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Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire [37]

Chipping Norton [27]

Over Norton, Chipping Norton [6]

Over Norton, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire [6]

Over Norton, Oxfordshire [6]

Broughton, Oxfordshire [2]

Chadlington, Oxfordshire [2]

Chipping Norton,Oxfordshire [2]

Reading [2]

Shipston on Stour [2]

Tadmarton, Oxfordshire [2]

Banbury, Oxfordshire [1]

Bloxham [1]

Botley, Oxfordshire [1]

Brackley [1]

Bucklow Cheshire [1]

Chipping Norton Oxfordshire [1]

Clapham, Surrey [1]

Cornwell, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire [1]

Deolali [1]

Enstone [1]

Goring [1]

Gospel Oak [1]

Great Rollright, Oxfordshire [1]

Hampsted, Middlesex [1]

Islington [1]

Kensington, Middlesex [1]

Lambeth [1]

Lew, Oxfordshire [1]

Little Compton [1]

Little Tew, Oxfordshire [1]

Luton [1]

Marston St Lawrence, Oxfordshire [1]

Milton Regis, Kent [1]

Milton, Oxfordshire [1]

Neithrop, Banbury [1]

Northampton [1]

Oxford [1]

Peckham [1]

Rothesay, Buteshire [1]

Sarsden, Chipping Norton [1]

Shipston-on-Stour [1]

Shoreham, Sussex [1]

Showell Farm, Chipping Norton [1]

South Newington, Oxfordshire [1]

Spelsbury, Oxfordshire [1]

Swerford, Oxfordshire [1]

Tadmarton [1]

WINSLOW BUCKINGHAMSHIRE [1]

Weddington, Warwickshire [1]

Rank

Private [97]

Sergeant [11]

Gunner [7]

Lance Corporal [7]

Corporal [6]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Serjeant [6]

Rifleman [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Lance-Corporal [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Driver [2]

Major [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Stoker 1st class [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Company Quartermaster Sergeant [1]

Lance Bombadier [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Sapper [1]

Sergeant Clerk [1]

Sergeant Major [1]

Staff Sergeant [1]

Staff Sergeant Major [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

aircraftman 1st class [1]

Unit

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [44]

Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry [17]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8]

Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [7]

Gloucestershire Regiment [6]

Royal Field Artillery [6]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

London Regiment [5]

Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars [5]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [5]

Army Service Corps [4]

Corps of Hussars [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Oxfordshire Yeomanry [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Labour Corps [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

11th Hussars [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Hussars [2]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Queens Own Oxfordshire Hussars [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

The London Regiment [2]

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

1/1st Warwickshire Yeomanry [1]

2/1st Warwickshire Yeomanry [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Buckinghamshire Battalion Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Cavalary Regiment [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Dorset Regiment [1]

Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

HMS Black Prince [1]

HMS Castor [1]

HMS Indefatigable [1]

Service

British Army [130]

Royal Navy [6]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [24]

H [17]

M [15]

S [14]

G [11]

W [8]

K [7]

A [6]

R [6]

P [5]

T [5]

C [4]

D [3]

F [3]

N [3]

E [2]

J [1]

L [1]

O [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [137]

Country

United Kingdom [98]

Ireland [1]

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Place of birth

Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire [37] Chipping Norton [27] Over Norton, Chipping Norton [6] Over Norton, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire [6] Over Norton, Oxfordshire [6] Broughton, Oxfordshire [2] Chadlington, Oxfordshire [2] Chipping Norton,Oxfordshire [2] Reading [2] Shipston on Stour [2] Tadmarton, Oxfordshire [2] Banbury, Oxfordshire [1] Bloxham [1] Botley, Oxfordshire [1] Brackley [1] Bucklow Cheshire [1] Chipping Norton Oxfordshire [1] Clapham, Surrey [1] Cornwell, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire [1] Deolali [1] Enstone [1] Goring [1] Gospel Oak [1] Great Rollright, Oxfordshire [1] Hampsted, Middlesex [1] Islington [1] Kensington, Middlesex [1] Lambeth [1] Lew, Oxfordshire [1] Little Compton [1] Little Tew, Oxfordshire [1] Luton [1] Marston St Lawrence, Oxfordshire [1] Milton Regis, Kent [1] Milton, Oxfordshire [1] Neithrop, Banbury [1] Northampton [1] Oxford [1] Peckham [1] Rothesay, Buteshire [1] Sarsden, Chipping Norton [1] Shipston-on-Stour [1] Shoreham, Sussex [1] Showell Farm, Chipping Norton [1] South Newington, Oxfordshire [1] Spelsbury, Oxfordshire [1] Swerford, Oxfordshire [1] Tadmarton [1] WINSLOW BUCKINGHAMSHIRE [1] Weddington, Warwickshire [1]

