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Reading, Berkshire [4]

Saffron Walden, Essex [3]

Much Hadham, Hertfordshire [2]

Wimbledon, Surrey [2]

Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire [1]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Chiswick [1]

Clitheroe, Lancashire [1]

Dalston, London [1]

Essex, England [1]

Farnborough, Hampshire [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Hailsham [1]

Hertfordshire [1]

Lancaster [1]

Lancaster, Lancashire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Llangollen, Denbighshire [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Mansfield [1]

Oswaldswistle, Lancashire [1]

Pocklington, Humberside [1]

Royston, Hertfordshire [1]

Stratford, Essex [1]

Sunbury, Middlesex [1]

Tranmere, Cheshire, England [1]

Transvaal [1]

Waterfoot, Lanarkshire [1]

Wigan, Lancashire [1]

Windsor, Berkshire [1]

Rank

Private [125]

Driver [12]

Gunner [9]

Corporal [8]

Sapper [6]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Lance Corporal [2]

Serjeant [2]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain [1]

Drummer [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Trooper [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [20]

Labour Corps [18]

Royal Field Artillery [15]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [10]

Essex Regiment [8]

Hampshire Regiment [8]

London Regiment [8]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [7]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Royal Engineers [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Corps of Hussars [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

City of London Yeomanry [2]

East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [2]

Scottish Rifles [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Depot Welsh Regiment [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment Transport [1]

Gloucestershire Hussars [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Yeomanry [1]

Service

British Army [168]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [28]

Royal Navy [24]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

D [227]

Contribution

Military Service [224]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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People [227] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Reading, Berkshire [4] Saffron Walden, Essex [3] Much Hadham, Hertfordshire [2] Wimbledon, Surrey [2] Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire [1] Basingstoke, Hampshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Chiswick [1] Clitheroe, Lancashire [1] Dalston, London [1] Essex, England [1] Farnborough, Hampshire [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Hailsham [1] Hertfordshire [1] Lancaster [1] Lancaster, Lancashire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Llangollen, Denbighshire [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Mansfield [1] Oswaldswistle, Lancashire [1] Pocklington, Humberside [1] Royston, Hertfordshire [1] Stratford, Essex [1] Sunbury, Middlesex [1] Tranmere, Cheshire, England [1] Transvaal [1] Waterfoot, Lanarkshire [1] Wigan, Lancashire [1] Windsor, Berkshire [1]

Rank

Private [125] Driver [12] Gunner [9] Corporal [8] Sapper [6] Second Lieutenant [4] Acting Corporal [3] Lance Corporal [2] Serjeant [2] Acting Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Captain [1] Drummer [1] Lieutenant [1] Rifleman [1] Trooper [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [20] Labour Corps [18] Royal Field Artillery [15] Royal Lancaster Regiment [10] Essex Regiment [8] Hampshire Regiment [8] London Regiment [8] Royal Berkshire Regiment [7] Liverpool Regiment [5] Machine Gun Corps [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Royal Engineers [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Cambridgeshire Regiment [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Corps of Hussars [3] East Kent Regiment [3] East Lancashire Regiment [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] City of London Yeomanry [2] East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Scots Fusiliers [2] Scottish Rifles [2] Welsh Regiment [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Depot Welsh Regiment [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Essex Regiment Transport [1] Gloucestershire Hussars [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Yeomanry [1]

Service

British Army [168] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [28] Royal Navy [24] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

D [227]

Contribution

Military Service [224] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Dennis Downham

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 109076

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Charles Henry Downham

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 47735

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John Downham

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 69331

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Henry Nash Downham

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 196298

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John Sinclair Downham

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 295819

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Frederick Augustus Charles Downham

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 10812

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Bertie Downham

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 67656

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Philip George Downham

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 230710

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Horace Theodore Downham

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 200990

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Levi Downham

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 72419

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Ralph Richard Downham

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 240009

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James Downham

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 3688 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 201126 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 201126 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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Lyth Downham

Born 1896

Died 1979

British Army 2251 Private East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry

British Army 150371 Private Machine Gun Corps

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James Downham

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army L/143 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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George Alfred Downham

Born 1894

Died 1914

British Army 10003 Private Essex Regiment

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Harold Downham

Died 1918

British Army 2591 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers

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James F Downham

Died 1915

British Army 1511 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Harry William Downham

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 255048 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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William Henry Downham

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 178734

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Albert Scott Downham

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 182088

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