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Birmingham [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Newcastle upon Tyne [2]

Addlestone near Chertsey Surrey [1]

Alveston, Derbyshire [1]

Appledore, Kent [1]

Atherstone, Warwickshire [1]

Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Belfast, County Antrim [1]

Beverley, East Yorkshire [1]

Bletchley [1]

Bootle, Lancashire [1]

Brest Litovsk, Belarus, Tsarist Russia [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

Drewsteignton, Devonshire [1]

Dublin [1]

East Farleigh, Kent [1]

East Stonehouse, Devon [1]

Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Edgbaston, Birmingham [1]

Exeter [1]

Fakenham, Norfolk [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Hambledon, Surrey [1]

Hennock, Devon [1]

Hulme Manchester [1]

Ilfracombe, Devon [1]

Kirby Bedon, Norfolk [1]

Kirkcaldy, Fife [1]

Limerick [1]

Longwood, Derbyshire [1]

Maidstone [1]

Neath, Glamorganshire [1]

Norton Lodge, Mumbles, Glamorganshire [1]

Nottingham [1]

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire [1]

Penge, Surrey [1]

Sheffield [1]

Southampton [1]

Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Sydenham, Kent [1]

Tenterden, Kent [1]

Truro [1]

Wallasey, Cheshire [1]

Wallington, Surrey [1]

Wandsworth, London [1]

Rank

Private [397]

Sapper [207]

Serjeant [83]

Corporal [72]

Second Lieutenant [69]

Driver [62]

Lieutenant [55]

Pioneer [49]

Captain [42]

Signalman [42]

Lance Corporal [32]

Signaller [31]

Gunner [21]

Major [17]

Acting Corporal [16]

Acting Serjeant [11]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [10]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [8]

Lance Serjeant [7]

Acting Lance Corporal [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Rifleman [4]

Sergeant [4]

Boy [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Pri [3]

Transport Serjeant [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [2]

Acting Major [2]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2]

Brigadier [2]

Colonel [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Pr [2]

Privat [2]

Quartermaster Serjeant [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Transport Corporal [2]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

ran [2]

2nd Class Interpreter [1]

2nd Corporal [1]

A.B. [1]

A/Cpl [1]

Acting Second Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [814]

Royal Corps of Signals [303]

Labour Corps [154]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [84]

Corps of Hussars [79]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [78]

Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [45]

Devonshire Regiment [38]

Machine Gun Corps [37]

Army Service Corps [35]

Indian Unattached List [30]

Inns of Court Officers Training Corps [29]

Royal Field Artillery [27]

Corps of Lancers [25]

Royal Defence Corps [25]

City of London Yeomanry [24]

Corps of Dragoons [24]

Corps of Royal Engineers [22]

Royal Fusiliers [22]

Hampshire Regiment [16]

County of London Yeomanry [14]

London Regiment [14]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [13]

Royal Corps Of Signals [13]

Army Cyclist Corps [12]

Corps of Military Accountants [12]

Tank Corps [12]

Durham Light Infantry [11]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [11]

Royal Engineers Transport [11]

Training Reserve Battalion [11]

Dragoon Guards [9]

Hussars [9]

Liverpool Regiment [9]

Middlesex Regiment [9]

East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Somerset Light Infantry [8]

Royal Corps of Signals Transport [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

South Lancashire Regiment [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

County of London Regiment [6]

Inns of Court Officer Training Corps [6]

Royal Flying Corps [6]

Royal Sussex Regiment [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [865]

Indian Army [7]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

Other Empire Force [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Royal Navy [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [93]

C [90]

S [78]

H [75]

M [74]

W [54]

D [48]

T [48]

G [47]

P [40]

L [37]

R [31]

A [27]

F [25]

E [20]

K [20]

N [20]

J [15]

O [10]

V [5]

U [3]

Y [3]

I [2]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [856]

Country

United Kingdom [28]

India [1]

