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Place of birth

Sheffield [6]

Glasgow [4]

Burnley [3]

Dumfries [3]

Gateshead [3]

Newhall, Derbyshire [3]

Paisley [3]

Plymouth [3]

Aberdeen [2]

Aston [2]

Brentford [2]

Cambuslang [2]

Dunston-on-Tyne [2]

Fulham, London [2]

Hastings [2]

Kettering [2]

Manchester [2]

Middlesbrough [2]

Roath, Cardiff [2]

Stockport [2]

Turnham Green, Middlesex [2]

Worksop, Nottinghamshire [2]

Alfreton [1]

Ashton-in-Makerfield [1]

Barnstaple [1]

Barton Regis [1]

Barton Regis, Gloucestershire [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bearpark [1]

Beddington [1]

Bedminster, Bristol [1]

Belfast [1]

Birmingham [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bishop Auckland [1]

Blackford, Perthshire [1]

Blackheath, London [1]

Blackley [1]

Blackpool [1]

Blaydon-on-Tyne [1]

Blyth, Northumberland [1]

Bolton [1]

Bonnyton, Fife [1]

Bradfield, Berkshire [1]

Brechin [1]

Brentford, Middlesex [1]

Brierley Hill [1]

Bristol [1]

Buckley, Flintshire [1]

Burntisland, Fife [1]

Rank

Private [161]

Lance Corporal [40]

Corporal [38]

Serjeant [32]

Gunner [24]

Second Lieutenant [14]

Sergeant [13]

Lieutenant [10]

Driver [6]

Temporary Lieutenant [6]

Captain [5]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Bombardier [4]

Sapper [4]

Temporary Captain [4]

Acting Captain [3]

Acting Corporal [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Company Sergeant Major [2]

Acting Sergeant [2]

Air Mechanic [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Company Sergeant Major [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lance Sergeant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

A/Sergeant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Assistant Provost Marshal [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 1st class [1]

Boy 2nd class [1]

Cadet [1]

Captain Adjutant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Drummer [1]

Fitter Mechanical Transport [1]

Guardsman [1]

Honorary Major [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Major [1]

Musician [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Unit

Middlesex Regiment [102]

Royal Garrison Artillery [20]

Royal Field Artillery [16]

Royal Engineers [10]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

Labour Corps [9]

London Regiment [8]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Royal Sussex Regiment [6]

Highland Light Infantry [5]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

Manchester Regiment [5]

York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Royal Scots [4]

Scots Guards [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Army Service Corps [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Gordon Highlanders [3]

HMS President II [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Highlanders [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

Training Reserve [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Gymnastic Staff Corps [2]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2]

Cameron Highlanders [2]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

HMS Daedalus [2]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [265]

Royal Navy [11]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [41]

S [29]

H [28]

W [25]

C [18]

M [18]

F [13]

R [13]

L [12]

D [10]

G [10]

P [10]

T [10]

A [9]

K [9]

J [8]

N [8]

E [6]

I [2]

O [2]

U [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [280]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [191]

Ireland [2]

Belgium [1]

Canada [1]

France [1]

India [1]

Netherlands [1]

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People [283] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Sheffield [6] Glasgow [4] Burnley [3] Dumfries [3] Gateshead [3] Newhall, Derbyshire [3] Paisley [3] Plymouth [3] Aberdeen [2] Aston [2] Brentford [2] Cambuslang [2] Dunston-on-Tyne [2] Fulham, London [2] Hastings [2] Kettering [2] Manchester [2] Middlesbrough [2] Roath, Cardiff [2] Stockport [2] Turnham Green, Middlesex [2] Worksop, Nottinghamshire [2] Alfreton [1] Ashton-in-Makerfield [1] Barnstaple [1] Barton Regis [1] Barton Regis, Gloucestershire [1] Battersea, London [1] Bearpark [1] Beddington [1] Bedminster, Bristol [1] Belfast [1] Birmingham [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bishop Auckland [1] Blackford, Perthshire [1] Blackheath, London [1] Blackley [1] Blackpool [1] Blaydon-on-Tyne [1] Blyth, Northumberland [1] Bolton [1] Bonnyton, Fife [1] Bradfield, Berkshire [1] Brechin [1] Brentford, Middlesex [1] Brierley Hill [1] Bristol [1] Buckley, Flintshire [1] Burntisland, Fife [1]

