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Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Bedminster, Somerset [1]

Bow, London [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Cardiff Wales [1]

Deptford [1]

Dudley [1]

Hackney [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Horley, Surrey [1]

Islington [1]

Landport, Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

North Tawton [1]

Ramsgate, Kent. [1]

Reading England [1]

Shoreditch, London [1]

Stratford, Essex [1]

Sunningdale, Berkshire, England [1]

Swansea, Glamorganshire [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Thanet, Kent [1]

Tipton, Staffordshire [1]

Tooting, London [1]

Walthamstow, Essex [1]

Wellingborough, Berkshire [1]

Windsor, Berkshire [1]

Rank

Private [118]

Gunner [14]

Corporal [8]

Acting Corporal [7]

Driver [7]

Serjeant [6]

Lance Corporal [5]

Sapper [5]

Lieutenant [3]

Pioneer [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Bombardier [1]

Rifleman [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant Bombardier [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [15]

Labour Corps [13]

Army Service Corps [12]

Royal Engineers [10]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

South Staffordshire Regiment [7]

Worcestershire Regiment [7]

Gloucestershire Regiment [6]

London Regiment [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Somerset Light Infantry [5]

South Wales Borderers [5]

Welsh Regiment [5]

East Kent Regiment [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

Wiltshire Regiment [3]

Corps of Hussars [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Tank Corps [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

1/1st Somerset Battery Royal Horse Artillery [1]

10th Hussars [1]

11th Reserve Battalion [1]

18th Hussars [1]

26th Howitzer Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

8th Battalion [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Yard [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Bengal Sappers and Miners [1]

Canadian Infantry Battalion Central Ontario Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [165]

Royal Navy [18]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [14]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11]

Australian Imperial Force [5]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

A [219]

Contribution

Military Service [212]

Merchant Navy [5]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

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Place of birth

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Bedminster, Somerset [1] Bow, London [1] Camberwell, London [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Cardiff Wales [1] Deptford [1] Dudley [1] Hackney [1] Hackney, London [1] Horley, Surrey [1] Islington [1] Landport, Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] London, Middlesex [1] North Tawton [1] Ramsgate, Kent. [1] Reading England [1] Shoreditch, London [1] Stratford, Essex [1] Sunningdale, Berkshire, England [1] Swansea, Glamorganshire [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Thanet, Kent [1] Tipton, Staffordshire [1] Tooting, London [1] Walthamstow, Essex [1] Wellingborough, Berkshire [1] Windsor, Berkshire [1]

Rank

Private [118] Gunner [14] Corporal [8] Acting Corporal [7] Driver [7] Serjeant [6] Lance Corporal [5] Sapper [5] Lieutenant [3] Pioneer [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Bombardier [1] Rifleman [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant Bombardier [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [15] Labour Corps [13] Army Service Corps [12] Royal Engineers [10] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] South Staffordshire Regiment [7] Worcestershire Regiment [7] Gloucestershire Regiment [6] London Regiment [6] Army Veterinary Corps [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Somerset Light Infantry [5] South Wales Borderers [5] Welsh Regiment [5] East Kent Regiment [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Devonshire Regiment [3] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Irish Fusiliers [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] Wiltshire Regiment [3] Corps of Hussars [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Tank Corps [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] 1/1st Somerset Battery Royal Horse Artillery [1] 10th Hussars [1] 11th Reserve Battalion [1] 18th Hussars [1] 26th Howitzer Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1] 8th Battalion [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Service Corps Yard [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Bengal Sappers and Miners [1] Canadian Infantry Battalion Central Ontario Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [165] Royal Navy [18] Canadian Expeditionary Force [14] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11] Australian Imperial Force [5] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

A [219]

Contribution

Military Service [212] Merchant Navy [5] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

Ernest Attwell

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army R/29364 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Lieutenant Worcestershire Regiment

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Alfred Attwell

Born 1876

British Army 4670 Warrant Officer Class 2 South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 4670 Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Laurence Wesley Attwell

Born 1888

Died 1957

British Army 530694 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 2607 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 530694 Lance Corporal London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

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George Frederick James Attwell

Born 1895

Died 1966

British Army G/8598 Private East Kent Regiment east Battalion

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Frank Attwell

Born 1891

Died 1969

Australian Imperial Force 3022

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Hugh Guthrie Attwell

Born 1877

British Army 4950 / 6745 Private Essex Regiment 6th Battalion

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William Henry Attwell

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 287179

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George Alfred Attwell

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 19440 Acting Bombardier 26th Howitzer Battery Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 19440 Bombardier 26th Howitzer Battery Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 19440 Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery

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William Attwell

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 78040 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Arthur Ernest Attwell

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 35498

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John Attwell

Died 1916

British Army 1047 Lance Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army 1047 Sapper Royal Engineers

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David William Attwell

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army TR4/79992 Private Welsh Regiment

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Arthur Attwell

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 234143

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Montague Frank Attwell

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 8/1105 Private Training Reserve 36th Battalion

British Army 27954 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Cecil Attwell

Died 1918

British Army 142966 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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John David Attwell

British Army 2516 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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William T Attwell

Born 1874

Died 1918

British Army 52347 Acting Corporal Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 52347 Corporal Gloucestershire Regiment

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John Attwell

Died 1920

British Army 3271 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 613104 Pioneer Royal Engineers

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Joseph Attwell

Died 1915

British Army 13236 Private Welsh Regiment

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William Attwell

Died 1917

British Army S3/4626 Private Army Service Corps army service corps 1st Unit

British Army A/202620 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army A/202620 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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