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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6]

Manchester, Lancashire [6]

Adelaide South Australia [5]

Oldham, Lancashire [5]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [5]

Retford, Nottinghamshire [4]

Stockport, Cheshire [4]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [3]

Leicester, Leicestershire [3]

Oakham, Rutland [3]

Plumstead, Kent [3]

Barlborough, Derbyshire [2]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Clapton, Middlesex, England [2]

Cuckney, Nottinghamshire [2]

Derbyshire [2]

Durham [2]

Gainsborough, Lincolnshire [2]

Heywood, Lancashire [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Newport, Monmouthshire [2]

Oldham [2]

Shepshed, Leicestershire [2]

Sutton St Nicholas, Lincolnshire [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Tamworth, Staffordshire [2]

Thurlby, Lincolnshire [2]

Tottenham, London [2]

Walpole st andrew , Norfolk [2]

Willow Grove Victoria [2]

Woolwich, Kent [2]

Acton, Middlesex [1]

Aldershot [1]

Auckland [1]

Battersea [1]

Bawtry, Doncaster [1]

Benalla Victoria [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1]

Bollington [1]

Bollington, Cheshire [1]

Bollington, Macclesfield [1]

Brentwood, Essex [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Broken Hill New South Wales [1]

Burra Burra South Australia [1]

Rank

Private [690]

Gunner [87]

Driver [63]

Corporal [62]

Serjeant [48]

Lance Corporal [28]

Sapper [25]

Lieutenant [22]

Second Lieutenant [22]

Captain [19]

Pioneer [11]

Major [10]

Acting Corporal [8]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Bombardier [6]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Trooper [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Acting Colour Serjeant [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Sister [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Worker [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Captain /Temporary Major [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Nursing Sister [2]

Rifleman [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Temporary Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [2]

Trumpeter [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

A.S. [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Paymaster [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bandmaster [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Bugler [1]

Captain (temporary) [1]

Captain Major [1]

Colonel [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Honorary Lieutenant Quarter Master [1]

Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [93]

Labour Corps [87]

Royal Engineers [76]

Army Service Corps [70]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [60]

Manchester Regiment [45]

Lincolnshire Regiment [44]

Royal Garrison Artillery [41]

Royal Army Medical Corps [39]

Leicestershire Regiment [35]

York and Lancaster Regiment [33]

Machine Gun Corps [32]

East Yorkshire Regiment [27]

Lancashire Fusiliers [26]

West Riding Regiment [26]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [24]

Northumberland Fusiliers [23]

Durham Light Infantry [20]

London Regiment [19]

West Yorkshire Regiment [19]

Cheshire Regiment [18]

North Staffordshire Regiment [17]

Royal Fusiliers [14]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [13]

Royal Naval Division [12]

East Lancashire Regiment [11]

Liverpool Regiment [11]

Royal Army Service Corps [11]

Norfolk Regiment [10]

Royal West Kent Regiment [10]

Scottish Rifles [10]

South Staffordshire Regiment [10]

Rifle Brigade [9]

Tank Corps [9]

Army Ordnance Corps [8]

Army Veterinary Corps [8]

Grenadier Guards [8]

Royal Horse Artillery [8]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8]

South Lancashire Regiment [8]

Suffolk Regiment [8]

Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Corps of Hussars [7]

Essex Regiment [7]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7]

The Queen's Regiment [7]

Border Regiment [6]

Coldstream Guards [6]

Gloucestershire Regiment [6]

Hampshire Regiment [6]

Service

British Army [1078]

Royal Navy [93]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [73]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [44]

Australian Imperial Force [38]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11]

Indian Army [2]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

N [1360]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1333]

Merchant Navy [24]

Country

United Kingdom [33]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6] Manchester, Lancashire [6] Adelaide South Australia [5] Oldham, Lancashire [5] Sheffield, Yorkshire [5] Retford, Nottinghamshire [4] Stockport, Cheshire [4] Doncaster, Yorkshire [3] Leicester, Leicestershire [3] Oakham, Rutland [3] Plumstead, Kent [3] Barlborough, Derbyshire [2] Barnsley, Yorkshire [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Clapton, Middlesex, England [2] Cuckney, Nottinghamshire [2] Derbyshire [2] Durham [2] Gainsborough, Lincolnshire [2] Heywood, Lancashire [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Newport, Monmouthshire [2] Oldham [2] Shepshed, Leicestershire [2] Sutton St Nicholas, Lincolnshire [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Tamworth, Staffordshire [2] Thurlby, Lincolnshire [2] Tottenham, London [2] Walpole st andrew , Norfolk [2] Willow Grove Victoria [2] Woolwich, Kent [2] Acton, Middlesex [1] Aldershot [1] Auckland [1] Battersea [1] Bawtry, Doncaster [1] Benalla Victoria [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1] Bollington [1] Bollington, Cheshire [1] Bollington, Macclesfield [1] Brentwood, Essex [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Broken Hill New South Wales [1] Burra Burra South Australia [1]

