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Wellington, Shropshire [6]

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1]

Coalbrookdale, Shropshire [1]

Dawley, Wellington, Shropshire [1]

Doseley [1]

Edgmond, Newport, Shropshire [1]

Glasgow Scotland [1]

Hadley, Shropshire [1]

Hereford [1]

Hereford England [1]

Hurley England [1]

Langford, Bristol, Somerset [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Oakengates, Shropshire [1]

Oakengates, Wellington, Shropshire [1]

Sale hurst [1]

Shrewsbury, Salop [1]

Shrewsbury, Shropshire [1]

Shropshire [1]

Waters Upton Rectory, Shropshire [1]

Wellington, Somerset [1]

Rank

Private [117]

Corporal [16]

Second Lieutenant [12]

Lance Corporal [10]

Lieutenant [10]

Captain [9]

Serjeant [9]

Driver [6]

Gunner [6]

Acting Corporal [4]

Sapper [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Major [2]

Rifleman [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Adjutant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bombardier [1]

Company Sergeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Flight Commander [1]

Guardsman [1]

Gunner /Acting Bombardier [1]

Lance-Corporal [1]

Lieutenant and Captain [1]

Sergeant [1]

Ship's Corporal 1st Class [1]

Temporary Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Unit

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [41]

Shropshire Light Infantry [41]

Royal Field Artillery [8]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

Army Service Corps [6]

Royal Engineers [6]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

Herefordshire Regiment [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

Shropshire Yeomanry [5]

Worcestershire Regiment [5]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Royal Horse Artillery [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

London Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Scots Guards [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

25th General Hospital [1]

2nd Scots Guards [1]

3rd Battalion Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

5th Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

City of London Yeomanry [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1]

East African Labour Corps [1]

Gloucestershire Hussars [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

H.M.S. "Minotaur." [1]

HMS Monmouth [1]

HMS QUEEN MARY [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [178]

Royal Navy [11]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [27]

S [25]

W [18]

P [17]

M [13]

L [11]

G [10]

H [10]

R [10]

C [9]

D [9]

A [7]

F [7]

E [6]

T [6]

J [4]

N [4]

O [2]

K [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [195]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

India [1]

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People [197] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Wellington, Shropshire [6] Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1] Coalbrookdale, Shropshire [1] Dawley, Wellington, Shropshire [1] Doseley [1] Edgmond, Newport, Shropshire [1] Glasgow Scotland [1] Hadley, Shropshire [1] Hereford [1] Hereford England [1] Hurley England [1] Langford, Bristol, Somerset [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Oakengates, Shropshire [1] Oakengates, Wellington, Shropshire [1] Sale hurst [1] Shrewsbury, Salop [1] Shrewsbury, Shropshire [1] Shropshire [1] Waters Upton Rectory, Shropshire [1] Wellington, Somerset [1]

Rank

Private [117] Corporal [16] Second Lieutenant [12] Lance Corporal [10] Lieutenant [10] Captain [9] Serjeant [9] Driver [6] Gunner [6] Acting Corporal [4] Sapper [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Leading Stoker [2] Major [2] Rifleman [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Adjutant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bombardier [1] Company Sergeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Flight Commander [1] Guardsman [1] Gunner /Acting Bombardier [1] Lance-Corporal [1] Lieutenant and Captain [1] Sergeant [1] Ship's Corporal 1st Class [1] Temporary Captain and Quarter Master [1] Temporary Major [1]

Unit

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [41] Shropshire Light Infantry [41] Royal Field Artillery [8] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7] Army Service Corps [6] Royal Engineers [6] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] Herefordshire Regiment [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] Shropshire Yeomanry [5] Worcestershire Regiment [5] Cheshire Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Royal Horse Artillery [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] London Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Coldstream Guards [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Scots Guards [2] Welsh Regiment [2] West Riding Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 25th General Hospital [1] 2nd Scots Guards [1] 3rd Battalion Shropshire Light Infantry [1] 5th Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] City of London Yeomanry [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1] East African Labour Corps [1] Gloucestershire Hussars [1] Grenadier Guards [1] H.M.S. "Minotaur." [1] HMS Monmouth [1] HMS QUEEN MARY [1] Hampshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [178] Royal Navy [11] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6] Australian Imperial Force [3] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [27] S [25] W [18] P [17] M [13] L [11] G [10] H [10] R [10] C [9] D [9] A [7] F [7] E [6] T [6] J [4] N [4] O [2] K [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [195]

Country

United Kingdom [8] India [1]

Herbert W Evans

British Army 32651 Corporal Royal Field Artillery 5th Brigade

British Army 32651 Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Field Artillery 5th Brigade

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Richard Hayward

British Army 8034 Lance Corporal Rifle Brigade

British Army 8034 Corporal Rifle Brigade

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Herbert E Blick

British Army 14850 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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William Corday

British Army 10777 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Joseph E Spain

British Army 307749 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

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S Evans

British Army 7775 Company Serjeant Major Shropshire Light Infantry

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Stevenson Plumbe Moore

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

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George Chudleigh

British Army 121223 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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William G Swaffield

British Army 31463 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 31463 Acting Corporal Royal Engineers

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Jack Tocknell

British Army 24321 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army G-21473 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

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Ernest Shuker

British Army SE/30440 Private Royal Army Veterinary Corps

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Donald O Shuker

British Army 27232 Corporal Worcestershire Regiment

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Reginald C Skidmore

British Army 4440 Private Rifle Brigade

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Owen H Blower

British Army 1353 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 28569 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Edgar Lionel Brisbourne

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Captain Royal Field Artillery

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William E Humphreys

British Army 14275 Private Shropshire Light Infantry

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Thomas Kirkham

British Army SE/18987 Private Army Veterinary Corps

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Walter Boughey

British Army S/4/041908 Private Army Service Corps

British Army G.S/52361 Private Royal Fusiliers

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William G Wood

British Army 11816 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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John Otterski

British Army 2301 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army 288068 Private Welsh Regiment

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