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Accrington, Lancashire [1]

Bristol [1]

Dursley, Gloucestershire [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Houghton St. Giles Norfolk [1]

Malvern, Worcs [1]

Morayshire [1]

St Martins [1]

Winterborne Stickland, Dorset [1]

Rank

Private [330]

Second Lieutenant [137]

Lieutenant [97]

Captain [31]

Corporal [25]

Lance Corporal [20]

Serjeant [18]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Major [2]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Armourer Corporal [1]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [1]

Bugler [1]

Cadet [1]

Captain Acting Captain [1]

Captain Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Flight Cadet [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant Major [1]

Lieutenant and Captain [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Imperial Army [269]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [192]

Canadian Infantry Battalion Imperial Army [68]

Royal Air Force [27]

Royal Flying Corps [13]

16th Canadian Infantry Battalion [12]

15th Canadian Infantry Battalion [11]

7th Canadian Infantry Battalion [11]

Royal Field Artillery [10]

29th Canadian Infantry Battalion [9]

Canadian Infantry [9]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

31st Canadian Infantry Battalion [8]

16th Canadian Infantry Battalion Imperial Army [6]

5th Canadian Infantry Battalion [5]

Royal Engineers [5]

York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

14th Canadian Infantry Battalion [4]

28th Canadian Infantry Battalion [4]

3rd Canadian Infantry Battalion Imperial Army [4]

4th Canadian Infantry Battalion [4]

7th Canadian Infantry Battalion Imperial Army [4]

General List [4]

Highland Light Infantry [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

Tank Corps [4]

1st Canadian Infantry Battalion Imperial Army [3]

24th Canadian Infantry Battalion Imperial Army [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Imperial Army Royal Air Force [3]

Indian Army [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

10th Canadian Infantry Battalion [2]

13th Canadian Infantry Battalion [2]

19th Canadian Infantry Battalion Imperial Army [2]

1st Canadian Infantry Battalion [2]

20th Canadian Infantry Battalion Imperial Army [2]

24th Canadian Infantry Battalion [2]

27th Canadian Infantry Battalion Imperial Army [2]

3rd Canadian Infantry Battalion [2]

49th Canadian Infantry Battalion [2]

8th Canadian Infantry Battalion Imperial Army [2]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Cameron Highlanders [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Service

British Army [395]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5]

Last name first letter

C [43]

B [41]

M [39]

S [36]

H [27]

P [27]

R [26]

D [23]

G [22]

W [22]

A [15]

J [15]

L [15]

F [11]

T [10]

N [6]

O [5]

E [3]

I [3]

K [3]

Y [3]

V [1]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [397]

Country

Canada [2]

United Kingdom [2]

Guernsey [1]

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People [397] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Accrington, Lancashire [1] Bristol [1] Dursley, Gloucestershire [1] Edinburgh [1] Houghton St. Giles Norfolk [1] Malvern, Worcs [1] Morayshire [1] St Martins [1] Winterborne Stickland, Dorset [1]

