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West Mersea [3]

Born at Northallerton, Yorks. [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Burnley England [1]

Cheltenham [1]

Farnhill, Skipton [1]

Gravesend [1]

Hendon, Middlesex, England [1]

Hull [1]

Leek, Staffordshire. [1]

Little Gaddesden [1]

Llangunnock Glamorganshire [1]

Monewden, Suffolk [1]

Saint Heliers Jersey [1]

South Shields [1]

St Helen's, Lancashire [1]

Tynemouth [1]

West Mersea, Essex [1]

Rank

Gunner [6]

Able Seaman [4]

Driver [3]

Fireman [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Private [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Engineer Lieutenant [2]

Sub-Lieutenant [2]

Able Seaman (Cook) [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Assistant Steward [1]

Bombadier [1]

Corporal [1]

Engineer Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Engineer Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Fitter [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Bombardier (Not Confirmed) [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Plumber [1]

Private - Horsekeeper [1]

Quartermaster [1]

Saddler [1]

Saddler Sergeant [1]

Scullion [1]

Serjeant [1]

Stoker [1]

Temporary Serjeant [1]

Temporary Sub Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Mercantile Marine Reserve, R.F.A. "Industry" [10]

Royal Field Artillery [10]

R.F.A. [4]

Royal Naval Reserve [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Mercantile Marine Reserve [2]

R.H.A. & R.F.A. [2]

Royal Naval Reserve, R.F.A. "Industry" [2]

11th Brigade R.F.A. [1]

11th Divisional Ammunition Column, RFA [1]

290 Bde. (T) R.F.A. [1]

2nd West Lancs R.F.A Territorial Forces [1]

36 Bde. R.F.A. [1]

Army Veterinary Corps att. 123 Brigade R.F.A. [1]

Died serving in R.F.A. [1]

Mercantile Marine Reserve - R.F.A. Mollusc [1]

Mercantile Marine Reserve, R.F.A. "Creosol" [1]

Mercantile Marine Reserve, R.F.A. "Messenger" [1]

R.F.A [1]

R.F.A. " Reliance" [1]

R.F.A. "Kharki." [1]

ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY [1]

Royal Horse Artillery & Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - R.F.A. "Sokoto'' [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - R.F.A. Thrush [1]

Royal Naval Reserve, R.F.A. "Carol." [1]

Royal Naval Reserve, R.F.A. "Mercedes." [1]

Royal Naval Reserve, R.F.A. "Sokoto" [1]

South Wales Borderers [1]

Service

Other Empire Force [13]

British Army [12]

Royal Navy [9]

Last name first letter

M [7]

B [5]

C [5]

A [4]

S [3]

E [2]

N [2]

P [2]

G [1]

H [1]

T [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [12]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

India [1]

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People [34] Stories Communities

Place of birth

West Mersea [3] Born at Northallerton, Yorks. [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Burnley England [1] Cheltenham [1] Farnhill, Skipton [1] Gravesend [1] Hendon, Middlesex, England [1] Hull [1] Leek, Staffordshire. [1] Little Gaddesden [1] Llangunnock Glamorganshire [1] Monewden, Suffolk [1] Saint Heliers Jersey [1] South Shields [1] St Helen's, Lancashire [1] Tynemouth [1] West Mersea, Essex [1]

Rank

Gunner [6] Able Seaman [4] Driver [3] Fireman [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Private [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Engineer Lieutenant [2] Sub-Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman (Cook) [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Assistant Steward [1] Bombadier [1] Corporal [1] Engineer Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Engineer Sub-Lieutenant [1] Fitter [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Bombardier (Not Confirmed) [1] Lieutenant [1] Plumber [1] Private - Horsekeeper [1] Quartermaster [1] Saddler [1] Saddler Sergeant [1] Scullion [1] Serjeant [1] Stoker [1] Temporary Serjeant [1] Temporary Sub Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Mercantile Marine Reserve, R.F.A. "Industry" [10] Royal Field Artillery [10] R.F.A. [4] Royal Naval Reserve [4] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Mercantile Marine Reserve [2] R.H.A. & R.F.A. [2] Royal Naval Reserve, R.F.A. "Industry" [2] 11th Brigade R.F.A. [1] 11th Divisional Ammunition Column, RFA [1] 290 Bde. (T) R.F.A. [1] 2nd West Lancs R.F.A Territorial Forces [1] 36 Bde. R.F.A. [1] Army Veterinary Corps att. 123 Brigade R.F.A. [1] Died serving in R.F.A. [1] Mercantile Marine Reserve - R.F.A. Mollusc [1] Mercantile Marine Reserve, R.F.A. "Creosol" [1] Mercantile Marine Reserve, R.F.A. "Messenger" [1] R.F.A [1] R.F.A. " Reliance" [1] R.F.A. "Kharki." [1] ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY [1] Royal Horse Artillery & Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Naval Reserve - R.F.A. "Sokoto'' [1] Royal Naval Reserve - R.F.A. Thrush [1] Royal Naval Reserve, R.F.A. "Carol." [1] Royal Naval Reserve, R.F.A. "Mercedes." [1] Royal Naval Reserve, R.F.A. "Sokoto" [1] South Wales Borderers [1]

Service

Other Empire Force [13] British Army [12] Royal Navy [9]

Last name first letter

M [7] B [5] C [5] A [4] S [3] E [2] N [2] P [2] G [1] H [1] T [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [12]

Country

United Kingdom [8] India [1]

Joseph Cook Tait

Born 1875

Died 1918

Royal Navy Engineer Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve, R.F.A. "Industry"

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Frederick Westhorpe Mole

Born 1881

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Able Seaman (Cook) Mercantile Marine Reserve, R.F.A. "Industry"

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Reginald John Mole

Born 1890

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Able Seaman Mercantile Marine Reserve, R.F.A. "Industry"

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Henry Pullen

Born 1878

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Quartermaster Mercantile Marine Reserve, R.F.A. "Industry"

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Benjamin Ambridge

Born 1895

Died 1918

Other Empire Force 912971 Fireman Mercantile Marine Reserve

Other Empire Force 912971 Fireman Mercantile Marine Reserve, R.F.A. "Industry"

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Leonard Williams

British Army 216142 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 216142 Driver R.F.A.

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William Norman

Died 1918

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve, R.F.A. "Industry"

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George Jarron Newlands

Born 1876

Died 1917

Royal Navy Engineer Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy Engineer Sub-Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve - R.F.A. Thrush

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Arthur Samuels

Died 1918

Other Empire Force 362723 Able Seaman Mercantile Marine Reserve - R.F.A. Mollusc

Other Empire Force 362723 Able Seaman Mercantile Marine Reserve

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John Joseph Mckeag

Born 1885

Died 1918

Royal Navy Engineer Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy Engineer Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve, R.F.A. "Carol."

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Frederick James Strickland

Born 1888

Died 1915

Royal Navy S 1537 Stoker Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 1537/S Stoker Royal Naval Reserve, R.F.A. "Mercedes."

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James Andrew

Born 1877

Died 1918

Royal Navy Temporary Sub Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy Sub-Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve - R.F.A. "Sokoto''

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Edwin W Chellingsworth

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 925570 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 925570 Fitter 290 Bde. (T) R.F.A.

British Army 925570 Fitter Royal Field Artillery

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Alfred Ernest Craven

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 2970 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 681915 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 681915 Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery Territorial Force

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