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Hull, Yorkshire, England [6]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [5]

Chester, Cheshire [4]

Bolton Lancashire [3]

Chester [3]

Grimsby [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

Manchester England [3]

Young New South Wales [3]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Blackfriars, London [2]

Bolton, Lancashire [2]

Bromley, Kent [2]

Derby, Derbyshire [2]

Durham [2]

Ecclesall, Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Keswick, Cumberland [2]

Lincoln, Lincolnshire [2]

Lincolnshire [2]

Linslade, Buckinghamshire [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Norwich [2]

Pittsworth Queensland [2]

Preston, Lancashire [2]

Richmond, Surrey [2]

Aby, Alford, Lincolnshire [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Alford, Lincolnshire [1]

Annfield Plain, Durham, England [1]

Ardwick, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Aston, Birmingham [1]

Aycliffe England [1]

Bairnsdale Victoria [1]

Bamawm Victoria [1]

Barton-Upon-Humber, Lincolnshire [1]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [1]

Batley, Yorkshire, England [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Battersea, Surrey, England [1]

Belgravia, London [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Birkdale, Southport. [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Bishop Auckland, Durham [1]

Bolton England [1]

Bolton,Lancs [1]

Rank

Private [937]

Gunner [107]

Driver [73]

Serjeant [66]

Corporal [59]

Sapper [52]

Lance Corporal [39]

Second Lieutenant [23]

Lieutenant [19]

Captain [18]

Pioneer [15]

Acting Corporal [11]

Acting Serjeant [10]

Worker [8]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Major [5]

Staff Nurse [5]

Staff Serjeant [5]

Bombardier [4]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Rifleman [4]

Bugler [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Trooper [3]

Guardsman [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Saddler Corporal [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Bandsman [1]

Battery Staff Serjeant [1]

Boy [1]

Captain Major [1]

Captain, Brigade Major [1]

Chief Electrical Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Colour Serjeant and Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Cyclist [1]

Honorary Second Lieutenant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [121]

Labour Corps [119]

Royal Engineers [115]

Army Service Corps [80]

Royal Army Medical Corps [56]

Royal Garrison Artillery [53]

Machine Gun Corps [48]

Manchester Regiment [47]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [45]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [45]

Lincolnshire Regiment [41]

Royal Fusiliers [34]

Cheshire Regiment [33]

Lancashire Fusiliers [32]

Liverpool Regiment [30]

London Regiment [30]

Northumberland Fusiliers [29]

Durham Light Infantry [28]

West Yorkshire Regiment [27]

York and Lancaster Regiment [27]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [21]

East Yorkshire Regiment [20]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [20]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [20]

Yorkshire Regiment [20]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [19]

South Lancashire Regiment [19]

Border Regiment [18]

Leicestershire Regiment [18]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [18]

West Riding Regiment [15]

East Lancashire Regiment [14]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [14]

Rifle Brigade [14]

South Staffordshire Regiment [14]

Middlesex Regiment [13]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [13]

Royal Scots [13]

Royal West Kent Regiment [13]

Essex Regiment [12]

Royal Army Service Corps [12]

Royal Naval Division [12]

North Staffordshire Regiment [11]

Worcestershire Regiment [11]

Army Ordnance Corps [10]

East Surrey Regiment [10]

Hampshire Regiment [10]

Royal Air Force [10]

The Queen's Regiment [10]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [9]

Service

British Army [1406]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [99]

Royal Navy [98]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [73]

Australian Imperial Force [45]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [16]

Other Empire Force [6]

Indian Army [3]

Last name first letter

V [1773]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1733]

Merchant Navy [27]

Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [34]

Canada [1]

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Hull, Yorkshire, England [6] Sheffield, Yorkshire [5] Chester, Cheshire [4] Bolton Lancashire [3] Chester [3] Grimsby [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] Manchester England [3] Young New South Wales [3] Barnsley, Yorkshire [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Blackfriars, London [2] Bolton, Lancashire [2] Bromley, Kent [2] Derby, Derbyshire [2] Durham [2] Ecclesall, Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Keswick, Cumberland [2] Lincoln, Lincolnshire [2] Lincolnshire [2] Linslade, Buckinghamshire [2] London, Middlesex [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Norwich [2] Pittsworth Queensland [2] Preston, Lancashire [2] Richmond, Surrey [2] Aby, Alford, Lincolnshire [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Alford, Lincolnshire [1] Annfield Plain, Durham, England [1] Ardwick, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Aston, Birmingham [1] Aycliffe England [1] Bairnsdale Victoria [1] Bamawm Victoria [1] Barton-Upon-Humber, Lincolnshire [1] Basingstoke, Hampshire [1] Batley, Yorkshire, England [1] Battersea, London [1] Battersea, Surrey, England [1] Belgravia, London [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Birkdale, Southport. [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Bishop Auckland, Durham [1] Bolton England [1] Bolton,Lancs [1]

