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Place of birth

Ramsgate, Kent [3]

Edgbaston, Birmingham [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

26, Crooms Hill, Greenwich, London [1]

Battersea, Surrey [1]

Bedford [1]

Birdham, Sussex [1]

Blackheath,Woolwich,London. [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Cannock, Staffs [1]

Castle Combe, Wiltshire [1]

Catford, London [1]

Charfield [1]

Earnley, Chichester, Sussex [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Florence [1]

Fritton, Suffolk [1]

Hampshire [1]

Hastings, Sussex [1]

Hawkhurst, Kent [1]

Heathfield [1]

Herstmonceux [1]

Horton Kirby, Kent [1]

Kingston, Surrey [1]

Ladykirk [1]

Leeds,Yorkshire [1]

Leytonstone,Essex [1]

Lichfield, Staffordshire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

London [1]

Madras [1]

Middlesbrough,Yorkshire,England. [1]

Middleton Cheney, Northants [1]

Milverton, Somerset [1]

Mold, Flintshire [1]

Monmouth district, Wales [1]

Mountsorrel, Leicestershire [1]

Much Hadham, Hertfordshire [1]

New Cross, London [1]

Oldham [1]

Orsett, Essex [1]

Paddington, London [1]

Pietermaritzburg [1]

Rawcliffe, Goole [1]

Ripley Surrey [1]

Ruyton, Knockin, Oswestry [1]

Saltley, Warwick [1]

Siddington, Cirencester, Glos [1]

Sidlesham, Sussex [1]

Sittingbourne, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [868]

Second Lieutenant [135]

Serjeant [127]

Lieutenant [91]

Corporal [89]

Captain [82]

Lance Corporal [44]

Gunner [24]

Acting Serjeant [22]

Major [20]

Acting Corporal [14]

Sapper [10]

Temporary Captain [9]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [8]

Company Serjeant Major [7]

Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [6]

Driver [5]

Acting Captain [4]

Acting Lance Corporal [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Pioneer [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Temporary Lieutenant [4]

Temporary Major [4]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Company Quarter Master Sergeant [2]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Boy [2]

Captain and Brevet Major [2]

Colonel [2]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Sergeant [2]

Temporary Brigadier General [2]

Trooper [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Brigadier [1]

Acting Colonel [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Lieutenant General [1]

Unit

Tank Corps [863]

Royal Sussex Regiment [176]

Royal Tank Regiment [168]

Machine Gun Corps [149]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [133]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [120]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [119]

Royal Tank Corps [99]

Royal West Kent Regiment [72]

London Regiment [66]

Royal Fusiliers [61]

Royal Engineers [48]

Royal Irish Regiment [33]

Hampshire Regiment [20]

Labour Corps [18]

Royal Field Artillery [18]

County of London Yeomanry [17]

Cheshire Regiment [15]

Essex Regiment [15]

Middlesex Regiment [15]

East Surrey Regiment [13]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [13]

Army Service Corps [12]

East Kent Regiment [12]

Manchester Regiment [12]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [12]

Tank Battalion [12]

The Queen's Regiment [12]

Bedfordshire Regiment [11]

Devonshire Regiment [11]

East Lancashire Regiment [11]

King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [11]

Liverpool Regiment [11]

Royal Army Service Corps [11]

Royal Irish Rifles [11]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [10]

Royal Air Force [10]

York and Lancaster Regiment [10]

Dorsetshire Regiment [9]

Gloucestershire Regiment [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

South Irish Horse [9]

Suffolk Regiment [9]

Yorkshire Regiment [9]

North Staffordshire Regiment [8]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [8]

City of London Yeomanry [7]

East Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Lincolnshire Regiment [7]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [7]

Service

British Army [1171]

Royal Navy [4]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [139]

H [127]

S [105]

W [88]

C [84]

P [76]

M [75]

G [63]

L [56]

D [47]

R [47]

T [44]

F [40]

K [34]

J [32]

A [30]

E [24]

N [24]

O [10]

V [9]

I [5]

U [5]

Y [5]

Q [3]

Contribution

Military Service [1171]

Country

United Kingdom [36]

France [1]

India [1]

Kenya [1]

