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Place of birth

Edinburgh [58]

London [47]

Leith [44]

Audley, Staffordshire [35]

Liverpool [34]

Chichester, Sussex [31]

Leith, Edinburgh [28]

Ramsgate, Kent [26]

Brighton, Sussex [23]

Glasgow [19]

Liverpool, Lancashire [19]

Dublin [18]

Brighton [17]

Dewsbury [16]

Halmerend, Staffordshire [16]

Selsey, Chichester, Sussex [15]

Sidlesham, Chichester, Sussex [14]

West Wittering, Chichester, Sussex [14]

Birdham, Chichester, Sussex [12]

Leeds, Yorkshire [12]

Southampton [12]

Belfast [11]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire [10]

Eastbourne [10]

Hastings [10]

Manchester [10]

Aberdeen [9]

Manchester, Lancashire [9]

Nottingham [9]

Portsmouth [9]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [9]

Birdham, Sussex [8]

Camberwell, London [8]

Hailsham, Sussex [8]

Halifax, Yorkshire [8]

Kensington, London [8]

Leicester [8]

Worthing [8]

Bury, Lancashire [7]

Chester [7]

Croydon, Surrey [7]

Hailsham [7]

Lewes, Sussex [7]

Selsey, Sussex [7]

Sydney New South Wales [7]

Bermondsey, London [6]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [6]

Chichester [6]

Colchester, Essex [6]

Poplar, London [6]

Rank

Private [4108]

Second Lieutenant [1091]

Lieutenant [771]

Captain [630]

Lance Corporal [465]

Corporal [453]

Serjeant [338]

Major [297]

Gunner [250]

Nurse [233]

Lieutenant Colonel [169]

Rifleman [159]

Coal Mine Worker [156]

Sergeant [147]

Sapper [117]

Munitions Worker [115]

Staff Nurse [112]

Worker [108]

Driver [99]

Acting Corporal [98]

Nursing Sister [90]

Member [89]

Sister [83]

Able Seaman [77]

Labourer [65]

Brigadier General [51]

Ordinary Seaman [50]

Temporary Captain [50]

Stewardess [46]

Acting Serjeant [42]

Lance Serjeant [42]

Temporary Lieutenant [40]

Bombardier [37]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [36]

Acting Captain [34]

Colonel [34]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [33]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [32]

Lance Sergeant [32]

Private 2nd Class [30]

Colour Serjeant [29]

Acting Sergeant [28]

Cadet [28]

Acting Lance Corporal [27]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [26]

Pioneer [26]

2nd Lieutenant [24]

Trooper [23]

Acting Bombardier [22]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [21]

Unit

Royal Sussex Regiment [971]

Royal Fusiliers [466]

London Regiment [388]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [361]

Royal Scots [348]

Royal Field Artillery [329]

South African Native Labour Corps [281]

Royal Engineers [256]

Royal Air Force [255]

Royal Garrison Artillery [207]

Army Service Corps [171]

Coal Industry [155]

Royal Flying Corps [150]

Manchester Regiment [148]

Labour Corps [143]

Royal Army Medical Corps [140]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [136]

Machine Gun Corps [113]

Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) [112]

Hampshire Regiment [101]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service [100]

Durham Light Infantry [96]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [96]

Ministry of Munitions [93]

Northumberland Fusiliers [93]

Middlesex Regiment [92]

Liverpool Regiment [86]

Honourable Artillery Company [82]

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [81]

Royal Army Service Corps [78]

Australian Infantry [77]

Royal Naval Reserve [77]

Lancashire Fusiliers [74]

Cheshire Regiment [72]

Suffolk Regiment [69]

Essex Regiment [67]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [67]

Women's Royal Air Force [65]

Chinese Labour Corps [63]

Canadian Infantry [62]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [62]

Yorkshire Regiment [59]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [58]

West Yorkshire Regiment [58]

Bedfordshire Regiment [57]

East Surrey Regiment [55]

Territorial Force Nursing Service [55]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [53]

Norfolk Regiment [52]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [51]

