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Poplar, London [4]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [4]

Warrington, Lancashire [4]

Bexley Heath, Kent [3]

Durham [3]

Leeds, Yorkshire [3]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Altrincham Cheshire. [2]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Newcastle, Northumberland [2]

North Shields [2]

Sheffield [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Tea Tree Tasmania [2]

Wombwell, Barnsley, Yorkshire [2]

Yorkshire England [2]

Albury New South Wales [1]

Armley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Bensham, County Durham [1]

Bermondsey, Surrey [1]

Binalong New South Wales [1]

Birmingham, Warks [1]

Bowral New South Wales [1]

Bradford England [1]

Brighton England [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Brunswick New South Wales [1]

Burnham, England [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Canterbury England [1]

Cheshire [1]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1]

Clapham Park, Surrey [1]

Clay Cross, Derbyshire [1]

Colchester, Essex [1]

Cubitt Town, London [1]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

East Grinstead, Sussex [1]

Elmore Victoria [1]

Elsecar, Yorkshire [1]

Essex [1]

Finsbury, London, Middlesex [1]

Gateshead [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Greenwich, London [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Rank

Private [426]

Gunner [46]

Corporal [41]

Serjeant [29]

Driver [28]

Sapper [26]

Second Lieutenant [25]

Lieutenant [22]

Lance Corporal [21]

Captain [10]

Bombardier [8]

Acting Bombardier [7]

Acting Corporal [7]

Company Serjeant Major [6]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Guardsman [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Major [4]

Pioneer [4]

Temporary Major [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Acting Corporal 2nd [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Colonel [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Sister [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Transport Serjeant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Forewoman [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Major [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Cadet [1]

Captain /Acting Major [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Commander Emergency [1]

Company Sergeant-Major [1]

Cyclist [1]

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Farrier [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [66]

Royal Engineers [58]

Labour Corps [48]

Army Service Corps [39]

Durham Light Infantry [34]

Royal Garrison Artillery [31]

Northumberland Fusiliers [29]

York and Lancaster Regiment [29]

Royal Army Medical Corps [27]

London Regiment [23]

West Yorkshire Regiment [22]

Machine Gun Corps [20]

Essex Regiment [18]

Manchester Regiment [17]

West Riding Regiment [16]

Yorkshire Regiment [16]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [15]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [15]

Royal Fusiliers [15]

East Yorkshire Regiment [14]

Lincolnshire Regiment [12]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [12]

Royal Army Service Corps [10]

Royal Sussex Regiment [9]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [7]

Leicestershire Regiment [7]

Hampshire Regiment [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [6]

Royal West Kent Regiment [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

Border Regiment [5]

Grenadier Guards [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

South Lancashire Regiment [5]

British West Indies Regiment [4]

Coldstream Guards [4]

East Kent Regiment [4]

Royal Highlanders [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

South Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Tank Corps [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Army Pay Corps [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [694]

Royal Navy [67]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [56]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [39]

Australian Imperial Force [27]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [15]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

O [904]

R [4]

Contribution

Military Service [896]

Merchant Navy [7]

Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [28]

India [3]

New Zealand [1]

Trinidad and Tobago [1]

United States [1]

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People [909] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Poplar, London [4] Sheffield, Yorkshire [4] Warrington, Lancashire [4] Bexley Heath, Kent [3] Durham [3] Leeds, Yorkshire [3] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Altrincham Cheshire. [2] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Camberwell, London [2] Newcastle, Northumberland [2] North Shields [2] Sheffield [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Tea Tree Tasmania [2] Wombwell, Barnsley, Yorkshire [2] Yorkshire England [2] Albury New South Wales [1] Armley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Bensham, County Durham [1] Bermondsey, Surrey [1] Binalong New South Wales [1] Birmingham, Warks [1] Bowral New South Wales [1] Bradford England [1] Brighton England [1] Brixton, London [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Burnham, England [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Canterbury England [1] Cheshire [1] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1] Clapham Park, Surrey [1] Clay Cross, Derbyshire [1] Colchester, Essex [1] Cubitt Town, London [1] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] East Grinstead, Sussex [1] Elmore Victoria [1] Elsecar, Yorkshire [1] Essex [1] Finsbury, London, Middlesex [1] Gateshead [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Greenwich, London [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Rank

