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Barnham [14]

Barnham, Suffolk [7]

Barnham Suffolk [4]

Henley On Thames [4]

Chelmsford [3]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [3]

Thetford [3]

Barking, Essex [2]

Bury St Edmunds [2]

Nayland, Suffolk [2]

Bangalore [1]

Bethnal Green [1]

Breckland, Norfolk [1]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1]

Chichester Sussex [1]

Corton Denham, Somerset [1]

East Harling, Norfolk [1]

Edinburgh, Scotland [1]

Ellon, Aberdeenshire [1]

Elmswell, Suffolk [1]

Great Livermere [1]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1]

Hartest [1]

Hastings [1]

Hawstead [1]

Heath Town Wolverhampton [1]

Hempstead, Saffron Walden [1]

Henley [1]

Henley on Thames [1]

Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire [1]

Herringswell [1]

Honington Suffolk [1]

Ipswich [1]

Leicester [1]

Little Livermere [1]

London [1]

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [1]

Norwich, Norfolk [1]

Oxfordshire [1]

Raydon, Suffolk [1]

Rotherfield Grays, Oxon [1]

Shankill, Co. Antrim [1]

Shawanaga, Parry Sound District, Ontario [1]

Stanton, Suffolk [1]

Stratford, East london [1]

Thetford Norfolk [1]

Thetford, Norfolk [1]

Thorpe Morieux [1]

Thwaite [1]

Wangford, Suffolk [1]

Rank

Private [136]

Gunner [21]

Serjeant [19]

Corporal [12]

Lance Corporal [12]

Driver [10]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Lieutenant [7]

Captain [6]

Major [4]

Sapper [4]

Sergeant [4]

Bombardier [3]

Rifleman [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Sergeant Major [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bearer [1]

Bombadier [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Lance Serjeant and Serjeant [1]

Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major General [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Saddler Serjeant [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

WO2 [1]

Worker [1]

acting Regimental Sergeant Major [1]

Unit

Suffolk Regiment [41]

Royal Field Artillery [23]

Norfolk Regiment [18]

Machine Gun Corps [15]

Army Service Corps [12]

Labour Corps [12]

Royal Engineers [12]

Royal Garrison Artillery [12]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9]

Northamptonshire Regiment [7]

London Regiment [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5]

Tank Corps [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

West Riding Regiment [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Highland Light Infantry [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Essex Yeomanry [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Highlanders [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2]

13th Battalion, Tank Corps [1]

13th Tank Corps [1]

188th Canadian Infantry [1]

1st Battalion, Western Ontario Regiment [1]

1st East Anglian Brigade [1]

4th South Midland (Howitzer) Brigade [1]

7th Argyll and Sutherland Regiment [1]

Army Cyclists Corps [1]

Service

British Army [227]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [7]

Royal Navy [5]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [37]

B [32]

G [21]

D [20]

S [18]

R [17]

P [16]

W [14]

M [13]

T [12]

A [11]

L [10]

H [8]

F [7]

K [4]

E [3]

V [3]

J [2]

N [2]

I [1]

Contribution

Military Service [249]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [34]

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People [251] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Barnham [14] Barnham, Suffolk [7] Barnham Suffolk [4] Henley On Thames [4] Chelmsford [3] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [3] Thetford [3] Barking, Essex [2] Bury St Edmunds [2] Nayland, Suffolk [2] Bangalore [1] Bethnal Green [1] Breckland, Norfolk [1] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1] Chichester Sussex [1] Corton Denham, Somerset [1] East Harling, Norfolk [1] Edinburgh, Scotland [1] Ellon, Aberdeenshire [1] Elmswell, Suffolk [1] Great Livermere [1] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1] Hartest [1] Hastings [1] Hawstead [1] Heath Town Wolverhampton [1] Hempstead, Saffron Walden [1] Henley [1] Henley on Thames [1] Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire [1] Herringswell [1] Honington Suffolk [1] Ipswich [1] Leicester [1] Little Livermere [1] London [1] Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [1] Norwich, Norfolk [1] Oxfordshire [1] Raydon, Suffolk [1] Rotherfield Grays, Oxon [1] Shankill, Co. Antrim [1] Shawanaga, Parry Sound District, Ontario [1] Stanton, Suffolk [1] Stratford, East london [1] Thetford Norfolk [1] Thetford, Norfolk [1] Thorpe Morieux [1] Thwaite [1] Wangford, Suffolk [1]

