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Battersea, London [1]

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Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Glasgow [1]

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Hove, Sussex [1]

Long Framlington, Northumberland [1]

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Tottenham Hale, London, England [1]

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Rank

Private [748]

Lance Corporal [48]

Serjeant [45]

Sapper [42]

Corporal [28]

Pioneer [24]

Lance Serjeant [10]

Gunner [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Driver [4]

Captain [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Sergeant [2]

* [1]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Aclting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Lance Sergeant [1]

Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Regimental QuarterMaster Sergeant [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Company Sergeant Major (Warrant Officer II) [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Inspector [1]

Lieutenant Interpreter [1]

Major [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Priv [1]

Temp. Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Provisional Battalion [607]

Royal Engineers [121]

25th Provisional Battalion [44]

26th Provisional Battalion [38]

24th Provisional Battalion [33]

27th Provisional Battalion [30]

Essex Regiment [27]

Suffolk Regiment [25]

23rd Provisional Battalion [22]

22nd Provisional Battalion [19]

London Regiment [15]

Labour Corps [14]

21st Provisional Battalion [12]

Durham Light Infantry [9]

84th Provisional Battalion [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

Gloucestershire Regiment [7]

Liverpool Regiment [7]

Royal Defence Corps [7]

Worcestershire Regiment [7]

Highland Light Infantry [6]

Scottish Provisional Battalion [6]

Scottish Rifles [6]

Yorkshire Regiment [6]

29th Provisional Battalion [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

10th Provisional Battalion [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery Provisional Battalion [4]

Royal Scots [4]

Somerset Light Infantry [4]

11th Provisional Battalion [3]

49th Provisional Battalion [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

10th Scottish Provisional Battalion [2]

2/8th Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment 29th Provisional Battalion [2]

25th Provisional Company Battalion [2]

44th Provisional Battalion [2]

5th Scottish Provisional Battalion [2]

62nd Provisional Battalion [2]

64th Provisional Battalion Transport [2]

7th Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

7th Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment 29th Provisional Battalion [2]

86th Provisional Battalion [2]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Hertfordshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [955]

Royal Navy [1]

Last name first letter

B [117]

H [93]

S [87]

C [86]

M [76]

W [70]

D [50]

R [50]

L [46]

T [42]

G [39]

P [35]

F [29]

E [26]

N [24]

J [22]

A [21]

K [17]

O [8]

I [7]

Y [7]

V [2]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [953]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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People [955] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Battersea, London [1] Cupar, Fife [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Glasgow [1] Great Maplestead, Essex [1] Hove, Sussex [1] Long Framlington, Northumberland [1] Newland, Witney, Oxfordshire [1] St George, Bristol [1] Tottenham Hale, London, England [1] Wiltshire [1]

Rank

Private [748] Lance Corporal [48] Serjeant [45] Sapper [42] Corporal [28] Pioneer [24] Lance Serjeant [10] Gunner [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Driver [4] Captain [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Lieutenant [2] Sergeant [2] * [1] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Aclting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Lance Sergeant [1] Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Regimental QuarterMaster Sergeant [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Company Sergeant Major (Warrant Officer II) [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Deck Hand [1] Inspector [1] Lieutenant Interpreter [1] Major [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Priv [1] Temp. Lieutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Provisional Battalion [607] Royal Engineers [121] 25th Provisional Battalion [44] 26th Provisional Battalion [38] 24th Provisional Battalion [33] 27th Provisional Battalion [30] Essex Regiment [27] Suffolk Regiment [25] 23rd Provisional Battalion [22] 22nd Provisional Battalion [19] London Regiment [15] Labour Corps [14] 21st Provisional Battalion [12] Durham Light Infantry [9] 84th Provisional Battalion [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] Gloucestershire Regiment [7] Liverpool Regiment [7] Royal Defence Corps [7] Worcestershire Regiment [7] Highland Light Infantry [6] Scottish Provisional Battalion [6] Scottish Rifles [6] Yorkshire Regiment [6] 29th Provisional Battalion [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [5] 10th Provisional Battalion [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Royal Garrison Artillery Provisional Battalion [4] Royal Scots [4] Somerset Light Infantry [4] 11th Provisional Battalion [3] 49th Provisional Battalion [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] 10th Scottish Provisional Battalion [2] 2/8th Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment 29th Provisional Battalion [2] 25th Provisional Company Battalion [2] 44th Provisional Battalion [2] 5th Scottish Provisional Battalion [2] 62nd Provisional Battalion [2] 64th Provisional Battalion Transport [2] 7th Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] 7th Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment 29th Provisional Battalion [2] 86th Provisional Battalion [2] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] Border Regiment [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Hertfordshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [955] Royal Navy [1]

Last name first letter

B [117] H [93] S [87] C [86] M [76] W [70] D [50] R [50] L [46] T [42] G [39] P [35] F [29] E [26] N [24] J [22] A [21] K [17] O [8] I [7] Y [7] V [2] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [953]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

William James Dauncey

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 3728 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 4th Battalion

British Army 3728 Private 82nd Provisional Battalion

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James Hunter

British Army 2777 Private Provisional Battalion

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Daniel Stabler

British Army 3262 Private Provisional Battalion

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Thomas Henry Redman

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 4735 Private Provisional Battalion

British Army 4735 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Victor Richardson

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 2nd Lieutenant Royal Sussex Regiment 4th Battalion

British Army 2nd Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps 9th Battalion

British Army Temp. Lieutenant Provisional Battalion 70th Battalion

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Ernest Armitage

British Army 2237 Private Provisional Battalion

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John Anton

British Army 1552 Private Provisional Battalion

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Seth Jackson

British Army 126 * Provisional Battalion

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C W Jepson

British Army 51 Private Provisional Battalion

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Thomas Jewett

British Army 859 Private Provisional Battalion

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Joe Johnson

British Army 3316 Private Provisional Battalion

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John George Johnson

British Army 3210 Private Provisional Battalion

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Alfred Inchbald

British Army 3221 Private Provisional Battalion

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Ernest George Ingleson

British Army 2310 Lance Corporal Provisional Battalion

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William Jones

British Army 2851 Private Provisional Battalion

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George Jubb

British Army 4629 Private Provisional Battalion

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Tom Edmondson

British Army 2351 Private Provisional Battalion

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Frederick John Elliott

British Army 1657 Private Provisional Battalion

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Joseph Elliott

British Army 1215 Private Provisional Battalion

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A Ellis

British Army 1755 Private Provisional Battalion

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