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London [2]

Attleborough Norfolk [1]

Basmead, St. Neots [1]

Bletchingly, Godstone, Surrey [1]

Blickling, Norfolk [1]

Blofield, Norfolk [1]

Brighton Sussex [1]

Carbrooke Norfolk [1]

Carlton Colville Suffolk [1]

Depwade Norfolk [1]

Dereham, Norfolk [1]

Ditchingham Norfolk [1]

Docking Norfolk [1]

Docking Norfolk [1]

Earls Barton, Northamptonshire [1]

East Sutton, Kent [1]

Fakenham, Norfolk [1]

Grear Yarmouth, Norfolk [1]

Great Hockham, Norfolk [1]

Great Snoring Norfolk [1]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1]

Gt Yarmouth Norfolk [1]

Hackney [1]

Hackney, Middlesex [1]

Horsford Norfolk [1]

Ipswich, Suffolk [1]

Kettering, Northamptonshire [1]

Kimberley, Norfolk [1]

Lincolnshire [1]

Litcham Norfolk [1]

Llanfyllin, Montgomeryshire [1]

Mattishall, Norfolk [1]

Norfolk [1]

North Walsham, Norfolk [1]

Norwich, Norfolk [1]

Oundle, Northamptonshire [1]

Pulham St Mary Norfolk [1]

Rivenhall, Essex, England [1]

Roughton, Norfolk [1]

Saxlingham Nethergate [1]

Shotley, Suffolk [1]

Somersham Suffolk [1]

South Creake Norfolk [1]

Sprowston Norfolk [1]

St. George Hanover Square London [1]

Stamford [1]

Starston, Norfolk [1]

Stowmarket [1]

Todmorden, Yorks [1]

Tunbridge Wells [1]

Rank

Private [863]

Serjeant [123]

Second Lieutenant [109]

Corporal [86]

Lance Corporal [62]

Lieutenant [58]

Captain [46]

Lance Serjeant [26]

Sapper [13]

Acting Serjeant [12]

Major [11]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [10]

Gunner [8]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [8]

Trooper [7]

Company Serjeant Major [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Private Acting Corporal [5]

Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Farrier Serjeant [3]

Private /Lance Corporal [3]

Staff Serjeant Major [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [2]

Driver [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Pioneer [2]

Private/Lance Corporal [2]

Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Saddler Serjeant [2]

Squadron Serjeant Major [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Trumpeter [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2/Company Serjeant Major [2]

2nd Air Mechanic [1]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Company Quarter Major Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Farrier Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Bandmaster Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Bandsman [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Norfolk Yeomanry [997]

Norfolk Regiment [562]

Hertfordshire Yeomanry [77]

Northamptonshire Regiment [72]

Royal Engineers [68]

Machine Gun Corps [61]

Staffordshire Yeomanry [31]

Labour Corps [30]

Essex Yeomanry [21]

Corps of Hussars [17]

Army Service Corps [12]

Bedfordshire Regiment [12]

Essex Regiment [11]

Royal Air Force [11]

Royal Field Artillery [11]

Leicestershire Yeomanry [10]

London Regiment [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [9]

Army Cyclist Corps [8]

Suffolk Regiment [8]

Tank Corps [8]

East Surrey Regiment [7]

Royal Flying Corps [7]

Suffolk Yeomanry [7]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Royal Sussex Regiment [6]

Hampshire Yeomanry [5]

Military Mounted Police [5]

Northamptonshire Yeomanry [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Northumberland Hussars [4]

Sussex Yeomanry [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

City of London Yeomanry [3]

Corps of Dragoons [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Indian Army [3]

Norfolk Yeomanry Territorial Force [3]

Reserve Cavalry Regiment [3]

County of London Yeomanry [2]

Derby Yeomanry [2]

Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [2]

Gloucestershire Yeomanry [2]

Service

British Army [1190]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

S [134]

H [112]

B [106]

W [102]

M [83]

P [75]

C [67]

L [67]

R [67]

G [53]

T [46]

D [45]

F [41]

K [38]

J [33]

N [29]

A [28]

E [28]

O [16]

V [7]

Y [7]

U [5]

I [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1182]

Country

United Kingdom [33]

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London [2] Attleborough Norfolk [1] Basmead, St. Neots [1] Bletchingly, Godstone, Surrey [1] Blickling, Norfolk [1] Blofield, Norfolk [1] Brighton Sussex [1] Carbrooke Norfolk [1] Carlton Colville Suffolk [1] Depwade Norfolk [1] Dereham, Norfolk [1] Ditchingham Norfolk [1] Docking Norfolk [1] Docking Norfolk [1] Earls Barton, Northamptonshire [1] East Sutton, Kent [1] Fakenham, Norfolk [1] Grear Yarmouth, Norfolk [1] Great Hockham, Norfolk [1] Great Snoring Norfolk [1] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1] Gt Yarmouth Norfolk [1] Hackney [1] Hackney, Middlesex [1] Horsford Norfolk [1] Ipswich, Suffolk [1] Kettering, Northamptonshire [1] Kimberley, Norfolk [1] Lincolnshire [1] Litcham Norfolk [1] Llanfyllin, Montgomeryshire [1] Mattishall, Norfolk [1] Norfolk [1] North Walsham, Norfolk [1] Norwich, Norfolk [1] Oundle, Northamptonshire [1] Pulham St Mary Norfolk [1] Rivenhall, Essex, England [1] Roughton, Norfolk [1] Saxlingham Nethergate [1] Shotley, Suffolk [1] Somersham Suffolk [1] South Creake Norfolk [1] Sprowston Norfolk [1] St. George Hanover Square London [1] Stamford [1] Starston, Norfolk [1] Stowmarket [1] Todmorden, Yorks [1] Tunbridge Wells [1]

