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Place of birth

Yateley, Hampshire [84]

Ramsgate, Kent [23]

Winchester, Hampshire [22]

Crondall, Hampshire [21]

London [18]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [15]

Eversley, Hampshire [14]

Liverpool, Lancashire [14]

Aldershot, Hampshire [13]

Blackwater, Hampshire [13]

Kensington, London [12]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [11]

Minster-in-Thanet, Kent [10]

Camberley, Surrey [9]

Hinton Charterhouse, Somerset [9]

Shaftesbury, Dorset [9]

Watford, Hertfordshire [9]

Berkhamsted, Herfordshire [8]

Hampstead, London [8]

Andover, Hampshire [7]

Coventry, Warwickshire [7]

Dublin [7]

Fareham, Hampshire [7]

Gosport, Hampshire [7]

Marylebone, London [7]

Reading, Berkshire [7]

Tring, Hertfordshire [7]

Willesden, Middlesex [7]

Alton, Hampshire [6]

Bath, Somerset [6]

Chichester, Sussex [6]

Farnborough, Hampshire [6]

Frimley, Surrey [6]

Hawley, Hampshire [6]

Islington, London [6]

Odiham, Hampshire [6]

Sandhurst, Berkshire [6]

Southampton, Hampshire [6]

Yateley [6]

Blandford, Dorset [5]

Crookham, Hampshire [5]

Dover, Kent [5]

Finchley, Middlesex [5]

Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [5]

Paddington, London [5]

Southsea, Hampshire [5]

Chatham, Kent [4]

Croydon, Surrey [4]

Hartley Wintney, Hampshire [4]

Reigate, Surrey [4]

Rank

Private [1203]

Second Lieutenant [313]

Captain [311]

Lieutenant [288]

Lance Corporal [133]

Major [120]

Corporal [116]

Serjeant [115]

Gunner [71]

Lieutenant Colonel [56]

Driver [52]

Sapper [48]

Able Seaman [45]

Rifleman [41]

Stoker 1st Class [38]

Sergeant [32]

Commander [25]

Lieutenant Commander [25]

Acting Serjeant [19]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [18]

Brigadier General [16]

Ordinary Seaman [16]

Temporary Captain [16]

Acting Corporal [14]

Lance Serjeant [14]

Colonel [12]

Temporary Lieutenant [12]

Acting Captain [11]

Boy 1st Class [11]

Colour Serjeant [11]

Major General [11]

VAD [11]

2nd Lieutenant [9]

Leading Stoker [9]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [8]

Civilian [8]

Company Serjeant Major [8]

Leading Seaman [8]

Midshipman [8]

Nurse [8]

Petty Officer [8]

Pioneer [8]

Stoker [8]

Stoker Petty Officer [8]

Temporary Major [8]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [8]

Bombardier [7]

Boy [7]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [6]

Admiral [5]

Unit

Hampshire Regiment [663]

Royal Engineers [123]

Royal Field Artillery [99]

Army Service Corps [97]

London Regiment [88]

Royal Garrison Artillery [81]

Labour Corps [66]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [53]

HMS Castor [51]

Royal Army Medical Corps [48]

Dorsetshire Regiment [43]

Machine Gun Corps [42]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [40]

East Kent Regiment [39]

Royal Fusiliers [37]

4th King's Shropshire Light Infantry [33]

Military Mounted Police [29]

Royal Air Force [29]

Royal Army Service Corps [29]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [28]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [28]

Somerset Light Infantry [28]

The Queen's Regiment [27]

East Surrey Regiment [25]

Bedfordshire Regiment [24]

Devonshire Regiment [24]

HMS Queen Mary [24]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [24]

Royal Flying Corps [23]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [23]

HMS Defence [22]

Wiltshire Regiment [22]

Essex Regiment [21]

Worcestershire Regiment [20]

Honourable Artillery Company [18]

Middlesex Regiment [18]

Durham Light Infantry [17]

Yorkshire Regiment [16]

French Red Cross [15]

Rifle Brigade [15]

Royal Sussex Regiment [15]

Army Veterinary Corps [14]

