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Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Geraldton Western Australia [3]

Hammersmith, London [2]

Lymington, Hampshire [2]

Paddington, Middlesex [2]

Alton, Hampshire [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Botley, Hampshire [1]

Branksome Poole, Dorset [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Cliffe, Kent [1]

Cliffe, Rochester, Kent [1]

Clifton, South Island, New Zealand [1]

Crewe [1]

Dongara Western Australia [1]

Dorchester, Dorset [1]

Dorset [1]

Frome, Somerset [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Glastonbury, Somerset [1]

Grenfell New South Wales [1]

Johannesburg [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Leicestershire [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Newlyn, Cornwall [1]

Pentre [1]

Penzance [1]

Penzance, Cornwall [1]

Penzance, Cornwall, England [1]

Port Augusta South Australia [1]

Seaham Harbour England [1]

Southampton, Hampshire [1]

St Michael's, Bristol [1]

Stoke, Devon, England [1]

Swindon, Wiltshire [1]

Tarrant Monckton, Dorset [1]

Waterloo Gardens, Alderbury, Salisbury, Wiltshire [1]

Wells, Somerset [1]

Rank

Private [101]

Serjeant [10]

Corporal 2nd [8]

Driver [8]

Gunner [8]

Lance Corporal [6]

Sapper [6]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Corporal [3]

Conductor [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Worker [2]

Able Seaman (Leading Boatman Coast Guard) [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Captain [1]

Captain (War Subs. Major) [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Flight Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Captain [1]

Lieutenant-Colonel [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Seaman [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [19]

Royal Engineers [13]

Wiltshire Regiment [12]

Hampshire Regiment [10]

London Regiment [10]

Labour Corps [9]

Royal Field Artillery [8]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Somerset Light Infantry [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Training Reserve [3]

British West Indies Regiment [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Scots Guards [2]

Wiltshire Yeomanry [2]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

(New Zealand Naval Forces) HMS Philomel [1]

18th Hussars [1]

19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars [1]

19th Hussars [1]

1st Dragoon Guards [1]

1st Life Guards [1]

2nd Monmouthshire Regiment [1]

3rd Monmouthshire Regiment [1]

4th Royal Scots [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Educational Corps [1]

Australian Machine Gun Battalion [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [1]

Canterbury Infantry Regiment, New Zealand Engineers [1]

Canterbury Regiment New Zealand [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Service

British Army [147]

Royal Navy [28]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [10]

Australian Imperial Force [7]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Indian Army [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

A [215]

L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [209]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

New Zealand [1]

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People [216] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Geraldton Western Australia [3] Hammersmith, London [2] Lymington, Hampshire [2] Paddington, Middlesex [2] Alton, Hampshire [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Botley, Hampshire [1] Branksome Poole, Dorset [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Cliffe, Kent [1] Cliffe, Rochester, Kent [1] Clifton, South Island, New Zealand [1] Crewe [1] Dongara Western Australia [1] Dorchester, Dorset [1] Dorset [1] Frome, Somerset [1] Fulham, London [1] Glastonbury, Somerset [1] Grenfell New South Wales [1] Johannesburg [1] Lambeth, London [1] Leicestershire [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Newlyn, Cornwall [1] Pentre [1] Penzance [1] Penzance, Cornwall [1] Penzance, Cornwall, England [1] Port Augusta South Australia [1] Seaham Harbour England [1] Southampton, Hampshire [1] St Michael's, Bristol [1] Stoke, Devon, England [1] Swindon, Wiltshire [1] Tarrant Monckton, Dorset [1] Waterloo Gardens, Alderbury, Salisbury, Wiltshire [1] Wells, Somerset [1]

Rank

Private [101] Serjeant [10] Corporal 2nd [8] Driver [8] Gunner [8] Lance Corporal [6] Sapper [6] Second Lieutenant [4] Able Seaman [3] Corporal [3] Conductor [2] Lieutenant [2] Worker [2] Able Seaman (Leading Boatman Coast Guard) [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Captain [1] Captain (War Subs. Major) [1] Cook's Mate [1] Flight Sub-Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Captain [1] Lieutenant-Colonel [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Pioneer [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Seaman [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [19] Royal Engineers [13] Wiltshire Regiment [12] Hampshire Regiment [10] London Regiment [10] Labour Corps [9] Royal Field Artillery [8] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Somerset Light Infantry [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Training Reserve [3] British West Indies Regiment [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Scots Guards [2] Wiltshire Yeomanry [2] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] (New Zealand Naval Forces) HMS Philomel [1] 18th Hussars [1] 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars [1] 19th Hussars [1] 1st Dragoon Guards [1] 1st Life Guards [1] 2nd Monmouthshire Regiment [1] 3rd Monmouthshire Regiment [1] 4th Royal Scots [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Educational Corps [1] Australian Machine Gun Battalion [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Canadian Mounted Rifles [1] Canterbury Infantry Regiment, New Zealand Engineers [1] Canterbury Regiment New Zealand [1] Coldstream Guards [1]

Service

British Army [147] Royal Navy [28] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [13] Canadian Expeditionary Force [10] Australian Imperial Force [7] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7] Indian Army [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

A [215] L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [209] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [4] New Zealand [1]

George Adlam

British Army 95694 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Ernest W Adlam

British Army S/31286 Private Army Service Corps 18th Unit

British Army ES/52460 Acting Serjeant Royal Army Service Corps

British Army S/ 9177 Acting Serjeant Royal Army Service Corps

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Frederick G Adlam

British Army 6494 Private London Regiment 8th lond Battalion

British Army 373414 Private London Regiment 8th lond Battalion

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Reginald Adlam

British Army 40514 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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William C Adlam

British Army 9839 Private Rifle Brigade

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E T Adlam

British Army Staff Serjeant Supply and Transport Corps

Indian Army Conductor Supply and Transport Corps

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E T Adlam

British Army Conductor Royal I.A.S.C

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H O Adlam

British Army 17738 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Mabel A Adlam

British Army 26002 Worker Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps

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Joan M Adlam

British Army Driver Army Service Corps

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Selina Bessie Adlam

British Army 25506 Worker Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps

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Duncan Adlam

British Army DM/2/208602 Royal Army Service Corps

British Army 20890 Training Reserve 62nd Battalion

British Army 270415 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Arthur Edward Adlam

British Army 1392 Private London Regiment 1/9th lond Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Captain Middlesex Regiment 4/5th Battalion

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Allen Albert Adlam

British Army 75235 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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John Adlam

British Army 12670 Private Royal Defence Corps 255th Pioneer Corps

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Christopher Lacey

Born 1898

Died 1983

Royal Navy J32549

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