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Grantham, Lincolnshire [148]

Grantham, Lincs [18]

Sleaford, Lincolnshire [7]

GRANTHAM, Lincolnshire [3]

Lincoln, Lincolnshire [3]

Lincolnshire [3]

Peterborough, Northamptonshire [3]

Basford, Nottinghamshire [2]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [2]

Edmonton, Middlesex [2]

Gainsborough, Lincolnshire [2]

Islington, London [2]

Leicester, Leicestershire [2]

Little Ponton, Grantham, Lincolnshire [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Ryhall, Rutland [2]

Shifnal, Shropshire [2]

Spittlegate, Grantham, Lincolnshire [2]

Spittlegate, Grantham, Lincs [2]

ACHARACLE, Argyllshire, Scotland. [1]

Acharacle Birth town as transcribed ACHARACLE [1]

Acharacle, ARGYLL [1]

Alford, Lincolnshire [1]

Bardney, Lincs [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Barrowby, Grantham, Lincs [1]

Barrowby, Lincs [1]

Barrowby,Grantham, Lincs [1]

Bath [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Bitchfield, Lincs [1]

Bradford, Yorks [1]

Bristol, Gloucester [1]

Bucknall, Lincs [1]

Cambridge, Melbourn [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Coalville, Leicestershire [1]

Cork/Fermoy [1]

Crayford, Kent [1]

Croxton Kerrial, Leicester [1]

Deepcar, Sheffield, Yorks [1]

Dorchester, Dorset [1]

Dublin, [1]

East Ardsley, Yorkshire [1]

Four Elms, Kent [1]

Glanford Brigg, Lincolnshire [1]

Gonerby, Grantham [1]

Grantham [1]

Grantham, Limcolnshire [1]

Rank

Private [230]

Lance Corporal [30]

Corporal [20]

Serjeant [19]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Lieutenant [8]

Acting Corporal [5]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Rifleman [5]

Sapper [5]

Gunner [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Captain [2]

Driver [2]

Drummer [2]

Pioneer [2]

Sergeant [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bandsman [1]

Bombardier [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Carpenter's Crew [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Major [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

R.S.M. [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Regimental Sergeant Major [1]

Temporary Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Lincolnshire Regiment [134]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [21]

Leicestershire Regiment [14]

Royal Engineers [9]

Army Service Corps [7]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

Seaforth Highlanders [6]

Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Canadian Infantry [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Lincolnshire Yeomanry [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Grenadier Guards [4]

Labour Corps [4]

London Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Norfolk Regiment [4]

North Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

South Staffordshire Regiment [4]

York and Lancaster Regiment [4]

Essex Regiment [3]

Highland Light Infantry [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

West Riding Regiment [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

Tank Corps [2]

Training Reserve [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

10th (Prince of Wales's Own Royal) Hussars [1]

10th Hussars [1]

1st/5th [1]

2nd Machine Gun Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Service

British Army [307]

Royal Navy [9]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [48]

S [43]

B [28]

C [28]

G [27]

P [23]

R [19]

M [17]

D [16]

H [15]

F [12]

L [11]

T [11]

K [8]

J [7]

A [5]

N [3]

I [2]

E [1]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [324]

Country

United Kingdom [165]

Canada [1]

France [1]

India [1]

Malta [1]

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People [325] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Grantham, Lincolnshire [148] Grantham, Lincs [18] Sleaford, Lincolnshire [7] GRANTHAM, Lincolnshire [3] Lincoln, Lincolnshire [3] Lincolnshire [3] Peterborough, Northamptonshire [3] Basford, Nottinghamshire [2] Doncaster, Yorkshire [2] Edmonton, Middlesex [2] Gainsborough, Lincolnshire [2] Islington, London [2] Leicester, Leicestershire [2] Little Ponton, Grantham, Lincolnshire [2] London, Middlesex [2] Ryhall, Rutland [2] Shifnal, Shropshire [2] Spittlegate, Grantham, Lincolnshire [2] Spittlegate, Grantham, Lincs [2] ACHARACLE, Argyllshire, Scotland. [1] Acharacle Birth town as transcribed ACHARACLE [1] Acharacle, ARGYLL [1] Alford, Lincolnshire [1] Bardney, Lincs [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Barrowby, Grantham, Lincs [1] Barrowby, Lincs [1] Barrowby,Grantham, Lincs [1] Bath [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Bitchfield, Lincs [1] Bradford, Yorks [1] Bristol, Gloucester [1] Bucknall, Lincs [1] Cambridge, Melbourn [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Coalville, Leicestershire [1] Cork/Fermoy [1] Crayford, Kent [1] Croxton Kerrial, Leicester [1] Deepcar, Sheffield, Yorks [1] Dorchester, Dorset [1] Dublin, [1] East Ardsley, Yorkshire [1] Four Elms, Kent [1] Glanford Brigg, Lincolnshire [1] Gonerby, Grantham [1] Grantham [1] Grantham, Limcolnshire [1]

