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Southampton [2]

Appledore, Kent [1]

Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland [1]

Bamborough, Northumberland [1]

Bath [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Bootle, Lancashire [1]

Castlederg, County Tyrone [1]

Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island [1]

Chevening [1]

Chorlton [1]

Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Culford, Suffolk [1]

Drewsteignton, Devonshire [1]

Edgbaston, Birmingham [1]

Exeter [1]

Great Yarmouth [1]

Guildford, Surrey [1]

Hampstead [1]

Hamsey, Sussex [1]

Islington [1]

Ivanhoe, Melbourne, Victoria [1]

Lancashire [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

London,Middlesex. [1]

Longwood, Derbyshire [1]

Magham Down, Hailsham [1]

Moseley, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Moseley, Worcs [1]

Neath, Glamorganshire [1]

Perth, Western Australia [1]

Southampton,Hants [1]

Stockbridge [1]

Tanworth [1]

Tottenham, Edmonton, London [1]

Tredegar, Bedwellty, Monmouthshire [1]

Tunbridge Wells [1]

Twickenham, Middlesex [1]

Tynemouth, Newcastle upon Tyne [1]

Wallington, Surrey [1]

Wandsworth, London [1]

Water Lane Lamberhurst Kent [1]

Wellington [1]

West Bromwich, Staffs [1]

the East Melbourne suburb of Melbourne, Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [428]

Signaller [362]

Signalman [340]

Sapper [260]

Corporal [255]

Serjeant [219]

Lieutenant [159]

Captain [139]

Second Lieutenant [129]

Driver [112]

Pioneer [73]

Lance Corporal [61]

Gunner [47]

Major [44]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [26]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [24]

Lieutenant Colonel [20]

Acting Serjeant [19]

Acting Corporal [17]

Lance Serjeant [15]

Reverend [9]

Staff Serjeant [8]

Transport Serjeant [7]

Acting Major [6]

Colonel [6]

Company Serjeant Major [6]

Staff Nurse [6]

Transport Corporal [6]

Acting Captain [5]

Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Serjeant Major [5]

Boy [4]

Captain and Quarter Master [4]

Chaplain [4]

Sister [4]

2nd Lieutenant [3]

Able Seaman [3]

Acting Sister [3]

Acting Staff Serjeant [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Bombardier [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Corporal 2nd [3]

Corporal/ Serjeant [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Rifleman [3]

Sapper/ Signalman [3]

Sergeant [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Unit

Royal Signals [902]

Royal Corps of Signals [588]

Royal Engineers [586]

Indian Unattached List [351]

Royal Field Artillery [65]

Cape Command Signals [62]

Royal Engineers Signals [53]

Royal Army Medical Corps [46]

London Regiment [30]

Royal Corps Of Signals [27]

Royal Garrison Artillery [24]

Royal Engineers Bedford Signals Depot [23]

Machine Gun Corps [22]

Army Service Corps [20]

Labour Corps [20]

6th Cape Command Signals Royal Army Medical Corps [18]

Middlesex Regiment [16]

Signals [15]

Essex Regiment [14]

Liverpool Regiment [14]

8th Cape Command Signals Royal Army Medical Corps [13]

Royal Company of Signals [13]

Royal Sussex Regiment [13]

Royal West Kent Regiment [13]

West Yorkshire Regiment [13]

5th Cape Command Signals Royal Army Medical Corps [12]

Divisional Signals [12]

Hampshire Regiment [12]

Royal Air Force [12]

Durham Light Infantry [11]

Royal Fusiliers [11]

Yorkshire Regiment [11]

2nd Cape Command Signals Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

4th Cape Command Signals Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [10]

Devonshire Regiment [10]

Lincolnshire Regiment [10]

South Lancashire Regiment [10]

Indian Volunteer Corps [9]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9]

Royal Corps of Signals Transport [9]

Royal Engineers Transport [9]

Somerset Light Infantry [9]

7th Cape Command Signals Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Corps of Signals [8]

Royal Army Chaplain's Department [8]

The Queen's Regiment [8]

3rd Cape Command Signals Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [7]

Scottish Rifles [7]

Service

British Army [2173]

Indian Army [21]

Royal Navy [9]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Other Empire Force [4]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [292]

C [260]

S [186]

H [166]

W [145]

M [133]

G [130]

P [117]

D [103]

A [92]

F [88]

T [88]

R [83]

L [71]

J [60]

K [46]

E [37]

N [30]

O [24]

I [10]

Y [10]

V [7]

U [6]

Q [1]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2179]

Country

United Kingdom [30]

New Zealand [3]

Australia [2]

Germany [1]

India [1]

South Africa [1]

