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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]

Arthur Harrison

Born 1870

Died 1915

British Army 17281 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 17281 Lance Corporal Gloucestershire Regiment 10th (Service) Battalion

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Joseph Walker

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 13775 Corporal Gloucestershire Regiment 8th (Service) Battalion

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Richard Joseph Winters Taylor

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army T/30367 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army T/30637 Driver Army Service Corps 9th Auxiliary Horse Company

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William George Prosser

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 10210 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 10210 Lance Corporal Gloucestershire Regiment 7th (Service) Battalion

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John Parsons

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 12577 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 12577 Lance Corporal Gloucestershire Regiment 9th (Service) Battalion

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Stanley Noel Priestley

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Gloucestershire Regiment 8th (Service) Battalion

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Cecil Taylor

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 107042 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 107042 Lance Corporal Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) 32nd Battalion

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John Arthur Simms

Born 1876

Died 1915

British Army 13676 Corporal Gloucestershire Regiment 10th (Service) Battalion

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Reginald George Williams

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 10408 Acting Serjeant South Wales Borderers

British Army 10408 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers

British Army 10408 Corporal South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Albert Charles Purser

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 26738 Private Somerset Light Infantry 6th (Service) Battalion

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William James Maisey Parker

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 10302 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 7th (Service) Battalion

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Charles Edward Garratt

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 31958 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 9th (Service) Battalion.

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Harry Sidney Thompson

Born 1895

Died 1920

British Army 2096 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Lionel Watson Moore

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 2736 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 1/5th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Gloucestershire Regiment 1/5th Battalion

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Ernest Victor Stephen Nunney

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 16068 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 10th (Service) Battalion

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Donald Lacey Priestley

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 8541 Private London Regiment

British Army 762550 Lance Corporal County of London Regiment (Artists Rifles) 1st/28th Battalion

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Henry John Waylen

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 2740TF Private Gloucestershire Regiment 1st/5th Battalion

British Army 2740TF Private Gloucestershire Regiment 1st/5th Battalion

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Thomas Jarvis Horne

Born 1885

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 349887

Canadian Expeditionary Force 349887 Gunner Canadian Field Artillery 10th Brigade

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John Ledville Greenwood

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 3482 Private Gloucestershire Yeomanry

British Army 27663 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 16th (Service) Battalion (3rd Birmingham)

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Walter Leonard Gurney

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 24688 Private Worcestershire Regiment 14th (Pioneer) Battalion

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