The Great War Regiments they served in
Author: Chris Shaw
Note – many people served in more than one battalion or regiment
The Norfolk Regiment
1st Battalion
Bane, James Thomas – Private 43073
Bloom, Walter David – Private 6977
Burton, William Henry – Private 6566
Burton-Pye, Richard James – Lance Corporal 26191
Hewitt, Charles
Hewitt, Glynn Reginald – Private 203525
Hewitt, Herbert John – Private 3/7352
Walpole, Ernest Edwin – Private 3/7188
2nd Battalion
Bane, George Edward – Lance Corporal 7494
Burton, Harry Edward – Private 8450
Burton-Pye, Richard James – Private
Burton-Pye, Samuel Walter – Private 16238
Dunning, Edward – Private 7221
Empson, Gilbert Albert – Private 26758
Gotts, Cyril – Private 16236
Gotts, William Edward – Private 18506
Gray, William Henry – Private 15157
Hewitt, Charles – Private 10869
Lubbock, Ernest Oscar William – Private 19713
Smith, Ernest Charles – Private 16237
3rd (Reserve) Battalion
Bane, George Edward – Private 5909
Bell, Stanley – Private
Bloom, Walter David – Private 4804 & 6977
Dunning, Edward – Private 5697 & 7221
Gray, George William – Private 14928
Gray, William Henry – Private 15157
Hewitt, Charles – Private 10869
Hewitt, Gerard George – Private 25821
Mayes, Herbert George – Private 8454
Rogers, William George – Private 3/7639
Smith, William James – Private 37030
Turner, Henry – Private 18478
Ward, Frederick Jubilee – Private 27004
Ward, Sidney Thomas – Lance Corporal 13746
Whitwood, Edward – Private 15231
5th Battalion
Baker, Charles Henry – Private 290391
Dix, Robert George – Private 4780 / 241048
Farrow, Cecil John – Private 13799
1/6th (Cyclists) Battalion
Porritt, Gordon Love – Private 1272
Skipper, Frank – Private 265149
7th Battalion
Gray, George William – Lance Corporal 14928
Harvey, Basil John – Private 14843
Hewitt, Wilfred Henry – Private 15146
Rogers, William George – Private 3/7639
Skipper, Frank – Private 265149
Whitwood, Edward – Sergeant 15231
8th Battalion
Farrow, Cecil John – Lance Corporal 13799
Fox, Harry Norton – 2nd Lieut. 300940
Harvey, Basil John – Private 14843
Kimm, Ernest Edward – Corporal 32048
Porritt, Gordon Love – Private 43700
Skipper, Frank – Private 43496
Ward, Sidney Thomas – Lance Corporal 13746
9th Battalion
Burton-Pye, Ernest Robert – Private 15019
Claxton, James – Private 22785
Gotts, Robert Charles – Private 16233
Gray, George William – Private 14928
Harvey, Basil John – Private 14843
Hewitt, John Henry – Private 40223
Hewitt, Sidney Richard – Sergeant 3/10693
Hurn, Albert – Private 16235
10th Battalion
Gray, Herbert William – Private 16544
Gray, William Henry – Private 15157
Hewitt, John Henry – Private 15151
Turner, Henry – Private 18478
Whitwood, Benjamin – Private 16218
11th Battalion
Baker, Charles Henry – Private 6777
12th Battalion
Ward, Sidney Thomas – Lance Corporal 13746
Training Reserve Battalion
Bartram, William James – Private 31001
Battalion not known
Gray, Charles William – Private 18467
Gray, Ernest Charles – Private 24338
Nichols, Robert – Private 18687
Pearson, William – Private 3/10848
Temple, Walter William – Private 38270
Norfolk Yeomanry
1/1st Norfolk Yeomanry
Gray, Albert Edward – Lance Corporal 1129
2/1st Norfolk Yeomanry
Gray, Albert Edward – Lance Sergeant 140012
Temple, Walter William – Private 140224
3/1st Norfolk Yeomanry
Baker, Ernest George – Private 2706
Storey, William Edward – Private 2705
Temple, Walter William – Private 2721
Other Regiments & Services
Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
8th Battalion
Fox, Harry Norton – Lance Corporal 2820
