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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]

James Dixon

Born 1869

Died 1933

British Army 44468 Royal Army Ordnance Corps

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Frederick Neville Clarke

Born 1898

Died 1989

British Army T/306061 Private Royal Army Service Corps 1st Reserve Depot

British Army M/296345 Private Royal Army Service Corps

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William Walker

Born 1886

British Army 65886 Private Suffolk Regiment 3rd Reserve Battalion

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Alfred Craythorne

Born 1865

Died 1932

British Army 62763 Private Royal Garrison Artillery 35th Compnay

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Arthur Groome Howes

Born 1871

Died 1920

British Army Lieutenant

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Arthur William Trayford

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 15850 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Frederic Arthur Wootton

Born 1887

Died 1927

British Army 662482 Private Labour Corps 683rd Agricultural Company

British Army M/366208 Private Royal Army Service Corps 6th Battalion

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Frank Adams

Born 1879

British Army 43902 Royal Fusiliers

British Army 9926 Private Army Pay Corps

British Army Corporal Army Pay Corps

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Edward Beale

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 12252 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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George William Mountney

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 15836 Lance Corporal Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 15836 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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George Dixon

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 15062 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Thomas Cave

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 3508 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 75328 Private Tank Corps

British Army 75328 Private Machine Gun Corps (Heavy Branch)

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George Frederick Walpole

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 9916 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Cecil Hilliard

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 10061 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Albert Edward Smith

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 9352 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Arthur William Emerton

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 30928 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Arnold Goodliffe Edgson

Born 1867

Died 1919

Canadian Expeditionary Force 678171

Canadian Expeditionary Force 678171 Private Canadian Mounted Rifles 2nd Battalion

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Charles Roberts

British Army 242628 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 523100 Private Labour Corps

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George Cyril King

British Army 11046 Corporal Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 11046 Lance Corporal Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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John Henry Rhodes

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army 11033 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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