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16 Gunner Street, Landport, Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Bedwellty, Mon [1]

Bradford [1]

Brecon [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Byker Newcastle upon Tyne [1]

Caer Estyn, Flintshire [1]

Cambridge [1]

Cargo Fleet, North Ormesby, Middlesbrough [1]

Derby [1]

Droitwich, Worcestershire [1]

Escomb, County Durham [1]

Grangemouth [1]

Hatton of Fintray, Aberdeenshire [1]

Holborn London [1]

Hornsey, London [1]

Isle of Wight [1]

Kilburn [1]

Lancashire [1]

Leicester [1]

Leigh,Lancashire [1]

Macclesfield [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Manchester [1]

Mosely, Stafford, Staffordshire [1]

Moulman [1]

Mullingar, Co: Westmeath [1]

Nayland, Suffolk [1]

Preston, Lancashire [1]

Prince Edward's Island [1]

Ramsgate, Kent [1]

Simla [1]

South Leith,Midlothian,Scotland [1]

Surrey [1]

Sutton Bonington, Notts [1]

Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire [1]

Tealby, Lincolnshire [1]

Warrington, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Sapper [1118]

Pioneer [538]

Private [338]

Corporal [167]

Serjeant [91]

Lieutenant [80]

Lance Corporal [74]

Captain [70]

Second Lieutenant [68]

Major [36]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [24]

Gunner [24]

Driver [22]

Acting Corporal [19]

Company Serjeant Major [17]

Temporary Lieutenant [16]

Lieutenant Colonel [15]

Temporary Captain [14]

Acting Serjeant [13]

Corporal 2nd [13]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Serjeant Major [11]

Acting Lance Corporal [9]

Staff Serjeant [6]

Acting Major [5]

Bombardier [5]

Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [5]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [5]

Sergeant [4]

Temporary Major [4]

Acting Corporal 2nd [3]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [3]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [3]

Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Temporary Serjeant Major [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Sergeant Major [2]

Company Serjeant Major /Acting Serjeant Major [2]

Pioneer Corporal [2]

Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Sapper /Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Second Corporal [2]

Staff Serjeant Major [2]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Trooper [2]

Unit

Royal Engineers Railway Transport Department [994]

Railway Operating Division Royal Engineers [456]

Royal Engineers [273]

Royal Engineers Railway Transport Depot [179]

Royal Engineers Railway Operating Division [124]

Royal Engineers Railway Troops Department [123]

Railway Transport Department Royal Engineers [61]

Railway Transport Establishment Royal Engineers [55]

Army Service Corps [47]

Railway Company Royal Engineers [34]

Royal Field Artillery [33]

Royal Army Medical Corps [25]

Royal Engineers Railway Transports Department [22]

London Regiment [17]

Railway Transport Department [17]

Northumberland Fusiliers [15]

Cheshire Regiment [13]

Northamptonshire Regiment [13]

Welsh Regiment [13]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [12]

Railway Operating Division [12]

Royal Fusiliers [12]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [12]

Labour Corps [11]

Manchester Regiment [11]

Railway Transport Depot Royal Engineers [11]

Royal Engineers Railway Troops Depot [11]

West Yorkshire Regiment [11]

East Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Railway Transport Office [10]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10]

Gordon Highlanders [9]

Railway Transport Establishment [9]

Essex Regiment [8]

Railway Transport Officer [8]

Railway Troops Department Royal Engineers [8]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [8]

West Riding Regiment [8]

Canadian Railway Construction Corps [7]

Lancashire Fusiliers [7]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [7]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Norfolk Regiment [7]

Royal Engineers Railway [7]

Royal Engineers Railway Transport Establishment [7]

Royal Sussex Regiment [7]

Imperial Army [6]

Royal Engineers Railway Transport [6]

Border Regiment [5]

Coldstream Guards [5]

Service

British Army [2371]

Indian Army [2]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [422]

C [327]

D [181]

W [181]

G [167]

S [141]

H [124]

F [111]

P [110]

R [100]

T [100]

M [89]

E [83]

A [80]

L [30]

O [30]

K [29]

J [26]

N [15]

Y [9]

U [7]

Q [6]

V [4]

Contribution

Military Service [2369]

Country

United Kingdom [20]

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Place of birth

16 Gunner Street, Landport, Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Bedwellty, Mon [1] Bradford [1] Brecon [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Byker Newcastle upon Tyne [1] Caer Estyn, Flintshire [1] Cambridge [1] Cargo Fleet, North Ormesby, Middlesbrough [1] Derby [1] Droitwich, Worcestershire [1] Escomb, County Durham [1] Grangemouth [1] Hatton of Fintray, Aberdeenshire [1] Holborn London [1] Hornsey, London [1] Isle of Wight [1] Kilburn [1] Lancashire [1] Leicester [1] Leigh,Lancashire [1] Macclesfield [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Manchester [1] Mosely, Stafford, Staffordshire [1] Moulman [1] Mullingar, Co: Westmeath [1] Nayland, Suffolk [1] Preston, Lancashire [1] Prince Edward's Island [1] Ramsgate, Kent [1] Simla [1] South Leith,Midlothian,Scotland [1] Surrey [1] Sutton Bonington, Notts [1] Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire [1] Tealby, Lincolnshire [1] Warrington, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Sapper [1118] Pioneer [538] Private [338] Corporal [167] Serjeant [91] Lieutenant [80] Lance Corporal [74] Captain [70] Second Lieutenant [68] Major [36] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [24] Gunner [24] Driver [22] Acting Corporal [19] Company Serjeant Major [17] Temporary Lieutenant [16] Lieutenant Colonel [15] Temporary Captain [14] Acting Serjeant [13] Corporal 2nd [13] Company Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Serjeant Major [11] Acting Lance Corporal [9] Staff Serjeant [6] Acting Major [5] Bombardier [5] Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [5] Warrant Officer Class 1 [5] Sergeant [4] Temporary Major [4] Acting Corporal 2nd [3] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [3] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [3] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [3] Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Temporary Serjeant Major [3] Acting Captain [2] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2] Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Sergeant Major [2] Company Serjeant Major /Acting Serjeant Major [2] Pioneer Corporal [2] Regimental Serjeant Major [2] Sapper /Acting Lance Corporal [2] Second Corporal [2] Staff Serjeant Major [2] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Trooper [2]

