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Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Swindon, Wiltshire [3]

liverpool [3]

fulham, london [2]

Aberdeen [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Bath [1]

Battersea, Surrey [1]

Bedminster, Somerset [1]

Belfast [1]

Bow, Middlesex [1]

Braunton, Devon, England [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Cardiganshire [1]

Darlington, Durham [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Dundee Forfar [1]

East Ham, Middlesex [1]

Finsbury, London [1]

Forest Gate, Essex [1]

Fratton, Portsmouth [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Goole, Yorkshire, England [1]

Holborn, London [1]

Kerry, Montgomeryshire [1]

Kingston [1]

Lancaster, Lancashire [1]

Lee, Kent [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Marton, Lincolnshire [1]

Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire [1]

Motherwell [1]

Nairn [1]

Needham Market, Suffolk [1]

Oundle, Northamptonshire [1]

Peterborough, Northamptonshire [1]

Petersfield, Hampshire [1]

Plymouth [1]

Poppleton, Yorkshire [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Prince Edward Island [1]

Rawtenstall [1]

Redcliffe, Bristol [1]

Saint Albans, Hertfordshire [1]

Saint Andrews, Scotland [1]

Saverys Court, St James Street, Taunton, Somerset [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Sidcup, Kent [1]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [1]

Rank

Private [524]

Gunner [84]

Driver [49]

Corporal [44]

Serjeant [30]

Sapper [27]

Lance Corporal [15]

Bombardier [11]

Acting Corporal [10]

Lieutenant [8]

pte [6]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Pioneer [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Captain [3]

Major [3]

Rifleman [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

2nd Sick Berth Steward [1]

2nd liet [1]

3rd Serjeant [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bombardier Corporal [1]

Bombardier-Acting Serjeant [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Corporal Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Driver Acting Serjeant [1]

Farrier [1]

Fitter Staff Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Mechanic Staff Serjeant [1]

Sergeant Major [1]

Sister [1]

Surgeon [1]

Temporary Mechanist Serjeant Major [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

corporal [1]

doctor [1]

private [1]

private. [1]

Unit

Gloucestershire Regiment [102]

Royal Field Artillery [96]

Labour Corps [88]

Royal Engineers [50]

Royal Garrison Artillery [39]

Army Service Corps [34]

Royal Army Medical Corps [33]

London Regiment [29]

Middlesex Regiment [29]

Liverpool Regiment [21]

Wiltshire Regiment [21]

Machine Gun Corps [20]

Royal Fusiliers [19]

Devonshire Regiment [16]

Manchester Regiment [16]

Rifle Brigade [16]

Hampshire Regiment [14]

Somerset Light Infantry [14]

The Queen's Regiment [13]

Essex Regiment [12]

Lancashire Fusiliers [12]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [11]

Suffolk Regiment [11]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [10]

East Lancashire Regiment [9]

Northamptonshire Regiment [9]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [9]

Royal West Kent Regiment [9]

Army Veterinary Corps [8]

Durham Light Infantry [8]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [7]

Worcestershire Regiment [7]

York and Lancaster Regiment [7]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

East Surrey Regiment [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Royal Highlanders [6]

Scottish Rifles [6]

Yorkshire Regiment [6]

East Kent Regiment [5]

Gordon Highlanders [5]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [5]

Welsh Regiment [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Highland Light Infantry [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [4]

Royal Sussex Regiment [4]

Seaforth Highlanders [4]

Service

British Army [760]

Royal Navy [35]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [104]

S [79]

H [71]

C [66]

W [64]

M [59]

P [52]

G [42]

F [36]

T [32]

D [30]

R [28]

L [27]

J [25]

E [24]

A [21]

K [19]

N [14]

V [5]

I [4]

Q [4]

O [3]

U [3]

Y [1]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [808]

Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [120]

Canada [2]

India [2]

Australia [1]

Ireland [1]

United States [1]

