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Hammersmith London [3]

Thirsk Yorkshire [3]

Harefield [2]

Paddington London [2]

York [2]

Albert Park Victoria [1]

Alvediston Whltshire [1]

Amersham [1]

Amersham Common Amersham [1]

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Conchan Isle of Man [1]

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Croydon England [1]

Croydon Surrey [1]

Diniston England [1]

Douglas Ise of Man [1]

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Endon ,Leek ,Staffordshire [1]

Eston Yorkshire [1]

Euroa Victoria [1]

Fermanagh [1]

Fitzroy Victoria [1]

Fovant Wiltshire [1]

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Hyson Green Nottinghamshire [1]

Islington London [1]

Kelsale Suffolk [1]

Kennington Surrey [1]

Kingsley Staffordshire [1]

Kirkbridge Yorkshire [1]

Lake Rowan Victoria [1]

Launceston Tasmania [1]

Leeds Yorkshire [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Leek Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [53]

Driver [7]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Captain [6]

Gunner [6]

Lance Corporal [4]

Sapper [4]

Serjeant [4]

Corporal [3]

Lieutenant [2]

2 nd Lieutant [1]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Bombardier [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lt Colonel [1]

Major [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Quarter Master and Honorary Captain [1]

Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Squadron Serjeant Major [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [9]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

London Regiment [6]

Royal Engineers [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Army Service Corps [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Essex Regiment [3]

Labour Corps [3]

North Irish Horse [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Hertfordshire Regiment [2]

Lancers [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

10th Field Ambulance [1]

2nd Rhodesia Regiment [1]

39th Army Troop Company [1]

5th Cyclist Regiment North Irish Horse [1]

5th Infantry Brigade [1]

7th Battalion Queens [1]

9th York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Australian Army Service Corps [1]

Australian Infantry A.I.F [1]

B Company [1]

BEF [1]

Central Workshops Tank [1]

City of London Regiment [1]

Collingwood [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire)Regiment [1]

Duke of Edingbughs Wiltshire Reg [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

H,M,S Monmouth in South China Sea [1]

H.M.S Avon in South China Sea [1]

H.M.S Repulse [1]

King's African Rifles [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

London Regiment (The Rangers) [1]

London Regiment , County of London [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Service

British Army [81]

Australian Imperial Force [13]

Royal Navy [4]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

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B [20]

S [16]

H [10]

C [8]

P [7]

K [6]

M [6]

O [5]

W [4]

A [3]

G [3]

L [3]

E [2]

T [2]

Y [2]

F [1]

N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [97]

Country

United Kingdom [66]

Australia [3]

India [3]

Ireland [1]

New Zealand [1]

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People [99] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Hammersmith London [3] Thirsk Yorkshire [3] Harefield [2] Paddington London [2] York [2] Albert Park Victoria [1] Alvediston Whltshire [1] Amersham [1] Amersham Common Amersham [1] Battersea London [1] Bethal Green Essex London [1] Birmingham [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Braintree Essex [1] Brighton Melbourne Victoria [1] Buxhall Suffolk [1] Cheadle Staffordshire [1] Cheddleton [1] Conchan Isle of Man [1] County Down [1] Croydon England [1] Croydon Surrey [1] Diniston England [1] Douglas Ise of Man [1] Douglas Isle of Man [1] Endon ,Leek ,Staffordshire [1] Eston Yorkshire [1] Euroa Victoria [1] Fermanagh [1] Fitzroy Victoria [1] Fovant Wiltshire [1] Georgie Farm Amport [1] Grays Essex [1] Grindon Staffordshire [1] Hackney London England [1] Hammersmith [1] Hill Kent [1] Hughenden, Bucks [1] Hunton Race Surrey [1] Hyson Green Nottinghamshire [1] Islington London [1] Kelsale Suffolk [1] Kennington Surrey [1] Kingsley Staffordshire [1] Kirkbridge Yorkshire [1] Lake Rowan Victoria [1] Launceston Tasmania [1] Leeds Yorkshire [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Leek Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [53] Driver [7] Second Lieutenant [7] Captain [6] Gunner [6] Lance Corporal [4] Sapper [4] Serjeant [4] Corporal [3] Lieutenant [2] 2 nd Lieutant [1] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Bombardier [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lt Colonel [1] Major [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Quarter Master and Honorary Captain [1] Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [1] Rifleman [1] Squadron Serjeant Major [1] Temporary Captain [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [9] Royal Fusiliers [8] London Regiment [6] Royal Engineers [6] West Yorkshire Regiment [5] Army Service Corps [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] Essex Regiment [3] Labour Corps [3] North Irish Horse [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Border Regiment [2] Hertfordshire Regiment [2] Lancers [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] 10th Field Ambulance [1] 2nd Rhodesia Regiment [1] 39th Army Troop Company [1] 5th Cyclist Regiment North Irish Horse [1] 5th Infantry Brigade [1] 7th Battalion Queens [1] 9th York and Lancaster Regiment [1] Australian Army Service Corps [1] Australian Infantry A.I.F [1] B Company [1] BEF [1] Central Workshops Tank [1] City of London Regiment [1] Collingwood [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire)Regiment [1] Duke of Edingbughs Wiltshire Reg [1] East Kent Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] H,M,S Monmouth in South China Sea [1] H.M.S Avon in South China Sea [1] H.M.S Repulse [1] King's African Rifles [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] London Regiment (The Rangers) [1] London Regiment , County of London [1] Machine Gun Corps [1]

Service

British Army [81] Australian Imperial Force [13] Royal Navy [4] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [20] S [16] H [10] C [8] P [7] K [6] M [6] O [5] W [4] A [3] G [3] L [3] E [2] T [2] Y [2] F [1] N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [97]

Country

United Kingdom [66] Australia [3] India [3] Ireland [1] New Zealand [1]

Walter Carr

Born 1892

Died 1965

Royal Navy J4932 Ordinary Seaman

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Melville Adrian Graham

Born 1889

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 12307

Australian Imperial Force 12307 10th Field Ambulance

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George Abner Kelly

Born 1883

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 185

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Wilfred Sanders

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 25934 King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 27214 Private Border Regiment

British Army 27214 Private

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James Albert Bassington

Born 1883

Died 1919

British Army 4526 Private London Regiment 19th lond Battalion

British Army 611412 Private London Regiment 19th lond Battalion

British Army 611412 Private London Regiment

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Herbert Pearson

Born 1892

Died 1970

Royal Navy J7927

Royal Navy H.M.S Avon in South China Sea

Royal Navy H,M,S Monmouth in South China Sea

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Charles Harry Skevington

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 307454 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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William Copton

Born 1892

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 1440

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John Thomas Patmore

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 12709 Private Essex Regiment

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John William Easom

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 1915 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Fred Carr

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 52019 Gunner Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery

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Frederick Kempster

Born 1889

Died 1921

British Army 144808 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Robert Showers Snadden

Born 1893

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 1931 Private 3rd Pioneer Battalion

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James Wellings

Born 1882

Died 1919

British Army 23193 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 673659 Private Labour Corps 576th Coy

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Elias Bertram Young

Born 1887

Died 1946

British Army 38413 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 1408352 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 1408352 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Francis Sidney Oborn

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 3302 Private London Regiment

British Army 490886 Private London Regiment

British Army 490886 Serjeant London Regiment A Coy 13th Kensington Bn

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Robert William Stokell

Born 1886

Died 1965

British Army 38252 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Charles Edward Stevens

Born 1892

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 834

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Samuel Patmore

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army L/22360 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Thomas William Sutton

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 326048 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 41768 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

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