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Morton, Lincolnshire [2]

Demerara [1]

Doncaster, Lincolnshire [1]

Grimsby [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [22]

Lieutenant [3]

Corporal [2]

Gunner [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Serjeant [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Driver [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Serjeant now Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

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British West Indies Regiment [7]

Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

Royal Engineers [3]

Royal Field Artillery [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

South Nottinghamshire Hussars [2]

British Guiana Volunteers [1]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [1]

Canadian Mounted Rifles attached Trench Mortar Battery [1]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Lincolnshire Yeomanry [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

South Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Warwickshire Yeomanry [1]

York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

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British Army [33]

Royal Navy [4]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

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Contribution

Military Service [39]

Merchant Navy [3]

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People [43] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Morton, Lincolnshire [2] Demerara [1] Doncaster, Lincolnshire [1] Grimsby [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [22] Lieutenant [3] Corporal [2] Gunner [2] Lance Corporal [2] Serjeant [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Deck Hand [1] Driver [1] Serjeant Major [1] Serjeant now Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

British West Indies Regiment [7] Lincolnshire Regiment [6] Royal Engineers [3] Royal Field Artillery [3] Army Service Corps [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] South Nottinghamshire Hussars [2] British Guiana Volunteers [1] Canadian Mounted Rifles [1] Canadian Mounted Rifles attached Trench Mortar Battery [1] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Labour Corps [1] Lincolnshire Yeomanry [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] South Staffordshire Regiment [1] Warwickshire Yeomanry [1] York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [33] Royal Navy [4] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

D [43]

Contribution

Military Service [39] Merchant Navy [3]

Augustus Drakes

Born 1894

Other Empire Force 2988 British Guiana Volunteers

British Army 1381 Private British West Indies Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 1381 Private British West Indies Regiment 5th Battalion

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Theophilus Augustus Drakes

Born 1894

British Army 1382 Private British West Indies Regiment 1st Battalion

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Richard Charles Drakes

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 231655

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Joseph Henry Drakes

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 8598 Lance Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 8598 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Percy William Drakes

Born 1883

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 107194

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Canadian Mounted Rifles 4th Battalion

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Albert F Drakes

Died 1917

British Army 22759 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Frank Herbert Drakes

Died 1916

British Army 1455 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 10th (Grimsby Chums) Battalion

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Amos Drakes

Born 1884

Died 1915

Royal Navy 2202DA Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy DA 2202 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve H.M. Trawler "The Roman."

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Jonathan C Drakes

British Army 814 Private British West Indies Regiment 1st Battalion

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Marcus Drakes

British Army 827 Serjeant British West Indies Regiment

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Gerald Drakes

Born 1895

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William Drakes

Born 1882

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Richard Charles Drakes

Born 1885

Royal Navy F31655

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Julien Emmanuel Drakes

Born 1872

Royal Navy 361970

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Charles Henry Drakes

Born 1893

Royal Navy K11403

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Adelbert Drakes

British Army 15013 Private British West Indies Regiment

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James Drakes

Born 1875

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Samuel B Drakes

British Army 28717 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 15078 Private Labour Corps

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Reginald Drakes

British Army 14013 Private British West Indies Regiment

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Ernest Drakes

British Army 11306 Serjeant Major Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 11306 Warrant Officer Class 1 Royal Garrison Artillery

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