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Bletchingdon, Oxfordshire [2]

Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Minehead, Somerset [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Acton, Middlesex, England [1]

Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England [1]

Canning Town, London [1]

Ellon Scotland [1]

Gillingham, Kent [1]

Hackney, Middlesex [1]

Hallow, Worcestershire [1]

Holy Trinity, Oxon [1]

Hornsey, London [1]

Hoxton, Middlesex [1]

Islington, London [1]

Launceston Tasmania [1]

Maitland New South Wales [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Norwich, Norfolk [1]

Over Norton, Oxfordshire [1]

Oxford [1]

Parkside South Australia [1]

Port Melbourne Victoria [1]

Quenington, Gloucestershire [1]

Rotherhithe, London [1]

Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire [1]

Surrey Hills New South Wales [1]

Swindon, Wiltshire [1]

Ulverstone Tasmania [1]

Warwick [1]

Warwick Queensland [1]

Witney, Oxfordshire [1]

Woodstock, Oxfordshire [1]

Wycheproof Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [109]

Corporal [13]

Driver [13]

Gunner [11]

Lance Corporal [6]

Sapper [6]

Captain [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Bombardier [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Serjeant [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Nurse [2]

1st Lieutenant [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Farrier Serjeant /Acting Farrier Serjeant Major [1]

Forewoman [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Serjeant Mechanist [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Surgeon [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Trooper [1]

Trooper Acting Serjeant [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [14]

Army Service Corps [13]

Royal Engineers [13]

Labour Corps [12]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [11]

London Regiment [9]

Rifle Brigade [7]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Somerset Light Infantry [5]

Corps of Hussars [4]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Dorset Regiment [3]

Hussars [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Tank Corps [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Wiltshire Regiment [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

Gordon Highlanders [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [2]

Warwickshire Yeomanry [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

County of London Yeomanry [1]

County of London Yeomanry attached Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Devonshire Regiment attached Manchester Regiment [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [176]

Royal Navy [18]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14]

Australian Imperial Force [12]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [7]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [229]

F [1]

Contribution

Military Service [227]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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Place of birth

Bletchingdon, Oxfordshire [2] Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Minehead, Somerset [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Acton, Middlesex, England [1] Brierley Hill, Staffordshire, England [1] Canning Town, London [1] Ellon Scotland [1] Gillingham, Kent [1] Hackney, Middlesex [1] Hallow, Worcestershire [1] Holy Trinity, Oxon [1] Hornsey, London [1] Hoxton, Middlesex [1] Islington, London [1] Launceston Tasmania [1] Maitland New South Wales [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Norwich, Norfolk [1] Over Norton, Oxfordshire [1] Oxford [1] Parkside South Australia [1] Port Melbourne Victoria [1] Quenington, Gloucestershire [1] Rotherhithe, London [1] Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire [1] Surrey Hills New South Wales [1] Swindon, Wiltshire [1] Ulverstone Tasmania [1] Warwick [1] Warwick Queensland [1] Witney, Oxfordshire [1] Woodstock, Oxfordshire [1] Wycheproof Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [109] Corporal [13] Driver [13] Gunner [11] Lance Corporal [6] Sapper [6] Captain [4] Acting Corporal [3] Bombardier [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Serjeant [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lieutenant [2] Nurse [2] 1st Lieutenant [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Farrier Serjeant /Acting Farrier Serjeant Major [1] Forewoman [1] Pioneer [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Serjeant Mechanist [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Surgeon [1] Transport Corporal [1] Trooper [1] Trooper Acting Serjeant [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [14] Army Service Corps [13] Royal Engineers [13] Labour Corps [12] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [11] London Regiment [9] Rifle Brigade [7] Royal Berkshire Regiment [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7] Machine Gun Corps [6] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Somerset Light Infantry [5] Corps of Hussars [4] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Devonshire Regiment [3] Dorset Regiment [3] Hussars [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Tank Corps [3] Welsh Regiment [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Wiltshire Regiment [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] Gordon Highlanders [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Naval Division [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Voluntary Aid Detachment [2] Warwickshire Yeomanry [2] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1] Canadian Infantry [1] County of London Yeomanry [1] County of London Yeomanry attached Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Devonshire Regiment attached Manchester Regiment [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [176] Royal Navy [18] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14] Australian Imperial Force [12] Canadian Expeditionary Force [7] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [229] F [1]

Contribution

Military Service [227] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Ernest Margetts

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 8625 Lance Corporal Gloucestershire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Harold Francis Margetts

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 9889 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 2nd Battalion

British Army 9889 Private Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry

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John Henry Margetts

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 6721 Colour Sergeant Dorset Regiment 2nd Battalion

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George Thomas Margetts

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119441

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Charles William Margetts

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 247241

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John Theodore Cameron Margetts

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 2220 Lance Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 2220 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 2220 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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William Henry Margetts

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 196536

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James Margetts

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 199212

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William Henry Margetts

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 96016

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Samuel John Margetts

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268058

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Cyril Valentine Margetts

Born 1891

Died 1952

British Army 8770 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Alexander Margetts

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 311287

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Percy Alexander Margetts

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 1155 Lance Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Lincolnshire Regiment

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Percy Ernest Margetts

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 40366 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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George Margetts

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 18517 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Frederick Margetts

Died 1917

British Army 6305 Private London Regiment

British Army 352886 Private London Regiment

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Hector Charles Margetts

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 10405 Private Honourable Artillery Company

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William Henry Margetts

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 9335 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Russell Redvers Margetts

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 100027

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John Henry Margetts

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 43686

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