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Leicester [5]

Hinckley, Leicestershire [3]

Belgrave, Leicester [2]

Leicester Leicestershire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Aberfeldy, Perthshire [1]

Auckland [1]

Bagworth; Leicestershire [1]

Barrow on Soar [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Belfast [1]

Bigbury, Devon [1]

Blaby, Leicester [1]

Blackburn [1]

Boundary, Derbyshire [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Brixham, Devon [1]

Bromsgrove, Worcs [1]

Carlton, Bedfordshire [1]

Charlton, Kent [1]

Clarendon Park, Leicester [1]

Clyde Cottage Clyde Place Leyton Essex [1]

Crowland, Lincolnshire [1]

Dartmouth, Devon [1]

Derby [1]

Devon [1]

Dresden [1]

East Harnham, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Erith, Dartford, Kent [1]

Great Burstead, ESSEX [1]

Halidax Nova Scotia [1]

Halton, Hastings, Sussex [1]

Havant, Hampshire [1]

Heathfield, Sussex [1]

Huddersfield [1]

Huntingdon [1]

Kegworth; Leicestershire [1]

Kettering, Northamptonshire [1]

Launde Abbey, Leicestershire [1]

Leicester,Leicestershire [1]

Linton, Herefordshire [1]

Liverpool [1]

Loughborough, Leicestershire [1]

Loughborough, Leicsestershire [1]

Luton [1]

Lyddington, Uppingham, Rutland [1]

Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [1]

Market Overton, Rutland [1]

Rank

Private [189]

Lance Corporal [36]

Captain [18]

Second Lieutenant [16]

Lieutenant [11]

Serjeant [11]

Corporal [10]

Rifleman [6]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Acting Corporal [4]

Boy 1st Class [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Company Sergeant Major [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Gunner [3]

Major [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Sapper [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

2nd Lt. [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Artificer Engineer [1]

Assistant Paymaster [1]

Boy First Class [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Comapny Sergeant Major [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Driver [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant (Temporary Captain) [1]

Lt. Colonel [1]

Mechanic Corporal [1]

Midshipman [1]

Officer's Cook 1st Class [1]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1]

Reverend Temporary Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1]

Sepoy [1]

Stoker, Petty Officer [1]

Temporary Assistant Paymaster [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Leicestershire Regiment [177]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Royal Engineers [4]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Highland Light Infantry [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3]

Royal Scots [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

HMS SHARK [2]

HMS TIPPERARY [2]

Labour Corps [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

London Regiment [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2]

2nd Royal Scots [1]

7th Battalion [1]

7th Leinster Regiment [1]

9th Battalion [1]

Army Chaplain's Department [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Army Service Corps attached Royal Flying Corps [1]

Attached 3rd Army HQ [1]

Australian Infantry [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Canterbury Infantry Regiment [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Derby Yeomanry [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

HMS Black Prince [1]

HMS "Dunedin" [1]

HMS "Hood" [1]

HMS "Indefatigable" [1]

HMS "Tiger" [1]

HMS "Watchman" [1]

HMS Ardent [1]

Service

British Army [245]

Royal Navy [21]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [47]

B [28]

M [25]

S [21]

P [18]

H [17]

A [15]

W [14]

F [12]

R [11]

T [11]

D [9]

J [9]

K [9]

E [8]

G [7]

L [6]

N [3]

V [2]

I [1]

O [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [271]

Country

United Kingdom [48]

Argentina [1]

Australia [1]

India [1]

Ireland [1]

South Africa [1]

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People [275] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Leicester [5] Hinckley, Leicestershire [3] Belgrave, Leicester [2] Leicester Leicestershire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Aberfeldy, Perthshire [1] Auckland [1] Bagworth; Leicestershire [1] Barrow on Soar [1] Battersea, London [1] Belfast [1] Bigbury, Devon [1] Blaby, Leicester [1] Blackburn [1] Boundary, Derbyshire [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Brixham, Devon [1] Bromsgrove, Worcs [1] Carlton, Bedfordshire [1] Charlton, Kent [1] Clarendon Park, Leicester [1] Clyde Cottage Clyde Place Leyton Essex [1] Crowland, Lincolnshire [1] Dartmouth, Devon [1] Derby [1] Devon [1] Dresden [1] East Harnham, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England [1] Edinburgh [1] Erith, Dartford, Kent [1] Great Burstead, ESSEX [1] Halidax Nova Scotia [1] Halton, Hastings, Sussex [1] Havant, Hampshire [1] Heathfield, Sussex [1] Huddersfield [1] Huntingdon [1] Kegworth; Leicestershire [1] Kettering, Northamptonshire [1] Launde Abbey, Leicestershire [1] Leicester,Leicestershire [1] Linton, Herefordshire [1] Liverpool [1] Loughborough, Leicestershire [1] Loughborough, Leicsestershire [1] Luton [1] Lyddington, Uppingham, Rutland [1] Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [1] Market Overton, Rutland [1]

