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Maidstone, Kent [4]

Alresford Hampshire [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Corby [1]

Desborough, Northamptonshire [1]

East Malling, Kent [1]

Gresford, Wrexham [1]

Harrietsham, Kent [1]

Hunton, Kent [1]

Kingston, Surrey [1]

Naini Tal, India [1]

Newtown, Montgomeryshire, Wales [1]

Pirbright, Surrey, England [1]

Ramsgate, Kent [1]

Thrapston, Northants [1]

Rank

Private [207]

Sapper [14]

Lance Corporal [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Captain [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Pioneer [3]

Serjeant [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Corporal [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

First Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major [1]

Pri [1]

Privat [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Unit

Northamptonshire Regiment [228]

The Queen's Regiment [210]

Royal Engineers [53]

Labour Corps [43]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

Suffolk Regiment [7]

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [7]

Essex Regiment [6]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [5]

Army Service Corps [4]

Norfolk Regiment [4]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

London Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [3]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [3]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Northamptonshire Yeomanry [2]

Northumberland Regiment [2]

Tank Corps [2]

The Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

15th (The Kings) Hussars [1]

5th Light Infantry [1]

Attached to the Northamptonshire Yeomanry [1]

Bengal Staff Corps [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Dorset Regiment [1]

East African Mounted Rifles [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

General Reserve of Officers [1]

General Staff [1]

Hertdfordshire Yeomanry [1]

Indian Staff Corps [1]

King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

Lanarkshire Yeomanry [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Ministry of the Interior Baghdad [1]

Reserve Regiment Cavalry [1]

Retired List [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [231]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [30]

C [20]

B [18]

G [18]

S [17]

M [14]

F [13]

H [13]

L [13]

P [12]

A [11]

R [11]

T [10]

J [8]

D [7]

K [6]

E [5]

O [3]

N [1]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [231]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

India [1]

Kenya [1]

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People [231] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Maidstone, Kent [4] Alresford Hampshire [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Corby [1] Desborough, Northamptonshire [1] East Malling, Kent [1] Gresford, Wrexham [1] Harrietsham, Kent [1] Hunton, Kent [1] Kingston, Surrey [1] Naini Tal, India [1] Newtown, Montgomeryshire, Wales [1] Pirbright, Surrey, England [1] Ramsgate, Kent [1] Thrapston, Northants [1]

Rank

Private [207] Sapper [14] Lance Corporal [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Captain [4] Lieutenant [4] Pioneer [3] Serjeant [3] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Corporal [1] Corporal 2nd [1] First Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major [1] Pri [1] Privat [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Temporary Brigadier General [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Major [1]

Unit

Northamptonshire Regiment [228] The Queen's Regiment [210] Royal Engineers [53] Labour Corps [43] Royal Fusiliers [9] Suffolk Regiment [7] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [7] Essex Regiment [6] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] East Surrey Regiment [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) [5] Army Service Corps [4] Norfolk Regiment [4] Hampshire Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] London Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) [3] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [3] Liverpool Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Northamptonshire Yeomanry [2] Northumberland Regiment [2] Tank Corps [2] The Northamptonshire Regiment [2] 15th (The Kings) Hussars [1] 5th Light Infantry [1] Attached to the Northamptonshire Yeomanry [1] Bengal Staff Corps [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Dorset Regiment [1] East African Mounted Rifles [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] General Reserve of Officers [1] General Staff [1] Hertdfordshire Yeomanry [1] Indian Staff Corps [1] King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] Lanarkshire Yeomanry [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Ministry of the Interior Baghdad [1] Reserve Regiment Cavalry [1] Retired List [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [231] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

W [30] C [20] B [18] G [18] S [17] M [14] F [13] H [13] L [13] P [12] A [11] R [11] T [10] J [8] D [7] K [6] E [5] O [3] N [1] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [231]

Country

United Kingdom [14] India [1] Kenya [1]

Edward Ratley

British Army 17079 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 82651 Private The Queen's Regiment

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Sidney W Matthews

British Army 22258 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army G/10385 Private The Queen's Regiment

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George Jury

British Army 1139 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army 46664 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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George Oldfield

British Army 10407 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army 70800 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Albert King

British Army G/10953 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army 45628 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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James P R Brown

British Army 29633 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army 70775 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Harry Gunn

British Army G/4164 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army 70638 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Harry Cooper

British Army 18485 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army G/29929 Private The Queen's Regiment

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William J Freeman

British Army L/8122 Private The Queen's Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 70903 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Frank Austin

British Army 13116 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 84859 Private The Queen's Regiment

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William Walker

British Army 200327 Acting Serjeant Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army L/13913 Acting Serjeant The Queen's Regiment

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Alfred H Calcutt

British Army 15439 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant The Queen's Regiment

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William Hill

British Army 10948 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 156525 Private The Queen's Regiment

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George Wright

British Army 22341 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 10371 Private The Queen's Regiment

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George Smith

British Army 1066 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army 202815 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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James Bulsford Wrigley

British Army 7792 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 156728 Private The Queen's Regiment

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Alfred O Lewis

British Army 68114 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army 70254 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Charles Frederick Baseley

British Army 67922 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army 70813 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Harold Lawman

British Army 18346 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army G/60314 Private The Queen's Regiment

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Leonard Barrett

British Army 18579 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 69946 Private The Queen's Regiment

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