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Nuneaton, Warwickshire [4]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

London England [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

West Tisted, Hampshire [3]

Atherstone, Warwickshire [2]

Newtown New South Wales [2]

Redhill, Surrey [2]

Southwark, London [2]

Watford, Hertfordshire [2]

Aldershot [1]

Ancoats, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Atherston, Warwickshire [1]

Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [1]

Baughurst, Hampshire [1]

Bembridge, Isle of Wight [1]

Bexhill, Sussex [1]

Binstead, Hampshire [1]

Brim Victoria [1]

Brixton London [1]

Cannock, Staffordshire [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Ceylon, Colombo Resident [1]

Chilvers Coton, Warwickshire [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Colombo, Ceylon [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Dublin, Ireland [1]

East Ham, Essex, England [1]

Gayndah Queensland [1]

Hereford, Herefordshire [1]

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [1]

Kilmeston, Hampshire [1]

Knutsford, Cheshire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Long Sutton, Hampshire [1]

Lydd, Kent [1]

Maidenhead [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [1]

Meriden, Warwickshire [1]

North Sydney New South Wales [1]

Northwich [1]

Pontypool, Monmouthshire [1]

Rotherhithe, London [1]

Rotherhithe, Surrey [1]

Shepherd's Bush, London, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [264]

Gunner [34]

Driver [29]

Corporal [20]

Sapper [20]

Serjeant [15]

Second Lieutenant [14]

Lance Corporal [9]

Lieutenant [9]

Captain [7]

Acting Corporal [5]

Acting Corporal 2nd [3]

Bombardier [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Quarter Master and Honorary Major [2]

Rifleman [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class Fitter [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Captain /Temporary Major [1]

Chaplain to the Forces 2nd Class [1]

Chaplain to the Forces 2nd Class Reverend [1]

Commander [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Major [1]

Major and Quarter Master [1]

Nurse [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Pioneer [1]

Pioneer /Acting Corporal [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Reverend [1]

Sapper Temporary Corporal [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Sick Berth Attendant [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [47]

Royal Field Artillery [39]

Royal Army Medical Corps [23]

Army Service Corps [22]

Royal Garrison Artillery [21]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [20]

Labour Corps [17]

London Regiment [15]

North Staffordshire Regiment [14]

South Staffordshire Regiment [12]

Cheshire Regiment [11]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

Manchester Regiment [11]

Gloucestershire Regiment [10]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [10]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [9]

Lancashire Fusiliers [9]

Lincolnshire Regiment [9]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

Leicestershire Regiment [8]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8]

Liverpool Regiment [7]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [7]

Rifle Brigade [7]

South Wales Borderers [7]

Welsh Regiment [7]

York and Lancaster Regiment [7]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Shropshire Light Infantry [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Corps of Hussars [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [3]

Monmouthshire Regiment [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Cheshire Yeomanry [2]

Corps of Lancers [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

French Red Cross [2]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Service

British Army [425]

Royal Navy [51]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [36]

Australian Imperial Force [12]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [10]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

M [541]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [533]

Merchant Navy [5]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [21]

Australia [1]

New Zealand [1]

