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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]

William George Boon

Born 1882

British Army T4/263038 Driver Army Service Corps

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Charles Brunning

Born 1881

British Army T4/044046 Driver Army Service Corps

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Herbert Thompson

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 15846 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 15846 Serjeant Essex Regiment

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Arthur Claypon Horner Gray

Born 1879

Died 1963

British Army Major 37th Cape Command Signals Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

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Leslie Frank Norfolk

Born 1901

Died 1987

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 161952

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Bronson Collier

Born 1889

Died 1952

British Army 5532 Private South Staffordshire Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army 241932 Private South Staffordshire Regiment 1/6th Battalion

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Walter Jackaman

Born 1888

British Army T4/044081 Driver Army Service Corps 226th, 173rd Company

British Army T/4/044081 Driver Army Service Corps 226th. 173rd Company

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Henry C Leeds George

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 9240 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army 28127 Private East Surrey Regiment

British Army 28127 Private Royal Sussex attached to East Surrey Regiment

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Frank Oakes

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 15535 Driver Royal Engineers

British Army 15535 Lance Corporal Royal Engineers 2nd Field Squadron

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Ernest William Thorpe

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 18304 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 18304 Private Suffolk Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Ralph Pierson Deane

Born 1899

Died 1975

Royal Navy Major

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Alec Thomas Faiers

Born 1888

Died 1971

British Army 470704 Serjeant London Regiment 12th lond Battalion

British Army 2950 Sergeant London Regiment 12th lond Battalion

British Army 470704 Sergeant London Regiment 12th Battalion

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Sidney John Cardy

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 2981 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Luther Maurice Russell

Born 1885

Died 1954

British Army 766145 Private London Regiment 28th Battalion

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Arthur Durrant

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 47278 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Harry Frederick Fletcher

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 142845 Private Labour Corps

British Army M2/022021 Private Royal Army Service Corps

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Russell George Howlett

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 20192 Private Suffolk Regiment

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John Ramplin

Born 1897

British Army 35424 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 387940 Private Labour Corps

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John Hammond

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 10243 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 10243 Private Essex Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 10243 Private Essex Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Arthur Exelston Vince

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 26623 Private Essex Regiment

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