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Cawston Norfolk [12]

Kingston upon Hull East Yorkshire [9]

Norwich Norfolk [9]

Great Witchingham Norfolk [4]

Kingston upon Hull [4]

Booton Norfolk [3]

Great Snoring Norfolk [3]

Walsingham Norfolk [3]

Brandiston Norfolk [2]

Briston Norfolk [2]

Fakenham Norfolk [2]

Great Dunham Norfolk [2]

Lakenham Norwich Norfolk [2]

Metheringham Lincolnshire [2]

Oulton Norfolk [2]

Aisthorpe, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1]

Bedlington Northumberland [1]

Bradford Yorkshire [1]

Braintree Essex [1]

Burton Lincolnshire [1]

Choppington Northumberland [1]

Cleethorpes Lincolnshire [1]

Croxby Lincolnshire [1]

Deal, Kent [1]

Deptford Kent [1]

Dulwich Surrey [1]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1]

Grimsby Lincolnshire [1]

Guildford Surrey [1]

Hull [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Kingston upon Hull Est Yorkshire [1]

Leeds West Yorkshire [1]

Lincoln Lincolnshire [1]

Liverpool [1]

Salford, Lancashire [1]

Sall Norfolk [1]

Skelton, Yorkshire [1]

Sprowston Norfolk [1]

Stockwell London [1]

Surrey [1]

Swanton Morley Norfolk [1]

Swanton Novers, Norfolk [1]

Tunstead Norfolk [1]

Usworth County Durham [1]

Warham, Norfolk [1]

Woking Surrey [1]

Woolwich London [1]

Rank

Private [69]

Driver [9]

Acting Corporal [3]

Gunner [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Sapper [2]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal [1]

Engineman [1]

Rifleman [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Serjeant [1]

Unit

Norfolk Regiment [23]

East Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Royal Field Artillery [8]

Labour Corps [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Royal Engineers [5]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

London Regiment [4]

York and Lancaster Regiment [4]

Army Service Corps [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

L Battery Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Norfolk Regiment Special Reserve [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Northumbria Brigade Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery 2nd Depot [1]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "De la Pole." [1]

Royal West Kent Regiment [1]

Tank Corps [1]

The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [1]

The Queen's Regiment [1]

Training Reserve Battalion [1]

Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [89]

Royal Navy [4]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [23]

D [22]

C [11]

G [11]

L [7]

N [6]

E [4]

H [3]

S [3]

T [3]

F [2]

M [2]

A [1]

W [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [97]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [60]

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Place of birth

Cawston Norfolk [12] Kingston upon Hull East Yorkshire [9] Norwich Norfolk [9] Great Witchingham Norfolk [4] Kingston upon Hull [4] Booton Norfolk [3] Great Snoring Norfolk [3] Walsingham Norfolk [3] Brandiston Norfolk [2] Briston Norfolk [2] Fakenham Norfolk [2] Great Dunham Norfolk [2] Lakenham Norwich Norfolk [2] Metheringham Lincolnshire [2] Oulton Norfolk [2] Aisthorpe, Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1] Bedlington Northumberland [1] Bradford Yorkshire [1] Braintree Essex [1] Burton Lincolnshire [1] Choppington Northumberland [1] Cleethorpes Lincolnshire [1] Croxby Lincolnshire [1] Deal, Kent [1] Deptford Kent [1] Dulwich Surrey [1] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1] Grimsby Lincolnshire [1] Guildford Surrey [1] Hull [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Kingston upon Hull Est Yorkshire [1] Leeds West Yorkshire [1] Lincoln Lincolnshire [1] Liverpool [1] Salford, Lancashire [1] Sall Norfolk [1] Skelton, Yorkshire [1] Sprowston Norfolk [1] Stockwell London [1] Surrey [1] Swanton Morley Norfolk [1] Swanton Novers, Norfolk [1] Tunstead Norfolk [1] Usworth County Durham [1] Warham, Norfolk [1] Woking Surrey [1] Woolwich London [1]

Rank

Private [69] Driver [9] Acting Corporal [3] Gunner [3] Lance Corporal [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Sapper [2] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal [1] Engineman [1] Rifleman [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Serjeant [1]

Unit

Norfolk Regiment [23] East Yorkshire Regiment [10] Royal Field Artillery [8] Labour Corps [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Royal Engineers [5] Durham Light Infantry [4] London Regiment [4] York and Lancaster Regiment [4] Army Service Corps [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Cheshire Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Canadian Army Medical Corps [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] L Battery Royal Horse Artillery [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Norfolk Regiment Special Reserve [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Northumbria Brigade Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Garrison Artillery 2nd Depot [1] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "De la Pole." [1] Royal West Kent Regiment [1] Tank Corps [1] The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [1] The Queen's Regiment [1] Training Reserve Battalion [1] Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [89] Royal Navy [4] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [23] D [22] C [11] G [11] L [7] N [6] E [4] H [3] S [3] T [3] F [2] M [2] A [1] W [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [97] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [60]

Walter Henry Lee

Born 1877

Died 1942

British Army 4283 Private East Yorkshire Regiment 4th Battalion

British Army 302691 Private Tank Corps 1st Battalion

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Walter Bateman

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 10477 Private Army Cyclist Corps

British Army 27261 Private East Lancashire Regiment 11

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Charles Herbert Bateman

Born 1898

Died 1972

British Army 13/757 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 60326 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Frederick Joseph Bateman

Born 1892

Died 1949

British Army 13/898 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Christmas Dewing

Born 1892

Died 1955

British Army 14913 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 14913 Private Norfolk Regiment

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William Anthony Dewing

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 2277 Private Norfolk Regiment 9th Battalion

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George Edward Dewing

Born 1866

Died 1954

British Army 18435 Private Royal Army Service Corps A Company

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Arthur Thomas Dewing

Born 1889

Died 1978

British Army 34130 Private Norfolk Regiment 2/4th Battalion

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George Henry Dewing

Born 1882

British Army 28985 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 9th Battalion

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George Henry Bateman

Born 1895

Died 1976

British Army 13/845 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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John William Gaskin

Born 1883

Died 1961

British Army 386381 Private Royal Army Medical Corps Northumbrian Feild Ambulance

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Leonard Dewing

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 3/7224 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 3/7224 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Frank H Swinborne

Born 1872

Died 1956

British Army Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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Frederick George Nelson

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 45108 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 6882 Private Norfolk Regiment

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John Robert Crossland

Born 1883

Died 1940

British Army 135050 Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army WR 501266 Corporal Royal Engineers

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Arthur George Eggleton

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 375376 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 3975 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Hespin Batty

Born 1883

Died 1965

British Army 242550 Private East Surrey Regiment

British Army 53393 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 87906 Private Royal Defence Corps

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James Blackett

Born 1888

British Army 46843 Driver L Battery Royal Horse Artillery

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Charles Robert Bacon

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 3/10695 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Frederick William Blackett

Born 1887

Died 1916

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 11354

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