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Faringdon [6]

Faringdon, Berks [5]

Faringdon, Berkshire [3]

Highworth, Wiltshire [2]

19 Grosvenor Street, London [1]

Berkshire [1]

Block Green, Faringdon [1]

Bufferland Pembroke [1]

Camberwell [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Cambridge [1]

Dhawar [1]

Dunstan, Oxon [1]

Faringdon Oxon. [1]

Hinton Waldrist, Berkshire [1]

Kettering, Northants [1]

Liverpool [1]

Market Place, Faringdon [1]

Ogbourne St George [1]

Ogbourne, Wilts [1]

Old Kent Road, Surrey [1]

Plumstead, Norfolk [1]

Somertset Bridge, North Petherton [1]

Stratton, Wiltshire [1]

Tetsworth, Oxon [1]

Wroughton, Wilts [1]

Rank

Private [85]

Serjeant [7]

Corporal [4]

Lance Corporal [4]

Captain [3]

Gunner [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Rifleman [3]

Driver [2]

RIFLEMAN [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Commander [1]

Fitter Corporal [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major [1]

Pioneer [1]

Sapper [1]

Staff Sergeant [1]

Vice Admiral [1]

Vice-Admiral [1]

Unit

Royal Berkshire Regiment [36]

Berkshire Yeomanry [8]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [7]

Wiltshire Regiment [6]

Royal Engineers [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Army Service Corps [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

London Regiment [3]

Royal Berkshire [3]

British South African Police [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Canadian Field Artillery [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

Guards Machine Gun Corps [1]

HMS Azalea [1]

HMS Queen Mary [1]

HMS Simoom [1]

Hampshire [1]

London [1]

London Regiment (The Rangers) [1]

Machine Gun Company [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry [1]

Princess Charlotte Of Wales's Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Service

British Army [104]

Royal Navy [6]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

Last name first letter

W [16]

H [14]

P [13]

S [13]

B [8]

L [8]

C [7]

R [7]

G [5]

D [4]

M [4]

T [4]

E [3]

F [3]

Y [3]

I [1]

J [1]

K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [114]

Country

United Kingdom [33]

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People [115] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Faringdon [6] Faringdon, Berks [5] Faringdon, Berkshire [3] Highworth, Wiltshire [2] 19 Grosvenor Street, London [1] Berkshire [1] Block Green, Faringdon [1] Bufferland Pembroke [1] Camberwell [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Cambridge [1] Dhawar [1] Dunstan, Oxon [1] Faringdon Oxon. [1] Hinton Waldrist, Berkshire [1] Kettering, Northants [1] Liverpool [1] Market Place, Faringdon [1] Ogbourne St George [1] Ogbourne, Wilts [1] Old Kent Road, Surrey [1] Plumstead, Norfolk [1] Somertset Bridge, North Petherton [1] Stratton, Wiltshire [1] Tetsworth, Oxon [1] Wroughton, Wilts [1]

Rank

Private [85] Serjeant [7] Corporal [4] Lance Corporal [4] Captain [3] Gunner [3] Lieutenant [3] Rifleman [3] Driver [2] RIFLEMAN [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Chief Stoker [1] Commander [1] Fitter Corporal [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major [1] Pioneer [1] Sapper [1] Staff Sergeant [1] Vice Admiral [1] Vice-Admiral [1]

Unit

Royal Berkshire Regiment [36] Berkshire Yeomanry [8] Machine Gun Corps [8] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [7] Wiltshire Regiment [6] Royal Engineers [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Army Service Corps [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] London Regiment [3] Royal Berkshire [3] British South African Police [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Canadian Field Artillery [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] Guards Machine Gun Corps [1] HMS Azalea [1] HMS Queen Mary [1] HMS Simoom [1] Hampshire [1] London [1] London Regiment (The Rangers) [1] Machine Gun Company [1] Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry [1] Princess Charlotte Of Wales's Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Service

British Army [104] Royal Navy [6] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

Last name first letter

W [16] H [14] P [13] S [13] B [8] L [8] C [7] R [7] G [5] D [4] M [4] T [4] E [3] F [3] Y [3] I [1] J [1] K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [114]

Country

United Kingdom [33]

Ernest John Walker

Born 1894

Died 1914

British Army 9888 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

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Percy John Richings

Born 1882

Died 1917

Royal Navy 306006

Royal Navy Stoker 1st Class HMS Azalea

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George Harold Toon

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 95662 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Gilbert John Willis

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 2020 (Incomplete) Private Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 24225 (Incomplete) Private Worcestershire Regiment

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John Horace Habgood

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 2012 Private Berkshire Yeomanry

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Ambrose J Elbrow

Died 1916

British Army 5083 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Thomas Yates

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 35805 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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Francis E Robey

Died 1918

British Army 42742 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 44939 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Harry Walker

Died 1918

British Army 2631 Private Coldstream Guards

British Army 707 Serjeant Guards Machine Gun Regiment

British Army 707 Serjeant Guards Machine Gun Corps 4th Btn

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Charles William Banbury

Born 1877

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant Coldstream Guards

British Army Lieutenant Coldstream Guards

British Army Captain Coldstream Guards 3rd Battalion

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Charles Henry Gosling

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army 15995 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 15995 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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George Benjamin Hambling

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 45773 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army 45773 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Albert Ernest King

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 203187 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment 1st/4th Battalion

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Walter John Talbot

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 1945 Private Berkshire Yeomanry

British Army 96225 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 96225 Private Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry)

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Robert Henry Shimmon

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 201922 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Cuthbert G Warne

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army T277 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 496671 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Edwin William Dodd

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 23610 Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Harry Hedges

Born 1891

Died 1914

British Army 8514 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Albert E Counsell

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 2419 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army T/1653 Private Army Ordnance Corps

British Army T/1653 Staff Sergeant Royal Army Ordnance Corps

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Tom Powell

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 43326 Private Manchester Regiment

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