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Leicester [6]

Camberwell [2]

Chelsea [2]

Marylebone, London [2]

Addlestone, Surrey [1]

Bangalore, Karnataka [1]

Barnes [1]

Bath [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Bebington, Cheshire [1]

Billesdon, Leicestershire [1]

Blackpool, Lancaster [1]

Bridgend, Glamorgan [1]

Brussels [1]

Chester-le-street ,Durham [1]

Darjeeling [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Epsom [1]

Farrington, Hampshire [1]

Folkestone, Kent [1]

Gloucester [1]

Greenwich [1]

Greenwich, London [1]

Harrow on the Hill [1]

Johannesburg [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Kings Norton, Worcestershire [1]

Lambeth, Surrey [1]

Leatherhead, Surrey [1]

Leicester, Leicestershire [1]

Longford, near Salisbury [1]

Lutterworth, Leicestershire [1]

Marylebone,London [1]

Oswestry, Shropshire [1]

Ottawa [1]

Oxford St Giles Oxford [1]

Peckham, London [1]

Richmond, Surrey [1]

Sandhurst, Gloucestershire [1]

Selly Oak, Birmingham [1]

Shelton, Nottinghamshire [1]

Sneinton Notts [1]

Sneinton, Nottinghamshire [1]

Spilsby, Lincolnshire [1]

St Saviour Southwark [1]

Swansea, Glamorgan [1]

The Grange, Walton-on-Thames [1]

Tolarno Station, River Darling, New South Wales [1]

Wandsworth [1]

Warwick [1]

Rank

Captain [39]

Second Lieutenant [35]

Lieutenant [27]

Private [14]

Major [12]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

2nd Lieutenant [3]

Corporal [3]

Serjeant [3]

Acting Major [2]

Commander [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Sergeant [2]

Temporary Major [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Captain (TP) [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Captian [1]

Chaplain [1]

First Class Air Mechanic [1]

Lieutenant-Colonel [1]

Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Midshipman [1]

Officers Steward 2nd Class [1]

Officers Steward 3rd Class [1]

Second Class Air Mechanic [1]

Second Lieutenant on Probation [1]

Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Captian [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Test Story B [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

t [1]

test [1]

Unit

Leicestershire Regiment [23]

London Regiment [6]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Field Artillery [3]

Grenadier Guards [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Scots Guards [2]

1/6th Bn Warwickshire Regiment [1]

116 Squadron [1]

19th Divisional Ammunition Park [1]

1st Bn Scots Guards [1]

2nd Bn Kings Liverpool Regiment attached 6th Bn North Lancashire Regiment [1]

41st Infantry Brigade [1]

4th Bn Canadian Infantry [1]

6th Battalion [1]

Army Pay Department [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Black Watch [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

HMS Acaster [1]

HMS Bonaventure [1]

HMS LABURNAM [1]

HMS Racehorse [1]

HMS Spanker [1]

HMS WILD SWAN [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Kent Regiment [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps Depot [1]

Kings Liverpool Regiment [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Liverpool Regiment/Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

No 2 Aircraft Acceptance Park [1]

Northumberland Hussars [1]

Northumberland Regiment [1]

Political Department [1]

RAF Chingford [1]

Service

British Army [79]

Royal Navy [5]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

H [12]

P [8]

A [7]

C [7]

D [7]

M [7]

R [7]

S [6]

B [5]

N [5]

W [5]

G [3]

J [3]

F [2]

L [2]

O [2]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [85]

Country

United Kingdom [28]

