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Wigan, Lancashire [6]

Adelaide South Australia [5]

Gibraltar [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Luton, Bedfordshire [2]

Norwood [2]

Runcorn, Cheshire [2]

Tiffield, Northamptonshire [2]

Attleborough, Norfolk [1]

Beckenham, Kent [1]

Burton, Lancashire [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Cambridge [1]

Charing, Kent [1]

Chelsea, Middlesex, England [1]

Cheshire [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Goodwood South Australia [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

Havant, Hampshire [1]

Hay New South Wales [1]

Hunslet Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Islington, Middlesex [1]

Kalgoorlie Western Australia [1]

Linton Victoria [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Lyndock South Australia [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Newington Milton Kent [1]

Northampton, Northamptonshire [1]

Patricroft, Lancashire [1]

Peckham, London [1]

Perth Western Australia [1]

Peterborough, Northamptonshire [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Prahran Victoria [1]

Rushden, Northamptonshire [1]

Saint Columb, Cornwall [1]

Scone New South Wales [1]

South Morang Victoria [1]

Wandsworth, London [1]

Warrington, Lancashire [1]

Warwick Queensland [1]

Waterlooville, Havant, Hampshire [1]

West Ham, Essex [1]

Windsor Victoria [1]

Woodbridge, Suffolk [1]

Rank

Private [250]

Driver [20]

Gunner [20]

Corporal [17]

Serjeant [17]

Sapper [14]

Second Lieutenant [12]

Lance Corporal [6]

Lieutenant [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Bombardier [4]

Corporal 2nd [3]

Pioneer [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Captain [2]

Drummer [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Corporal (Officially a Private) [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant and Assistant Commissary [1]

Major General [1]

Paymaster Lieutenant [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Sergeant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Sub Conductor [1]

Temporary Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [34]

Labour Corps [30]

Royal Engineers [23]

Army Service Corps [21]

Royal Fusiliers [15]

Royal Army Medical Corps [14]

London Regiment [13]

Manchester Regiment [12]

Bedfordshire Regiment [11]

Lancashire Fusiliers [11]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

Cheshire Regiment [9]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [9]

Lincolnshire Regiment [8]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

Northamptonshire Regiment [8]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [7]

Liverpool Regiment [7]

North Staffordshire Regiment [7]

Rifle Brigade [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [5]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

South Lancashire Regiment [5]

Suffolk Regiment [5]

West Riding Regiment [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Worcestershire Regiment [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Border Regiment [4]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Wiltshire Regiment [4]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Irish Rifles [3]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Australian Infantry Battalion [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [364]

Royal Navy [34]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [27]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [20]

Australian Imperial Force [18]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

J [473]

Contribution

Military Service [461]

Merchant Navy [6]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

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People [473] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Wigan, Lancashire [6] Adelaide South Australia [5] Gibraltar [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Luton, Bedfordshire [2] Norwood [2] Runcorn, Cheshire [2] Tiffield, Northamptonshire [2] Attleborough, Norfolk [1] Beckenham, Kent [1] Burton, Lancashire [1] Camberwell, London [1] Cambridge [1] Charing, Kent [1] Chelsea, Middlesex, England [1] Cheshire [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Goodwood South Australia [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Havant, Hampshire [1] Hay New South Wales [1] Hunslet Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Islington, Middlesex [1] Kalgoorlie Western Australia [1] Linton Victoria [1] London, Middlesex [1] Lyndock South Australia [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Newington Milton Kent [1] Northampton, Northamptonshire [1] Patricroft, Lancashire [1] Peckham, London [1] Perth Western Australia [1] Peterborough, Northamptonshire [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Prahran Victoria [1] Rushden, Northamptonshire [1] Saint Columb, Cornwall [1] Scone New South Wales [1] South Morang Victoria [1] Wandsworth, London [1] Warrington, Lancashire [1] Warwick Queensland [1] Waterlooville, Havant, Hampshire [1] West Ham, Essex [1] Windsor Victoria [1] Woodbridge, Suffolk [1]

Rank

Private [250] Driver [20] Gunner [20] Corporal [17] Serjeant [17] Sapper [14] Second Lieutenant [12] Lance Corporal [6] Lieutenant [5] Acting Corporal [4] Acting Serjeant [4] Bombardier [4] Corporal 2nd [3] Pioneer [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Captain [2] Drummer [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Corporal (Officially a Private) [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant and Assistant Commissary [1] Major General [1] Paymaster Lieutenant [1] Petty Officer [1] Petty Officer Stoker [1] Sergeant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Sister [1] Staff Nurse [1] Sub Conductor [1] Temporary Staff Serjeant Major [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [34] Labour Corps [30] Royal Engineers [23] Army Service Corps [21] Royal Fusiliers [15] Royal Army Medical Corps [14] London Regiment [13] Manchester Regiment [12] Bedfordshire Regiment [11] Lancashire Fusiliers [11] Machine Gun Corps [11] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] Cheshire Regiment [9] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [9] Lincolnshire Regiment [8] Middlesex Regiment [8] Northamptonshire Regiment [8] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [7] Liverpool Regiment [7] North Staffordshire Regiment [7] Rifle Brigade [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [5] East Surrey Regiment [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] South Lancashire Regiment [5] Suffolk Regiment [5] West Riding Regiment [5] West Yorkshire Regiment [5] Worcestershire Regiment [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Border Regiment [4] Devonshire Regiment [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Wiltshire Regiment [4] Canadian Infantry [3] Essex Regiment [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Irish Rifles [3] Royal Lancaster Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Australian Infantry Battalion [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2] Norfolk Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [364] Royal Navy [34] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [27] Canadian Expeditionary Force [20] Australian Imperial Force [18] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

J [473]

Contribution

Military Service [461] Merchant Navy [6] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

John Henry Jolley

British Army 240495 Private Devonshire Regiment

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G Jolley

British Army 3614 Staff Quarter Master Serjeant Army Ordnance Corps

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M Jolley

British Army 290015 Serjeant Cheshire Regiment

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Charles Arthur Jolley

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 8/2282

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H J L Jolley

British Army Lieutenant and Assistant Commissary Supply and Transport Corps

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Sidney Richard E Jolley

British Army 432700 Corporal Canadian Infantry

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Gordon Ames Jolley

Canadian Expeditionary Force 851017

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Lucy Eleanor Jolley

British Army Staff Nurse Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve

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L S Jolley

British Army Sister Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service

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Harry W Jolley

British Army 11941 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

British Army 470889 Private Labour Corps

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William Horton Jolley

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Charles Jolley

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C Jolley (jolly)

British Army 890 Private Australian Infantry Battalion

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