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51 Sewerby St, Moss Side, Manchester, England [1]

Algarkirk, Lincolnshire [1]

Bar Fen, Withern, nr Louth [1]

Barnsley [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Belper, Derbyshire [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Cheadle, Staffordshire [1]

Cookham,Berkshire. [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Essex [1]

Eton [1]

Grafton Underwood [1]

Grantham [1]

Great Bowden, Market Harborough, Leics [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Hebden Bridge [1]

Horton-in-Ribblesdale, Yorkshire [1]

Leicester [1]

Leicester,Leicestershire [1]

Little Bowden [1]

Magnum Bonam, Hade Edge, Holmfirth, W Yorks [1]

Mansfield, Notts [1]

Market Overton, Oakham, Rutland [1]

Morley, West Yorkshire [1]

Olney, Bucks [1]

Pikley, Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1]

Poplar, London [1]

Rawcliffe, Goole [1]

Saxby All Saints, Brigg, Lincolnshire [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

St Peter Port [1]

Station Road, March, Cambridgeshire [1]

Waltham on the Wolds [1]

Rank

Private [982]

Serjeant [47]

Lance Corporal [39]

Second Lieutenant [31]

Corporal [30]

Captain [11]

Lieutenant [11]

Sapper [11]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Lance Serjeant [6]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Major [4]

Pioneer [4]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Gunner [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Boy [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Driver [1]

Hon. Lieutenant [1]

L/Corporal [1]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

P [1]

Priv [1]

Priva [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Second Lieutenant Major [1]

Serjeant Driver [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

r [1]

Unit

Lincolnshire Regiment [1084]

Leicestershire Regiment [1078]

Royal Engineers [46]

Labour Corps [33]

Machine Gun Corps [19]

South Staffordshire Regiment [15]

North Staffordshire Regiment [13]

Army Service Corps [12]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Training Reserve Battalion [5]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

London Regiment [4]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Lincolnshire [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

West Riding Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Leicestershire Regiment Attached Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Leicestershire Yeomanry [2]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

20th Labour Company, Labour Corps [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Berkshire Regiment [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Connaught Rangers [1]

Connaught Rangers Attached Royal Munster Fusiliers [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Garrison Battalion [1]

General List [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

Service

British Army [1089]

Last name first letter

B [157]

H [108]

C [104]

S [94]

W [90]

G [62]

D [60]

F [59]

M [55]

P [50]

T [48]

L [44]

R [29]

K [25]

A [23]

J [22]

E [18]

N [15]

O [12]

I [5]

U [3]

V [3]

Q [2]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1088]

Country

United Kingdom [19]

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Place of birth

51 Sewerby St, Moss Side, Manchester, England [1] Algarkirk, Lincolnshire [1] Bar Fen, Withern, nr Louth [1] Barnsley [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Belper, Derbyshire [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Cheadle, Staffordshire [1] Cookham,Berkshire. [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Essex [1] Eton [1] Grafton Underwood [1] Grantham [1] Great Bowden, Market Harborough, Leics [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Hebden Bridge [1] Horton-in-Ribblesdale, Yorkshire [1] Leicester [1] Leicester,Leicestershire [1] Little Bowden [1] Magnum Bonam, Hade Edge, Holmfirth, W Yorks [1] Mansfield, Notts [1] Market Overton, Oakham, Rutland [1] Morley, West Yorkshire [1] Olney, Bucks [1] Pikley, Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1] Poplar, London [1] Rawcliffe, Goole [1] Saxby All Saints, Brigg, Lincolnshire [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] St Peter Port [1] Station Road, March, Cambridgeshire [1] Waltham on the Wolds [1]

Rank

Private [982] Serjeant [47] Lance Corporal [39] Second Lieutenant [31] Corporal [30] Captain [11] Lieutenant [11] Sapper [11] Acting Serjeant [7] Lance Serjeant [6] Company Serjeant Major [5] Acting Corporal [4] Major [4] Pioneer [4] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Gunner [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Boy [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Driver [1] Hon. Lieutenant [1] L/Corporal [1] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] P [1] Priv [1] Priva [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Second Lieutenant Major [1] Serjeant Driver [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] r [1]

Unit

Lincolnshire Regiment [1084] Leicestershire Regiment [1078] Royal Engineers [46] Labour Corps [33] Machine Gun Corps [19] South Staffordshire Regiment [15] North Staffordshire Regiment [13] Army Service Corps [12] Liverpool Regiment [6] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6] Royal Defence Corps [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Training Reserve Battalion [5] Durham Light Infantry [4] London Regiment [4] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Lincolnshire [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] West Riding Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Essex Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Leicestershire Regiment Attached Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Leicestershire Yeomanry [2] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 20th Labour Company, Labour Corps [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Berkshire Regiment [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Connaught Rangers [1] Connaught Rangers Attached Royal Munster Fusiliers [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Garrison Battalion [1] General List [1] Grenadier Guards [1]

Service

British Army [1089]

Last name first letter

B [157] H [108] C [104] S [94] W [90] G [62] D [60] F [59] M [55] P [50] T [48] L [44] R [29] K [25] A [23] J [22] E [18] N [15] O [12] I [5] U [3] V [3] Q [2] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1088]

Country

United Kingdom [19]

John Swain

Born 1879

Died 1915

British Army 13955 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 14205 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Ernest Speechley

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 10509 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 10509 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 6th

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Alphonso Brand

Born 1889

Died 1968

British Army 42677 Corporal Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 52119 Corporal Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 42677 and 52119 Corporal

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William March

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 16084 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 203222 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 2nd/5th Bn.

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John Henry Bishop

Born 1869

Died 1915

British Army 19864 Serjeant Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 11078 Serjeant Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 11078 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Frederick Bassett

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 44565 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 30105 Leicestershire Regiment 51st Battalion

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William Newton

Born 1896

British Army 38133 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 41653 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 41653 Private Lincolnshire 2nd

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William R Broughton

Born 1890

Died 1972

British Army 1886 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 42817 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Arthur John Peckett

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 38279 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 41655 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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John Stewart

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 14216 Lance Corporal Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 14216 Serjeant Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 13952 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Moses Holland

Died 1918

British Army 30572 Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 44545 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 6th Battalion

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Joseph Edward Hegg

Born 1896

Died 1965

British Army 49657 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 52385 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Walter Panter

Born 1894

British Army 265712 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 5213 Private Leicestershire Regiment 4th Bn.

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Arthur Bale

Born 1895

British Army 265787 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army Leicestershire Regiment 1/5th leicest Battalion

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Herbert Berridge

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 38239 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 41637 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Percy Abels

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 6617 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 6617 Lance Corporal Leicestershire Regiment 2nd Batallion

British Army 6617 Lance Corporal Leicestershire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Frank Harold Thompson

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 11830 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 35813 Private Labour Corps

British Army 6899 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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John Davis Bell

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 30070 Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 44564 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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William Charles Cosgrove

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 11300 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 11300 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Wyclif Field

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 34304 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 41604 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 2nd Bn

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