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Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire [5]

Beaconsfield, Bucks [4]

Monks Risborough [4]

Amersham, Buckinghamshire [3]

Birmingham [3]

Fenny Stratford, Buckinghamshire [3]

Aston Clinton [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Cheltenham [2]

Chipping Norton [2]

Coventry [2]

High Wycombe [2]

High Wycombe, Bucks [2]

Marsh Baldon [2]

Over Norton, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire [2]

Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [2]

Abingdon, Berkshire [1]

Adderbury, Oxfordshire [1]

Appleton Berkshire [1]

Appleton, Berks [1]

Aston, Warwicks [1]

Aylesbury [1]

Bagley Wood, Berkshire [1]

Bampton Oxfordshire [1]

Bampton, Oxfordshire [1]

Banbury, Oxon [1]

Beaconsfield [1]

Beccles,Suffolk. [1]

Berkswell, Warwickshire [1]

Berkswell, Warwickshire, [1]

Bicester Oxfordshire [1]

Bidford on Avon, Warwickshire [1]

Blandford, Dorset [1]

Bombay [1]

Botley, Oxfordshire [1]

Brackley, Northants [1]

Bridgenorth, Shropshire [1]

Brighton [1]

Brixworth, Moulton, Northamptonshire [1]

Broughton, Oxfordshire [1]

Buckinghamshire [1]

Buckland Common, Bucks [1]

Buckland Common,Tring [1]

Buckland, Bucks [1]

Burford, Oxfordshire [1]

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Cannock, Staffs [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Chard, Somerset [1]

Rank

Private [1472]

Lance Corporal [102]

Serjeant [89]

Corporal [67]

Lance Serjeant [11]

Acting Serjeant [10]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Corporal 2nd [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Bugler [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Transport Corporal [2]

Transport Serjeant [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Captain [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Colour Serjeant Major [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

First Class Air Mechanic [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Lance-Corporal [1]

Major [1]

OTC Sergeant [1]

Probationary Flight Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant Acting Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Serjeant Bugler [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Serjeant [1]

l/cpl [1]

promoted Lance Corporal in 1917 [1]

Unit

Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry [1614]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1577]

Buckinghamshire Battalion [43]

1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion [22]

Devonshire Regiment [19]

Hampshire Regiment [17]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [17]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [15]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [14]

Somerset Light Infantry [11]

Labour Corps [8]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

Army Cyclist Corps [7]

Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion [7]

Oxford & Bucks Light Infantry [7]

Oxfordshire Yeomanry [6]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Wiltshire Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3]

Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars [3]

The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

Divisional Cyclist Corps [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

1/1st Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1]

1st Buckinghamshire Battalion [1]

2/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion [1]

2/1st Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars [1]

26th Buckinghamshire Battalion [1]

2nd Battalion Oxford and Bucks Light infantry, attached Royal Air Force [1]

2nd Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry [1]

3rd Warnfield Regiment [1]

6th Battalion, Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

Hussars [1]

Indian Ordnance Department formerly Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry [1]

Kings Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Labour Corps. [1]

Late Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Oxford & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1]

Oxford and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [1626]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Royal Navy [1]

Last name first letter

B [178]

W [167]

H [162]

S [147]

C [122]

P [107]

M [93]

T [91]

G [83]

R [70]

L [65]

D [63]

A [57]

J [46]

F [42]

E [35]

K [32]

N [31]

I [9]

V [9]

Y [8]

O [3]

U [3]

Q [2]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1598]

Country

United Kingdom [115]

India [5]

