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Aldershot [2]

Bristol [2]

Cork [2]

Sheffield [2]

Walsall [2]

127 Thomas St Miles Platting Manchester [1]

5 Nervern Mansions, Earls Court, London [1]

6, Southwick Place,London [1]

Aamos [1]

Aberdeen [1]

Agra [1]

Alexandria, Dumbarton [1]

Annesley [1]

Aston, Birmingham [1]

Barony, Lanarks [1]

Barrow [1]

Basford, Nottinghamshire [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Belfast, Co. Antrim [1]

Berkeley, Glos [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Blackburn [1]

Blackheath Woolwich London [1]

Buenos Aires [1]

Bury St Edmonds [1]

Bury St Edmunds [1]

Cawnpore [1]

Chandlersford [1]

Droxford, Hampshire [1]

Dublin [1]

Dumfries [1]

Durham [1]

Easton, Bristol [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Ely, Worcestershire [1]

Enfield [1]

Erith [1]

Essex [1]

Everton, Lancs [1]

Glasgow [1]

Gosport, Whitehaven [1]

Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire [1]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1]

Greenfield, near Oldham [1]

Halifax [1]

Highworth, Wiltshire [1]

Hinxhill, Kent [1]

Homebush, Sydney, New South Wales [1]

Hyde [1]

Ilford, Essex [1]

Rank

Gunner [128]

Driver [67]

Second Lieutenant [62]

Serjeant [47]

Corporal [46]

Lieutenant [41]

Captain [34]

Bombardier [29]

Major [17]

Sergeant [17]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [12]

Acting Bombardier [11]

Private [11]

Battery Serjeant Major [10]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [7]

Battery Sergeant Major [7]

Shoeing Smith [7]

Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Acting Captain [4]

Battery Quartermaster Sergeant [4]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [4]

Trumpeter [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Farrier Serjeant [3]

Rifleman [3]

acting Battery Sergeant Major [3]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [2]

Boy [2]

Captain and Adjutant [2]

Corporal Shoeing Smith [2]

Fitter [2]

Regimental Sergeant Major [2]

Saddler [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

acting Regimental Sergeant Major [2]

(Hon) Brigadier [1]

2nd Lieut. [1]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Battery Sergeant Major (WO II) [1]

Battery Sergeant Major (WOII) [1]

Battery Sergnant Major [1]

Brigade Major [1]

Brigadier-General [1]

Captain (Adjutant) [1]

Chief Staff Officer to armaments subcommission [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [317]

Royal Garrison Artillery [47]

Royal Horse Artillery [10]

Labour Corps [7]

Royal Artillery [7]

Royal Engineers [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

1 RGA Cadet School Trowbridge [2]

5th Division [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Army Service Corps [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

London Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

RFA [2]

Royal Horse and Royal Field Artillery [2]

124th Brigade RFA [1]

132nd Siege Battery RGA [1]

1st Central Ontario Regiment [1]

1st Central Ontario Regiment ( Toronto Regiment ) [1]

1st Dragoon Guards [1]

27th Brigade RFA [1]

28th Brigade RFA [1]

3rd Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery [1]

41st Trench Mortar Battery [1]

8th Division Trench Mortar Officer [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [RFA] [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Cape Field Artillery [1]

Commands and Staff [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

GOC 38th (Welsh) Division [1]

General List [1]

General List attached Trench Mortar Battery [1]

General Staff [1]

Gold Coast Regiment [1]

Head Quarters 31st Brigade [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

Honourable Artillery Company Infantry [1]

Kings Royal Rifle Corps [1]

L Battery, Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards) [1]

RA Cadet School Trowbridge [1]

RFA Territorial Force [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps Attached Grenadier Guards [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps attached West Riding Regiment [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Artillery/Staff [1]

Service

British Army [396]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Royal Navy [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [41]

S [40]

C [38]

M [28]

H [27]

W [24]

A [23]

P [22]

G [21]

R [19]

T [18]

K [16]

D [15]

L [14]

F [13]

J [9]

E [8]

I [7]

V [5]

N [4]

O [4]

Y [2]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [399]

Country

United Kingdom [54]

Ireland [2]

India [1]

Jamaica [1]

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People [399] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Aldershot [2] Bristol [2] Cork [2] Sheffield [2] Walsall [2] 127 Thomas St Miles Platting Manchester [1] 5 Nervern Mansions, Earls Court, London [1] 6, Southwick Place,London [1] Aamos [1] Aberdeen [1] Agra [1] Alexandria, Dumbarton [1] Annesley [1] Aston, Birmingham [1] Barony, Lanarks [1] Barrow [1] Basford, Nottinghamshire [1] Battersea, London [1] Belfast, Co. Antrim [1] Berkeley, Glos [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Blackburn [1] Blackheath Woolwich London [1] Buenos Aires [1] Bury St Edmonds [1] Bury St Edmunds [1] Cawnpore [1] Chandlersford [1] Droxford, Hampshire [1] Dublin [1] Dumfries [1] Durham [1] Easton, Bristol [1] Edinburgh [1] Ely, Worcestershire [1] Enfield [1] Erith [1] Essex [1] Everton, Lancs [1] Glasgow [1] Gosport, Whitehaven [1] Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire [1] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1] Greenfield, near Oldham [1] Halifax [1] Highworth, Wiltshire [1] Hinxhill, Kent [1] Homebush, Sydney, New South Wales [1] Hyde [1] Ilford, Essex [1]