Rank

Private [136] Gunner [21] Serjeant [19] Corporal [12] Lance Corporal [12] Driver [10] Second Lieutenant [9] Lieutenant [7] Captain [6] Major [4] Sapper [4] Sergeant [4] Bombardier [3] Rifleman [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Pioneer [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Sergeant Major [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bearer [1] Bombadier [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Lance Serjeant and Serjeant [1] Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major General [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Saddler Serjeant [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] WO2 [1] Worker [1] acting Regimental Sergeant Major [1]

Unit

Suffolk Regiment [41] Royal Field Artillery [23] Norfolk Regiment [18] Machine Gun Corps [15] Army Service Corps [12] Labour Corps [12] Royal Engineers [12] Royal Garrison Artillery [12] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9] Northamptonshire Regiment [7] London Regiment [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5] Tank Corps [5] Canadian Infantry [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] West Riding Regiment [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Highland Light Infantry [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] Essex Yeomanry [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Highlanders [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2] 13th Battalion, Tank Corps [1] 13th Tank Corps [1] 188th Canadian Infantry [1] 1st Battalion, Western Ontario Regiment [1] 1st East Anglian Brigade [1] 4th South Midland (Howitzer) Brigade [1] 7th Argyll and Sutherland Regiment [1] Army Cyclists Corps [1]

Service

British Army [227] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7] Canadian Expeditionary Force [7] Royal Navy [5] Australian Imperial Force [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [37] B [32] G [21] D [20] S [18] R [17] P [16] W [14] M [13] T [12] A [11] L [10] H [8] F [7] K [4] E [3] V [3] J [2] N [2] I [1]

Contribution

Military Service [249] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [34]

Arthur William Graham

Born 1887

British Army L/103 Driver Royal Field Artillery A Battery

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William Charles Chamberlain

Born 1895

British Army 12404 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 49629 Private Royal Flying Corps

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William Davey

Born 1881

British Army 240411 Serjeant Royal Engineers

British Army WR/24869 Serjeant Royal Engineers

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John Catchpole

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 24830 Private Suffolk Regiment 11th

British Army 24830 Private Suffolk Regiment 11th Battalion

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Alfred Theobald

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 8480 Private Suffolk Regiment

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William Palfrey

Born 1888

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 2708 Private Australian Infantry 54 Infantry Battalion

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Joseph Muteham

Born 1891

Died 1919

British Army 19630 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 104185 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 579965 Private Labour Corps

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Walter Wilde

Born 1896

British Army 720714 Acting Serjeant London Regiment

British Army 2653 Private London Regiment 24th battalion lond Battalion

British Army 2653 Lance Corporal London Regiment 24th battalion lond Battalion

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Robert Edmund Harris

Born 1894

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 58009

Canadian Expeditionary Force 58009 Private Canadian Infantry

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George Allen

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197953

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Charles Bertram Clarke

Born 1888

Canadian Expeditionary Force 886609 Private 188th Canadian Infantry

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Bertie Flaxman

Born 1890

Died 1958

British Army 74225 Private Royal Defence Corps

British Army 5922 Private London Regiment

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Oliver Edmund Coulson

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army G/505(Incomplete) Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army G/50516 Private Middlesex Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Cyril Arthur Richardson

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 14402 Private Suffolk Regiment

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William Robert Sayer

Born 1889

Australian Imperial Force 991

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Roland John William Parrott

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 34736 Private Essex Regiment

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Horace Arthur Symonds

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 13618 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Thomas Mcgowan

Died 1915

British Army 3/2811 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 3/2811 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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Arthur John Walker

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army Captain Manchester Regiment

British Army Captain Yorkshire Regiment

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Harry John Pryke

Born 1880

British Army 35372 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army 72350 Private Labour Corps

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