Rank

Private [863] Serjeant [123] Second Lieutenant [109] Corporal [86] Lance Corporal [62] Lieutenant [58] Captain [46] Lance Serjeant [26] Sapper [13] Acting Serjeant [12] Major [11] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [10] Gunner [8] Warrant Officer Class 2 [8] Trooper [7] Company Serjeant Major [6] Acting Corporal [5] Private Acting Corporal [5] Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Farrier Serjeant [3] Private /Lance Corporal [3] Staff Serjeant Major [3] Acting Captain [2] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [2] Driver [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Pioneer [2] Private/Lance Corporal [2] Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Saddler Serjeant [2] Squadron Serjeant Major [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Trumpeter [2] Warrant Officer Class 2/Company Serjeant Major [2] 2nd Air Mechanic [1] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Company Quarter Major Serjeant [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Farrier Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Bandmaster Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Bandsman [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Norfolk Yeomanry [997] Norfolk Regiment [562] Hertfordshire Yeomanry [77] Northamptonshire Regiment [72] Royal Engineers [68] Machine Gun Corps [61] Staffordshire Yeomanry [31] Labour Corps [30] Essex Yeomanry [21] Corps of Hussars [17] Army Service Corps [12] Bedfordshire Regiment [12] Essex Regiment [11] Royal Air Force [11] Royal Field Artillery [11] Leicestershire Yeomanry [10] London Regiment [9] Royal Army Service Corps [9] Army Cyclist Corps [8] Suffolk Regiment [8] Tank Corps [8] East Surrey Regiment [7] Royal Flying Corps [7] Suffolk Yeomanry [7] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Royal Sussex Regiment [6] Hampshire Yeomanry [5] Military Mounted Police [5] Northamptonshire Yeomanry [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Cheshire Regiment [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Northumberland Hussars [4] Sussex Yeomanry [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] City of London Yeomanry [3] Corps of Dragoons [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] Indian Army [3] Norfolk Yeomanry Territorial Force [3] Reserve Cavalry Regiment [3] County of London Yeomanry [2] Derby Yeomanry [2] Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry [2] East Kent Regiment [2] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [2] Gloucestershire Yeomanry [2]

Service

British Army [1190] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

S [134] H [112] B [106] W [102] M [83] P [75] C [67] L [67] R [67] G [53] T [46] D [45] F [41] K [38] J [33] N [29] A [28] E [28] O [16] V [7] Y [7] U [5] I [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1182]

Country

United Kingdom [33]

George Bede Hornby Plant

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army Lance Corporal Officer Training Corps

British Army Lieutenant Norfolk Yeomanry

British Army Lieutenant Norfolk Regiment

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Charles Rowell

Died 1917

British Army 1116 Corporal Norfolk Yeomanry

British Army 29767 Corporal Norfolk Yeomanry

British Army 29767 Corporal Norfolk Regiment

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Ledger Stony Hill

Born 1879

British Army Lieutenant Norfolk Yeomanry

British Army Captain Norfolk Yeomanry

British Army Major Norfolk Yeomanry

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Percy Scott Bird

Born 1887

British Army 986 Lance Corporal Norfolk Yeomanry

British Army 986 Corporal Norfolk Yeomanry

British Army 986 Serjeant Norfolk Yeomanry

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Gordon Robert Lovelace Jode

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 1273 Warrant Officer Class 2/Company Serjeant Major Norfolk Yeomanry

British Army 320022 Second Lieutenant Norfolk Regiment

British Army Captain Norfolk Regiment

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Sydney Charles Wright

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 2865 Private Norfolk Yeomanry

British Army 43528 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Robert F Wiseman

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 1925 Private Norfolk Yeomanry

British Army 320474 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Phillip Derisley

Born 1888

Died 1960

British Army 937 Serjeant Norfolk Yeomanry

British Army 320007 Company Quarter Master Serjeant Norfolk Regiment

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Charles Edward Neve

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 2275 Private Norfolk Yeomanry

British Army 320253 Lance Serjeant Norfolk Regiment

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Herbert James Scott

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 2004 Corporal Norfolk Yeomanry

British Army 320204 Corporal Norfolk Regiment

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Stanley William Nicholson

Died 1917

British Army 1326 Private Acting Corporal Norfolk Yeomanry

British Army 320031 Serjeant Norfolk Regiment

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George Flint

Died 1918

British Army 1791 Private Norfolk Yeomanry

British Army 320157 Serjeant Norfolk Regiment

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Harry Carter Martin

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 2558 Private Norfolk Yeomanry

British Army 320395 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Gilbert Geoffrey King

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 2837 Private Norfolk Yeomanry

British Army 320456 Private Norfolk Regiment

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John David Wright

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 2452 Private Norfolk Yeomanry

British Army 320344 Private Norfolk Regiment

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William Howard

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 2385 Private Norfolk Yeomanry

British Army 320317 Private Norfolk Regiment

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William G Howard

Died 1917

British Army 2421 Private Norfolk Yeomanry

British Army 29663 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Henry Anthony Birkbeck

British Army Major Norfolk Regiment 12th Battalion

British Army Major Norfolk Yeomanry

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Albert George

Died 1918

British Army 2486 Private Norfolk Yeomanry

British Army 320367 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Henry W Gostling

Born 1891

Died 1948

British Army 915 Lance Serjeant Norfolk Regiment

British Army 140632 Lance Serjeant Norfolk Yeomanry

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