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3 DudleyTerrace, St Judes, Plymouth, Devon [1]

56 Guinness Buildings Vauxhall [1]

Apsley End, Hemel Hempstead,Hertfordshire [1]

Atherton [1]

Bildeston, Suffolk [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birmingham [1]

Blackburn,Lancashire [1]

Bootle [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Bridgwater, Somerset, England [1]

Bridport, Dorset [1]

Camberwell [1]

Cardiff [1]

Cramlington, Northumberland, [1]

Dalkeith, Midlothian [1]

Deptford [1]

Doncaster [1]

Dudley, Staffordshire [1]

Dunning, Perthshire [1]

East Hoathly [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

Edinburgh, Scotland [1]

Farington, Preston, Lancashire [1]

Ffrwrm, Upper Machen, Glamorganshire [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Gayton, Northamptonshire [1]

Glasgow [1]

Goole [1]

Hindley Lancashire [1]

Ilford [1]

Irby. Cheshire. [1]

Isleham, Cambridgeshire [1]

Isleworth, Middlesex [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Liverpool [1]

Long Eaton, Nottinghamshire [1]

Longforgan [1]

Mile End Old Town, London [1]

Mobberley Cheshire [1]

Monewden, Suffolk [1]

Monk Soham [1]

New Cross, London [1]

Newdigate Surrey [1]

PRESTON, Lancs [1]

Paddington, London [1]

Paul, Newlyn, Cornwall, England [1]

Preston, Lancs [1]

Punjab [1]

Rank

Gunner [48]

Driver [34]

Lieutenant [14]

Second Lieutenant [14]

Private [12]

Captain [11]

Serjeant [9]

Major [8]

2nd Lieutenant [7]

Corporal [6]

Bombardier [5]

Sergeant [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Assistant Motor Engineer [2]

Bombadier [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

2 Lt [1]

2nd Lieut [1]

2nd Lieut. [1]

Act. Bombr [1]

Acting Bombadier [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting WO2 [1]

Assistant Steward [1]

BDR [1]

BQMS [1]

Battery Commander [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Sergeant Major [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Capt [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Captain Major [1]

Captain, Commandant [1]

Chief Engineer [1]

Cook [1]

Coporal [1]

Diver [1]

Diver's Linesman [1]

Engineer Lieutenant [1]

Engineer Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Engineer Lieutenant (temporary) [1]

Engineer Lieutenant (temprorary) [1]

Fitter Corporal [1]

Fleet Surgeon [1]

Gunner (Paid as Saddler) [1]

Gunner (U/L/Br) [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [98]

RFA [50]

22nd RFA [25]

Mercantile Marine Reserve [10]

38th Brigade RFA [5]

Army Service Corps [3]

Mercantile Marine Reserve: RFA Thrust [3]

RH & RFA [3]

28th Brigade RFA [2]

317 Brigade RFA [2]

RFA Territorial Force [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

'B' Bty, 60th Brigade RFA [1]

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

11th Divisional Ammunition Column, RFA [1]

124th Brigade RFA [1]

12th Division RFA [1]

14 DAC [1]

14 X Trench Battery [1]

141 Bty RFA [1]

158th Brigade [1]

18th DAC [1]

1st Northumbrian Brigade RFA [1]

1st Reserve Brigade [1]

1st West Riding Brigade RFA [1]

25th RFA [1]

276 Brigade RFA [1]

27th Brigade RFA [1]

27th Division RFA 1914-1919 [1]

2nd Indian Cavalry Division [1]

3/1st West Riding Brigade RFA [1]

36th Brigade RFA [1]

38 Divisional Ammunition Column [1]

39th Trench Mortar Battery [1]

3rd WL Brigade RFA [1]

49th Divisional Training Battery [1]

4B Reserve Brigade RFA - Boyton [1]

5 Depot RFA [1]

57 Brigade RFA [1]

5th Bty, RFA (TA) [1]

61st Brigade RFA [1]

62nd (2nd West Riding) Divison [1]

67 Brigade RFA [1]

71 Brigade [1]

72nd Divisional Artillery [1]

76th Bty RFA [1]

83rd Brigade, RFA [1]

AVC [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [RFA] [1]

Service

British Army [121]