Rank

Private [330] Second Lieutenant [137] Lieutenant [97] Captain [31] Corporal [25] Lance Corporal [20] Serjeant [18] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Major [2] Acting Major [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Armourer Corporal [1] Armourer Staff Serjeant [1] Bugler [1] Cadet [1] Captain Acting Captain [1] Captain Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Flight Cadet [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant Major [1] Lieutenant and Captain [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Imperial Army [269] Canadian Infantry Battalion [192] Canadian Infantry Battalion Imperial Army [68] Royal Air Force [27] Royal Flying Corps [13] 16th Canadian Infantry Battalion [12] 15th Canadian Infantry Battalion [11] 7th Canadian Infantry Battalion [11] Royal Field Artillery [10] 29th Canadian Infantry Battalion [9] Canadian Infantry [9] Machine Gun Corps [9] 31st Canadian Infantry Battalion [8] 16th Canadian Infantry Battalion Imperial Army [6] 5th Canadian Infantry Battalion [5] Royal Engineers [5] York and Lancaster Regiment [5] 14th Canadian Infantry Battalion [4] 28th Canadian Infantry Battalion [4] 3rd Canadian Infantry Battalion Imperial Army [4] 4th Canadian Infantry Battalion [4] 7th Canadian Infantry Battalion Imperial Army [4] General List [4] Highland Light Infantry [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] Tank Corps [4] 1st Canadian Infantry Battalion Imperial Army [3] 24th Canadian Infantry Battalion Imperial Army [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Imperial Army Royal Air Force [3] Indian Army [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] 10th Canadian Infantry Battalion [2] 13th Canadian Infantry Battalion [2] 19th Canadian Infantry Battalion Imperial Army [2] 1st Canadian Infantry Battalion [2] 20th Canadian Infantry Battalion Imperial Army [2] 24th Canadian Infantry Battalion [2] 27th Canadian Infantry Battalion Imperial Army [2] 3rd Canadian Infantry Battalion [2] 49th Canadian Infantry Battalion [2] 8th Canadian Infantry Battalion Imperial Army [2] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] Cameron Highlanders [2] Durham Light Infantry [2]

Service

British Army [395] Canadian Expeditionary Force [8] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5]

Last name first letter

C [43] B [41] M [39] S [36] H [27] P [27] R [26] D [23] G [22] W [22] A [15] J [15] L [15] F [11] T [10] N [6] O [5] E [3] I [3] K [3] Y [3] V [1] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [397]

Country

Canada [2] United Kingdom [2] Guernsey [1]

James Mcdonald

Born 1878

Died 1918

British Army 77413 Serjeant Canadian Infantry Battalion

British Army 77413 Serjeant Imperial Army

British Army Second Lieutenant Scottish Rifles

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Albert Hollingworth

Died 1918

British Army 436137 Private Canadian Infantry Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Imperial Army

British Army Lieutenant Canadian Infantry

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John Gray Ralph

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 81723 Private Canadian Infantry Battalion Imperial Army

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment

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Walter Morse Jotcham

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 75815 Private Canadian Infantry Battalion Imperial Army

British Army Second Lieutenant Worcestershire Regiment

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Evan Stuart Cameron

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 73648 Private Canadian Infantry Battalion

British Army 73648 Private Imperial Army

British Army Second Lieutenant Cameron Highlanders

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John Gordon Douglas

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 55192 Private Canadian Infantry Battalion Imperial Army

British Army Lieutenant Seaforth Highlanders

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Francis Scott Marchant

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 20048 Private Canadian Infantry Battalion

British Army 20048 Private Imperial Army

British Army Lieutenant Border Regiment

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Cecil Wilfred Spicer

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 81839 Private Canadian Infantry Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Imperial Army

British Army Second Lieutenant Lincolnshire Regiment

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H Jackman

British Army 14537 Private Canadian Infantry Battalion

British Army 14537 Private Imperial Army

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K K Johnson

British Army 422257 Private Canadian Infantry Battalion

British Army 422257 Private Imperial Army

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N Hurle

British Army 71813 Private Canadian Infantry Battalion

British Army 71813 Private Imperial Army

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V Irwin

British Army 28041 Private Canadian Infantry Battalion

British Army 28041 Private Imperial Army

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E H Jones

British Army 9063 Private Canadian Infantry Battalion

British Army 9063 Private Imperial Army

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F A Jordan

British Army 420860 Private Canadian Infantry Battalion Imperial Army

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Leo Ewing Fisher

British Army 81261 Private Canadian Infantry Battalion

British Army 81261 Private Imperial Army

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L Wender

British Army 22111 Private Canadian Infantry Battalion Imperial Army

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P Willis

British Army 79685 Private Canadian Infantry Battalion

British Army 79685 Private Imperial Army

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A C W Wilson

British Army 77470 Private Canadian Infantry Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Imperial Army

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W J Nesbitt

British Army 430289 Private Canadian Infantry Battalion

British Army 430289 Private Imperial Army

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F C Sampson

British Army 12897 Private Canadian Infantry Battalion Imperial Army

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