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London, Middlesex, England [5]

Lexton Victoria [2]

Walthamstow, Essex [2]

Ardwick, Manchester [1]

Beeac Victoria [1]

Bromley by Bow, London [1]

Castle Church, Stoke, Staffordshire [1]

Darnall, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

Dunstall, Staffordshire [1]

Evington, Leicestershire [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Hendon, London [1]

Hendon, Middlesex [1]

Heywood, Lancashire [1]

Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire [1]

Kensington London [1]

Leyton, Essex [1]

London [1]

Longton, Staffs [1]

Richmond, Virginia [1]

Rochdale, Lancashire [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Stetchworth, Cambridgeshire [1]

Wigan, Lancashire [1]

Woodhouse Eaves [1]

Yaxley, Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire [1]

Rank

Private [116]

Gunner [22]

Serjeant [18]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Corporal [10]

Bombardier [6]

Driver [6]

Sapper [6]

Captain [5]

Lance Corporal [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Pioneer [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Gunner /Acting Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant and Quartermaster [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Rifleman [1]

Second Lieutenant Acting Lieutenant [1]

Second Lieutenant/Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Sick Berth Steward 2nd Class [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [24]

Royal Engineers [15]

Royal Garrison Artillery [15]

Army Service Corps [14]

Leicestershire Regiment [11]

Labour Corps [10]

London Regiment [8]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7]

Suffolk Regiment [7]

Manchester Regiment [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

North Staffordshire Regiment [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Essex Regiment [4]

Hussars [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Marine Artillery [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

West Riding Regiment [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Australian Light Horse [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Cavalry Leicestershire Yeomanry [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Service

British Army [200]

Royal Navy [17]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [11]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

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S [256]

Contribution

Military Service [245]

Merchant Navy [8]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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Place of birth

London, Middlesex, England [5] Lexton Victoria [2] Walthamstow, Essex [2] Ardwick, Manchester [1] Beeac Victoria [1] Bromley by Bow, London [1] Castle Church, Stoke, Staffordshire [1] Darnall, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Dover, Kent [1] Dunstall, Staffordshire [1] Evington, Leicestershire [1] Fulham, London [1] Hendon, London [1] Hendon, Middlesex [1] Heywood, Lancashire [1] Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire [1] Kensington London [1] Leyton, Essex [1] London [1] Longton, Staffs [1] Richmond, Virginia [1] Rochdale, Lancashire [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Stetchworth, Cambridgeshire [1] Wigan, Lancashire [1] Woodhouse Eaves [1] Yaxley, Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire [1]

Rank

Private [116] Gunner [22] Serjeant [18] Second Lieutenant [11] Corporal [10] Bombardier [6] Driver [6] Sapper [6] Captain [5] Lance Corporal [5] Lieutenant [5] Pioneer [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Gunner /Acting Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant and Quartermaster [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Rifleman [1] Second Lieutenant Acting Lieutenant [1] Second Lieutenant/Temporary Lieutenant [1] Sergeant [1] Sick Berth Steward 2nd Class [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [24] Royal Engineers [15] Royal Garrison Artillery [15] Army Service Corps [14] Leicestershire Regiment [11] Labour Corps [10] London Regiment [8] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7] Suffolk Regiment [7] Manchester Regiment [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] Liverpool Regiment [5] North Staffordshire Regiment [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] York and Lancaster Regiment [5] Durham Light Infantry [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] Essex Regiment [4] Hussars [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Army Ordnance Corps [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Marine Artillery [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] West Riding Regiment [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Cambridgeshire Regiment [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] Army Pay Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Australian Imperial Force [1] Australian Light Horse [1] Border Regiment [1] Cavalry Leicestershire Yeomanry [1] Corps of Hussars [1]

Service

British Army [200] Royal Navy [17] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12] Canadian Expeditionary Force [11] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5] Australian Imperial Force [4]

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S [256]

Contribution

Military Service [245] Merchant Navy [8]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Harold Simpkin

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 113629 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Thomas Charles Simpkin

Born 1878

Died 1920

British Army 32196 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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John William Henry Simpkin

British Army 591 Serjeant Hussars

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Joseph Henry Simpkin

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 32394 Private East Surrey Regiment

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Harry Simpkin

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 97135

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Harry Hargreaves Simpkin

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Captain Yorkshire Regiment

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Norman Travers Simpkin

Born 1888

Died 1919

Australian Imperial Force 279 Sergeant Australian Light Horse

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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Frederick William Simpkin

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 208521

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Sylvester J Simpkin

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 15836 Corporal Royal Lancaster Regiment 8th Battalion

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Charles Arthur Simpkin

Born 1892

Died 1958

British Army 11743 Corporal Acting Serjeant Durham Light Infantry

British Army 4435560 Serjeant Durham Light Infantry

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Arthur Wilson Simpkin

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army Captain Yorkshire Regiment attached West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Captain Yorkshire Regiment

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Charles Bertie Simpkin

Born 1884

Died 1918

Royal Navy 350801 Sick Berth Steward 2nd Class HMS Kent

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George Robert Simpkin

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 205639

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John Benham Simpkin

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 85486

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Neville Simpkin

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162334

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James William Simpkin

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 240023

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Joseph Simpkin

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 3027 Private Manchester Regiment

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William Simpkin

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 7026 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 202596 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Frederick Arthur Simpkin

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 1725 Private Leicestershire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Ernest Simpkin

Born 1874

Died 1915

British Army 20301 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 20301 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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