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Birmingham, Warwickshire [11]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Wednesbury, Staffordshire [2]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birmingham, Worcestershire [1]

Brierley Hill, Worcestershire [1]

Congleton, Cheshire [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Dudley, Worcestershire [1]

Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire [1]

Fenny Compton, Warwickshire [1]

Glenelg South Australia [1]

Harborne, Staffordshire [1]

Kensington, Middlesex [1]

Langley, Worcestershire [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire, England [1]

Richmond Victoria [1]

Saint Johns Wood, London [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

St Mary's, Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Staffordshire [1]

Stockport, Cheshire [1]

Stratford, Essex [1]

Swanington, Leicestershire [1]

Walsall, Staffordshire [1]

Warwickshire [1]

Wolverhampton [1]

Worcestershire [1]

Rank

Private [137]

Corporal [14]

Gunner [13]

Sapper [12]

Driver [9]

Lance Corporal [8]

Serjeant [6]

Pioneer [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Reverend [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [20]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [20]

Royal Engineers [19]

Labour Corps [18]

Worcestershire Regiment [18]

Royal Field Artillery [17]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

South Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

London Regiment [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Connaught Rangers [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Staffordshire Yeomanry [2]

1/1st Warwickshire Royal Horse Artillery Territorial Force [1]

13th Hussars [1]

15th York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

2nd South African Infantry [1]

5th Dragoon Guards [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Canadian Infantry Battalion/Manitoba Regiment [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

East African Pioneer Company [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [198]

Royal Navy [24]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [10]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

South African Services [3]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

D [262]

Contribution

Military Service [252]

Merchant Navy [3]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

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People [262] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Birmingham, Warwickshire [11] London, Middlesex, England [2] Wednesbury, Staffordshire [2] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birmingham, Worcestershire [1] Brierley Hill, Worcestershire [1] Congleton, Cheshire [1] Deptford, London [1] Dudley, Worcestershire [1] Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire [1] Fenny Compton, Warwickshire [1] Glenelg South Australia [1] Harborne, Staffordshire [1] Kensington, Middlesex [1] Langley, Worcestershire [1] Leeds, Yorkshire, England [1] Richmond Victoria [1] Saint Johns Wood, London [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] St Mary's, Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Staffordshire [1] Stockport, Cheshire [1] Stratford, Essex [1] Swanington, Leicestershire [1] Walsall, Staffordshire [1] Warwickshire [1] Wolverhampton [1] Worcestershire [1]

Rank

Private [137] Corporal [14] Gunner [13] Sapper [12] Driver [9] Lance Corporal [8] Serjeant [6] Pioneer [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Able Seaman [2] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Bombardier [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Lieutenant [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Reverend [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [20] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [20] Royal Engineers [19] Labour Corps [18] Worcestershire Regiment [18] Royal Field Artillery [17] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] Machine Gun Corps [6] South Staffordshire Regiment [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] London Regiment [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Connaught Rangers [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Royal West Surrey Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Essex Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Staffordshire Yeomanry [2] 1/1st Warwickshire Royal Horse Artillery Territorial Force [1] 13th Hussars [1] 15th York and Lancaster Regiment [1] 2nd South African Infantry [1] 5th Dragoon Guards [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Canadian Infantry Battalion/Manitoba Regiment [1] Dragoon Guards [1] East African Pioneer Company [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [198] Royal Navy [24] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19] Canadian Expeditionary Force [10] Australian Imperial Force [3] South African Services [3] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

D [262]

Contribution

Military Service [252] Merchant Navy [3] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

William John Deeley

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 909 Private Seaforth Highlanders (Ross-shire Buffs) 2nd Battalion

British Army 909 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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George Thomas Deeley

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 40130 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 8th (Service) Battalion

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John Deeley

Born 1885

Died 1914

British Army 9042 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 9042 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion.

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Harry Edward Deeley

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 136760

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Charles Deeley

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 198317

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Arthur Deeley

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 88138

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Albert Deeley

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45394

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Albert James Deeley

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 1237 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 15th Battalion

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Alfred Deeley

Died 1915

British Army 9843 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 9843 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Wilfred John Deeley

Born 1895

Died 1973

British Army 28565 Private Worcestershire Regiment 1st (Garrison) Battalion

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Harry Deeley

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army 7873 Private Worcestershire Regiment 2nd worcest Battalion

British Army 7873 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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James Deeley

Born 1891

Died 1914

British Army L/896(Incomplete) Private The Queen's Regiment

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George Deeley

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army T1197 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 488268 Sapper Royal Engineers 20th Depot

British Army 488268 Sapper Royal Engineers 469TH FIELD COY., R.E.

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William Deeley

Died 1918

British Army 20602 Private Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 440940 Private Labour Corps

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Frank Deeley

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 7203 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 533820 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 533820 Private London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)

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Harold Deeley

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 291139

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Richard William Walter Deeley

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 167231

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Frank Everard Deeley

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 213692

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Harry Deeley

Born 1894

Died 1919

British Army 9372 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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George Deeley

Died 1917

British Army 48893 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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