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Reading, Berkshire [12]

Yateley, Hampshire [10]

Bethnal Green, London [9]

Watford, Hertfordshire [9]

West Ham, Essex [9]

Lambeth, London [8]

Pancras, London [8]

Poplar, London [8]

Wandsworth, London [7]

Paddington, London [6]

Woolwich, London [6]

Hampstead, London [5]

Hackney, London [4]

Loughton, Essex [4]

Stratford, Essex [4]

Yarmouth, Norfolk [4]

Bath, Somerset [3]

Battersea, Wandsworth, London [3]

Bermondsey, London [3]

Bow, London [3]

Branksome, Poole, Dorset [3]

Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [3]

London [3]

Mile End Old Town, London [3]

Newmarket, Cambridgeshire [3]

Truro, Cornwall [3]

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [2]

Bristol, Somerset [2]

Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [2]

Chelsea, London [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Cudham, Bromley, Kent [2]

Dartford, Kent [2]

Derby, Derbyshire [2]

Dunmow, Essex [2]

Edmonton, London [2]

Eversley, Hampshire [2]

Finchampstead, Wokingham, Berkshire [2]

Fulham, London [2]

Fulham, Middlesex [2]

Islington, London [2]

Kidderminster, Worcestershire [2]

Lowestoft, Suffolk [2]

Sandhurst, Berkshire [2]

Shoreditch, London [2]

St George in the East, London [2]

Stepney, London [2]

Stratford, West Ham, Essex [2]

Walthamstow, Essex [2]

Wokingham, Berkshire [2]

Rank

Private [220]

Gunner [28]

Corporal [22]

Driver [22]

Second Lieutenant [19]

Rifleman [17]

Lance Corporal [13]

Serjeant [13]

Able Seaman [12]

Lieutenant [12]

Sapper [11]

Acting Corporal [9]

Captain [9]

Ordinary Seaman [7]

Bombardier [5]

Major [5]

Commander [4]

Signalman [4]

2nd Lieutenant [3]

A/C 2 [3]

A/C II [3]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Air Mech. II [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

A/C 1 [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Leading Signalman [2]

Sergeant [2]

Stoker [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Stoker I [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

Sub-Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Major [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

A / Mech .3 [1]

A.B. [1]

A/C I [1]

A/Cpl [1]

A/M 3 [1]

Acting L/Cpl [1]

Acting Leading Seaman [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Air Mech 2 [1]

Air Mech II Elec [1]

Air Mech III Elec [1]

Air Mech. 1 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [36]

Royal Field Artillery [31]

London Regiment [30]

Royal Engineers [21]

Labour Corps [18]

Machine Gun Corps [15]

Rifle Brigade [13]

Royal Garrison Artillery [13]

Essex Regiment [12]

Hampshire Regiment [10]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [9]

Middlesex Regiment [9]

Norfolk Regiment [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Liverpool Regiment [7]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [7]

East Surrey Regiment [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

Royal Naval Division [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Hertfordshire Regiment [4]

Honourable Artillery Company [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Royal Sussex Regiment [4]

Tank Corps [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Highland Light Infantry [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

President II [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

British Red Cross Society [2]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

General List [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [348]

Royal Navy [68]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [40]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [12]

Australian Imperial Force [10]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [101]

C [41]

S [41]

G [36]

L [27]

A [25]

H [24]

P [24]

F [22]

T [22]

M [21]

W [19]

R [18]

K [14]

J [12]

E [8]

D [7]

N [7]

V [4]

O [3]

I [2]

Contribution

Military Service [469]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [343]

Canada [8]

Australia [3]

India [2]

New Zealand [2]

United States [2]

Argentina [1]

Gibraltar [1]

Malawi [1]

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People [478] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Reading, Berkshire [12] Yateley, Hampshire [10] Bethnal Green, London [9] Watford, Hertfordshire [9] West Ham, Essex [9] Lambeth, London [8] Pancras, London [8] Poplar, London [8] Wandsworth, London [7] Paddington, London [6] Woolwich, London [6] Hampstead, London [5] Hackney, London [4] Loughton, Essex [4] Stratford, Essex [4] Yarmouth, Norfolk [4] Bath, Somerset [3] Battersea, Wandsworth, London [3] Bermondsey, London [3] Bow, London [3] Branksome, Poole, Dorset [3] Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [3] London [3] Mile End Old Town, London [3] Newmarket, Cambridgeshire [3] Truro, Cornwall [3] Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [2] Bristol, Somerset [2] Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [2] Chelsea, London [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Cudham, Bromley, Kent [2] Dartford, Kent [2] Derby, Derbyshire [2] Dunmow, Essex [2] Edmonton, London [2] Eversley, Hampshire [2] Finchampstead, Wokingham, Berkshire [2] Fulham, London [2] Fulham, Middlesex [2] Islington, London [2] Kidderminster, Worcestershire [2] Lowestoft, Suffolk [2] Sandhurst, Berkshire [2] Shoreditch, London [2] St George in the East, London [2] Stepney, London [2] Stratford, West Ham, Essex [2] Walthamstow, Essex [2] Wokingham, Berkshire [2]

