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Widnes, Lancashire [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Blakenhall, Walsall, Staffordshire [1]

Bow, London [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

College Road Handsworth [1]

Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Fulham, London, Middlesex [1]

Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1]

Nettleham, Lincolnshire [1]

Oldbury, Worcestershire [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Spalding, Lincolnshire [1]

Rank

Private [38]

Driver [6]

Gunner [5]

Corporal [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Lance Corporal [2]

Sapper [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Private /Rifleman [1]

Saddler [1]

Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Worker [1]

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Royal Field Artillery [10]

Army Service Corps [5]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Labour Corps [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

London Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1]

Army Service Corps attached Heavy Artillery Reserve [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1]

Royal Sussex Regiment [1]

Somerset Light Infantry [1]

South Staffordshire Regiment [1]

The Queen's Regiment [1]

Training Reserve Battalion [1]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [1]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [1]

Wiltshire Regiment [1]

Worcestershire Regiment [1]

Worcestershire Yeomanry [1]

Service

British Army [59]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15]

Royal Navy [9]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

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Contribution

Military Service [87]

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United Kingdom [1]

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People [87] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Widnes, Lancashire [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Blakenhall, Walsall, Staffordshire [1] Bow, London [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] College Road Handsworth [1] Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Fulham, London [1] Fulham, London, Middlesex [1] Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1] Nettleham, Lincolnshire [1] Oldbury, Worcestershire [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Spalding, Lincolnshire [1]

Rank

Private [38] Driver [6] Gunner [5] Corporal [3] Lieutenant [3] Lance Corporal [2] Sapper [2] Second Lieutenant [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Private /Rifleman [1] Saddler [1] Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [10] Army Service Corps [5] Machine Gun Corps [4] Labour Corps [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] London Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Engineers [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1] Army Service Corps attached Heavy Artillery Reserve [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1] Norfolk Regiment [1] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Horse Artillery [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1] Royal Sussex Regiment [1] Somerset Light Infantry [1] South Staffordshire Regiment [1] The Queen's Regiment [1] Training Reserve Battalion [1] Voluntary Aid Detachment [1] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [1] Wiltshire Regiment [1] Worcestershire Regiment [1] Worcestershire Yeomanry [1]

Service

British Army [59] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15] Royal Navy [9] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

A [87]

Contribution

Military Service [87]

Country

United Kingdom [1]

Lylian Blanche Arch

Royal Navy G4762

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Arthur James Arch

Born 1885

Royal Navy 13806 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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Eric Henry Gough Arch

Born 1897

Royal Navy F19736

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John Crawford Arch

Born 1893

Royal Navy L7170

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Samuel George Arch

Born 1879

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1906

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A T Arch

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 175797

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Joseph Arch

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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David Arch

Born 1887

Canadian Expeditionary Force 246288

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Thomas Arch

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Albert Edward Arch

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Arthur James Arch

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Clement Arch

Born 1898

Royal Navy J42677

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Hector Arch

Born 1900

Royal Navy J50616

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Hubert Arch

Born 1892

Royal Navy F11829

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Stanley Gordon Arch

Born 1884

Royal Navy K40283

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Thomas Danton Arch

Born 1887

Royal Navy 225505

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Percy Arch

British Army 2995 Lance Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 136265 Corporal Machine Gun Corps

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Arthur J Arch

British Army 122211 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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William Henry Arch

British Army 1202 Staff Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

British Army 925350 Staff Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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Herbert H Arch

British Army 126991 Private Machine Gun Corps

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