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Birmingham, Warwickshire [7]

Melbourne Victoria [6]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [3]

Bicester, Oxfordshire [2]

Buxton, Derbyshire [2]

Coventry, Warwickshire [2]

Dalby Queensland [2]

Durham England [2]

Leicester, Leicestershire [2]

Queensland Queensland [2]

Rotherham, Yorkshire [2]

West Ham, Essex [2]

Barnard Castle, Durham [1]

Birmingham England [1]

Bluntisham, Huntingdonshire [1]

Bluntisham, Hunts. [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Brampton England [1]

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Burton, Derbyshire [1]

Chester [1]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1]

Colne [1]

Colne,Lancashire [1]

Congleton, Cheshire [1]

Cowra New South Wales [1]

Creevala, Drumkeeran, Leitrim [1]

Derbyshire [1]

Emscote, Warwickshire [1]

Gunbar New South Wales [1]

Handsworth, Staffordshire [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Normanton, Yorkshire [1]

Old Hill, Staffordshire [1]

Paddington [1]

Peterborough, Northamptonshire [1]

Plaistow, Essex [1]

Plaistow, London [1]

Ryhope England [1]

Sale Victoria [1]

Shepshed Northants [1]

Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Stoke, Rochester, Kent [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Timperly, Cheshire [1]

Wakefield, Yorkshire [1]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [253]

Gunner [28]

Serjeant [24]

Corporal [22]

Driver [17]

Sapper [16]

Lance Corporal [12]

Acting Corporal [7]

Lieutenant [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Pioneer [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Captain [3]

Temporary Brigadier General [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Bombardier [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Orderly [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Warrant Officer 2nd Class [1]

Armament Staff Serjeant [1]

Brevet Colonel [1]

Cadet [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Gunner Acting Corporal [1]

Gunner Temporary Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lingere [1]

Major [1]

Mechanic Corporal [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Saddler [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Sister [1]

Stoker [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Vice Admiral [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [35]

Royal Engineers [32]

Labour Corps [31]

Army Service Corps [26]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [26]

York and Lancaster Regiment [18]

Royal Army Medical Corps [16]

Machine Gun Corps [15]

Royal Garrison Artillery [14]

Manchester Regiment [10]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [9]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9]

Worcestershire Regiment [9]

London Regiment [8]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [7]

South Staffordshire Regiment [7]

West Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

Hampshire Regiment [6]

Leicestershire Regiment [6]

Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

Royal Artillery [6]

Royal Defence Corps [6]

Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5]

North Staffordshire Regiment [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Highland Light Infantry [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Somerset Light Infantry [4]

2nd Battalion Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Scots [3]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [3]

Staff [3]

1/10th Gurkha Rifles [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Service

British Army [388]

Royal Navy [28]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [23]

Australian Imperial Force [19]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [17]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

A [479]

Contribution

Military Service [473]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

Canada [1]

