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Carbrooke, Norfolk [4]

Leicester, Leicestershire [4]

Watton, Norfolk [4]

Charing, Kent [3]

Leicester [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

Pulham St Mary Norfolk [3]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Canterbury, Kent [2]

Coventry, Warwickshire [2]

Ipswich England [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Melton Mowbray England [2]

Norwich [2]

Norwich, Norfolk [2]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2]

Padiham, Lancashire [2]

Romford, Essex [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Wayville South Australia [2]

Wells, Norfolk [2]

Yuleba Queensland [2]

Ashford, Kent [1]

Aston [1]

Atherstone, Warwickshire [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Battersea, South West London [1]

Battersea, Surrey [1]

Belgrave, Leicestershire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bloomsbury, Middlesex [1]

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Caernarvon Wales [1]

Chelsea, London, Middlesex [1]

Deal, Kent [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Derbyshire England [1]

Dereham, Norfolk [1]

Dulwich, London [1]

Eidsvold Queensland [1]

Gawler South Australia [1]

Geelong Victoria [1]

Grantham England [1]

Great Wakering Southend, Essex [1]

Gressenhall, Norfolk [1]

Hathern, Leicestershire [1]

Herberton Queensland [1]

Hexthorpe, Doncaster [1]

Ilkeston, Derbyshire [1]

Invercargill, New Zealand [1]

Rank

Private [326]

Gunner [30]

Corporal 2nd [29]

Sapper [22]

Driver [21]

Serjeant [15]

Second Lieutenant [14]

Lance Corporal [12]

Acting Corporal 2nd [7]

Acting Corporal [5]

Captain [5]

Lieutenant [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Bombardier [3]

Corporal [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Pioneer [3]

Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Deck Hand [2]

Rifleman [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

2nd Air Mechanic [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Bugler [1]

Civilian [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Major [1]

Mid Shipman [1]

Midshipman [1]

Naval Cadet [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Sergeant STM [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Nurse and Sister [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant Acting Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Stoker [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Serjeant [1]

Temporary Staff Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [43]

Army Service Corps [40]

Labour Corps [37]

Leicestershire Regiment [36]

Royal Field Artillery [30]

Royal Garrison Artillery [24]

Royal Army Medical Corps [22]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [19]

London Regiment [17]

Machine Gun Corps [16]

Lincolnshire Regiment [14]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [14]

Norfolk Regiment [13]

West Yorkshire Regiment [13]

South Staffordshire Regiment [11]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

Middlesex Regiment [9]

North Staffordshire Regiment [9]

Suffolk Regiment [9]

Liverpool Regiment [8]

East Surrey Regiment [7]

Essex Regiment [7]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

Royal Naval Division [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Bedfordshire Regiment [6]

Corps of Hussars [6]

York and Lancaster Regiment [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

East Kent Regiment [5]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Lincolnshire Yeomanry [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Somerset Light Infantry [4]

Tank Corps [4]

West Riding Regiment [4]

Border Regiment [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Naval Reserve [3]

Wiltshire Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [481]

Royal Navy [60]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [43]

Australian Imperial Force [25]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [17]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

South African Services [3]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

A [639]

Contribution

Military Service [627]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

South Africa [2]

Singapore [1]

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People [639] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Carbrooke, Norfolk [4] Leicester, Leicestershire [4] Watton, Norfolk [4] Charing, Kent [3] Leicester [3] London, Middlesex [3] Pulham St Mary Norfolk [3] Brighton, Sussex [2] Canterbury, Kent [2] Coventry, Warwickshire [2] Ipswich England [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Melton Mowbray England [2] Norwich [2] Norwich, Norfolk [2] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2] Padiham, Lancashire [2] Romford, Essex [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Wayville South Australia [2] Wells, Norfolk [2] Yuleba Queensland [2] Ashford, Kent [1] Aston [1] Atherstone, Warwickshire [1] Battersea, London [1] Battersea, South West London [1] Battersea, Surrey [1] Belgrave, Leicestershire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bloomsbury, Middlesex [1] Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1] Caernarvon Wales [1] Chelsea, London, Middlesex [1] Deal, Kent [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Derbyshire England [1] Dereham, Norfolk [1] Dulwich, London [1] Eidsvold Queensland [1] Gawler South Australia [1] Geelong Victoria [1] Grantham England [1] Great Wakering Southend, Essex [1] Gressenhall, Norfolk [1] Hathern, Leicestershire [1] Herberton Queensland [1] Hexthorpe, Doncaster [1] Ilkeston, Derbyshire [1] Invercargill, New Zealand [1]

