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Aberdour, Fife [4]

Gatehouse of Fleet, Kirkcudbrightshire [2]

Glasgow [2]

Toronto [2]

Airdrie [1]

Ardwick, Manchester [1]

Armadale, Linlithgowshire [1]

Aspenden, Hertfordshire [1]

Auchterhouse, Forfarshire [1]

Baldock, Hertfordshire [1]

Balham, London [1]

Barton-Upon-Irwell, Manchester [1]

Burntisland, Fife [1]

Chelsea [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Chorlton-cum-Medlock, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

County Galway [1]

Crossgates, Fife [1]

Dalgety, Fife [1]

Dauphin, Manitoba [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Earnley, Sussex [1]

East Retford, Nottinghamshire [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Edinburgh, Scotland [1]

Edmonton, London [1]

Eltham, Kent [1]

Essex [1]

Forest Gate, London [1]

Gladstone, Manitoba [1]

Griswold, Manitoba [1]

Hawthorn, Victoria [1]

Laurieston, Falkirk [1]

Lenton, Nottingham [1]

Lewisham, London [1]

Mile End, London [1]

Mossel Bay, Cape Province [1]

New Cross, London [1]

Newington, Surrey [1]

Oswestry, Shropshire [1]

Peebleshire [1]

Petitcodiac, New Brunswick [1]

Point de Bute, New Brunswick [1]

Prahran, Victoria [1]

Queensland [1]

St Clears, Carmarthenshire [1]

Streatham, London [1]

Toronto, Ontario [1]

Ventnor, Isle of Wight [1]

Wimbledon, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [19]

Captain [16]

Lieutenant [8]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Flight Lieutenant [6]

Major [5]

2nd Lieutenant [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Corporal [2]

Flying Officer [2]

Gunner [2]

Serjeant [2]

3rd A/M [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Admiral of the Fleet [1]

Air Mechanic 1 Grade [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic, First Class [1]

Air Mechanic, Second Class [1]

Brevet Colonel [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Brevet Major [1]

Colonel [1]

Community [1]

Driver [1]

Field Marshal [1]

Flight Commander [1]

Flight Lieutenant (temp.) [1]

General [1]

Group Captain [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant General [1]

Major General [1]

Mech II [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Sapper [1]

Second Lieutenant (on probation) [1]

Squadron Commander [1]

Squadron Leader [1]

Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Test Story A [1]

Test Story B [1]

Test Story G [1]

The Regimental Goat [1]

Wing Commander [1]

t [1]

Unit

Royal Air Force [6]

Royal Scots [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Royal Highlanders [3]

Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) [3]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

London Regiment [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

17th Lancers [1]

17th Lancers. [1]

1st Royal Highlanders [1]

7th Hussars [1]

Administrative and Special Duties Branch [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Australian Flying Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [1]

Community [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [1]

General Branch [1]

General List (R.F.C.) [1]

General List/ Royal Flying Corps [1]

Glasgow Yeomanry [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

HMS Pembroke III [1]

HMS President II (Dover) [1]

HMS Triumph [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1]

R.N.A.S. [1]

RFC [1]

Retired List [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Flying Corps, Military Wing [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery (Special Reserve) [1]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1]

Service

British Army [41]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

Royal Navy [4]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [10]

B [7]

M [7]

S [6]

G [5]

H [5]

A [4]

N [3]

R [3]

T [3]

D [2]

F [2]

L [2]

E [1]

J [1]

Q [1]

V [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [64]

Country

United Kingdom [32]

Australia [1]

South Africa [1]

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People [64] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Aberdour, Fife [4] Gatehouse of Fleet, Kirkcudbrightshire [2] Glasgow [2] Toronto [2] Airdrie [1] Ardwick, Manchester [1] Armadale, Linlithgowshire [1] Aspenden, Hertfordshire [1] Auchterhouse, Forfarshire [1] Baldock, Hertfordshire [1] Balham, London [1] Barton-Upon-Irwell, Manchester [1] Burntisland, Fife [1] Chelsea [1] Chelsea, London [1] Chorlton-cum-Medlock, Manchester, Lancashire [1] County Galway [1] Crossgates, Fife [1] Dalgety, Fife [1] Dauphin, Manitoba [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Earnley, Sussex [1] East Retford, Nottinghamshire [1] Edinburgh [1] Edinburgh, Scotland [1] Edmonton, London [1] Eltham, Kent [1] Essex [1] Forest Gate, London [1] Gladstone, Manitoba [1] Griswold, Manitoba [1] Hawthorn, Victoria [1] Laurieston, Falkirk [1] Lenton, Nottingham [1] Lewisham, London [1] Mile End, London [1] Mossel Bay, Cape Province [1] New Cross, London [1] Newington, Surrey [1] Oswestry, Shropshire [1] Peebleshire [1] Petitcodiac, New Brunswick [1] Point de Bute, New Brunswick [1] Prahran, Victoria [1] Queensland [1] St Clears, Carmarthenshire [1] Streatham, London [1] Toronto, Ontario [1] Ventnor, Isle of Wight [1] Wimbledon, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [19] Captain [16] Lieutenant [8] Second Lieutenant [8] Flight Lieutenant [6] Major [5] 2nd Lieutenant [3] Temporary Captain [3] Corporal [2] Flying Officer [2] Gunner [2] Serjeant [2] 3rd A/M [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Admiral of the Fleet [1] Air Mechanic 1 Grade [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic, First Class [1] Air Mechanic, Second Class [1] Brevet Colonel [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Brevet Major [1] Colonel [1] Community [1] Driver [1] Field Marshal [1] Flight Commander [1] Flight Lieutenant (temp.) [1] General [1] Group Captain [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant General [1] Major General [1] Mech II [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Sapper [1] Second Lieutenant (on probation) [1] Squadron Commander [1] Squadron Leader [1] Sub-Lieutenant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Test Story A [1] Test Story B [1] Test Story G [1] The Regimental Goat [1] Wing Commander [1] t [1]

Unit

Royal Air Force [6] Royal Scots [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Royal Highlanders [3] Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) [3] Devonshire Regiment [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] London Regiment [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] 17th Lancers [1] 17th Lancers. [1] 1st Royal Highlanders [1] 7th Hussars [1] Administrative and Special Duties Branch [1] Army Service Corps [1] Australian Flying Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] Canadian Mounted Rifles [1] Community [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] Essex Regiment [1] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [1] General Branch [1] General List (R.F.C.) [1] General List/ Royal Flying Corps [1] Glasgow Yeomanry [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] HMS Pembroke III [1] HMS President II (Dover) [1] HMS Triumph [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Labour Corps [1] Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1] R.N.A.S. [1] RFC [1] Retired List [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Flying Corps, Military Wing [1] Royal Garrison Artillery (Special Reserve) [1] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1]

Service

British Army [41] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24] Canadian Expeditionary Force [5] Royal Navy [4] Australian Imperial Force [2] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [10] B [7] M [7] S [6] G [5] H [5] A [4] N [3] R [3] T [3] D [2] F [2] L [2] E [1] J [1] Q [1] V [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [64]

Country

United Kingdom [32] Australia [1] South Africa [1]

Tommy Atkins-Smith

Born 1909

Died 1943

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 111111 Driver

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

British Army 2506 Test Story A Welsh Guards

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Ss Mendi

Died 1917

British Army Test Story G Devonshire Regiment

Other Empire Force Community Community

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Tammy Leigh H Atkins

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army

British Army t t t t

British Army

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Taffy The Fourth

Died 1915

British Army The Regimental Goat Welsh Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army The Regimental Goat Welsh Regiment 2nd Battalion

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