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Place of birth

Ashton on Mersey, Cheshire [1]

British Subject [1]

Byfield, Rockhampton Region, Queensland [1]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Dairsie, Fife [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Finsbury, London N. [1]

Inverkeithing, Fife [1]

Kingston [1]

Kirkcaldy [1]

Malabar Hill, Bombay - now named Mumbai [1]

Melcombe Regis [1]

Newtonbrook, Ontario [1]

Nuneaton, Warwickshire [1]

Paris [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Portsmouth [1]

Rochester [1]

Salford, Lancashire [1]

Sheffield [1]

The Manse, Speymouth, Morayshire [1]

Tunbridge Wells [1]

West Derby, Liverpool [1]

Wimblington, Cambs ( North Witchford District ) [1]

Wittington, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Second Lieutenant [99]

Private [70]

Cadet [54]

Lieutenant [34]

Serjeant [22]

Captain [20]

Corporal [18]

Lance Corporal [17]

Major [8]

Lance Serjeant [6]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [6]

Acting Corporal [4]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Sergeant [4]

Temporary Lieutenant [4]

Officer Cadet [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Gunner [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Rifleman [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

2/Lt [1]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Corporal C.A.M.C. [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Assistant Instructor [1]

Attested as Private [1]

Cadet (A/S.Q.M.S.) [1]

Captain Major [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Commander [1]

Commissioned Instructor [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Driver [1]

Drummer [1]

Lance Corporal (acting paid) [1]

Lance Corporal Private [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Lance Sergeant (paid) [1]

Lance Sergent [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Unit

Officer Cadet Battalion [99]

Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [21]

London Regiment [16]

Royal Air Force [9]

6th Officer Cadet Battalion [5]

9th Officer Cadet Battalion [5]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

Manchester Regiment [5]

12th Officer Cadet Battalion [4]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [4]

Essex Regiment [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Army Service Corps [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Inns of Court Officers Training Corps [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Seaforth Highlanders [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

10th Officer Cadet Battalion [2]

13th Officer Cadet Battalion [2]

14th Officer Cadet Battalion [2]

15th Officer Cadet Battalion [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Attached Officer Cadet Battalion [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Honourable Artillery Company [2]

Honourable Artillery Company Infantry [2]

King's Liverpool Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

No 2 Officer Cadet Battalion Cambridge [2]

No. 5 Officer Cadet Battalion [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Officer Cadet Battalion late London Regiment [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

1/10th Liverpool Regiment [1]

10th Gurkha Rifles [1]

10th Yeomanry King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

11th Officer Cadet Battalion [1]

15 (Artists Rifles) Officer Cadet Battalion [1]

17th Officer Cadet Battalion [1]

Service

British Army [173]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

Other Empire Force [2]

Royal Navy [2]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Indian Army [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [18]

S [16]

B [13]

T [13]

H [10]

L [10]

P [10]

C [9]

D [9]

K [9]

R [9]

E [7]

F [7]

G [7]

J [7]

W [6]

N [5]

A [3]

O [2]

I [1]

U [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [170]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

Canada [1]

Egypt [1]

Greece [1]

Indonesia [1]

Russian Federation [1]

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People [173] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Ashton on Mersey, Cheshire [1] British Subject [1] Byfield, Rockhampton Region, Queensland [1] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Dairsie, Fife [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Finsbury, London N. [1] Inverkeithing, Fife [1] Kingston [1] Kirkcaldy [1] Malabar Hill, Bombay - now named Mumbai [1] Melcombe Regis [1] Newtonbrook, Ontario [1] Nuneaton, Warwickshire [1] Paris [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Portsmouth [1] Rochester [1] Salford, Lancashire [1] Sheffield [1] The Manse, Speymouth, Morayshire [1] Tunbridge Wells [1] West Derby, Liverpool [1] Wimblington, Cambs ( North Witchford District ) [1] Wittington, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Second Lieutenant [99] Private [70] Cadet [54] Lieutenant [34] Serjeant [22] Captain [20] Corporal [18] Lance Corporal [17] Major [8] Lance Serjeant [6] Temporary Second Lieutenant [6] Acting Corporal [4] Acting Serjeant [4] Sergeant [4] Temporary Lieutenant [4] Officer Cadet [3] Acting Captain [2] Gunner [2] Petty Officer [2] Rifleman [2] Temporary Captain [2] 2/Lt [1] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Corporal C.A.M.C. [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Assistant Instructor [1] Attested as Private [1] Cadet (A/S.Q.M.S.) [1] Captain Major [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Commander [1] Commissioned Instructor [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Driver [1] Drummer [1] Lance Corporal (acting paid) [1] Lance Corporal Private [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Lance Sergeant (paid) [1] Lance Sergent [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Unit

