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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 William Pridmore

Born 1885

Died 1914

British Army 7017 Serjeant Northamptonshire Regiment

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Arthur Joseph Wignell

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 4377 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 43152 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 43152 Private Durham Light Infantry 25th Battalion

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Frederick William Rudkin

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 6044 Essex Regiment

British Army 5682 Border Regiment

British Army 27638 Private Border Regiment

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Thomas Boon

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 102125 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Sydney Lenton

Died 1916

British Army 16181 Lance Corporal Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 16181 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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John G Lowe

Died 1916

British Army 3/10042 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Charles Templar

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 30922 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Philip Kirkland Glazebrook

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army Major Cheshire Yeomanry

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Albert Victor Hill

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army R/18278 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army R/18278 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Ernest Henry Jeffs

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 13265 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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William Allen

Born 1889

Died 1971

British Army 74584 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 74584 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 161st Heavy Battery

British Army 74584 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 131st Heavy Battery

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Charles Henry Burt

Died 1916

British Army 1409 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 15/1409 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Stephen Henshaw

Died 1917

British Army 204232 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 204232 Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry

British Army 204232 Private Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry 1st/1st Bucks. Battalion

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W R Stevens

Died 1918

British Army G/13872 Private East Kent Regiment

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Douglas Smith

Died 1916

British Army 4593 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 4593 Rifleman 6th Bn Kings Liverpool Regiment

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George Legg

Born 1894

Died 1914

British Army 69589 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 1143 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 118th. Battery.

British Army Gunner Royal Field Artillery 118th Battery

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Robert Mckenzie

Died 1916

British Army 2727 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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William C Martin

Died 1916

British Army 1720 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 14/1720 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Alfred Hayles

Died 1916

British Army G/5565 Private East Kent Regiment

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William Treeddale Saidler

Died 1918

British Army 2041 Corporal Royal Scots

British Army Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery and Royal Flying Corps

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