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Glasgow [3]

Norwich [3]

Newcastle upon Tyne [2]

Alcester, Warwickshire [1]

Alloa, Clackmannanshire [1]

Ambleside, Westmoreland [1]

Avelshay, Rousay, Orkney [1]

Balham, London [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Belfast [1]

Bensham, Gateshead, Durham [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Birkenhead [1]

Birmingham [1]

Blackley Lancashire [1]

Blundellsands, Liverpool [1]

Burnhead, Maryculter, Kincardine [1]

CUBITT TOWN, POPLAR, LONDON [1]

Chagford, Dwevon [1]

Clyro [1]

Cork, Ireland [1]

Coxheath, Kent [1]

Dailly, Ayrshire [1]

Digmoor, Lancashire [1]

Dublin [1]

Dulwich, Surrey [1]

Easingwold [1]

Eastwood, Nottinghamshire [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Falkirk [1]

Fenny Stratford, Buckinghamshire [1]

Flemington, Victoria [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Glastonbury, Somerset [1]

Grangemouth, Stirlingshire [1]

Grantham [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

Hexham [1]

High Spen, Ryton [1]

Ingatestone, Essex [1]

Inverness [1]

Jarrow-on-Tyne, Durham [1]

Kearsley, Lancashire [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Kirkcaldy, Fife [1]

Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [1]

Knipton, Grantham [1]

Leeds [1]

Leicester [1]

Liverpool [1]

Rank

Gunner [146]

Private [96]

Driver [55]

Serjeant [22]

Bombardier [19]

Corporal [18]

Second Lieutenant [17]

Lieutenant [12]

Acting Bombardier [10]

Lance Corporal [9]

Major [6]

Captain [5]

Sapper [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Rifleman [2]

Saddler [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

8th Corporal [1]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Chaplain [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant /Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Motor Cyclist [1]

Pioneer [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [172]

Royal Garrison Artillery [72]

Royal Horse Artillery [12]

London Regiment [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Royal Engineers [6]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [5]

Gordon Highlanders [4]

Highland Light Infantry [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Royal Highlanders [4]

Army Service Corps [3]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Artillery [3]

Royal Scots [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Border Regiment [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Labour Corps [2]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2]

Royal Regiment of Artillery [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [2]

The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

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

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

1/10th King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

100th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

115th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

135th Siege Battery [1]

22nd RFA [1]

24th Reinforcement [1]

26th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Service

British Army [366]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

Royal Navy [3]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [86]

H [40]

M [33]

C [30]

D [25]

B [24]

W [20]

P [19]

R [17]

J [16]

L [15]

S [11]

T [11]

F [8]

E [6]

K [4]

A [3]

N [2]

O [2]

Y [2]

Q [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [376]

Country

United Kingdom [18]

France [1]

Ireland [1]

Italy [1]

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People [376] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Glasgow [3] Norwich [3] Newcastle upon Tyne [2] Alcester, Warwickshire [1] Alloa, Clackmannanshire [1] Ambleside, Westmoreland [1] Avelshay, Rousay, Orkney [1] Balham, London [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Belfast [1] Bensham, Gateshead, Durham [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Birkenhead [1] Birmingham [1] Blackley Lancashire [1] Blundellsands, Liverpool [1] Burnhead, Maryculter, Kincardine [1] CUBITT TOWN, POPLAR, LONDON [1] Chagford, Dwevon [1] Clyro [1] Cork, Ireland [1] Coxheath, Kent [1] Dailly, Ayrshire [1] Digmoor, Lancashire [1] Dublin [1] Dulwich, Surrey [1] Easingwold [1] Eastwood, Nottinghamshire [1] Edinburgh [1] Falkirk [1] Fenny Stratford, Buckinghamshire [1] Flemington, Victoria [1] Fulham, London [1] Glastonbury, Somerset [1] Grangemouth, Stirlingshire [1] Grantham [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Hexham [1] High Spen, Ryton [1] Ingatestone, Essex [1] Inverness [1] Jarrow-on-Tyne, Durham [1] Kearsley, Lancashire [1] Kensington, London [1] Kirkcaldy, Fife [1] Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [1] Knipton, Grantham [1] Leeds [1] Leicester [1] Liverpool [1]

Rank

Gunner [146] Private [96] Driver [55] Serjeant [22] Bombardier [19] Corporal [18] Second Lieutenant [17] Lieutenant [12] Acting Bombardier [10] Lance Corporal [9] Major [6] Captain [5] Sapper [4] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Able Seaman [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Rifleman [2] Saddler [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] 2nd Corporal [1] 2nd Lieutenant [1] 8th Corporal [1] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Brigadier General [1] Chaplain [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant /Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Motor Cyclist [1] Pioneer [1] Serjeant Major [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [172] Royal Garrison Artillery [72] Royal Horse Artillery [12] London Regiment [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Royal Engineers [6] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [5] Gordon Highlanders [4] Highland Light Infantry [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Royal Highlanders [4] Army Service Corps [3] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] Essex Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Artillery [3] Royal Scots [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Border Regiment [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Labour Corps [2] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2] Royal Regiment of Artillery [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [2] The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] 1/10th King's Liverpool Regiment [1] 100th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1] 115th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1] 135th Siege Battery [1] 22nd RFA [1] 24th Reinforcement [1] 26th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Service

British Army [366] Australian Imperial Force [4] Royal Navy [3] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

G [86] H [40] M [33] C [30] D [25] B [24] W [20] P [19] R [17] J [16] L [15] S [11] T [11] F [8] E [6] K [4] A [3] N [2] O [2] Y [2] Q [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [376]

Country

United Kingdom [18] France [1] Ireland [1] Italy [1]

William Thomas Smith

Died 1917

British Army 134692 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Cecil Charles Hall

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 117435 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Alfred Lord

Born 1876

Died 1918

British Army 5118 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 32979 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 450400 Private Labour Corps

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Thomas Charles Elsmore

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 3592 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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John Hamill

Died 1917

British Army 6295 Private Royal Dragoon Guards 1st Battalion

British Army 73695 Private Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 73695 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Sydney St. Clair King

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 701506 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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William Heynes

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 119089 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Arthur M Hill

Died 1917

British Army 2115 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 950848 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Albert Henry Hudson

Died 1917

British Army 82585 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Thomas Cresswell

Died 1916

British Army 3819 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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Edward Frederick Darby

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 170784 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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Charles Crabb

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 170247 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Harry Garside

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 18979 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 34th Brigade

British Army 18979 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Thomas Edward Hill

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 69203 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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John E Hills

Died 1918

British Army 131024 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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John Shearer Budge

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 368437 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Albert Freeman

Died 1917

British Army 22865 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Charles F Bowyer

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 95542 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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William Gray

Died 1917

British Army 110869 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Frederick Charles Merritt

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 13155 Battery Serjeant Major Royal Horse Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Major Royal Horse Artillery

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