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People [866] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Birmingham [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Newcastle upon Tyne [2] Addlestone near Chertsey Surrey [1] Alveston, Derbyshire [1] Appledore, Kent [1] Atherstone, Warwickshire [1] Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland [1] Battersea, London [1] Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Belfast, County Antrim [1] Beverley, East Yorkshire [1] Bletchley [1] Bootle, Lancashire [1] Brest Litovsk, Belarus, Tsarist Russia [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Dover, Kent [1] Drewsteignton, Devonshire [1] Dublin [1] East Farleigh, Kent [1] East Stonehouse, Devon [1] Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Edgbaston, Birmingham [1] Exeter [1] Fakenham, Norfolk [1] Hackney, London [1] Hambledon, Surrey [1] Hennock, Devon [1] Hulme Manchester [1] Ilfracombe, Devon [1] Kirby Bedon, Norfolk [1] Kirkcaldy, Fife [1] Limerick [1] Longwood, Derbyshire [1] Maidstone [1] Neath, Glamorganshire [1] Norton Lodge, Mumbles, Glamorganshire [1] Nottingham [1] Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire [1] Penge, Surrey [1] Sheffield [1] Southampton [1] Southampton, Hampshire [1] Sydenham, Kent [1] Tenterden, Kent [1] Truro [1] Wallasey, Cheshire [1] Wallington, Surrey [1] Wandsworth, London [1]

Rank

Private [397] Sapper [207] Serjeant [83] Corporal [72] Second Lieutenant [69] Driver [62] Lieutenant [55] Pioneer [49] Captain [42] Signalman [42] Lance Corporal [32] Signaller [31] Gunner [21] Major [17] Acting Corporal [16] Acting Serjeant [11] Warrant Officer Class 2 [10] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [8] Lance Serjeant [7] Acting Lance Corporal [5] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Rifleman [4] Sergeant [4] Boy [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Pri [3] Transport Serjeant [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Acting Captain [2] Acting Company Serjeant Major [2] Acting Major [2] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2] Brigadier [2] Colonel [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Pr [2] Privat [2] Quartermaster Serjeant [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Transport Corporal [2] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] ran [2] 2nd Class Interpreter [1] 2nd Corporal [1] A.B. [1] A/Cpl [1] Acting Second Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [814] Royal Corps of Signals [303] Labour Corps [154] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [84] Corps of Hussars [79] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [78] Reserve Regiment of Cavalry [45] Devonshire Regiment [38] Machine Gun Corps [37] Army Service Corps [35] Indian Unattached List [30] Inns of Court Officers Training Corps [29] Royal Field Artillery [27] Corps of Lancers [25] Royal Defence Corps [25] City of London Yeomanry [24] Corps of Dragoons [24] Corps of Royal Engineers [22] Royal Fusiliers [22] Hampshire Regiment [16] County of London Yeomanry [14] London Regiment [14] Royal Berkshire Regiment [13] Royal Corps Of Signals [13] Army Cyclist Corps [12] Corps of Military Accountants [12] Tank Corps [12] Durham Light Infantry [11] King's Royal Rifle Corps [11] Royal Engineers Transport [11] Training Reserve Battalion [11] Dragoon Guards [9] Hussars [9] Liverpool Regiment [9] Middlesex Regiment [9] East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Somerset Light Infantry [8] Royal Corps of Signals Transport [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] South Lancashire Regiment [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] County of London Regiment [6] Inns of Court Officer Training Corps [6] Royal Flying Corps [6] Royal Sussex Regiment [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] West Yorkshire Regiment [6] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [865] Indian Army [7] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2] Other Empire Force [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] Royal Navy [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [93] C [90] S [78] H [75] M [74] W [54] D [48] T [48] G [47] P [40] L [37] R [31] A [27] F [25] E [20] K [20] N [20] J [15] O [10] V [5] U [3] Y [3] I [2] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [856]

Country

United Kingdom [28] India [1]

Arthur Smith

British Army 205621 Labour Corps

British Army 480931 Private Royal Engineers

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Alfred H Trantum

British Army 1595 Private South Lancashire Regiment

British Army 197537 Private Royal Engineers

British Army 238017 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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Walter H Reeves

British Army 2096 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 200429 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 200429 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Albert E Newbold

British Army 19838 Corporal King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 203464 Corporal Rifle Brigade

British Army 31847 Corporal Northamptonshire Regiment

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Joseph Shayler

British Army 16089 Private Wiltshire Regiment

British Army WR31096 Private Royal Engineers

British Army 1510 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

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David Watson

British Army 132940 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 33558 Private Reserve Regiment of Cavalry

British Army 108708 Private Training Reserve Battalion

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