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Place of birth

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Sunderland [2]

Toxteth Park, Lancashire [2]

Burton on Trent Staffordshire [1]

Clewer, Windsor [1]

Elmer's End, Kent [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Exmouth, Devon [1]

Hampstead [1]

Highgate, London [1]

Holt England [1]

Holt, Norfolk [1]

Lincoln [1]

London [1]

Long Stratton [1]

Lullington [1]

Malvern Link,Martley,Worcestershire. [1]

Margate, Kent England [1]

North Ockenden [1]

Northwood [1]

Norwich [1]

Norwich, Norfolk [1]

Nottingham [1]

Pinner, Middlesex [1]

St Leonard's, Sussex [1]

St. Pancras [1]

Tendring, Essex [1]

Tharston, Norfolk [1]

The Restoration House, Rochester, Kent [1]

Welwyn, Herfordshire [1]

West Beckham, Norfolk [1]

Wimbledon [1]

cromer [1]

Rank

Second Lieutenant [54]

Lieutenant [35]

Private [32]

Captain [23]

private [6]

2nd lieutenant [4]

Corporal [4]

Serjeant [4]

Major [3]

Flight Commander [2]

Flight Sub-Lieutenant [2]

Midshipman [2]

Rifleman [2]

Sergeant [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

corporal [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Adjutant [1]

Clerk [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Driver [1]

First Class Air Mechanic [1]

Lance-Corporal [1]

Lieutenant and Adjutant [1]

Mechanic Corporal [1]

OTC Sergeant [1]

Probationary Flight Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Second Lieutenant (Temporary Lieutenant) [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

captain [1]

dispatch rider [1]

machine-gun officer [1]

private/signalling instructor [1]

Unit

Norfolk Regiment [10]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Royal Field Artillery [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

London Regiment [5]

Royal Engineers [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

Royal Sussex Regiment [4]

Essex Regiment [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment Territorial Force [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion [2]

Inns of Court Officers Training Corps [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Kings Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Kings Royal Rifles [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

RNAS [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Royal Naval Air Service [2]

Tank Corps [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

10th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

3rd Auckland [1]

3rd Brigade Mediterranean Expeditionary Force [1]

3rd Dragoon Guards [1]

Artists Rifles [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Cheshire Yeomanry [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Connaught Rangers [1]

Service

British Army [102]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

Royal Navy [5]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [18]

C [10]

R [10]

H [9]

S [9]

G [7]

P [6]

W [6]

A [5]

D [5]

K [5]

E [4]

F [4]

J [4]

M [4]

N [4]

T [4]

I [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [114]

Country

United Kingdom [94]

India [2]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

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People [116] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Sunderland [2] Toxteth Park, Lancashire [2] Burton on Trent Staffordshire [1] Clewer, Windsor [1] Elmer's End, Kent [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Exmouth, Devon [1] Hampstead [1] Highgate, London [1] Holt England [1] Holt, Norfolk [1] Lincoln [1] London [1] Long Stratton [1] Lullington [1] Malvern Link,Martley,Worcestershire. [1] Margate, Kent England [1] North Ockenden [1] Northwood [1] Norwich [1] Norwich, Norfolk [1] Nottingham [1] Pinner, Middlesex [1] St Leonard's, Sussex [1] St. Pancras [1] Tendring, Essex [1] Tharston, Norfolk [1] The Restoration House, Rochester, Kent [1] Welwyn, Herfordshire [1] West Beckham, Norfolk [1] Wimbledon [1] cromer [1]

Rank

Second Lieutenant [54] Lieutenant [35] Private [32] Captain [23] private [6] 2nd lieutenant [4] Corporal [4] Serjeant [4] Major [3] Flight Commander [2] Flight Sub-Lieutenant [2] Midshipman [2] Rifleman [2] Sergeant [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] corporal [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Adjutant [1] Clerk [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Driver [1] First Class Air Mechanic [1] Lance-Corporal [1] Lieutenant and Adjutant [1] Mechanic Corporal [1] OTC Sergeant [1] Probationary Flight Sub-Lieutenant [1] Second Lieutenant (Temporary Lieutenant) [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] captain [1] dispatch rider [1] machine-gun officer [1] private/signalling instructor [1]

Unit

Norfolk Regiment [10] Middlesex Regiment [7] Royal Field Artillery [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] London Regiment [5] Royal Engineers [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Canadian Infantry [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] Royal Sussex Regiment [4] Essex Regiment [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Air Force [3] Army Service Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment Territorial Force [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Kent Regiment [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion [2] Inns of Court Officers Training Corps [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Kings Royal Rifle Corps [2] Kings Royal Rifles [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] RNAS [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Royal Naval Air Service [2] Tank Corps [2] West Riding Regiment [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 10th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers [1] 3rd Auckland [1] 3rd Brigade Mediterranean Expeditionary Force [1] 3rd Dragoon Guards [1] Artists Rifles [1] Border Regiment [1] Cheshire Yeomanry [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Connaught Rangers [1]

Service

British Army [102] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7] Canadian Expeditionary Force [5] Royal Navy [5] Australian Imperial Force [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [18] C [10] R [10] H [9] S [9] G [7] P [6] W [6] A [5] D [5] K [5] E [4] F [4] J [4] M [4] N [4] T [4] I [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [114]

Country

United Kingdom [94] India [2] Australia [1] Canada [1]

Geoffrey Ravenscroft Barratt

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant 10th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers

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Arnold Septimus Barker

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 7/3528 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army Hussars 18th

British Army Second Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry 7th Bn

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Jonathan Stanley Beck

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army Captain Norfolk Regiment 4th Battalion

British Army Captain Norfolk Regiment

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Charles Douglas Wells

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force

British Army Lieutenant Royal Air Force

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Christopher Thomas Bailey

Born 1885

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 13199

British Army Kings Royal Rifles

Canadian Expeditionary Force 13199 Sergeant Canadian Infantry 6th battalion

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Adolphe Drey

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Army Service Corps

British Army Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

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Alexander John Hanmer

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant East Kent Regiment

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Hedley Knowles

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army Temporary Lieutenant West Riding Regiment

British Army Lieutenant West Riding Regiment

British Army 2nd lieutenant West Riding Regiment 6th battalion

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Marlborough Evelyn Crosse

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 2220 Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 2220 Private London Regiment 28 (County of London) Battalion (Artist's Rifles) (Territorial Force)

British Army Artists Rifles

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Bernard George Cornish

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army GS/8015 Private 3rd Dragoon Guards

British Army Dragoon Guards

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Norman Ayris

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers

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Cosmo Leslie Duff Gordon

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Herefordshire Regiment attached Machine Gun Corps

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Raymond Samuel Thicknesse

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 963 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers

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Percy John Hooper

Born 1886

Died 1919

Canadian Expeditionary Force 201399

Canadian Expeditionary Force 201399 Corporal Canadian Infantry

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Hubert Henry Curtis Rice

Born 1886

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 1070

Australian Imperial Force 4211 private first field ambulance

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Robert Henry Beeton

Born 1899

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 76711 2nd lieutenant

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George Harry Gordon Dye

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 4775 Corporal Royal Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant Norfolk Regiment

British Army Corporal Royal Fusiliers University & Public Schools Battalion

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Cyril George Crick

Born 1896

British Army Second Lieutenant Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion

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George John Fenchelle

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Royal Sussex Regiment

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Stanley George Marriott

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers

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