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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]

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People [576] Stories Communities

Place of birth

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]

John H Williams

British Army 9761 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 12379 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 581387 Private Labour Corps

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John Alfred Riddiford

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army M2/153891 Private Army Service Corps

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John Woods

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 26611 Private King's (Liverpool) Regiment 20th (Service) Battalion

British Army G/19763 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army G/19763 Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 11th Battalion

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John William Gibson Morris

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army Captain Welsh Regiment 12th Bn. attd. 6th Bn

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Frederick William Farrow

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 7167 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 7167 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Arthur E Sterland

Died 1916

British Army 37664 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Gerald Lee-Booker

Died 1916

British Army 4515 Private Royal Fusiliers 20th Battalion

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Benjamin Gaukroger

British Army 35963 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 12187 Private Labour Corps

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Charles George Gould

Born 1887

Died 1914

British Army Northam

British Army 7169 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Edward Bradley Bate

Born 1878

Died 1918

British Army 29749 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 29749 South Wales Borderers 6th Battalion

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John Blackstone

British Army 16057 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Sidney Frank Godley

British Army L/6421 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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William Cyril Jose

Born 1899

Died 1984

British Army 15477 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 34525 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 54055 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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John Wilkinson Parker

Born 1898

Died 1948

British Army 204106 Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers

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Ernest Gatenby

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 11993 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 17532 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 11993 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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William George Davis

Born 1897

Royal Navy J30256 Able Seaman HMS Revenge

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