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Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire [80]

Tewkesbury [5]

London [3]

Alderton, Gloucestershire [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Bredon, Worcestershire [2]

Edmonton, Middlesex [2]

Gloucester, Gloucestershire [2]

Malvern, Worcestershire [2]

Tewkesbury, Gloucesteshire [2]

Twyning, Gloucestershire [2]

Upton upon Severn, Worcestershire [2]

Accrington, Lancashire [1]

Ashchurch, Gloucestershire [1]

Barnack, Northamptonshire [1]

Beckford, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire [1]

Bloomsbury, London [1]

Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Cardigan, Cardiganshire [1]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1]

Cirencester, Gloucestershire [1]

Cookham, Berkshire [1]

Cradley, Herefordshire [1]

Cranham, Gloucestershire [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Elmley Castle, Worcestershire [1]

Erdington, Birmingham [1]

Kemerton, Worcestershire [1]

Kinsham, Worcestershire [1]

Loughborough,Leicestershire. [1]

Malmesbury, Wiltshire [1]

Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Norton, Gloucestershire [1]

Pirton, Worcestershire [1]

Redditch Worcestershire England [1]

Rugby, Warwickshire [1]

St Tudy, Cornwall [1]

Stow on the Wold, Gloucestershire [1]

Tewkesbury, Glos [1]

Tewkesbury, Gloucesterhire [1]

Tirley, Gloucestershire [1]

Upton on Severn, Worcestershire [1]

Ware, Hertfordshire [1]

Winchcombe [1]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Worcester, Worcestershire [1]

Yorkley, Gloucestershire [1]

Rank

Private [95]

Lance Corporal [17]

Corporal [12]

Serjeant [8]

Gunner [7]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Driver [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Sapper [3]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major/Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Drummer [1]

Engine Room Artificer [1]

Guardsman [1]

Rifleman [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Shoeing-Smith [1]

Signal Boy [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Trooper [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Gloucestershire Regiment [53]

Worcestershire Regiment [8]

Army Service Corps [6]

Devonshire Regiment [5]

London Regiment [5]

Royal Field Artillery [5]

Labour Corps [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Australian Infantry [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Gloucestershire Yeomanry [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Engineers [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Royal Gloucestershire Hussars [3]

Herefordshire Regiment [2]

Royal Fusiliers (City of London) Regiment [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Field Artillery [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

County of London Regiment (Artists Rifles) [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment/Labour Corps [1]

H.M.S."Vivid" [1]

HMS Monmouth [1]

HMS Vivid II/HMS Leonidas/HMS Albatross [1]

Infantry Base Depot [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Life Guards [1]

London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade) [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [1]

Queen's Own (Royal West Kent) Regiment [1]

Queens (Royal West Surrey) Regiment [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Field Artillery Transport [1]

Service

British Army [129]

Royal Navy [6]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

W [18]

H [17]

P [17]

S [16]

G [13]

T [12]

M [11]

R [9]

J [8]

N [5]

K [4]

D [3]

A [2]

E [2]

F [2]

B [1]

O [1]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [133]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

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Place of birth

Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire [80] Tewkesbury [5] London [3] Alderton, Gloucestershire [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Bredon, Worcestershire [2] Edmonton, Middlesex [2] Gloucester, Gloucestershire [2] Malvern, Worcestershire [2] Tewkesbury, Gloucesteshire [2] Twyning, Gloucestershire [2] Upton upon Severn, Worcestershire [2] Accrington, Lancashire [1] Ashchurch, Gloucestershire [1] Barnack, Northamptonshire [1] Beckford, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire [1] Bloomsbury, London [1] Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Cardigan, Cardiganshire [1] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1] Cirencester, Gloucestershire [1] Cookham, Berkshire [1] Cradley, Herefordshire [1] Cranham, Gloucestershire [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Elmley Castle, Worcestershire [1] Erdington, Birmingham [1] Kemerton, Worcestershire [1] Kinsham, Worcestershire [1] Loughborough,Leicestershire. [1] Malmesbury, Wiltshire [1] Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland [1] Norton, Gloucestershire [1] Pirton, Worcestershire [1] Redditch Worcestershire England [1] Rugby, Warwickshire [1] St Tudy, Cornwall [1] Stow on the Wold, Gloucestershire [1] Tewkesbury, Glos [1] Tewkesbury, Gloucesterhire [1] Tirley, Gloucestershire [1] Upton on Severn, Worcestershire [1] Ware, Hertfordshire [1] Winchcombe [1] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1] Worcester, Worcestershire [1] Yorkley, Gloucestershire [1]

