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Kilwinning [2]

(Ceylon) [1]

14 Botanical Road, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

233 Norwood Road, Tulse Hill, London [1]

60 Winson St, Winson Green/Smethwick, Birmingham [1]

Aberdeen, Scotland [1]

Abermadd, Cardiganshire, Wales [1]

Alton, Ontario [1]

Baldavie, Banffshire, Scotland [1]

Balloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland [1]

Ballylongford, County Kerry [1]

Bathurst New Brunswick [1]

Berkeley, Gloucestershire [1]

Bishop Auckland, County Durham [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire, England [1]

Blackfriars,Glasgow [1]

Blackheath, London, England [1]

Blandford Forum, Dorset [1]

Bleddfa [1]

Bombay, Bombay Presidency [1]

Bowdon, Cheshire [1]

Brighton [1]

Buckhaven, Fife [1]

Burnley [1]

Bury, Lancashire [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Carluke, South Lanarkshire [1]

Chaplin Road, Willesden, London [1]

Charing , West Ashford , Kent England [1]

Chater, Manitoba [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Claines, Worcester [1]

Comber, County Down [1]

Copenhagen [1]

Dalry, Ayrshire [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Dunskey House, Portpatrick, Wigtown [1]

Ealing, Essex, England [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Edinburgh, Scotland [1]

Enniskillen, County Fermanagh [1]

Fairbault,Minnesota [1]

Farnham, Surrey [1]

Foochow [1]

Gilesgate, Durham City [1]

Hague [1]

Halidax Nova Scotia [1]

Hammersmith [1]

Handsworth, West Bromwich, Staffordshire [1]

Hopewell Hill, New Brunswick [1]

Rank

Private [36]

Captain [34]

Lieutenant [29]

Second Lieutenant [29]

Major [17]

Corporal [12]

Serjeant [11]

Lieutenant Colonel [9]

Lance Corporal [6]

Sergeant [5]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Acting Sergeant [2]

Brigadier General [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Gunner [2]

Lieutenant-Colonel [2]

Sapper [2]

Temporary Brigadier General [2]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

2nd Lieutenant (Acting Captain) [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Lieutenant-Colonel [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Captain and Brevet Major [1]

Chaplain to the Forces, Fourth Class (temporary Chaplain to the Forces, Third Class) [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Field Marshal [1]

Flight Officer [1]

Group Captain [1]

Lieutenant (Acting Captain) [1]

Lieutenant (Temporary Captain) [1]

Lieutenant (Temporary Lieutenant Colonel) [1]

Lieutenant Conductor [1]

Lt. Colonel [1]

Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Postal Clerk [1]

Private / Corporal [1]

Private/ Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Surgeon-Captain [1]

T. Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [10]

Canadian Infantry [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

London Regiment [5]

Royal Field Artillery [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Highland Light Infantry [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [3]

Staff [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Coldstream Guards [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Manitoba Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Scots [2]

Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) [2]

Scottish Rifles [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

116th Infantry Battalion [1]

14th Infantry Brigade [1]

14th Reserve Cavalry Regiment [1]

15th Hussars [1]

15th Royal Irish Rifles [1]

19th Alberta Dragoons [1]

1st Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

1st Division, 2nd Brigade [1]

1st Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers [1]

2nd Quebec Regiment [1]

31st Garrison Infantry Battalion [1]

34th Prince Albert Victor's Own Poona Horse [1]

3rd (Toronto) Battalion [1]

84th Poona Horse [1]

9th Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers att 109 Light T M B [1]

African Stationary Hospital [1]

Army Cadet Force [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Medical Corps [1]

Service

British Army [101]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [25]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

Indian Army [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

Royal Navy [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

C [22]

B [20]

R [9]

G [8]

H [7]

L [7]

A [6]

D [6]

F [6]

K [5]

M [5]

P [5]

W [5]

S [4]

E [3]

T [2]

I [1]

J [1]

N [1]

O [1]

Y [1]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [126]

Country

United Kingdom [49]

Canada [5]

India [3]

United States [2]

Australia [1]

France [1]

Ireland [1]

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People [126] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Kilwinning [2] (Ceylon) [1] 14 Botanical Road, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] 233 Norwood Road, Tulse Hill, London [1] 60 Winson St, Winson Green/Smethwick, Birmingham [1] Aberdeen, Scotland [1] Abermadd, Cardiganshire, Wales [1] Alton, Ontario [1] Baldavie, Banffshire, Scotland [1] Balloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland [1] Ballylongford, County Kerry [1] Bathurst New Brunswick [1] Berkeley, Gloucestershire [1] Bishop Auckland, County Durham [1] Blackburn, Lancashire, England [1] Blackfriars,Glasgow [1] Blackheath, London, England [1] Blandford Forum, Dorset [1] Bleddfa [1] Bombay, Bombay Presidency [1] Bowdon, Cheshire [1] Brighton [1] Buckhaven, Fife [1] Burnley [1] Bury, Lancashire [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Carluke, South Lanarkshire [1] Chaplin Road, Willesden, London [1] Charing , West Ashford , Kent England [1] Chater, Manitoba [1] Chelsea, London [1] Claines, Worcester [1] Comber, County Down [1] Copenhagen [1] Dalry, Ayrshire [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Dunskey House, Portpatrick, Wigtown [1] Ealing, Essex, England [1] Edinburgh [1] Edinburgh, Scotland [1] Enniskillen, County Fermanagh [1] Fairbault,Minnesota [1] Farnham, Surrey [1] Foochow [1] Gilesgate, Durham City [1] Hague [1] Halidax Nova Scotia [1] Hammersmith [1] Handsworth, West Bromwich, Staffordshire [1] Hopewell Hill, New Brunswick [1]