Army Cyclist Corps
21st Brigade
Storey, William Edward – Private 12687
Army Service Corps
(became Royal Army Service Corps)
Burrell, James Swann – Private 3005
Claxton, Robert William – Driver
Gray, Ernest Charles – Private 428376
Harris, Charles Alfred – Private T/438061
Jordan, Stanley Arthur – Private S/32823
Spurgeon, Jack Gerald – Driver 8889 / Private 321218
Storey, James John – Driver T4/045251
Tuthill, Arthur Henry – A/Corporal T4/108097
Australian Imperial Force
16th Battalion
Wadge, Frank MC & bar – Captain
Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire Regiment
1/1st Battalion
Bullimore, Charles George – Private 40858
Bedfordshire Regiment
2nd Battalion
Burton-Pye, John Thomas – Private 29325
3rd Battalion
Gray, Charles William – Private 37616
Harvey, Reginald Thomas – Private 13211
Border Regiment
7th Battalion
Whitwood, Benjamin – Private 21193
11th Battalion
Whitwood, Benjamin – Private 21193
Canadian Expeditionary Force
188th Battalion
Fox, Leonard Charles – Private 887918
Cavalry Regiment
5th
Self, John Elliot – Private 69045
Cheshire Regiment
15th Battalion
Jordan, Stanley Arthur – Private 51351
Coldstream Guards
3rd Battalion
Burton, Edward Thomas – Private 10751
5th Reserve Battalion
Baker, Ernest William – Private 15721
Dorsetshire Regiment
2nd Battalion
Dunning, Edward – Private 9799
East Surrey Regiment
1st Battalion
Rogers, William – Private 28605
9th Battalion
Rogers, William – Private 28605
Essex Regiment
1st Battalion
Gray, Theophilus Woodbine – Private 20801
Hewitt, John Henry – Private 20740
Larke, Charles – Private 20568
Lawrence, Charles Edward – Private 20949
Mayes, Herbert George – Private 20709
3rd Battalion
Hewitt, John Henry – Private 20740
2/5th Battalion
Gray, Ernest Charles – Private 4573
2/6th Battalion
Gray, Thomas – Private 24912
3/6th Battalion
Harris, Charles Alfred – Private G/73153
10th Battalion
Bird, Thomas Edward – Lance Corporal 28116
Dix, James Albert Moy – Private 350864
Battalion not known
Claxton, Charles – Private
Gray, Fred – Private 40896
Hampshire Regiment
2/7th Battalion
Saunders, William James – Private 206055
12th Battalion
Saunders, Frederick – Private 31901
Kings Royal Rifle Corps
1st Battalion
Aldrich, Herbert – Rifleman 205265
2nd Battalion
Moy, George Ernest William – Rifleman R/12226
7th Battalion
Aldrich, Herbert – Rifleman 205265
16th Battalion
Moy, George Ernest William – Rifleman R/12226
17th Battalion
Moy, George Ernest William – Rifleman R/12226
18th Battalion
Moy, George Ernest William – Rifleman R/12226
20th Battalion
Reynolds, Stanley William – Private 62253
Labour Corps
9th Labour Company
Bell, Stanley – Private 4858
42nd Labour Company
Lawrence, Charles Edward – Private 475704
63rd Labour Company
Ward, Henry James Gotts – Private 74129
94th Labour Company
Grout, James Richard – Private 55920
101st Labour Company
Smith, Roland Chapman – Lance Corporal 60216
103rd Labour Company
Hewitt, Robert Charles – Private 61432
106th Labour Company
Bullimore, George – Private 63485
124th Labour Company
Ward, Henry James Gotts – Private 74129
159th Labour Company
Knights, Frederick William – Private 290866
326th Home Service Works Company
Hewitt, Gerard George – Private 178095
331st Home Service Works Company
Hewitt, Gerard George – Private 178095
339th Home Service Works Company
Baker, Edward George – Private 595969
426th Agricultural Company
Hurn, George Henry – Private 181579
429th Agricultural Company
Neave, Charles William – Private 552890
430th Agricultural Company
Gotts, Robert Charles – Private 240765