Rank

Private [97] Sergeant [11] Gunner [7] Lance Corporal [7] Corporal [6] Second Lieutenant [6] Serjeant [6] Rifleman [4] Acting Corporal [3] Lance-Corporal [3] Lieutenant [3] Driver [2] Major [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Stoker 1st class [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Company Quartermaster Sergeant [1] Lance Bombadier [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Sapper [1] Sergeant Clerk [1] Sergeant Major [1] Staff Sergeant [1] Staff Sergeant Major [1] Temporary Captain [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] aircraftman 1st class [1]

Unit

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [44] Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry [17] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8] Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [7] Gloucestershire Regiment [6] Royal Field Artillery [6] Hampshire Regiment [5] London Regiment [5] Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars [5] Royal Berkshire Regiment [5] Army Service Corps [4] Corps of Hussars [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Oxfordshire Yeomanry [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Coldstream Guards [3] Labour Corps [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] 11th Hussars [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Hussars [2] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Queens Own Oxfordshire Hussars [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] The London Regiment [2] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [2] 1/1st Warwickshire Yeomanry [1] 2/1st Warwickshire Yeomanry [1] Border Regiment [1] Buckinghamshire Battalion Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Cavalary Regiment [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Dorset Regiment [1] Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] Grenadier Guards [1] HMS Black Prince [1] HMS Castor [1] HMS Indefatigable [1]

Service

British Army [130] Royal Navy [6] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [24] H [17] M [15] S [14] G [11] W [8] K [7] A [6] R [6] P [5] T [5] C [4] D [3] F [3] N [3] E [2] J [1] L [1] O [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [137]

Country

United Kingdom [98] Ireland [1]

Ralph Urban Benfield

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 34913 Private Worcestershire Regiment 9th Battalion

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Albert Harrison

Born 1880

Died 1915

British Army 5655 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Charles Henry Groves

Born 1877

Died 1914

British Army L/6848 Sergeant Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) 4th battalion

British Army L/6848 Serjeant Middlesex Regiment

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Dick Desmond Albert Daymond

Born 1896

Died 1963

Royal Navy J24572

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Thomas Charles Gibbs

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant The Cheshire Regiment Territorial Force 7th Battalion (attached to 9th)

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Frederick Allen

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 1466 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 1466 Lance Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 1466 Sergeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 11th Battalion

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Tom Trace

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 19509 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 2nd Battalion

British Army 19509 Private Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry

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Eric Crossley

Born 1878

British Army Second Lieutenant 11th Hussars

British Army Major 11th Hussars

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Edward Tankerville Chamberlayne

Born 1881

Died 1963

British Army Major 1/1st Warwickshire Yeomanry

British Army Major 2/1st Warwickshire Yeomanry

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Andrew Bernard King

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 5097 Private Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 3rd/4th Battalion

British Army 34909 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 12th (Service) (Bristol) Battalion

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Frederick Knibbs

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 13086 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 13086 Lance Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers 9th Battalion

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John Meades

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 9124 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 9124 Private Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry

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Richard Cecil Moore

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 22967 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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George Albert Ravenhill

Born 1872

Died 1921

British Army 28287 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

British Army Private Royal Scots Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

British Army 17136 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Joseph Henry Keen

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 9085 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

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Frederick Henry Summers

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 202256 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 5815 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

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Charles Thomas Hinton Vaisey

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

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