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Olveston Gloucestershire [18]

Thornbury Gloucestershire [18]

Olveston Thornbury Gloucestershire [11]

Aust Gloucestershire [7]

Littleton on Severn Gloucestershire [7]

Swanage Dorset [6]

Swanage, Dorset [6]

Fulham London [5]

Wareham Dorset [5]

Bristol Gloucestershire [4]

Chelsea London [4]

Dorchester Dorset [4]

Hitchin Hertfordshire [4]

Kensington London [4]

Liverpool Lancashire [4]

Alveston Gloucestershire [3]

Bath, Somerset [3]

Brentford Middlesex [3]

Hull Yorkshire [3]

Kingsclere Hampshire [3]

Nottingham [3]

Piddlehinton Dorset [3]

Templecombe Somerset [3]

Walthamstow Essex [3]

West Ham Essex [3]

Alton Pancras Dorchester [2]

Bath Somerset [2]

Blandford Dorset [2]

Bradford Yorkshire [2]

Braintree Essex [2]

Bridport Dorset [2]

Brighton Sussex [2]

Cambridge [2]

Cardiff [2]

Cheltenham Gloucestershire [2]

Chipping Hill Witham Essex [2]

Christchurch Hampshire [2]

Cirencester Gloucestershire [2]

Colchester Essex [2]

Elberton Gloucestershire [2]

Gargunnock Stirlingshire SCOTLAND [2]

Hendon Middlesex [2]

Islington London [2]

Lambeth London [2]

Liverpool [2]

London [2]

Newport Monmouthshire Wales [2]

Piddletrenthide Dorset [2]

Poole Dorset [2]

Portland Dorset [2]

Rank

Private [296]

Second Lieutenant [46]

Serjeant [38]

Lieutenant [37]

Captain [36]

Gunner [36]

Corporal [27]

Lance Corporal [25]

Driver [20]

Sapper [18]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [12]

Major [11]

Bombardier [8]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Rifleman [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Pioneer [4]

Sergeant [4]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Commander [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Private Acting Corporal [3]

Regimental Serjeant Major [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Colonel [2]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Nurse [2]

Sister [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Sub-Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Captain and Quarter Master [2]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Trooper [2]

Worker [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [42]

Royal Field Artillery [42]

Gloucestershire Regiment [41]

Royal Garrison Artillery [40]

Dorsetshire Regiment [33]

Army Service Corps [31]

Labour Corps [27]

London Regiment [24]

Hampshire Regiment [20]

Somerset Light Infantry [18]

Royal Army Medical Corps [15]

Royal Fusiliers [12]

Worcestershire Regiment [10]

Rifle Brigade [9]

Corps of Hussars [8]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

Royal Army Service Corps [8]

Grenadier Guards [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [7]

Military Mounted Police [7]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [7]

South Wales Borderers [7]

Bedfordshire Regiment [6]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [5]

Cheshire Regiment [5]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [5]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5]

Royal Flying Corps [5]

Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Coldstream Guards [4]

Gloucestershire Yeomanry [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Royal Scots [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Dorset Yeomanry [3]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Gloucestershire Hussars [3]

Hampshire Yeomanry [3]

Service

British Army [565]

Royal Navy [73]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [34]

Australian Imperial Force [16]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [86]

H [79]

C [77]

D [68]

S [64]

W [52]

M [45]

L [34]

G [29]

P [24]

K [23]

V [21]

T [18]

A [17]

F [17]

R [17]

E [10]

J [10]

N [6]

O [5]

I [4]

Y [2]

Contribution

Military Service [693]

Merchant Navy [7]

Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [450]

Guernsey [2]

South Africa [2]

Australia [1]

Malta [1]

