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Birmingham, Warwickshire [8]

Chester, Cheshire [8]

Walsall, Staffordshire [7]

Dover, Kent [3]

Wrexham, Denbighshire [3]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Bicton, Shrewsbury, Shropshire [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Dudleston Heath, Ellesmere, Shropshire [2]

Hungerford, Berkshire [2]

Newfoundland [2]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2]

Shirley, South Stoneham, Hampshire [2]

St John, New Brunswick [2]

Stanwardine, Baschurch, Shropshire [2]

Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire [2]

Warminster, Wiltshire [2]

Welford-on-Avon, Gloucestershire [2]

West Wyalong New South Wales [2]

Wilton, Wiltshire [2]

Aintree, Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Awbridge, Michelmersh, Romsey, Hampshire [1]

Bagley, Hordley, Shropshire [1]

Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1]

Bicton, Shrophire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Blandford RD, Dorset [1]

Bloxwich, Walsall, Staffordshire [1]

Blue Mound, Linn, Kansas [1]

Bootle, Lancashire [1]

Bootle, Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Bow, London [1]

Bristol (St Paul), Gloucestershire [1]

Bury, Sussex [1]

Calstock, Cornwall [1]

Castle Foregate, Shrewsbury, Shropshire [1]

Chadsmoor, Hednesford, Cannock, Staffordshire [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Cookham RD, Berkshire [1]

Dean, Romsey, Hampshire [1]

Dorchester, Dorset [1]

Dorset [1]

Droxford, Hampshire [1]

Dudleston, Ellesmere, Shropshire [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1]

East Cowes, Isle of Wight [1]

East Dean, Romsey, Hampshire [1]

Edgmond, Newport, Shropshire [1]

Essington, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [97]

Sapper [18]

Corporal [14]

Gunner [12]

Lance Corporal [12]

Driver [9]

Serjeant [7]

Acting Corporal [3]

Pioneer [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Regimental Serjeant Major/Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Cadet [1]

Commissioned Mechanician [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Fireman [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Cooks Mate [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Leading Telegraphist [1]

Major [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Regimental Sergeant Major [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Rifleman [1]

Seaman [1]

Shipwright 1c [1]

Shipwright 2c [1]

Shipwright 2c ns [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [30]

Royal Field Artillery [12]

South Staffordshire Regiment [11]

Labour Corps [8]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7]

Hampshire Regiment [6]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6]

Wiltshire Regiment [6]

Army Service Corps [5]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

South Wales Borderers [5]

Border Regiment [4]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Canadian Engineers [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

12th Bttln [1]

1st South African Infantry [1]

4th Reserve Regiment of Dragoons [1]

4th South African Infantry [1]

Army Gymnastic Staff attached Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Australian Engineers [1]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

Cheshire Yeomanry [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Derby Yeomanry [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

Dragoons [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [165]

Royal Navy [15]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [11]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

South African Services [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

P [209]

Contribution

Military Service [191]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

Canada [1]

