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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]

Charles Dexter

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army Y/15 Middlesex Regiment 27th Reserve Battalion

British Army F/15 Private Middlesex Regiment 17th (Service) Battalion

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John Thomas Flanagan

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army M/288065 Private Army Service Corps 816th M.T. Company

British Army M/288065 Driver Royal Army Service Corps 816th Mechanical Transport Company

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Julius Gregory

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 4904 Private Royal Fusiliers 20th Battalion

British Army PS/4904 Private Royal Fusiliers 20th Battalion

British Army 4904 Private Royal Fusiliers 20th (Service) Battalion (3rd Public Schools)

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Robert Edwin Firth

Born 1887

Died 1966

British Army 41703 Driver Royal Field Artillery 24th Brigade

British Army 41703 Acting Serjeant Royal Field Artillery 24th Brigade

British Army 41703 Corporal Royal Field Artillery 6th Divisional Artillery Column

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Frederick George Wheatcroft

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 201674 Lance Serjeant East Surrey Regiment

British Army 201674 Private East Surrey Regiment

British Army 201674 Lance Corporal East Surrey Regiment

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Thomas Sowerby Rowlandson

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Yorkshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Yorkshire Regiment 2/4th Battalion

British Army Captain Yorkshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

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Charles Redfern Freeman

Born 1887

Died 1956

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Air Mechanic 1st Class

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Acting Corporal

Air Force (RAF/RFC) RAF Reserve

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Maurice Woodward

Born 1891

Died 1950

British Army F/316 Lance Serjeant Middlesex Regiment

British Army F/316 Serjeant Middlesex Regiment

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John Michael Hendren

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army Spts/348 Lance Corporal Royal Fusiliers 23rd Battalion

British Army Spts/348 Private Royal Fusiliers 23rd Battalion

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Elias Henry Hendren

Born 1889

Died 1962

British Army 1213 Private Royal Fusiliers 23rd (Service) Battalion (1st Sportsman's)

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Albert Edward Curly Denyer

Born 1893

Died 1969

British Army GS/82213 Serjeant Royal Fusiliers

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Douglas Scott Hardcastle

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 14173 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 14173 Lance Corporal Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Frederick Charles Keenor

Born 1894

Died 1972

British Army F/653 Middlesex Regiment 5th (Reserve) Battalion

British Army F/653 Army Gymnastic Staff Corps

British Army F/653 Acting Serjeant Middlesex Regiment 17th (Service) Battalion

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Robert Norris Parker

Born 1891

Died 1950

British Army 361330 Private Labour Corps

British Army 203350 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers 1/4th Battalion

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Michael Terrance O'brien

Born 1893

Died 1940

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 117846 Cadet

Royal Navy J51642 Ordinary Seaman HMS Chester

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Walter George Bailey

Born 1890

Died 1974

British Army TR/10/48178 Lance Corporal Middlesex Regiment

British Army F290 Lance Corporal Middlesex Regiment 17th (Service) Battalion

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Norfolk Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Charles Edward Randall

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 15469 Private Coldstream Guards 4th (Pioneer) Battalion

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Ernest Parfitt

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army Temporary Captain Middlesex Regiment 17th (Service) Battalion

British Army 357 Sergeant Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) 6th Battalion

British Army 357 Private Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)

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George Huntley Badenoch

Born 1882

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 19169

British Army Galloway Rifle Volunteers

Canadian Expeditionary Force 19169 Private 1st (Western Ontario) Battalion 1st Battalion

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Arthur John Cleverley

Born 1885

Died 1966

British Army 73352 Corporal Norfolk Regiment

British Army 1905 Corporal Middlesex Regiment

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