Other Empire Force [15]

Royal Navy [4]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Indian Army [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [17]

C [15]

S [14]

W [12]

A [9]

G [9]

F [8]

M [8]

H [7]

P [7]

T [7]

D [6]

J [4]

R [4]

N [3]

I [2]

K [2]

Y [2]

E [1]

L [1]

O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [119]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [53]

India [3]

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3 DudleyTerrace, St Judes, Plymouth, Devon [1] 56 Guinness Buildings Vauxhall [1] Apsley End, Hemel Hempstead,Hertfordshire [1] Atherton [1] Bildeston, Suffolk [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birmingham [1] Blackburn,Lancashire [1] Bootle [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Bridgwater, Somerset, England [1] Bridport, Dorset [1] Camberwell [1] Cardiff [1] Cramlington, Northumberland, [1] Dalkeith, Midlothian [1] Deptford [1] Doncaster [1] Dudley, Staffordshire [1] Dunning, Perthshire [1] East Hoathly [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Edinburgh, Scotland [1] Farington, Preston, Lancashire [1] Ffrwrm, Upper Machen, Glamorganshire [1] Fulham, London [1] Gayton, Northamptonshire [1] Glasgow [1] Goole [1] Hindley Lancashire [1] Ilford [1] Irby. Cheshire. [1] Isleham, Cambridgeshire [1] Isleworth, Middlesex [1] Lambeth, London [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Liverpool [1] Long Eaton, Nottinghamshire [1] Longforgan [1] Mile End Old Town, London [1] Mobberley Cheshire [1] Monewden, Suffolk [1] Monk Soham [1] New Cross, London [1] Newdigate Surrey [1] PRESTON, Lancs [1] Paddington, London [1] Paul, Newlyn, Cornwall, England [1] Preston, Lancs [1] Punjab [1]

Rank

Gunner [48] Driver [34] Lieutenant [14] Second Lieutenant [14] Private [12] Captain [11] Serjeant [9] Major [8] 2nd Lieutenant [7] Corporal [6] Bombardier [5] Sergeant [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Acting Corporal [2] Assistant Motor Engineer [2] Bombadier [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Lance Corporal [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] 2 Lt [1] 2nd Lieut [1] 2nd Lieut. [1] Act. Bombr [1] Acting Bombadier [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting WO2 [1] Assistant Steward [1] BDR [1] BQMS [1] Battery Commander [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Sergeant Major [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Capt [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Captain Major [1] Captain, Commandant [1] Chief Engineer [1] Cook [1] Coporal [1] Diver [1] Diver's Linesman [1] Engineer Lieutenant [1] Engineer Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Engineer Lieutenant (temporary) [1] Engineer Lieutenant (temprorary) [1] Fitter Corporal [1] Fleet Surgeon [1] Gunner (Paid as Saddler) [1] Gunner (U/L/Br) [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [98] RFA [50] 22nd RFA [25] Mercantile Marine Reserve [10] 38th Brigade RFA [5] Army Service Corps [3] Mercantile Marine Reserve: RFA Thrust [3] RH & RFA [3] 28th Brigade RFA [2] 317 Brigade RFA [2] RFA Territorial Force [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] 'B' Bty, 60th Brigade RFA [1] 11th Brigade R.F.A. [1] 11th Divisional Ammunition Column, RFA [1] 124th Brigade RFA [1] 12th Division RFA [1] 14 DAC [1] 14 X Trench Battery [1] 141 Bty RFA [1] 158th Brigade [1] 18th DAC [1] 1st Northumbrian Brigade RFA [1] 1st Reserve Brigade [1] 1st West Riding Brigade RFA [1] 25th RFA [1] 276 Brigade RFA [1] 27th Brigade RFA [1] 27th Division RFA 1914-1919 [1] 2nd Indian Cavalry Division [1] 3/1st West Riding Brigade RFA [1] 36th Brigade RFA [1] 38 Divisional Ammunition Column [1] 39th Trench Mortar Battery [1] 3rd WL Brigade RFA [1] 49th Divisional Training Battery [1] 4B Reserve Brigade RFA - Boyton [1] 5 Depot RFA [1] 57 Brigade RFA [1] 5th Bty, RFA (TA) [1] 61st Brigade RFA [1] 62nd (2nd West Riding) Divison [1] 67 Brigade RFA [1] 71 Brigade [1] 72nd Divisional Artillery [1] 76th Bty RFA [1] 83rd Brigade, RFA [1] AVC [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [RFA] [1]

