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Leeds, Yorkshire [7]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Lambeth, London [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Albany Western Australia [2]

Albury Western Australia [2]

Auckland NZ [2]

Dandenong Victoria [2]

Drayton Queensland [2]

Dublin [2]

Gravesend, Kent [2]

Maldon, Essex, England [2]

Manchester England [2]

Oldham, Lancashire [2]

Rochester Victoria [2]

Rockhampton Queensland [2]

Shepherds Bush, London [2]

Tirroan Queensland [2]

Walsall, Staffordshire [2]

West Ham, Essex [2]

Widnes, Lancashire [2]

Williamstown Victoria [2]

13 Threlfall Street, Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Altrincham Cheshire [1]

Bairnsdale Victoria [1]

Benalla Victoria [1]

Billingham, Co Durham [1]

Birmingham Warwickshire [1]

Bishton, Newport, Monmouthshire [1]

Bookford, Worcestershire [1]

Bourne, Lincolnshire [1]

Bow, London [1]

Bow, London, Middlesex [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Burnt River ON [1]

Canterbury New South Wales [1]

Cardiff England [1]

Casterton Victoria [1]

Clapole England [1]

Clapton Park, London [1]

Clapton Park, London, Middlesex [1]

Colchester, Essex [1]

Coonabaraban New South Wales [1]

Coonabarabran New South Wales [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Dudley England [1]

Durham England [1]

East Ham, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [626]

Gunner [60]

Corporal [51]

Driver [48]

Serjeant [42]

Sapper [37]

Lance Corporal [24]

Second Lieutenant [17]

Pioneer [15]

Lieutenant [12]

Acting Corporal [11]

Bombardier [11]

Captain [11]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Major [6]

Rifleman [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Acting Staff Serjeant [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Nursing Sister [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

1st Air Mechanic Acting Corporal [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Aircraftman Class Two [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bugler [1]

Civilian [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal /Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

DRIVER [1]

Guardsman [1]

Gunner 2nd Class [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance-Corporal [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Mister [1]

Munitions Worker [1]

Nurse [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Pte (A/Sgt) [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [80]

Army Service Corps [68]

Royal Field Artillery [67]

Labour Corps [63]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [37]

Royal Garrison Artillery [37]

Machine Gun Corps [35]

Royal Army Medical Corps [35]

South Staffordshire Regiment [27]

Durham Light Infantry [24]

Liverpool Regiment [23]

Manchester Regiment [23]

Worcestershire Regiment [22]

Royal Fusiliers [19]

London Regiment [18]

Lancashire Fusiliers [17]

North Staffordshire Regiment [17]

Royal Army Service Corps [17]

Cheshire Regiment [16]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [16]

Lincolnshire Regiment [16]

West Yorkshire Regiment [16]

York and Lancaster Regiment [16]

Leicestershire Regiment [15]

Northumberland Fusiliers [15]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [15]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [14]

South Lancashire Regiment [13]

East Yorkshire Regiment [12]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [12]

East Lancashire Regiment [11]

Middlesex Regiment [11]

Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Royal Defence Corps [10]

Welsh Regiment [9]

Grenadier Guards [8]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [8]

Suffolk Regiment [8]

East Surrey Regiment [7]

Hampshire Regiment [7]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [7]

Rifle Brigade [7]

Army Ordnance Corps [6]

Border Regiment [6]

Devonshire Regiment [6]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6]

Royal Scots [6]

Royal Sussex Regiment [6]

Shropshire Light Infantry [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

Service

British Army [930]

Royal Navy [71]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [58]

Australian Imperial Force [57]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [41]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

H [1183]

B [1]

D [1]

F [1]

J [1]

O [1]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1164]

Merchant Navy [12]

Conscientious Objector [9]

Country

United Kingdom [23]

Canada [1]

