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Place of birth

King's Cliffe, Northants [121]

Warmington, Northants [60]

Woodnewton, Northants [24]

Elton, Hunts [7]

Apethorpe, Northants [6]

King's Cliffe, Northamptonshire [5]

Peterborough [5]

Warmington, Northamptonshire [5]

Oundle, Northants [4]

Barrowden, Rutland [3]

Leicester [3]

Nassington, Northants [3]

Stamford [3]

Woodnewton, Northamptonshire [3]

Yarwell, Northants [3]

Bayswater, London [2]

Crowland [2]

Duddington, Northants [2]

Great Casterton, Rutland [2]

Marylebone, London [2]

North Luffenham, Rutland [2]

Northampton [2]

Quinton, Warks [2]

Rollesby, Norfolk [2]

Tansor, Northants [2]

Warmington [2]

Abbotsley, Hunts [1]

Alwalton [1]

Apethorpe [1]

Ashton, Northants [1]

Ashton, Oundle, Northamptonshire [1]

Bodrean, Cornwall [1]

Bombay [1]

Bramley, Yorks [1]

Bugbrooke, Northants [1]

Bulwick, Northants [1]

Bury, Lancs [1]

Carlton In Lindrick, Notts [1]

Cote Hill, Cumberland [1]

Deeping St James, Lincs [1]

East Kirkby, Notts [1]

Eastbourne [1]

Folksworth, Hunts [1]

Glapthorn, Northamptonshire [1]

Great Doddington, Northants [1]

Great Gidding, Hunts [1]

Haddon, Hunts [1]

Hallaton, Leics [1]

Hastings, Sussex [1]

Hibaldstow, Lincs [1]

Rank

Private [258]

Gunner [19]

Corporal [17]

Sapper [15]

Driver [13]

Lance Corporal [13]

Serjeant [10]

Lieutenant [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Bombardier [4]

Captain [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Trooper [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Major [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Cadet [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Telegraphist [1]

Major Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Pioneer [1]

Saddler/Colour Serjeant [1]

Saddler/Staff Serjeant [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Signalman [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Northamptonshire Regiment [76]

Labour Corps [32]

Army Service Corps [27]

Royal Engineers [21]

Lincolnshire Regiment [19]

Royal Fusiliers [16]

Royal Field Artillery [15]

Royal Garrison Artillery [15]

Suffolk Regiment [12]

Bedfordshire Regiment [10]

Essex Regiment [10]

The Queen's Regiment [10]

London Regiment [9]

East Surrey Regiment [8]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Leicestershire Regiment [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

Tank Corps [3]

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [2]

Hertfordshire Regiment [2]

Hertfordshire Yeomanry [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Yeomanry [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Horse Guards [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

Service

British Army [349]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8]

Royal Navy [6]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [51]

S [51]

G [37]

H [33]

C [26]

W [24]

R [21]

M [20]

D [13]

L [13]

P [12]

E [10]

F [10]

K [8]

U [8]

T [7]

A [5]

J [4]

N [4]

O [4]

I [3]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [329]

Country

United Kingdom [123]

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Place of birth

King's Cliffe, Northants [121] Warmington, Northants [60] Woodnewton, Northants [24] Elton, Hunts [7] Apethorpe, Northants [6] King's Cliffe, Northamptonshire [5] Peterborough [5] Warmington, Northamptonshire [5] Oundle, Northants [4] Barrowden, Rutland [3] Leicester [3] Nassington, Northants [3] Stamford [3] Woodnewton, Northamptonshire [3] Yarwell, Northants [3] Bayswater, London [2] Crowland [2] Duddington, Northants [2] Great Casterton, Rutland [2] Marylebone, London [2] North Luffenham, Rutland [2] Northampton [2] Quinton, Warks [2] Rollesby, Norfolk [2] Tansor, Northants [2] Warmington [2] Abbotsley, Hunts [1] Alwalton [1] Apethorpe [1] Ashton, Northants [1] Ashton, Oundle, Northamptonshire [1] Bodrean, Cornwall [1] Bombay [1] Bramley, Yorks [1] Bugbrooke, Northants [1] Bulwick, Northants [1] Bury, Lancs [1] Carlton In Lindrick, Notts [1] Cote Hill, Cumberland [1] Deeping St James, Lincs [1] East Kirkby, Notts [1] Eastbourne [1] Folksworth, Hunts [1] Glapthorn, Northamptonshire [1] Great Doddington, Northants [1] Great Gidding, Hunts [1] Haddon, Hunts [1] Hallaton, Leics [1] Hastings, Sussex [1] Hibaldstow, Lincs [1]

