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Place of birth

Bedford [4]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [3]

Bangalore [2]

Lahore [2]

Marylebone, London [2]

Aberdeen, Scotland [1]

Aberdenshire [1]

Ayr [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Belper, Derbyshire [1]

Blackpool, Lancashire [1]

Bridgnorth, Shropshire [1]

Brixton, Surrey [1]

Buckden, Huntingdonshire [1]

Cape Colony [1]

Castleton, Derbyshire [1]

Cheddington, Buckinghamshire [1]

Christchurch, Hampshire [1]

Cliffton, Bristol [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Darjeeling [1]

Devynock, Breconshire, Wales [1]

Dilrugahm, Upper Assam [1]

Durham Sunderland [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Eton, Buckinghamshire [1]

Flushing, Falmouth, Cornwall [1]

Fordham, Newmarket [1]

Garatchpur [1]

Goa, Portuguese India, British Subject [1]

Grendon, Northamptonshire [1]

Guernsey? [1]

Harpenden, Hertfordshire [1]

Hinwick, Bedfordshire [1]

Hitchin [1]

Hyde, Cheshire [1]

Hythe, Kent, England [1]

India [1]

Lancashire [1]

Leicester, Leicestershire [1]

Liverpool [1]

Llantwit Fardre, Glamorgan [1]

London [1]

Medway, Kent [1]

Mitcham, Merton, Surrey [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Portugese India, British Subject [1]

Redourn, Hertfordshire [1]

Rock Ferry Cheshire, England [1]

Secunderabad [1]

Rank

Second Lieutenant [50]

Lieutenant [36]

Captain [31]

Private [18]

Major [11]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Captain [2]

Corporal [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Sapper [2]

/Temporary Major Captain [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Pilot Officer [1]

Acting Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Adjutant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Assistant Motor Engineer [1]

Assistant Paymaster [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Brigade Major [1]

Captain and Brevet Major (Acting Lieutenant Colonel) [1]

Captain/Temporary Major [1]

Driver [1]

Flight Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant (RN) [1]

Lieutenant General [1]

Midshipman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant RNVR [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Warrent Officer Class Two [1]

Unit

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

London Regiment [5]

Royal Flying Corps [5]

Royal Engineers [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Army Service Corps [3]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Royal Field Artillery [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Royal Marine Artillery [3]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2]

Inns of Court Officers Training Corps [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Northumberland Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Artillery [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry [2]

107th Pioneers [1]

127th Baluch Light Infantry [1]

127th Infantry [1]

127th Queen Mary's Own Baluch Light Infantry [1]

1st Division, 2nd Brigade [1]

1st South African Infantry [1]

2nd Royal Irish Regiment [1]

96th Berar Infantry [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Army Gymnastic Staff [1]

Attached Camel Transport Corps Army Service Corps [1]

Australian Flying Corps [1]

Baluchis [1]

Bedford Modern School Officer Training Corps (OTC) [1]

Bedford Yeomanry [1]

Berar Infantry [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment Territorial Force [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

County of London (Queen Victoria's) Regiment [1]

Cyclist Companies, Divisional Mounted Troops [1]

Dorset Yeomanry [1]

Service

British Army [83]

Royal Navy [11]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7]

Indian Army [6]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

S [10]

W [10]

B [8]

C [8]

D [7]

H [7]

P [7]

R [7]

F [6]

E [4]

G [4]

J [3]

K [3]

L [3]

M [3]

T [3]

A [2]

I [2]

N [2]

O [2]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [94]

Country

United Kingdom [61]

Canada [2]

India [2]

Australia [1]

Malaysia [1]

South Africa [1]

Sri Lanka [1]

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People [102] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bedford [4] Bedford, Bedfordshire [3] Bangalore [2] Lahore [2] Marylebone, London [2] Aberdeen, Scotland [1] Aberdenshire [1] Ayr [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Belper, Derbyshire [1] Blackpool, Lancashire [1] Bridgnorth, Shropshire [1] Brixton, Surrey [1] Buckden, Huntingdonshire [1] Cape Colony [1] Castleton, Derbyshire [1] Cheddington, Buckinghamshire [1] Christchurch, Hampshire [1] Cliffton, Bristol [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Darjeeling [1] Devynock, Breconshire, Wales [1] Dilrugahm, Upper Assam [1] Durham Sunderland [1] Edinburgh [1] Eton, Buckinghamshire [1] Flushing, Falmouth, Cornwall [1] Fordham, Newmarket [1] Garatchpur [1] Goa, Portuguese India, British Subject [1] Grendon, Northamptonshire [1] Guernsey? [1] Harpenden, Hertfordshire [1] Hinwick, Bedfordshire [1] Hitchin [1] Hyde, Cheshire [1] Hythe, Kent, England [1] India [1] Lancashire [1] Leicester, Leicestershire [1] Liverpool [1] Llantwit Fardre, Glamorgan [1] London [1] Medway, Kent [1] Mitcham, Merton, Surrey [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Portugese India, British Subject [1] Redourn, Hertfordshire [1] Rock Ferry Cheshire, England [1] Secunderabad [1]

