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Leek, Staffordshire [15]

Leeds, Yorkshire [6]

Liverpool [3]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [2]

Birmingham [2]

Hull [2]

London [2]

Nottingham [2]

St Pancras, London [2]

Tockwith, Yorkshire [2]

Tring, Herts [2]

Alfreton, Derby [1]

Atherington, Devon [1]

Auckland [1]

Aylesbury, Bucks [1]

Ball Haye Green, Leek, Staffordshire [1]

Barkly West [1]

Barrow Haven, Lincs [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Berkhamsted, Herts [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bickerstaffe, Ormskirk, Lancashire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Blackburn [1]

Bradford [1]

Bray, Berkshire [1]

Briton Ferry [1]

Broomedge, Warrington [1]

Bundaberg Queensland [1]

Bundamba Queensland [1]

Burton on Trent [1]

Buxton, Derbyshire [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

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Canning Town, East London [1]

Caverswall, Staffordshire [1]

Clay Cross, Derbyshire [1]

Cleveland Queensland [1]

Crewkerne, Somerset [1]

Crieff Scotland [1]

Dalmarnock, Lanarkshire [1]

Derby [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Dilhorne [1]

Dilhorne, Staffordshire [1]

Dundalk [1]

Dunkinfield, Cheshire [1]

Durham [1]

Durham South Shields [1]

Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire [1]

Rank

Private [333]

Gunner [65]

Corporal [31]

Driver [31]

Serjeant [31]

Sapper [18]

Lance Corporal [16]

Second Lieutenant [15]

Bombardier [14]

Rifleman [11]

Lieutenant [10]

Acting Serjeant [9]

Captain [8]

Acting Corporal [4]

Sergeant [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Major [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

2nd/Cpl [1]

A. Bombardier [1]

A/Bdr [1]

A/Corpl [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Company Sergeant Major [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Boy [1]

Bugler [1]

Corpl [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Dvr (RFA) 471 D.A.C. [1]

Guardsman [1]

Gunner (Signaller) [1]

L/Cpl [1]

L/Sgt [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Private 1st Class [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Saddler [1]

Shoe Smith [1]

Signaller [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [105]

Royal Engineers [24]

Royal Garrison Artillery [20]

Royal Fusiliers [19]

West Yorkshire Regiment [18]

Royal West Kent Regiment [15]

York and Lancaster Regiment [14]

North Staffordshire Regiment [13]

West Riding Regiment [12]

Labour Corps [11]

Manchester Regiment [11]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [11]

Army Service Corps [10]

Bedfordshire Regiment [10]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [10]

Liverpool Regiment [10]

Royal Scots [10]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [10]

London Regiment [9]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [9]

The Queen's Regiment [9]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [9]

East Surrey Regiment [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

South Staffordshire Regiment [8]

Cheshire Regiment [7]

East Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Rifle Brigade [7]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Norfolk Regiment [6]

Welsh Regiment [6]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5]

Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [5]

Royal Horse Artillery [5]

Suffolk Regiment [5]

Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [4]

East Kent Regiment [4]

Gordon Highlanders [4]

Grenadier Guards [4]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Prince of Wales's (North Staffordshire Regiment) [4]

Somerset Light Infantry [4]

Service

British Army [539]

Australian Imperial Force [15]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12]

Royal Navy [7]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [51]

C [51]

S [48]

W [48]

D [45]

H [41]

M [40]

G [38]

A [30]

F [29]

P [25]

T [24]

R [22]

J [17]

O [17]

L [14]

E [9]

N [8]

K [6]

V [5]

Y [4]

I [2]

Q [1]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [569]

Country

United Kingdom [77]

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Leek, Staffordshire [15] Leeds, Yorkshire [6] Liverpool [3] Barnsley, Yorkshire [2] Birmingham [2] Hull [2] London [2] Nottingham [2] St Pancras, London [2] Tockwith, Yorkshire [2] Tring, Herts [2] Alfreton, Derby [1] Atherington, Devon [1] Auckland [1] Aylesbury, Bucks [1] Ball Haye Green, Leek, Staffordshire [1] Barkly West [1] Barrow Haven, Lincs [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Berkhamsted, Herts [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bickerstaffe, Ormskirk, Lancashire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Blackburn [1] Bradford [1] Bray, Berkshire [1] Briton Ferry [1] Broomedge, Warrington [1] Bundaberg Queensland [1] Bundamba Queensland [1] Burton on Trent [1] Buxton, Derbyshire [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Camden New South Wales [1] Canning Town, East London [1] Caverswall, Staffordshire [1] Clay Cross, Derbyshire [1] Cleveland Queensland [1] Crewkerne, Somerset [1] Crieff Scotland [1] Dalmarnock, Lanarkshire [1] Derby [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Dilhorne [1] Dilhorne, Staffordshire [1] Dundalk [1] Dunkinfield, Cheshire [1] Durham [1] Durham South Shields [1] Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire [1]

