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Caldecott, Rutland [7]

Gretton, Northamptonshire [3]

Nottingham [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

2 Crosby Place, Steven Street, Stretford Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Basford, Nottingham [1]

Bedminster, Bristol England [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Birmingham [1]

Birr [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Bonnyrigg [1]

Born at Kirby Hall, Deene [1]

Bow, East London, England [1]

Bow, London [1]

Bransgore, Christchurch, Hants [1]

Brighton [1]

Bristol [1]

Brushgrove New South Wales [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Burra South Australia [1]

Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Caldeott, Rutand [1]

Canterbury, Kent [1]

Carnkirk, Giants Causeway, Co. Antrim [1]

Charlton Victoria [1]

Chesterfield, Derby [1]

Cippenham Green, Slough, Buckinghamshire [1]

Cunnamulla Queensland [1]

Donald Victoria [1]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Dublin [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire [1]

Dundee, Scotland [1]

Edmonton, London [1]

Evandale Tasmania [1]

Everton, Liverpool [1]

Finchley, London [1]

Geelong Victoria [1]

Govan, Glasgow [1]

Gretton, Northants [1]

Gretton, Northhamptonshire [1]

Hampstead [1]

Harringworth [1]

Havre [1]

Heidelberg [1]

Herne, Kent [1]

Highworth,Swindon.Wiltshire. [1]

Rank

Private [251]

Corporal [23]

Second Lieutenant [23]

Lieutenant [22]

Serjeant [19]

Gunner [18]

Lance Corporal [16]

Captain [11]

Guardsman [10]

Sapper [7]

Driver [6]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [5]

Rifleman [5]

Cadet [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Major [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Bombardier [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Chief Petty Officer [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Temporary Chaplain [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Aircraftman 1st Class [1]

Boy [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Chaplain to the Forces (1st Class) [1]

Chaplain to the Forces (2nd Class) [1]

Chaplain to the Forces (4th Class) [1]

Chaplain to the Forces (Colonel) [1]

Chum [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Cook [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal Serjeant [1]

Engineer Lieutenant [1]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [1]

Lce Corporal to Corporal [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Local Lieutenant [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Pioneer [1]

Unit

Northamptonshire Regiment [28]

Lancashire Fusiliers [26]

Royal Field Artillery [21]

The Queen's Regiment [20]

Australian Flying Corps [15]

Royal Engineers [14]

London Regiment [12]

Labour Corps [11]

Coldstream Guards [9]

Highland Light Infantry [9]

Border Regiment [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

Scots Guards [8]

Liverpool Regiment [7]

Tank Corps [7]

Australian Infantry [6]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Leicestershire Regiment [6]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6]

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [6]

Devonshire Regiment [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Worcestershire Regiment [5]

Army Service Corps [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

Essex Regiment [4]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

Otago Infantry Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Sussex Regiment [4]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Honourable Artillery Company [3]

Leinster Regiment [3]

Royal Highlanders [3]

Royal Scots [3]

Seaforth Highlanders [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

Service

British Army [345]

Australian Imperial Force [34]

Royal Navy [14]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Last name first letter

B [54]

H [42]

S [40]

C [35]

W [33]

R [27]

M [25]

D [18]

P [17]

A [16]

L [15]

G [14]

K [13]

T [12]

F [11]

J [9]

E [8]

V [7]

N [3]

O [3]

I [2]

Q [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [397]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [30]

Ireland [3]

Australia [2]

France [1]

India [1]

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People [406] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Caldecott, Rutland [7] Gretton, Northamptonshire [3] Nottingham [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] 2 Crosby Place, Steven Street, Stretford Manchester, Lancashire [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Barnstaple, Devon [1] Basford, Nottingham [1] Bedminster, Bristol England [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Birmingham [1] Birr [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Bonnyrigg [1] Born at Kirby Hall, Deene [1] Bow, East London, England [1] Bow, London [1] Bransgore, Christchurch, Hants [1] Brighton [1] Bristol [1] Brushgrove New South Wales [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Burra South Australia [1] Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire [1] Caldeott, Rutand [1] Canterbury, Kent [1] Carnkirk, Giants Causeway, Co. Antrim [1] Charlton Victoria [1] Chesterfield, Derby [1] Cippenham Green, Slough, Buckinghamshire [1] Cunnamulla Queensland [1] Donald Victoria [1] Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Dublin [1] Dundee, Forfarshire [1] Dundee, Scotland [1] Edmonton, London [1] Evandale Tasmania [1] Everton, Liverpool [1] Finchley, London [1] Geelong Victoria [1] Govan, Glasgow [1] Gretton, Northants [1] Gretton, Northhamptonshire [1] Hampstead [1] Harringworth [1] Havre [1] Heidelberg [1] Herne, Kent [1] Highworth,Swindon.Wiltshire. [1]

