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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [64]

Cambridge [20]

Ely, Cambridgeshire [19]

Chesterton, Cambridgeshire [18]

Trumpington, Cambridgeshire [13]

Wisbech, Cambridgeshire [13]

March, Cambridgeshire [12]

Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire [12]

Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire [10]

Cherry Hinton, Cambridgeshire [9]

Cambridgeshire [5]

Haddenham, Cambridgeshire [5]

Ipswich, Suffolk [4]

Leytonstone, Essex [4]

Walsoken, Norfolk [4]

Bottisham, Cambridgeshire [3]

Ickleton, Cambridgeshire [3]

Norwich, Norfolk [3]

Sheringham, Norfolk [3]

Babraham, Cambridgeshire [2]

Belfast, Antrim [2]

Bozeat, Northamptonshire [2]

Cambridge, Cambs [2]

Cheddington, Buckinghamshire [2]

Chesterton [2]

Chettisham, Cambridgeshire [2]

Coates, Cambridgeshire [2]

Colchester, Essex [2]

Coton, Cambridgeshire [2]

Eastbourne, Sussex [2]

Eastrea, Cambridgeshire [2]

Edmonton, Middlesex [2]

Elm, Cambridgeshire [2]

Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire [2]

Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire [2]

Guilden Morden, Cambridgeshire [2]

Heydon, Cambridgeshire [2]

Histon, Cambridgeshire [2]

Kentish Town, London [2]

Kings Lynn, Norfolk [2]

Little Shelford, Cambridgeshire [2]

Littleport, Cambridgeshire [2]

Luton, Bedfordshire [2]

Manea, Cambridgeshire [2]

Melbourn, Cambridgeshire [2]

Newton Abbot, Devon [2]

Old Chesterton, Cambridgeshire [2]

Pancras, London [2]

Sawston, Cambridgeshire [2]

Snailwell, Cambridgeshire [2]

Rank

Private [5097]

Serjeant [268]

Corporal [250]

Second Lieutenant [215]

Lance Corporal [164]

Lieutenant [148]

Captain [94]

Sapper [71]

Pioneer [48]

Acting Corporal [32]

Lance Serjeant [25]

Acting Serjeant [21]

Major [17]

Company Serjeant Major [15]

Lieutenant Colonel [11]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [11]

Acting Captain [9]

Colour Serjeant [9]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [9]

Rifleman [9]

Driver [8]

Private Acting Corporal [8]

Acting Lance Corporal [7]

Private /Lance Corporal [6]

Pte [5]

Sergeant [5]

Acting Colour Serjeant [4]

Gunner [4]

Private Corporal [4]

Acting Major [3]

Bugler [3]

Cadet [3]

Colonel [3]

Corporal 2nd [3]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [3]

Honorary Second Lieutenant [3]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [3]

Regimental Serjeant Major [3]

Second Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [2]

Corporal Lance Serjeant [2]

Corporal Private [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lance Sergeant [2]

Lance corporal [2]

Lance-Corporal [2]

Unit

Cambridgeshire Regiment [5970]

Suffolk Regiment [758]

Labour Corps [391]

Royal Engineers [270]

London Regiment [262]

Lincolnshire Regiment [189]

Royal Fusiliers [175]

Gloucestershire Regiment [173]

Bedfordshire Regiment [169]

Machine Gun Corps [150]

Northamptonshire Regiment [147]

Norfolk Regiment [131]

Royal Sussex Regiment [129]

Essex Regiment [109]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [92]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [92]

Army Service Corps [85]

Worcestershire Regiment [63]

South Staffordshire Regiment [51]

Royal Defence Corps [43]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [43]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [36]

Hertfordshire Regiment [32]

Middlesex Regiment [31]

Royal Air Force [31]

Leicestershire Regiment [29]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [29]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [27]

Tank Corps [27]

Royal West Kent Regiment [25]

The Queen's Regiment [25]

Hampshire Regiment [23]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [22]

Lancashire Fusiliers [17]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [17]

North Staffordshire Regiment [17]

Northumberland Fusiliers [16]

Welsh Regiment [16]

