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Norwich, Norfolk [2]

Aberdare, Glamorganshire [1]

Andover, Hampshire [1]

Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Bentfield End, Stansted, Essex [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Brixham, Devon, England [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Camberwell London [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Colesbridge Wotton Gloucestershire [1]

Craig, Forfar [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Glasgow, Scotland [1]

Gravesend, Kent [1]

Hammersmith, Middlesex [1]

Hankow [1]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Maidenhead, Berkshire [1]

Norfolk England [1]

North Meols, Lancashire [1]

Ormesby, Norfolk [1]

Peel, Isle of Man, England [1]

Plumstead, London [1]

Portsea, Hampshire [1]

Watton, Norfolk [1]

Wigan, Lancashire [1]

Woolwich, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [43]

Serjeant [8]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Lance Corporal [5]

Captain [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Corporal [2]

Private Acting Serjeant [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Driver [1]

Farrier Sergeant [1]

Gunner [1]

Leading Mechanic [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Sapper [1]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [1]

Sick Berth Attendant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Suffolk Regiment [14]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [9]

Norfolk Regiment [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Labour Corps [2]

London Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

10th Reserve Cavalry Regiment [1]

2 South African Infantry [1]

British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem [1]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [1]

Corps of Dragoons [1]

Derby Yeomanry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

Essex Yeomanry [1]

General List Royal Flying Corps [1]

HMS Cornwallis [1]

HMS Highflyer [1]

HMS Indefatigable [1]

HMS Pembroke I [1]

HMS QUEEN MARY [1]

HMS VALIANT [1]

HMS Victory I [1]

HMS Vivid [1]

Lancashire Regiment [1]

Lancers [1]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Norfolk Yeomanry [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1]

Royal Naval Air Service [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Suffolk Regiment Depot [1]

Trench Mortar Battery [1]

Service

British Army [58]

Royal Navy [22]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

H [14]

W [10]

S [8]

P [7]

A [6]

C [6]

G [5]

B [4]

L [4]

T [4]

D [3]

E [3]

J [3]

M [3]

F [2]

I [2]

K [2]

N [1]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [84]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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People [88] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Norwich, Norfolk [2] Aberdare, Glamorganshire [1] Andover, Hampshire [1] Barnstaple, Devon [1] Bentfield End, Stansted, Essex [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Brixham, Devon, England [1] Brixton, London [1] Camberwell London [1] Clapham, London [1] Colesbridge Wotton Gloucestershire [1] Craig, Forfar [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Glasgow, Scotland [1] Gravesend, Kent [1] Hammersmith, Middlesex [1] Hankow [1] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Maidenhead, Berkshire [1] Norfolk England [1] North Meols, Lancashire [1] Ormesby, Norfolk [1] Peel, Isle of Man, England [1] Plumstead, London [1] Portsea, Hampshire [1] Watton, Norfolk [1] Wigan, Lancashire [1] Woolwich, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [43] Serjeant [8] Second Lieutenant [6] Lance Corporal [5] Captain [3] Lieutenant [3] Corporal [2] Private Acting Serjeant [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Driver [1] Farrier Sergeant [1] Gunner [1] Leading Mechanic [1] Leading Stoker [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Sapper [1] Shoeing Smith Corporal [1] Sick Berth Attendant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Suffolk Regiment [14] Royal Berkshire Regiment [9] Norfolk Regiment [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Army Service Corps [4] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Cheshire Regiment [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] Labour Corps [2] London Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] 10th Reserve Cavalry Regiment [1] 2 South African Infantry [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem [1] Canadian Mounted Rifles [1] Corps of Dragoons [1] Derby Yeomanry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] Essex Yeomanry [1] General List Royal Flying Corps [1] HMS Cornwallis [1] HMS Highflyer [1] HMS Indefatigable [1] HMS Pembroke I [1] HMS QUEEN MARY [1] HMS VALIANT [1] HMS Victory I [1] HMS Vivid [1] Lancashire Regiment [1] Lancers [1] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Norfolk Yeomanry [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1] Royal Naval Air Service [1] Royal Naval Division [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Suffolk Regiment Depot [1] Trench Mortar Battery [1]

Service

British Army [58] Royal Navy [22] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4] Australian Imperial Force [1] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

H [14] W [10] S [8] P [7] A [6] C [6] G [5] B [4] L [4] T [4] D [3] E [3] J [3] M [3] F [2] I [2] K [2] N [1] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [84] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Gilbert Harold Piper

Born 1898

Royal Navy J55748 Ordinary Seaman HMS Pembroke I

Royal Navy J55748 Ordinary Seaman HMS Victory I

Royal Navy SD 5118 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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Charles Edward Gatty

Born 1896

Royal Navy J17215

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Arthur J Foyster

British Army 299483 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Robert Jobling

British Army 2590 Private Lancashire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers

British Army Captain Trench Mortar Battery

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Philiph Harold Ackland

Born 1892

Royal Navy M3175 Sick Berth Attendant HMS VALIANT

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James William Wigley

Born 1895

Royal Navy J27814

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Walter James Everett

Born 1894

Royal Navy L2078

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Robert Wright Peat

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Thomas Curtis

Died 1916

British Army 5798 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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James Herbert Elliott

Born 1880

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Frederick Parker

Born 1901

Royal Navy J70304

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George Charles High

Born 1899

Royal Navy J31702

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William Hector Greenall

Born 1900

Royal Navy J64306

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Walter James Everett

Born 1894

Royal Navy M4401

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Percival Hayden

Born 1885

Royal Navy 272287

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Charles William Sawyers

Born 1887

Royal Navy 224746

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Andrew Hunt

British Army 186 Lance Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 186 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Isaac Almond

British Army M2053121 Private Army Service Corps

British Army M2053121 Acting Corporal Army Service Corps

British Army M2053121 Private Acting Serjeant Army Service Corps

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Bentfield Charles Hucks

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army Captain Royal Flying Corps

British Army Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

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Thomas Kneen

Born 1893

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