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Lincoln, Lincolnshire [4]

Cannock, Staffordshire [2]

Carlton, Nottinghamshire [2]

Staffordshire [2]

Aston. Warks [1]

Berwick, Northumberland [1]

Bloxwich, Worcestershire [1]

Bradford England [1]

Burntwood, Staffs [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Cannock Chase, Chasetown [1]

Cornwall [1]

Dovercourt, Essex, England [1]

Frome, Somerset [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Hackney, London, Middlesex [1]

Hackney, Middlesex [1]

Hereford, Herefordshire [1]

Hockley Warwickshire [1]

Kilburn, Middlesex [1]

Launceston, Cornwall [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Lichfield, Staffordshire [1]

Mount Egerton Victoria [1]

Newark, Nottinghamshire [1]

Newmark England [1]

Pontypridd, Glamorgan [1]

Richmond, Surrey [1]

Ventnor, Isle of Wight [1]

Wellington [1]

Rank

Private [135]

Driver [13]

Gunner [13]

Serjeant [9]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Lieutenant [6]

Sapper [6]

Captain [5]

Lance Corporal [5]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Major [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Corporal [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Constable [1]

Dispenser [1]

Engineer Sub Lieutenant for Temporary Service [1]

Major Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Paymaster [1]

Paymaster Commander [1]

Pioneer [1]

Quarter Master and Captain [1]

Rifleman [1]

Serjeant Drummer [1]

Sister [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [17]

Army Service Corps [14]

Labour Corps [13]

Royal Engineers [10]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

Leicestershire Regiment [7]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Welsh Regiment [6]

London Regiment [5]

North Staffordshire Regiment [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Scots [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

South Staffordshire Regiment [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Somerset Light Infantry [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Gordon Highlanders [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Household Battalion [2]

Hussars [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Monmouthshire Regiment [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Engineers Railway Transport Department [2]

Service

British Army [207]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [22]

Royal Navy [19]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [16]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

Last name first letter

D [271]

Contribution

Military Service [265]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

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People [271] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Lincoln, Lincolnshire [4] Cannock, Staffordshire [2] Carlton, Nottinghamshire [2] Staffordshire [2] Aston. Warks [1] Berwick, Northumberland [1] Bloxwich, Worcestershire [1] Bradford England [1] Burntwood, Staffs [1] Camberwell, London [1] Cannock Chase, Chasetown [1] Cornwall [1] Dovercourt, Essex, England [1] Frome, Somerset [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England [1] Hackney, London [1] Hackney, London, Middlesex [1] Hackney, Middlesex [1] Hereford, Herefordshire [1] Hockley Warwickshire [1] Kilburn, Middlesex [1] Launceston, Cornwall [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Lichfield, Staffordshire [1] Mount Egerton Victoria [1] Newark, Nottinghamshire [1] Newmark England [1] Pontypridd, Glamorgan [1] Richmond, Surrey [1] Ventnor, Isle of Wight [1] Wellington [1]

Rank

Private [135] Driver [13] Gunner [13] Serjeant [9] Second Lieutenant [8] Lieutenant [6] Sapper [6] Captain [5] Lance Corporal [5] Acting Serjeant [3] Major [3] Acting Corporal [2] Corporal [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Constable [1] Dispenser [1] Engineer Sub Lieutenant for Temporary Service [1] Major Lieutenant Colonel [1] Nursing Sister [1] Paymaster [1] Paymaster Commander [1] Pioneer [1] Quarter Master and Captain [1] Rifleman [1] Serjeant Drummer [1] Sister [1] Temporary Captain [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [17] Army Service Corps [14] Labour Corps [13] Royal Engineers [10] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] Leicestershire Regiment [7] Machine Gun Corps [7] Lincolnshire Regiment [6] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Welsh Regiment [6] London Regiment [5] North Staffordshire Regiment [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Royal Scots [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] South Staffordshire Regiment [5] West Yorkshire Regiment [5] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Somerset Light Infantry [4] South Wales Borderers [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] East Surrey Regiment [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Gordon Highlanders [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] Household Battalion [2] Hussars [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Monmouthshire Regiment [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Engineers Railway Transport Department [2]

Service

British Army [207] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [22] Royal Navy [19] Canadian Expeditionary Force [16] Australian Imperial Force [4]

Last name first letter

D [271]

Contribution

Military Service [265] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Henry Derry

Died 1916

British Army G/1297 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army GS/1297 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army G/1297 Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

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Herbert Derry

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 205632 Private Essex Regiment

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William Derry

Born 1893

Died 1914

British Army 11343 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Douglas Alfred Lawrie Derry

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant York and Lancaster Regiment

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John Jordan Derry

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 20465 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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John Derry

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 23271 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 43512 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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Daniel Derry

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 2881 Private London Regiment

British Army 301889 Private London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant North Staffordshire Regiment

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Wilfred Somerville Derry

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 154282

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John Anthony Derry

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 175377

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Bernard Derry

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 180878

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Henry Derry

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 137602

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John Gidley Derry

Born 1894

Died 1970

Royal Navy Paymaster Commander

Royal Navy Paymaster

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Cecil Leonard Derry

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 170827

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Job Derry

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197772

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William Terence Derry

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 70666

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George Francis Derry

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 35563 Private East Surrey Regiment

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Amos Derry

Died 1917

British Army 6610 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 202440 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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William Alfred Derry

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 8080 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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William Derry

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 2578 Private Manchester Regiment

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J J Derry

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 21421 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 41051 Private Essex Regiment

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