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Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Edinburgh [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

Liverpool [2]

Aston Cantlow [1]

Ballarat, Victoria [1]

Banham, Norfolk [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Bow, Tower Hamlets, London [1]

Bristol [1]

Buxton [1]

Cathays, Cardiff [1]

Chatteris, Cambridgeshire [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Clifton, Gloucestershire [1]

Crediton, Exeter [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

Durham [1]

Eccles, Lancashire [1]

Forfar, Scotland [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Glasgow [1]

Gloucester [1]

Gt. Stanbridge Rochford [1]

Hanbury [1]

Kingston, Surrey [1]

Kirkby, Ulverston, Lancashire [1]

Leeds [1]

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

London [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Margate [1]

Morecombe [1]

Narborough, Leicestershire [1]

New Cross, Lancashire [1]

Pakenham, Suffolk [1]

Penkridge, Staffordshire [1]

Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland [1]

Portsmouth [1]

Preston, Lancashire [1]

Ramsgate, Kent [1]

Randalstown, Antrim [1]

Rotherhithe, London [1]

Salford [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Spondon, Derbyshire [1]

St Aubyn, Devon [1]

Stockport, Cheshire [1]

Sunderland [1]

Swansea, Glamorgan [1]

Rank

Private [126]

Sapper [64]

Lieutenant [55]

Second Lieutenant [38]

Captain [37]

Pioneer [16]

Major [15]

Gunner [13]

Temporary Lieutenant [11]

Corporal [10]

Serjeant [7]

Sub Lieutenant [7]

Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [6]

Ordinary Seaman [5]

Temporary Captain [5]

Commander [4]

Lance Corporal [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Assistant Engineer (Temporary) [3]

Driver [3]

Engineer (Temporary) [3]

Engineer Commander [3]

Engineer Lieutenant [3]

Lieutenant (Temporary) [3]

2nd Officer [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Fireman [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Temporary Major [2]

Trimmer [2]

Warrant Officer [2]

*Mercantile Marine [1]

2nd Engineer [1]

3rd Officer [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Commander [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Stoker 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Artificer Engineer [1]

Assistant Engineer [1]

Boy [1]

Cadet [1]

Captain Major [1]

Chief Officer [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [179]

Royal Indian Marine [57]

Royal Marine Engineers [48]

Royal Marine Labour Corps [47]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [25]

Mercantile Marine [22]

Royal Engineers Inland Waterways Transport [20]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [19]

Mercantile Marine Reserve [17]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [17]

General List [14]

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [13]

Royal Engineers Inland Water Transport [13]

Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal [13]

Inland Water Transport Royal Engineers [12]

Royal Marine Artillery [10]

Royal Naval Reserve [10]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [9]

Army Service Corps [8]

Special List [7]

Royal Air Force [6]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Royal Field Artillery [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry [4]

Labour Corps [3]

Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Nigerian Marine [2]

Royal Marine Divisional Engineers [2]

Royal Marines Divisional Train: [2]

Royal Navy [2]

Scots Guards [2]

182nd Labour Company, Labour Corps [1]

1st Liverpool Regiment [1]

3rd Battalion Infantry Brigade (City of Ballarat Regiment) [1]

3rd Division - 9th Infantry Brigade [1]

52nd Divisional Signal Company [1]

5th (Wellington) Regiment [1]

6th Divisional Troops - 17th Field Company Engineers [1]

Admiralty [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Attached 4th Officer Cadet Battalion Oxford [1]

Australian Infantry Unattached List [1]

Cable Service [1]

Canadian Army Pay Corps [1]

Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre [1]

Canadian Engineers [1]

Service

British Army [263]

Royal Navy [144]

Other Empire Force [70]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

M [32]

B [29]

S [29]

H [28]

W [27]

R [26]

C [25]

T [19]

D [14]

J [14]

G [13]

L [11]

F [9]

K [7]

P [6]

N [5]

A [4]

E [4]

O [2]

Q [2]

I [1]

U [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [278]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [27]

United States [2]

Canada [1]

Ireland [1]

Malta [1]

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People [309] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Edinburgh [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] Liverpool [2] Aston Cantlow [1] Ballarat, Victoria [1] Banham, Norfolk [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Bow, Tower Hamlets, London [1] Bristol [1] Buxton [1] Cathays, Cardiff [1] Chatteris, Cambridgeshire [1] Chelsea, London [1] Clifton, Gloucestershire [1] Crediton, Exeter [1] Dover, Kent [1] Durham [1] Eccles, Lancashire [1] Forfar, Scotland [1] Fulham, London [1] Glasgow [1] Gloucester [1] Gt. Stanbridge Rochford [1] Hanbury [1] Kingston, Surrey [1] Kirkby, Ulverston, Lancashire [1] Leeds [1] Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [1] London [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Margate [1] Morecombe [1] Narborough, Leicestershire [1] New Cross, Lancashire [1] Pakenham, Suffolk [1] Penkridge, Staffordshire [1] Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland [1] Portsmouth [1] Preston, Lancashire [1] Ramsgate, Kent [1] Randalstown, Antrim [1] Rotherhithe, London [1] Salford [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Spondon, Derbyshire [1] St Aubyn, Devon [1] Stockport, Cheshire [1] Sunderland [1] Swansea, Glamorgan [1]

