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Highworth,Wiltshire. [135]

Highworth Wiltshire [53]

Partick,Glasgow. [43]

Cirencester,Gloucestershire. [40]

Glasgow [34]

Highworth, Wiltshire [29]

Swindon, Wiltshire [28]

Highworth Wiltshire. [27]

Kelvin,Glasgow. [27]

Swindon,Wilts. [27]

Highworth,Wiltshire [23]

Swindon,Highworth,Wiltshire. [19]

Bedminster,Bristol. [16]

Kensington,London. [16]

Barton Regis,Gloucestershire. [15]

Birmingham [12]

Swindon,Highworth,Wilts. [12]

Malmesbury,Wilts. [11]

Aston,Birmingham.Warwickshire. [10]

Bath,Somerset. [10]

Glasgow,Lanarkshire. [10]

Gloucester [9]

Bedminster,Somerset. [8]

Bristol [8]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [8]

Camberwell,London. [8]

Dublin [8]

Highworth,Wilts. [8]

Leeds,Yorkshire. [8]

Birmingham,Warwickshire. [7]

Burnley,Lancashire. [7]

Croydon,Surrey. [7]

Kensington,Middlesex. [7]

London [7]

Purton,Cricklade,Wilts. [7]

West Ham,Essex. [7]

Canterbury, Kent [6]

Cheltenham,Gloucestershire. [6]

Ballymoney,Antrim. [5]

Battersea, London [5]

Brentford,Middlesex. [5]

Brighton,Sussex. [5]

Partick,Glasgow,Scotland. [5]

West Derby,Liverpool,Lancashire. [5]

Barton Regis,Bristol. [4]

Barton Regis. [4]

Bombay [4]

Clifton,Bristol. [4]

Cricklade,Wiltshire [4]

Glasgow Lanarkshire. [4]

Rank

Private [2035]

Second Lieutenant [334]

Lieutenant [283]

Captain [234]

Lance Corporal [187]

Corporal [172]

Serjeant [165]

Gunner [86]

Able Seaman [85]

Major [78]

Lieutenant Colonel [60]

Driver [44]

Sapper [39]

Rifleman [35]

Ordinary Seaman [30]

Stoker 1st class [30]

Stoker 1st Class [25]

Lance Serjeant [20]

Acting Serjeant [18]

Leading Seaman [18]

Acting Corporal [17]

Leading Stoker [15]

Bombardier [13]

Boy 1st Class [11]

Guardsman [11]

Petty Officer [11]

Sergeant [11]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [11]

Temporary Lieutenant [10]

Commander [9]

Company Serjeant Major [9]

2nd Lieutenant [8]

Brigadier General [8]

Lieutenant Commander [8]

Pioneer [7]

Stoker 2nd Class [7]

Acting Captain [6]

Captain and Adjutant [6]

Major General [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Acting Bombardier [5]

Acting Colour Serjeant [5]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Boy 1st class [5]

Colonel [5]

Drummer [5]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [5]

Petty Officer Stoker [5]

Signalman [5]

Temporary Captain [5]

Unit

Gloucestershire Regiment [464]

Wiltshire Regiment [433]

Highland Light Infantry [214]

Worcestershire Regiment [164]

Royal Field Artillery [114]

Royal Engineers [79]

Middlesex Regiment [73]

Bedfordshire Regiment [70]

Army Service Corps [64]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [63]

London Regiment [52]

Lancashire Fusiliers [51]

Scottish Rifles [51]

Royal Fusiliers [50]

Royal Army Medical Corps [47]

Somerset Light Infantry [46]

Machine Gun Corps [44]

Royal Garrison Artillery [39]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [38]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [34]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [34]

Devonshire Regiment [33]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [33]

East Lancashire Regiment [32]

Northumberland Fusiliers [32]

Rifle Brigade [32]

Manchester Regiment [31]

Hampshire Regiment [28]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [28]

York and Lancaster Regiment [28]

Yorkshire Regiment [28]

Coldstream Guards [26]