Rank

Private [230] Lance Corporal [30] Corporal [20] Serjeant [19] Second Lieutenant [9] Lieutenant [8] Acting Corporal [5] Company Serjeant Major [5] Rifleman [5] Sapper [5] Gunner [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Captain [2] Driver [2] Drummer [2] Pioneer [2] Sergeant [2] 2nd Corporal [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bandsman [1] Bombardier [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Carpenter's Crew [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Major [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] R.S.M. [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Regimental Sergeant Major [1] Temporary Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Lincolnshire Regiment [134] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [21] Leicestershire Regiment [14] Royal Engineers [9] Army Service Corps [7] Durham Light Infantry [7] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] Seaforth Highlanders [6] Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [6] West Yorkshire Regiment [6] Yorkshire Regiment [6] Canadian Infantry [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Lincolnshire Yeomanry [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Grenadier Guards [4] Labour Corps [4] London Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Norfolk Regiment [4] North Staffordshire Regiment [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] South Staffordshire Regiment [4] York and Lancaster Regiment [4] Essex Regiment [3] Highland Light Infantry [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] West Riding Regiment [3] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] Tank Corps [2] Training Reserve [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] 10th (Prince of Wales's Own Royal) Hussars [1] 10th Hussars [1] 1st/5th [1] 2nd Machine Gun Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Service

British Army [307] Royal Navy [9] Canadian Expeditionary Force [5] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [48] S [43] B [28] C [28] G [27] P [23] R [19] M [17] D [16] H [15] F [12] L [11] T [11] K [8] J [7] A [5] N [3] I [2] E [1] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [324]

Country

United Kingdom [165] Canada [1] France [1] India [1] Malta [1]

Richard Charles Davis

Born 1885

Died 1956

Royal Navy F38118

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Henry Mason Doncaster

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 982 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 265084 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Percy Walter Clark

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army 633 Corporal Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 633 Serjeant Lincolnshire Regiment

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Sidney Herbert Hatfield

Born 1885

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 214822

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 214822 Serjeant

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William Reddish

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 49455 3/15571 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Walter Roe

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 203972 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Herbert Cadwallader

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 11841 Lance Corporal Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 11841 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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George Brader

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 6953 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 6953 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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John Henry Sharpe

Born 1882

Died 1915

Royal Navy M2498 Leading Carpenter's Crew HMS Goliath

Royal Navy 13167 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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William Alan Brodrick

Born 1896

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 249 Private 2nd Machine Gun Corps

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Sidney Matthew Turner

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 19894 Private Army Ordnance Corps

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Arthur Beaumont

Born 1893

British Army 1625 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Thomas Bestwick Coultas

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Yorkshire Regiment 6th battalion east Battalion

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Yorkshire Regiment 6th battalion east Battalion

British Army Lieutenant East Yorkshire Regiment

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Charles Edwin Gregory

Born 1877

Died 1915

British Army 9510 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Walter Goodley

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army DM2/209225 Private Army Service Corps

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Fred Kirk

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 31867 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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George Robinson Roys

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 3929 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 201268 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Fred William Sabey

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 235587 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 235587 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Arthur Reesby

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 22681 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 26974 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 26974 Lance Corporal Somerset Light Infantry

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Allan West Cawdron

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army G/22908 Private The Queen's Regiment

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