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Birchington Kent [2]

Cambridge [2]

Handsworth, Staffs [2]

Islington, London [2]

Saint John, New Brunswick [2]

"Brynddu" Cemaes Anglesey [1]

158 Mercers Road, Islington [1]

Aldenham, Hertfordshire [1]

Bangor, Caernarvonshire [1]

Barry, Glamorgan, Wales [1]

Beadnell, Northumberland [1]

Beaminster, Dorset [1]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Bedwelty, Monmouthshire [1]

Belafst [1]

Benares [1]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [1]

Bridgewater Nova Scotia [1]

Cape Colony [1]

Cawood, Selby, Yorkshire [1]

Chalford, Gloucestershire [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Corse Grange, Gloucester [1]

Darwen, Blackburn [1]

Dumbleton, near Mackay, Queensland [1]

Durham [1]

East Rudham, Norfolk [1]

Eastbourne, Sussex [1]

Ebony, Kent [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Edmonton, Middlesex [1]

Fleetwood, Lancashire [1]

Fulham [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Haddington [1]

Hampstead London [1]

Herefordshire [1]

Kensington,London. [1]

Kentucky [1]

Kersal, Manchester [1]

Kibworth Harcourt [1]

Kings Barns Fife [1]

Leeds Yorkshire [1]

Leicester [1]

Lichfield [1]

Lichfield, Staffs [1]

Liverpool [1]

London [1]

London. [1]

Loughborough, Leicestershire [1]

Rank

Second Lieutenant [464]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [198]

Private [150]

Lieutenant [109]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [57]

Temporary Lieutenant [43]

Captain [42]

Corporal [42]

Temporary Captain [34]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [28]

Serjeant [26]

2nd Lieutenant [8]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [8]

Lance Corporal [7]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Cadet [5]

Gunner [5]

Major [5]

Temporary Major [5]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Flying Officer [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Sub Lieutenant [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Bombardier [2]

Driver [2]

Farrier Serjeant [2]

Flight Lieutenant [2]

Temporary 2nd Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [2]

Trooper [2]

2 Lieutenant [1]

2nd Corporal [1]

2nd Lieutenant (on probation) [1]

2nd Lieutenant, Flying Officer [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Commander; Acting Conductor [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic [1]

Air Mechanic I [1]

Air Mechanic, First Class [1]

Air Mechanic, Second Class [1]

Air mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [1]

Armourer/Serjeant [1]

Bugler [1]

Unit

Royal Flying Corps [541]

General List [476]

General List and Royal Flying Corps [93]

General List Royal Flying Corps [92]

London Regiment [35]

General List/Royal Flying Corps [31]

Royal Fusiliers [27]

Royal Air Force [22]

Army Service Corps [20]

Imperial Army [18]

General List/ Royal Flying Corps [16]

Royal Engineers [16]

General List attached Royal Flying Corps [15]

Royal Flying Corps General List [14]

Inns of Court Officers Training Corps [11]

Royal Field Artillery [8]

Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [8]

Canadian Army Service Corps [7]

Royal Flying Corps and General List [7]

General List and Royal Air Force [6]

North Staffordshire Regiment [5]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [4]

Canadian Field Artillery [4]

Honourable Artillery Company [4]

Officer Training Corps [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

City of London Yeomanry [3]

Highland Light Infantry [3]

Inns of Court Officer Training Corps [3]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

British Red Cross Society [2]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [2]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [2]

Cheshire Yeomanry [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

General List (RFC) [2]

General List (Royal Flying Corps) [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Gordon Highlanders [2]

Inns of Court OTC [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [770]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [86]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [7]

Royal Navy [6]

Other Empire Force [3]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

South African Services [2]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

M [90]

C [79]

B [73]

S [71]

H [68]

F [38]

W [38]

R [37]

G [35]

D [34]

T [34]

P [33]

L [30]

J [22]

A [21]

N [20]

K [18]

E [15]

O [9]

I [4]

V [4]

Y [2]

Contribution

Military Service [774]

Country

United Kingdom [78]

Canada [7]

South Africa [3]

Ireland [2]

Australia [1]

France [1]

New Zealand [1]

United States [1]

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People [776] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Birchington Kent [2] Cambridge [2] Handsworth, Staffs [2] Islington, London [2] Saint John, New Brunswick [2] "Brynddu" Cemaes Anglesey [1] 158 Mercers Road, Islington [1] Aldenham, Hertfordshire [1] Bangor, Caernarvonshire [1] Barry, Glamorgan, Wales [1] Beadnell, Northumberland [1] Beaminster, Dorset [1] Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Bedwelty, Monmouthshire [1] Belafst [1] Benares [1] Bournemouth, Hampshire [1] Bridgewater Nova Scotia [1] Cape Colony [1] Cawood, Selby, Yorkshire [1] Chalford, Gloucestershire [1] Chelsea, London [1] Corse Grange, Gloucester [1] Darwen, Blackburn [1] Dumbleton, near Mackay, Queensland [1] Durham [1] East Rudham, Norfolk [1] Eastbourne, Sussex [1] Ebony, Kent [1] Edinburgh [1] Edmonton, Middlesex [1] Fleetwood, Lancashire [1] Fulham [1] Fulham, London [1] Haddington [1] Hampstead London [1] Herefordshire [1] Kensington,London. [1] Kentucky [1] Kersal, Manchester [1] Kibworth Harcourt [1] Kings Barns Fife [1] Leeds Yorkshire [1] Leicester [1] Lichfield [1] Lichfield, Staffs [1] Liverpool [1] London [1] London. [1] Loughborough, Leicestershire [1]