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Place of birth

Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire [5] Beaconsfield, Bucks [4] Monks Risborough [4] Amersham, Buckinghamshire [3] Birmingham [3] Fenny Stratford, Buckinghamshire [3] Aston Clinton [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Cheltenham [2] Chipping Norton [2] Coventry [2] High Wycombe [2] High Wycombe, Bucks [2] Marsh Baldon [2] Over Norton, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire [2] Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [2] Abingdon, Berkshire [1] Adderbury, Oxfordshire [1] Appleton Berkshire [1] Appleton, Berks [1] Aston, Warwicks [1] Aylesbury [1] Bagley Wood, Berkshire [1] Bampton Oxfordshire [1] Bampton, Oxfordshire [1] Banbury, Oxon [1] Beaconsfield [1] Beccles,Suffolk. [1] Berkswell, Warwickshire [1] Berkswell, Warwickshire, [1] Bicester Oxfordshire [1] Bidford on Avon, Warwickshire [1] Blandford, Dorset [1] Bombay [1] Botley, Oxfordshire [1] Brackley, Northants [1] Bridgenorth, Shropshire [1] Brighton [1] Brixworth, Moulton, Northamptonshire [1] Broughton, Oxfordshire [1] Buckinghamshire [1] Buckland Common, Bucks [1] Buckland Common,Tring [1] Buckland, Bucks [1] Burford, Oxfordshire [1] Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Cannock, Staffs [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Chard, Somerset [1]

Rank

Private [1472] Lance Corporal [102] Serjeant [89] Corporal [67] Lance Serjeant [11] Acting Serjeant [10] Second Lieutenant [7] Corporal 2nd [5] Lieutenant [5] Acting Corporal [4] Company Serjeant Major [4] Bugler [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Transport Corporal [2] Transport Serjeant [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Captain [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Colour Serjeant Major [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] First Class Air Mechanic [1] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Lance Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Lance-Corporal [1] Major [1] OTC Sergeant [1] Probationary Flight Sub-Lieutenant [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant Acting Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Serjeant Bugler [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Serjeant [1] l/cpl [1] promoted Lance Corporal in 1917 [1]

Unit

Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry [1614] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1577] Buckinghamshire Battalion [43] 1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion [22] Devonshire Regiment [19] Hampshire Regiment [17] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [17] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [15] Royal Berkshire Regiment [14] Somerset Light Infantry [11] Labour Corps [8] Royal Fusiliers [8] Army Cyclist Corps [7] Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion [7] Oxford & Bucks Light Infantry [7] Oxfordshire Yeomanry [6] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] Machine Gun Corps [4] Wiltshire Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3] Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars [3] The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Army Service Corps [2] Divisional Cyclist Corps [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] 1/1st Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1] 1st Buckinghamshire Battalion [1] 2/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion [1] 2/1st Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars [1] 26th Buckinghamshire Battalion [1] 2nd Battalion Oxford and Bucks Light infantry, attached Royal Air Force [1] 2nd Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry [1] 3rd Warnfield Regiment [1] 6th Battalion, Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry [1] Border Regiment [1] Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] East Kent Regiment [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] Hussars [1] Indian Ordnance Department formerly Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry [1] Kings Royal Rifle Corps [1] Labour Corps. [1] Late Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Oxford & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1] Oxford and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [1626] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Royal Navy [1]

Last name first letter

B [178] W [167] H [162] S [147] C [122] P [107] M [93] T [91] G [83] R [70] L [65] D [63] A [57] J [46] F [42] E [35] K [32] N [31] I [9] V [9] Y [8] O [3] U [3] Q [2] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1598]

Country

United Kingdom [115] India [5]

William Westall

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 3045 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 5443 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 267181 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

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Ernest White

Died 1917

British Army 1494 Private Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion

British Army 20773 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 267557 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

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Thomas Robinson

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 1717 Private Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion

British Army 20790 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 267573 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

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William Charles Herbert

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 1423 Lance Corporal Buckinghamshire Battalion

British Army 1423 Lance Serjeant Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 1423 Corporal Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

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Herbert L B Williams

Died 1919

British Army 3/18077 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 18077 Private Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry 3rd Battalion

British Army 400659 Private Labour Corps 795th Area Employment Coy

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Arthur Henry Nosworthy

British Army 285209 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 626076 Private Labour Corps

British Army 285209 Oxford & Bucks Light Infantry 4th Reserve Battalion

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