Rank

Private [189] Lance Corporal [36] Captain [18] Second Lieutenant [16] Lieutenant [11] Serjeant [11] Corporal [10] Rifleman [6] Acting Serjeant [5] Able Seaman [4] Acting Corporal [4] Boy 1st Class [4] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Company Sergeant Major [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Gunner [3] Major [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Petty Officer [2] Sapper [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] 2nd Lt. [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Artificer Engineer [1] Assistant Paymaster [1] Boy First Class [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Chief Stoker [1] Comapny Sergeant Major [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Driver [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant (Temporary Captain) [1] Lt. Colonel [1] Mechanic Corporal [1] Midshipman [1] Officer's Cook 1st Class [1] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1] Reverend Temporary Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class [1] Sepoy [1] Stoker, Petty Officer [1] Temporary Assistant Paymaster [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Leicestershire Regiment [177] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] West Yorkshire Regiment [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Royal Engineers [4] Canadian Infantry [3] Highland Light Infantry [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3] Royal Scots [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Devonshire Regiment [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] HMS SHARK [2] HMS TIPPERARY [2] Labour Corps [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] London Regiment [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2] 2nd Royal Scots [1] 7th Battalion [1] 7th Leinster Regiment [1] 9th Battalion [1] Army Chaplain's Department [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Service Corps [1] Army Service Corps attached Royal Flying Corps [1] Attached 3rd Army HQ [1] Australian Infantry [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] Canterbury Infantry Regiment [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Derby Yeomanry [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] HMS Black Prince [1] HMS "Dunedin" [1] HMS "Hood" [1] HMS "Indefatigable" [1] HMS "Tiger" [1] HMS "Watchman" [1] HMS Ardent [1]

Service

British Army [245] Royal Navy [21] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] Australian Imperial Force [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [47] B [28] M [25] S [21] P [18] H [17] A [15] W [14] F [12] R [11] T [11] D [9] J [9] K [9] E [8] G [7] L [6] N [3] V [2] I [1] O [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [271]

Country

United Kingdom [48] Argentina [1] Australia [1] India [1] Ireland [1] South Africa [1]

William Wells

Died 1916

British Army 4851 Company Serjeant Major Leicestershire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Leicestershire Regiment

British Army Leicestershire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Samuel Johnson

Died 1915

British Army 2989 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 2989 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 1st Battalion

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Reginald Cecil Evenden

Born 1894

Died 1917

Royal Navy J13928 Able Seaman

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H J I Walker

British Army Captain Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Fred Holdsworth

Died 1915

British Army 6492 Lance Corporal Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion

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William Henry Milsom

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 4702 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 148702 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 148702 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Thomas Bottomley

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 20149 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 20149 Lance Corporal Leicestershire Regiment

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George Thomas Kirk

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 24060 Private Leicestershire Regiment 9th Battalion

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Frederick Rowland Ratcliffe

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 2016 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Reginald Alfred Faire

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army Captain Leicestershire Regiment Territorial Force

British Army Captain Leicestershire Regiment

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William Henry Freeman

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 12271 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 12271 Private Leicestershire Regiment 7th Battalion

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Thomas H Kelting

Died 1916

British Army 5353 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 5353 Private Middlesex Regiment 1st/7th

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Lawrence Henry Field

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 8443 Private Leicestershire Regiment 2nd battalion leicest Battalion

British Army 8442 Acting Serjeant Leicestershire Regiment 2nd battalion leicest Battalion

British Army 8442 Lance Corporal Leicestershire Regiment

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Richard Chandler

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 1977 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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John William Reavill

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 34121 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Percy C Palmer

Died 1916

British Army 25502 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Frank Le Maistre Gruchy

Born 1876

Died 1914

British Army 2nd Lieutenant Leicestershire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Leicestershire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army Captain Leicestershire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Everard Francis Scott Henderson

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army Captain Leicestershire Regiment

British Army Major Leicestershire Regiment

British Army Leicestershire Regiment CO of 2nd Battalion

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William J Hambleton

Died 1915

British Army 10350 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

British Army 10350 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

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Albert Edward Patience

Born 1891

Died 1919

British Army 265053 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 203077 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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