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Swansea, Glamorgan [5]

Penguin Tasmania [4]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Bispham, Lancashire [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Cottingley, Yorkshire [1]

Deloraine Tasmania [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Harden New South Wales [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Melbourne, Yorkshire [1]

Oakengates, Shropshire [1]

Pembridge, Herefordshire [1]

Pontardulais, Glamorgan [1]

Poulyffynon, Carmarthenshire [1]

Scarborough, Yorkshire [1]

Shropshire [1]

Southsea, Southsea [1]

Stoke, Staffordshire [1]

Swansea, Glamorganshire [1]

Whitmore, Staffordshire [1]

Wolverhampton England [1]

Wrockwardine Wood, Shropshire [1]

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Private [134]

Sapper [13]

Corporal [12]

Captain [9]

Serjeant [9]

Major [8]

Gunner [7]

Driver [6]

Lance Corporal [5]

Pioneer [5]

Lieutenant [4]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Bombardier [2]

Brigadier General [2]

Colonel [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Cadet [1]

Chaplain to the Forces [1]

Colonel/Temporary Brigadier [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Guardsman [1]

Honorary Captain [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Nurse [1]

Reverend [1]

Rifleman [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Staff Nurse Sister [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [22]

Labour Corps [20]

Welsh Regiment [18]

Cheshire Regiment [12]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [12]

South Wales Borderers [11]

Army Service Corps [10]

Royal Field Artillery [8]

South Lancashire Regiment [7]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [6]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

London Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

North Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Reserve of Officers [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

South Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

120th Infantry [1]

39th Rifles [1]

3rd Hussars [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Medical Corps/Australian Imperial Force [1]

Assistant Military Landing Officer [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [1]

Service

British Army [212]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19]

Royal Navy [16]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [13]

Australian Imperial Force [10]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [275]

C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [271]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

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People [276] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Swansea, Glamorgan [5] Penguin Tasmania [4] Sydney New South Wales [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Bispham, Lancashire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1] Cottingley, Yorkshire [1] Deloraine Tasmania [1] Edinburgh [1] Harden New South Wales [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Melbourne, Yorkshire [1] Oakengates, Shropshire [1] Pembridge, Herefordshire [1] Pontardulais, Glamorgan [1] Poulyffynon, Carmarthenshire [1] Scarborough, Yorkshire [1] Shropshire [1] Southsea, Southsea [1] Stoke, Staffordshire [1] Swansea, Glamorganshire [1] Whitmore, Staffordshire [1] Wolverhampton England [1] Wrockwardine Wood, Shropshire [1]

Rank

Private [134] Sapper [13] Corporal [12] Captain [9] Serjeant [9] Major [8] Gunner [7] Driver [6] Lance Corporal [5] Pioneer [5] Lieutenant [4] Second Lieutenant [3] Bombardier [2] Brigadier General [2] Colonel [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Cadet [1] Chaplain to the Forces [1] Colonel/Temporary Brigadier [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Guardsman [1] Honorary Captain [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Nurse [1] Reverend [1] Rifleman [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Staff Nurse Sister [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [22] Labour Corps [20] Welsh Regiment [18] Cheshire Regiment [12] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [12] South Wales Borderers [11] Army Service Corps [10] Royal Field Artillery [8] South Lancashire Regiment [7] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [6] Liverpool Regiment [5] Manchester Regiment [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] London Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] North Staffordshire Regiment [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Reserve of Officers [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] South Staffordshire Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2] Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Shropshire Light Infantry [2] South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] 120th Infantry [1] 39th Rifles [1] 3rd Hussars [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Medical Corps/Australian Imperial Force [1] Assistant Military Landing Officer [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Border Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Canadian Mounted Rifles [1]

Service

British Army [212] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19] Royal Navy [16] Canadian Expeditionary Force [13] Australian Imperial Force [10] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [275] C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [271] Conscientious Objector [4] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

Reginald Thomas Mainwaring

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 1382 Private Herefordshire Regiment 1/1st Battalion

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William James Mainwaring

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 15038 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 14th Battalion

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William Mainwaring

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 21514

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Thomas Mainwaring

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 63386

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Richard Mainwaring

Born 1894

British Army 3/11600 Private South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 11600 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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John Mainwaring

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 79704

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Walter Bell Mainwaring

Born 1893

British Army 4/1538 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 200087 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Arthur Mainwaring

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 22178 Private South Wales Borderers

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James William Mainwaring

Born 1900

Canadian Expeditionary Force 349745

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John Mainwaring

Born 1883

Died 1955

British Army Chaplain to the Forces Royal Army Chaplain's Department

British Army Reverend Royal Army Chaplain's Department

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Arthur Mainwaring

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 5922

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John D Mainwaring

Died 1918

British Army 26872 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Thomas Carleton Mainwaring

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 1103 Private South African Horse

British Army 25590 Private Royal Irish Regiment

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William Mainwaring

Born 1887

Died 1919

British Army 37979 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 33420 Private Labour Corps

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Thomas Sidney Mainwaring

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 16824 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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John Mainwaring

Died 1916

British Army 705 Lance Serjeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 705 Serjeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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George Mainwaring

Died 1916

British Army 13667 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Arthur Mainwaring

Died 1917

British Army 17404 Private Welsh Regiment

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John Mainwaring

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 203034 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army 203034 Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

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Robert Mainwaring

Died 1918

British Army 43350 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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