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Place of birth

Islington, London [3]

Leicester [3]

16 Queen Street, Mayfair, London [1]

36 King Gardens, Plymouth [1]

77 Chalk Farm Road, Pancras [1]

Aslackley, Lincolnshire [1]

Aston, Warwickshire [1]

Atherstone, Warwickshire [1]

Bolton Lancashire [1]

Bozeat, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire [1]

Branston, Staffordshire [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Buckland Common, Bucks [1]

Chelmsford, Essex [1]

Codnor, Derbyshire [1]

Croxley Green [1]

East Malling, Kent [1]

Edward's Tce., Scarborough St., Newington, Hull [1]

Evesham, Worcs [1]

Farnborough, Hampshire [1]

Faversham [1]

Hastings, Sussex [1]

Hollinwood [1]

Icklesham, East Sussex [1]

Islington [1]

LONDON [1]

Lamberhurst Sussex [1]

Lambeth [1]

Lambeth, Surrey, England [1]

Larkfield, Kent [1]

Leatherhead [1]

Leeds, England [1]

Leytonstone,Essex [1]

London, Bethnal Green [1]

Manchester [1]

Maryhill,Lanarkshire [1]

Mile End Old Town, Middlesex [1]

Mile End Old Town, Western London. [1]

Moore Twp., Lambton County, Ontario [1]

Mytholmroyd [1]

Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Nottingham [1]

Oldbury, West Bromwich [1]

Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England [1]

Pembury, Kent [1]

Peterborough [1]

Plaistow, Essex [1]

Ponteland, Northumberland [1]

Poplar, Middlesex [1]

Preston Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [90]

Rifleman [42]

Lance Corporal [11]

Lieutenant [11]

Captain [7]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Serjeant [6]

Corporal [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Sergeant [3]

Major [2]

Sgt [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

A/CSM [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Appointed Acting Lance Sergeant [1]

Brevet Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Capt [1]

L/Cpl [1]

Lance Corpral [1]

Lieutenant General [1]

Lieutenent [1]

Lt [1]

Major originally Temporary Major [1]

PRIVATE [1]

Private (Lance Corporal) [1]

Promoted Corporal [1]

Promoted Lance Corporal [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Quartermaster Sergeant [1]

Quatermaster Sergeant [1]

RFN (L/Corp) [1]

Sapper [1]

Staff Captain [1]

Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

corporal [1]

rifleman [1]

Unit

Kings Royal Rifle Corps [83]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [76]

Kings Royal Rifles [11]

London Regiment [10]

Labour Corps [9]

Army Service Corps [7]

Kings Royal Rifle Corp [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

KINGS ROYAL RIFLE CORPS [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

KRRC [2]

Kings Rifle Regiment [2]

Kings Royal Rifles Corps [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

1st Division [1]

5th Division, Irish Command (on secondment from KRRC) [1]

Army Reserve [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Deputy Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster General [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

GOC 189th Infantry Brigade [1]

General Staff [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps attached Royal Flying Corps [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps attached Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps attached Royal Scots Fusiliers [1]

Kings Loyal Lancashire Regiment [1]

Kings Rifle Corps [1]

Kings Royal Rife Corp [1]

Kings Royal Rifle [1]

Kings Royal Rifle Corp/Northampshire Regt, [1]

Kings Royal Rifle Corps & later Rifle Brigade [1]

Kings Royal Rifle Corps (KRRC) [1]

Kings Royal Rifle Corps (Militia) [1]

Kings Royal Rifle Corps attached Royal Flying Corps [1]

Kings Royal Rifle corps [1]

Kings Royal rifle Corp [1]

LONDON REGIMENT [1]

London Reg't [1]

Service

British Army [114]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [18]

S [11]

C [10]

D [10]

M [9]

H [8]

W [8]

L [7]

A [6]

G [5]

P [5]

T [5]

F [4]

R [3]

K [2]

E [1]

I [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [113]

Country

United Kingdom [48]

India [3]

Malta [1]

Sierra Leone [1]

South Africa [1]