Rank

Private [126] Sapper [64] Lieutenant [55] Second Lieutenant [38] Captain [37] Pioneer [16] Major [15] Gunner [13] Temporary Lieutenant [11] Corporal [10] Serjeant [7] Sub Lieutenant [7] Lieutenant Colonel [6] Temporary Second Lieutenant [6] Ordinary Seaman [5] Temporary Captain [5] Commander [4] Lance Corporal [4] Acting Corporal [3] Assistant Engineer (Temporary) [3] Driver [3] Engineer (Temporary) [3] Engineer Commander [3] Engineer Lieutenant [3] Lieutenant (Temporary) [3] 2nd Officer [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Fireman [2] Leading Seaman [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Temporary Major [2] Trimmer [2] Warrant Officer [2] *Mercantile Marine [1] 2nd Engineer [1] 3rd Officer [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Commander [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Stoker 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Artificer Engineer [1] Assistant Engineer [1] Boy [1] Cadet [1] Captain Major [1] Chief Officer [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [179] Royal Indian Marine [57] Royal Marine Engineers [48] Royal Marine Labour Corps [47] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [25] Mercantile Marine [22] Royal Engineers Inland Waterways Transport [20] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [19] Mercantile Marine Reserve [17] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [17] General List [14] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [13] Royal Engineers Inland Water Transport [13] Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal [13] Inland Water Transport Royal Engineers [12] Royal Marine Artillery [10] Royal Naval Reserve [10] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [9] Army Service Corps [8] Special List [7] Royal Air Force [6] Royal Naval Division [5] Royal Field Artillery [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry [4] Labour Corps [3] Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Liverpool Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Nigerian Marine [2] Royal Marine Divisional Engineers [2] Royal Marines Divisional Train: [2] Royal Navy [2] Scots Guards [2] 182nd Labour Company, Labour Corps [1] 1st Liverpool Regiment [1] 3rd Battalion Infantry Brigade (City of Ballarat Regiment) [1] 3rd Division - 9th Infantry Brigade [1] 52nd Divisional Signal Company [1] 5th (Wellington) Regiment [1] 6th Divisional Troops - 17th Field Company Engineers [1] Admiralty [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Attached 4th Officer Cadet Battalion Oxford [1] Australian Infantry Unattached List [1] Cable Service [1] Canadian Army Pay Corps [1] Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre [1] Canadian Engineers [1]

Service

British Army [263] Royal Navy [144] Other Empire Force [70] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4] Australian Imperial Force [2] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

M [32] B [29] S [29] H [28] W [27] R [26] C [25] T [19] D [14] J [14] G [13] L [11] F [9] K [7] P [6] N [5] A [4] E [4] O [2] Q [2] I [1] U [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [278] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [27] United States [2] Canada [1] Ireland [1] Malta [1]

James Peggs

Born 1876

Died 1919

Royal Navy RME/5043(S) Private Royal Marine Engineers

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Percy William Boughton

Born 1890

Died 1918

Royal Navy RME/1202(S) Private Royal Marine Engineers

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Frederick William Cooper

Born 1887

Died 1918

Royal Navy RME/3255/S Private Royal Marine Engineers

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John James Eaton Shore

Born 1883

Died 1916

Royal Navy 53 Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Marine Engineers 63rd R.N. Division

British Army Lieutenant Royal Naval Division 248th Royal Engineers

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William Henry Miles

Born 1899

Died 1964

Royal Navy Deal/2631/S Royal Marines Divisional Train:

Royal Navy PO/2860/S Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy RME/1272/S Private Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal

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James Boyd

Died 1919

Royal Navy RME/6726/S Private Royal Marine Engineers

Royal Navy RME/6726(S) Private Royal Marine Engineers

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William H. Startin

Died 1918

Royal Navy RME/3853(S) Private Royal Marine Engineers

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Thomas Handley

Born 1885

Died 1918

Royal Navy RME/3574(S) Private Royal Marine Engineers

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Alfred Howard Mullis

Born 1884

Died 1918

Royal Navy RME/4603(S) Private Royal Marine Engineers

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S G Cookman

Born 1890

Died 1919

Royal Navy RME/1168/S Private Royal Marine Engineers

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Charles Frederick Allen

Born 1880

Royal Navy Temporary Lieutenant Royal Marine Engineers

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George William Scoble

Born 1873

Died 1953

Royal Navy RME/4982/S Private Royal Marine Engineers

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Bartholomew George Stephenson Bowlt

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 42417 Sapper Royal Engineers

Other Empire Force Fireman Mercantile Marine Reserve; HMS Stephen Furness

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Mark Henry Davey

Born 1881

Died 1919

Royal Navy 9613 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy PLY/9613 Private R.M. Engineers - Home Base Ledger

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Robert Cruttenden

Born 1878

Royal Navy 811 Sapper Royal Marine Divisional Engineers: Deal

British Army Royal Engineers

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William Harrison

Born 1869

Died 1919

Royal Navy R.M.E./2048 (S) Private Royal Marine Engineers

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Alfred L Chappell

Born 1880

Died 1919

Royal Navy RME/7895/S Private Royal Marine Engineers

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William Stewart

Died 1918

Royal Navy RME/7616 (S) Private Royal Marine Engineers

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Ben Astington

Born 1875

Royal Navy RME/1218/S Private Royal Marine Engineers

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William Bradley

Born 1880

Died 1918

Royal Navy R.M.E/2239(S) or RME 2239 Private Royal Marine Engineers

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