Rank

Second Lieutenant [464] Temporary Second Lieutenant [198] Private [150] Lieutenant [109] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [57] Temporary Lieutenant [43] Captain [42] Corporal [42] Temporary Captain [34] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [28] Serjeant [26] 2nd Lieutenant [8] Air Mechanic 1st Class [8] Lance Corporal [7] Acting Serjeant [5] Cadet [5] Gunner [5] Major [5] Temporary Major [5] Staff Serjeant [4] Flying Officer [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Sub Lieutenant [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Corporal [2] Bombardier [2] Driver [2] Farrier Serjeant [2] Flight Lieutenant [2] Temporary 2nd Lieutenant [2] Temporary Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [2] Trooper [2] 2 Lieutenant [1] 2nd Corporal [1] 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) [1] 2nd Lieutenant, Flying Officer [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Commander; Acting Conductor [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic [1] Air Mechanic I [1] Air Mechanic, First Class [1] Air Mechanic, Second Class [1] Air mechanic 3rd Class [1] Armourer Staff Serjeant [1] Armourer/Serjeant [1] Bugler [1]

Unit

Royal Flying Corps [541] General List [476] General List and Royal Flying Corps [93] General List Royal Flying Corps [92] London Regiment [35] General List/Royal Flying Corps [31] Royal Fusiliers [27] Royal Air Force [22] Army Service Corps [20] Imperial Army [18] General List/ Royal Flying Corps [16] Royal Engineers [16] General List attached Royal Flying Corps [15] Royal Flying Corps General List [14] Inns of Court Officers Training Corps [11] Royal Field Artillery [8] Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [8] Canadian Army Service Corps [7] Royal Flying Corps and General List [7] General List and Royal Air Force [6] North Staffordshire Regiment [5] Australian Imperial Force [4] Canadian Army Medical Corps [4] Canadian Field Artillery [4] Honourable Artillery Company [4] Officer Training Corps [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] Canadian Infantry [3] City of London Yeomanry [3] Highland Light Infantry [3] Inns of Court Officer Training Corps [3] King's Own Scottish Borderers [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] British Red Cross Society [2] Canadian Infantry Battalion [2] Canadian Mounted Rifles [2] Cheshire Yeomanry [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Kent Regiment [2] General List (RFC) [2] General List (Royal Flying Corps) [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Gordon Highlanders [2] Inns of Court OTC [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [770] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [86] Canadian Expeditionary Force [7] Royal Navy [6] Other Empire Force [3] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] South African Services [2] Australian Imperial Force [1] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

M [90] C [79] B [73] S [71] H [68] F [38] W [38] R [37] G [35] D [34] T [34] P [33] L [30] J [22] A [21] N [20] K [18] E [15] O [9] I [4] V [4] Y [2]

Contribution

Military Service [774]

Country

United Kingdom [78] Canada [7] South Africa [3] Ireland [2] Australia [1] France [1] New Zealand [1] United States [1]

Philip B. Evans

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army PS/2635 Private Royal Fusiliers 21st Battalion

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant General List

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

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William Reason Bishop

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 2461 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 1/6 Cyclist Battalion

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Cadet Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2nd Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 55th Squadron

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Joseph Walter David Needham

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant General List Royal Flying Corps 48 Squadron

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William Malcolm Denham

Born 1899

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 85254 Air Mechanic 3rd Class

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant General List

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Reginald William Settle

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army M2/020578 Sergeant Royal Army Service Corps MT

British Army Second Lieutenant General List attached Royal Flying Corps

British Army M2/020578 Private Army Service Corps

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Raymond Wilberforce Spooner

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 9219 Private London Regiment London Rifle Brigade

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant General List Royal Flying Corps

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Robert Anderson

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant General List

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

British Army Lieutenant General List

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Louis John Bailey

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant General List

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

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Edward Eustice Erlebach

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant General List

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps No 45 Squadron

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Conrade William Jacot

Born 1899

Died 1917

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant General List

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

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Henry Norman Groves Dann

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant General List

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Temporary Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

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David Cecil Hope Mcbrayne

Died 1917

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant General List

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2nd Lieutenant 11th Squadron

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Richard Applin

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant General List

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

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Leslie Glendower Humphries

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant General List

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

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William Norman Thomas

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant General List

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

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Edward Pugh Lewis

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant General List

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 9th Sqdn

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William Clifton Vernon Higginson

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant General List

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 3rd Squadron

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Robert Naylor Treadwell

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army Temporary Lieutenant General List

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 22nd Sqd. and 9th Battalion. Essex Reg'

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Henry Collister Mulock

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army Temporary Lieutenant General List and Royal Flying Corps

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 52nd Squadron

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

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Walter Harvey Russell Gould

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant General List

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

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