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Norwich, Norfolk [10]

London, Middlesex, England [6]

Norfolk Island New South Wales [3]

Poplar, London [3]

Bow, London [2]

Dorchester, Dorset [2]

Ascot, Berkshire [1]

Banningham Norfolk [1]

Battersea, Surrey [1]

Battersea, Surrey, England [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Blything, Suffolk [1]

Brunswick New South Wales [1]

Camberwell Victoria [1]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Carisbrooke, Hampshire [1]

Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight [1]

Chillerton, Newport, Isle of Wight [1]

Christchurch, Hampshire [1]

Cowes Isle of Wight [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Diss England [1]

Diss, Norfolk [1]

East Molesey, Surrey [1]

Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Kilchorin, Wexford [1]

Kingston England [1]

Leytonstone, Essex [1]

London England [1]

Lowestoft, Suffolk, England [1]

Maiden Newton, Dorset [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Newcastle, Northumberland [1]

Norfolk England [1]

Norwich, Norfolk, England [1]

Poole, Dorset [1]

Portsea, Hampshire [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire [1]

Smallburgh, Norfolk, England [1]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [1]

Stow Bedon, Norfolk [1]

Toowoomba Queensland [1]

Tottenham, London [1]

Ventnor, Isle of Wight [1]

Westminster, London, Middlesex [1]

Weybridge, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [135]

Gunner [18]

Serjeant [14]

Corporal [11]

Captain [10]

Driver [8]

Sapper [6]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Lance Corporal [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Worker [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Aircraftman 2nd class [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Chief Electrical Artificer 1st Class [1]

Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Medical Officer 1st Class [1]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1]

Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Serjeant Acting Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1]

Shoeing Smith Serjeant [1]

Signaller [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Quarter Master & Honorary Lieutenatn [1]

Warrant Officer [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [30]

Army Service Corps [22]

Royal Field Artillery [19]

Norfolk Regiment [18]

London Regiment [16]

Royal Engineers [11]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Suffolk Regiment [6]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Dorset Regiment [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Light Horse [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Tank Corps [3]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [2]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [2]

Dorset Yeomanry [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Royal Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Berkshire Regiment [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Buckinghamshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry Battalion Central Ontario Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [218]

Royal Navy [36]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [26]

Australian Imperial Force [15]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [12]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

N [325]

B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [308]

Merchant Navy [16]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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Place of birth

Norwich, Norfolk [10] London, Middlesex, England [6] Norfolk Island New South Wales [3] Poplar, London [3] Bow, London [2] Dorchester, Dorset [2] Ascot, Berkshire [1] Banningham Norfolk [1] Battersea, Surrey [1] Battersea, Surrey, England [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Blything, Suffolk [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Camberwell Victoria [1] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Carisbrooke, Hampshire [1] Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight [1] Chillerton, Newport, Isle of Wight [1] Christchurch, Hampshire [1] Cowes Isle of Wight [1] Deptford, London [1] Diss England [1] Diss, Norfolk [1] East Molesey, Surrey [1] Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Kilchorin, Wexford [1] Kingston England [1] Leytonstone, Essex [1] London England [1] Lowestoft, Suffolk, England [1] Maiden Newton, Dorset [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Newcastle, Northumberland [1] Norfolk England [1] Norwich, Norfolk, England [1] Poole, Dorset [1] Portsea, Hampshire [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire [1] Smallburgh, Norfolk, England [1] Southampton, Hampshire, England [1] Stow Bedon, Norfolk [1] Toowoomba Queensland [1] Tottenham, London [1] Ventnor, Isle of Wight [1] Westminster, London, Middlesex [1] Weybridge, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [135] Gunner [18] Serjeant [14] Corporal [11] Captain [10] Driver [8] Sapper [6] Second Lieutenant [5] Lance Corporal [3] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Lieutenant [2] Pioneer [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Worker [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Aircraftman 2nd class [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Chief Electrical Artificer 1st Class [1] Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Medical Officer 1st Class [1] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1] Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Serjeant Acting Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1] Shoeing Smith Serjeant [1] Signaller [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Quarter Master & Honorary Lieutenatn [1] Warrant Officer [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [30] Army Service Corps [22] Royal Field Artillery [19] Norfolk Regiment [18] London Regiment [16] Royal Engineers [11] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] Machine Gun Corps [7] Royal Fusiliers [6] Suffolk Regiment [6] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] Durham Light Infantry [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Dorset Regiment [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Essex Regiment [3] Light Horse [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Tank Corps [3] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [2] Cambridgeshire Regiment [2] Dorset Yeomanry [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] East Kent Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Royal Army Veterinary Corps [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] West Riding Regiment [2] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Berkshire Regiment [1] Border Regiment [1] Buckinghamshire Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry Battalion Central Ontario Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [218] Royal Navy [36] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [26] Australian Imperial Force [15] Canadian Expeditionary Force [12] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

N [325] B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [308] Merchant Navy [16] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Bernard James Nobbs

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 1997 Private Manchester Regiment

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Charles Louis Nobbs

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army G/15988 Corporal East Surrey Regiment

British Army 53029 Corporal Durham Light Infantry

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Albert George Nobbs

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 310138

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Donald Robert Perfitt Nobbs

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 321578

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Percy Henry Nobbs

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 81907

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Charles Nobbs

Born 1887

Died 1964

British Army 37985 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 37985 Acting Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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John Nobbs

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 142697

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Thomas William Nobbs

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 193289

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William Walter Nobbs

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 205471

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James Nobbs

Born 1885

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 6/1364 New Zealand Engineers

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 4/1364/A New Zealand Engineers

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Robert Daniel Nobbs

Died 1916

British Army G/2316 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army G/2316 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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Arthur Nobbs

Died 1915

British Army 12267 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Percival John Nobbs

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 28200 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Harry Nobbs

Died 1917

British Army 2468 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 240370 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Benjamin Nobbs

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 43278 Private Norfolk Regiment

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John Nobbs

Died 1917

British Army 28996 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army G/15170 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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Herbert Nobbs

Died 1916

British Army 4663 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

British Army 36601 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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James Nobbs

Died 1917

British Army 29292 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Ernest Alfred Nobbs

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 11243 Serjeant Highland Light Infantry

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Walter Nobbs

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 152499 Sapper Royal Engineers

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