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Barnsley [2]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Armley, Yorks [1]

Blackcath England [1]

Blackhill, Consett, Durham [1]

Cardiff [1]

Chard [1]

Charles, Devon [1]

Conisborough, Yorkshire [1]

Darlington [1]

Devon [1]

Eggbuckland, Devon [1]

Great Burstead, ESSEX [1]

Hall Lane Mobberley Cheshire [1]

Helston, Cornwall [1]

Hobart, Tasmania [1]

Ilfracombe, Devon [1]

Islington, London [1]

Keighley [1]

Kingsbridge, Devon [1]

Knottingley [1]

Knottingley, Yorkshire [1]

Leeds [1]

Lewisham [1]

Littleham, Devonshire, England [1]

London [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Manchester [1]

Manchester Lancashire [1]

Mullagh [1]

Musbury, Devon [1]

Newington, London [1]

Newton Ferrers [1]

Newton Ferrers, Devon [1]

Newton Kyme, Yorkshire [1]

Norfolk [1]

Plymouth [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Ringway [1]

Rotherham [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Shoreham, Sussex [1]

Spitalfields [1]

St Helens [1]

Sunderland County Durham [1]

Torpoint [1]

Truro [1]

Wakefield [1]

Wetherby [1]

Rank

Gunner [238]

Private [205]

Serjeant [54]

Corporal [33]

Driver [15]

Bombardier [12]

Lance Corporal [9]

Acting Corporal [7]

Lance Bombardier [7]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Captain [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Acting Bombardier [5]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Battery Serjeant Major [4]

Sapper [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Major [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Fitter [2]

Pioneer [2]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Bombardier /Acting Corporal [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Cadet [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Gunner Signaller [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Shipwright 1st Class [1]

Signaller [1]

Signalman Corporal [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Trumpeter [1]

Wheeler Staff Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Garrison Artillery [324]

Manchester Regiment [107]

London Regiment [86]

Labour Corps [18]

Royal Garrison Artillery Devon [13]

Royal Engineers [11]

Devonshire Regiment [8]

Royal Air Force [8]

Royal Artillery [7]

York and Lancaster Regiment [7]

Army Service Corps [5]

Devon Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery Devonshire [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Field Artillery [4]

London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles) [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

66th Division Lancashire Battalion [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Devon Territorial Force [1]

Devonshire Regiment Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Devonshire Ro [1]

Devonshire Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

H.M.S. 'Defence' [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Depot [1]

Kings Royal Rifles [1]

Labour Corps Home Service Employment Company ex Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

London Regiment attached King's African Rifles [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Military Foot Police [1]

Service

British Army [598]

Royal Navy [5]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [80]

S [62]

C [56]

H [56]

W [41]

M [40]

R [34]

T [31]

G [28]

P [25]

D [23]

F [23]

A [22]

L [21]

E [14]

K [14]

J [8]

V [7]

N [6]

Y [5]

O [4]

U [3]

I [2]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [606]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

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Barnsley [2] Barnsley, Yorkshire [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Armley, Yorks [1] Blackcath England [1] Blackhill, Consett, Durham [1] Cardiff [1] Chard [1] Charles, Devon [1] Conisborough, Yorkshire [1] Darlington [1] Devon [1] Eggbuckland, Devon [1] Great Burstead, ESSEX [1] Hall Lane Mobberley Cheshire [1] Helston, Cornwall [1] Hobart, Tasmania [1] Ilfracombe, Devon [1] Islington, London [1] Keighley [1] Kingsbridge, Devon [1] Knottingley [1] Knottingley, Yorkshire [1] Leeds [1] Lewisham [1] Littleham, Devonshire, England [1] London [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Manchester [1] Manchester Lancashire [1] Mullagh [1] Musbury, Devon [1] Newington, London [1] Newton Ferrers [1] Newton Ferrers, Devon [1] Newton Kyme, Yorkshire [1] Norfolk [1] Plymouth [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Ringway [1] Rotherham [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Shoreham, Sussex [1] Spitalfields [1] St Helens [1] Sunderland County Durham [1] Torpoint [1] Truro [1] Wakefield [1] Wetherby [1]

Rank

Gunner [238] Private [205] Serjeant [54] Corporal [33] Driver [15] Bombardier [12] Lance Corporal [9] Acting Corporal [7] Lance Bombardier [7] Second Lieutenant [7] Captain [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Acting Bombardier [5] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Lieutenant [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Battery Serjeant Major [4] Sapper [4] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Major [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Fitter [2] Pioneer [2] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Bombardier /Acting Corporal [1] Brigadier General [1] Cadet [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Gunner Signaller [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Shipwright 1st Class [1] Signaller [1] Signalman Corporal [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Trumpeter [1] Wheeler Staff Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Garrison Artillery [324] Manchester Regiment [107] London Regiment [86] Labour Corps [18] Royal Garrison Artillery Devon [13] Royal Engineers [11] Devonshire Regiment [8] Royal Air Force [8] Royal Artillery [7] York and Lancaster Regiment [7] Army Service Corps [5] Devon Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Royal Garrison Artillery Devonshire [5] West Yorkshire Regiment [5] Durham Light Infantry [4] East Lancashire Regiment [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Field Artillery [4] London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles) [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] East Surrey Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] West Riding Regiment [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] 66th Division Lancashire Battalion [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Devon Territorial Force [1] Devonshire Regiment Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Devonshire Ro [1] Devonshire Royal Garrison Artillery [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] H.M.S. 'Defence' [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Depot [1] Kings Royal Rifles [1] Labour Corps Home Service Employment Company ex Royal Garrison Artillery [1] London Regiment attached King's African Rifles [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Military Foot Police [1]

Service

British Army [598] Royal Navy [5] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [3] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [80] S [62] C [56] H [56] W [41] M [40] R [34] T [31] G [28] P [25] D [23] F [23] A [22] L [21] E [14] K [14] J [8] V [7] N [6] Y [5] O [4] U [3] I [2] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [606]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

Henry Eyres

British Army 138340 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Philip Alfred Putt

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 269 Driver Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 329295 Driver Royal Garrison Artillery 159th Heavy Battery

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Alfred George Oldrey Richards

Born 1897

Died 1974

British Army 330153 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Alfred George Uglow

British Army 330024 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery Devon

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John James Twedale

Born 1882

Died 1914

Royal Navy 308093

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Donald Jack Taylor

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army C/12660 Corporal King's Royal Rifle Corps

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James Noall

Born 1895

British Army 329416 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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James Cousins

Born 1896

British Army 329150 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Thomas Benjamin Victor Larcombe

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 329240 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 262 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Charles Inglis Clark

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Army Service Corps

British Army Captain Army Service Corps

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Edward West

Born 1896

Died 1988

British Army 138372 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Reginald Clayton Hewett

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 2619 Private London Regiment

British Army 470564 Private London Regiment

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Norcliffe Crossley

Australian Imperial Force 1741

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William Schofield

Born 1894

British Army 251820 Private Manchester Regiment

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Fred Rusholme

Born 1889

British Army 250514 Serjeant Manchester Regiment

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Albert Dewdney

Born 1898

British Army 329163 Driver Royal Garrison Artillery

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Henry John Whitford

Born 1883

British Army 329762 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery Devonshire Regiment

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George H Sherwood

British Army 329409 Battery Quarter Master Serjeant Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 729 Serjeant Royal Garrison Artillery

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William Henry Thomas

Born 1888

British Army 329805 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Leonard Courtnay Hill

British Army 329871 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 38326 Gunner Machine Gun Corps

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