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People [89] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Leicester [6] Camberwell [2] Chelsea [2] Marylebone, London [2] Addlestone, Surrey [1] Bangalore, Karnataka [1] Barnes [1] Bath [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Bebington, Cheshire [1] Billesdon, Leicestershire [1] Blackpool, Lancaster [1] Bridgend, Glamorgan [1] Brussels [1] Chester-le-street ,Durham [1] Darjeeling [1] Edinburgh [1] Epsom [1] Farrington, Hampshire [1] Folkestone, Kent [1] Gloucester [1] Greenwich [1] Greenwich, London [1] Harrow on the Hill [1] Johannesburg [1] Kensington, London [1] Kings Norton, Worcestershire [1] Lambeth, Surrey [1] Leatherhead, Surrey [1] Leicester, Leicestershire [1] Longford, near Salisbury [1] Lutterworth, Leicestershire [1] Marylebone,London [1] Oswestry, Shropshire [1] Ottawa [1] Oxford St Giles Oxford [1] Peckham, London [1] Richmond, Surrey [1] Sandhurst, Gloucestershire [1] Selly Oak, Birmingham [1] Shelton, Nottinghamshire [1] Sneinton Notts [1] Sneinton, Nottinghamshire [1] Spilsby, Lincolnshire [1] St Saviour Southwark [1] Swansea, Glamorgan [1] The Grange, Walton-on-Thames [1] Tolarno Station, River Darling, New South Wales [1] Wandsworth [1] Warwick [1]

Rank

Captain [39] Second Lieutenant [35] Lieutenant [27] Private [14] Major [12] Lieutenant Colonel [4] 2nd Lieutenant [3] Corporal [3] Serjeant [3] Acting Major [2] Commander [2] Lance Corporal [2] Sergeant [2] Temporary Major [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Corporal [1] Captain (TP) [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Captian [1] Chaplain [1] First Class Air Mechanic [1] Lieutenant-Colonel [1] Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Midshipman [1] Officers Steward 2nd Class [1] Officers Steward 3rd Class [1] Second Class Air Mechanic [1] Second Lieutenant on Probation [1] Sub-Lieutenant [1] Temporary Captian [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Test Story B [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] t [1] test [1]

Unit

Leicestershire Regiment [23] London Regiment [6] Rifle Brigade [5] Army Service Corps [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Field Artillery [3] Grenadier Guards [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Scots Guards [2] 1/6th Bn Warwickshire Regiment [1] 116 Squadron [1] 19th Divisional Ammunition Park [1] 1st Bn Scots Guards [1] 2nd Bn Kings Liverpool Regiment attached 6th Bn North Lancashire Regiment [1] 41st Infantry Brigade [1] 4th Bn Canadian Infantry [1] 6th Battalion [1] Army Pay Department [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Black Watch [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] HMS Acaster [1] HMS Bonaventure [1] HMS LABURNAM [1] HMS Racehorse [1] HMS Spanker [1] HMS WILD SWAN [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Kent Regiment [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps Depot [1] Kings Liverpool Regiment [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Liverpool Regiment/Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] No 2 Aircraft Acceptance Park [1] Northumberland Hussars [1] Northumberland Regiment [1] Political Department [1] RAF Chingford [1]

Service

British Army [79] Royal Navy [5] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3] Australian Imperial Force [2] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

H [12] P [8] A [7] C [7] D [7] M [7] R [7] S [6] B [5] N [5] W [5] G [3] J [3] F [2] L [2] O [2] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [85]

Country

United Kingdom [28]

Harold Arthur David Richards

British Army Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel Royal Army Service Corps

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Army Service Corps

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Charles George Edric Clowes

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps 1st Battalion

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Leonard Cosmo Bolles Russell

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Rifle Brigade 3rd, attached to 12th

British Army 2nd Lieutenant Rifle Brigade 3rd, attached to 12th

British Army Captain (TP) Rifle Brigade 3rd, attached to 12th Battalion

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George Pickersgill Cable

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant on Probation Rifle Brigade 279th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Rifle Brigade 279th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Rifle Brigade 5th bn attached 2nd Battalion

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William Edward Mocram Blandy

Born 1887

Died 1975

British Army Captain Royal Berkshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

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Horace Skevington

British Army 200166 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 1850 Sergeant Leicestershire Regiment C Company

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Geoffrey William Auten

Born 1896

Died 1981

British Army Lieutenant London Regiment 1/21st Battalion

British Army Captain Welsh Regiment

British Army Captain Machine Gun Corps

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Tammy Leigh H Atkins

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army

British Army t t t t

British Army

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Edward Albert Christian Geo. Andrew Patrick David His Royal Highness The Prince Of Wales

Born 1894

Died 1972

British Army Lieutenant Grenadier Guards

British Army Major Grenadier Guards

British Army Second Lieutenant Grenadier Guards

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