Rank

Private [95] Lance Corporal [17] Corporal [12] Serjeant [8] Gunner [7] Second Lieutenant [5] Driver [3] Lieutenant [3] Sapper [3] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Company Sergeant Major/Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Drummer [1] Engine Room Artificer [1] Guardsman [1] Rifleman [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Shoeing-Smith [1] Signal Boy [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Trooper [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Gloucestershire Regiment [53] Worcestershire Regiment [8] Army Service Corps [6] Devonshire Regiment [5] London Regiment [5] Royal Field Artillery [5] Labour Corps [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Australian Infantry [3] Canadian Infantry [3] Gloucestershire Yeomanry [3] Grenadier Guards [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Engineers [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Royal Gloucestershire Hussars [3] Herefordshire Regiment [2] Royal Fusiliers (City of London) Regiment [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Canadian Field Artillery [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Coldstream Guards [1] County of London Regiment (Artists Rifles) [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] Essex Regiment [1] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [1] Gloucestershire Regiment/Labour Corps [1] H.M.S."Vivid" [1] HMS Monmouth [1] HMS Vivid II/HMS Leonidas/HMS Albatross [1] Infantry Base Depot [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Life Guards [1] London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade) [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] North Staffordshire Regiment [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1] Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [1] Queen's Own (Royal West Kent) Regiment [1] Queens (Royal West Surrey) Regiment [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Royal Field Artillery Transport [1]

Service

British Army [129] Royal Navy [6] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] Australian Imperial Force [3] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

W [18] H [17] P [17] S [16] G [13] T [12] M [11] R [9] J [8] N [5] K [4] D [3] A [2] E [2] F [2] B [1] O [1] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [133]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

Henry Herbert Sydney Waldron

Born 1877

Died 1957

British Army 212996 Private Rifle Brigade 20th (Northern) Battalion

British Army 6220 Private London Regiment 1/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 44060 Private Royal Irish Rifles 1st Battalion

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William Awford Gorton

Born 1875

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 1079

Australian Imperial Force 107G Private Australian Infantry 25th Battalion

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Wilfred Bartlett Didcote

Born 1895

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 1617 Private Australian Infantry 17th Battalion

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George Eagles

Born 1896

Died 1915

Royal Navy PLY/16006 Corporal Royal Naval Division, Royal Marine Light Infantry Plymouth Battalion

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Harold Gilbert Stubbs

Born 1894

Died 1914

British Army 16816 Private Grenadier Guards 2nd Battalion

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William Gilleece Dutton

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 3549 Trooper Life Guards 2nd Life Guards

British Army 3549 Trooper Life Guards 2nd Life Guards

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Alfred Victor Grimmett

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 17237 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 8th (Service) Battalion

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Aldred Vincent Grimmett

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 268037 Private Infantry Base Depot

British Army GS/68012 Private Royal Fusiliers (City of London) Regiment 13th (Service) Battalion

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George Marshall Topham

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 12/251 Lance Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment 12th (Service) Battalion

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Frank Neale

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 2849 Private Royal Gloucestershire Hussars A Squadron

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Charles Hurcombe

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 2021 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 1st Battalion

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William Herbert Jones

Born 1895

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 15037/23403 Private Canadian Infantry 10th Alberta Regiment

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Robert Cecil Sayer

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 1781 TF Private Gloucestershire Regiment 1st/5th Battalion

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Austin Conrad Papps

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 2701 Lance Corporal Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 2701 Corporal Royal Berkshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

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Louis Victor Mann

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army 3/3359 Serjeant Essex Regiment 9th (Service) Battalion

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Henry Percy Jones

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 50102 Private North Staffordshire Regiment 9th (Service) Battalion (Pioneers)

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Arthur Thacker

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 1851 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army 41112 S4/248524 Corporal Lancashire Fusiliers 18th (Service) Battalion (2nd South East Lancashire)

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Thomas Williams

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 622421 Acting Bombardier Royal Horse Artillery B Battery, 298th Brigade

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Edric Noel Hindmarsh

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 14937 Lance Corporal Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 8th (Service) Battalion (Pioneers)

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Walter Arthur Price

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 9408 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 1st Battalion

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