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Brockdish Norfolk [4]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

London England [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Wimbledon, Surrey [2]

Albury New South Wales [1]

Althorne, Essex [1]

Andover, Hampshire [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bressingham Norfolk [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Caversham, Oxfordshire [1]

Coddenham, Bosmere, Suffolk [1]

Colne, Lancashire [1]

Croydon England [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Cubitt Town, London [1]

Finsbury Park, London [1]

Hammersmith [1]

Havant, Hampshire [1]

Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [1]

Hemingstone, Ipswich, Suffolk [1]

Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire [1]

Henly-on-Thames, Oxfordshire [1]

Horham, Suffolk [1]

Hurst, Twyford, Berkshire [1]

Ipswich, Suffolk [1]

Kensington [1]

Kingston, Surrey [1]

Lambeth, Surrey [1]

Limehouse, London [1]

Liverpool, New South Wales [1]

Merton, London [1]

Mitcham, London [1]

Mosman New South Wales [1]

Nelson, Lancashire [1]

Oxfordshire [1]

Peckham, London [1]

Poplar, London [1]

Pudsey, Yorkshire [1]

Reading, Berkshire [1]

Readington England [1]

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England [1]

Shepherds Bush, London [1]

Shoreditch, London [1]

Shoreditch, London, Middlesex [1]

Stepney, Middlesex, England [1]

Suffolk, England [1]

Sutton Coldfield Warwickshire [1]

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Rank

Private [209]

Corporal [28]

Driver [20]

Gunner [20]

Serjeant [19]

Sapper [15]

Lance Corporal [11]

Lieutenant [4]

Pioneer [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Bombardier [3]

Rifleman [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Guardsman [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

2nd Writer [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer 2nd Class [1]

Bombardier Acting Corporal [1]

Lance Naik [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Major [1]

Naik [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

S/Corporal [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Teacher [1]

Wireman 1st Class [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [37]

Labour Corps [32]

Royal Field Artillery [27]

Royal Engineers [25]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [20]

Royal Fusiliers [18]

London Regiment [14]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

Royal Garrison Artillery [11]

East Surrey Regiment [9]

Middlesex Regiment [9]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

Leicestershire Regiment [8]

Suffolk Regiment [8]

Northamptonshire Regiment [7]

Devonshire Regiment [6]

Essex Regiment [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

Norfolk Regiment [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Artillery [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

3rd Skinners Horse [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Army Printing and Stationery Services [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Hertfordshire Regiment [2]

Honorable Artillery Company [2]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Service

British Army [323]

Royal Navy [31]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24]

Australian Imperial Force [12]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [9]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

A [404]

M [1]

N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [399]

Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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People [406] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Brockdish Norfolk [4] Melbourne Victoria [3] London England [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Wimbledon, Surrey [2] Albury New South Wales [1] Althorne, Essex [1] Andover, Hampshire [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bressingham Norfolk [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Caversham, Oxfordshire [1] Coddenham, Bosmere, Suffolk [1] Colne, Lancashire [1] Croydon England [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Cubitt Town, London [1] Finsbury Park, London [1] Hammersmith [1] Havant, Hampshire [1] Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [1] Hemingstone, Ipswich, Suffolk [1] Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire [1] Henly-on-Thames, Oxfordshire [1] Horham, Suffolk [1] Hurst, Twyford, Berkshire [1] Ipswich, Suffolk [1] Kensington [1] Kingston, Surrey [1] Lambeth, Surrey [1] Limehouse, London [1] Liverpool, New South Wales [1] Merton, London [1] Mitcham, London [1] Mosman New South Wales [1] Nelson, Lancashire [1] Oxfordshire [1] Peckham, London [1] Poplar, London [1] Pudsey, Yorkshire [1] Reading, Berkshire [1] Readington England [1] Rotherhithe, Surrey, England [1] Shepherds Bush, London [1] Shoreditch, London [1] Shoreditch, London, Middlesex [1] Stepney, Middlesex, England [1] Suffolk, England [1] Sutton Coldfield Warwickshire [1] Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Rank

Private [209] Corporal [28] Driver [20] Gunner [20] Serjeant [19] Sapper [15] Lance Corporal [11] Lieutenant [4] Pioneer [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Bombardier [3] Rifleman [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Corporal [2] Guardsman [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] 2nd Writer [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer 2nd Class [1] Bombardier Acting Corporal [1] Lance Naik [1] Leading Stoker [1] Major [1] Naik [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] S/Corporal [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant Major [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Teacher [1] Wireman 1st Class [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [37] Labour Corps [32] Royal Field Artillery [27] Royal Engineers [25] Royal Berkshire Regiment [20] Royal Fusiliers [18] London Regiment [14] Machine Gun Corps [11] Royal Garrison Artillery [11] East Surrey Regiment [9] Middlesex Regiment [9] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] Leicestershire Regiment [8] Suffolk Regiment [8] Northamptonshire Regiment [7] Devonshire Regiment [6] Essex Regiment [6] Rifle Brigade [6] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] Norfolk Regiment [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] West Yorkshire Regiment [5] Dorsetshire Regiment [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3] Grenadier Guards [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Artillery [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] 3rd Skinners Horse [2] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Army Printing and Stationery Services [2] Corps of Hussars [2] East Kent Regiment [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Hertfordshire Regiment [2] Honorable Artillery Company [2] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Service

British Army [323] Royal Navy [31] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24] Australian Imperial Force [12] Canadian Expeditionary Force [9] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

A [404] M [1] N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [399] Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Alfred Edgar Allum

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 6076, 323072 Private London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles)

British Army 6076 Rifleman London Regiment 6th lond Battalion

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Edgar James D Allum

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 41875 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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William Hylbert Allum

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 2426 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 2426 Lance Corporal Prince Of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)

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Wilfred Allum

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 1316 Private Hertfordshire Cyclist Battalion

British Army 30201 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Charles Allum

Died 1915

British Army 3/10662 Lance Corporal Norfolk Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 3/10662 Private Norfolk Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 3/10662 Lance Corporal Norfolk Regiment

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Walter William Allum

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 103197

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Henry Thomas Allum

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 27485

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Harry Allum

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 125579

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Frank John Allum

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 7113

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Bruce Douglas George Allum

Born 1880

Died 1951

British Army 17022 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 662973 Gunner Labour Corps

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Ernest Allum

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 67610

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Bertram George Allum

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 235264 Private Worcestershire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Thomas Allum

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 276265

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George William Allum

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 19404

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Herbert Allum

Died 1919

British Army 9187 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 477785 Private Labour Corps

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John Allum

Died 1917

British Army 764970 Private London Regiment 28th lond Battalion

British Army 764970 Private London Regiment (Artists' Rifles)

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Arthur Gerald Allum

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 19524 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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William Allum

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 7179 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 27917 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Thornton Allum

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 2863 Corporal Norfolk Regiment

British Army 200524 Corporal Norfolk Regiment

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William George Allum

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 48737

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