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Barningham, Suffolk [2]

Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk [2]

Eye, Suffolk [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Manningtree, Essex [2]

Sidcup, Kent [2]

Acton, Suffolk [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Buckland, Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Canning Town, Essex [1]

East Ham, London [1]

Emsworth, Hampshire [1]

Essex [1]

Essex England [1]

Forest Gate, London [1]

Grays, Essex [1]

Great Oakley, Essex [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Harwich, Essex [1]

Holloway, London [1]

Ipswich Suffolf [1]

King's Lynn, Norfolk [1]

Leyton England [1]

London [1]

London England [1]

Needham, Suffolk [1]

Poplar, London [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Shoeburyness, Essex [1]

Southall, Middlesex [1]

Suffolk [1]

Waterloo, London [1]

West Ham, Essex [1]

Whitley Head, Durham [1]

Wood Green, Middlesex, England [1]

Wyverstone, Suffolk [1]

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Private [100]

Gunner [13]

Driver [12]

Serjeant [8]

Corporal [6]

Sapper [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Bombardier [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Captain [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Acting Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Acting Boatswain [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Fireman [1]

Flight Officer [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Major and Quarter Master [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private /Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Quarter Master and Honorary Captain [1]

Quarter Master and Honorary Major [1]

Ship's Cook [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Trimmer [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [17]

Army Service Corps [15]

London Regiment [10]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

East Surrey Regiment [8]

Royal Engineers [8]

Suffolk Regiment [8]

Labour Corps [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Tank Corps [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Training Reserve [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

12th Lancers [1]

1st Dragoons [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Australian Light Horse Regiment [1]

British Red Cross Society [1]

Connaught Rangers [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Essex Yeomanry [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

H.M.S. "Conquest." [1]

HMS Boadicea [1]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [1]

HMS Vivid [1]

Hertfordshire Yeomanry [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

Service

British Army [161]

Royal Navy [30]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [15]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

Last name first letter

O [230]

L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [224]

Merchant Navy [3]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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Place of birth

Barningham, Suffolk [2] Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk [2] Eye, Suffolk [2] London, Middlesex [2] Manningtree, Essex [2] Sidcup, Kent [2] Acton, Suffolk [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Buckland, Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Camberwell, London [1] Canning Town, Essex [1] East Ham, London [1] Emsworth, Hampshire [1] Essex [1] Essex England [1] Forest Gate, London [1] Grays, Essex [1] Great Oakley, Essex [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [1] Harwich, Essex [1] Holloway, London [1] Ipswich Suffolf [1] King's Lynn, Norfolk [1] Leyton England [1] London [1] London England [1] Needham, Suffolk [1] Poplar, London [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Shoeburyness, Essex [1] Southall, Middlesex [1] Suffolk [1] Waterloo, London [1] West Ham, Essex [1] Whitley Head, Durham [1] Wood Green, Middlesex, England [1] Wyverstone, Suffolk [1]

Rank

Private [100] Gunner [13] Driver [12] Serjeant [8] Corporal [6] Sapper [5] Acting Corporal [4] Bombardier [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Captain [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lance Corporal [2] Regimental Serjeant Major [2] Acting Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Acting Boatswain [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Fireman [1] Flight Officer [1] Leading Seaman [1] Major and Quarter Master [1] Pioneer [1] Private /Acting Lance Corporal [1] Quarter Master and Honorary Captain [1] Quarter Master and Honorary Major [1] Ship's Cook [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Trimmer [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [17] Army Service Corps [15] London Regiment [10] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] East Surrey Regiment [8] Royal Engineers [8] Suffolk Regiment [8] Labour Corps [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Machine Gun Corps [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Tank Corps [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Training Reserve [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] 12th Lancers [1] 1st Dragoons [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Australian Light Horse Regiment [1] British Red Cross Society [1] Connaught Rangers [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Essex Yeomanry [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] H.M.S. "Conquest." [1] HMS Boadicea [1] HMS INFLEXIBLE [1] HMS Vivid [1] Hertfordshire Yeomanry [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

Service

British Army [161] Royal Navy [30] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17] Canadian Expeditionary Force [15] Australian Imperial Force [4]

Last name first letter

O [230] L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [224] Merchant Navy [3] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Charles William Offord

Born 1900

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 163783

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 163783 Acting Air Mechanic 3rd Class Royal Air Force 14th Aircraft Acceptance Park

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Cissie Rebecca Offord

Born 1893

Died 1978

Royal Navy G4719

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 48835 Womens Royal Air Force

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 25720 Women's Royal Air Force

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Gordon John Offord

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 112549

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Samuel Offord

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 164459

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Walter Charles Offord

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 27241 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 16th Battalion.

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Percy Robert Offord

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 41304

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Bertram Harry Offord

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 77843

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George William Offord

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36838

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John Offord

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262681

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Harry Francis Offord

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 116053

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Robert Oliver Offord

Born 1899

Died 1917

British Army M/300510 Private Army Service Corps M.T. Depot (Isleworth)

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Harry Offord

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 234099

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William Samuel Offord

Born 1865

Died 1916

Royal Navy 127323 Ship's Cook HMS Vivid

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Charles William Offord

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy J20199

Royal Navy J/20199/CH Able Seaman H.M.S. "Conquest."

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Arthur William Offord

Born 1891

Died 1948

Royal Navy SS115815

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Frank Offord

Born 1916

Died 1916

Royal Navy 2441/ST Trimmer Royal Naval Reserve HM Whaler Bowhead

Royal Navy 2441/ST Trimmer Royal Naval Reserve - HM Whaler Bowhead

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James Randolph Offord

Born 1886

Died 1947

British Army 14518 Shoeing Smith Royal Field Artillery

British Army 14518 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Robert Albert Offord

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 195819

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Walter John Offord

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 117730

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Percy Offord

Born 1883

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