Gray, Ernest Charles – Private 240316
433rd Agricultural Company
Hewitt, Walter James – Private 158005
436th Agricultural Company
Larke, Bertie – Private 241011
575th Employment Company
Hewitt, George Isaac – Private 159785
660th Agricultural Company
Hewitt, John Henry – Private 671300
661st Agricultural Company
Gray, Ernest Charles – Private 240316
667th Agricultural Company
Baker, Charles Henry – Private 429111
676th Home Service Employment Company
Thurston, Walter – Private 461279
691st Agricultural Company
Claxton, Charles – Private 496385
Company not known
Baker, Henry Oliver – Temp. Corporal 59473
Burrell, Robert William – Private 376924
Claxton, James – Private 438267
Drury, Bernard William – Private 697240
Gray, Fred – Private 632057
Lancashire Fusiliers
9th Battalion
Lubbock, Owen Albert Victor – Private 30744
18th Battalion
Hewitt, Reginald Hedley – Private 56777
London Regiment
6th (City of London Rifles) Battalion
Reynolds, Stanley William – Private 62253
2/13th Battalion
Hewitt, Sidney Richard – Company Sergeant Major 617536
15th (Reserve) Battalion
Reynolds, Stanley William – Private 6225
1/24th (The Queen’s) Battalion
Dix, Charles Cyril Moy – Private 722833
London Yeomanry
1/1st Battalion
Harvey, George Victor – Private H/265496
Machine Gun Corps
5th Battalion
Craske, Edward John – Private 78192
19th Battalion
Gray, Herbert William – Private 48745
3rd Battery
Stone, James Robert – Private 131942
74th Battery
Ward, Frederick Jubilee – Acting Shoeing Smith Corporal 83486
Battalion not known
Drury, Reginald Chapman MM – Lance Corporal 6322
Merchant Navy
Harvey, Francis Joseph
Secker, William
Middlesex Regiment
1st Battalion
Rogers, William – Private 242784
3/8th Battalion
Rogers, William – Private 242784
25th Battalion
Rogers, William – Private 6002
29th Battalion
Harris, Charles Alfred – Private 159182
Battalion not known
Royall, Charles Godfrey – Private 169507
Military Mounted Police
Bloom, Walter – Lance Corporal P/467
Northamptonshire Regiment
4th Battalion
Baker, Ernest George – Private 43305
6th Battalion
Baker, Ernest George – Private 43305
Gotts, Bertie Ernest – Private 59518
Temple, Walter William – Private 205877
7th Battalion
Baker, Ernest George – Private 43305
17th Battalion
Bullimore, Charles George – Private 39317
Battalion not known
Baker, George – Private 40984
Red Cross – Voluntary Aid Detachment
Burton-Pye, Ethel Elizabeth
Claxton, Beatrice Lottie
Hewitt, Ellen May
Learner, Muriel
Tyler, Jessie
Rifle Brigade
3rd Battalion
Gray, Cyril George – Private S/32269
Battalion not known
Harris, Charles Alfred – Private 55545
Walpole, Ernest Edwin – Private 52164
Royal Air Force
Burton, Harry Edward – Private 300710
Drury, Reginald Chapman MM – 329179
Durrant, Henry – Private 306237
Mills, Charles William – Mechanic R/8490
Regis, Lynn – Sgt. Major 186069
Wells, Samuel Horatio – Private 194174
Royal Defence Corps
110th Protection Company
Gray, Thomas – Private 2055
113th Protection Company
Hewitt, William – A/Corporal 44617
116th Protection Company
Dix, Reuben Thomas – Private 23955
321st Protection Company
Gray, Thomas – Private 2055
Royal Dublin Fusiliers
6th Battalion
Gray, William Henry – Private 27844
Hewitt, Charles – Private 6/27855
Royal Engineers
208th ‘Norfolk’ Field Company
Burton, John – Sapper 85424
313th Road Construction Company
Bullimore, George – Pioneer 247060 / WR22551
499th Field Company
Burrell, Archibald James – Private 219696
643rd Field Company
Burrell, Archibald James – Private 219696
Company not known