Unit

Royal Engineers Railway Transport Department [994] Railway Operating Division Royal Engineers [456] Royal Engineers [273] Royal Engineers Railway Transport Depot [179] Royal Engineers Railway Operating Division [124] Royal Engineers Railway Troops Department [123] Railway Transport Department Royal Engineers [61] Railway Transport Establishment Royal Engineers [55] Army Service Corps [47] Railway Company Royal Engineers [34] Royal Field Artillery [33] Royal Army Medical Corps [25] Royal Engineers Railway Transports Department [22] London Regiment [17] Railway Transport Department [17] Northumberland Fusiliers [15] Cheshire Regiment [13] Northamptonshire Regiment [13] Welsh Regiment [13] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [12] Railway Operating Division [12] Royal Fusiliers [12] Royal Scots Fusiliers [12] Labour Corps [11] Manchester Regiment [11] Railway Transport Depot Royal Engineers [11] Royal Engineers Railway Troops Depot [11] West Yorkshire Regiment [11] East Yorkshire Regiment [10] Railway Transport Office [10] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10] Gordon Highlanders [9] Railway Transport Establishment [9] Essex Regiment [8] Railway Transport Officer [8] Railway Troops Department Royal Engineers [8] Royal Lancaster Regiment [8] West Riding Regiment [8] Canadian Railway Construction Corps [7] Lancashire Fusiliers [7] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [7] Middlesex Regiment [7] Norfolk Regiment [7] Royal Engineers Railway [7] Royal Engineers Railway Transport Establishment [7] Royal Sussex Regiment [7] Imperial Army [6] Royal Engineers Railway Transport [6] Border Regiment [5] Coldstream Guards [5]

Service

British Army [2371] Indian Army [2] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [422] C [327] D [181] W [181] G [167] S [141] H [124] F [111] P [110] R [100] T [100] M [89] E [83] A [80] L [30] O [30] K [29] J [26] N [15] Y [9] U [7] Q [6] V [4]

Contribution

Military Service [2369]

Country

United Kingdom [20]

John Simpson Croy

Born 1892

Died 1920

British Army SS/5742 Private Army Service Corps

British Army WR 267703 Sapper Royal Engineers Railway Operating Division

British Army 250473 Sapper Royal Engineers Railway Operating Division

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Thomas Edward Gidney

Born 1884

Died 1950

British Army 201146 Pioneer Royal Engineers Railway Transport Department

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Harold George Blake

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 551314 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 551314 Sapper Railway Transport Depot

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Henry James Blackford

Born 1890

Died 1919

British Army 280046 Pioneer Royal Engineers Railway Troops Department

British Army 280046 Pioneer Royal Engineers

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Alexander Chisholm

Born 1881

Died 1919

British Army 239087 Sapper Royal Engineers Railway Operating Division

British Army 239087 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Alan Brough

Born 1876

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Engineers

British Army Brigadier General Royal Engineers Railway Advisory Staff

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Charles Henry Bricklebank

Born 1882

Died 1920

British Army WR/200139 Sapper Royal Engineers Railway Transport Department

British Army WR/200139 Sapper Royal Engineers

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J Crowder

Born 1887

Died 1919

British Army 68739 Sapper Royal Engineers Railway Transport Department

British Army 68739 Lance Corporal Royal Engineers

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John George Stephen

Born 1889

Died 1920

British Army WR43950 Pioneer Royal Engineers Railway Transport Department

British Army WR/43950 Pioneer Royal Engineers Road & Quarry Troops

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Stewart Francis Newcombe, Re

Born 1878

Died 1956

British Army Captain Royal Engineers

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Engineers Railway Company

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Cecil Walter Paget

Born 1874

Died 1936

British Army Major Special List

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Railway Operating Division Royal Engineers

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Harold Owen

Born 1895

Died 1986

British Army 11486 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army WR/201890 Private Royal Engineers Railway Operating Division

British Army 348620 Private Royal Engineers Railway Operating Division

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Richard Errington

Born 1886

Died 1940

British Army 1337 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army WR 259473 Sapper Railway Operating Division Royal Engineers

British Army 197282 Sapper Railway Operating Division Royal Engineers

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Frederick Ernest Hopwood

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 40396 Corporal 2nd Royal Engineers

British Army 40396 Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army Second Lieutenant Railway Operating Division

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William Thomas Crane

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 21016 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army WR288813 Sapper Royal Engineers Railway Operating Division

British Army 353780 Sapper Royal Engineers Railway Operating Division

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Hugh Edward Granville Thynne

Born 1881

Died 1952

British Army 109657 Regimental Serjeant Major Royal Engineers

British Army Temporary Captain Railway Operating Division Royal Engineers

British Army Acting Major Railway Operating Division Royal Engineers

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Robert Anderson

British Army 278527 Sapper Royal Engineers Railway Engineers

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James Field

Born 1874

British Army WR/206646 Pioneer Royal Engineers Railway Transport Department

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John Backes

British Army 266023 Sapper Royal Engineers Railway Transport Department

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Roger Hubert Parker Cadenne Bainbrigge

Born 1887

British Army 109564 Serjeant Railway Operating Division Royal Engineers

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