Cambridgeshire Regiment Territorial Force [15]

Liverpool Regiment [15]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [15]

Military Foot Police [15]

Royal Army Medical Corps [15]

Devonshire Regiment [14]

Army Ordnance Corps [13]

Yorkshire Regiment [13]

Rifle Brigade [12]

East Surrey Regiment [11]

King's African Rifles [11]

Manchester Regiment [11]

Service

British Army [6069]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4]

South African Services [3]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [635]

S [611]

C [602]

H [516]

W [461]

M [410]

P [365]

G [316]

D [277]

L [269]

R [252]

F [236]

T [214]

A [182]

K [151]

J [140]

N [136]

E [135]

O [76]

Y [27]

V [25]

U [16]

I [11]

Q [6]

Contribution

Military Service [6037]

Country

United Kingdom [182]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

India [1]

Singapore [1]

South Africa [1]

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Place of birth

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [64] Cambridge [20] Ely, Cambridgeshire [19] Chesterton, Cambridgeshire [18] Trumpington, Cambridgeshire [13] Wisbech, Cambridgeshire [13] March, Cambridgeshire [12] Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire [12] Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire [10] Cherry Hinton, Cambridgeshire [9] Cambridgeshire [5] Haddenham, Cambridgeshire [5] Ipswich, Suffolk [4] Leytonstone, Essex [4] Walsoken, Norfolk [4] Bottisham, Cambridgeshire [3] Ickleton, Cambridgeshire [3] Norwich, Norfolk [3] Sheringham, Norfolk [3] Babraham, Cambridgeshire [2] Belfast, Antrim [2] Bozeat, Northamptonshire [2] Cambridge, Cambs [2] Cheddington, Buckinghamshire [2] Chesterton [2] Chettisham, Cambridgeshire [2] Coates, Cambridgeshire [2] Colchester, Essex [2] Coton, Cambridgeshire [2] Eastbourne, Sussex [2] Eastrea, Cambridgeshire [2] Edmonton, Middlesex [2] Elm, Cambridgeshire [2] Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire [2] Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire [2] Guilden Morden, Cambridgeshire [2] Heydon, Cambridgeshire [2] Histon, Cambridgeshire [2] Kentish Town, London [2] Kings Lynn, Norfolk [2] Little Shelford, Cambridgeshire [2] Littleport, Cambridgeshire [2] Luton, Bedfordshire [2] Manea, Cambridgeshire [2] Melbourn, Cambridgeshire [2] Newton Abbot, Devon [2] Old Chesterton, Cambridgeshire [2] Pancras, London [2] Sawston, Cambridgeshire [2] Snailwell, Cambridgeshire [2]

Rank

Private [5097] Serjeant [268] Corporal [250] Second Lieutenant [215] Lance Corporal [164] Lieutenant [148] Captain [94] Sapper [71] Pioneer [48] Acting Corporal [32] Lance Serjeant [25] Acting Serjeant [21] Major [17] Company Serjeant Major [15] Lieutenant Colonel [11] Warrant Officer Class 2 [11] Acting Captain [9] Colour Serjeant [9] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [9] Rifleman [9] Driver [8] Private Acting Corporal [8] Acting Lance Corporal [7] Private /Lance Corporal [6] Pte [5] Sergeant [5] Acting Colour Serjeant [4] Gunner [4] Private Corporal [4] Acting Major [3] Bugler [3] Cadet [3] Colonel [3] Corporal 2nd [3] Corporal Acting Serjeant [3] Honorary Second Lieutenant [3] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [3] Regimental Serjeant Major [3] Second Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Armourer Staff Serjeant [2] Corporal Lance Serjeant [2] Corporal Private [2] Guardsman [2] Lance Sergeant [2] Lance corporal [2] Lance-Corporal [2]

