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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]

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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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Grays Essex [1]

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Hackney London England [1]

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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]

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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]

Howard E Gilbert

Born 1895

British Army 7200 Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army 397200 Corporal Royal Engineers

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Alfred Hart

Born 1894

British Army 23651 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 489137 Private Labour Corps

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Aubrey Mellish Bray

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army Captain Royal Berkshire Regiment 8th Battalion

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William Henry Bloore

Died 1918

British Army 16164 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Guy Langston Cazalet

Born 1889

Died 1955

British Army Captain Royal Fusiliers

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Matthew Burton

Born 1870

Died 1934

British Army 240191 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 2138 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

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William Fielden

Died 1916

British Army 17634 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 48437 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Robert Kewin

Died 1916

British Army 4824 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Geoffrey Thornton Macarthur Allen

Born 1898

Died 1940

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers 1st Battalion

British Army Lt Colonel Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) 2nd Battalion

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George Henry Willis

Born 1890

Died 1919

British Army 202025 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army WR/289341 Sapper Royal Engineers 115th Railway Coy

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Edward Arthur Atkinson

Born 1885

Canadian Expeditionary Force 114760 Serjeant

British Army Lieutenant North Irish Horse

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W H Hill

British Army Quarter Master and Honorary Captain West Yorkshire Regiment

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Bryant Charles Hamilton

British Army Lieutenant North Irish Horse

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W N Mossop

British Army Second Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment

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C G Higgins

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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G T Shelley

British Army Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers

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C E Scott

British Army Major West Yorkshire Regiment

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Worship Booker

Born 1883

British Army 992 Lance Serjeant North Irish Horse

British Army Captain North Irish Horse

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Humphrey Boyd

Born 1886

British Army H/71014 Squadron Serjeant Major 5th Cyclist Regiment North Irish Horse

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