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Place of birth

Reading, Berkshire [5]

Brimpton, Berkshire [4]

Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [3]

Kingsclere, Hampshire [2]

Mortimer, Berkshire [2]

Aldermaston, Berkshire [1]

Ashey, Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire [1]

Baughurst, Hampshire [1]

Binfield Heath, Oxfordshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Blackwater Road, Arreton, Isle of Wight, Hampshire [1]

Britwell, Oxfordshire [1]

Claxton, Yorkshire [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Englefield, Berkshire [1]

Gaddesden Row, Great Gaddesden, Hertfordshire [1]

Greenlane, Newchurch, Isle of Wight [1]

Isle of Wight, Hampshire [1]

Marlow, Buckinghamshire [1]

Midgham, Berkshire [1]

Nettlebed, Oxfordshire [1]

Newport Isle of Wight [1]

Newport, Isle of Wight [1]

Newport, Isle of Wight, Hampshire [1]

Piccotts End, Hertfordshire [1]

Pokesdown, Dorset [1]

Ryde Isle of Wight [1]

Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire [1]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [1]

Shanklin, Isle of Wight, Hampshire [1]

Sindlesham, Berkshire [1]

Sulhamstead, Berkshire [1]

Westhampnett, Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [23]

Rifleman [4]

Corporal [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Sapper [3]

Stoker II [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Air Mechanic 3 [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Corporal Mechanic [2]

Driver [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Sergeant [2]

Serjeant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Stoker I [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Sergeant [1]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic I (E) [1]

Air Mechanic II (E) [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 1st Class (B1C) [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class (B2C) [1]

Gunner [1]

Lance-Corporal [1]

Leading Boatswain [1]

Leading Mechanic (Motor Transport) [1]

Leading Seaman (Leading Boatswain) [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Mechanical Staff Sergeant [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Unit

Hampshire Regiment [6]

Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Engineers [4]

Royal Naval Air Service [4]

HMS Hercules [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

HMS Blenheim [2]

HMS Dido [2]

HMS Excellent [2]

HMS Royal Sovereign [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

(Motor Transport) Repair Depot Shrewsbury [1]

10 (Motor Transport) Repair Depot (Wormwood Scrubbs) [1]

Army Service Corps (Berkshire Territorial Force) [1]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [1]

Chiseldon Demobilisation Camp [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

Equipment & Personnel Depot Chingford [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment (T.F.) [1]

HMS Agincourt [1]

HMS Ajax [1]

HMS Argyll [1]

HMS Australia [1]

HMS Badger (Shore Establishment) [1]

HMS Boscawen [1]

HMS Capetown [1]

HMS Castor [1]

HMS Colleen (Buncrana) [1]

HMS Collingwood [1]

HMS Cormorant [1]

HMS Cornwall [1]

HMS Coventry [1]

HMS Diadem [1]

HMS Dryad [1]

HMS Duke of Wellington [1]

HMS Erebus [1]

HMS Europa [1]

HMS Firequeen [1]

HMS Fisgard [1]

HMS Formidable [1]

HMS Forte [1]

HMS Forward [1]

HMS Glatton [1]

Service

British Army [31]

Royal Navy [11]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

S [12]

H [9]

J [8]

B [4]

A [3]

W [3]

C [1]

D [1]

G [1]

L [1]

R [1]

T [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [39]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [44]

Canada [1]

Hong Kong [1]

India [1]

South Africa [1]

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Place of birth

Reading, Berkshire [5] Brimpton, Berkshire [4] Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [3] Kingsclere, Hampshire [2] Mortimer, Berkshire [2] Aldermaston, Berkshire [1] Ashey, Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire [1] Baughurst, Hampshire [1] Binfield Heath, Oxfordshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Blackwater Road, Arreton, Isle of Wight, Hampshire [1] Britwell, Oxfordshire [1] Claxton, Yorkshire [1] Deptford, London [1] Englefield, Berkshire [1] Gaddesden Row, Great Gaddesden, Hertfordshire [1] Greenlane, Newchurch, Isle of Wight [1] Isle of Wight, Hampshire [1] Marlow, Buckinghamshire [1] Midgham, Berkshire [1] Nettlebed, Oxfordshire [1] Newport Isle of Wight [1] Newport, Isle of Wight [1] Newport, Isle of Wight, Hampshire [1] Piccotts End, Hertfordshire [1] Pokesdown, Dorset [1] Ryde Isle of Wight [1] Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire [1] Salisbury, Wiltshire [1] Shanklin, Isle of Wight, Hampshire [1] Sindlesham, Berkshire [1] Sulhamstead, Berkshire [1] Westhampnett, Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [23] Rifleman [4] Corporal [3] Lance Corporal [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Sapper [3] Stoker II [3] Able Seaman [2] Air Mechanic 3 [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Corporal Mechanic [2] Driver [2] Leading Seaman [2] Sergeant [2] Serjeant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Stoker I [2] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Sergeant [1] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic I (E) [1] Air Mechanic II (E) [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 1st Class (B1C) [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Boy 2nd Class (B2C) [1] Gunner [1] Lance-Corporal [1] Leading Boatswain [1] Leading Mechanic (Motor Transport) [1] Leading Seaman (Leading Boatswain) [1] Leading Stoker [1] Mechanical Staff Sergeant [1] Petty Officer [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Unit

