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Acton, Middlesex [1]

Alphington, Devon [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Belfast, County Antrim [1]

Birmingham, Warks [1]

Bombay, British Subject [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Chislehurst, Kent [1]

Clapton, East London [1]

Cuffnells Lodge, Lyndhurst, Hampshire, England [1]

Foleshill, Warwickshire [1]

Freshfield near Formby [1]

Georgetown [1]

Glamorganshire [1]

Highbury, Middlesex [1]

Kingston upon Thames, Surrey [1]

Kirkcaldy, Fife [1]

Liverpool [1]

London [1]

Musselburgh, Scotland [1]

Nailsworth, Gloucestershire [1]

Newington, London [1]

Newmarket, Cambs [1]

Newton Abbott, Deon [1]

Paddington [1]

Penang [1]

Putney, Surrey [1]

Smethwick [1]

St Mildred's, Kent [1]

St Thomas, Exeter, Devon [1]

Stafford, Staffordshire [1]

Stockwell, London [1]

Toxteth, Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Trumpington, Cambridgeshire [1]

Waterloo Gardens, Alderbury, Salisbury, Wiltshire [1]

Weymouth, Dorset [1]

Winchester, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Sapper [213]

Private [103]

Second Lieutenant [71]

Lieutenant [60]

Corporal [53]

Driver [46]

Serjeant [38]

Captain [33]

Major [24]

Gunner [16]

Lance Corporal [16]

Pioneer [15]

Lieutenant Colonel [11]

Corporal 2nd [10]

Acting Corporal [8]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Signaller [4]

Temporary Captain [4]

Acting Captain [3]

Bombardier [3]

Signalman [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Colonel [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Farrier Serjeant [2]

Honorary Lieutenant [2]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [2]

Lieutenant-Colonel [2]

Sergeant [2]

Shoeing and Carriage Smith [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Temporary Major [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

4th Chaplain [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Bombardier (Paid) [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Bombardier/Acting/Paid [1]

Bugler [1]

Captain (War Subs. Major) [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Captain and Brevet Major [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers Territorial Force [319]

Royal Engineers [300]

Royal Garrison Artillery Territorial Force [18]

Royal Field Artillery Territorial Force [13]

Essex Regiment Territorial Force [12]

Royal Engineers Territorial Army [11]

Royal Field Artillery [11]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

Army Service Corps [8]

Labour Corps [7]

Bedfordshire Regiment [6]

Bedfordshire Regiment Territorial Force [6]

Royal Engineers Territorial [6]

Royal Engineers Transport [6]

Essex Regiment [5]

London Regiment [5]

Royal Air Force [5]

Royal Engineers (Territorial Force) [5]

20th Territorial Force Depot [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Gordon Highlanders [4]

London Division Territorial Army [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps Territorial Force [4]

Royal Artillery [4]

Royal Engineers (Territorial) [4]

Royal Engineers Territorial Force Reserve [4]

Territorial Force [4]

20th Territorial Force Department [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Cambridgeshire Regiment Territorial Force [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Inns of Court Officers Training Corps [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment Territorial Force [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Tank Corps [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment Territorial Force [3]

Territorial Force Depot [3]

Territorial Force Reserve [3]

5th Liverpool Regiment [2]

5th Liverpool Regiment Territorial Force [2]

Cheshire Regiment Territorial Force [2]

Denbigh Yeomanry [2]

General List [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Hertfordshire Regiment [2]

Lowland Division Royal Engineers Territorial Force [2]

Service

British Army [532]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

Royal Navy [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [141]

C [101]

G [83]

A [67]

F [42]

H [30]

D [29]

E [10]

M [5]

P [4]

R [4]

T [4]

K [3]

L [3]

W [3]

I [1]

S [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [530]

Country

United Kingdom [28]

India [1]

Malaysia [1]

Singapore [1]

South Africa [1]