Rank

Private [161] Lance Corporal [40] Corporal [38] Serjeant [32] Gunner [24] Second Lieutenant [14] Sergeant [13] Lieutenant [10] Driver [6] Temporary Lieutenant [6] Captain [5] Lance Serjeant [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Bombardier [4] Sapper [4] Temporary Captain [4] Acting Captain [3] Acting Corporal [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Temporary Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Company Sergeant Major [2] Acting Sergeant [2] Air Mechanic [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Company Sergeant Major [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lance Sergeant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] A/Sergeant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Assistant Provost Marshal [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 1st class [1] Boy 2nd class [1] Cadet [1] Captain Adjutant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Drummer [1] Fitter Mechanical Transport [1] Guardsman [1] Honorary Major [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Major [1] Musician [1] Ordinary Seaman [1]

Unit

Middlesex Regiment [102] Royal Garrison Artillery [20] Royal Field Artillery [16] Royal Engineers [10] Royal Fusiliers [10] Labour Corps [9] London Regiment [8] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Royal Sussex Regiment [6] Highland Light Infantry [5] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] Manchester Regiment [5] York and Lancaster Regiment [5] Durham Light Infantry [4] Royal Scots [4] Scots Guards [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] Army Service Corps [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] Gordon Highlanders [3] HMS President II [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Highlanders [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] Training Reserve [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Gymnastic Staff Corps [2] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2] Cameron Highlanders [2] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Grenadier Guards [2] HMS Daedalus [2] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] Royal Scots Fusiliers [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [265] Royal Navy [11] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [41] S [29] H [28] W [25] C [18] M [18] F [13] R [13] L [12] D [10] G [10] P [10] T [10] A [9] K [9] J [8] N [8] E [6] I [2] O [2] U [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [280] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [191] Ireland [2] Belgium [1] Canada [1] France [1] India [1] Netherlands [1]

Alexander W Barrie

Born 1878

Died 1918

British Army 16179 Corporal Highland Light Infantry 17th (Service) Battalion (3rd Glasgow)

British Army 16179 Corporal Highland Light Infantry 2nd Battalion

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Hugh Pierce Roberts

Born 1882

Died 1969

British Army F/51 Middlesex Regiment 13th Battalion

British Army F/51 Private Middlesex Regiment 17th (Service) Battalion

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William James Cox

Born 1880

Died 1915

British Army 14035 Private 6th Battalion King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 14035 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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Edward Bullen

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army Royal Horse Artillery

British Army 159600 Gunner Royal Field Artillery "C" Battery, 312th Brigade

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Henry Forbes Low

Born 1882

Died 1920

Royal Navy J66903 HMS Dido

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William Daley

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 7/1246 Private Middlesex Regiment 17th (Service) Battalion

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Robert Rodie Dalrymple

Born 1880

Died 1970

British Army F/267 Serjeant Middlesex Regiment 17th (Service) Battalion

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William Kirby

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 230539 Royal Engineers

British Army 40391 Private East Yorkshire Regiment 6th (Pioneer) Battalion

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Robert Whiting

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army F/74 Private Middlesex Regiment 17th (Service) Battalion

British Army F/74 Lance Sergeant Middlesex Regiment 17th (Service) Battalion

British Army F/74 Private Middlesex Regiment 17th (Service) Battalion

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Henry George Purver

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army Private Royal Fusiliers 24th Battalion

British Army SP/3728 Private Royal Fusiliers 24th Battalion, City Of London Regiment

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Ralph Motson Thompson

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 180 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 10th (Grimsby Chums) Battalion

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William George Allwright

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 22710 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 22710 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery 5th Reserve Brigade

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John Francis Doran

Born 1896

Died 1940

British Army F/706 Corporal Middlesex Regiment

British Army F/706 Private Middlesex Regiment 17th (Service) Battalion

British Army 706 Middlesex Regiment 6th Battalion

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Joseph Enoch Smith

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army F/308 Warrant Officer Class 2 Middlesex Regiment

British Army F/308 Company Serjeant Major Middlesex Regiment 17th (Service) Battalion

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Alfred West

Born 1881

Died 1944

British Army 447888 Private Labour Corps

British Army 851 Private Middlesex Regiment 17th (Service) Battalion

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Harold Thomas William Hardinge

Born 1886

Died 1965

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 204267

British Army F4267 HMS Blandford

Royal Navy F4267 HMS President II

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Frank Louis Lindley

Born 1885

Died 1947

British Army F/17 Middlesex Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army F/17 Middlesex Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army F/17 Private Middlesex Regiment 17th (Service) Battalion

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George Frederick Lessons

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 23563 Lance Corporal Northamptonshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Henry Cook

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 20982 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 20982 Serjeant Yorkshire Regiment 12th Battalion

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Joseph Powell Mercer

Born 1889

Died 1927

British Army F/10 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army F/10 Serjeant Middlesex Regiment

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