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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]

Albert George Howard

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 16448 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 16448 Corporal Norfolk Regiment

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Leonard John Ward

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army GS/51253 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Bertie Philip Nichols

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 14143 Private Suffolk Regiment

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John William Nichols

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army S/29543 Private Rifle Brigade

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Charles Hilary Neale

Born 1895

Died 1917

Royal Navy K32434

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Norman Michael James Head

Born 1899

Died 1966

Royal Navy K57809

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Arthur Edward Capon

Born 1896

Royal Navy F15743

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Frederick Oakley

Born 1899

Died 1919

British Army 45954 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army 64261 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Bertie George

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 21407 Private Border Regiment 8th bord Battalion

British Army 21407 Private Border Regiment

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Frederick Betts

Born 1890

Died 1914

British Army 6344 Private Norfolk Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 6344 Private Norfolk Regiment

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William John Addison

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 354093 Private London Regiment 7th lond Battalion

British Army 354093 Private London Regiment

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Harry Alfred Head

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 7785 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 200826 Private Durham Light Infantry

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George Gordon Head

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 37118 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 37118 Serjeant Royal Garrison Artillery

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Edward Bream

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 16803 Private Norfolk Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 16803 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Closs Ernest Walpole

Born 1894

Died 1914

British Army 8538 Private Norfolk Regiment

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George Wright Wier

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 3498 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 240821 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Arthur Frederick Harrowven

Born 1898

Died 1935

British Army 119804 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Percy J Brown

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 2386 Private Norfolk Regiment 1/5th Battalion

British Army 203391 Private Norfolk Regiment 1/5th Battalion

British Army 203391 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Walter William Foulsham

Born 1900

Died 1992

Royal Navy SS119268 Stoker

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Thomas Henry Foulsham

Born 1877

Died 1918

British Army 324346 Rifleman London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles).

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