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People [542] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Nuneaton, Warwickshire [4] Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] London England [3] London, Middlesex [3] West Tisted, Hampshire [3] Atherstone, Warwickshire [2] Newtown New South Wales [2] Redhill, Surrey [2] Southwark, London [2] Watford, Hertfordshire [2] Aldershot [1] Ancoats, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Atherston, Warwickshire [1] Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [1] Baughurst, Hampshire [1] Bembridge, Isle of Wight [1] Bexhill, Sussex [1] Binstead, Hampshire [1] Brim Victoria [1] Brixton London [1] Cannock, Staffordshire [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Ceylon, Colombo Resident [1] Chilvers Coton, Warwickshire [1] Clapham, London [1] Colombo, Ceylon [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Dublin, Ireland [1] East Ham, Essex, England [1] Gayndah Queensland [1] Hereford, Herefordshire [1] High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [1] Kilmeston, Hampshire [1] Knutsford, Cheshire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Long Sutton, Hampshire [1] Lydd, Kent [1] Maidenhead [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Manchester, Lancashire, England [1] Meriden, Warwickshire [1] North Sydney New South Wales [1] Northwich [1] Pontypool, Monmouthshire [1] Rotherhithe, London [1] Rotherhithe, Surrey [1] Shepherd's Bush, London, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [264] Gunner [34] Driver [29] Corporal [20] Sapper [20] Serjeant [15] Second Lieutenant [14] Lance Corporal [9] Lieutenant [9] Captain [7] Acting Corporal [5] Acting Corporal 2nd [3] Bombardier [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Bombardier [2] Quarter Master and Honorary Major [2] Rifleman [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class Fitter [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Captain /Temporary Major [1] Chaplain to the Forces 2nd Class [1] Chaplain to the Forces 2nd Class Reverend [1] Commander [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1] Major [1] Major and Quarter Master [1] Nurse [1] Nursing Sister [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Pioneer [1] Pioneer /Acting Corporal [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Reverend [1] Sapper Temporary Corporal [1] Serjeant Major [1] Sick Berth Attendant [1] Sister [1] Staff Nurse [1] Transport Corporal [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [47] Royal Field Artillery [39] Royal Army Medical Corps [23] Army Service Corps [22] Royal Garrison Artillery [21] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [20] Labour Corps [17] London Regiment [15] North Staffordshire Regiment [14] South Staffordshire Regiment [12] Cheshire Regiment [11] Machine Gun Corps [11] Manchester Regiment [11] Gloucestershire Regiment [10] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [10] King's Royal Rifle Corps [9] Lancashire Fusiliers [9] Lincolnshire Regiment [9] Royal Fusiliers [9] Leicestershire Regiment [8] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8] Liverpool Regiment [7] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [7] Rifle Brigade [7] South Wales Borderers [7] Welsh Regiment [7] York and Lancaster Regiment [7] Middlesex Regiment [6] Shropshire Light Infantry [6] Army Veterinary Corps [5] Corps of Hussars [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3] King's Own Scottish Borderers [3] Monmouthshire Regiment [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Cheshire Yeomanry [2] Corps of Lancers [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] French Red Cross [2] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Service

British Army [425] Royal Navy [51] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [36] Australian Imperial Force [12] Canadian Expeditionary Force [10] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

M [541] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [533] Merchant Navy [5] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [21] Australia [1] New Zealand [1]

John Joseph Moreton

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 36906 Private Royal Wesh Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

British Army 36906 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 2nd Garrison Battalion

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John Edwin Moreton

Born 1871

Died 1925

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 267034

Royal Navy Royal Marine Light Infantry

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Harold Moreton

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 2476 Private London Regiment

British Army 650633 Private London Regiment

British Army 650633 Rifleman London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles) 21st Battalion

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Lettitia Gladys Moreton

Born 1891

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force Nursing Sister Australian Army Nursing Service Australian General Hospital No. 2

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Henry C G Moreton

Born 1896

Died 1966

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 68343 Air Mechanic 2nd Class

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Ada Moreton

Born 1878

Died 1916

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

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

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Herbert Moreton

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 46154 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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John Rice Record Moreton

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31346

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Frank Moreton

Born 1899

British Army 52273 Cheshire Regiment 52nd Battalion

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 318275 Royal Air Force

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Matthew Moreton

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 1013 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Harry Moreton

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 193276

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Godfrey Samuel Moreton

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 86860

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William George Frederick Moreton

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 23910

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Walter Ernest Moreton

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 56017 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 80th Company

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John Moreton

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 30266 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column

British Army 30266 Gunner Royal Field Artillery No. 3 Depot

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James Thomas Moreton

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 35669

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Arthur Moreton

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 118608

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Albert John Moreton

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 141052

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Percy Moreton

Born 1887

Died 1919

British Army 202491 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 202491 Private North Staffordshire Regiment 1st/5th Battalion

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Benjamin Moreton

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 17713 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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