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Leicester, Leicestershire [6]

Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England [3]

Roseworthy South Australia [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Desborough, Northants [2]

Leicestershire [2]

Malton, Yorkshire [2]

Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England [2]

Scarborough, Yorkshire [2]

Acocks Green, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Adderley England [1]

Aston, Birmingham [1]

Belgrave, Leicestershire [1]

Bidford on Avon, Warwickshire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Brandon, Manitoba [1]

Cork, Ireland [1]

Darlington, Durham [1]

Desborough, Northamptonshire [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Glasgow [1]

Glasgow Scotland [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Hemsley, Yorkshire [1]

Hergot Springs South Australia [1]

Herne Bay, Kent [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Kensington England [1]

Linthwaite, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Liverpool England [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Loughborough, Leicestershire [1]

Moorooli South Australia [1]

Much Marcle, Gloucester [1]

Northdown Tasmania [1]

Nottingham [1]

Paignton, Devon [1]

Pollokshaws, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Richmond South Australia [1]

Rutherland England [1]

Saint Margarets, Leicestershire [1]

Semaphore South Australia [1]

Shaftesbury, Dorset [1]

Solihull, Warwickshire [1]

South Cave Yorkshire [1]

St Arnaud Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [215]

Gunner [17]

Driver [16]

Sapper [15]

Corporal [13]

Serjeant [13]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Lance Corporal [7]

Acting Corporal [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Captain [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Captain /Acting Major [2]

Midshipman [2]

Pioneer [2]

Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain Major [1]

Commander (Retd) [1]

Corporal /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal /acting Regimental Sergeant Major [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Masseuse [1]

Munitions Worker [1]

Nurse [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Leicestershire Regiment [37]

Army Service Corps [24]

Labour Corps [21]

Royal Field Artillery [20]

Royal Engineers [17]

Royal Garrison Artillery [11]

London Regiment [8]

Rifle Brigade [7]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7]

Bedfordshire Regiment [6]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Northamptonshire Regiment [6]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Highland Light Infantry [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Essex Regiment [4]

Grenadier Guards [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

North Staffordshire Regiment [4]

South Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

French Red Cross [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

Royal Scots [3]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [3]

Scottish Rifles [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

8th Royal Scots [2]

Cameron Highlanders [2]

East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry [2]

Leicestershire Yeomanry [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2]

Service

British Army [315]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [31]

Royal Navy [28]

Australian Imperial Force [19]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [10]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

F [418]

Contribution

Military Service [401]

Merchant Navy [8]

Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [21]

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People [418] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Leicester, Leicestershire [6] Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England [3] Roseworthy South Australia [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Desborough, Northants [2] Leicestershire [2] Malton, Yorkshire [2] Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England [2] Scarborough, Yorkshire [2] Acocks Green, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Adderley England [1] Aston, Birmingham [1] Belgrave, Leicestershire [1] Bidford on Avon, Warwickshire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Brandon, Manitoba [1] Cork, Ireland [1] Darlington, Durham [1] Desborough, Northamptonshire [1] Edinburgh [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Fulham, London [1] Glasgow [1] Glasgow Scotland [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Hemsley, Yorkshire [1] Hergot Springs South Australia [1] Herne Bay, Kent [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Kensington England [1] Linthwaite, Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Liverpool England [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Loughborough, Leicestershire [1] Moorooli South Australia [1] Much Marcle, Gloucester [1] Northdown Tasmania [1] Nottingham [1] Paignton, Devon [1] Pollokshaws, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Richmond South Australia [1] Rutherland England [1] Saint Margarets, Leicestershire [1] Semaphore South Australia [1] Shaftesbury, Dorset [1] Solihull, Warwickshire [1] South Cave Yorkshire [1] St Arnaud Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [215] Gunner [17] Driver [16] Sapper [15] Corporal [13] Serjeant [13] Second Lieutenant [11] Lance Corporal [7] Acting Corporal [4] Lieutenant [4] Captain [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Captain /Acting Major [2] Midshipman [2] Pioneer [2] Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bombardier [1] Captain Major [1] Commander (Retd) [1] Corporal /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Corporal /acting Regimental Sergeant Major [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Masseuse [1] Munitions Worker [1] Nurse [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Sister [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Leicestershire Regiment [37] Army Service Corps [24] Labour Corps [21] Royal Field Artillery [20] Royal Engineers [17] Royal Garrison Artillery [11] London Regiment [8] Rifle Brigade [7] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7] Bedfordshire Regiment [6] Liverpool Regiment [6] Machine Gun Corps [6] Northamptonshire Regiment [6] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6] West Yorkshire Regiment [6] Yorkshire Regiment [6] Army Veterinary Corps [5] Durham Light Infantry [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Highland Light Infantry [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Manchester Regiment [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Royal Naval Division [5] Essex Regiment [4] Grenadier Guards [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] North Staffordshire Regiment [4] South Staffordshire Regiment [4] Coldstream Guards [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] French Red Cross [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Royal Lancaster Regiment [3] Royal Scots [3] Royal Scots Fusiliers [3] Scottish Rifles [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] 8th Royal Scots [2] Cameron Highlanders [2] East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry [2] Leicestershire Yeomanry [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2]

Service

British Army [315] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [31] Royal Navy [28] Australian Imperial Force [19] Canadian Expeditionary Force [10] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

F [418]

Contribution

Military Service [401] Merchant Navy [8] Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [21]

Richard Mason Freer

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 42196 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 1/5th Battalion

British Army 42196 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 10th (Service) Battalion

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John Smith Freer

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 12556 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 8th Battalion

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Andrew Freer

Born 1894

Died 1918

Royal Navy Z/7767 Royal Naval Division

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Robert Freer

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 15711 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 15711 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Leacroft Howard Freer

Born 1884

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 5089

Canadian Expeditionary Force 5089 Sapper Canadian Engineers

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Albert Freer

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 229139

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Arthur Freer

Born 1886

Died 1914

British Army 7553 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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John Robert Freer

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 145305

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Alfred Joseph Freer

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 165472

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Arthur Freer

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 21676 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Archer Freer

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army TR9/48272 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 53rd Bn.

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Thomas John Freer

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 118603

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John Ferguson Freer

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 244070

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George Amos Freer

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 53375

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Tom Freer

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 203538 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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George Horace Freer

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 37297 Private Wiltshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Hannah Freer

Born 1874

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Munitions Worker Ministry of Munitions - Chilwell

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William James Freer

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 19478 Lance Corporal Welsh Regiment

British Army 19478 Private Welsh Regiment 2nd Battalion

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John Loftus Freer

Born 1890

Died 1918

Corporal

British Army 25156 Corporal Leicestershire Regiment 6th battalion leicest Battalion

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William Henry Freer

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 6902 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 22230 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 6902 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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