Rank

Private [258] Gunner [19] Corporal [17] Sapper [15] Driver [13] Lance Corporal [13] Serjeant [10] Lieutenant [5] Acting Corporal [4] Bombardier [4] Captain [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Trooper [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Major [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Cadet [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Telegraphist [1] Major Lieutenant Colonel [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Pioneer [1] Saddler/Colour Serjeant [1] Saddler/Staff Serjeant [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Signalman [1] Sister [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Northamptonshire Regiment [76] Labour Corps [32] Army Service Corps [27] Royal Engineers [21] Lincolnshire Regiment [19] Royal Fusiliers [16] Royal Field Artillery [15] Royal Garrison Artillery [15] Suffolk Regiment [12] Bedfordshire Regiment [10] Essex Regiment [10] The Queen's Regiment [10] London Regiment [9] East Surrey Regiment [8] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8] Machine Gun Corps [7] Middlesex Regiment [7] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Yorkshire Regiment [6] Durham Light Infantry [5] Leicestershire Regiment [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] Tank Corps [3] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Border Regiment [2] Cambridgeshire Regiment [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [2] Hertfordshire Regiment [2] Hertfordshire Yeomanry [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Yeomanry [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Horse Guards [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

Service

British Army [349] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8] Royal Navy [6] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

B [51] S [51] G [37] H [33] C [26] W [24] R [21] M [20] D [13] L [13] P [12] E [10] F [10] K [8] U [8] T [7] A [5] J [4] N [4] O [4] I [3] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [329]

Country

United Kingdom [123]

George William Britton

Born 1894

British Army 9813 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Arthur Scotney

Died 1970

British Army 24132 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 70995 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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William Cecil Blake

Born 1893

British Army 61221 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 59142 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Arthur Beeby

Born 1887

British Army 34214 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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William Catlin

Born 1891

British Army 218566 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army WR/201270 Sapper Royal Engineers

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James William Elliott

Born 1892

British Army 1822 Private London Regiment

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John Henry Henson

Born 1878

British Army 37199 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 24793 Private Labour Corps

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John Dixon

Born 1893

British Army 6163 Private London Regiment

British Army 722949 Private London Regiment

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Albert Edward Dolby

Born 1887

British Army M2/114824 Private Army Service Corps

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Percy Henry Wootton

Born 1889

British Army M2/192004 Private Army Service Corps

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Albert Edgar Smith

Born 1896

British Army 85381 Private Machine Gun Corps

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James Edward Saunders

Born 1889

Royal Navy J10001

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John Phillips Brudenell

Born 1886

British Army S/29487 Private Army Service Corps 24th Unit

British Army S/29487 Acting Serjeant Attached The Queen's Regiment

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Attached The Queen's Regiment

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James W Tully

Born 1895

British Army M2/078909 Company Quartermaster Serjeant Army Service Corps

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Arthur Robert Bosworth

Born 1883

Died 1930

British Army 289937 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army WR/274968 Sapper Royal Engineers Railway Operating Department

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Frank Walker

Born 1890

British Army 22370 Serjeant Royal Artillery

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Herbert Elliott

Born 1881

British Army 6DN/5217 Private Royal Dragoons

British Army D/21059 Private Corps of Dragoons

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Albert Green

Born 1896

British Army 203181 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 431987 Private Labour Corps

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Albert George Wootton

Born 1898

British Army 23743 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Ernest Ingle

Born 1890

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Service Corps

British Army Captain Royal Army Service Corps

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