Rank

Private [937] Gunner [107] Driver [73] Serjeant [66] Corporal [59] Sapper [52] Lance Corporal [39] Second Lieutenant [23] Lieutenant [19] Captain [18] Pioneer [15] Acting Corporal [11] Acting Serjeant [10] Worker [8] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Major [5] Staff Nurse [5] Staff Serjeant [5] Bombardier [4] Colour Serjeant [4] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Rifleman [4] Bugler [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Temporary Captain [3] Trooper [3] Guardsman [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Saddler Corporal [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Bandsman [1] Battery Staff Serjeant [1] Boy [1] Captain Major [1] Captain, Brigade Major [1] Chief Electrical Artificer 2nd Class [1] Colour Serjeant and Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Cyclist [1] Honorary Second Lieutenant [1] Leading Stoker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [121] Labour Corps [119] Royal Engineers [115] Army Service Corps [80] Royal Army Medical Corps [56] Royal Garrison Artillery [53] Machine Gun Corps [48] Manchester Regiment [47] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [45] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [45] Lincolnshire Regiment [41] Royal Fusiliers [34] Cheshire Regiment [33] Lancashire Fusiliers [32] Liverpool Regiment [30] London Regiment [30] Northumberland Fusiliers [29] Durham Light Infantry [28] West Yorkshire Regiment [27] York and Lancaster Regiment [27] King's Royal Rifle Corps [21] East Yorkshire Regiment [20] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [20] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [20] Yorkshire Regiment [20] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [19] South Lancashire Regiment [19] Border Regiment [18] Leicestershire Regiment [18] Yorkshire Light Infantry [18] West Riding Regiment [15] East Lancashire Regiment [14] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [14] Rifle Brigade [14] South Staffordshire Regiment [14] Middlesex Regiment [13] Royal Lancaster Regiment [13] Royal Scots [13] Royal West Kent Regiment [13] Essex Regiment [12] Royal Army Service Corps [12] Royal Naval Division [12] North Staffordshire Regiment [11] Worcestershire Regiment [11] Army Ordnance Corps [10] East Surrey Regiment [10] Hampshire Regiment [10] Royal Air Force [10] The Queen's Regiment [10] Royal Berkshire Regiment [9]

Service

British Army [1406] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [99] Royal Navy [98] Canadian Expeditionary Force [73] Australian Imperial Force [45] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [16] Other Empire Force [6] Indian Army [3]

Last name first letter

V [1773] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1733] Merchant Navy [27] Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [34] Canada [1]

Aaron Vickers

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 34847 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 34847 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 15th Battalion

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Henry Vickers

Born 1868

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Sub-Officer West Ham Fire Brigade

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Thomas Newell Vickers

Born 1888

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Canadian Infantry 78th Battalion Manitoba Regiment

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Eric Leslie Vickers

Died 1917

British Army S7379 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army Second Lieutenant Rifle Brigade

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Herbert Vickers

Born 1874

Died 1915

British Army 4971 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 3/4th Battalion

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Henry Vickers

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 1356 Private London Regiment

British Army 1356 Lance Corporal London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles)

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Stephen Wynn Vickers

Born 1895

Died 1919

British Army Second Lieutenant

British Army Lieutenant Cheshire Regiment 11th Battalion

British Army Captain Cheshire Regiment

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Charles Ernest Vickers

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 30241 Private East Yorkshire Regiment 10th Battalion

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Charles Vickers

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 39400 Private South Lancashire Regiment

British Army 267821 Private Labour Corps

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Fred Vickers

Born 1892

Died 1984

British Army 17212 Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 549829 Corporal Labour Corps

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Thomas Vickers

Born 1886

Died 1914

British Army 1040 Serjeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Charles Geoffrey Vickers

Born 1894

Died 1982

British Army Acting Major Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment attached Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army Captain Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment attached Lincolnshire Regiment 1/7 (Robin Hood) Battalion

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Walter Vickers

Born 1886

Died 1969

British Army 2914 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Charles Edward Vickers

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 15612 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 15307 Private South Lancashire Regiment 8th Battalion

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James Wild Vickers

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 226943 Pioneer Royal Engineers

British Army WR/24815 Pioneer Royal Engineers 334th. Road Construction Company

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Robert Dodds Vickers

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 19397

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Ernest Vickers

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 19355

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A Vickers

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 261240

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Albert Edward Vickers

Born 1896

Died 1977

British Army 30413 Private The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) 9 Battalion

British Army 30413 Private The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment)

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Henry Vickers

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 10265 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 15th Battalion 1st Salford Pals

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