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Winslow, Buckinghamshire [3]

Harrow, Middlesex [2]

Marylebone, London [2]

Peckham, London [2]

Sofala New South Wales [2]

Ashford, Kent [1]

Berkhamstead England [1]

Bethnal Green [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Grandborough [1]

Haggerston, London [1]

Haggerston, London, Middlesex [1]

Hampstead, London [1]

Hampstead, London, Middlesex [1]

Kensington West England [1]

King's Lynn, Norfolk [1]

Kingston, Middlesex [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England [1]

North India [1]

Stoke Newington England [1]

Teddington, London [1]

Theddingworth, Leicestershire [1]

Tottenham [1]

Tring, Herts [1]

Tring,Berkhampstead,Hertfordshire. [1]

Wellingborough, Northamptonshire [1]

Westerleigh, Gloucester [1]

Willesden, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [123]

Corporal [14]

Gunner [14]

Driver [11]

Sapper [11]

Serjeant [11]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Lance Corporal [4]

Bombardier [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Captain [2]

Cyclist [2]

Pioneer [2]

Sister [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bugler [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Drummer [1]

Fireman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Musician [1]

Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Stoker [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [20]

London Regiment [19]

Royal Engineers [14]

Labour Corps [13]

Army Service Corps [12]

Machine Gun Corps [12]

Middlesex Regiment [10]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

Bedfordshire Regiment [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Hertfordshire Regiment [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

Indian Defence Force [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Engineers Transport [2]

Royal Marines Band [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

Tank Corps [2]

Territorial Force Nursing Service [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Training Reserve Battalion [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

74th Punjabis [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Corps of Dragoons [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Depot Rifle Brigade [1]

Service

British Army [197]

Royal Navy [20]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

Australian Imperial Force [5]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

F [242]

N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [240]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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People [243] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Winslow, Buckinghamshire [3] Harrow, Middlesex [2] Marylebone, London [2] Peckham, London [2] Sofala New South Wales [2] Ashford, Kent [1] Berkhamstead England [1] Bethnal Green [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Grandborough [1] Haggerston, London [1] Haggerston, London, Middlesex [1] Hampstead, London [1] Hampstead, London, Middlesex [1] Kensington West England [1] King's Lynn, Norfolk [1] Kingston, Middlesex [1] London, Middlesex [1] Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England [1] North India [1] Stoke Newington England [1] Teddington, London [1] Theddingworth, Leicestershire [1] Tottenham [1] Tring, Herts [1] Tring,Berkhampstead,Hertfordshire. [1] Wellingborough, Northamptonshire [1] Westerleigh, Gloucester [1] Willesden, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [123] Corporal [14] Gunner [14] Driver [11] Sapper [11] Serjeant [11] Second Lieutenant [6] Lance Corporal [4] Bombardier [3] Lieutenant [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Corporal [2] Captain [2] Cyclist [2] Pioneer [2] Sister [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bugler [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Drummer [1] Fireman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Musician [1] Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Stoker [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [20] London Regiment [19] Royal Engineers [14] Labour Corps [13] Army Service Corps [12] Machine Gun Corps [12] Middlesex Regiment [10] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] Bedfordshire Regiment [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Durham Light Infantry [3] Hertfordshire Regiment [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] South Wales Borderers [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] Indian Defence Force [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Engineers Transport [2] Royal Marines Band [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] Tank Corps [2] Territorial Force Nursing Service [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Training Reserve Battalion [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] 74th Punjabis [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Border Regiment [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Corps of Dragoons [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Depot Rifle Brigade [1]

Service

British Army [197] Royal Navy [20] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11] Canadian Expeditionary Force [6] Australian Imperial Force [5] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

F [242] N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [240] Conscientious Objector [1] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Christopher Richard Oliver Foskett

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 94430 Training Reserve Battalion

British Army 44808 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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Harry Foskett

Born 1881

Died 1920

Royal Navy 306138 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Nelson

Royal Navy 306138 Stoker HMS Terrible

Royal Navy 306138 Stoker 1st Class HMS Good Hope

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Herbert Edward Foskett

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 2810 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

British Army 265678 Acting Serjeant Hertfordshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Bedfordshire Regiment

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John Foskett

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 9339 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 9339 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 9339 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Francis Albert Foskett

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 38468

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William Francis Foskett

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 115009

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Arthur Fred Foskett

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 4376 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 200599 Private Durham Light Infantry 1st/5th Bn

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William George Foskett

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 145484

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Walter Samuel Foskett

Born 1897

Died 1917

Royal Navy Z/3075 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Drake Battalion

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Alexander Foskett

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225775

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Charles W Foskett

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 7815 Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

British Army 7815 Corporal Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

British Army 7815 Corporal Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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Charles Albert Foskett

Died 1916

British Army 22099 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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Hubert Foskett

Died 1915

British Army GS10839 Private Royal Fusiliers (City Of London Regiment) 2nd Battalion

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Charles William Foskett

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 212484

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Arthur Foskett

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 6239

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Charles Aaron Foskett

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 220893

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James S Foskett

Died 1918

British Army T/1006 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 522048 Sapper Royal Engineers

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William Samuel Foskett

Died 1918

British Army 4601 Private London Regiment

British Army 721841 Private London Regiment

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Arthur Ernest Foskett

Died 1916

British Army 15/1519 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 15/1519 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Joseph George Foskett

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 202855 Private Norfolk Regiment

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