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Nayland, Suffolk [2]

Bollymena [1]

Brightlingsea, Essex, England [1]

Christchurch Eastbourne [1]

Colchester, Essex [1]

Colchester, Essex, England [1]

East Plumstead, London [1]

Edmonton, Middlesex [1]

Halstead, Essex [1]

Hastings, Sussex [1]

Hull [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Kirkdale Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

London England [1]

Manningham Bradford [1]

Nayland [1]

Otley England [1]

Otley, Yorkshire [1]

Woolwich, London [1]

Rank

Private [104]

Gunner [15]

Driver [12]

Sapper [9]

Lance Corporal [5]

Serjeant [5]

Captain [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Corporal [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Acting Colour Serjeant [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Bombardier [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Drummer [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Major [1]

Midshipman [1]

Paymaster Midshipman [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [17]

Labour Corps [15]

Royal Engineers [15]

Army Service Corps [10]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

Essex Regiment [8]

London Regiment [8]

West Yorkshire Regiment [8]

East Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Suffolk Regiment [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

West Riding Regiment [4]

York and Lancaster Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Army Hospital Corps [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Dragoons [1]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment Transport [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1]

HMS ONSLOW [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Honourable Artillery Company Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [160]

Royal Navy [16]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

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Contribution

Military Service [191]

Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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People [197] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Nayland, Suffolk [2] Bollymena [1] Brightlingsea, Essex, England [1] Christchurch Eastbourne [1] Colchester, Essex [1] Colchester, Essex, England [1] East Plumstead, London [1] Edmonton, Middlesex [1] Halstead, Essex [1] Hastings, Sussex [1] Hull [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Kirkdale Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] London England [1] Manningham Bradford [1] Nayland [1] Otley England [1] Otley, Yorkshire [1] Woolwich, London [1]

Rank

Private [104] Gunner [15] Driver [12] Sapper [9] Lance Corporal [5] Serjeant [5] Captain [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Corporal [3] Lieutenant [3] Acting Colour Serjeant [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Bombardier [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Drummer [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Major [1] Midshipman [1] Paymaster Midshipman [1] Pioneer [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Captain [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [17] Labour Corps [15] Royal Engineers [15] Army Service Corps [10] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] Essex Regiment [8] London Regiment [8] West Yorkshire Regiment [8] East Yorkshire Regiment [7] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Royal Fusiliers [5] Suffolk Regiment [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] West Riding Regiment [4] York and Lancaster Regiment [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Irish Fusiliers [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Army Hospital Corps [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Dragoons [1] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1] East Kent Regiment [1] Essex Regiment Transport [1] Grenadier Guards [1] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1] HMS ONSLOW [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Honourable Artillery Company Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [160] Royal Navy [16] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6] Canadian Expeditionary Force [6] Australian Imperial Force [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

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N [197]

Contribution

Military Service [191] Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Arthur John Norfolk

Born 1881

British Army SE/6858 Private Army Veterinary Corps

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Alfred Edward Norfolk

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 2951 Private London Regiment

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Leslie Frank Norfolk

Born 1901

Died 1987

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 161952

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George Frederick Norfolk

Born 1886

British Army 1791 Army Service Corps MTEA Divisional Supply Column

British Army M2/035361 Private Royal Army Service Corps 257th company

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George Norfolk

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36641

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John Norfolk

Died 1917

British Army 36737 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Cecil Grahame Norfolk

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266458

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Arthur Norfolk

Died 1916

British Army 19569 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 19569 Lance Corporal Essex Regiment

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Herbert Norfolk

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 21672 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 21672 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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George Norfolk

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army G/17203 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army G/17203 Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

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Frederick Robert Norfolk

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 616459 Private London Regiment

British Army 275375 Private London Regiment

British Army 275375 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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Benjamin Norfolk

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 8072 Private Essex Regiment

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Syrett William Norfolk

Died 1917

British Army 43599 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Ernest James Norfolk

Born 1896

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 748776

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Canadian Infantry

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George William Norfolk

Australian Imperial Force

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John Norfolk

Died 1916

British Army 21153 Private Essex Regiment

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Charles Norfolk

Died 1918

British Army 35088 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Frederick James Norfolk

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 4227 Lance Corporal London Regiment

British Army 4227 Private London Regiment

British Army 4227 Lance Corporal London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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Hector Norfolk

Died 1918

British Army 11011 Private Hampshire Regiment

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William Norfolk

Born 1887

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 177516

Canadian Expeditionary Force 177516 Private Canadian Infantry

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