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People [708] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Olveston Gloucestershire [18] Thornbury Gloucestershire [18] Olveston Thornbury Gloucestershire [11] Aust Gloucestershire [7] Littleton on Severn Gloucestershire [7] Swanage Dorset [6] Swanage, Dorset [6] Fulham London [5] Wareham Dorset [5] Bristol Gloucestershire [4] Chelsea London [4] Dorchester Dorset [4] Hitchin Hertfordshire [4] Kensington London [4] Liverpool Lancashire [4] Alveston Gloucestershire [3] Bath, Somerset [3] Brentford Middlesex [3] Hull Yorkshire [3] Kingsclere Hampshire [3] Nottingham [3] Piddlehinton Dorset [3] Templecombe Somerset [3] Walthamstow Essex [3] West Ham Essex [3] Alton Pancras Dorchester [2] Bath Somerset [2] Blandford Dorset [2] Bradford Yorkshire [2] Braintree Essex [2] Bridport Dorset [2] Brighton Sussex [2] Cambridge [2] Cardiff [2] Cheltenham Gloucestershire [2] Chipping Hill Witham Essex [2] Christchurch Hampshire [2] Cirencester Gloucestershire [2] Colchester Essex [2] Elberton Gloucestershire [2] Gargunnock Stirlingshire SCOTLAND [2] Hendon Middlesex [2] Islington London [2] Lambeth London [2] Liverpool [2] London [2] Newport Monmouthshire Wales [2] Piddletrenthide Dorset [2] Poole Dorset [2] Portland Dorset [2]

Rank

Private [296] Second Lieutenant [46] Serjeant [38] Lieutenant [37] Captain [36] Gunner [36] Corporal [27] Lance Corporal [25] Driver [20] Sapper [18] Warrant Officer Class 2 [12] Major [11] Bombardier [8] Acting Serjeant [6] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Rifleman [5] Acting Corporal [4] Pioneer [4] Sergeant [4] Colour Serjeant [3] Commander [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Private Acting Corporal [3] Regimental Serjeant Major [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Colonel [2] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Nurse [2] Sister [2] Staff Nurse [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Sub-Lieutenant [2] Temporary Captain and Quarter Master [2] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Trooper [2] Worker [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Acting Serjeant Major [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [42] Royal Field Artillery [42] Gloucestershire Regiment [41] Royal Garrison Artillery [40] Dorsetshire Regiment [33] Army Service Corps [31] Labour Corps [27] London Regiment [24] Hampshire Regiment [20] Somerset Light Infantry [18] Royal Army Medical Corps [15] Royal Fusiliers [12] Worcestershire Regiment [10] Rifle Brigade [9] Corps of Hussars [8] Machine Gun Corps [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] Royal Army Service Corps [8] Grenadier Guards [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [7] Military Mounted Police [7] Royal Berkshire Regiment [7] South Wales Borderers [7] Bedfordshire Regiment [6] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6] West Yorkshire Regiment [6] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [5] Cheshire Regiment [5] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [5] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5] Royal Flying Corps [5] Yorkshire Regiment [5] Coldstream Guards [4] Gloucestershire Yeomanry [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Royal Scots [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] Dorset Yeomanry [3] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3] East Kent Regiment [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Gloucestershire Hussars [3] Hampshire Yeomanry [3]

Service

British Army [565] Royal Navy [73] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [34] Australian Imperial Force [16] Canadian Expeditionary Force [8] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [86] H [79] C [77] D [68] S [64] W [52] M [45] L [34] G [29] P [24] K [23] V [21] T [18] A [17] F [17] R [17] E [10] J [10] N [6] O [5] I [4] Y [2]

Contribution

Military Service [693] Merchant Navy [7] Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [450] Guernsey [2] South Africa [2] Australia [1] Malta [1]

Harold Percival White

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 21101 L/Cpl Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 5th Battalion

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William George Edwards

Born 1884

Died 1914

British Army 8500 Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

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Frederick William Barber

Born 1879

Died 1915

British Army 4891 Serjeant Rifle Brigade 2nd Battalion

British Army 4891 Colour Serjeant Rifle Brigade 2nd Battalion

British Army 4891 Temporary Regimental Sergeant Major Rifle Brigade

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Algernon Cautley Jeffcoat

Born 1878

British Army Captain Royal Fusiliers

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Fusiliers

British Army Colonel Staff

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Ronald Owen Lagden

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army Captain King's Royal Rifle Corps

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William Charles Haken

Born 1879

Died 1916

Royal Navy RFR/B/1863 Petty Officer 2nd Class Royal Fleet Reserve - Chatham

Royal Navy 183081 Boy 2nd Class

Royal Navy 183081 Petty Officer 1st Class Royal Naval Division - Howe Battalion

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Herbert F Warrington

British Army 52113 Staff Serjeant Royal Army Medical Corps

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John Gunter

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 9875 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

British Army 20031 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 9875 Private Machine Gun Corps

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