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People [1189] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Leeds, Yorkshire [7] Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Lambeth, London [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Albany Western Australia [2] Albury Western Australia [2] Auckland NZ [2] Dandenong Victoria [2] Drayton Queensland [2] Dublin [2] Gravesend, Kent [2] Maldon, Essex, England [2] Manchester England [2] Oldham, Lancashire [2] Rochester Victoria [2] Rockhampton Queensland [2] Shepherds Bush, London [2] Tirroan Queensland [2] Walsall, Staffordshire [2] West Ham, Essex [2] Widnes, Lancashire [2] Williamstown Victoria [2] 13 Threlfall Street, Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Altrincham Cheshire [1] Bairnsdale Victoria [1] Benalla Victoria [1] Billingham, Co Durham [1] Birmingham Warwickshire [1] Bishton, Newport, Monmouthshire [1] Bookford, Worcestershire [1] Bourne, Lincolnshire [1] Bow, London [1] Bow, London, Middlesex [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Burnt River ON [1] Canterbury New South Wales [1] Cardiff England [1] Casterton Victoria [1] Clapole England [1] Clapton Park, London [1] Clapton Park, London, Middlesex [1] Colchester, Essex [1] Coonabaraban New South Wales [1] Coonabarabran New South Wales [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Dudley England [1] Durham England [1] East Ham, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [626] Gunner [60] Corporal [51] Driver [48] Serjeant [42] Sapper [37] Lance Corporal [24] Second Lieutenant [17] Pioneer [15] Lieutenant [12] Acting Corporal [11] Bombardier [11] Captain [11] Acting Serjeant [6] Major [6] Rifleman [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Acting Staff Serjeant [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Nursing Sister [2] Staff Serjeant [2] 1st Air Mechanic Acting Corporal [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Aircraftman Class Two [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bugler [1] Civilian [1] Commander [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal /Acting Staff Serjeant [1] DRIVER [1] Guardsman [1] Gunner 2nd Class [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance-Corporal [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Mister [1] Munitions Worker [1] Nurse [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Pte (A/Sgt) [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [80] Army Service Corps [68] Royal Field Artillery [67] Labour Corps [63] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [37] Royal Garrison Artillery [37] Machine Gun Corps [35] Royal Army Medical Corps [35] South Staffordshire Regiment [27] Durham Light Infantry [24] Liverpool Regiment [23] Manchester Regiment [23] Worcestershire Regiment [22] Royal Fusiliers [19] London Regiment [18] Lancashire Fusiliers [17] North Staffordshire Regiment [17] Royal Army Service Corps [17] Cheshire Regiment [16] King's Royal Rifle Corps [16] Lincolnshire Regiment [16] West Yorkshire Regiment [16] York and Lancaster Regiment [16] Leicestershire Regiment [15] Northumberland Fusiliers [15] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [15] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [14] South Lancashire Regiment [13] East Yorkshire Regiment [12] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [12] East Lancashire Regiment [11] Middlesex Regiment [11] Yorkshire Regiment [11] Royal Defence Corps [10] Welsh Regiment [9] Grenadier Guards [8] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [8] Suffolk Regiment [8] East Surrey Regiment [7] Hampshire Regiment [7] King's Own Scottish Borderers [7] Rifle Brigade [7] Army Ordnance Corps [6] Border Regiment [6] Devonshire Regiment [6] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6] Royal Scots [6] Royal Sussex Regiment [6] Shropshire Light Infantry [6] The Queen's Regiment [6]

Service

British Army [930] Royal Navy [71] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [58] Australian Imperial Force [57] Canadian Expeditionary Force [41] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

H [1183] B [1] D [1] F [1] J [1] O [1] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1164] Merchant Navy [12] Conscientious Objector [9]

Country

United Kingdom [23] Canada [1]

George Herbert Sharman

Born 1885

Royal Navy 302711

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Lilian Eleanor Osborn

Born 1886

British Army Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

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Minnie Johnson Handley

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 9037

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James Burke Handley-Seymour

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Major Royal Air Force

Other Empire Force Driver Australian Volunteer Hospital

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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Charles Davenport-Handley-Humphreys

Born 1879

British Army Captain Bedfordshire Regiment

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Edward Harry Handley-Read

British Army Lieutenant Acting Captain Machine Gun Corps

British Army Captain Machine Gun Corps

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J A Handley-Ham

British Army Civilian Supply and Transport Corps

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Mora B Handley

British Army Voluntary Aid Detachment

British Army Territorial Force Nursing Service

British Army Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service

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Mora B Batts (mrs Handley)

British Army Voluntary Aid Detachment

British Army Territorial Force Nursing Service Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Families Nursing Serv

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