Rank

Private [220] Gunner [28] Corporal [22] Driver [22] Second Lieutenant [19] Rifleman [17] Lance Corporal [13] Serjeant [13] Able Seaman [12] Lieutenant [12] Sapper [11] Acting Corporal [9] Captain [9] Ordinary Seaman [7] Bombardier [5] Major [5] Commander [4] Signalman [4] 2nd Lieutenant [3] A/C 2 [3] A/C II [3] Acting Serjeant [3] Air Mech. II [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] A/C 1 [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Leading Signalman [2] Sergeant [2] Stoker [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Stoker I [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] Sub-Lieutenant [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Major [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] A / Mech .3 [1] A.B. [1] A/C I [1] A/Cpl [1] A/M 3 [1] Acting L/Cpl [1] Acting Leading Seaman [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Air Mech 2 [1] Air Mech II Elec [1] Air Mech III Elec [1] Air Mech. 1 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [36] Royal Field Artillery [31] London Regiment [30] Royal Engineers [21] Labour Corps [18] Machine Gun Corps [15] Rifle Brigade [13] Royal Garrison Artillery [13] Essex Regiment [12] Hampshire Regiment [10] King's Royal Rifle Corps [9] Middlesex Regiment [9] Norfolk Regiment [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Liverpool Regiment [7] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [7] East Surrey Regiment [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] Royal Naval Division [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] Durham Light Infantry [4] Hertfordshire Regiment [4] Honourable Artillery Company [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Royal Sussex Regiment [4] Tank Corps [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3] East Kent Regiment [3] Highland Light Infantry [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] President II [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Royal Irish Fusiliers [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] British Red Cross Society [2] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Coldstream Guards [2] General List [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [348] Royal Navy [68] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [40] Canadian Expeditionary Force [12] Australian Imperial Force [10] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [101] C [41] S [41] G [36] L [27] A [25] H [24] P [24] F [22] T [22] M [21] W [19] R [18] K [14] J [12] E [8] D [7] N [7] V [4] O [3] I [2]

Contribution

Military Service [469] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [343] Canada [8] Australia [3] India [2] New Zealand [2] United States [2] Argentina [1] Gibraltar [1] Malawi [1]

John Harry Shead

Born 1883

Died 1972

British Army 7/75777 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army P16383 Private Military Foot Police

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Herbert George Pye

Born 1890

Died 1977

British Army S/4/041789 Corporal Army Service Corps

British Army 31639 Corporal Norfolk Regiment

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Thomas Ebenezer Burgum

Born 1886

Died 1975

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 242614 A/C II

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William Harold Nash

Born 1891

Royal Navy F27984 Aircraftsman Class II

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Alfred Bunch

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army 3108 Serjeant London Regiment 19th lond Battalion

British Army 3108 Acting Serjeant London Regiment 19th lond Battalion

British Army 3108 Serjeant London Regiment

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William Thomas Brown

Born 1879

Died 1951

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 329135 Aircraftman 2nd Class Royal Air Force

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 329135 Corporal (10898B)

Royal Navy RFR/B/3334 Signalman Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham

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Michael William Fordham

Born 1880

Died 1964

British Army 8174 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 79849 Private Royal Defence Corps

British Army 254806 Private 502nd Home Service Employment Company

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Arthur Henry Fawke

Born 1876

Died 1946

British Army M2/184330 Private Army Service Corps

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Percy James Sherwood

Born 1890

Died 1986

British Army 12858 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army Second Lieutenant Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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Walter Harry Fawke

Born 1892

Died 1968

British Army 516 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 15th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Samuel Anderson

Born 1888

Died 1961

British Army 9953 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 85214 Private Labour Corps

British Army 85214 Lance Corporal Labour Corps

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William Gussin

Born 1888

Died 1970

British Army 3471 Private London Regiment 14th lond Battalion

British Army 510586 Private London Regiment 14th lond Battalion

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Walter Cyril Fawke

Born 1888

Died 1952

British Army 162903 Private Labour Corps

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Frank Samuel John Storey

Born 1896

Died 1990

British Army 283374 Private London Regiment

British Army 6932 Private London Regiment

British Army 283374 Private London Regiment 4th lond Battalion

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Joseph Maximillian Littaur

Born 1896

Died 1981

British Army 691 Private London Regiment

British Army 420250 Serjeant London Regiment

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Horace George Grinsted

Born 1888

Died 1948

British Army 135673 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Basil James Swyer

Born 1898

Died 1964

British Army 9854 Private Honourable Artillery Company 1st & 2nd

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Victor Kennard Maitland

Born 1897

Died 1950

British Army Captain Tank Corps

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Herbert Arthur Willingale

Born 1897

Died 1958

British Army 68593 Private Machine Gun Corps

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George Malcolm Pinhorn

Born 1880

Died 1953

Royal Navy M25046

Royal Navy R.N.V.R.

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