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People [532] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Acton, Middlesex [1] Alphington, Devon [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Belfast, County Antrim [1] Birmingham, Warks [1] Bombay, British Subject [1] Camberwell, London [1] Chislehurst, Kent [1] Clapton, East London [1] Cuffnells Lodge, Lyndhurst, Hampshire, England [1] Foleshill, Warwickshire [1] Freshfield near Formby [1] Georgetown [1] Glamorganshire [1] Highbury, Middlesex [1] Kingston upon Thames, Surrey [1] Kirkcaldy, Fife [1] Liverpool [1] London [1] Musselburgh, Scotland [1] Nailsworth, Gloucestershire [1] Newington, London [1] Newmarket, Cambs [1] Newton Abbott, Deon [1] Paddington [1] Penang [1] Putney, Surrey [1] Smethwick [1] St Mildred's, Kent [1] St Thomas, Exeter, Devon [1] Stafford, Staffordshire [1] Stockwell, London [1] Toxteth, Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Trumpington, Cambridgeshire [1] Waterloo Gardens, Alderbury, Salisbury, Wiltshire [1] Weymouth, Dorset [1] Winchester, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Sapper [213] Private [103] Second Lieutenant [71] Lieutenant [60] Corporal [53] Driver [46] Serjeant [38] Captain [33] Major [24] Gunner [16] Lance Corporal [16] Pioneer [15] Lieutenant Colonel [11] Corporal 2nd [10] Acting Corporal [8] Acting Serjeant [6] Lance Serjeant [5] Signaller [4] Temporary Captain [4] Acting Captain [3] Bombardier [3] Signalman [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Colonel [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Farrier Serjeant [2] Honorary Lieutenant [2] Lieutenant Acting Captain [2] Lieutenant-Colonel [2] Sergeant [2] Shoeing and Carriage Smith [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Temporary Major [2] 2nd Corporal [1] 4th Chaplain [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Bombardier (Paid) [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Bombardier/Acting/Paid [1] Bugler [1] Captain (War Subs. Major) [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Captain and Brevet Major [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers Territorial Force [319] Royal Engineers [300] Royal Garrison Artillery Territorial Force [18] Royal Field Artillery Territorial Force [13] Essex Regiment Territorial Force [12] Royal Engineers Territorial Army [11] Royal Field Artillery [11] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] Army Service Corps [8] Labour Corps [7] Bedfordshire Regiment [6] Bedfordshire Regiment Territorial Force [6] Royal Engineers Territorial [6] Royal Engineers Transport [6] Essex Regiment [5] London Regiment [5] Royal Air Force [5] Royal Engineers (Territorial Force) [5] 20th Territorial Force Depot [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] Gordon Highlanders [4] London Division Territorial Army [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Royal Army Medical Corps Territorial Force [4] Royal Artillery [4] Royal Engineers (Territorial) [4] Royal Engineers Territorial Force Reserve [4] Territorial Force [4] 20th Territorial Force Department [3] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Cambridgeshire Regiment Territorial Force [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Inns of Court Officers Training Corps [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment Territorial Force [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Tank Corps [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment Territorial Force [3] Territorial Force Depot [3] Territorial Force Reserve [3] 5th Liverpool Regiment [2] 5th Liverpool Regiment Territorial Force [2] Cheshire Regiment Territorial Force [2] Denbigh Yeomanry [2] General List [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Hertfordshire Regiment [2] Lowland Division Royal Engineers Territorial Force [2]

Service

British Army [532] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2] Royal Navy [2] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [141] C [101] G [83] A [67] F [42] H [30] D [29] E [10] M [5] P [4] R [4] T [4] K [3] L [3] W [3] I [1] S [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [530]

Country

United Kingdom [28] India [1] Malaysia [1] Singapore [1] South Africa [1]

John Gordon Brace

Born 1897

Died 1976

British Army 1286 Driver Royal Engineers (Territorial) London District Signal Company

British Army 70365 Driver Royal Engineers (Territorial) Signal Service

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Frederick William Puddicombe

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 75996 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army Private Territorial Force Wessex Division, Royal Engineers

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Harry Ernest Case

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers

British Army 2nd Lieutenant Royal Engineers Territorial Force

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Alfred James Froom

Born 1891

Died 1931

British Army 6371 Private Connaught Rangers 5th (Service) Battalion

British Army 282 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 20772 Lance Corporal Royal Irish Regiment

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Sydney Froom

Born 1896

Died 1985

British Army 1344 Sapper Royal Engineers (Territorial Force) London District Signalling Headquarters

British Army 70262 Sapper Royal Engineers 3rd Army Signalling Headquarters

British Army 70262 Sapper Royal Engineers 33rd Cable Section

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George Walter Mearns

Born 1896

Died 1951

British Army 502 Pioneer Royal Engineers

British Army 406124 Pioneer Royal Engineers

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers

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Arthur Smith

Born 1887

Died 1950

British Army 1208 Driver Royal Engineers

British Army 1208 Private Royal Engineers Territorial Force 1st London Division

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Eric Philip Hallifax

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 894 Private Royal Engineers (Territorial) London Electrical Engineers

British Army 334 Trooper King Edward's Horse

British Army 94093 Private Royal Engineers Battalion Special Brigade

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Douglas Edward Gosling

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers Territorial Force

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Bernard George Grattidge

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 948 Sapper Royal Engineers Territorial Force

British Army 78565 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Henry Clissold

Born 1871

Died 1917

British Army Major Royal Engineers Territorial Force

British Army Major Royal Engineers

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George Townshend Brooke

Born 1879

Died 1915

British Army Captain Royal Engineers Territorial Force

British Army Captain Royal Engineers 1st (North Midland) Field Company

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James Percy Lanning

Born 1895

British Army 70304 Acting Lance Corporal Royal Engineers Cable Section

British Army 70304 Sapper Royal Engineers Cable Section

British Army 1085 Sapper Royal Engineers (Territorial) London Army Troops

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Cyril Arthur Charles Aitkens

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 661 Lieutenant Royal Engineers Territorial Force

British Army Corporal Royal Engineers Territorial Force

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers

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Edward George Fiegehen

Born 1875

Died 1950

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers East Anglian Divisional Engineers

British Army Major Royal Engineers Territorial Force Reserve East Anglian RE (T)

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Arthur Turner, T.d.

Born 1856

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant-Colonel Territorial Force Reserve

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Engineers North Midland Division

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Keith White Adcock

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers Transport

British Army Lieutenant London Electrical Engineers attd Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers (Territorial Force)

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Tom Edwin Adlam

Born 1893

Died 1975

British Army 1842 Serjeant Hampshire Regiment 2/4th Battalion

British Army Territorial Force

British Army Second Lieutenant Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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Henry Pettit Chiswell

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers Territorial Force

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers Territorial Force

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers

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Victor John Loram

Born 1894

Died 1989

British Army 510377 Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army 4501 Corporal Royal Engineers (Territorial)

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