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Place of birth

Sheringham, Norfolk [26]

Norwich, Norfolk [11]

Amble, Northumberland [9]

Broomhill, Northumberland [8]

Morpeth, Northumberland [7]

Norfolk [6]

Alnwick, Northumberland [5]

Happisburgh, Norfolk [5]

Bradwell, Suffolk [4]

Chevington, Northumberland [4]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [4]

Upper Sheringham, Norfolk [4]

Bacton, Norfolk [3]

Broomhill, Chevington, Northumberland [3]

Fakenham, Norfolk [3]

Gorleston, Suffolk [3]

Stratford, Essex [3]

Upton, Norfolk [3]

Aldborough, Norfolk [2]

Beeston Regis, Norfolk [2]

Broomhill, Morpeth, Northumberland [2]

Burnley, Lancashire [2]

Coltishall, Norfolk [2]

Cromer, Norfolk [2]

Honing Hall, Norfolk [2]

Hunstanworth, Co Durham [2]

Hurst, Berkshire [2]

Kensington, London [2]

Long Houghton, Northumberland [2]

Longhirst, Northumberland [2]

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [2]

Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland [2]

North Walsham, Norfolk [2]

Northrepps, Norfolk [2]

Red Row, Chevington, Northumberland [2]

Salford, Lancashire [2]

West Beckham, Norfolk [2]

Wickmere, Norfolk [2]

Accrington, Lancashire [1]

Acklington, Chevington, Northumberland [1]

Agra [1]

Amble, Alnwick, Northumberland [1]

Aston, Birmingham [1]

Baconsthorpe, Norfolk [1]

Bebside Furnace, Northumberland [1]

Beckenham, Kent [1]

Bedlington, Cambois, Northumberland [1]

Bedlington, Northumberland [1]

Belaugh, Norfolk [1]

Birmingham [1]

Rank

Private [219]

Lance Corporal [29]

Corporal [21]

Second Lieutenant [20]

Serjeant [17]

Lieutenant [16]

Captain [15]

Gunner [10]

Major [8]

Rifleman [6]

Sapper [4]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Bombardier [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Driver [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

2nd-Lieutenant [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Company Sergeant Major [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Captain Adjutant [1]

Chauffeur [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Corporal of Horse [1]

Flight Commander [1]

General [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Colonel and Brevet Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Major General [1]

Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant Bugler [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Temp Second Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Norfolk Regiment [78]

Northumberland Fusiliers [70]

London Regiment [8]

Royal Engineers [8]

Royal Field Artillery [8]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

Essex Regiment [7]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Suffolk Regiment [7]

Army Service Corps [6]

Labour Corps [6]

Northumberland Regiment [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Royal Sussex Regiment [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Leinster Regiment [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

West Riding Regiment [3]

19th Hussars [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Connaught Rangers [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Household Cavalry and Cavalry of the Line (incl. Yeomanry and Imperial Camel Corps) [2]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

London Regiment (London Irish Rifles) [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Norfolk Regiment Depot [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians) [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

15th (The King's) Hussars [1]

15th Hussars [1]

19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars [1]

Service

British Army [310]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [64]

B [34]

H [33]

M [23]

D [22]

W [20]

S [18]

R [16]

T [16]

F [11]

G [11]

E [9]

L [9]

P [7]

A [5]

K [3]

N [3]

O [2]

Y [2]

J [1]

Q [1]

U [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [312]

Country

United Kingdom [116]

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People [312] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Sheringham, Norfolk [26] Norwich, Norfolk [11] Amble, Northumberland [9] Broomhill, Northumberland [8] Morpeth, Northumberland [7] Norfolk [6] Alnwick, Northumberland [5] Happisburgh, Norfolk [5] Bradwell, Suffolk [4] Chevington, Northumberland [4] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [4] Upper Sheringham, Norfolk [4] Bacton, Norfolk [3] Broomhill, Chevington, Northumberland [3] Fakenham, Norfolk [3] Gorleston, Suffolk [3] Stratford, Essex [3] Upton, Norfolk [3] Aldborough, Norfolk [2] Beeston Regis, Norfolk [2] Broomhill, Morpeth, Northumberland [2] Burnley, Lancashire [2] Coltishall, Norfolk [2] Cromer, Norfolk [2] Honing Hall, Norfolk [2] Hunstanworth, Co Durham [2] Hurst, Berkshire [2] Kensington, London [2] Long Houghton, Northumberland [2] Longhirst, Northumberland [2] Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [2] Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland [2] North Walsham, Norfolk [2] Northrepps, Norfolk [2] Red Row, Chevington, Northumberland [2] Salford, Lancashire [2] West Beckham, Norfolk [2] Wickmere, Norfolk [2] Accrington, Lancashire [1] Acklington, Chevington, Northumberland [1] Agra [1] Amble, Alnwick, Northumberland [1] Aston, Birmingham [1] Baconsthorpe, Norfolk [1] Bebside Furnace, Northumberland [1] Beckenham, Kent [1] Bedlington, Cambois, Northumberland [1] Bedlington, Northumberland [1] Belaugh, Norfolk [1] Birmingham [1]