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People [1172] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Ramsgate, Kent [3] Edgbaston, Birmingham [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] 26, Crooms Hill, Greenwich, London [1] Battersea, Surrey [1] Bedford [1] Birdham, Sussex [1] Blackheath,Woolwich,London. [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Cannock, Staffs [1] Castle Combe, Wiltshire [1] Catford, London [1] Charfield [1] Earnley, Chichester, Sussex [1] Edinburgh [1] Florence [1] Fritton, Suffolk [1] Hampshire [1] Hastings, Sussex [1] Hawkhurst, Kent [1] Heathfield [1] Herstmonceux [1] Horton Kirby, Kent [1] Kingston, Surrey [1] Ladykirk [1] Leeds,Yorkshire [1] Leytonstone,Essex [1] Lichfield, Staffordshire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] London [1] Madras [1] Middlesbrough,Yorkshire,England. [1] Middleton Cheney, Northants [1] Milverton, Somerset [1] Mold, Flintshire [1] Monmouth district, Wales [1] Mountsorrel, Leicestershire [1] Much Hadham, Hertfordshire [1] New Cross, London [1] Oldham [1] Orsett, Essex [1] Paddington, London [1] Pietermaritzburg [1] Rawcliffe, Goole [1] Ripley Surrey [1] Ruyton, Knockin, Oswestry [1] Saltley, Warwick [1] Siddington, Cirencester, Glos [1] Sidlesham, Sussex [1] Sittingbourne, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [868] Second Lieutenant [135] Serjeant [127] Lieutenant [91] Corporal [89] Captain [82] Lance Corporal [44] Gunner [24] Acting Serjeant [22] Major [20] Acting Corporal [14] Sapper [10] Temporary Captain [9] Warrant Officer Class 2 [8] Company Serjeant Major [7] Lieutenant Colonel [6] Temporary Second Lieutenant [6] Driver [5] Acting Captain [4] Acting Lance Corporal [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Colour Serjeant [4] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Pioneer [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Temporary Lieutenant [4] Temporary Major [4] Lance Serjeant [3] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Company Quarter Master Sergeant [2] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [2] Boy [2] Captain and Brevet Major [2] Colonel [2] Lieutenant Acting Captain [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Regimental Serjeant Major [2] Sergeant [2] Temporary Brigadier General [2] Trooper [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Brigadier [1] Acting Colonel [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Lieutenant General [1]

Unit

Tank Corps [863] Royal Sussex Regiment [176] Royal Tank Regiment [168] Machine Gun Corps [149] Royal Berkshire Regiment [133] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [120] Royal Lancaster Regiment [119] Royal Tank Corps [99] Royal West Kent Regiment [72] London Regiment [66] Royal Fusiliers [61] Royal Engineers [48] Royal Irish Regiment [33] Hampshire Regiment [20] Labour Corps [18] Royal Field Artillery [18] County of London Yeomanry [17] Cheshire Regiment [15] Essex Regiment [15] Middlesex Regiment [15] East Surrey Regiment [13] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [13] Army Service Corps [12] East Kent Regiment [12] Manchester Regiment [12] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [12] Tank Battalion [12] The Queen's Regiment [12] Bedfordshire Regiment [11] Devonshire Regiment [11] East Lancashire Regiment [11] King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [11] Liverpool Regiment [11] Royal Army Service Corps [11] Royal Irish Rifles [11] King's Royal Rifle Corps [10] Royal Air Force [10] York and Lancaster Regiment [10] Dorsetshire Regiment [9] Gloucestershire Regiment [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] South Irish Horse [9] Suffolk Regiment [9] Yorkshire Regiment [9] North Staffordshire Regiment [8] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [8] City of London Yeomanry [7] East Yorkshire Regiment [7] Lincolnshire Regiment [7] Royal Irish Fusiliers [7]

Service

British Army [1171] Royal Navy [4] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [139] H [127] S [105] W [88] C [84] P [76] M [75] G [63] L [56] D [47] R [47] T [44] F [40] K [34] J [32] A [30] E [24] N [24] O [10] V [9] I [5] U [5] Y [5] Q [3]

Contribution

Military Service [1171]

Country

United Kingdom [36] France [1] India [1] Kenya [1]

Michael Lynch

British Army 1405 Private South Irish Horse

British Army 25503 Private Royal Irish Regiment

British Army H/73886 Private South Irish Horse

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John Baptist Joseph Potter

British Army 53 Private City of London Regiment attached Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 114367 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Tank Corps

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William Birch

British Army 2635 Private 1/1st Derby Yeomanry

British Army 303054 Private Tank Corps

British Army 19806 Private City of London Yeomanry

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Leonard Charles Cruttenden

British Army 203850 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Indian Army

British Army Second Lieutenant Indian Army Tank Corps

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Arthur E Gisborne

British Army 9144 Private 2nd York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 18962 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 7808140 Serjeant Royal Tank Corps

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Francis S Butters

British Army 20849 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 240445 Private Royal Field Artillery

British Army 300812 Private Tank Corps

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A G W Burman

British Army 7249882 Private Army Dental Corps

British Army 7249882 Private Royal Tank Corps

British Army 7249882 Private Welsh Regiment

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G A Rosser

British Army Lieutenant Hampshire Regiment

British Army Captain Hampshire Regiment attached Machine Gun Corps

British Army Major Hampshire Regiment attached Machine Gun Corps

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Albert Parkes

British Army 15923 Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 15923 Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 48818 The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

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Charles C Dolan

British Army 30302 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 1454 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 23639 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Albert A Watson

British Army 3232 Private City of London Yeomanry

British Army 116050 Private City of London Yeomanry

British Army 300614 Private Tank Corps

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Peter Dean

British Army 1153 Lance Corporal Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 2nd Battalion

British Army 16613 Lance Corporal Machine Gun Corps

British Army Major Machine Gun Corps

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