Rank

Private [333] Gunner [65] Corporal [31] Driver [31] Serjeant [31] Sapper [18] Lance Corporal [16] Second Lieutenant [15] Bombardier [14] Rifleman [11] Lieutenant [10] Acting Serjeant [9] Captain [8] Acting Corporal [4] Sergeant [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Major [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Pioneer [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 2nd Corporal [1] 2nd Lieutenant [1] 2nd/Cpl [1] A. Bombardier [1] A/Bdr [1] A/Corpl [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Company Sergeant Major [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Boy [1] Bugler [1] Corpl [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Dvr (RFA) 471 D.A.C. [1] Guardsman [1] Gunner (Signaller) [1] L/Cpl [1] L/Sgt [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Private 1st Class [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Saddler [1] Shoe Smith [1] Signaller [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [105] Royal Engineers [24] Royal Garrison Artillery [20] Royal Fusiliers [19] West Yorkshire Regiment [18] Royal West Kent Regiment [15] York and Lancaster Regiment [14] North Staffordshire Regiment [13] West Riding Regiment [12] Labour Corps [11] Manchester Regiment [11] Royal Lancaster Regiment [11] Army Service Corps [10] Bedfordshire Regiment [10] King's Royal Rifle Corps [10] Liverpool Regiment [10] Royal Scots [10] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [10] London Regiment [9] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [9] The Queen's Regiment [9] Yorkshire Light Infantry [9] East Surrey Regiment [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] South Staffordshire Regiment [8] Cheshire Regiment [7] East Yorkshire Regiment [7] Rifle Brigade [7] Middlesex Regiment [6] Norfolk Regiment [6] Welsh Regiment [6] Durham Light Infantry [5] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] Machine Gun Corps [5] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5] Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [5] Royal Horse Artillery [5] Suffolk Regiment [5] Yorkshire Regiment [5] Devonshire Regiment [4] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [4] East Kent Regiment [4] Gordon Highlanders [4] Grenadier Guards [4] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Prince of Wales's (North Staffordshire Regiment) [4] Somerset Light Infantry [4]

Service

British Army [539] Australian Imperial Force [15] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12] Royal Navy [7] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [51] C [51] S [48] W [48] D [45] H [41] M [40] G [38] A [30] F [29] P [25] T [24] R [22] J [17] O [17] L [14] E [9] N [8] K [6] V [5] Y [4] I [2] Q [1] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [569]

Country

United Kingdom [77]

Herbert Downing

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 96490 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 96490 Dvr (RFA) 471 D.A.C. Royal Horse and Royal Field Artillery

British Army 96490 Driver Royal Field Artillery 47 Brigade

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Charles Gilfred Lewthwaite

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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Leonard Buckle

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 2819 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 2819 Lance Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Joseph Flowers

Died 1918

British Army 241794 Corporal Cheshire Regiment

British Army 5048 Cheshire Regiment

British Army G-21392 Corporal Royal West Kent Regiment

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Alfred Joseph Deadman

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army F/1096 Private Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) 17th Battalion

British Army F/1096 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Alexander Cranston

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 103604 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 103604 Acting Serjeant Royal Engineers

British Army 103604 Serjeant Royal Engineers

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Harry Downing

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 2666 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 2666 Gunner 1st West Riding Brigade RFA

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John Henry Ardern

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 75680 Private Manchester Regiment 3rd Battalion

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George Trafford

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 23899 Guardsman Grenadier Guards 4th Battalion

British Army 23899 Private Grenadier Guards

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Walter F Cupper

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army F/2233 L/Cpl Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) 23rd Battalion

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Charles Henry Ellingworth

Born 1896

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 7730

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Ernest Gilberthorpe

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 65048 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 65048 Corporal 2nd Royal Engineers 105th Field Company, 2nd Battalion

British Army 65048 2nd Corporal Royal Engineers 105th Field Company

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George Lancelot Tapscott

Born 1889

Died 1940

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 68195

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Charles H Masser

Died 1918

British Army 6527 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 268019 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

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James William Dee

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 71406 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 39th Battalion

British Army 71406 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Frederick Gordon Bayley

Born 1895

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Lieutenant 204 Squadron

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William Calvert

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 40820 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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James Bull

Born 1886

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 7033

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Horace Charles Allen

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 41625

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Harold John Stephens

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 4292

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