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Place of birth

Liverpool [3]

Cambridge [2]

Bolton Lancashire [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

East Harling, Norfolk [1]

Edgam, Surrey [1]

Elmstead, Colchester [1]

Girton [1]

Hawick [1]

Hawick, Scotland [1]

Kelling, Norfolk [1]

Laithkerk Richmond, Yorkshire [1]

Llanwenog, Cardigan [1]

Neath, Glamorgan [1]

Nottingham [1]

Ovingham, near Newcastle-on-Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Partick,Glasgow. [1]

Shepton Mallet, Somerset [1]

St Helen's, Lancashire [1]

St. George's, Essex [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Westmorland [1]

Willingham, Cambridgeshire [1]

Wood Green, London [1]

Yeadon, Yorks [1]

Rank

Private [37]

Lieutenant [12]

Second Lieutenant [12]

Gunner [7]

Captain [5]

Lance Corporal [5]

Serjeant [5]

Corporal [3]

Driver [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Bombardier [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Acting Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Bandsman [1]

Bombardier Acting Corporal [1]

Captain /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Lance Serjeant [1]

Fitter [1]

Guardsman [1]

Gunner, Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Major [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sapper [1]

Sergeant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Northumberland Fusiliers [11]

Royal Field Artillery [9]

Liverpool Regiment [8]

Army Service Corps [5]

Suffolk Regiment [5]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

London Regiment [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

Royal Scots [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

13th Field Ambulance [1]

14th Brigade [1]

17th Cavalry [1]

19th Corps [1]

1st Australian General Hospital [1]

8th West Riding Regiment [1]

9th Brigade [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

County of London Regiment [1]

County of London Yeomanry [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

General List [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

HMS Pathfinder [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Imperial Camel Corps [1]

Indian Army attached Lancers [1]

King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Lancers [1]

Loyal North Lancashire [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Service

British Army [89]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4]

Royal Navy [4]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [16]

D [12]

H [9]

W [9]

S [8]

M [7]

P [7]

F [5]

G [4]

A [3]

C [3]

E [3]

R [3]

L [2]

N [2]

J [1]

K [1]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [96]

Country

United Kingdom [40]

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People [96] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Liverpool [3] Cambridge [2] Bolton Lancashire [1] Camberwell, London [1] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] East Harling, Norfolk [1] Edgam, Surrey [1] Elmstead, Colchester [1] Girton [1] Hawick [1] Hawick, Scotland [1] Kelling, Norfolk [1] Laithkerk Richmond, Yorkshire [1] Llanwenog, Cardigan [1] Neath, Glamorgan [1] Nottingham [1] Ovingham, near Newcastle-on-Tyne, Northumberland [1] Partick,Glasgow. [1] Shepton Mallet, Somerset [1] St Helen's, Lancashire [1] St. George's, Essex [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Westmorland [1] Willingham, Cambridgeshire [1] Wood Green, London [1] Yeadon, Yorks [1]

Rank

Private [37] Lieutenant [12] Second Lieutenant [12] Gunner [7] Captain [5] Lance Corporal [5] Serjeant [5] Corporal [3] Driver [3] Temporary Captain [3] Acting Corporal [2] Bombardier [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Acting Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Bandsman [1] Bombardier Acting Corporal [1] Captain /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Lance Serjeant [1] Fitter [1] Guardsman [1] Gunner, Bombardier [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Major [1] Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant [1] Rifleman [1] Sapper [1] Sergeant [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Northumberland Fusiliers [11] Royal Field Artillery [9] Liverpool Regiment [8] Army Service Corps [5] Suffolk Regiment [5] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] London Regiment [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Cambridgeshire Regiment [2] Northumberland Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Engineers [2] Royal Scots [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] 13th Field Ambulance [1] 14th Brigade [1] 17th Cavalry [1] 19th Corps [1] 1st Australian General Hospital [1] 8th West Riding Regiment [1] 9th Brigade [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Corps of Hussars [1] County of London Regiment [1] County of London Yeomanry [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] General List [1] Grenadier Guards [1] HMS Pathfinder [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Imperial Camel Corps [1] Indian Army attached Lancers [1] King's Liverpool Regiment [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Lancers [1] Loyal North Lancashire [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Service

British Army [89] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4] Royal Navy [4] Australian Imperial Force [1] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [16] D [12] H [9] W [9] S [8] M [7] P [7] F [5] G [4] A [3] C [3] E [3] R [3] L [2] N [2] J [1] K [1] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [96]

Country

United Kingdom [40]

Arnold Walter Huckett

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Wiltshire Regiment

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Martin Boles

Died 1918

British Army 32509 Private Royal Scots

British Army King's Shropshire Light Infantry 7th Battalion

British Army 33637 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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John Sanderson Jardin Douglas

Born 1889

Died 1914

British Army 10225 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army King's Own Scottish Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Arthur C Whitehead

British Army 1465 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Bandsman West Yorkshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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Andrew Douglas John Melliss

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

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Cornelius Raven

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 26481 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Thomas Rees Ace

Born 1878

Died 1915

British Army 9628 Guardsman Grenadier Guards

British Army Grenadier Guards Ist

British Army 9628 Guardsman Grenadier Guards 1st Battalion

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Alan Buchanan

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 3186 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 10th Battalion

British Army 3186 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Willie Greenwood

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 25130 Lance Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers 1st Garrison Battalion

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Reginald Alfred Charles Brie

Born 1895

Died 1989

British Army 54486 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery a battery 115th Brigade

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Lieutenant Royal Air Force

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

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Ernest Gilbert Ham

Born 1887

Died 1914

British Army 7864 Private Somerset Light Infantry 1st Battalion

British Army 7864 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Charles Edward Cheverton

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 2034 Private Welsh Guards 1st Battalion

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Christopher Galbraith Buckle

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army Captain /Acting Lieutenant Colonel Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Northamptonshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Francis Robert Leslie Allen

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army Private London Regiment School of Aeronautics, Oxford

British Army 535221 Private London Regiment 15 lond Battalion

British Army Private London Regiment Attached Cadet Wing RFC - St Leonards on Sea

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Frederick William Dobson

Born 1886

Died 1935

British Army 6840 Lance Corporal Coldstream Guards 2nd Battalion

British Army 6840 Private Coldstream Guards 2nd Battalion

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Arthur Innes Adam

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army Acting Corporal Cambridgeshire Regiment 1/1st Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Cambridgeshire Regiment 1/1st Battalion

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