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Place of birth

Slinfold, Sussex [16]

Banbury, Oxfordshire [7]

Itchingfield, Sussex [3]

Barnes, Surrey [2]

Greenwich [2]

Hendon, Middlesex [2]

Islington, London [2]

Leamington Spa, Warwickshire [2]

St.Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex [2]

Billingshurst [1]

Billingshurst, Sussex [1]

Blackwool, Northchapel, Sussex [1]

Brackley, Northamptonshire [1]

Burgess Hill, Sussex [1]

Burwash, Sussex [1]

Camden Town, London [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan [1]

Chichester, Sussex [1]

Down Ampney, Gloucestershire [1]

Earlsfield, Surrey [1]

Easebourne, Sussex [1]

Eastbourne, Sussex [1]

Eltham, Kent [1]

Evesham, Worcestershire [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Farnham, Surrey [1]

Forest Row, Sussex [1]

Fulham, Middlesex [1]

Gloucester [1]

Godalming, Surrey [1]

Hampstead, Middlesex [1]

Hendon [1]

Hereford [1]

Horbury, Wakefield, Yorkshire [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Kentish Town, Middlesex [1]

Lee Common, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Lewisham London [1]

London [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Middleton Cheney, Northamptonshire [1]

Middleton Cheney, Northants [1]

Neithrop, Banbury, Oxfordshire [1]

Neithrop, Oxfordshire [1]

Norbiton, Surrey [1]

Paddington, London [1]

Portslade, Sussex [1]

Reading, Berkshire [1]

Rank

Private [60]

Second Lieutenant [22]

Lance Corporal [8]

Lieutenant [8]

Captain [6]

Serjeant [6]

Corporal [5]

Rifleman [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Gunner [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Driver [1]

Flight Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Lieutenant and Captain [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Pioneer [1]

Sailor [1]

Sapper [1]

Sergeant [1]

Ship's Musician [1]

Ship’s Musician [1]

Stoker [1]

Stoker (1st class) [1]

Stoker, 1st class [1]

Stoker, 2nd class [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Sussex Regiment [15]

Royal Fusiliers [13]

London Regiment [9]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5]

Army Service Corps [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Royal Engineers [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Honourable Artillery Company [3]

Labour Corps [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Gordon Highlanders [2]

London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

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

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

89th Punjabis [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

British Red Cross Society [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

City of London Yeomanry [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Hector / SS Beagle [1]

Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Kent Regiment [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

London Regiment (Artists' Rifles) [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Motors) [1]

Service

British Army [95]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8]

Royal Navy [7]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [29]

R [9]

H [8]

C [7]

F [7]

S [7]

W [7]

G [6]

M [6]

P [5]

K [3]

L [3]

T [3]

E [2]

J [2]

N [2]

A [1]

D [1]

I [1]

O [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [108]

Country

United Kingdom [44]

Canada [1]

Guyana [1]

Ireland [1]

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People [111] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Slinfold, Sussex [16] Banbury, Oxfordshire [7] Itchingfield, Sussex [3] Barnes, Surrey [2] Greenwich [2] Hendon, Middlesex [2] Islington, London [2] Leamington Spa, Warwickshire [2] St.Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex [2] Billingshurst [1] Billingshurst, Sussex [1] Blackwool, Northchapel, Sussex [1] Brackley, Northamptonshire [1] Burgess Hill, Sussex [1] Burwash, Sussex [1] Camden Town, London [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan [1] Chichester, Sussex [1] Down Ampney, Gloucestershire [1] Earlsfield, Surrey [1] Easebourne, Sussex [1] Eastbourne, Sussex [1] Eltham, Kent [1] Evesham, Worcestershire [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Farnham, Surrey [1] Forest Row, Sussex [1] Fulham, Middlesex [1] Gloucester [1] Godalming, Surrey [1] Hampstead, Middlesex [1] Hendon [1] Hereford [1] Horbury, Wakefield, Yorkshire [1] Kensington, London [1] Kentish Town, Middlesex [1] Lee Common, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Lewisham London [1] London [1] Marylebone, London [1] Middleton Cheney, Northamptonshire [1] Middleton Cheney, Northants [1] Neithrop, Banbury, Oxfordshire [1] Neithrop, Oxfordshire [1] Norbiton, Surrey [1] Paddington, London [1] Portslade, Sussex [1] Reading, Berkshire [1]

