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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 Attfield

British Army WR 254778 Gunner Royal Engineers Railway Transport Department

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John Miller

British Army 257620 Sapper Royal Engineers Railway Transport Department

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Honourable Henry George Godolphin Pelham

Died 1949

British Army Major Railway Operating Division

British Army Temporary Major Royal Engineers

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Edgar Valentine Potts

Born 1894

British Army 3065 Private London Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Railway Transport Establishment Royal Engineers

British Army Captain Railway Transport Transport Royal Engineers

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Albert Dunnagan

Born 1891

British Army 2079/22136 Corporal Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army WR 262610 Sapper Railway Operating Division Royal Engineers

British Army 190819 Sapper Railway Operating Division Royal Engineers

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George Edward Bassett

British Army WR/23811 Sapper Royal Engineers Railway

British Army 227047 Sapper Royal Engineers 116 Railway Company

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Walter Thomas Sceales

British Army Civilian Railway Unit

British Army Lieutenant Railway Operating Division Royal Engineers

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Harry Cooke

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army L/8281 Private East Surrey Regiment

British Army WR/100025 Sapper Royal Engineers Railway Troops

British Army WR/100025 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Arthur Smith

Born 1886

Died 1919

Other Empire Force Private Nairobi Defence Corps

Indian Army Captain Railway Transport Service

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers

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Mayward Oliver Greenfield

British Army Captain Railway Troops Royal Engineers

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John Fraser

British Army WR206647 Pioneer Royal Engineers Railway Depot

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T Jones

British Army 383032 Sapper Railway Company Royal Engineers

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George Norman Baker

British Army WR/200705 Sapper Royal Engineers Railway

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J Adams

British Army 171278 Sapper Royal Engineers Railway Transport

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William Frederick Charles Bevan

British Army WR43772 Pioneer Royal Engineers

British Army WR43772 Pioneer Railway Regiment

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John Stewart Wilson

British Army Major Railway Unit

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Engineers

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Charles A Stephens

British Army 10910 Sapper Railway Company Royal Engineers

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F Harding

British Army 218488 Sapper Railway Company Royal Engineers

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R Hawke

British Army 266872 Sapper/Acting Lance Corporal Railway Company Royal Engineers

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W Walker

British Army 394967 Sapper Railway Company Royal Engineers

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