HMS INVINCIBLE [14]

HMS Indefatigable [14]

Hampshire Regiment Territorial Force [14]

Norfolk Regiment [14]

Coldstream Guards [13]

Cheshire Regiment [12]

Corps of Hussars [12]

Lincolnshire Regiment [12]

Service

British Army [2302]

Royal Navy [406]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [91]

Other Empire Force [42]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [41]

Indian Army [29]

Australian Imperial Force [15]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

South African Services [2]

British Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [363]

S [264]

C [254]

A [227]

H [226]

W [202]

M [184]

G [162]

P [154]

R [116]

T [114]

L [111]

D [106]

F [103]

K [56]

E [48]

J [46]

N [42]

O [30]

V [17]

Y [14]

I [13]

U [7]

Q [1]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2618]

Merchant Navy [8]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [2046]

India [35]

Ireland [18]

Canada [15]

South Africa [15]

Australia [8]

Egypt [7]

Malta [7]

Jersey [4]

United States [4]

Andorra [3]

Gibraltar [3]

Guernsey [3]

France [2]

New Zealand [2]

Singapore [2]

Angola [1]

Anguilla [1]

Argentina [1]

Bermuda [1]

China [1]

Guyana [1]

Hong Kong [1]

Jamaica [1]

Kenya [1]

Malaysia [1]

Sri Lanka [1]

Yemen [1]

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People [2861] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Yateley, Hampshire [84] Ramsgate, Kent [23] Winchester, Hampshire [22] Crondall, Hampshire [21] London [18] Portsmouth, Hampshire [15] Eversley, Hampshire [14] Liverpool, Lancashire [14] Aldershot, Hampshire [13] Blackwater, Hampshire [13] Kensington, London [12] Basingstoke, Hampshire [11] Minster-in-Thanet, Kent [10] Camberley, Surrey [9] Hinton Charterhouse, Somerset [9] Shaftesbury, Dorset [9] Watford, Hertfordshire [9] Berkhamsted, Herfordshire [8] Hampstead, London [8] Andover, Hampshire [7] Coventry, Warwickshire [7] Dublin [7] Fareham, Hampshire [7] Gosport, Hampshire [7] Marylebone, London [7] Reading, Berkshire [7] Tring, Hertfordshire [7] Willesden, Middlesex [7] Alton, Hampshire [6] Bath, Somerset [6] Chichester, Sussex [6] Farnborough, Hampshire [6] Frimley, Surrey [6] Hawley, Hampshire [6] Islington, London [6] Odiham, Hampshire [6] Sandhurst, Berkshire [6] Southampton, Hampshire [6] Yateley [6] Blandford, Dorset [5] Crookham, Hampshire [5] Dover, Kent [5] Finchley, Middlesex [5] Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [5] Paddington, London [5] Southsea, Hampshire [5] Chatham, Kent [4] Croydon, Surrey [4] Hartley Wintney, Hampshire [4] Reigate, Surrey [4]

Rank

Private [1203] Second Lieutenant [313] Captain [311] Lieutenant [288] Lance Corporal [133] Major [120] Corporal [116] Serjeant [115] Gunner [71] Lieutenant Colonel [56] Driver [52] Sapper [48] Able Seaman [45] Rifleman [41] Stoker 1st Class [38] Sergeant [32] Commander [25] Lieutenant Commander [25] Acting Serjeant [19] Warrant Officer Class 2 [18] Brigadier General [16] Ordinary Seaman [16] Temporary Captain [16] Acting Corporal [14] Lance Serjeant [14] Colonel [12] Temporary Lieutenant [12] Acting Captain [11] Boy 1st Class [11] Colour Serjeant [11] Major General [11] VAD [11] 2nd Lieutenant [9] Leading Stoker [9] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [8] Civilian [8] Company Serjeant Major [8] Leading Seaman [8] Midshipman [8] Nurse [8] Petty Officer [8] Pioneer [8] Stoker [8] Stoker Petty Officer [8] Temporary Major [8] Temporary Second Lieutenant [8] Bombardier [7] Boy [7] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [6] Admiral [5]

