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Farnham, Surrey [493]

Hale, Farnham, Surrey [9]

Farnham Surrey [7]

Upper Hale, Farnham, Surrey [5]

Farnham, Surrey, England [4]

Tilford, Farnham, Surrey [4]

Frensham, Farnham, Surrey [3]

Aldershot,Farnham,Surrey. [2]

Farnham Surrey [2]

Seale, Farnham, Surrey [2]

Badshot Lea, Farnham, Surrey [1]

Bourne Farnham, Surrey [1]

Bourne, Farnham, Surrey [1]

Chart Farnham, Surrey [1]

Farnham, Ash, Surrey [1]

Farnham, Surrey. [1]

Farnham,Aldershot,Surrey. [1]

Farnham,Surrey. [1]

Frimley, Farnham, Surrey [1]

Hale Vicarage, Near Farnham, Surrey [1]

Hale-near-Farnham, Surrey [1]

Lower Bourne, Farnham, Surrey [1]

Middle Bourne, Farnham, Surrey [1]

Near Farnham, Surrey [1]

Weybourne, Farnham, Surrey [1]

York Town, Farnham, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [32]

Able Seaman [13]

Second Lieutenant [12]

Stoker 1st Class [11]

Lieutenant [10]

Captain [8]

Lance Corporal [5]

Corporal [4]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Leading Stoker [3]

Major [3]

Serjeant [3]

Stoker Petty Officer [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Driver [2]

Gunner [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Sapper [2]

Sergeant [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

1st Air Mechanic [1]

2nd Air Mechanic [1]

2nd Cook's Mate [1]

2nd Cooks Mate [1]

Acting Matron [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Artificer Engineer [1]

Battery Major [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Captain Lieutenant Major [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Cook [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [1]

Flight Lieutenant [1]

Flying Officer [1]

Forewoman [1]

General [1]

Honorary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Leading Telegraphist [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant (Acting Captain) [1]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Nurse [1]

Officer's Cook 3rd Class [1]

Officer's Steward [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

HMS Hindustan [4]

HMS IRON DUKE [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Engineers [4]

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [4]

HMS BULWARK [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

HMS BLACK PRINCE [2]

HMS GARLAND [2]

HMS INVINCIBLE [2]

HMS QUEEN MARY [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

1st Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

2nd Battalion Royal Munster Fusiliers [1]

3rd Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

3rd Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

Aeroplane Supply [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Division Army Service Corps [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

Gordon Highlanders attached Manchester Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

H.M.S. "Hampshire" [1]

H.M.S. "Hampshire." [1]

H.M.S. "Orcadia" [1]

Service

Royal Navy [365]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [116]

British Army [61]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [70]

H [46]

P [45]

S [44]

C [40]

F [33]

M [32]

W [32]

G [28]

L [27]

R [27]

T [21]

K [20]

D [17]

A [16]

E [14]

N [13]

J [6]

O [6]

V [6]

U [2]

I [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [539]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [29]

New Zealand [1]

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Place of birth

Farnham, Surrey [493] Hale, Farnham, Surrey [9] Farnham Surrey [7] Upper Hale, Farnham, Surrey [5] Farnham, Surrey, England [4] Tilford, Farnham, Surrey [4] Frensham, Farnham, Surrey [3] Aldershot,Farnham,Surrey. [2] Farnham Surrey [2] Seale, Farnham, Surrey [2] Badshot Lea, Farnham, Surrey [1] Bourne Farnham, Surrey [1] Bourne, Farnham, Surrey [1] Chart Farnham, Surrey [1] Farnham, Ash, Surrey [1] Farnham, Surrey. [1] Farnham,Aldershot,Surrey. [1] Farnham,Surrey. [1] Frimley, Farnham, Surrey [1] Hale Vicarage, Near Farnham, Surrey [1] Hale-near-Farnham, Surrey [1] Lower Bourne, Farnham, Surrey [1] Middle Bourne, Farnham, Surrey [1] Near Farnham, Surrey [1] Weybourne, Farnham, Surrey [1] York Town, Farnham, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [32] Able Seaman [13] Second Lieutenant [12] Stoker 1st Class [11] Lieutenant [10] Captain [8] Lance Corporal [5] Corporal [4] Ordinary Seaman [4] Leading Stoker [3] Major [3] Serjeant [3] Stoker Petty Officer [3] Acting Corporal [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Driver [2] Gunner [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Sapper [2] Sergeant [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] 1st Air Mechanic [1] 2nd Air Mechanic [1] 2nd Cook's Mate [1] 2nd Cooks Mate [1] Acting Matron [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Artificer Engineer [1] Battery Major [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Captain Lieutenant Major [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Cook [1] Cook's Mate [1] Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [1] Flight Lieutenant [1] Flying Officer [1] Forewoman [1] General [1] Honorary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Signalman [1] Leading Telegraphist [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant (Acting Captain) [1] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Nurse [1] Officer's Cook 3rd Class [1] Officer's Steward [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [6] The Queen's Regiment [6] Hampshire Regiment [5] Canadian Infantry [4] HMS Hindustan [4] HMS IRON DUKE [4] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Engineers [4] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [4] HMS BULWARK [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3] Army Service Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] East Kent Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] HMS BLACK PRINCE [2] HMS GARLAND [2] HMS INVINCIBLE [2] HMS QUEEN MARY [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] South Wales Borderers [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 1st Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] 2nd Battalion Royal Munster Fusiliers [1] 3rd Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] 3rd Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] Aeroplane Supply [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] Border Regiment [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Division Army Service Corps [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] Essex Regiment [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] Gordon Highlanders attached Manchester Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] H.M.S. "Hampshire" [1] H.M.S. "Hampshire." [1] H.M.S. "Orcadia" [1]