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People [2186] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Southampton [2] Appledore, Kent [1] Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland [1] Bamborough, Northumberland [1] Bath [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Bootle, Lancashire [1] Castlederg, County Tyrone [1] Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island [1] Chevening [1] Chorlton [1] Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Culford, Suffolk [1] Drewsteignton, Devonshire [1] Edgbaston, Birmingham [1] Exeter [1] Great Yarmouth [1] Guildford, Surrey [1] Hampstead [1] Hamsey, Sussex [1] Islington [1] Ivanhoe, Melbourne, Victoria [1] Lancashire [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] London,Middlesex. [1] Longwood, Derbyshire [1] Magham Down, Hailsham [1] Moseley, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Moseley, Worcs [1] Neath, Glamorganshire [1] Perth, Western Australia [1] Southampton,Hants [1] Stockbridge [1] Tanworth [1] Tottenham, Edmonton, London [1] Tredegar, Bedwellty, Monmouthshire [1] Tunbridge Wells [1] Twickenham, Middlesex [1] Tynemouth, Newcastle upon Tyne [1] Wallington, Surrey [1] Wandsworth, London [1] Water Lane Lamberhurst Kent [1] Wellington [1] West Bromwich, Staffs [1] the East Melbourne suburb of Melbourne, Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [428] Signaller [362] Signalman [340] Sapper [260] Corporal [255] Serjeant [219] Lieutenant [159] Captain [139] Second Lieutenant [129] Driver [112] Pioneer [73] Lance Corporal [61] Gunner [47] Major [44] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [26] Warrant Officer Class 2 [24] Lieutenant Colonel [20] Acting Serjeant [19] Acting Corporal [17] Lance Serjeant [15] Reverend [9] Staff Serjeant [8] Transport Serjeant [7] Acting Major [6] Colonel [6] Company Serjeant Major [6] Staff Nurse [6] Transport Corporal [6] Acting Captain [5] Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Serjeant Major [5] Boy [4] Captain and Quarter Master [4] Chaplain [4] Sister [4] 2nd Lieutenant [3] Able Seaman [3] Acting Sister [3] Acting Staff Serjeant [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Bombardier [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Corporal 2nd [3] Corporal/ Serjeant [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Rifleman [3] Sapper/ Signalman [3] Sergeant [3] Temporary Captain [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Unit

Royal Signals [902] Royal Corps of Signals [588] Royal Engineers [586] Indian Unattached List [351] Royal Field Artillery [65] Cape Command Signals [62] Royal Engineers Signals [53] Royal Army Medical Corps [46] London Regiment [30] Royal Corps Of Signals [27] Royal Garrison Artillery [24] Royal Engineers Bedford Signals Depot [23] Machine Gun Corps [22] Army Service Corps [20] Labour Corps [20] 6th Cape Command Signals Royal Army Medical Corps [18] Middlesex Regiment [16] Signals [15] Essex Regiment [14] Liverpool Regiment [14] 8th Cape Command Signals Royal Army Medical Corps [13] Royal Company of Signals [13] Royal Sussex Regiment [13] Royal West Kent Regiment [13] West Yorkshire Regiment [13] 5th Cape Command Signals Royal Army Medical Corps [12] Divisional Signals [12] Hampshire Regiment [12] Royal Air Force [12] Durham Light Infantry [11] Royal Fusiliers [11] Yorkshire Regiment [11] 2nd Cape Command Signals Royal Army Medical Corps [10] 4th Cape Command Signals Royal Army Medical Corps [10] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [10] Devonshire Regiment [10] Lincolnshire Regiment [10] South Lancashire Regiment [10] Indian Volunteer Corps [9] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9] Royal Corps of Signals Transport [9] Royal Engineers Transport [9] Somerset Light Infantry [9] 7th Cape Command Signals Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Corps of Signals [8] Royal Army Chaplain's Department [8] The Queen's Regiment [8] 3rd Cape Command Signals Royal Army Medical Corps [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [7] Scottish Rifles [7]

Service

British Army [2173] Indian Army [21] Royal Navy [9] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5] Other Empire Force [4] Australian Imperial Force [3] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [292] C [260] S [186] H [166] W [145] M [133] G [130] P [117] D [103] A [92] F [88] T [88] R [83] L [71] J [60] K [46] E [37] N [30] O [24] I [10] Y [10] V [7] U [6] Q [1] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2179]

Country

United Kingdom [30] New Zealand [3] Australia [2] Germany [1] India [1] South Africa [1]

Philip John Shepherd

Born 1880

Died 1959

British Army 259824 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 259824 Royal Engineers Signals

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John Thomas Richardson

Born 1889

Died 1918

Royal Navy 218005 Signals

British Army 7348 Guardsman Coldstream Guards

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Thomas Ewart Mitton

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant GHQ Signals, Royal Engineers

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David Roy Gration

Born 1899

Died 1990

Australian Imperial Force 18483 Private Australian Army Medical Corps No 5 the No 11 Army General Hospitals

Australian Imperial Force 18483 Sapper Royal Australian Corps of Signals 4th Signalling Company

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Frederick Victor Senn

Born 1894

Died 1972

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 4/483 Sapper Divisional Signals

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Neville Baldwin Chichester

Born 1879

Died 1957

British Army Lieutenant 13th Corps of Signals

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers

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Henry Courtenay Hawtrey

Born 1882

Died 1961

British Army Captain Army Signals

British Army Major Royal Engineers

British Army Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Royal Engineers

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William Samuel Day

Born 1887

Died 1959

British Army 31810 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army Lce Cpl Royal Engineers 30th Coy

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Bedford "a" Signals

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Harold William Froomes

Born 1884

Died 1956

Australian Imperial Force 620 Private Australian Infantry 21st Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 620 Sapper Royal Australian Corps of Signals 2nd Divisional Signalling Company

Australian Imperial Force 620 Private Australian Infantry 21st Battalion

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Donald Collier

Born 1892

Died 1968

British Army Chaplain to the Force 4th Class 53rd Welsh Cape Command Signals

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Samuel Edward Johnson

Born 1901

Died 1920

British Army 2310260 Signalman Royal Corps of Signals

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Geoffrey Ernest Mansergh

Born 1893

Died 1940

British Army 2nd Lieutenant Royal Engineers

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers

British Army Brigadier Royal Corps of Signals

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P A Armstrong

British Army Lieutenant Signals

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H Bruce

British Army Captain Signals

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D Pott

British Army Major Signals

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C G Small

British Army Lieutenant Signals

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W G Hill

British Army 1850393 Sapper Signals

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C J Gowland

British Army Captain Signals

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H G Morrell

British Army Captain Signals

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H V Randall

British Army Lieutenant Signals

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