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Wellingborough, Northamptonshire [3]

Birmingham, Warks [2]

Eastbourne, Sussex [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Reading, Berks [2]

West Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [2]

Aspley Guise, Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Balmain New South Wales [1]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bloomsbury, London [1]

Buckinghamshire [1]

Burnside, Westmoreland [1]

Chellington, Bedfordshire [1]

Chislehurst, Kent, England [1]

Deptford, Kent [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Grafham England [1]

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [1]

Hockley, Birmingham, Warks [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Lambeth, Surrey [1]

Lancashire England [1]

Leyton, Essex [1]

Long Buckby, Northamptonshire [1]

Maritzburg, Natal [1]

Market Harborough, Leicestershire [1]

Muir, Michigan [1]

Poplar, London [1]

Rushden, Northants [1]

Seacombe England [1]

Sherington, Buckinghamshire [1]

Sherrington, Buckinghamshire [1]

Shoreditch, London [1]

Southampton [1]

Swansea, Glamorgan [1]

Twickenham, London [1]

Wapping, London [1]

Westmorland [1]

Rank

Private [145]

Driver [15]

Serjeant [12]

Gunner [10]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Sapper [8]

Corporal [7]

Lieutenant [7]

Lance Corporal [5]

Captain [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Honorary Second Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Serjeant Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [21]

Northamptonshire Regiment [19]

Royal Engineers [18]

Labour Corps [15]

Royal Field Artillery [15]

Bedfordshire Regiment [10]

London Regiment [10]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [9]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Essex Regiment [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

East Kent Regiment [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Hussars [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [3]

Northumberland Regiment [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Army Pay Corps [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Royal Scots [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Scottish Rifles [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

1st (King's) Dragoon Guards [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Bedford Yeomanry [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Buckinghamshire Battalion [1]

Canadian Field Artillery [1]

City of London Yeomanry [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Corps of Lancers [1]

Service

British Army [210]

Royal Navy [26]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [13]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

L [279]

D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [274]

Merchant Navy [4]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

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People [280] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Wellingborough, Northamptonshire [3] Birmingham, Warks [2] Eastbourne, Sussex [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Reading, Berks [2] West Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [2] Aspley Guise, Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Balmain New South Wales [1] Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bloomsbury, London [1] Buckinghamshire [1] Burnside, Westmoreland [1] Chellington, Bedfordshire [1] Chislehurst, Kent, England [1] Deptford, Kent [1] Deptford, London [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Grafham England [1] High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [1] Hockley, Birmingham, Warks [1] Lambeth, London [1] Lambeth, Surrey [1] Lancashire England [1] Leyton, Essex [1] Long Buckby, Northamptonshire [1] Maritzburg, Natal [1] Market Harborough, Leicestershire [1] Muir, Michigan [1] Poplar, London [1] Rushden, Northants [1] Seacombe England [1] Sherington, Buckinghamshire [1] Sherrington, Buckinghamshire [1] Shoreditch, London [1] Southampton [1] Swansea, Glamorgan [1] Twickenham, London [1] Wapping, London [1] Westmorland [1]

Rank

Private [145] Driver [15] Serjeant [12] Gunner [10] Second Lieutenant [9] Sapper [8] Corporal [7] Lieutenant [7] Lance Corporal [5] Captain [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Deck Hand [1] Honorary Second Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Pioneer [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Serjeant Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [21] Northamptonshire Regiment [19] Royal Engineers [18] Labour Corps [15] Royal Field Artillery [15] Bedfordshire Regiment [10] London Regiment [10] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [9] Royal Fusiliers [9] Middlesex Regiment [7] Essex Regiment [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] East Kent Regiment [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] Cheshire Regiment [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] Hussars [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [3] Northumberland Regiment [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Royal Naval Division [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Army Pay Corps [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Manchester Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Royal Scots [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Scottish Rifles [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] 1st (King's) Dragoon Guards [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Bedford Yeomanry [1] Border Regiment [1] Buckinghamshire Battalion [1] Canadian Field Artillery [1] City of London Yeomanry [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Corps of Lancers [1]

Service

British Army [210] Royal Navy [26] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21] Canadian Expeditionary Force [13] Australian Imperial Force [4] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

L [279] D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [274] Merchant Navy [4] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

James Line

Born 1892

Died 1988

British Army Second Lieutenant Army Service Corps

British Army Lieutenant Army Service Corps

British Army Captain Army Service Corps

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John Young Alexander Line

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant North Staffordshire Regiment

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Walter Line

Born 1885

Died 1956

British Army 49658 Private Royal Fusiliers 6th Battalion

British Army 49658 Private Royal Fusiliers 32nd Battalion

British Army 49658 Private Royal Fusiliers 9th Battalion

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Frederick Faulkner Line

Born 1895

Died 1971

British Army 806 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 806 Acting Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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William Russell Annesley Line

Born 1894

Died 1968

British Army 808 Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment 14th Battalion

British Army 808 Acting Serjeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 14th Battalion

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Benjamin James Warr Line

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296668

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Benjamin Charles Line

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 1560 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 841087 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 71st Brigade

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Louis Arthur Noel Line

Born 1898

Died 1960

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Edward Line

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 261001

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Christopher John Line

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 211673

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Bertie Line

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 211411

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Fred Line

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 3/9721 Private Northumberland Regiment

British Army 3/9721 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Ernest Harry Line

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 55229

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Arthur Edward Rufus Line

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 223247

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George Line

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 39182 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 9th Battalion

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Richard Line

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 14432 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Herbert John Line

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 84089

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Walter Line

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 308728

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William C Line

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45829

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Leonard Parker Line

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 183653

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