Service

British Army [6910]

Other Empire Force [952]

Royal Navy [655]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [508]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [366]

South African Services [328]

Australian Imperial Force [183]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [134]

Indian Army [41]

Canadian Navy [9]

Last name first letter

B [1371]

C [919]

H [815]

S [750]

M [725]

W [606]

A [531]

G [502]

P [441]

D [420]

L [411]

R [387]

T [387]

F [337]

J [255]

K [252]

E [211]

N [118]

O [90]

I [55]

V [50]

Y [37]

U [16]

Z [14]

Q [9]

Contribution

Military Service [6958]

Conscientious Objector [59]

Merchant Navy [38]

Country

United Kingdom [3418]

Ireland [49]

Canada [28]

India [22]

New Zealand [22]

Australia [17]

South Africa [14]

France [7]

United States [6]

Isle of Man [5]

Jersey [5]

China [3]

Malta [3]

Yemen [3]

Argentina [2]

Germany [2]

Jamaica [2]

Switzerland [2]

Turkey [2]

Belgium [1]

Chile [1]

Egypt [1]

Iran, Islamic Republic of [1]

Japan [1]

Malaysia [1]

Palestine, State of [1]

Russian Federation [1]

Singapore [1]

Sri Lanka [1]

Trinidad and Tobago [1]

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Edinburgh [58] London [47] Leith [44] Audley, Staffordshire [35] Liverpool [34] Chichester, Sussex [31] Leith, Edinburgh [28] Ramsgate, Kent [26] Brighton, Sussex [23] Glasgow [19] Liverpool, Lancashire [19] Dublin [18] Brighton [17] Dewsbury [16] Halmerend, Staffordshire [16] Selsey, Chichester, Sussex [15] Sidlesham, Chichester, Sussex [14] West Wittering, Chichester, Sussex [14] Birdham, Chichester, Sussex [12] Leeds, Yorkshire [12] Southampton [12] Belfast [11] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [10] Eastbourne [10] Hastings [10] Manchester [10] Aberdeen [9] Manchester, Lancashire [9] Nottingham [9] Portsmouth [9] Portsmouth, Hampshire [9] Birdham, Sussex [8] Camberwell, London [8] Hailsham, Sussex [8] Halifax, Yorkshire [8] Kensington, London [8] Leicester [8] Worthing [8] Bury, Lancashire [7] Chester [7] Croydon, Surrey [7] Hailsham [7] Lewes, Sussex [7] Selsey, Sussex [7] Sydney New South Wales [7] Bermondsey, London [6] Birkenhead, Cheshire [6] Chichester [6] Colchester, Essex [6] Poplar, London [6]

Rank

Private [4108] Second Lieutenant [1091] Lieutenant [771] Captain [630] Lance Corporal [465] Corporal [453] Serjeant [338] Major [297] Gunner [250] Nurse [233] Lieutenant Colonel [169] Rifleman [159] Coal Mine Worker [156] Sergeant [147] Sapper [117] Munitions Worker [115] Staff Nurse [112] Worker [108] Driver [99] Acting Corporal [98] Nursing Sister [90] Member [89] Sister [83] Able Seaman [77] Labourer [65] Brigadier General [51] Ordinary Seaman [50] Temporary Captain [50] Stewardess [46] Acting Serjeant [42] Lance Serjeant [42] Temporary Lieutenant [40] Bombardier [37] Temporary Second Lieutenant [36] Acting Captain [34] Colonel [34] Warrant Officer Class 2 [33] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [32] Lance Sergeant [32] Private 2nd Class [30] Colour Serjeant [29] Acting Sergeant [28] Cadet [28] Acting Lance Corporal [27] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [26] Pioneer [26] 2nd Lieutenant [24] Trooper [23] Acting Bombardier [22] Aircraftman 2nd Class [21]