Unit

Cambridgeshire Regiment [5970] Suffolk Regiment [758] Labour Corps [391] Royal Engineers [270] London Regiment [262] Lincolnshire Regiment [189] Royal Fusiliers [175] Gloucestershire Regiment [173] Bedfordshire Regiment [169] Machine Gun Corps [150] Northamptonshire Regiment [147] Norfolk Regiment [131] Royal Sussex Regiment [129] Essex Regiment [109] King's Royal Rifle Corps [92] Royal Berkshire Regiment [92] Army Service Corps [85] Worcestershire Regiment [63] South Staffordshire Regiment [51] Royal Defence Corps [43] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [43] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [36] Hertfordshire Regiment [32] Middlesex Regiment [31] Royal Air Force [31] Leicestershire Regiment [29] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [29] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [27] Tank Corps [27] Royal West Kent Regiment [25] The Queen's Regiment [25] Hampshire Regiment [23] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [22] Lancashire Fusiliers [17] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [17] North Staffordshire Regiment [17] Northumberland Fusiliers [16] Welsh Regiment [16] Cambridgeshire Regiment Territorial Force [15] Liverpool Regiment [15] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [15] Military Foot Police [15] Royal Army Medical Corps [15] Devonshire Regiment [14] Army Ordnance Corps [13] Yorkshire Regiment [13] Rifle Brigade [12] East Surrey Regiment [11] King's African Rifles [11] Manchester Regiment [11]

Service

British Army [6069] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4] South African Services [3] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

B [635] S [611] C [602] H [516] W [461] M [410] P [365] G [316] D [277] L [269] R [252] F [236] T [214] A [182] K [151] J [140] N [136] E [135] O [76] Y [27] V [25] U [16] I [11] Q [6]

Contribution

Military Service [6037]

Country

United Kingdom [182] Australia [1] Canada [1] India [1] Singapore [1] South Africa [1]

Reginald Wilderspin

Born 1897

Died 1975

British Army 4330 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

British Army 326704 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

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Albert Mynott

Born 1896

Died 1925

British Army 2586 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 325816 Sergeant Cambridgeshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 325816 Second Lieutenant Cambridgeshire Regiment

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Fred Lemmon

Born 1897

Died 1970

British Army 2522 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

British Army 2522 Corporal Cambridgeshire Regiment

British Army 2522 Private Cambridgshire Regiment 1st Bn

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Albert Gordon Medhurst

Born 1884

Died 1960

British Army 328075 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Michael Charles Metcalfe

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 6172 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

British Army 327867 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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James Henry Kitson

Born 1891

Died 1967

British Army 5931093 Sergeant Cambridgeshire Regiment

British Army 1514 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

British Army 325221 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

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Herbert Chapman

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 1360 Serjeant Cambridgeshire Regiment

British Army 32514 Serjeant Cambridgeshire Regiment

British Army Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

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Edward Twelftree Saint

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Cambridgeshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Leslie Victor London

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 328175 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

British Army 6866 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

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Henry Edward Patrick Dickerson

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 1370 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 325149 or 325749 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Oliver William Smoothey

Born 1896

Died 1972

British Army 2737 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

British Army 325908 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

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Jacob Hoepelman

Born 1880

Died 1965

British Army 327431 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

British Army 5547 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 327431 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Arthur Hugh Bales Chaplin

Born 1876

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Suffolk Regiment 3rd (Cambridgeshire) Volunteer Battalion

British Army Captain Cambridgeshire Regiment 1st/1st Bn.

British Army Major Cambridgeshire Regiment

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Arthur Henry Humberstone

Born 1868

Died 1952

British Army 221 Private Suffolk Regiment 3rd Volunteer (Cambridgeshire) Battalion

British Army 221 Private then Lance Corporal then Corporal Cambridgeshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 221 Serjeant Cambridgeshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Henry William Huckle

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 765792 Private London Regiment 28th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Cambridgeshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Albert Goddard

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 6847 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army Suffolk Regiment - formerly 31812

British Army 328156 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Frederick William R Tooke

Born 1895

Died 1962

British Army 2269 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment 3/1st Battalion

British Army 34376 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Herbert Harold Boon

Born 1895

Died 1969

British Army 1987 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 325459 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 1987 / 325459 Private E Company 1st Battalian

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Alexander Adam Seaton

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Cambridgeshire Regiment

British Army Captain Cambridgeshire Regiment 1 Battalion

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Harry Beeden

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 2625 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

British Army 325841 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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