Unit

Hampshire Regiment [663] Royal Engineers [123] Royal Field Artillery [99] Army Service Corps [97] London Regiment [88] Royal Garrison Artillery [81] Labour Corps [66] King's Royal Rifle Corps [53] HMS Castor [51] Royal Army Medical Corps [48] Dorsetshire Regiment [43] Machine Gun Corps [42] Royal Berkshire Regiment [40] East Kent Regiment [39] Royal Fusiliers [37] 4th King's Shropshire Light Infantry [33] Military Mounted Police [29] Royal Air Force [29] Royal Army Service Corps [29] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [28] Royal West Surrey Regiment [28] Somerset Light Infantry [28] The Queen's Regiment [27] East Surrey Regiment [25] Bedfordshire Regiment [24] Devonshire Regiment [24] HMS Queen Mary [24] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [24] Royal Flying Corps [23] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [23] HMS Defence [22] Wiltshire Regiment [22] Essex Regiment [21] Worcestershire Regiment [20] Honourable Artillery Company [18] Middlesex Regiment [18] Durham Light Infantry [17] Yorkshire Regiment [16] French Red Cross [15] Rifle Brigade [15] Royal Sussex Regiment [15] Army Veterinary Corps [14] HMS INVINCIBLE [14] HMS Indefatigable [14] Hampshire Regiment Territorial Force [14] Norfolk Regiment [14] Coldstream Guards [13] Cheshire Regiment [12] Corps of Hussars [12] Lincolnshire Regiment [12]

Service

British Army [2302] Royal Navy [406] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [91] Other Empire Force [42] Canadian Expeditionary Force [41] Indian Army [29] Australian Imperial Force [15] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7] South African Services [2] British Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [363] S [264] C [254] A [227] H [226] W [202] M [184] G [162] P [154] R [116] T [114] L [111] D [106] F [103] K [56] E [48] J [46] N [42] O [30] V [17] Y [14] I [13] U [7] Q [1] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2618] Merchant Navy [8] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [2046] India [35] Ireland [18] Canada [15] South Africa [15] Australia [8] Egypt [7] Malta [7] Jersey [4] United States [4] Andorra [3] Gibraltar [3] Guernsey [3] France [2] New Zealand [2] Singapore [2] Angola [1] Anguilla [1] Argentina [1] Bermuda [1] China [1] Guyana [1] Hong Kong [1] Jamaica [1] Kenya [1] Malaysia [1] Sri Lanka [1] Yemen [1]

Henry C Upshall

British Army 83066 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Charles J Mowlem

British Army 31092 Private East Surrey Regiment

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Arthur W Osmond

British Army 827 Private Dorset Yeomanry

British Army 230208 Private Corps of Hussars

British Army 230208 Private Dorset Yeomanry

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William J Laws

British Army 20604 Private Coldstream Guards

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John W Poore

British Army 202630 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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Charles Edward Hay Reckitt

British Army 1362 Private London Regiment

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Acting Captain Royal Engineers

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Donald Fenwick Stileman

British Army Lieutenant Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army Captain Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Arthur G Farr

British Army 16253 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 0251 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Frank H Hyde

British Army 30146 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

British Army 202070 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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Henry T Cox

British Army 136536 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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John Nethercott

British Army 510472 Driver Royal Engineers

British Army 4611 Driver Royal Engineers Transport

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Henry P Fooks

British Army 35693 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Charles D Fooks

British Army 3374 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 201522 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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Tom A Lockyer

British Army 24205 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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Percy Laws

British Army 1896 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 200373 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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Ernest Brander Macnaghten

Born 1872

Died 1948

British Army Major Royal Field Artillery

British Army Temporary Brigadier General Royal Field Artillery

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T Wotton

British Army Honorary Lieutenant East Kent Regiment

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Roger Charles Bernard Riley

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

British Army Lieutenant Warwickshire Yeomanry

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George Butters

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army M2/200614 Private Army Service Corps

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Percy Brooksbank

Born 1889

British Army 4/2928 Private Hampshire Regiment 4th Battalion

British Army 200840 Private Hampshire Regiment 4th Battalion

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