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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]

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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]

John William Winduss

Born 1875

Died 1916

British Army 5027 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

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Sydney Arthur Wright

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 200599 Drummer Lincolnshire Regiment

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William Talbot Lockton

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army R30629 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army R/30629 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps Kings Royal Rifle Corps

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Arthur Cecil Cavendish Robinson

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 202919 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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John Frederick Bingham

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army R10/130 Lance Corporal Lincolnshire Regiment 7th, 10 (Service) Battalion

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Alick Mcgillivray

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 28557 Lance Corporal Canadian Infantry Battalion

British Army 28557 Lance Corporal Canadian Infantry

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William Cecil Goodacre

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 42316 Private Manchester Regiment

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Frank Walker

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 27458 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 36151 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Jesse Charlesworth

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 55011 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Frederick Pogmore

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 2021 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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John Robert Paley

Born 1880

Died 1914

British Army 5432 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Arthur Newcomb

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 7757 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Peter Ganly

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 9025 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 9025 Corporal Lancashire Fusiliers

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Frank Guiver

Born 1898

Died 1961

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 66201

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William Henry Denny

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 51799 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army 132213 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 75127 / 351575 Private Labour Corps

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Herbert Newcomb

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army S/9898 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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Joseph Isaac

Born 1875

Died 1917

British Army 9324 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Otho Hughes

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 708 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 200037 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Charles Ferdinand Guiver

Born 1877

Died 1946

British Army 10561 Temporary Regimental Sergeant Major

British Army RA/10561 Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 10561 Temporary Regimental Serjeant Major Royal Garrison Artillery

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Thomas Leonard Guiver

Born 1867

Died 1919

British Army B/2896, 3/1996 Serjeant Essex Regiment

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