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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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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]

Leonard Thomas Malin

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 15166 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 15116 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 1st.Battalion.

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William Hickman

Born 1878

Died 1916

Royal Navy London Z/3382 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Z/3382 Able Seaman RNVR London - HMS Barham 5th Battle Squadron

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Donald Mackintosh

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Seaforth Highlanders

British Army Lieutenant Seaforth Highlanders

British Army Second Lieutenant Seaforth Highlanders 3rd Battalion

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Charles Tiltman

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 24901 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 24903 Pte Royal Hampshire Regiment 14th Batt

British Army incorrect on this evidence

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William Henry Grimbaldeston

Born 1889

Died 1959

British Army 13531 Corporal King's Own Scottish Borderers 7th king's own scottish bord Battalion

British Army 13531 Acting Colour Serjeant King's Own Scottish Borderers 7th king's own scottish bord Battalion

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Charles Howes

Born 1895

Died 1914

British Army 11014 Private South Wales Borderers 1st. Battalion

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Cyril Percy Nelson Trent

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 41891 Corporal Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 39754 Private Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 39754 Corporal Wiltshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Henry Bridgeman

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 10407 Private Wiltshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 10407 Private Wiltshire Regiment 1st.Battalion.

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Ernest Leonard Bailey

Born 1889

British Army G/43136 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment

British Army 72667 Private Labour Corps 100th Labour Company

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Jacob Nurse Garth

Born 1888

Died 1914

British Army 646 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 646 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

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William Henry Cooper

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 2183 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 20249 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 1/5th gloucest Battalion

British Army 20249 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 1/5th Battalion

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Charles Henry Binstead

Born 1877

Died 1916

Royal Navy

Royal Navy 169865 Able Seaman HMS Barham. 5th.Battle Squadron.

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Thomas Arthur Lewis

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 7134 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 387134 Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army 387134 Corporal Royal Engineers 6th. Siege Company

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Jesse Gubbins

Born 1878

Died 1918

British Army 9699 Corporal Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 7th oxfordshire and Battalion

British Army 9699 Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 7th oxfordshire and Battalion

British Army 9699 Company Quartermaster Sergeant Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. 7th Battalion

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Henry James Seager

Born 1883

Died 1914

British Army 6731 Private Wiltshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 6731 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Frederick Albert Blunsdon

Born 1879

Died 1915

British Army 3/583 Private Wiltshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 3/583 Private Wiltshire Regiment 1st.Battalion.

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Herbert Augustus Fenson

Born 1882

Died 1914

British Army L/8016 Private Royal Fusiliers 4th Battalion

British Army L/8016 Private Royal Fusiliers 4th Battalion

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Charles Henry Fennell

Born 1889

Died 1916

Royal Navy K30751 Stoker 2nd class HMS Flirt

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Bernard John Majendie

Born 1875

Died 1959

British Army Lieutenant Colonel King's Royal Rifle Corps 4th Battalion

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William Bond

Born 1864

Died 1918

British Army 204552 Private Rifle Brigade 22nd. Battalion

British Army 388505 Private Labour Corps 816th Company

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