Service

Royal Navy [365] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [116] British Army [61] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [70] H [46] P [45] S [44] C [40] F [33] M [32] W [32] G [28] L [27] R [27] T [21] K [20] D [17] A [16] E [14] N [13] J [6] O [6] V [6] U [2] I [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [539] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [29] New Zealand [1]

Carl Arthur Turner

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army 2119 Sapper Royal Engineers 2nd/4th Devon Fortress Coy

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Henry Hoppitt

Born 1883

Died 1920

British Army L/9736 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 1023 Lance Corporal Army Cyclist Corps

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Thomas Hollingsworth Tovey

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 68302 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps

British Army 68302 The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 5th (Territorial) Battalion

British Army 68301 Sergeant Machine Gun Corps

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Albert John Porter

Born 1887

Died 1959

British Army G/5933 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army 5933 Private Queens Royal West Surrey Regiment 8th Battalion

British Army 5933 Queens Royal West Surrey Regiment 8th Battallion A Company

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Henry Lewis Garfath

Born 1878

Died 1935

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 17182 1st Air Mechanic Royal Flying Corps 1 Kite Balloon Section

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 17182 Acting Corporal Royal Flying Corps 1 Kite Balloon Section

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 17182 Corporal Royal Flying Corps 1 Kite Balloon Section

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Frank Mariner Sumpster

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Royal Berkshire Regiment 8th Battalion, Attn 53rd T.M. Bty.

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William H Garrett

Born 1885

Died 1936

British Army 554642 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 3632 Sapper The Queen's Regiment

British Army 4595 Sapper Royal Defence Corps

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Robert Edward Anstruther

Born 1890

Died 1921

British Army Captain Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

British Army Lieutenant 1st Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

British Army Captain 3rd Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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Charles Ernest Lake

Born 1881

Died 1943

British Army 23702 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 23702 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 10th Battalion

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Harold Harington Balfour

Born 1897

Died 1988

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force

British Army Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Flying Officer Royal Air Force

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Percy Stuart Banning

Born 1887

Died 1914

British Army Captain 2nd Battalion Royal Munster Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Munster Fusiliers

British Army Lieutenant 2nd Battalion Royal Munster Fusiliers

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Gerald Copeland

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 2212 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 2212 Private London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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Alfred George Stott

Died 1918

British Army 17751 Private Hampshire Regiment. 2nd. Battalion

British Army 17751 Private Hampshire Regiment. 15th. Battalion

British Army 17751 Private Hampshire Regiment. 2nd. Battalion

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Garth Neville Walford

Born 1882

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Captain Royal Field Artillery

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William Henry Dixon

Born 1900

Died 1977

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 193460

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Walter Allen Kent

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 200638 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 4/2659 Private Hampshire Regiment 1/4th (T.F.) Battalion.

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Lewis Parratt

Born 1889

Died 1919

British Army 4068 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army 44055 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1/7th Battalion.

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Sam Atkin

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260749

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Walter W Wells

Born 1877

Died 1918

British Army 102910 Shoeing Smith Corporal Royal Field Artillery

British Army 102910 Acting Corporal Royal Field Artillery

British Army 102910 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

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Henry William Billows

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281553

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