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Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Collingwood Victoria [2]

Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [2]

Oxford, Oxfordshire [2]

Sutton In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire [2]

4 Medowbank Place, Partick, Scotland [1]

Barndey, Yorkshire [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Barton, Buckinghamshire [1]

Beckenham, Kent [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Braborne, Kent [1]

Bushy England [1]

Charing, Kent [1]

Chart Sutton, Maidstone, Kent [1]

Deniliquin New South Wales [1]

Eton, Buckinghamshire [1]

Gillingarra Western Australia [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Jillindarra Western Australia [1]

Lambeth, Surrey [1]

Paddington, London [1]

Paddington, Middlesex [1]

Peckham, London [1]

Poplar, London [1]

Preston England [1]

Preston, Lancashire [1]

Saint Albans, Hertfordshire [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Sorrento Victoria [1]

Stourport,Worcestershire. [1]

Sunderland, Durham [1]

Tring, Herts [1]

Uxbridge, Middlesex [1]

Waterford [1]

Whitechapel, London [1]

Willesden, London [1]

Williamstown Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [152]

Driver [14]

Corporal [13]

Gunner [13]

Serjeant [12]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Lieutenant [7]

Sapper [7]

Acting Corporal [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Nurse [3]

Pioneer [3]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Major [2]

Rifleman [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Captain [1]

Commander [1]

Cook [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant Major [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Quarter Major [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [16]

Royal Field Artillery [15]

Army Service Corps [14]

Middlesex Regiment [13]

Royal Engineers [11]

Royal Fusiliers [11]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

Royal Irish Rifles [9]

London Regiment [8]

The Queen's Regiment [7]

Essex Regiment [6]

Highland Light Infantry [6]

South Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Royal West Kent Regiment [5]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Non-Combatant Corps [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Royal Scots [3]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Scottish Rifles [3]

Tank Corps [3]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Honourable Artillery Company [2]

Honourable Artillery Company Artillery [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Highlanders [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Irish Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [231]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [26]

Royal Navy [22]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [20]

Australian Imperial Force [10]

Other Empire Force [3]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

N [318]

Contribution

Military Service [308]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

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People [318] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Collingwood Victoria [2] Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [2] Oxford, Oxfordshire [2] Sutton In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire [2] 4 Medowbank Place, Partick, Scotland [1] Barndey, Yorkshire [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Barton, Buckinghamshire [1] Beckenham, Kent [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Braborne, Kent [1] Bushy England [1] Charing, Kent [1] Chart Sutton, Maidstone, Kent [1] Deniliquin New South Wales [1] Eton, Buckinghamshire [1] Gillingarra Western Australia [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Jillindarra Western Australia [1] Lambeth, Surrey [1] Paddington, London [1] Paddington, Middlesex [1] Peckham, London [1] Poplar, London [1] Preston England [1] Preston, Lancashire [1] Saint Albans, Hertfordshire [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Sorrento Victoria [1] Stourport,Worcestershire. [1] Sunderland, Durham [1] Tring, Herts [1] Uxbridge, Middlesex [1] Waterford [1] Whitechapel, London [1] Willesden, London [1] Williamstown Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [152] Driver [14] Corporal [13] Gunner [13] Serjeant [12] Second Lieutenant [11] Lieutenant [7] Sapper [7] Acting Corporal [3] Lance Corporal [3] Nurse [3] Pioneer [3] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Major [2] Rifleman [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Captain [1] Commander [1] Cook [1] Guardsman [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant Major [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Quarter Major [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Sister [1] Staff Nurse [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Major [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [16] Royal Field Artillery [15] Army Service Corps [14] Middlesex Regiment [13] Royal Engineers [11] Royal Fusiliers [11] Machine Gun Corps [10] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] Royal Irish Rifles [9] London Regiment [8] The Queen's Regiment [7] Essex Regiment [6] Highland Light Infantry [6] South Staffordshire Regiment [6] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Royal West Kent Regiment [5] East Surrey Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Canadian Infantry [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Non-Combatant Corps [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Royal Scots [3] Royal Scots Fusiliers [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Scottish Rifles [3] Tank Corps [3] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] East Kent Regiment [2] Honourable Artillery Company [2] Honourable Artillery Company Artillery [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Highlanders [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Irish Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [231] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [26] Royal Navy [22] Canadian Expeditionary Force [20] Australian Imperial Force [10] Other Empire Force [3] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

N [318]

Contribution

Military Service [308] Conscientious Objector [3] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Alfred Thomas Norwood

Born 1884

Died 1929

British Army 111023 Gunner Royal Horse Artillery Royal Horse Artillery Depot

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John Norton Norwood

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 14519 Private Cameron Highlanders

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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Charles Wilks Norwood

Born 1898

British Army TR/10/66039 Private Army Service Corps 10th Training Reserve Battalion

British Army S/365310 Private Army Service Corps

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Albert Lewis Norwood

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 56260

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Alfred Norwood

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42713

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Edward Norwood

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278715

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Herbert Thomas Norwood

Born 1885

Died 1914

British Army 7513 Private Worcestershire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Albert George Norwood

Born 1895

Died 1918

Royal Navy 1749 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy PLY/1749 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry

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Harold Owen Norwood

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 166756

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George Ernest Norwood

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 169458

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Harold Norwood

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 234356

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George Augustine Hugh Norwood

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 236501

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John Norwood

Born 1876

Died 1914

British Army Captain Dragoon Guards

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John Vincent Norwood

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 152191

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Richard Norwood

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45800

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William Edward Norwood

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 5753 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 50483 Driver Machine Gun Corps

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Thomas Ver Norwood

Died 1916

British Army 19445 Private Essex Regiment

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Ernest Norwood

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 31654 Private East Surrey Regiment

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Albert Norwood

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 2780 Private Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 240634 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Luke Norwood

Born 1886

Died 1921

British Army 158598 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 158598 Corporal Royal Engineers

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