Rank

Private [326] Gunner [30] Corporal 2nd [29] Sapper [22] Driver [21] Serjeant [15] Second Lieutenant [14] Lance Corporal [12] Acting Corporal 2nd [7] Acting Corporal [5] Captain [5] Lieutenant [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Acting Serjeant [3] Bombardier [3] Corporal [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Pioneer [3] Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Deck Hand [2] Rifleman [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 2nd Air Mechanic [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Bugler [1] Civilian [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Leading Seaman [1] Major [1] Mid Shipman [1] Midshipman [1] Naval Cadet [1] Nursing Sister [1] Petty Officer [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Sergeant STM [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Sister [1] Staff Nurse and Sister [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant Acting Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Stoker [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Serjeant [1] Temporary Staff Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [43] Army Service Corps [40] Labour Corps [37] Leicestershire Regiment [36] Royal Field Artillery [30] Royal Garrison Artillery [24] Royal Army Medical Corps [22] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [19] London Regiment [17] Machine Gun Corps [16] Lincolnshire Regiment [14] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [14] Norfolk Regiment [13] West Yorkshire Regiment [13] South Staffordshire Regiment [11] Royal Fusiliers [10] Middlesex Regiment [9] North Staffordshire Regiment [9] Suffolk Regiment [9] Liverpool Regiment [8] East Surrey Regiment [7] Essex Regiment [7] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] Royal Naval Division [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] Bedfordshire Regiment [6] Corps of Hussars [6] York and Lancaster Regiment [6] Army Ordnance Corps [5] Durham Light Infantry [5] East Kent Regiment [5] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Lincolnshire Yeomanry [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Somerset Light Infantry [4] Tank Corps [4] West Riding Regiment [4] Border Regiment [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Naval Reserve [3] Wiltshire Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [481] Royal Navy [60] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [43] Australian Imperial Force [25] Canadian Expeditionary Force [17] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5] South African Services [3] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

A [639]

Contribution

Military Service [627] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [16] South Africa [2] Singapore [1]

Harold Handley Adcock

Born 1886

Australian Imperial Force 3755

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Leonard Cushman Adcock

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 208832

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Frederick Adcock

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 271225

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Alfred Foxley Adcock

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 30626 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 30626 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Harry Adcock

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 39304 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 39304 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Charles Frederick George Adcock

Died 1918

British Army 31451 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 40818 Private Essex Regiment

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William Adcock

Died 1918

British Army 103776 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 103776 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Frank Adcock

Died 1915

British Army 17273 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Frank Adcock

Died 1915

British Army 10628 Lance Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 10628 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Herbert Palmer Adcock

Died 1917

British Army 202280 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Alfred Herbert Adcock

Died 1917

British Army 203736 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 3/5th bedford Battalion

British Army 204357 Private East Surrey Regiment 72nd east Battalion

British Army 204357 Private East Surrey Regiment

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Samuel Adcock

Died 1914

British Army 10135 Lance Corporal Duke of Cornwall Light Infantry

British Army 10135 Private Duke of Cornwall Light Infantry

British Army 10135 Lance Corporal Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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Alfred E Adcock

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 203321 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Thomas Adcock

Born 1876

Died 1915

British Army 4621 Lance Corporal Leicestershire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 4621 Private Leicestershire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 4621 Lance Corporal Leicestershire Regiment

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Edward Adcock

Died 1918

British Army 1524 Norfolk Yeomanry

British Army 206130 Private Norfolk Yeomanry

British Army 235978 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Thomas Adcock

Died 1918

British Army 3178 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 240803 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Alfred Pinder Adcock

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 275365 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Andrew Adcock

Died 1918

British Army 85398 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 44672 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Gilbert Frederick Adcock

Born 1875

Died 1916

British Army T4/059150 Driver Army Service Corps

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Joseph Henry Adcock

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 40609 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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