Hampshire Regiment [6] Army Service Corps [5] Royal Engineers [4] Royal Naval Air Service [4] HMS Hercules [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] HMS Blenheim [2] HMS Dido [2] HMS Excellent [2] HMS Royal Sovereign [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] (Motor Transport) Repair Depot Shrewsbury [1] 10 (Motor Transport) Repair Depot (Wormwood Scrubbs) [1] Army Service Corps (Berkshire Territorial Force) [1] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Canadian Mounted Rifles [1] Chiseldon Demobilisation Camp [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] Equipment & Personnel Depot Chingford [1] Essex Regiment [1] Essex Regiment (T.F.) [1] HMS Agincourt [1] HMS Ajax [1] HMS Argyll [1] HMS Australia [1] HMS Badger (Shore Establishment) [1] HMS Boscawen [1] HMS Capetown [1] HMS Castor [1] HMS Colleen (Buncrana) [1] HMS Collingwood [1] HMS Cormorant [1] HMS Cornwall [1] HMS Coventry [1] HMS Diadem [1] HMS Dryad [1] HMS Duke of Wellington [1] HMS Erebus [1] HMS Europa [1] HMS Firequeen [1] HMS Fisgard [1] HMS Formidable [1] HMS Forte [1] HMS Forward [1] HMS Glatton [1]

Service

British Army [31] Royal Navy [11] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

S [12] H [9] J [8] B [4] A [3] W [3] C [1] D [1] G [1] L [1] R [1] T [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [39] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [44] Canada [1] Hong Kong [1] India [1] South Africa [1]

William George Stenner

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army G/904 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army G/904 Lance Corporal Royal Sussex Regiment 7th Battalion

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Albert Charles Jarvis

Born 1885

Died 1979

Royal Navy F33980

Royal Navy F33980 Air Mechanic I (E) President II, Crystal Palace

Royal Navy F33980 Air Mechanic I (E) Royal Naval Air Service HMS Daedalus

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Lewis Arthur How

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 41675 Private Suffolk Regiment 12th Battalion

British Army 401212 Private Essex Regiment (T.F.)

British Army 41675 Private Suffolk Regiment

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George William Jerram

Born 1900

Died 1970

Royal Navy F53420 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Naval Air Service President II (Codford)

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 252918 Air Mechanic 3 Midland Area 13 Training Depot Station (Ternhill)

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 252918 Air Mechanic 3 Midland Area

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John Henry Vincent

Born 1876

Died 1960

British Army R/445826 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army T/356244 Driver Army Service Corps

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Frederick Smith

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 8/1306 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 1306 Rifleman Hampshire Regiment 1/8th Battalion

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Joseph Aggiss

Born 1888

Died 1977

British Army 771 Non-Combatant Corps

British Army 771 Private Dorsetshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Albert Percival Stenner

Born 1900

Died 1978

Royal Navy Z/9085 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve London Division

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Francis George Scutter

Born 1889

Died 1973

British Army 35627 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

British Army 0699 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Alfred Victor George Woodford

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 8/1632 Private Hampshire Regiment 1st/8th Battalion

British Army 1632 Rifleman Hampshire Regiment 1/8th (T.F.) Battalion

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Harry John Lowe

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 2059 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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George Frederick Johnson

Born 1890

Died 1949

British Army 11651 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Charles Bartholomew Jarvis

Born 1871

Died 1940

British Army 371806 Royal Engineers Class 'W' Army Reserve

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Raymond Cyril Scutter

Born 1896

Died 1985

British Army T/4/094119 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army 40073 Driver Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Harry James Dowland

Born 1882

Died 1957

Royal Navy Boy 2nd Class (B2C) HMS Boscawen

Royal Navy Boy 1st Class (B1C) HMS Boscawen

Royal Navy Boy 1st Class HMS Minotaur

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Harry John Smith

Born 1862

Died 1917

British Army 1127 Rifleman Hampshire Regiment 8th Battalion

British Army 330086 Rifleman Hampshire Regiment 1/8th (T.F.) Battalion

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William George Bernard Hawkins

Born 1891

Died 1978

Canadian Expeditionary Force 422405 44th Overseas Battalion

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Francis Roland Abbott

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 18643 Private Devonshire Regiment 8th Battalion

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Edgar James Stenner

Born 1892

Died 1978

British Army 85855 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 45446 Private Essex Regiment

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James Bernard Scutter

Born 1893

Died 1971

Canadian Expeditionary Force 622253 Private Canadian Mounted Rifles 44th Overseas Battalion

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