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Birmingham, Warwickshire [4]

Bathurst New South Wales [3]

Leicester, Leicestershire [3]

Walsall, Staffordshire [3]

Birmingham [2]

Brunswick New South Wales [2]

Clapham, London [2]

Hay New South Wales [2]

Oundle, Northamptonshire [2]

Auckland [1]

Ballyhugue, Kerry [1]

Barnabas, Leicestershire [1]

Beaudesert Queensland [1]

Bury, Lancashire [1]

Chester [1]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1]

Clerkenwell, Middlesex [1]

Dunrobin Tasmania [1]

Eastbourne, Sussex [1]

Gosport, Hampshire [1]

Hampshire [1]

Hockley Hill Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Hornsey, London [1]

Hounslow, Middlesex [1]

Leicester England [1]

Maroon Queensland [1]

Northampton [1]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Plymouth [1]

Rockhampton Queensland [1]

Salcombe, Devon [1]

Salcombe, Devon, England [1]

Sheffield [1]

Shoreditch, London, Middlesex [1]

Southampton [1]

St Pancras, London [1]

Tamworth, Staffordshire [1]

Toronto [1]

Ware, Hertfordshire [1]

Warwick, Warwickshire [1]

West Norwood, London [1]

Westbury Tasmania [1]

Whitnash, Warwickshire [1]

Rank

Private [209]

Corporal [16]

Gunner [16]

Driver [14]

Serjeant [11]

Sapper [7]

Captain [6]

Lance Corporal [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Lieutenant [4]

Pioneer [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Major [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Bandmaster [1]

Bombardier [1]

Fitter Staff Serjeant [1]

Gunner /Acting Corporal [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant Senior Reserve [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Rifleman [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [22]

Royal Field Artillery [21]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [20]

Royal Engineers [18]

Machine Gun Corps [15]

Army Service Corps [13]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [13]

Royal Garrison Artillery [13]

Leicestershire Regiment [12]

Royal Army Medical Corps [12]

South Staffordshire Regiment [10]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

Royal Sussex Regiment [9]

North Staffordshire Regiment [7]

Royal Defence Corps [7]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

London Regiment [6]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Royal Marine Artillery [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [4]

Somerset Light Infantry [4]

West Riding Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Military Foot Police [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Service

British Army [294]

Royal Navy [32]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [23]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [17]

Australian Imperial Force [14]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [387]

D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [384]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

Canada [1]

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People [388] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Birmingham, Warwickshire [4] Bathurst New South Wales [3] Leicester, Leicestershire [3] Walsall, Staffordshire [3] Birmingham [2] Brunswick New South Wales [2] Clapham, London [2] Hay New South Wales [2] Oundle, Northamptonshire [2] Auckland [1] Ballyhugue, Kerry [1] Barnabas, Leicestershire [1] Beaudesert Queensland [1] Bury, Lancashire [1] Chester [1] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1] Clerkenwell, Middlesex [1] Dunrobin Tasmania [1] Eastbourne, Sussex [1] Gosport, Hampshire [1] Hampshire [1] Hockley Hill Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Hornsey, London [1] Hounslow, Middlesex [1] Leicester England [1] Maroon Queensland [1] Northampton [1] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Plymouth [1] Rockhampton Queensland [1] Salcombe, Devon [1] Salcombe, Devon, England [1] Sheffield [1] Shoreditch, London, Middlesex [1] Southampton [1] St Pancras, London [1] Tamworth, Staffordshire [1] Toronto [1] Ware, Hertfordshire [1] Warwick, Warwickshire [1] West Norwood, London [1] Westbury Tasmania [1] Whitnash, Warwickshire [1]

Rank

Private [209] Corporal [16] Gunner [16] Driver [14] Serjeant [11] Sapper [7] Captain [6] Lance Corporal [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Lieutenant [4] Pioneer [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Guardsman [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Major [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Corporal [1] Bandmaster [1] Bombardier [1] Fitter Staff Serjeant [1] Gunner /Acting Corporal [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Lieutenant Senior Reserve [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1] Nursing Sister [1] Rifleman [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [22] Royal Field Artillery [21] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [20] Royal Engineers [18] Machine Gun Corps [15] Army Service Corps [13] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [13] Royal Garrison Artillery [13] Leicestershire Regiment [12] Royal Army Medical Corps [12] South Staffordshire Regiment [10] Royal Fusiliers [9] Royal Sussex Regiment [9] North Staffordshire Regiment [7] Royal Defence Corps [7] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] London Regiment [6] Middlesex Regiment [6] West Yorkshire Regiment [6] Durham Light Infantry [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Liverpool Regiment [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Royal Marine Artillery [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [4] Somerset Light Infantry [4] West Riding Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Military Foot Police [3] Royal Naval Division [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Air Force [2]

Service

British Army [294] Royal Navy [32] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [23] Canadian Expeditionary Force [17] Australian Imperial Force [14] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [387] D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [384] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [11] Canada [1]

William Stretton

Born 1886

Died 1963

British Army 16049 Private East Yorkshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Alexander Lynam De Courcy Stretton

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army Captain South Lancashire Regiment attached Nigeria Regiment/West African Frontier Forces

British Army Captain South Lancashire Regiment

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Ernest Stretton

Born 1885

Died 1914

British Army 7510 Private Royal Irish Regiment

British Army 7510 Lance Corporal Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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John De Courcy Stretton

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 808979 Acting Serjeant Canadian Regiment Cyclist Company Canadian Expeditionary Force

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Joseph Edward Stretton

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 264142

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Albert William Stretton

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 108628

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John William Stretton

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 38526

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Harold George Stretton

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army G/24742 Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 6th Battalion

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William Henry Stretton

Died 1915

British Army 1762 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Percival Joseph Stretton

Born 1895

Died 1920

British Army 17441 Private Grenadier Guards

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William Thomas Stretton

Born 1858

Died 1916

British Army Captain Royal Field Artillery

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Albert Stretton

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 139191

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J B Stretton

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 261435

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Cyril Stretton

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 37635 Private East Surrey Regiment 1st Battalion

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William Stapleton De Courcy Stretton

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment attached Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army Temporary Captain Royal Warwickshire Regiment attached Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army Captain Royal Warwickshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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George Lewis Stretton

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 116216

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Clement Stretton

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 237265

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Cecil Harry Stretton

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 1106 Private Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion

British Army 30335 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Conrad De Courcy Stretton

Born 1891

Died 1915

Other Empire Force 2955 Able Seaman Royal Australian Navy

Other Empire Force 2955 Able Seaman Royal Australian Navy, H.M.A.S. "Australia."

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Arthur John Stretton

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 152054

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