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Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [5]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Cutsdean, Worcestershire [now in Gloucestershire] [2]

Drybrook, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire [2]

Saint Pancras, London [2]

the Rockdale suburb of Sydney, New South Wales [2]

Aldgate in the City of London [1]

Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Boddington, Gloucestershire [1]

Camden Town, London [1]

Cheltenham England [1]

Child's Hill, Cricklewood, London [1]

Clerkenwell, London [1]

Donnington, near Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire [1]

Drybrook in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire [1]

Dursley, Gloucestershire [1]

Fawley, Buckinghamshire [near Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire] [1]

Gloucester, Gloucestershire [1]

Hackney [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Hamilton, Ontario [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

Hinxhill, Kent [1]

Hoxton, Borough of Hackney, London [1]

Keynsham, Somerset [1]

London England [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Nelson, South Island [1]

Peckham, Camberwell, London [1]

Portland Victoria [1]

Rodborough, near Stroud, Gloucestershire [1]

Seaforth, Lancashire, England [1]

Shoreditch, London [1]

Smethwick, Staffordshire [1]

St Clement, Jersey [1]

St Peters, Kent [1]

Stafford [1]

Stafford, Staffordshire [1]

Tarcombe Victoria [1]

Vauxhall, South London [1]

Whelford, near Kempsford, Gloucestershire [1]

Wingham, North Huron municipality, Ontario [1]

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Private [82]

Serjeant [11]

Corporal [8]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Lance Corporal [6]

Lieutenant [6]

Gunner [5]

Driver [4]

Sapper [4]

Rifleman [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Captain [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 3 [1]

Aircraftman 1 [1]

Aircraftman 2 [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Domestic 3rd Class [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Major [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Quarter Master and Captain [1]

Serjeant Clerk [1]

Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

t/Lieutenant [1]

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Gloucestershire Regiment [13]

Royal Engineers [11]

Royal Field Artillery [11]

Army Service Corps [9]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

London Regiment [5]

Royal Air Force [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Labour Corps [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Wiltshire Regiment [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

30th Battalion Australian Infantry [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Honourable Artillery Company [2]

Infantry [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

10th (Prince of Wales’ Own Royal) Hussars [1]

120th (City of Hamilton) Battalion Canadian Infantry [1]

77th Battalion (Ottawa) Canadian Infantry [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Labour Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Depot Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment) [1]

Gloucestershire Hussars [1]

Gloucestershire Yeomanry [1]

Gloucestershire Yeomanry (Royal Gloucestershire Hussars) [1]

HMS Vivid [the Navy Barracks at Devonport Plymouth Devon] [1]

Honourable Artillery Company Artillery [1]

Hussars [1]

Indian Army Telegraph Department [1]

Service

British Army [121]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15]

Royal Navy [12]

Australian Imperial Force [8]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

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Contribution

Military Service [162]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [31]

Canada [3]

Australia [1]

India [1]

Pakistan [1]

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Place of birth

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [5] Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Brisbane Queensland [2] Cutsdean, Worcestershire [now in Gloucestershire] [2] Drybrook, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire [2] Saint Pancras, London [2] the Rockdale suburb of Sydney, New South Wales [2] Aldgate in the City of London [1] Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Boddington, Gloucestershire [1] Camden Town, London [1] Cheltenham England [1] Child's Hill, Cricklewood, London [1] Clerkenwell, London [1] Donnington, near Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire [1] Drybrook in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire [1] Dursley, Gloucestershire [1] Fawley, Buckinghamshire [near Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire] [1] Gloucester, Gloucestershire [1] Hackney [1] Hackney, London [1] Hamilton, Ontario [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Hinxhill, Kent [1] Hoxton, Borough of Hackney, London [1] Keynsham, Somerset [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Nelson, South Island [1] Peckham, Camberwell, London [1] Portland Victoria [1] Rodborough, near Stroud, Gloucestershire [1] Seaforth, Lancashire, England [1] Shoreditch, London [1] Smethwick, Staffordshire [1] St Clement, Jersey [1] St Peters, Kent [1] Stafford [1] Stafford, Staffordshire [1] Tarcombe Victoria [1] Vauxhall, South London [1] Whelford, near Kempsford, Gloucestershire [1] Wingham, North Huron municipality, Ontario [1]

Rank

Private [82] Serjeant [11] Corporal [8] Second Lieutenant [7] Lance Corporal [6] Lieutenant [6] Gunner [5] Driver [4] Sapper [4] Rifleman [3] Acting Corporal [2] Captain [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Pioneer [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 2 [1] Air Mechanic 3 [1] Aircraftman 1 [1] Aircraftman 2 [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Domestic 3rd Class [1] Leading Seaman [1] Major [1] Nursing Sister [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Quarter Master and Captain [1] Serjeant Clerk [1] Sub-Lieutenant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] t/Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Gloucestershire Regiment [13] Royal Engineers [11] Royal Field Artillery [11] Army Service Corps [9] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] London Regiment [5] Royal Air Force [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] Dorsetshire Regiment [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Labour Corps [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Machine Gun Corps [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Wiltshire Regiment [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] 30th Battalion Australian Infantry [2] Essex Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Honourable Artillery Company [2] Infantry [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] Welsh Regiment [2] 10th (Prince of Wales’ Own Royal) Hussars [1] 120th (City of Hamilton) Battalion Canadian Infantry [1] 77th Battalion (Ottawa) Canadian Infantry [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Service Corps Labour Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Canadian Army Medical Corps [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Depot Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment) [1] Gloucestershire Hussars [1] Gloucestershire Yeomanry [1] Gloucestershire Yeomanry (Royal Gloucestershire Hussars) [1] HMS Vivid [the Navy Barracks at Devonport Plymouth Devon] [1] Honourable Artillery Company Artillery [1] Hussars [1] Indian Army Telegraph Department [1]

Service

British Army [121] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15] Royal Navy [12] Australian Imperial Force [8] Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

Last name first letter

A [165]

Contribution

Military Service [162] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [31] Canada [3] Australia [1] India [1] Pakistan [1]

Albert E Arkell

British Army S/5502 Corporal Army Ordnance Corps

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William G Arkell

British Army 2501 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 356551 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Alexander E Arkell

British Army T/203468 Serjeant The Queen's Regiment

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Frank Arkell

British Army 13085 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 74530 Private Machine Gun Corps

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M K D Arkell

British Army 341 Private Infantry

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