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Bambra Victoria [2]

Chelsea, London, Middlesex [1]

Eastleigh, Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Forest Gate, London, England [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England. [1]

Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, England [1]

Holborn, Middlesex [1]

Nottingham, Kent [1]

Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Tipton, Staffordshire [1]

Yunee Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [33]

Gunner [10]

Serjeant [5]

Driver [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Telephonist [2]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal [1]

Engineer Lieutenant for Temporary Service [1]

Engineer Sub-Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Pioneer [1]

Sapper [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Unit

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Labour Corps [5]

Royal Field Artillery [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Women's Royal Naval Service [2]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

HMS Princess Royal [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Labour Corps ex Royal Highlanders [1]

Linc R Territorial Force [1]

Lincolnshire Yeomanry [1]

London Regiment [1]

Norfolk Yeomanry [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Engineers Inland Waterways Transport [1]

Royal Engineers Transport [1]

Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Royal Sussex Regiment [1]

South African Forces [1]

The Queen's Regiment [1]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [1]

Service

British Army [53]

Royal Navy [9]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

D [76]

Contribution

Military Service [72]

Merchant Navy [2]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [1]

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People [76] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bambra Victoria [2] Chelsea, London, Middlesex [1] Eastleigh, Southampton, Hampshire [1] Forest Gate, London, England [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England. [1] Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, England [1] Holborn, Middlesex [1] Nottingham, Kent [1] Southampton, Hampshire [1] Tipton, Staffordshire [1] Yunee Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [33] Gunner [10] Serjeant [5] Driver [2] Lieutenant [2] Telephonist [2] Acting Serjeant [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal [1] Engineer Lieutenant for Temporary Service [1] Engineer Sub-Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Pioneer [1] Sapper [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Temporary Captain [1]

Unit

Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Labour Corps [5] Royal Field Artillery [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Army Service Corps [2] Grenadier Guards [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Engineers [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] Women's Royal Naval Service [2] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Border Regiment [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] HMS Princess Royal [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] Labour Corps ex Royal Highlanders [1] Linc R Territorial Force [1] Lincolnshire Yeomanry [1] London Regiment [1] Norfolk Yeomanry [1] North Staffordshire Regiment [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Engineers Inland Waterways Transport [1] Royal Engineers Transport [1] Royal Horse Artillery [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal Sussex Regiment [1] South African Forces [1] The Queen's Regiment [1] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [1]

Service

British Army [53] Royal Navy [9] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5] Australian Imperial Force [3] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

D [76]

Contribution

Military Service [72] Merchant Navy [2] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [1]

Harriet Hawkesworth Drewry

Born 1894

Died 1918

Royal Navy G/2335 Telephonist Women's Royal Naval Service

Royal Navy G2335 Telephonist Women's Royal Naval Service

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Dorothy Marjorie Drewry

Born 1901

Died 1920

Royal Navy G2091 Telephonist Women's Royal Naval Service

Royal Navy G/2091 Telephonist Women's Royal Naval Service

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George Frank Drewry

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 269576

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George Leslie Drewry

Born 1894

Died 1918

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve

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George Drewry

Born 1889

Died 1914

British Army 1460 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Robert Drewry

Died 1916

British Army 15/288 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 15/288 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Tom Barnes Drewry

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 238899

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James William Drewry

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275749

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Cornelius Drewry

Died 1915

British Army 6500 Private Army Cyclist Corps

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Stephen Foster Drewry

Died 1915

British Army 8435 Private Norfolk Regiment

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S T Drewry

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 22645 Private Grenadier Guards

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John Haworth Drewry

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 70060

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Ambrose Drewry

Australian Imperial Force 701

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Bernard Joseph Drewry

Australian Imperial Force 1994

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James Drewry

Australian Imperial Force 5361

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Ernest Drewry

Born 1894

Royal Navy 317 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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Ethel Drewry

Royal Navy G3426

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Francis Richard Drewry

Born 1897

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Tom Barnes Drewry

Born 1897

Royal Navy F38899

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Harry Kendall Drewry

Born 1888

Royal Navy Engineer Lieutenant for Temporary Service

Royal Navy Engineer Sub-Lieutenant (Temporary) HMS Princess Royal

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