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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]

George W Pridmore

Died 1914

British Army 7017 Serjeant Northamptonshire Regiment

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Ewart Alan Mackintosh

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 2nd Lieutenant Seaforth Highlanders 5th (The Sutherland and Caithness Highland) Battalion

British Army Seaforth Highlanders 4th Seaforth Highlanders

British Army Lieutenant Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-Shire Buffs) 5th (The Sutherland and Caithness Highland) Battalion

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Ralph Davidson Duncan

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 4415

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Ivan Hartlett Harrison

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 3360

Australian Imperial Force 14th Battalion Australian Infantry

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William Wymant

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 81102 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 81102 Acting Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery

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Herbert Lank

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army 7617 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Herbert Joseph Knight

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 15904 Serjeant Northamptonshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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Sydney C Villett

Died 1917

British Army 203424 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Allan Keats Gordon

Born 1892

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 3324

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Frederick Knapp

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 3396

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John Thomas Day

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 13268(Incomplete) Private Leicestershire Regiment

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William Mann

Died 1915

British Army 9447 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Joseph S Smith

Died 1918

British Army 42629 Serjeant Suffolk Regiment

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George Readyhoff

British Army 74838 Private Royal Defence Corps

British Army Private Royal Defence Corp R1.

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Harold King

Died 1917

British Army GS/67243 Private London Regiment

British Army GS/67243 Private Royal Fusiliers

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George Douglas Hay

Born 1893

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 10037 Otago Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion

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Stanley Watson

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 4791

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William Huson Pay

Born 1893

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 9/1717 Otago Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion

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Alfred E Hall

Died 1918

British Army 57558 Corporal Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army Lance Serjeant Lancashire Fusiliers

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D Mcdonald

Died 1916

British Army 146 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 146 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

British Army 146 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

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