Grenadier Guards [26]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [26]

Cameron Highlanders [25]

Dorsetshire Regiment [25]

Royal Irish Rifles [25]

West Yorkshire Regiment [25]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [24]

Liverpool Regiment [24]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [24]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [23]

Royal Naval Division [23]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [23]

HMS Barham [22]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [22]

Gordon Highlanders [21]

Labour Corps [20]

Royal West Kent Regiment [20]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [19]

Service

British Army [3185]

Royal Navy [447]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [36]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [16]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Indian Army [4]

Other Empire Force [3]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

B [403]

H [370]

C [333]

S [307]

M [278]

W [272]

T [200]

P [197]

D [193]

G [186]

L [180]

R [175]

F [119]

A [115]

N [73]

K [67]

E [63]

J [54]

O [27]

I [20]

Y [17]

V [15]

U [6]

Q [3]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3632]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [3192]

Germany [135]

South Africa [82]

India [73]

Ireland [71]

Malta [17]

Egypt [7]

Jersey [6]

Bermuda [5]

Canada [4]

Gibraltar [3]

China [2]

France [2]

Guernsey [2]

Mauritius [2]

New Zealand [2]

Turkey [2]

Australia [1]

Austria [1]

Chile [1]

Nigeria [1]

Poland [1]

Sierra Leone [1]

Singapore [1]

Uganda [1]

Yemen [1]

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Place of birth

Highworth,Wiltshire. [135] Highworth Wiltshire [53] Partick,Glasgow. [43] Cirencester,Gloucestershire. [40] Glasgow [34] Highworth, Wiltshire [29] Swindon, Wiltshire [28] Highworth Wiltshire. [27] Kelvin,Glasgow. [27] Swindon,Wilts. [27] Highworth,Wiltshire [23] Swindon,Highworth,Wiltshire. [19] Bedminster,Bristol. [16] Kensington,London. [16] Barton Regis,Gloucestershire. [15] Birmingham [12] Swindon,Highworth,Wilts. [12] Malmesbury,Wilts. [11] Aston,Birmingham.Warwickshire. [10] Bath,Somerset. [10] Glasgow,Lanarkshire. [10] Gloucester [9] Bedminster,Somerset. [8] Bristol [8] Bristol, Gloucestershire [8] Camberwell,London. [8] Dublin [8] Highworth,Wilts. [8] Leeds,Yorkshire. [8] Birmingham,Warwickshire. [7] Burnley,Lancashire. [7] Croydon,Surrey. [7] Kensington,Middlesex. [7] London [7] Purton,Cricklade,Wilts. [7] West Ham,Essex. [7] Canterbury, Kent [6] Cheltenham,Gloucestershire. [6] Ballymoney,Antrim. [5] Battersea, London [5] Brentford,Middlesex. [5] Brighton,Sussex. [5] Partick,Glasgow,Scotland. [5] West Derby,Liverpool,Lancashire. [5] Barton Regis,Bristol. [4] Barton Regis. [4] Bombay [4] Clifton,Bristol. [4] Cricklade,Wiltshire [4] Glasgow Lanarkshire. [4]

Rank

Private [2035] Second Lieutenant [334] Lieutenant [283] Captain [234] Lance Corporal [187] Corporal [172] Serjeant [165] Gunner [86] Able Seaman [85] Major [78] Lieutenant Colonel [60] Driver [44] Sapper [39] Rifleman [35] Ordinary Seaman [30] Stoker 1st class [30] Stoker 1st Class [25] Lance Serjeant [20] Acting Serjeant [18] Leading Seaman [18] Acting Corporal [17] Leading Stoker [15] Bombardier [13] Boy 1st Class [11] Guardsman [11] Petty Officer [11] Sergeant [11] Temporary Second Lieutenant [11] Temporary Lieutenant [10] Commander [9] Company Serjeant Major [9] 2nd Lieutenant [8] Brigadier General [8] Lieutenant Commander [8] Pioneer [7] Stoker 2nd Class [7] Acting Captain [6] Captain and Adjutant [6] Major General [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Acting Bombardier [5] Acting Colour Serjeant [5] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Boy 1st class [5] Colonel [5] Drummer [5] Lieutenant Acting Captain [5] Petty Officer Stoker [5] Signalman [5] Temporary Captain [5]

