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Towcester [79]

Bath [3]

Greens Norton [3]

Chester [2]

Pattishall [2]

Towcester, Northamptonshire [2]

Astcote, Pattishall [1]

Bedminster [1]

Cold Higham [1]

Easton Neston, Towcester [1]

Essex [1]

Ilminster [1]

Kingsthorpe, Northampton [1]

Laleham, Middlesex [1]

Northampton [1]

Northwich [1]

Potterspury [1]

Roade [1]

Silverstone [1]

Slapton, Northamptonshire [1]

Taunton [1]

Thorpe Malsor [1]

Walworth [1]

Wellingborough [1]

Widcombe [1]

Yarmouth [1]

Rank

Private [88]

Corporal [12]

Gunner [10]

Serjeant [9]

Driver [6]

Lance Corporal [5]

Pioneer [5]

Sapper [5]

Sergeant [4]

Acting Corporal [2]

Bombardier [2]

Company Sergeant Major [2]

Acting Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Paid Lance Corporal [1]

Staff Sergeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Unpaid Lance Corporal [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Northamptonshire Regiment [34]

Royal Engineers [11]

Labour Corps [10]

Royal Field Artillery [10]

Bedfordshire Regiment [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Grenadier Guards [4]

Northamptonshire Yeomanry [4]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

London Regiment [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

Bedfordshire Regt [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regt [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

Army Reserve [1]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Military Foot Police [1]

Northumberland Regiment [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Notts & Derby Regt [1]

Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [1]

Royal Artillery [1]

Royal Engineers Bedfordshire [1]

Training Reserve [1]

Training Reserve Battalion [1]

Wiltshire Regiment [1]

Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [125]

Last name first letter

S [16]

W [15]

B [13]

T [12]

C [7]

A [6]

L [6]

R [6]

F [5]

G [5]

J [5]

K [5]

M [5]

H [4]

P [4]

D [3]

N [3]

V [3]

E [1]

O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [125]

Country

United Kingdom [89]

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People [125] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Towcester [79] Bath [3] Greens Norton [3] Chester [2] Pattishall [2] Towcester, Northamptonshire [2] Astcote, Pattishall [1] Bedminster [1] Cold Higham [1] Easton Neston, Towcester [1] Essex [1] Ilminster [1] Kingsthorpe, Northampton [1] Laleham, Middlesex [1] Northampton [1] Northwich [1] Potterspury [1] Roade [1] Silverstone [1] Slapton, Northamptonshire [1] Taunton [1] Thorpe Malsor [1] Walworth [1] Wellingborough [1] Widcombe [1] Yarmouth [1]

Rank

Private [88] Corporal [12] Gunner [10] Serjeant [9] Driver [6] Lance Corporal [5] Pioneer [5] Sapper [5] Sergeant [4] Acting Corporal [2] Bombardier [2] Company Sergeant Major [2] Acting Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant [1] Paid Lance Corporal [1] Staff Sergeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Unpaid Lance Corporal [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Northamptonshire Regiment [34] Royal Engineers [11] Labour Corps [10] Royal Field Artillery [10] Bedfordshire Regiment [6] The Queen's Regiment [6] Army Service Corps [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Grenadier Guards [4] Northamptonshire Yeomanry [4] Cheshire Regiment [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] London Regiment [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] Bedfordshire Regt [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Manchester Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regt [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] Welsh Regiment [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] Army Reserve [1] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] Essex Regiment [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Military Foot Police [1] Northumberland Regiment [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Notts & Derby Regt [1] Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [1] Royal Artillery [1] Royal Engineers Bedfordshire [1] Training Reserve [1] Training Reserve Battalion [1] Wiltshire Regiment [1] Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [125]

Last name first letter

S [16] W [15] B [13] T [12] C [7] A [6] L [6] R [6] F [5] G [5] J [5] K [5] M [5] H [4] P [4] D [3] N [3] V [3] E [1] O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [125]

Country

United Kingdom [89]

Francis George Herbert Taylor

Born 1889

Died 1924

British Army 55313 Private Essex Regiment

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Levi Lambert

Born 1877

Died 1958

British Army 159369 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Herbert Worth

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 13887 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 26718 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 26718 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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William Sanders

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 3/10215 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Harry James Notley

Born 1891

Died 1949

British Army 9083 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 9083 Serjeant Cheshire Regiment

British Army 4114262 Serjeant Cheshire Regiment

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Joseph Sharp

Born 1873

British Army 110527 Pioneer Royal Engineers

British Army 289876 Pioneer Labour Corps

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Walter Ratledge

Born 1884

British Army 163690 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Robert Furniss

Born 1884

British Army 7166 Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

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James Holloway

Born 1867

Died 1942

British Army M2/079088 Private Army Service Corps

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George Jeffery

Born 1888

British Army 25132 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 31314 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Walter Notley

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 15288 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 15288 Private Cheshire Regiment 12th Battalion

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Leonard Pannell

Born 1875

British Army 110528 Pioneer Royal Engineers

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Walter William Walmsley

Born 1886

British Army M/302809 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 302809 Lance Corporal Army Service Corps

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Edward William Wall

Born 1865

British Army TR/9/24014 Serjeant Training Reserve

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William Peasland

Born 1896

British Army 33658 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Frank Leach

Born 1883

British Army 90742 Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 90742 Acting Sergeant Royal Garrison Artillery

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Sidney Abraham Francis

Born 1891

British Army 27157 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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John Edward Foster

Born 1887

British Army 27496 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 138549 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Edward Mark Aburn

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 763376 Private London Regiment 28th lond Battalion

British Army 763376 Private London Regiment 28 london regiment (artist Battalion

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Arthur Brown

Died 1914

British Army 6665 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 6665 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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