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People [479] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Birmingham, Warwickshire [7] Melbourne Victoria [6] Sheffield, Yorkshire [3] Bicester, Oxfordshire [2] Buxton, Derbyshire [2] Coventry, Warwickshire [2] Dalby Queensland [2] Durham England [2] Leicester, Leicestershire [2] Queensland Queensland [2] Rotherham, Yorkshire [2] West Ham, Essex [2] Barnard Castle, Durham [1] Birmingham England [1] Bluntisham, Huntingdonshire [1] Bluntisham, Hunts. [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Brampton England [1] Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1] Burton, Derbyshire [1] Chester [1] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1] Colne [1] Colne,Lancashire [1] Congleton, Cheshire [1] Cowra New South Wales [1] Creevala, Drumkeeran, Leitrim [1] Derbyshire [1] Emscote, Warwickshire [1] Gunbar New South Wales [1] Handsworth, Staffordshire [1] Kensington, London [1] Normanton, Yorkshire [1] Old Hill, Staffordshire [1] Paddington [1] Peterborough, Northamptonshire [1] Plaistow, Essex [1] Plaistow, London [1] Ryhope England [1] Sale Victoria [1] Shepshed Northants [1] Southampton, Hampshire [1] Stoke, Rochester, Kent [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Timperly, Cheshire [1] Wakefield, Yorkshire [1] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [253] Gunner [28] Serjeant [24] Corporal [22] Driver [17] Sapper [16] Lance Corporal [12] Acting Corporal [7] Lieutenant [4] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Pioneer [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Captain [3] Temporary Brigadier General [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Bombardier [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Orderly [2] Staff Serjeant [2] 2nd Corporal [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Warrant Officer 2nd Class [1] Armament Staff Serjeant [1] Brevet Colonel [1] Cadet [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Gunner Acting Corporal [1] Gunner Temporary Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lingere [1] Major [1] Mechanic Corporal [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Saddler [1] Serjeant Major [1] Sister [1] Stoker [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Vice Admiral [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [35] Royal Engineers [32] Labour Corps [31] Army Service Corps [26] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [26] York and Lancaster Regiment [18] Royal Army Medical Corps [16] Machine Gun Corps [15] Royal Garrison Artillery [14] Manchester Regiment [10] King's Royal Rifle Corps [9] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9] Worcestershire Regiment [9] London Regiment [8] Royal Fusiliers [8] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [7] South Staffordshire Regiment [7] West Yorkshire Regiment [7] Durham Light Infantry [6] Hampshire Regiment [6] Leicestershire Regiment [6] Lincolnshire Regiment [6] Royal Artillery [6] Royal Defence Corps [6] Yorkshire Regiment [6] Liverpool Regiment [5] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5] North Staffordshire Regiment [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Highland Light Infantry [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Somerset Light Infantry [4] 2nd Battalion Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] East Kent Regiment [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Scots [3] Royal Scots Fusiliers [3] Staff [3] 1/10th Gurkha Rifles [2] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Border Regiment [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Essex Regiment [2] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Service

British Army [388] Royal Navy [28] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [23] Australian Imperial Force [19] Canadian Expeditionary Force [17] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

A [479]

Contribution

Military Service [473] Conscientious Objector [2] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [14] Canada [1]

Richard Howell Ashmore

Born 1872

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 525078 Private 18th Field Ambulance, Vancouver

Canadian Expeditionary Force 525078 Private Canadian Army Medical Corps 2nd Field Amb.

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Ernest Thomas Ashmore

Born 1883

Died 1918

Royal Navy 301367 Stoker

Royal Navy 301367 Stoker 1st Class HM Submarine H5

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Geoffrey William Paley Ashmore

Born 1876

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers

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Henry Ashmore

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 12187 Private Border Regiment

British Army

British Army 12187 Private Border Regiment 7th Battalion

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Robin Ashmore

Born 1886

Died 1943

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

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Thomas Holley Ashmore

Born 1896

Died 1980

British Army M2/047747 Private Army Service Corps

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George Ashmore

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 14458 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 14458 Corporal Leicestershire Regiment

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Edward Bailey Ashmore

Born 1872

Died 1953

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Artillery

British Army Temporary Brigadier General Staff

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Thomas Ashmore

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 15460 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 11th Battalion.

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George Thomas Ashmore

Born 1880

Died 1915

British Army 3/3964 Lance Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 3/3964 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Richard William Ashmore

Died 1917

British Army 28392 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 28392 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2/5th Battalion.

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Frank Clayton Ashmore

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 106515

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Heber Ashmore

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 303878

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George Arthur Ashmore

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 37524 Private East Surrey Regiment

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Thomas Ashmore

Born 1892

Died 1977

British Army 40508 Corporal Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 40508 Serjeant Royal Army Medical Corps

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Thomas Ashmore

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 13447 Private Dorsetshire Regiment 6th Battalion.

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Frederick William Ashmore

Born 1890

British Army B20054 Lance Corporal Royal Fusiliers 26th Battalion

British Army B20054 Lance Corporal Royal Fusiliers Depot

British Army 20054 Cadet Royal Fusiliers No.15 Officer Cadet Battalion

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Joseph Ashmore

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 127435

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Harold Ashmore

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 12983 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army

British Army 139314 Sapper Royal Engineers 250 Tunnelling Company

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Edward Ashmore

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266055

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