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east dereham,norfolk [14]

beetley,norfolk [2]

bow,london [2]

brisley,norfolk [2]

kings lynn,norfolk [2]

litcham,norfolk [2]

mileham,norfolk [2]

norwich,norfolk [2]

wicklewood,norfolk [2]

Bowthorpe, Norfolk [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Cranwich, Norfolk [1]

Dereham, Norfolk [1]

Diss, Norfolk [1]

Highgate, London [1]

Hockering, Norfolk [1]

Kings-Lynn, Norfolk [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Mattishall, Norfolk [1]

North Walsham, Norfolk [1]

Stepney, London [1]

Swaffham, Norfolk [1]

battersea,london [1]

beverley,yorkshire [1]

binham,norfolk [1]

blofield, Norfolk [1]

briston,norfolk [1]

chatteris,cambridgeshire [1]

colchester,essex [1]

fakenham,norfolk [1]

great ellingham,norfolk [1]

great ryburgh,norfolk [1]

gressenhall workhouse,norfolk [1]

hockering,norfolk [1]

honingham,norfolk [1]

islington,london [1]

king's lynn,norfolk [1]

north tuddenham,norfolk [1]

rackheath,norfolk [1]

saham toney,norfolk [1]

scarning,norfolk [1]

shipdham,norfolk [1]

stoke holy cross,norfolk [1]

swaffham,norfolk [1]

warham all saints,norfolk [1]

watton,norfolk [1]

witton nr blofield,norfolk [1]

yaxham, Norfolk [1]

Rank

Private [43]

Corporal [3]

Gunner [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Driver [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Serjeant [2]

private [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Rifleman [1]

Signalman [1]

Stoker [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Norfolk Regiment [19]

Army Service Corps [4]

London Regiment [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

Border Regiment [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

HMS Royal Oak [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Norfolk Yeomanry [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

The Queen's Regiment [1]

West Riding Regiment [1]

norfolk regiment [1]

royal engieers [1]

Service

British Army [55]

Royal Navy [11]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

W [10]

B [8]

H [6]

N [6]

F [5]

R [5]

G [4]

M [4]

S [4]

A [3]

C [3]

L [3]

P [3]

T [3]

E [1]

O [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [70]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

Canada [1]

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People [70] Stories Communities

Place of birth

east dereham,norfolk [14] beetley,norfolk [2] bow,london [2] brisley,norfolk [2] kings lynn,norfolk [2] litcham,norfolk [2] mileham,norfolk [2] norwich,norfolk [2] wicklewood,norfolk [2] Bowthorpe, Norfolk [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Cranwich, Norfolk [1] Dereham, Norfolk [1] Diss, Norfolk [1] Highgate, London [1] Hockering, Norfolk [1] Kings-Lynn, Norfolk [1] Marylebone, London [1] Mattishall, Norfolk [1] North Walsham, Norfolk [1] Stepney, London [1] Swaffham, Norfolk [1] battersea,london [1] beverley,yorkshire [1] binham,norfolk [1] blofield, Norfolk [1] briston,norfolk [1] chatteris,cambridgeshire [1] colchester,essex [1] fakenham,norfolk [1] great ellingham,norfolk [1] great ryburgh,norfolk [1] gressenhall workhouse,norfolk [1] hockering,norfolk [1] honingham,norfolk [1] islington,london [1] king's lynn,norfolk [1] north tuddenham,norfolk [1] rackheath,norfolk [1] saham toney,norfolk [1] scarning,norfolk [1] shipdham,norfolk [1] stoke holy cross,norfolk [1] swaffham,norfolk [1] warham all saints,norfolk [1] watton,norfolk [1] witton nr blofield,norfolk [1] yaxham, Norfolk [1]

Rank

Private [43] Corporal [3] Gunner [3] Lance Corporal [3] Driver [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Serjeant [2] private [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Rifleman [1] Signalman [1] Stoker [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Norfolk Regiment [19] Army Service Corps [4] London Regiment [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] East Kent Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] Border Regiment [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] Essex Regiment [1] HMS Royal Oak [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Labour Corps [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Norfolk Yeomanry [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Engineers [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] The Queen's Regiment [1] West Riding Regiment [1] norfolk regiment [1] royal engieers [1]

Service

British Army [55] Royal Navy [11] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

W [10] B [8] H [6] N [6] F [5] R [5] G [4] M [4] S [4] A [3] C [3] L [3] P [3] T [3] E [1] O [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [70]

Country

United Kingdom [13] Canada [1]

Arthur Weales

Born 1889

Died 1948

British Army 20779 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Henry Albert Pearman Raper

Born 1882

Died 1957

British Army 32107 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 183644 private royal engieers

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John Robert Raper

Born 1880

Died 1941

British Army 30398 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 30398 private norfolk regiment 1/5 battalion

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Bertie Guymer

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 7007 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Thomas Bone

Born 1875

Died 1951

British Army 98 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Arthur Willam Parsley

Born 1889

Died 1921

British Army 8748 Lance Corporal Coldstream Guards

British Army 8748 Private Coldstream Guards

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Cecil Harold Sowerby Ruston

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army G/12475 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant East Kent Regiment

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Isaac Robert Head

Born 1875

Died 1918

British Army 41299 Driver Royal Engineers

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William Parsley

Born 1885

Died 1950

Royal Navy 213964

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Herbert Allen Laxton

Born 1884

Died 1936

British Army DR 21067 Acting Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army DR 21067 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery

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George Alfred Creamer

Born 1897

Died 1982

British Army 205283 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Cephas P Shingles

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army GS/4509 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Frederick Charles Barnes

Born 1881

Died 1972

British Army 5694 Lance Corporal Norfolk Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 52028 Lance Corporal London Regiment 8th lond Battalion

British Army 5694 Lance Corporal Norfolk Regiment

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John Ambrose Weales

Born 1894

Died 1962

British Army 6778 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army MR/47425 Private Army Service Corps

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Edward Wacey

Born 1870

Died 1928

British Army 69 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Reginald Walter Newstead

Born 1895

Died 1972

Royal Navy J14474 Signalman HMS Royal Oak

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Ernest Thrower

Born 1897

Died 1962

British Army 3/7122 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Luther Edward Layen

Born 1885

Died 1957

British Army A/125083 Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 Army Service Corps

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Sidney John Raper

Born 1901

Died 1978

Royal Navy K57657

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Wilfred Arthur Moore

Born 1898

Died 1978

Royal Navy J63235

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