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Place of birth

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Swindon, Wiltshire [3] liverpool [3] fulham, london [2] Aberdeen [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Bath [1] Battersea, Surrey [1] Bedminster, Somerset [1] Belfast [1] Bow, Middlesex [1] Braunton, Devon, England [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Cardiganshire [1] Darlington, Durham [1] Deptford, London [1] Dundee Forfar [1] East Ham, Middlesex [1] Finsbury, London [1] Forest Gate, Essex [1] Fratton, Portsmouth [1] Fulham, London [1] Goole, Yorkshire, England [1] Holborn, London [1] Kerry, Montgomeryshire [1] Kingston [1] Lancaster, Lancashire [1] Lee, Kent [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Marton, Lincolnshire [1] Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire [1] Motherwell [1] Nairn [1] Needham Market, Suffolk [1] Oundle, Northamptonshire [1] Peterborough, Northamptonshire [1] Petersfield, Hampshire [1] Plymouth [1] Poppleton, Yorkshire [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Prince Edward Island [1] Rawtenstall [1] Redcliffe, Bristol [1] Saint Albans, Hertfordshire [1] Saint Andrews, Scotland [1] Saverys Court, St James Street, Taunton, Somerset [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Sidcup, Kent [1] Southampton, Hampshire, England [1]

Rank

Private [524] Gunner [84] Driver [49] Corporal [44] Serjeant [30] Sapper [27] Lance Corporal [15] Bombardier [11] Acting Corporal [10] Lieutenant [8] pte [6] Acting Serjeant [5] Pioneer [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Captain [3] Major [3] Rifleman [3] Staff Serjeant [3] 2nd Sick Berth Steward [1] 2nd liet [1] 3rd Serjeant [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bombardier Corporal [1] Bombardier-Acting Serjeant [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Corporal Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Driver Acting Serjeant [1] Farrier [1] Fitter Staff Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Mechanic Staff Serjeant [1] Sergeant Major [1] Sister [1] Surgeon [1] Temporary Mechanist Serjeant Major [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] corporal [1] doctor [1] private [1] private. [1]

Unit

Gloucestershire Regiment [102] Royal Field Artillery [96] Labour Corps [88] Royal Engineers [50] Royal Garrison Artillery [39] Army Service Corps [34] Royal Army Medical Corps [33] London Regiment [29] Middlesex Regiment [29] Liverpool Regiment [21] Wiltshire Regiment [21] Machine Gun Corps [20] Royal Fusiliers [19] Devonshire Regiment [16] Manchester Regiment [16] Rifle Brigade [16] Hampshire Regiment [14] Somerset Light Infantry [14] The Queen's Regiment [13] Essex Regiment [12] Lancashire Fusiliers [12] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [11] Suffolk Regiment [11] King's Royal Rifle Corps [10] East Lancashire Regiment [9] Northamptonshire Regiment [9] Royal Berkshire Regiment [9] Royal West Kent Regiment [9] Army Veterinary Corps [8] Durham Light Infantry [8] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [7] Worcestershire Regiment [7] York and Lancaster Regiment [7] Cheshire Regiment [6] East Surrey Regiment [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Royal Highlanders [6] Scottish Rifles [6] Yorkshire Regiment [6] East Kent Regiment [5] Gordon Highlanders [5] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [5] Welsh Regiment [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Highland Light Infantry [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Lancaster Regiment [4] Royal Sussex Regiment [4] Seaforth Highlanders [4]

Service

British Army [760] Royal Navy [35] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [104] S [79] H [71] C [66] W [64] M [59] P [52] G [42] F [36] T [32] D [30] R [28] L [27] J [25] E [24] A [21] K [19] N [14] V [5] I [4] Q [4] O [3] U [3] Y [1] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [808] Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [120] Canada [2] India [2] Australia [1] Ireland [1] United States [1]

William H Ferkins

British Army 15742 Lance Corporal Gloucestershire Regiment

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John Harold Mcervel

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Irish Fusiliers attached Liverpool Regiment

British Army Major Manchester Regiment manchest Battalion

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Alexander Hislop Reid

Born 1898

Died 1988

British Army 193346 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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William Couper

Born 1876

Died 1918

British Army S/12698 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 202063 Serjeant Seaforth Highlanders

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John Ernest Gill

Born 1900

Died 1960

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James Conkey

British Army 17633 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Samuel Garrie

British Army 423 Corporal Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

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Frank Lawrence Lawley

Born 1893

Died 1919

British Army 216585 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Alfred Gordon Baughan

British Army 267515 Serjeant Liverpool Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Liverpool Regiment

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Gavin Berry

British Army 350191 Serjeant Royal Highlanders

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Walter B Haggett

British Army M2/018533 Private Army Service Corps

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Reginald Arthur Lawley

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 2770 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 81st Provisional Battalion

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David Mcf Mitchell

British Army 6576 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army 200196 Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

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John Blakeman Allaway

British Army 38310 Private Northumberland Regiment 23rd battalion northumberland Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Leicestershire Regiment

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