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Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Amblecote, Staffordshire [1]

Ashsted Birmingham [1]

Aston, Warwickshire [1]

Bilston [1]

Bishops Hull, Taunton, Somerset, England [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Bulli New South Wales [1]

Densley, Gloucestershire [1]

Derby [1]

Faversham, Kent [1]

Glasgow, Scotland [1]

Gloucestershire [1]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Inman Valley South Australia [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Kent Town South Australia [1]

London England [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Rayleigh, Essex [1]

Reading, Berkshire [1]

South Shields, Durham [1]

Sunderland [1]

Sunderland, Durham [1]

Surrey [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Tettenhall [1]

Truro, Cornwall [1]

Wednesbury, Staffordshire [1]

Wellington England [1]

Westbury, Wiltshire [1]

Westminster, Middlesex [1]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [126]

Gunner [18]

Driver [13]

Sapper [5]

Serjeant [5]

Corporal 2nd [4]

Lance Corporal [4]

Pioneer [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Corporal [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

Acting 2nd Corporal [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Bombardier [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Engineman [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant Major [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Orderley [1]

Stoker [1]

Temporary Company Serjeant Major [1]

Wheeler/Serjeant [1]

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Royal Field Artillery [17]

Army Service Corps [16]

Royal Engineers [11]

South Staffordshire Regiment [10]

Labour Corps [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

London Regiment [8]

Hampshire Regiment [7]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Royal Newfoundland Regiment [5]

Worcestershire Regiment [5]

York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Suffolk Regiment [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

1/ Garrison Battalion [1]

14th Hussars [1]

16th Lancers [1]

5th Dragoon Guards [1]

87th Training Battalion Battalion [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Berkshire Yeomanry [1]

British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [179]

Royal Navy [19]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10]

Australian Imperial Force [9]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

Other Empire Force [1]

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Contribution

Military Service [223]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

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People [229] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Amblecote, Staffordshire [1] Ashsted Birmingham [1] Aston, Warwickshire [1] Bilston [1] Bishops Hull, Taunton, Somerset, England [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Bulli New South Wales [1] Densley, Gloucestershire [1] Derby [1] Faversham, Kent [1] Glasgow, Scotland [1] Gloucestershire [1] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Inman Valley South Australia [1] Kensington, London [1] Kent Town South Australia [1] London England [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Rayleigh, Essex [1] Reading, Berkshire [1] South Shields, Durham [1] Sunderland [1] Sunderland, Durham [1] Surrey [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Tettenhall [1] Truro, Cornwall [1] Wednesbury, Staffordshire [1] Wellington England [1] Westbury, Wiltshire [1] Westminster, Middlesex [1] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [126] Gunner [18] Driver [13] Sapper [5] Serjeant [5] Corporal 2nd [4] Lance Corporal [4] Pioneer [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Corporal [2] Lieutenant [2] Second Lieutenant [2] 2nd Corporal [1] Acting 2nd Corporal [1] Acting Corporal [1] Bombardier [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Engineman [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant Major [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Orderley [1] Stoker [1] Temporary Company Serjeant Major [1] Wheeler/Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [17] Army Service Corps [16] Royal Engineers [11] South Staffordshire Regiment [10] Labour Corps [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] London Regiment [8] Hampshire Regiment [7] Durham Light Infantry [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Royal Newfoundland Regiment [5] Worcestershire Regiment [5] York and Lancaster Regiment [5] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Suffolk Regiment [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Manchester Regiment [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Welsh Regiment [3] Corps of Hussars [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] Essex Regiment [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] West Riding Regiment [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 1/ Garrison Battalion [1] 14th Hussars [1] 16th Lancers [1] 5th Dragoon Guards [1] 87th Training Battalion Battalion [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Berkshire Yeomanry [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem [1] Canadian Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [179] Royal Navy [19] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10] Australian Imperial Force [9] Canadian Expeditionary Force [8] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

A [229]

Contribution

Military Service [223] Conscientious Objector [2] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

Victor Adey

Born 1894

Royal Navy SS112422

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Clement W Adey

British Army TF/711713 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 172116 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Joseph L Adey

British Army M/281739 Private Royal Army Service Corps

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Walter Adey

British Army M/401594 Private Army Service Corps

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Alfred H Adey

British Army 391393 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 102399 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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Edward Adey

British Army 6061 Private Rifle Brigade

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Henry S Adey

British Army M2/191797 Private Army Service Corps

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Harry Adey

British Army 13419 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 2897 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Thomas Adey

British Army 36144 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Arthur S Adey

British Army 47318 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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George Adey

British Army 17283 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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William Adey

British Army 10940 Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

British Army 5429422 Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

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Maurice E Adey

British Army 152 Wheeler/Serjeant Royal Horse Artillery

British Army 616013 Wheeler/Serjeant Royal Horse Artillery

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Frederick Adey

British Army 3965 Private Liverpool Regiment

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F H Adey

British Army 1720 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 825535 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Thomas F Adey

British Army 122787 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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William G Adey

British Army 635681 Private London Regiment 20th lond Battalion

British Army 625100 Private London Regiment 19th lond Battalion

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Samuel J Adey

British Army 9050 Private London Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 204565 Private London Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Harold S Adey

British Army British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem

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William Adey

British Army 1182 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 786426 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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