Unit

Royal Sussex Regiment [971] Royal Fusiliers [466] London Regiment [388] Voluntary Aid Detachment [361] Royal Scots [348] Royal Field Artillery [329] South African Native Labour Corps [281] Royal Engineers [256] Royal Air Force [255] Royal Garrison Artillery [207] Army Service Corps [171] Coal Industry [155] Royal Flying Corps [150] Manchester Regiment [148] Labour Corps [143] Royal Army Medical Corps [140] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [136] Machine Gun Corps [113] Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) [112] Hampshire Regiment [101] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service [100] Durham Light Infantry [96] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [96] Ministry of Munitions [93] Northumberland Fusiliers [93] Middlesex Regiment [92] Liverpool Regiment [86] Honourable Artillery Company [82] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [81] Royal Army Service Corps [78] Australian Infantry [77] Royal Naval Reserve [77] Lancashire Fusiliers [74] Cheshire Regiment [72] Suffolk Regiment [69] Essex Regiment [67] King's Royal Rifle Corps [67] Women's Royal Air Force [65] Chinese Labour Corps [63] Canadian Infantry [62] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [62] Yorkshire Regiment [59] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [58] West Yorkshire Regiment [58] Bedfordshire Regiment [57] East Surrey Regiment [55] Territorial Force Nursing Service [55] Canadian Army Medical Corps [53] Norfolk Regiment [52] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [51]

Service

British Army [6910] Other Empire Force [952] Royal Navy [655] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [508] Canadian Expeditionary Force [366] South African Services [328] Australian Imperial Force [183] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [134] Indian Army [41] Canadian Navy [9]

Last name first letter

B [1371] C [919] H [815] S [750] M [725] W [606] A [531] G [502] P [441] D [420] L [411] R [387] T [387] F [337] J [255] K [252] E [211] N [118] O [90] I [55] V [50] Y [37] U [16] Z [14] Q [9]

Contribution

Military Service [6958] Conscientious Objector [59] Merchant Navy [38]

Country

United Kingdom [3418] Ireland [49] Canada [28] India [22] New Zealand [22] Australia [17] South Africa [14] France [7] United States [6] Isle of Man [5] Jersey [5] China [3] Malta [3] Yemen [3] Argentina [2] Germany [2] Jamaica [2] Switzerland [2] Turkey [2] Belgium [1] Chile [1] Egypt [1] Iran, Islamic Republic of [1] Japan [1] Malaysia [1] Palestine, State of [1] Russian Federation [1] Singapore [1] Sri Lanka [1] Trinidad and Tobago [1]

John Aldam Aizlewood

Born 1895

Died 1990

British Army Second Lieutenant 4th Dragoon Guards

British Army Acting Captain 4th Dragoon Guards

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Richard Stott

British Army 86639 Serjeant Royal Engineers 3rd. Pro. Coy.

British Army 63233 Serjeant Liverpool Regiment

British Army 48008 Serjeant Labour Corps.

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John William Stott

British Army 1492 Lance Corporal Middlesex Regiment 1st./7th. Battalion

British Army 1492 Corporal Middlesex Regiment 1st./7th. Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Middlesex Regiment 7th. Battalion

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Adam Bogle

Born 1849

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers

British Army Captain Royal Engineers

British Army Major Royal Engineers

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Fred Barnard

British Army 177335 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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William G Bastin

British Army 15244 Colour Serjeant Royal Dublin Fusiliers

British Army 26622 Colour Serjeant Royal Irish Regiment

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George Simpson Stott

British Army 33578 Private Machine Gun Corps.

British Army 33578 Transport Serjeant Machine Gun Corps.

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F L Stott

British Army Royal Army Medical Corps.

British Army 5072 Manchester Regiment 3rd./10th. Battalion

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William Jacob Cornwell

Born 1888

British Army SD/898 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 11th (1st South Downs) Battalion

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James Arthur Stott

British Army 138796 Pioneer Royal Engineers

British Army 425421 Private Labour Corps Scottish Command

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Arnold Stott

British Army 16107 Private Cheshire Regiment 12th. Battalion

British Army 48819 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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William Robert Campion, M.p.

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Sussex Regiment 4th Battalion

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