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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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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]

Bertie J A Gaskins

Born 1890

British Army 1708 Private Norfolk Regiment 1/1st Battalion

British Army 320133 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Arthur Blakestone

Born 1889

Died 1955

British Army 12/194 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Arthur Maitland Caley

Born 1893

Died 1943

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Walter Robert Dewing

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army T4/211859 (Incomplete) Driver Army Service Corps

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James Harper Taylor

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army G/1132 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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Walter James Gascoigne

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 23629 Private Norfolk Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Burt Peter Blackett

Born 1893

British Army 70595(Incomplete) Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 70595 Acting Corporal Royal Engineers

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Harry Zeba Nelson

Born 1890

British Army 5765284 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 72839 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Leonard Wilson Blackstone

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 17286 Lance Corporal Liverpool Regiment

British Army 17286 Serjeant Liverpool Regiment

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William John Gaskin

Born 1882

British Army 59786 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 105137 Private Labour Corps

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Arthur James Dunham

Born 1878

Died 1955

British Army 35703 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army 66741 Private Labour Corps

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Ralph Ernest Malden

Born 1898

British Army 554837 Private London Regiment 16th battalion london regiment (queen's west Battalion

British Army 554837 Rifleman London Regiment 16th battalion london regiment (queen's west Battalion

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Sidney William Lee

Born 1899

Died 1987

British Army 72680 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 14272 Private Training Reserve Battalion

British Army 31414 Private Training Reserve Battalion

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James W Lamb

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 5517 Private London Regiment

British Army 632571 Private London Regiment

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Charles Thomas Girdlestone Dewing

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army GS/1744 (Incomplete) Lance Corporal Royal Fusiliers 9th Battalion

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George Henry Nelson

Born 1897

Died 1975

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 12494

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James Batty

Born 1880

Died 1916

Royal Navy ES 3218 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 3218ES Engineman Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "De la Pole."

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Percy James Fuller

Born 1897

Died 1966

British Army 15327 Private Suffolk Regiment

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George William Carman

Born 1896

British Army 2102 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Bertie Dewing

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 51459 Private Suffolk Regiment

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