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Wakefield, Yorkshire [2]

York, Yorkshire [2]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Barrow-on-Humber, Lincolnshire [1]

Brigg, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Burry Port, Carmarthenshire [1]

Cambridge [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Richmond Victoria [1]

Southend On Sea England [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Wisbech, Cambridgeshire [1]

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Private [44]

Gunner [5]

Corporal [3]

Sapper [3]

Lieutenant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Driver [1]

Guardsman [1]

Honorary Captain and Temporary Inspector of Works [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Serjeant [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

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Labour Corps [6]

Royal Engineers [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Irish Rifles [4]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Lincolnshire Yeomanry [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Establishment for Engineering Services [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Labour Corps Northern Command [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Orthopaedic Unit attached Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [1]

Royal Irish Regiment [1]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1]

South Lancashire Regiment [1]

South Staffordshire Regiment [1]

The Queen's Regiment [1]

West Riding Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [64]

Royal Navy [8]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

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Military Service [82]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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People [84] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Wakefield, Yorkshire [2] York, Yorkshire [2] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Barrow-on-Humber, Lincolnshire [1] Brigg, Lincolnshire, England [1] Burry Port, Carmarthenshire [1] Cambridge [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Richmond Victoria [1] Southend On Sea England [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Wisbech, Cambridgeshire [1]

Rank

Private [44] Gunner [5] Corporal [3] Sapper [3] Lieutenant [2] Pioneer [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Captain [1] Deck Hand [1] Driver [1] Guardsman [1] Honorary Captain and Temporary Inspector of Works [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Serjeant [1] Temporary Captain [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [6] Royal Engineers [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Durham Light Infantry [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Irish Rifles [4] Cambridgeshire Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Rifle Brigade [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Lincolnshire Yeomanry [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] Royal Irish Fusiliers [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Service Corps [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Establishment for Engineering Services [1] Grenadier Guards [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] Labour Corps Northern Command [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] Norfolk Regiment [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Orthopaedic Unit attached Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [1] Royal Irish Regiment [1] Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1] Royal Naval Division [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1] South Lancashire Regiment [1] South Staffordshire Regiment [1] The Queen's Regiment [1] West Riding Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [64] Royal Navy [8] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4] Australian Imperial Force [3] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

O [84]

Contribution

Military Service [82] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Tom Clement Oglesby

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 21245 Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 46652 Private Machine Gun Corps 124 Company

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James Smith Oglesby

Born 1894

Died 1946

British Army 730 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

British Army 83133 Private Labour Corps

British Army 214854 Private Labour Corps

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William Henry Oglesby

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 284181

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Stanley Victor Oglesby

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 264000

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Charles Whitaker Oglesby

Australian Imperial Force 9941

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Claud Holland Oglesby

Australian Imperial Force 6949

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Septimus Joseph Oglesby

Australian Imperial Force 1412

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Herbert Whatling Oglesby

Born 1897

Royal Navy 18228 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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Walter Bruce Oglesby

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Charles Earl Oglesby

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Edwin Oglesby

Born 1885

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George Parker Oglesby

Born 1847

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Robert Parr Oglesby

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers

British Army Temporary Captain Royal Engineers

British Army Captain Royal Engineers

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Thomas Oglesby

Born 1885

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2013211

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Arthur Oglesby

Born 1888

Royal Navy SS103867

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Herbert Oglesby

Born 1885

Royal Navy SS107406

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Ernest Oglesby

Born 1889

Royal Navy Z/ 3985 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy Tyneside Z/3985 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy 1258/SD Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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William George Oglesby

Born 1899

Royal Navy K48297

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Sidney Oglesby

Born 1894

Royal Navy M7543

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George Oglesby

Born 1895

Royal Navy M18915

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