Rank

Private [690] Gunner [87] Driver [63] Corporal [62] Serjeant [48] Lance Corporal [28] Sapper [25] Lieutenant [22] Second Lieutenant [22] Captain [19] Pioneer [11] Major [10] Acting Corporal [8] Acting Serjeant [8] Bombardier [6] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Trooper [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Acting Colour Serjeant [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Sister [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Worker [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Captain /Temporary Major [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Nursing Sister [2] Rifleman [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Temporary Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [2] Trumpeter [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] A.S. [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Paymaster [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bandmaster [1] Brigadier General [1] Bugler [1] Captain (temporary) [1] Captain Major [1] Colonel [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Honorary Lieutenant Quarter Master [1] Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [93] Labour Corps [87] Royal Engineers [76] Army Service Corps [70] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [60] Manchester Regiment [45] Lincolnshire Regiment [44] Royal Garrison Artillery [41] Royal Army Medical Corps [39] Leicestershire Regiment [35] York and Lancaster Regiment [33] Machine Gun Corps [32] East Yorkshire Regiment [27] Lancashire Fusiliers [26] West Riding Regiment [26] Yorkshire Light Infantry [24] Northumberland Fusiliers [23] Durham Light Infantry [20] London Regiment [19] West Yorkshire Regiment [19] Cheshire Regiment [18] North Staffordshire Regiment [17] Royal Fusiliers [14] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [13] Royal Naval Division [12] East Lancashire Regiment [11] Liverpool Regiment [11] Royal Army Service Corps [11] Norfolk Regiment [10] Royal West Kent Regiment [10] Scottish Rifles [10] South Staffordshire Regiment [10] Rifle Brigade [9] Tank Corps [9] Army Ordnance Corps [8] Army Veterinary Corps [8] Grenadier Guards [8] Royal Horse Artillery [8] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8] South Lancashire Regiment [8] Suffolk Regiment [8] Yorkshire Regiment [8] Corps of Hussars [7] Essex Regiment [7] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7] The Queen's Regiment [7] Border Regiment [6] Coldstream Guards [6] Gloucestershire Regiment [6] Hampshire Regiment [6]

Service

British Army [1078] Royal Navy [93] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [73] Canadian Expeditionary Force [44] Australian Imperial Force [38] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11] Indian Army [2] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

N [1360] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1333] Merchant Navy [24]

Country

United Kingdom [33]

Thomas Arthur Needham

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 25042 Private Grenadier Guards 1st Battalion

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Frederick William Needham

Born 1900

Died 1934

Royal Navy Bristol Z/11589 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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Geoffrey J Needham

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant /Temporary Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers

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Jack Needham

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 44022

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William John Needham

Born 1880

Died 1941

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Francis Edward Needham

Born 1886

Died 1955

British Army Lieutenant Grenadier Guards

British Army Captain Grenadier Guards

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Cecil Needham

Born 1893

Died 1918

Royal Navy J11160 Able Seaman HMS Submarine E14

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Oliver Needham

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 35315

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Charles Stuart Needham

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 176851

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Francis Jack Needham

Born 1892

Died 1974

Australian Imperial Force 182

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John Henry Needham

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37216

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Evelyn Jack Needham

Born 1888

Died 1956

British Army Lieutenant Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army Captain Royal Flying Corps

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Edmund Needham

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 6772 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Herbert Edward Needham

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 22388 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Arthur Needham

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 4364 Private London Regiment

British Army 491591 Private London Regiment

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William St. Clair Needham

Born 1898

Died 1914

British Army 69608 Trumpeter Royal Field Artillery 26th Brigade, 118th Battery

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Joseph Needham

Born 1882

Died 1915

British Army 5365 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Samuel Needham

Died 1916

British Army 39823 Private Manchester Regiment 20th Battalion

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Charles Francis Albert Needham

Born 1898

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 29989 Gunner Australian Field Artillery 4th Battery 2nd Brigade

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John Joseph Needham

Born 1900

Died 1918

Royal Navy K53760 Stoker 2nd Class H.M.S. "Victory II"

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