Rank

Private [60] Second Lieutenant [22] Lance Corporal [8] Lieutenant [8] Captain [6] Serjeant [6] Corporal [5] Rifleman [3] Acting Corporal [2] Gunner [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Driver [1] Flight Sub-Lieutenant [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Lieutenant and Captain [1] Petty Officer [1] Pioneer [1] Sailor [1] Sapper [1] Sergeant [1] Ship's Musician [1] Ship’s Musician [1] Stoker [1] Stoker (1st class) [1] Stoker, 1st class [1] Stoker, 2nd class [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Sub-Lieutenant [1] Transport Corporal [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Sussex Regiment [15] Royal Fusiliers [13] London Regiment [9] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5] Army Service Corps [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] Royal Engineers [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Coldstream Guards [3] Grenadier Guards [3] Honourable Artillery Company [3] Labour Corps [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Gordon Highlanders [2] London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] 89th Punjabis [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] British Red Cross Society [1] Canadian Infantry [1] City of London Yeomanry [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] HMS Agincourt [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Hector / SS Beagle [1] Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Kent Regiment [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] London Regiment (Artists' Rifles) [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Machine Gun Corps (Motors) [1]

Service

British Army [95] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8] Royal Navy [7] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [29] R [9] H [8] C [7] F [7] S [7] W [7] G [6] M [6] P [5] K [3] L [3] T [3] E [2] J [2] N [2] A [1] D [1] I [1] O [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [108]

Country

United Kingdom [44] Canada [1] Guyana [1] Ireland [1]

Kenneth Bruce Stuart

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry

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Seymour Thomas Goodwin

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 202839 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Wilfrid Eyre

Born 1892

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 100667

Canadian Expeditionary Force 100667 Private Canadian Infantry

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Richard Neville Runham

Born 1892

Died 1944

British Army 12686 Private Coldstream Guards

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

British Army 25072 Private Royal Flying Corps Squadron at Hythe, Kent

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Charles James Mott

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 766077 Private London Regiment

British Army 766077 Lance Corporal London Regiment 1/28th Battalion (Artists' Rifles)

British Army 766077 Lance Corporal London Regiment (Artists' Rifles)

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Francis Kennard Bliss

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 1770 Private London Regiment 28th lond Battalion

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery royal field artillery 59th Brigade

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery "D" Battery, 59th Brigade

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Elijah David Braggins

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 8729 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 301185 Private Labour Corps

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Thomas James Higgins

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 4664 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army 202296 Private Royal Scots

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Basil Frederick Murray Hughes

Born 1896

Died 1915

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

Royal Navy Flight Sub-Lieutenant Royal Naval Air Service

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Adolphe Anthony Goossens

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 3392 Private London Regiment 28th lond Battalion

British Army 3392

British Army Second Lieutenant Norfolk Regiment

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Eric Walter Roper

Died 1916

British Army 217 Serjeant Royal Fusiliers

British Army Lieutenant and Captain Royal Fusiliers

British Army Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers

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Harry Hector Retford

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 5798 Private London Regiment

British Army 761099 Private London Regiment

British Army 761099 Private London Regiment 28 london regiment (artist Battalion

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Francis Purcell Warren

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 2814 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant South Lancashire Regiment

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Ralph Windsor Parker

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Grenadier Guards

British Army Captain Grenadier Guards

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Alfred George Millard

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 7185 Lance Corporal London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant East Surrey Regiment

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Alfred John Hacker

Born 1896

Died 1914

British Army 10879 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers 1st Battalion

British Army 10379 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

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Arthur Armstrong-Dash

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers 12th Battalion

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James Wynn

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 61989 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 61989 Rifleman West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Walter Richards

Born 1898

British Army 9481 Private Honourable Artillery Company

British Army 9481 Private Honourable Artillery Company 1st Battalion

British Army 9481 Private Honourable Artillery Company 2nd Battalion

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Arthur Clements Heberden

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps

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