Rank

Private [219] Lance Corporal [29] Corporal [21] Second Lieutenant [20] Serjeant [17] Lieutenant [16] Captain [15] Gunner [10] Major [8] Rifleman [6] Sapper [4] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Bombardier [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Driver [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Pioneer [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 2nd-Lieutenant [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Company Sergeant Major [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Captain Adjutant [1] Chauffeur [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Corporal of Horse [1] Flight Commander [1] General [1] Guardsman [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Colonel and Brevet Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [1] Major General [1] Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant Bugler [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Temp Second Lieutenant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Norfolk Regiment [78] Northumberland Fusiliers [70] London Regiment [8] Royal Engineers [8] Royal Field Artillery [8] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] Durham Light Infantry [7] Essex Regiment [7] Middlesex Regiment [7] Suffolk Regiment [7] Army Service Corps [6] Labour Corps [6] Northumberland Regiment [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Machine Gun Corps [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Royal Sussex Regiment [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Cambridgeshire Regiment [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] Leinster Regiment [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] West Riding Regiment [3] 19th Hussars [2] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Border Regiment [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Connaught Rangers [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Household Cavalry and Cavalry of the Line (incl. Yeomanry and Imperial Camel Corps) [2] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] London Regiment (London Irish Rifles) [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Norfolk Regiment Depot [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians) [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 15th (The King's) Hussars [1] 15th Hussars [1] 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars [1]

Service

British Army [310] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [64] B [34] H [33] M [23] D [22] W [20] S [18] R [16] T [16] F [11] G [11] E [9] L [9] P [7] A [5] K [3] N [3] O [2] Y [2] J [1] Q [1] U [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [312]

Country

United Kingdom [116]

Edward Thompson

Died 1916

British Army 7/2411 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Adam Taylor

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 78554 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Arthur O'neill Cubitt Chichester

Born 1889

Died 1972

British Army Second Lieutenant Surrey Yeomanry 29th Division

British Army Captain Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment

British Army Major Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment

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Bryan Barton Cubitt

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army Temporary Lieutenant East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant East Yorkshire Regiment

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Eustace Henry Cubitt

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Norfolk Regiment

British Army Captain Norfolk Regiment

British Army Major Norfolk Regiment

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Alfred Neave

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 48427 Private East Surrey Regiment

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Cubitt Plumb

Born 1896

Died 1982

British Army 3171 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 200819 Private Middlesex Regiment

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John Gilbert Cock

Born 1893

Died 1966

British Army 7/1418 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 7/1418 Serjeant Middlesex Regiment

British Army 7/1418 Lance Corporal Middlesex Regiment 16th Battalion

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Francis Hubert Burrell

Born 1894

British Army 203912 Private Devonshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

British Army 5/2494 Private Norfolk Regiment 1/5th (Imperial Service) Battalion

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George Hawksley

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 462 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

British Army Lieutenant Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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Thomas Astley Cubitt, K

Born 1871

Died 1939

British Army Lieutenant Colonel and Brevet Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General Royal Artillery/Staff

British Army Major Royal Field Artillery 25th Brigade, 114th Battery

British Army General Royal Artillery

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Walter Daniel Risebro

Born 1896

British Army 2086 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 40808 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 8/41558 Private Royal Irish Rifles

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Samuel Francis Ennever

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 7927 Private Norfolk Regiment Battalion captured at Kut

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Adam Tait

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 12801 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 12801 Serjeant Northumberland Regiment 12th/13th northumberland Battalion

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Cubitt Noel Rundle

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant South Wales Borderer attached Royal Scots 2nd Battalion

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Francis Jerome Galpin

Born 1894

Died 1954

British Army 2120 Private Norfolk Regiment 1/1st Battalion

British Army 320230 Serjeant Norfolk Regiment

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Cubitt Potter

Born 1893

Died 1967

British Army 200073 Serjeant Norfolk Regiment

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Samuel Robert Brabben

Born 1877

British Army 4491 Private Durham Light Infantry 5th Battalion

British Army 203177 Private The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 6th, 1/4th Battalion

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Harry Arthur Cooper

British Army 6312 Private East Kent Regiment Depot

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Charles Henry Hivey

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 16085 Private Liverpool Regiment

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