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Nayland, Suffolk [42]

Polstead, Suffolk [11]

Stoke by Nayland, Suffolk [9]

Nayland [6]

Suffolk [5]

Carshalton, Surrey [4]

Hadleigh, Suffolk [3]

Leavenheath, Suffolk [3]

Stoke by Nayland [3]

Sudbury, Suffolk [3]

Alpheton, Suffolk [2]

Assington, Suffolk [2]

Bures, Suffolk [2]

Colchester, Essex [2]

Little Horkesley, Essex [2]

London [2]

Nayland with Wissington, Suffolk [2]

Raydon, Suffolk [2]

Silvertown, Essex [2]

Stowmarket, Suffolk [2]

Blything, Suffolk [1]

Bothwell [1]

Bow, London [1]

Bradwell on Sea, Essex [1]

Brockley, London [1]

Bungay [1]

Bures St Mary, Suffolk [1]

Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk [1]

Chelsea [1]

Colchester [1]

Culford, Suffolk [1]

Finningham, Suffolk [1]

Great Horkesley, Essex [1]

Groton, Boxford, Suffolk [1]

Gt Horkesley, Essex [1]

Hadleith Hamlet [1]

Horkesley Park, Great Horkesley, Essex, England [1]

Horkesly [1]

Ipswich, Suffolk [1]

Kersey [1]

Little Horkesley [1]

Little Livermere, Suffolk [1]

Long Melford, Suffolk [1]

Lydd, Kent [1]

Messing, Essex [1]

Myland, Essex [1]

Nayland England [1]

Nayland, Suffolk [1]

Nayland, Colchester, Essex [1]

Polstead, Ipswich, Suffolk [1]

Rank

Private [136]

Lance Corporal [14]

Serjeant [10]

Gunner [9]

Driver [8]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Captain [5]

Corporal [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Member [3]

Refugee Child [3]

Rifleman [3]

Sapper [3]

Sergeant [3]

private [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Major [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Trooper [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bearer [1]

Brevet Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Drummer [1]

Guardsman [1]

L/Cpl [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Petty Officer Motor Mechanic [1]

Private 1st Class [1]

Probationer [1]

Sergeant-Instructor [1]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Suffolk Regiment [38]

Essex Regiment [32]

London Regiment [11]

Labour Corps [10]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

Army Service Corps [7]

Royal Field Artillery [7]

Bedfordshire Regiment [6]

Grenadier Guards [6]

Royal Engineers [6]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Norfolk Regiment [5]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Civilian [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Essex Yeomanry [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

1st Dragoon Guards [1]

1st South African Infantry [1]

37th Cape Command Signals Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

5th Dragoon Guards (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) [1]

Army Ordnance Corp [1]

Army Srvice Copr [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

British Red Cross, St Thomas' Hospital, London [1]

British Red Cross, East Suffolk General Hospital [1]

British Red Cross, Suffolk Hospital, Ampton Hall, Bury St. Edmunds [1]

British Red Cross, Suffolk Hospital: Ampton Hall, Bury St. Edmunds [1]

British Red Cross: Ampton Hall, Bury St. Edmunds [1]

British Red Cross: Woodhouse Hospital, Great Horkesley [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [178]

Other Empire Force [9]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7]

Royal Navy [7]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

C [28]

B [21]

H [16]

S [15]

W [13]

R [12]

T [12]

D [11]

F [11]

G [10]

M [10]

N [10]

P [9]

L [8]

O [7]

A [3]

J [3]

E [2]

K [2]

V [2]

Contribution

Military Service [186]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [150]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

India [1]

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People [205] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Nayland, Suffolk [42] Polstead, Suffolk [11] Stoke by Nayland, Suffolk [9] Nayland [6] Suffolk [5] Carshalton, Surrey [4] Hadleigh, Suffolk [3] Leavenheath, Suffolk [3] Stoke by Nayland [3] Sudbury, Suffolk [3] Alpheton, Suffolk [2] Assington, Suffolk [2] Bures, Suffolk [2] Colchester, Essex [2] Little Horkesley, Essex [2] London [2] Nayland with Wissington, Suffolk [2] Raydon, Suffolk [2] Silvertown, Essex [2] Stowmarket, Suffolk [2] Blything, Suffolk [1] Bothwell [1] Bow, London [1] Bradwell on Sea, Essex [1] Brockley, London [1] Bungay [1] Bures St Mary, Suffolk [1] Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk [1] Chelsea [1] Colchester [1] Culford, Suffolk [1] Finningham, Suffolk [1] Great Horkesley, Essex [1] Groton, Boxford, Suffolk [1] Gt Horkesley, Essex [1] Hadleith Hamlet [1] Horkesley Park, Great Horkesley, Essex, England [1] Horkesly [1] Ipswich, Suffolk [1] Kersey [1] Little Horkesley [1] Little Livermere, Suffolk [1] Long Melford, Suffolk [1] Lydd, Kent [1] Messing, Essex [1] Myland, Essex [1] Nayland England [1] Nayland, Suffolk [1] Nayland, Colchester, Essex [1] Polstead, Ipswich, Suffolk [1]