Officer Cadet Battalion [99] Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [21] London Regiment [16] Royal Air Force [9] 6th Officer Cadet Battalion [5] 9th Officer Cadet Battalion [5] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] Manchester Regiment [5] 12th Officer Cadet Battalion [4] Cambridgeshire Regiment [4] Essex Regiment [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Army Service Corps [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] Inns of Court Officers Training Corps [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Seaforth Highlanders [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] 10th Officer Cadet Battalion [2] 13th Officer Cadet Battalion [2] 14th Officer Cadet Battalion [2] 15th Officer Cadet Battalion [2] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Attached Officer Cadet Battalion [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Fife and Forfar Yeomanry [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] Honourable Artillery Company [2] Honourable Artillery Company Infantry [2] King's Liverpool Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] No 2 Officer Cadet Battalion Cambridge [2] No. 5 Officer Cadet Battalion [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Officer Cadet Battalion late London Regiment [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] 1/10th Liverpool Regiment [1] 10th Gurkha Rifles [1] 10th Yeomanry King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1] 11th Officer Cadet Battalion [1] 15 (Artists Rifles) Officer Cadet Battalion [1] 17th Officer Cadet Battalion [1]

Service

British Army [173] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2] Other Empire Force [2] Royal Navy [2] Australian Imperial Force [1] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Indian Army [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [18] S [16] B [13] T [13] H [10] L [10] P [10] C [9] D [9] K [9] R [9] E [7] F [7] G [7] J [7] W [6] N [5] A [3] O [2] I [1] U [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [170]

Country

United Kingdom [17] Canada [1] Egypt [1] Greece [1] Indonesia [1] Russian Federation [1]

Stanley Herbert Hamblin

British Army 435145 Cadet 2nd Officer Cadet Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force

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J Kyle

British Army Private Royal Army Service Corps

British Army Cadet 6th Officer Cadet Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force

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Edward Penty Toole

British Army 18/872 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 242846 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 242846 Corporal Officer Cadet Battalion

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Edward Francis Nicholls

British Army 1381 Lance Corporal Middlesex Regiment

British Army 1381 Lance Serjeant Middlesex Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Officer Cadet Battalion and York and Lancaster Regiment

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William Henry Shirt

British Army 231272 Army Service Corps

British Army 78811 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 313434 Lance Corporal Private Signals Royal Engineers

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David Broomfield

British Army 29495 King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 29495 Acting Serjeant King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 29495 Acting Serjeant 9th Officer Cadet Battalion

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E J Bailey

British Army Cadet 6th Officer Cadet Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force

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William Mc Callum Gray

British Army 1838 Private Highland Light Infantry 9th battalion highland Battalion

British Army 1838 Corporal No 10th Officer Cadet Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Scots Fusiliers

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Arthur E Hargreaves

British Army 3613 Private Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry

British Army 110438 Private Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry

British Army Second Lieutenant No 2 Officer Cadet Battalion Cambridge

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William Ernest Barritt

British Army 791 Corporal South African Medical Corps 2nd Field Ambulance

British Army 791 Commander 11th Officer Cadet Battalion

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Joseph Spencer Hall

British Army 5163 Private 1/10th Liverpool Regiment

British Army 5163 Cadet 14th Officer Cadet Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force

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Clement Arthur Gallimore

British Army 1642 Trooper Cheshire Regiment 1/1st Battalion

British Army 230927 Private 10th Yeomanry King's Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 230927 Serjeant 10th Yeomanry King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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Francis Charles Type

Born 1887

Australian Imperial Force Commissioned Instructor Royal Australian Navy

Royal Navy Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

New Zealand Expeditionary Force Taranaki Guards

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