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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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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]

Richard Hegarty

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 27871 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery 51st Brigade

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Robert Alfred Nash

Born 1889

British Army 7262 Somerset Light Infantry Command Depot, Sutton Coldfield

British Army 7262 Lance Corporal Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 7262 Private Somerset Light Infantry 1st Battalion

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John H Hamilton

Born 1879

British Army 5975 Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 Machine Gun Corps

British Army 13179 Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 5975 Sergeant Machine Gun Corps

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Ernest Joseph North

Born 1895

Died 1955

British Army 1022 Sapper Acting Serjeant Royal Engineers

British Army 104530 Sapper Acting Serjeant Machine Gun Corps

British Army Lieutenant Tank Corps

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John Costello

Born 1890

Died 1915

Royal Navy PLY/428(S) Sergeant Royal Marine Light Infantry Royal Naval Division

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Alexander Stewart

Born 1886

British Army F/37 Private Middlesex Regiment 17th (Service) Battalion

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John Thomas Atkin

Born 1883

Died 1961

British Army 157769 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Walter Spratt

Born 1889

Died 1945

Royal Navy F26729 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy F26729 HMS President II

Royal Navy F26729 HMS Daedalus

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Wilfred Henry Charles Bartrop

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 252418 Gunner Royal Field Artillery "X" 40th Trench Mortar Battery

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Henry Thomas Ford

Born 1893

Died 1963

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Southern Aeroplane Repair Depot Jersey Brow Royal Aircraft Factory

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 24211 Air Mechanic

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Patrick Hagan

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army 3004 Serjeant 15th Battalion Royal Scots

British Army 3004 Serjeant Royal Scots 11th Battalion

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George Alfred Hazard

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 4/4260 Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 4260 Private Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Thomas Philips Strong

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 31770 Private South Staffordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Joseph Dickinson

Died 1915

British Army 14382 Private Grenadier Guards

British Army Grenadier Guards

British Army 14382 Corporal Grenadier Guards

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Archibald Wilson

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 5480 Private London Regiment (London Scottish) 14th (County of London) Battalion

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Ernest Clarke Williamson

Born 1890

Died 1964

British Army Sergeant Major Royal Army Service Corps

British Army R/40 Private Middlesex Regiment 17th (Service) Battalion

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John James Blacklaw Borthwick

Born 1886

Died 1942

British Army F/14 Private Middlesex Regiment 17th (Service) Battalion

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Thomas Callaghan

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 23296 Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 6813 Private London Regiment 1/20th Battalion (Blackheath and Woolwich)

British Army 633491 Private London Regiment 20th (County of London) Battalion

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Francis Martin

Born 1887

Died 1967

British Army F/908 Private Middlesex Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army F/908 Private Middlesex Regiment 17th (Service) Battalion

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Peter Roney

Born 1887

Died 1930

British Army 25774 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 306 Private Middlesex Regiment 17th (Service) Battalion

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