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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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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]

John Sheldon

Born 1888

Died 1941

British Army Middlesex Regiment 4th Battalion

British Army Middlesex Regiment 13th (Service) Battalion

British Army F/1695 Private Middlesex Regiment 17th (Service) Battalion

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Jasper Matthews Batey

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 8419 Private Army Cyclist Corps XI Corps Cyclist Battalion

British Army F/60 Private Middlesex Regiment 17th (Service) Battalion

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Angus Cameron Seed

Born 1893

Died 1953

British Army 7/25 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Andrew Mosley

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 179257 Royal Engineers

British Army 44434 Private South Wales Borderers 11th Battalion

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John Range Cartmell

Born 1890

Died 1979

British Army GS/82211 Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Fusiliers

British Army TR/LON/68059 Training Reserve 106th Battalion

British Army GS/82211 Serjeant Royal Fusiliers

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John Jarvie

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army S/11278 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 2nd Battalion

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Albert Beney

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 553 Corporal Royal Engineers 1/2nd (Home Counties) Field Coy TF.

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Walter Eaton

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 5667 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion

British Army 5667 York and Lancaster Regiment 24th Battalion

British Army 285127 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 6th (Reserve) Battalion

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William Jonas

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army F/32 Private Middlesex Regiment 17th (Service) Battalion

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John Wilson

Born 1889

Died 1914

British Army 916 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 916 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1st Battalion

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John Charles Peart

Born 1884

Died 1965

British Army Royal Army Service Corps

British Army T/20352 Driver Army Service Corps 667th Company

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Herbert Leonard Rosier

Born 1893

Died 1939

British Army G/20249 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 7th Battalion

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Norman Grey Riddell

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 11/15833 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 11/15833 Sergeant Northumberland Fusiliers 11th (Service) Battalion

British Army 11/15833 Colour Serjeant Northumberland Fusiliers 11th (Service) Battalion

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George Scott

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army F/1583 Private Middlesex Regiment 17th (Service) Battalion

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Herbert Reason

Born 1884

British Army F/698 Private Middlesex Regiment 17th (Service) Battalion

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John George Coleman

Born 1881

Died 1940

British Army F904 Private Middlesex Regiment 17th (Service) Battalion

British Army F904 Private Middlesex Regiment 13th (Service) Battalion

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James Anderson Croal

Born 1885

Died 1939

British Army Acting Sergeant King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army R/33246(Incomplete) Acting Corporal King's Royal Rifle Corps 11th (Service) Battalion

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Thomas Newton

British Army F/69 Private Middlesex Regiment 17th (Service) Battalion

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Edwin Neve

Born 1885

Died 1920

British Army 80636 Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery 21st Field Company

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Alfred Gregson

British Army 7/912 Private Middlesex Regiment 17th (Service) Battalion

British Army 7/912 Private Middlesex Regiment 5th (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 7/912 Lance Corporal Middlesex Regiment 5th (Reserve) Battalion

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