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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]

Harry Shillaker

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 11766 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 11766 Serjeant Leicestershire Regiment

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Herbert Charles Elkin

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 11152 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army Lance Corporal Leicestershire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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William Staines

Died 1917

British Army 25253 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Hardy Falconer Parsons

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Gloucestershire Regiment 1st/2nd Battalion, attd. 14th (Service) Battalion

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William Montague Asher

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 1717 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 40427 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 40427 Private Leicestershire Regiment 6th Bn.

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Lance Percy Miller

Born 1894

Died 1961

British Army Acting Sergeant Durham Light Infantry

British Army 53471 Acting Sergeant Durham Light Infantry

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Cecil Smeathman

Born 1889

Died 1914

British Army Lieutenant Leicestershire Regiment 1st Bn

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Albert Leonard Kilburn

Born 1899

Died 1916

Royal Navy J32458

Royal Navy J.32458. (Po.) Boy 1st Class HMS Queen Mary

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Philip Eric Bent

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Leicestershire Regiment 9th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Leicestershire Regiment 9th Battalion

British Army Lt. Colonel

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James Handley Hopewell

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Leicestershire Regiment 6th Battalion

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Albert Arthur Abell

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 4986 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Henry John Innes 'jack' Walker

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army Temporary Captain Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army Captain Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Henry William Bourne Palin

Born 1884

Died 1916

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 6/319 Canterbury Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion

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John Travers Cornwell

Born 1900

Died 1916

Royal Navy J42563 Boy 2nd Class HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy J42563 Boy 1st Class HMS Vivid I

Royal Navy J42563 Boy 1st Class HMS Chester

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Francis Albert Durrad

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 29667 Mechanic Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army Second Lieutenant Army Service Corps attached Royal Flying Corps

British Army Captain Army Service Corps attached Royal Flying Corps 22nd Sqdn.

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