Rank

Private [136] Lance Corporal [14] Serjeant [10] Gunner [9] Driver [8] Second Lieutenant [8] Captain [5] Corporal [5] Acting Corporal [4] Member [3] Refugee Child [3] Rifleman [3] Sapper [3] Sergeant [3] private [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Lieutenant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Major [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Trooper [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bearer [1] Brevet Major [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Drummer [1] Guardsman [1] L/Cpl [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Petty Officer Motor Mechanic [1] Private 1st Class [1] Probationer [1] Sergeant-Instructor [1] Voluntary Aid Detachment [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Suffolk Regiment [38] Essex Regiment [32] London Regiment [11] Labour Corps [10] Royal Fusiliers [9] Army Service Corps [7] Royal Field Artillery [7] Bedfordshire Regiment [6] Grenadier Guards [6] Royal Engineers [6] Middlesex Regiment [5] Norfolk Regiment [5] East Surrey Regiment [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Civilian [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] East Kent Regiment [2] Essex Yeomanry [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] 1st Dragoon Guards [1] 1st South African Infantry [1] 37th Cape Command Signals Royal Army Medical Corps [1] 5th Dragoon Guards (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) [1] Army Ordnance Corp [1] Army Srvice Copr [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] British Red Cross, St Thomas' Hospital, London [1] British Red Cross, East Suffolk General Hospital [1] British Red Cross, Suffolk Hospital, Ampton Hall, Bury St. Edmunds [1] British Red Cross, Suffolk Hospital: Ampton Hall, Bury St. Edmunds [1] British Red Cross: Ampton Hall, Bury St. Edmunds [1] British Red Cross: Woodhouse Hospital, Great Horkesley [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment [1] Canadian Army Medical Corps [1] Canadian Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [178] Other Empire Force [9] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7] Royal Navy [7] Australian Imperial Force [2] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

C [28] B [21] H [16] S [15] W [13] R [12] T [12] D [11] F [11] G [10] M [10] N [10] P [9] L [8] O [7] A [3] J [3] E [2] K [2] V [2]

Contribution

Military Service [186] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [150] Australia [1] Canada [1] India [1]

Horace Leonard Chippington

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Suffolk Regiment and Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 763759 Private London Regiment 28th lond Battalion

British Army 9758 Private London Regiment 28th lond Battalion

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Arthur John Norfolk

Born 1881

British Army SE/6858 Private Army Veterinary Corps

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Thomas Hollick

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 50124 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army Royal Fusiliers

British Army 50124 Private Royal Fusiliers 6th Battalion

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Frederick Whymark

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 43277 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Arthur Herbert Cundy

Born 1888

Died 1973

British Army 83328 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 241st

British Army 104992 Royal Artillery

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Horace Brooks Mills

Born 1886

Died 1951

British Army 24982 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Frederick Biggs

Born 1882

Died 1968

British Army 209892 Sapper Royal Engineers 4th London Brigade

British Army Private Royal Engineers :Railway Troops

British Army 209892 Corporal Royal Engineers 4th London Brigade

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Robert William Oakes

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 9543 Private Essex Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 9543 Lance Corporal Essex Regiment 1st Battalion

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Alfred Edward Norfolk

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 2951 Private London Regiment

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Bertie Edmund Sexton

Born 1884

Died 1962

British Army T4/263501 Private Royal Army Service Corps

British Army T4/263501 Private Army Srvice Copr 502 Company

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Frederick Thomas Sexton

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 03097 Private Army Ordnance Corps

British Army Lance Corporal Army Ordnance Corp 62nd Company

British Army 63097 Lance Corporal Royal Army Ordnance Corp 62nd Company

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Herbert George Thorpe

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 27402 Guardsman Grenadier Guards 3rd Battalion

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Dudley Charles Prestney

Born 1880

Died 1957

British Army G/15914 Private Royal West Kent Regiment Depot

British Army

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Thomas Alfred Biggs

Born 1892

British Army

British Army MS/558 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army MS/558 Private Army Service Corps Motor Transport

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Dudley Henry Taylor

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 1297 Private Essex Yeomanry

British Army Private Essex Yeomanry 1st Battalion

British Army

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William Mann

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 34942 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 242318 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 34942 Private Essex Regiment 10th Battalion

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Stanley Oxford

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 20829 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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Albert Edward Firmin

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 30007 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Harry Edward Sawdy

Born 1885

British Army Sergeant-Instructor London Regiment Education Officer's Department

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William Keningale

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 40198 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 40198 Private Essex Regiment 2nd Battalion

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