Bane, Herbert William – Sapper 3034 / 546620
Burton-Pye, Thomas Daniel Mayes – Sapper 231425
Larke, Albert – Sapper WR/332964
Lubbock, Louis William – Sapper 217968 / WR262257
Mills, Ernest Arthur – Sapper 68145 / WR500138
Pitcher, James – Sapper 42185
Rogers, Matthew Bayfield – Sapper 85697
Royal Field Artillery
100th Battery
Burrell, Robert William – Driver 15424
307th Battery
Baker, Bertie – Driver 208639
1st East Anglian Brigade
Saunders, James William – Driver 2453
32nd Brigade
Gotts. Samuel Herbert – Gunner 46612
60th Brigade
Hewitt, William – Bombadier 41005
95th Brigade
Saunders, James William – Shoeing Smith 876014
96th Brigade
Saunders, James William – Shoeing Smith 876014
107th Brigade
Empson, Horace Walter – Driver 875739
119th Brigade
Reynolds, George William – Gunner 124133
507th Brigade
Skipper, Reginald Robert – Gunner 275910
11th Company
Harvey, Harold Charles – Driver 52899
Company not known
Gotts, Samuel Herbert – Gunner 46612
Royal Flying Corps
Baker, John William – 25704
Mills, Charles William – 3512
Royal Fusiliers
7th Battalion
Larke, Albert – Private G/37376
17th Battalion
Larke, Albert – Private G/37376
20th Battalion (City of London Regiment)
Hewitt, John Herbert – 41766 / G/53038
36th Battalion
Bullimore, George – Private 33316
Battalion not known
Baker, Henry Oliver – Private 53972
Hewitt, Robert Charles – Private 38958
Royal Garrison Artillery
Gotts, Archie John – Gunner 82517
Gotts, Samuel Herbert – Gunner 223532
Tyler, William – Gunner 147510
Royal Highlanders (Black Watch)
4/5th Battalion
Bane, John Walter – Corporal 4654
1/7th Battalion
Bane, John Walter – Corporal 6972
14th (Fife & Forfar Yeomanry) Battalion
Bane, John Walter – Corporal 293009
Royal Horse Artillery
Kimm, Albert Harold – Gunner 195078
Royal Irish Fusiliers
3rd Battalion
Bell, Ernest Albert – Private 26021
Royal Marines
Skipper, Reginald Robert – Private 20612
Royal Munster Fusiliers
1st Battalion
Lawrence, Charles Frederick – Private 9103
Royal Navy
Bane, Robert Henry – Leading Stoker 29650
Drury, Ernest Richard – F/39150
Drury, Sydney Charles – Boy 2nd Class J/56253
Glasswell, Thomas Henry – AB Seaman 168295
Harvey, John Henry – Sailmaker’s Mate 162392
Hewitt, Albert Henry – Boy 1st Class J/50206
Hewitt, Donald Thomas – Stoker K/47045
Hewitt, William John – Boy 2nd Class J/93486
Lubbock, George Albert – AB Seaman J/77800
Pike, Edward James – AB Seaman 215129
Shepheard, Leon William – Yeoman Signaller 192866
Woodhouse, George – AB Seaman J/10624
Royal Naval Division
Briggs, Herbert Ernest – AB Seaman R/1141
Baker, Ephraim – Able Seaman Z/1788
Royal Scots Fusiliers
Bell, Stanley – Private 37709
Royal Sussex Regiment
Risebrow, John Henry – Private G/1782 & 315421
Royal Welsh Fusiliers
14th Battalion
Hewitt, John Henry – Private 55867
Royal West Surrey Regiment (The Queen’s)
6th Battalion
Frary, Herbert Thomas MM – Lance Corporal G/12188
11th Battalion
Gotts, Matthew – Corporal 206999
Battalion not known
Grout, James Richard – Private 17720
Ward, Henry James Gotts – Private 47670
Scottish Rifles
1/7th Cameronians
Bird, Harold William – Lance Corporal 266549
Suffolk Regiment
8th Battalion
Pitcher, Herbert – Private 7985
14th Battalion
Bartram, William James – Private 64645
Gotts, Matthew – Private 31637
Suffolk Yeomanry
Regis, Lynn
Suffolk Yeomanry – 1st Reserve Battalion
Craske, Edward John – Private 2819
Tank Corps
15th Tank Corps
Harvey, Basil John – Private 308275
Corps not known
Craske, Edward John – Private 78192
Gotts, Cyril – Private 16236
Royall, Charles Godfrey – Private 535904