Private [426] Gunner [46] Corporal [41] Serjeant [29] Driver [28] Sapper [26] Second Lieutenant [25] Lieutenant [22] Lance Corporal [21] Captain [10] Bombardier [8] Acting Bombardier [7] Acting Corporal [7] Company Serjeant Major [6] Acting Serjeant [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Guardsman [4] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Major [4] Pioneer [4] Temporary Major [4] Able Seaman [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Acting Corporal 2nd [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Colonel [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Sister [2] Staff Nurse [2] Transport Serjeant [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Forewoman [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Major [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Armourer Staff Serjeant [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Cadet [1] Captain /Acting Major [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1] Commander Emergency [1] Company Sergeant-Major [1] Cyclist [1] Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Farrier [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [66] Royal Engineers [58] Labour Corps [48] Army Service Corps [39] Durham Light Infantry [34] Royal Garrison Artillery [31] Northumberland Fusiliers [29] York and Lancaster Regiment [29] Royal Army Medical Corps [27] London Regiment [23] West Yorkshire Regiment [22] Machine Gun Corps [20] Essex Regiment [18] Manchester Regiment [17] West Riding Regiment [16] Yorkshire Regiment [16] King's Royal Rifle Corps [15] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [15] Royal Fusiliers [15] East Yorkshire Regiment [14] Lincolnshire Regiment [12] Yorkshire Light Infantry [12] Royal Army Service Corps [10] Royal Sussex Regiment [9] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [7] Leicestershire Regiment [7] Hampshire Regiment [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6] Rifle Brigade [6] Royal Lancaster Regiment [6] Royal West Kent Regiment [6] The Queen's Regiment [6] Border Regiment [5] Grenadier Guards [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Royal Naval Division [5] South Lancashire Regiment [5] British West Indies Regiment [4] Coldstream Guards [4] East Kent Regiment [4] Royal Highlanders [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] South Staffordshire Regiment [4] Tank Corps [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Army Pay Corps [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] East Surrey Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [694] Royal Navy [67] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [56] Canadian Expeditionary Force [39] Australian Imperial Force [27] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [15] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

O [904] R [4]

Contribution

Military Service [896] Merchant Navy [7] Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [28] India [3] New Zealand [1] Trinidad and Tobago [1] United States [1]

Ernest Oxley

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 6223

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Archie Charles Oxley

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 310696

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William Oxley

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 8057 Private Royal Army Medical Corps Stationary Hospital

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Percy Oxley

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 189 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 10th (Grimsby Chums) Battalion

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Thomas Oxley

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 145339

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William Oxley

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 175765

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Thomas Cyril Oxley

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 180157

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Alexander Oxley

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 180720

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Rowland Oxley

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 7768

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Victor Neville Oxley

Born 1887

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 180112 Private

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Frederick Henry Oxley

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 17892

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Richard Thomas Oxley

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 277523

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Robert William Oxley

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 300835

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Alfred Thomas Oxley

Australian Imperial Force 1714

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Albert Oxley

Australian Imperial Force Q22106

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Archie Oxley

Australian Imperial Force T7690

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William Oxley

British Army 11494 Private British West Indies Regiment 8th Battalion

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Albert Edward Oxley

Born 1891

Died 1917

Royal Navy 238408 Leading Seaman HMS 'Vanguard'

Royal Navy 238408 Able Seaman HMS Vanguard

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William Oxley

Australian Imperial Force 19835

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Albert Joseph Oxley

Australian Imperial Force 17257

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