Rank

Private [251] Corporal [23] Second Lieutenant [23] Lieutenant [22] Serjeant [19] Gunner [18] Lance Corporal [16] Captain [11] Guardsman [10] Sapper [7] Driver [6] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [5] Rifleman [5] Cadet [4] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Major [4] Acting Corporal [3] Bombardier [3] Acting Captain [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Chief Petty Officer [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Temporary Chaplain [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Aircraftman 1st Class [1] Boy [1] Brigadier General [1] Chaplain to the Forces (1st Class) [1] Chaplain to the Forces (2nd Class) [1] Chaplain to the Forces (4th Class) [1] Chaplain to the Forces (Colonel) [1] Chum [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Cook [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal Serjeant [1] Engineer Lieutenant [1] Farrier Staff Serjeant [1] Lce Corporal to Corporal [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Local Lieutenant [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Pioneer [1]

Unit

Northamptonshire Regiment [28] Lancashire Fusiliers [26] Royal Field Artillery [21] The Queen's Regiment [20] Australian Flying Corps [15] Royal Engineers [14] London Regiment [12] Labour Corps [11] Coldstream Guards [9] Highland Light Infantry [9] Border Regiment [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Royal Fusiliers [8] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] Scots Guards [8] Liverpool Regiment [7] Tank Corps [7] Australian Infantry [6] Durham Light Infantry [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Leicestershire Regiment [6] Middlesex Regiment [6] Royal Scots Fusiliers [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [6] Devonshire Regiment [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] Machine Gun Corps [5] Worcestershire Regiment [5] Army Service Corps [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] East Lancashire Regiment [4] Essex Regiment [4] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] Otago Infantry Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Sussex Regiment [4] Cheshire Regiment [3] Honourable Artillery Company [3] Leinster Regiment [3] Royal Highlanders [3] Royal Scots [3] Seaforth Highlanders [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

Service

British Army [345] Australian Imperial Force [34] Royal Navy [14] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Last name first letter

B [54] H [42] S [40] C [35] W [33] R [27] M [25] D [18] P [17] A [16] L [15] G [14] K [13] T [12] F [11] J [9] E [8] V [7] N [3] O [3] I [2] Q [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [397] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [30] Ireland [3] Australia [2] France [1] India [1]

Richard Readyhoof

Born 1896

Died 1932

British Army 201432 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

British Army 350335 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 201432 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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George Robert Chambers

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 17241 Lance Corporal Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 427105 Private Labour Corps

British Army 17241 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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William G Hart

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 8059 Private London Regiment 24th lond Battalion

British Army 72452 Private London Regiment 24th lond Battalion

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Joseph Readyhoof

Born 1892

Died 1968

British Army 1498 Serjeant South Nottinghamshire Hussars

British Army 280491 Serjeant Leicestershire Yeomanry

British Army 280491 Serjeant Corps of Hussars

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Joseph Wymant

Born 1876

Died 1915

British Army 20008 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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Henry Bell

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 191

Australian Imperial Force 191 Private Australian Infantry 29th Battalion Australian Infantry

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William Robert Readyhoof

Born 1880

Died 1937

British Army 10356 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army 33963 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 10356 Private The Queens Regiment

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Gilbert Alexander Stevenson

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 1582

Australian Imperial Force 1582 Lance Corporal 1st Australian Pioneers

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Arthur Holbrow

Born 1883

Died 1918

Royal Navy 10200 Royal Marine Artillery

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Arthur Coleman

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 16002 Corporal Northamptonshire Regiment Depot

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Edward Hunt

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 663262 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 663262 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 50th Division Trench Mortar Battery

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Leonard Stapleton

Died 1916

British Army G/10342 Private The Queen's Regiment

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John Snodin

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army L/28951 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Frederick Chambers

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 2933 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 24085 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Arthur Clamp

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army G/72383 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/72383 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Robert Henry Boon

Died 1915

British Army 14082 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Albert Singleton

Died 1916

British Army 3416 Corporal Royal Lancaster Regiment

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William J Lenton

Died 1915

British Army 9469 Private Northumberland Regiment

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Harold Percival Stokes

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army SE/20888 Private Army Veterinary Corps

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Charles Frederick Hodges

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 520

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