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People [114] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Islington, London [3] Leicester [3] 16 Queen Street, Mayfair, London [1] 36 King Gardens, Plymouth [1] 77 Chalk Farm Road, Pancras [1] Aslackley, Lincolnshire [1] Aston, Warwickshire [1] Atherstone, Warwickshire [1] Bolton Lancashire [1] Bozeat, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire [1] Branston, Staffordshire [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Buckland Common, Bucks [1] Chelmsford, Essex [1] Codnor, Derbyshire [1] Croxley Green [1] East Malling, Kent [1] Edward's Tce., Scarborough St., Newington, Hull [1] Evesham, Worcs [1] Farnborough, Hampshire [1] Faversham [1] Hastings, Sussex [1] Hollinwood [1] Icklesham, East Sussex [1] Islington [1] LONDON [1] Lamberhurst Sussex [1] Lambeth [1] Lambeth, Surrey, England [1] Larkfield, Kent [1] Leatherhead [1] Leeds, England [1] Leytonstone,Essex [1] London, Bethnal Green [1] Manchester [1] Maryhill,Lanarkshire [1] Mile End Old Town, Middlesex [1] Mile End Old Town, Western London. [1] Moore Twp., Lambton County, Ontario [1] Mytholmroyd [1] Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland [1] Nottingham [1] Oldbury, West Bromwich [1] Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England [1] Pembury, Kent [1] Peterborough [1] Plaistow, Essex [1] Ponteland, Northumberland [1] Poplar, Middlesex [1] Preston Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [90] Rifleman [42] Lance Corporal [11] Lieutenant [11] Captain [7] Second Lieutenant [7] Serjeant [6] Corporal [5] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Sergeant [3] Major [2] Sgt [2] Temporary Captain [2] A/CSM [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Appointed Acting Lance Sergeant [1] Brevet Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Capt [1] L/Cpl [1] Lance Corpral [1] Lieutenant General [1] Lieutenent [1] Lt [1] Major originally Temporary Major [1] PRIVATE [1] Private (Lance Corporal) [1] Promoted Corporal [1] Promoted Lance Corporal [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Quartermaster Sergeant [1] Quatermaster Sergeant [1] RFN (L/Corp) [1] Sapper [1] Staff Captain [1] Temporary Brigadier General [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] corporal [1] rifleman [1]

Unit

Kings Royal Rifle Corps [83] King's Royal Rifle Corps [76] Kings Royal Rifles [11] London Regiment [10] Labour Corps [9] Army Service Corps [7] Kings Royal Rifle Corp [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] KINGS ROYAL RIFLE CORPS [3] Rifle Brigade [3] KRRC [2] Kings Rifle Regiment [2] Kings Royal Rifles Corps [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Munster Fusiliers [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] 1st Division [1] 5th Division, Irish Command (on secondment from KRRC) [1] Army Reserve [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Deputy Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster General [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] GOC 189th Infantry Brigade [1] General Staff [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps attached Royal Flying Corps [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps attached Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps attached Royal Scots Fusiliers [1] Kings Loyal Lancashire Regiment [1] Kings Rifle Corps [1] Kings Royal Rife Corp [1] Kings Royal Rifle [1] Kings Royal Rifle Corp/Northampshire Regt, [1] Kings Royal Rifle Corps & later Rifle Brigade [1] Kings Royal Rifle Corps (KRRC) [1] Kings Royal Rifle Corps (Militia) [1] Kings Royal Rifle Corps attached Royal Flying Corps [1] Kings Royal Rifle corps [1] Kings Royal rifle Corp [1] LONDON REGIMENT [1] London Reg't [1]

Service

British Army [114] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [18] S [11] C [10] D [10] M [9] H [8] W [8] L [7] A [6] G [5] P [5] T [5] F [4] R [3] K [2] E [1] I [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [113]

Country

United Kingdom [48] India [3] Malta [1] Sierra Leone [1] South Africa [1]

Ralph Barrington

British Army 505138 Private Kings Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 418038 Private London Regiment 9th lond Battalion

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James Dale

British Army 2376 Lance Corporal Yorkshire Hussars

British Army G/12009 Lance Corporal King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army C/12009 L/Cpl Kings Royal Rifle Corps

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Reginald Fisher

British Army 11663 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Private Kings Royal Rifle Corps 1st Battalion

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Alfred A Smith

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 26564 Private Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry

British Army R/21991 Kings Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 26564 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 7th Battalion.

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Edward Bellis

British Army 21732 Private Kings Loyal Lancashire Regiment

British Army 578956 Private Labour Corps

British Army 57868 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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James Weston

British Army 240509 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 205229 Kings Royal Rifle Corps

British Army GS/84317 Royal Fusiliers

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William Cottenham

British Army 5264 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 200216 Private Kings Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 46651 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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John Carpenter

British Army 330037 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 415954 Private Labour Corps

British Army 58142 Private Kings Rifle Regiment

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Julius Blower

British Army 30183 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 417071 Private Labour Corps

British Army 58528 Private Kings Rifle Regiment

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Alfred G Barker

British Army 5319 Private London Regiment 6th lond Battalion

British Army 56288 Private Kings Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 345268 Private London Regiment 6th lond Battalion

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John B Gostling

British Army R/19896 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps 20th Battalion

British Army T/392188 Royal Army Service Corps

British Army 49359 Kings Royal Rifle Corps

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James Hatton

British Army 7048 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 43769 Private Kings Royal Rifle Corps

British Army A/450406 Private Royal Army Service Corps

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George Clements

Born 1880

British Army 8464 Private East Lancashire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army King's Royal Rifle Corps 7th Battalion

British Army 28791 Private The Kings (Liverpool Regiment) 1st Garrison Battalion

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George H Black

British Army 09249 Private Army Ordnance Corps

British Army 76210 Private Cheshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

British Army 57240 Private Kings Royal Rifle Corps

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