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Gloucester, Gloucestershire [13]

Stockport, Cheshire [4]

Hereford, Herefordshire [2]

Borstal, Rochester, Medway, Kent [1]

Broadway, Evesham, Worcestershire [1]

Dalston, Hackney, Middlesex [1]

Gloucester; Gloucestershire [1]

Mountain Ash, Pontypridd, Glamorgan [1]

Mountain Ash, Pontypridd, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Rochester, Medway, Kent [1]

Tottenham, Edmonton, Middlesex [1]

Widemarsh Holmer, Hereford, Herefordshire [1]

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Private [17]

Corporal [4]

Serjeant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Bombardier [2]

Boy Seaman [2]

Driver [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

A. Mech. 3 [1]

A.B. [1]

Armourer [1]

Assistant Armourer [1]

B.S.M. [1]

Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Captain [1]

Gunner [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant [1]

O. Tel. [1]

O.S. [1]

Private 2 [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Telegraphist [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Gloucestershire Regiment [9]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

Labour Corps [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

339th US Infantry Regiment [1]

American Expeditionary Force - V Corps [1]

Army Reserve [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

General Service [1]

Herefordshire Regiment [1]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

North Russia Expeditionary Force [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps. [1]

Royal Artillery [1]

Royal Artillery. [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

The King's (Liverpool) Regiment [1]

Training Reserve [1]

Welsh Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [24]

Royal Navy [3]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

F [10]

S [7]

B [5]

C [4]

H [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [22]

Country

United Kingdom [28]

India [2]

Ireland [1]

Malta [1]

United States [1]

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People [28] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Gloucester, Gloucestershire [13] Stockport, Cheshire [4] Hereford, Herefordshire [2] Borstal, Rochester, Medway, Kent [1] Broadway, Evesham, Worcestershire [1] Dalston, Hackney, Middlesex [1] Gloucester; Gloucestershire [1] Mountain Ash, Pontypridd, Glamorgan [1] Mountain Ash, Pontypridd, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Rochester, Medway, Kent [1] Tottenham, Edmonton, Middlesex [1] Widemarsh Holmer, Hereford, Herefordshire [1]

Rank

Private [17] Corporal [4] Serjeant [3] Able Seaman [2] Bombardier [2] Boy Seaman [2] Driver [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] A. Mech. 3 [1] A.B. [1] Armourer [1] Assistant Armourer [1] B.S.M. [1] Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Captain [1] Gunner [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant [1] O. Tel. [1] O.S. [1] Private 2 [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Sergeant [1] Telegraphist [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Gloucestershire Regiment [9] Cheshire Regiment [4] Labour Corps [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Engineers [2] 339th US Infantry Regiment [1] American Expeditionary Force - V Corps [1] Army Reserve [1] Army Service Corps [1] General Service [1] Herefordshire Regiment [1] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] North Russia Expeditionary Force [1] Royal Army Medical Corps. [1] Royal Artillery [1] Royal Artillery. [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Naval Division [1] The King's (Liverpool) Regiment [1] Training Reserve [1] Welsh Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [24] Royal Navy [3] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

F [10] S [7] B [5] C [4] H [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [22]

Country

United Kingdom [28] India [2] Ireland [1] Malta [1] United States [1]

Robert Compton Folkes

Born 1885

Died 1969

British Army F/26468 Private Army Service Corps Forage Department

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Walter Bradley

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army 1332 Private Herefordshire Regiment 1st/1st Battalion

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Arthur Mitson Smith

Born 1887

Died 1961

British Army 74144 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 190th Heavy Battery

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Lionel Frederick Foulkes

Born 1898

Died 1966

British Army 3882 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 5th Battalion (Depot Company)

British Army 106643 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Arthur Maxwell Smith

Born 1883

Died 1927

British Army Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery 76 Company

British Army 27635 Serjeant Royal Garrison Artillery

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Sidney Smith

Born 1887

Died 1944

British Army 32878 Corporal Royal Army Medical Corps.

British Army 32878 Serjeant Royal Army Medical Corps

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Harold Edward Folkes

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 9744 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 9744 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 7th Battalion

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George Frederick Bent

Born 1889

Died 1957

British Army 390904 Private Labour Corps 559 Agricultural Company

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