Rank

Second Lieutenant [50] Lieutenant [36] Captain [31] Private [18] Major [11] Able Seaman [2] Acting Captain [2] Corporal [2] Lance Corporal [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Sapper [2] /Temporary Major Captain [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Pilot Officer [1] Acting Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Adjutant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Assistant Motor Engineer [1] Assistant Paymaster [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1] Brigade Major [1] Captain and Brevet Major (Acting Lieutenant Colonel) [1] Captain/Temporary Major [1] Driver [1] Flight Sub-Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant (RN) [1] Lieutenant General [1] Midshipman [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant RNVR [1] Temporary Major [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Warrent Officer Class Two [1]

Unit

Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] London Regiment [5] Royal Flying Corps [5] Royal Engineers [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Army Service Corps [3] Cambridgeshire Regiment [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Royal Field Artillery [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Royal Marine Artillery [3] Canadian Infantry [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2] Inns of Court Officers Training Corps [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Northumberland Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Artillery [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry [2] 107th Pioneers [1] 127th Baluch Light Infantry [1] 127th Infantry [1] 127th Queen Mary's Own Baluch Light Infantry [1] 1st Division, 2nd Brigade [1] 1st South African Infantry [1] 2nd Royal Irish Regiment [1] 96th Berar Infantry [1] Army Service Corps [1] Army Gymnastic Staff [1] Attached Camel Transport Corps Army Service Corps [1] Australian Flying Corps [1] Baluchis [1] Bedford Modern School Officer Training Corps (OTC) [1] Bedford Yeomanry [1] Berar Infantry [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment Territorial Force [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Corps of Hussars [1] County of London (Queen Victoria's) Regiment [1] Cyclist Companies, Divisional Mounted Troops [1] Dorset Yeomanry [1]

Service

British Army [83] Royal Navy [11] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7] Indian Army [6] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] Australian Imperial Force [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

S [10] W [10] B [8] C [8] D [7] H [7] P [7] R [7] F [6] E [4] G [4] J [3] K [3] L [3] M [3] T [3] A [2] I [2] N [2] O [2] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [94]

Country

United Kingdom [61] Canada [2] India [2] Australia [1] Malaysia [1] South Africa [1] Sri Lanka [1]

Kenneth David Rees

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Cheshire Regiment

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Arthur Duncan Mclaren

Died 1917

British Army 18620 Private Royal Scots

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Frank William Skelton

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Henry William Huckle

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 765792 Private London Regiment 28th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Cambridgeshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Frederick Thomas Austin Wilson

British Army Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers

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Michael Topham

British Army 993 Serjeant Royal Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

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Joseph Andrew Martin Blogg

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 6235 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

British Army 327898 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

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George Ernest Howard Keesey

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Rifle Brigade

British Army Captain Rifle Brigade

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Arthur George Richard Whitworth

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 6633 Private London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Northumberland Regiment 24th battalion, northumberland Battalion

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Daniel Ponting

Born 1887

Died 1917

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 7350 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps

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Neville Marriott North

British Army Captain Northumberland Fusiliers

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A E F Fawcus

British Army /Temporary Major Captain Manchester Regiment

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John Young Alexander Line

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant North Staffordshire Regiment

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Alan Buchanan

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 3186 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 10th Battalion

British Army 3186 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Arthur Charles Ingram

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant East Lancashire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Bedfordshire Regiment 4th Battalion

British Army Captain Bedfordshire Regiment Attd 4th Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment

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David Jones Capenhurst Jenkins

Born 1893

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 12863

Canadian Expeditionary Force 12863 Sergeant Canadian Infantry

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John Leslie Green

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps Territorial Force

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

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Richard Bertram Graham Warder

Born 1881

Died 1921

Royal Navy Major

Royal Navy Major Royal Marine Artillery HMS Resolution

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Bertie Raymond Philbrick

Born 1874

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force Captain Canadian Infantry 46th Battalion

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Sydney Domville Rowland, Ma, Mrcs, Lrcp

Born 1872

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Major Roayl Army Medical Corps 26th General Hospital

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