Rank

Gunner [128] Driver [67] Second Lieutenant [62] Serjeant [47] Corporal [46] Lieutenant [41] Captain [34] Bombardier [29] Major [17] Sergeant [17] Warrant Officer Class 2 [12] Acting Bombardier [11] Private [11] Battery Serjeant Major [10] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [7] Battery Sergeant Major [7] Shoeing Smith [7] Lieutenant Colonel [6] Acting Captain [4] Battery Quartermaster Sergeant [4] Farrier Staff Serjeant [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Temporary Second Lieutenant [4] Trumpeter [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Farrier Serjeant [3] Rifleman [3] acting Battery Sergeant Major [3] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2] Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [2] Boy [2] Captain and Adjutant [2] Corporal Shoeing Smith [2] Fitter [2] Regimental Sergeant Major [2] Saddler [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] acting Regimental Sergeant Major [2] (Hon) Brigadier [1] 2nd Lieut. [1] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Battery Sergeant Major (WO II) [1] Battery Sergeant Major (WOII) [1] Battery Sergnant Major [1] Brigade Major [1] Brigadier-General [1] Captain (Adjutant) [1] Chief Staff Officer to armaments subcommission [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [317] Royal Garrison Artillery [47] Royal Horse Artillery [10] Labour Corps [7] Royal Artillery [7] Royal Engineers [7] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] 1 RGA Cadet School Trowbridge [2] 5th Division [2] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Army Service Corps [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] London Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] RFA [2] Royal Horse and Royal Field Artillery [2] 124th Brigade RFA [1] 132nd Siege Battery RGA [1] 1st Central Ontario Regiment [1] 1st Central Ontario Regiment ( Toronto Regiment ) [1] 1st Dragoon Guards [1] 27th Brigade RFA [1] 28th Brigade RFA [1] 3rd Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery [1] 41st Trench Mortar Battery [1] 8th Division Trench Mortar Officer [1] Army Ordnance Corps [RFA] [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Cape Field Artillery [1] Commands and Staff [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] GOC 38th (Welsh) Division [1] General List [1] General List attached Trench Mortar Battery [1] General Staff [1] Gold Coast Regiment [1] Head Quarters 31st Brigade [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] Honourable Artillery Company Infantry [1] Kings Royal Rifle Corps [1] L Battery, Royal Horse Artillery [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards) [1] RA Cadet School Trowbridge [1] RFA Territorial Force [1] Royal Army Medical Corps Attached Grenadier Guards [1] Royal Army Medical Corps attached West Riding Regiment [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Artillery/Staff [1]

Service

British Army [396] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1] Australian Imperial Force [1] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Royal Navy [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [41] S [40] C [38] M [28] H [27] W [24] A [23] P [22] G [21] R [19] T [18] K [16] D [15] L [14] F [13] J [9] E [8] I [7] V [5] N [4] O [4] Y [2] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [399]

Country

United Kingdom [54] Ireland [2] India [1] Jamaica [1]

George Worley

Born 1875

Died 1914

British Army Rifleman Kings Royal Rifle Corps 5th Bn

British Army 5/3072 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps Ist Bn

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Anthony Chaworth-Musters

Born 1892

British Army Captain Royal Field Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant 71st Battery, Royal Field Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 71st Battery

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Archibald Charles Mark Walsh

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Horse Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 36th Brigade, 71st Battery

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Henry Halford

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army G/374 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 7th Bn

British Army G/374 Lance Corporal Royal Sussex Regiment 8th Bn

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David William Philpotts

Born 1876

Died 1914

British Army 22245 Battery Sergeant Major Royal Field Artillery 36th Brigade, 71st Battery

British Army 22245 Sergeant Royal Field Artillery 6th Brigade, 77th Battery

British Army 22245 Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Field Artillery 36th Brigade

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Albert Henry Musgrave

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 18592 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery 23rd Brigade, 107th Battery

British Army 18592 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery 15th Battery

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Jasper Moore Mayne

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 8th Divisional Ammunition Column

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Edgar Carnegie Anstey

Born 1882

Died 1958

British Army Major Royal Field Artillery

British Army Major Staff

British Army Captain Royal Field Artillery 36th Brigade, 15th Battery

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Robert James Sloper

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army L/41813 Corporal Royal Field Artillery D Battery

British Army L/41813 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 186th Brigade

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Godfrey Algernon Hoyland

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army Captain Royal Field Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 36th Brigade, Ammunition Column

British Army Royal Field Artillery 36th Brigade, 48th Battery

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William Pyott

Died 1916

British Army SR/389 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 41st Trench Mortar Battery

British Army 389 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 7th Division Ammunition Column

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Thomas Belger

Born 1895

Died 1966

British Army 71675 Corporal Royal Field Artillery royal field artillery, 36th Brigade

British Army 71675 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery 48th Battery

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Charles John Read

British Army 19995 Battery Quarter Master Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

British Army 19995 Sergeant Royal Field Artillery No 1 Depot

British Army 19995 Sergeant Royal Field Artillery No. 4 Depot

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Richard Franklin Reeves

Born 1877

Died 1920

British Army 281628 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 6628 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery 41 Trench Battery

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Leonard George Angell

Born 1894

British Army 48974 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 48974 Corporal Royal Field Artillery X/5 Trench Mortar Battery

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John Edward Pittaway

Born 1879

British Army 151 Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Field Artillery

British Army 151 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery 47th Battery

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Bertram Harris Sexton

Born 1880

Died 1914

British Army 1415 Staff Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

British Army 1415 Farrier Staff Serjeant Royal Field Artillery 48th Battery (staff)

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Godfrey Lyall Miller

Born 1893

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers 11th Field Company R.E., 2nd Division

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Arthur Percy Barber

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 28476 Serjeant Royal Garrison Artillery 41st Trench Mortar Battery

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Alfred Downey

Died 1917

British Army 54456 Serjeant Royal Garrison Artillery 212th Siege Battery

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