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Marlow, Buckinghamshire [3]

Albert Park Victoria [2]

Abingdon, Berkshire [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Essex England [1]

Fitzroy Victoria [1]

Goldhanger, Maldon, Essex [1]

Greenwich, Kent [1]

High Wycombe,Bucks [1]

Hobart Tasmania [1]

Kensington South Australia [1]

Kilburn, Belper, Derbyshire [1]

Lambeth, Surrey [1]

Largs Bay South Australia [1]

Malta [1]

Malta, Isle of Malta [1]

Moville, Donegal [1]

Petersfield, Hampshire [1]

Sydenham, Kent [1]

Tamworth, Staffs [1]

Rank

Private [77]

Driver [9]

Captain [8]

Lieutenant [8]

Corporal [7]

Lance Corporal [6]

Gunner [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Serjeant [5]

Major [4]

Bombardier [3]

Sapper [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Commander [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Pioneer [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Captain and Gunner [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Cook [1]

Lance Corporal (Appointed Unpaid) [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Nurse [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Orderly [1]

Rear Admiral [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Surgeon [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Staff [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

Labour Corps [8]

Army Service Corps [7]

Royal Engineers [7]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [7]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

South Staffordshire Regiment [5]

French Red Cross [4]

London Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

North Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Royal Irish Rifles [4]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Honourable Artillery Company [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment Territorial Force [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

18th Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

3rd Regiment Hussars [1]

Australian Army Nursing Service [1]

Australian Infantry [1]

Berkshire Yeomanry [1]

Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [1]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [1]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [1]

Canterbury Infantry Regiment [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Corps of Dragoons [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [146]

Royal Navy [19]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14]

Australian Imperial Force [9]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [7]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

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Contribution

Military Service [201]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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People [201] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Marlow, Buckinghamshire [3] Albert Park Victoria [2] Abingdon, Berkshire [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Essex England [1] Fitzroy Victoria [1] Goldhanger, Maldon, Essex [1] Greenwich, Kent [1] High Wycombe,Bucks [1] Hobart Tasmania [1] Kensington South Australia [1] Kilburn, Belper, Derbyshire [1] Lambeth, Surrey [1] Largs Bay South Australia [1] Malta [1] Malta, Isle of Malta [1] Moville, Donegal [1] Petersfield, Hampshire [1] Sydenham, Kent [1] Tamworth, Staffs [1]

Rank

Private [77] Driver [9] Captain [8] Lieutenant [8] Corporal [7] Lance Corporal [6] Gunner [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Serjeant [5] Major [4] Bombardier [3] Sapper [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Commander [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Pioneer [2] Temporary Captain [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Captain and Gunner [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Cook [1] Lance Corporal (Appointed Unpaid) [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Nurse [1] Nursing Sister [1] Orderly [1] Rear Admiral [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Surgeon [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant Staff [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] Labour Corps [8] Army Service Corps [7] Royal Engineers [7] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [7] Army Ordnance Corps [5] South Staffordshire Regiment [5] French Red Cross [4] London Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] North Staffordshire Regiment [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Royal Irish Rifles [4] Liverpool Regiment [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Honourable Artillery Company [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment Territorial Force [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] 18th Lancashire Fusiliers [1] 3rd Regiment Hussars [1] Australian Army Nursing Service [1] Australian Infantry [1] Berkshire Yeomanry [1] Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [1] Canadian Army Medical Corps [1] Canadian Infantry Battalion [1] Canterbury Infantry Regiment [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Corps of Dragoons [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [146] Royal Navy [19] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14] Australian Imperial Force [9] Canadian Expeditionary Force [7] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Last name first letter

C [201]

Contribution

Military Service [201]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Gordon Cresswell

Born 1894

Died 1989

British Army 16582 Private Army Veterinary Corps

British Army 44560 Lance Corporal Durham Light Infantry 13 Battalion

British Army 16582 Lance Corporal (Appointed Unpaid) Durham Light Infantry 13th Battalion

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Charles Creswell

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 62384

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Percival Thomas Creswell

Born 1880

Died 1946

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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John Creswell

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 52323

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Robert Charles Creswell

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 121884

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Francis Creswell

Died 1917

British Army 6800 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 6800 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Herbert Victor Creswell

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 220384

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Ronald Arthur Creswell

Died 1916

British Army 423 Lance Corporal Honourable Artillery Company

British Army Second Lieutenant The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

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George Creswell

Died 1917

British Army GS/19213 Private Royal Fusiliers

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John Creswell

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 12/26763 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

British Army 130251 Pioneer Royal Engineers

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Maurice Creswell

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 25476

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Leonard Arthur Creswell

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 64262

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Henry E Creswell

Born 1884

British Army 07299 Private Army Ordnance Corps

British Army 72553 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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Charles Creswell

Died 1917

British Army 2143 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 2143 Lance Corporal Lancashire Fusiliers

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William James Creswell

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 15441 Lance Corporal Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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Clarendon Hyde Creswell

Born 1858

Died 1918

British Army Captain and Gunner Lanarkshire Yeomanry

British Army Captain Lanarkshire Yeomanry

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Harry Creswell

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 105554

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Joseph Arthur Creswell

Died 1917

British Army 27274 Private Royal Flying Corps

British Army 41559 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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Leonard Curtis Creswell

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army Lieutenant York and Lancaster Regiment

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John L Creswell

Died 1917

British Army 6546 Private Honourable Artillery Company

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