HMS INFLEXIBLE, Pembroke and many other ships

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Henry Nelson Hobart Houghton

Born 1877

Died 1956

Royal Navy Lieutenant Colonel

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Charles Ellis Smith

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 14142 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Reginald White

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 23169 Private Border Regiment

British Army 18652 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Nelson Foweather

British Army 31392 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Cyril Joseph Smith

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 42837 Private Manchester Regiment

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Jackson Webster Parr

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army CH1372S Private Naval Forces

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Dennis Austin Allen

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 20704 Private Essex Regiment

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