Service

British Army [121] Other Empire Force [15] Royal Navy [4] Australian Imperial Force [1] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Indian Army [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [17] C [15] S [14] W [12] A [9] G [9] F [8] M [8] H [7] P [7] T [7] D [6] J [4] R [4] N [3] I [2] K [2] Y [2] E [1] L [1] O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [119] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [53] India [3]

Ernest Walters

Born 1884

Died 1971

British Army 33467 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 33467 Gunner RFA 126 Battery 29th Brigade

British Army 33467 Gunner RFA D Battery 123 Brigade

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William Frederick Charles Owen

Born 1897

Died 1983

British Army 212302 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 212302 BDR RFA A/113 Brigade

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E A Gall

Born 1881

Died 1949

British Army 6101 Driver Royal Field Artillery 33rd Brigade

British Army 6101 Driver Royal Field Artillery 1 Depot Batty Woolwich

British Army 6101 driver RFA 180 Btty

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James Green

Born 1886

Died 1957

British Army 16710 Gunner Royal Field Artillery royal field artillery 65th Brigade

British Army L16710 Gunner RFA 65th Brigade

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Thomas Barnes

Born 1890

Died 1959

British Army 74750 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 74750 Gunner RFA 58th Brigade

British Army Lance-Bombardier 71 Brigade HQ

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James Colquhoun Bertram

Born 1894

British Army 169711 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 1706 Driver Royal Field Artillery 1st, 2/1 Lowland Brigade

British Army 846546 Driver Royal Field Artillery B/5th Reserve Brigade

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Arthur Newport

Born 1895

British Army 137094 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 137094 Driver RFA 9th Reserve Battery

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William James Albert Pedlar

Born 1884

Died 1970

British Army 4484 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 4484 Bombardier RFA 33 Bttry RFA, XXXIII Brigade, 8th Divn.

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Ernest Tankard

Born 1895

Died 1985

British Army 695731 Royal Field Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army 695731 2nd Lieutenant Special Reserve RFA 14th Army Brigade

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George Wilby Batty

Born 1895

Died 1974

British Army 12996 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 12996 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 12996 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Harry Lenton Staniland

Born 1888

Died 1963

British Army 72650 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army 72650 Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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Iver Frederick Arthur Banfield

Born 1897

Died 1957

British Army 170750,891948 East Anglia Brigade,RA,RFA Herts FA Battery,63 Reserve Battery

British Army 170750 Royal Field Artillery

British Army 17050,891948 RFA+RA

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Richard Marrack

Born 1871

Died 1925

Other Empire Force Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Royal Navy Engineer Lieutenant (Temporary) Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy Engineer Lieutenant Royal Fleet Auxiliary, RFA Texol

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Ernest Pickup

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 1537 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 700658 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 700658 RFA 1st East Lancs Brigade

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James Arthur Suddards

Born 1886

Died 1954

British Army 3029 Gunner/ Bomber Promoted to Corporal Territorial Force RFA 10 Bde RFA

British Army 781381 Corporal Royal Field Artillery B/54 Brig RFA

British Army 3029 Coporal Territorial Force RFA 3/2 West Riding Bde RFA

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Francis Charles Gilbert

Born 1889

Died 1975

British Army 124342 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 124342 Gunner RFA 20th Reserve Battery

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Percy Crabb

Born 1887

Died 1976

British Army 179111 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 179111 Driver RH&RFA

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Thomas Richard Spencer

Born 1892

Died 1962

British Army 77930 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 77930 later 1042170 Driver 27th Division RFA 1914-1919

British Army 77930 later 1042170 Driver RFA

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Edward David Rigden

Died 1917

British Army 221045 Driver RFA

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Maurice Henry Jennings

Born 1890

Died 1965

British Army 8315 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 8315 Gunner 12th Division RFA B Battery 65 Brigade

British Army 8315 Gunner 12th Division RFA C Battery 63 Brigade

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