Rank

Private [36] Captain [34] Lieutenant [29] Second Lieutenant [29] Major [17] Corporal [12] Serjeant [11] Lieutenant Colonel [9] Lance Corporal [6] Sergeant [5] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2] Acting Sergeant [2] Brigadier General [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Gunner [2] Lieutenant-Colonel [2] Sapper [2] Temporary Brigadier General [2] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] 2nd Lieutenant (Acting Captain) [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Lieutenant-Colonel [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Captain and Brevet Major [1] Chaplain to the Forces, Fourth Class (temporary Chaplain to the Forces, Third Class) [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Field Marshal [1] Flight Officer [1] Group Captain [1] Lieutenant (Acting Captain) [1] Lieutenant (Temporary Captain) [1] Lieutenant (Temporary Lieutenant Colonel) [1] Lieutenant Conductor [1] Lt. Colonel [1] Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Postal Clerk [1] Private / Corporal [1] Private/ Acting Lance Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Surgeon-Captain [1] T. Lieutenant Colonel [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Major [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [10] Canadian Infantry [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] London Regiment [5] Royal Field Artillery [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] Durham Light Infantry [3] Highland Light Infantry [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Scots Fusiliers [3] Staff [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Coldstream Guards [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Manitoba Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Scots [2] Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) [2] Scottish Rifles [2] South Wales Borderers [2] West Riding Regiment [2] 116th Infantry Battalion [1] 14th Infantry Brigade [1] 14th Reserve Cavalry Regiment [1] 15th Hussars [1] 15th Royal Irish Rifles [1] 19th Alberta Dragoons [1] 1st Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] 1st Division, 2nd Brigade [1] 1st Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers [1] 2nd Quebec Regiment [1] 31st Garrison Infantry Battalion [1] 34th Prince Albert Victor's Own Poona Horse [1] 3rd (Toronto) Battalion [1] 84th Poona Horse [1] 9th Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers att 109 Light T M B [1] African Stationary Hospital [1] Army Cadet Force [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Medical Corps [1]

Service

British Army [101] Canadian Expeditionary Force [25] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3] Indian Army [2] Other Empire Force [1] Royal Navy [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

C [22] B [20] R [9] G [8] H [7] L [7] A [6] D [6] F [6] K [5] M [5] P [5] W [5] S [4] E [3] T [2] I [1] J [1] N [1] O [1] Y [1] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [126]

Country

United Kingdom [49] Canada [5] India [3] United States [2] Australia [1] France [1] Ireland [1]

Christopher Augustus Cox

Born 1889

Died 1959

British Army 13908 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 7th bedford Battalion

British Army 13908 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 7th (Service) Battalion

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Arnold Loosemore

Born 1896

Died 1924

British Army 15805 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 15805 Serjeant West Riding Regiment

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Alfred Oliver Pollard

Born 1893

Died 1960

British Army 1023 Serjeant Honourable Artillery Company

British Army 2nd Lieutenant (Acting Captain) Honourable Artillery Company

British Army 1023 Private Honourable Artillery Company

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Clifford Coffin

Born 1870

Died 1959

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Engineers

British Army Brigadier General GOC 25th Infantry Brigade

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Harold Ackroyd

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

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John Fitzhardinge Paul Butler

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Captain King's Royal Rifle Corps 4th battalion, king's royal rifle corps, attached gold coast Battalion

British Army Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps 4th Battalion

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Thomas Whitham

Born 1888

Died 1924

British Army 15067 Private Coldstream Guards

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Frank Bernard Wearne

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Essex Regiment

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Wallace Lloyd Algie

Born 1891

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 916711

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Canadian Infantry 20th Battalion

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George De Cardonnel Elmsall Findlay

Born 1889

Died 1967

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers 24th Company

British Army Major 1st Division, 2nd Brigade 409th Field Company Royal Engineers

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William Ewart Boulter

Born 1892

Died 1955

British Army 14603 Serjeant Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Northamptonshire Regiment

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Jack Thomas Counter

Born 1898

Died 1970

British Army 94081 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 1 Battalion

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Arthur Henry Cross

Born 1884

Died 1965

British Army 62990 Private/ Acting Lance Corporal Machine Gun Corps

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Allastair Malcolm Cluny Mcready-Diarmid

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Middlesex Regiment

British Army Captain Middlesex Regiment

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Harold John Colley

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 5615 Private Army Cyclist Corps

British Army 40684 Serjeant Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 13684 Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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Ummond Borton

Born 1883

Died 1933

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Lieutenant Conductor Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

British Army Major London Regiment 22nd Battalion

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Frederick George Coppins

Born 1889

Died 1963

Canadian Expeditionary Force

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1987 19th Alberta Dragoons

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1987 Corporal Manitoba Regiment 8th Battalion

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Cuthbert Bromley

Born 1878

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army Captain Lancashire Fusiliers 1st Battalion

British Army Major Lancashire Fusiliers 1st Battalion

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Charles Allix Lavington Yate

Born 1872

Died 1914

British Army Major King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 2nd Battalion

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Roland Boys Bradford

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army Acting Lieutenant Colonel Durham Light Infantry 2nd Battalion

British Army Lieutenant (Temporary Captain) Durham Light Infantry

British Army Lieutenant (Temporary Lieutenant Colonel) Durham Light Infantry

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