Unit

Gloucestershire Regiment [464] Wiltshire Regiment [433] Highland Light Infantry [214] Worcestershire Regiment [164] Royal Field Artillery [114] Royal Engineers [79] Middlesex Regiment [73] Bedfordshire Regiment [70] Army Service Corps [64] Royal Lancaster Regiment [63] London Regiment [52] Lancashire Fusiliers [51] Scottish Rifles [51] Royal Fusiliers [50] Royal Army Medical Corps [47] Somerset Light Infantry [46] Machine Gun Corps [44] Royal Garrison Artillery [39] Royal Berkshire Regiment [38] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [34] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [34] Devonshire Regiment [33] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [33] East Lancashire Regiment [32] Northumberland Fusiliers [32] Rifle Brigade [32] Manchester Regiment [31] Hampshire Regiment [28] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [28] York and Lancaster Regiment [28] Yorkshire Regiment [28] Coldstream Guards [26] Grenadier Guards [26] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [26] Cameron Highlanders [25] Dorsetshire Regiment [25] Royal Irish Rifles [25] West Yorkshire Regiment [25] King's Royal Rifle Corps [24] Liverpool Regiment [24] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [24] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [23] Royal Naval Division [23] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [23] HMS Barham [22] Royal Scots Fusiliers [22] Gordon Highlanders [21] Labour Corps [20] Royal West Kent Regiment [20] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [19]

Service

British Army [3185] Royal Navy [447] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [36] Canadian Expeditionary Force [16] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5] Indian Army [4] Other Empire Force [3] Australian Imperial Force [2] South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

B [403] H [370] C [333] S [307] M [278] W [272] T [200] P [197] D [193] G [186] L [180] R [175] F [119] A [115] N [73] K [67] E [63] J [54] O [27] I [20] Y [17] V [15] U [6] Q [3] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3632] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [3192] Germany [135] South Africa [82] India [73] Ireland [71] Malta [17] Egypt [7] Jersey [6] Bermuda [5] Canada [4] Gibraltar [3] China [2] France [2] Guernsey [2] Mauritius [2] New Zealand [2] Turkey [2] Australia [1] Austria [1] Chile [1] Nigeria [1] Poland [1] Sierra Leone [1] Singapore [1] Uganda [1] Yemen [1]

Francis Henry May

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 2295 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 10789 Corporal Machine Gun Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Tank Corps

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Stephen George Simmonds

Born 1878

Died 1916

Royal Navy 355348 Officer's Steward 1st Class HMS Edgar

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Beauchamp Tyndall Pell

Born 1867

Died 1914

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal West Surrey Regiment

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John Agar Paterson Or Patterson

Born 1893

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant Bedfordshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Theodore Hugh Galton

Born 1888

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant Worcestershire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Harold Ernest Hartley

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 33201 Private Wiltshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Harold James Cook

Born 1896

Died 1914

Royal Navy K22008 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Monmouth

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Henry David Webb

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army TF5177 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Albert Edwin Duck

Born 1874

Died 1914

Royal Navy 350302 Chief Sick Berth Steward HMS Good Hope

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Hillyar George Edwin Hill-Trevor

Born 1895

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant Scots Guards

British Army Lieutenant Scots Guards. 1st Battalion

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Albert Edward Paynter

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 80024 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 80024 Corporal Royal Field Artillery 9th Divisional Trench Mortar, J Battary

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Frank Lindley

Born 1900

Died 1988

British Army 14/949 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 14th Battalion

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James Bilbie Ridewood

Born 1875

Died 1914

Royal Navy 345905 Armourer's Mate HMS Pegasus

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Basil Maclear

Born 1881

Died 1915

British Army Captain Royal Dublin Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

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