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People [209] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Birmingham, Warwickshire [8] Chester, Cheshire [8] Walsall, Staffordshire [7] Dover, Kent [3] Wrexham, Denbighshire [3] Bethnal Green, London [2] Bicton, Shrewsbury, Shropshire [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Dudleston Heath, Ellesmere, Shropshire [2] Hungerford, Berkshire [2] Newfoundland [2] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2] Shirley, South Stoneham, Hampshire [2] St John, New Brunswick [2] Stanwardine, Baschurch, Shropshire [2] Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire [2] Warminster, Wiltshire [2] Welford-on-Avon, Gloucestershire [2] West Wyalong New South Wales [2] Wilton, Wiltshire [2] Aintree, Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Awbridge, Michelmersh, Romsey, Hampshire [1] Bagley, Hordley, Shropshire [1] Barnstaple, Devon [1] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1] Bicton, Shrophire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Blandford RD, Dorset [1] Bloxwich, Walsall, Staffordshire [1] Blue Mound, Linn, Kansas [1] Bootle, Lancashire [1] Bootle, Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Bow, London [1] Bristol (St Paul), Gloucestershire [1] Bury, Sussex [1] Calstock, Cornwall [1] Castle Foregate, Shrewsbury, Shropshire [1] Chadsmoor, Hednesford, Cannock, Staffordshire [1] Chelsea, London [1] Cookham RD, Berkshire [1] Dean, Romsey, Hampshire [1] Dorchester, Dorset [1] Dorset [1] Droxford, Hampshire [1] Dudleston, Ellesmere, Shropshire [1] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1] East Cowes, Isle of Wight [1] East Dean, Romsey, Hampshire [1] Edgmond, Newport, Shropshire [1] Essington, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [97] Sapper [18] Corporal [14] Gunner [12] Lance Corporal [12] Driver [9] Serjeant [7] Acting Corporal [3] Pioneer [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Able Seaman [2] Lieutenant [2] Petty Officer [2] Regimental Serjeant Major/Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Cadet [1] Commissioned Mechanician [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Fireman [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Cooks Mate [1] Leading Stoker [1] Leading Telegraphist [1] Major [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Regimental Sergeant Major [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Rifleman [1] Seaman [1] Shipwright 1c [1] Shipwright 2c [1] Shipwright 2c ns [1] Stoker 1st Class [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [30] Royal Field Artillery [12] South Staffordshire Regiment [11] Labour Corps [8] Royal Army Service Corps [7] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7] Hampshire Regiment [6] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6] Wiltshire Regiment [6] Army Service Corps [5] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] South Wales Borderers [5] Border Regiment [4] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Canadian Engineers [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] Grenadier Guards [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Shropshire Light Infantry [2] 12th Bttln [1] 1st South African Infantry [1] 4th Reserve Regiment of Dragoons [1] 4th South African Infantry [1] Army Gymnastic Staff attached Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Australian Engineers [1] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] Cheshire Yeomanry [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Derby Yeomanry [1] Dragoon Guards [1] Dragoons [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [165] Royal Navy [15] Canadian Expeditionary Force [11] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9] Australian Imperial Force [4] South African Services [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

P [209]

Contribution

Military Service [191] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [3] Canada [1]

William Francis Paddock

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) 4th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers 31st Battalion

British Army Cadet OTC Corpus Chrsti College, Cambridge

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Hubert Robert Cecil Paddock

Born 1895

Died 1972

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 120060

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Thomas James Paddock

Born 1882

Died 1964

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 21299 Corporal

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George Alfred Paddock

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279235

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William Paddock

British Army 6337 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 79945 Lance Corporal Royal Engineers 173rd Tunnelling Company

British Army 79945 Lance Corporal Royal Engineers Tunnelling Depot Company

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Charles Paddock

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 6111 Lance Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 200084 Lance Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Richard Harold Paddock

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 419 Lance Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Henry Samuel James Paddock

Born 1889

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 73130

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 73130 Private Samoan Garrison

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Ernest William Paddock

Born 1891

Died 1978

Royal Navy M8428 Shipwright 1c HMS Warspite

Royal Navy M8428 Shipwright 2c ns HMS Warspite

Royal Navy M8428 Shipwright 2c HMS Warspite

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Alfred Thomas Paddock

Born 1899

Died 1969

British Army Private Hampshire Regiment

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George Wilmot Paddock

Born 1885

Died 1914

Royal Navy SS109803

Royal Navy Stoker 1st Class HMS Hawke

Royal Navy SS/109803

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Arthur Paddock

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 15209 Private South Wales Borderers

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Samuel Paddock

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 359223 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 359223 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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George Paddock

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 676774 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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John William Paddock

Died 1918

British Army 47391 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Gerald Victor Paddock

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 22278 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Vernier Roy Paddock

Born 1898

Died 1966

Australian Imperial Force 19271

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James Leonard Paddock

Born 1894

Died 1982

Australian Imperial Force 3620

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Percy William Henry Paddock

Born 1892

Died 1972

Royal Navy 2394 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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Grace Helen Paddock

Born 1888

Died 1972

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 4447

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