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Portsmouth, Hampshire [59]

Gloucester [44]

Portsmouth [40]

Southampton [38]

Bristol [36]

London [29]

Swindon, Wiltshire [25]

Reading, Berkshire [23]

Bedminster, Bristol [22]

Cheltenham [22]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [21]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [19]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [18]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [17]

Southampton, Hampshire [16]

Gloucester, Gloucestershire [15]

Walsall, Staffs [15]

Portsea Island, Hampshire [13]

Portsea, Hampshire [12]

Sydney New South Wales [12]

Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire [12]

Birmingham [11]

Brighton, Sussex [11]

Islington, London [11]

Tewkesbury [11]

Walsall [11]

Leeds, Yorkshire [10]

Dublin [9]

Southampton, Hants [9]

Chichester, Sussex [8]

Gloucestershire [8]

Johannesburg [8]

Liverpool [8]

Poplar, London [8]

Croydon, Surrey [7]

Marylebone, London [7]

Bedminster, Somerset [6]

Edinburgh [6]

Kensington, London [6]

Lambeth, Surrey [6]

Leicester [6]

Paddington, London [6]

Walsall, Staffordshire [6]

West End, Southampton [6]

Alverstoke, Hampshire [5]

Bath, Somerset [5]

Battersea, London [5]

Bethnal Green, London [5]

Dover, Kent [5]

Glasgow [5]

Rank

Private [2954]

Lance Corporal [218]

Corporal [214]

Gunner [187]

Second Lieutenant [140]

Serjeant [130]

Able Seaman [126]

Lieutenant [118]

Driver [112]

Rifleman [112]

Sapper [109]

Stoker 1st Class [103]

Deck Hand [86]

Seaman [86]

Captain [76]

Ordinary Seaman [70]

Sergeant [60]

Stoker 2nd Class [50]

Pioneer [45]

Leading Seaman [36]

Major [34]

Petty Officer [34]

Acting Corporal [31]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [29]

Petty Officer Stoker [28]

Fireman [22]

Leading Stoker [21]

Boy 1st Class [20]

Boy 2nd Class [20]

Lieutenant Colonel [20]

Bombardier [19]

Lance Serjeant [19]

Acting Serjeant [15]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [15]

Lance Sergeant [14]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [13]

Company Serjeant Major [11]

Acting Gunner [10]

Musician [10]

Staff Serjeant [10]

Stoker [10]

Boy [9]

Chief Petty Officer [9]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [9]

Leading Signalman [9]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [9]

Trimmer [9]

Boy Artificer [8]

Chief Gunner [8]

Commander [8]

Unit

South African Native Labour Corps [610]

Gloucestershire Regiment [231]

Royal Naval Reserve [204]

Royal Engineers [191]

Royal Field Artillery [164]

Hampshire Regiment [149]

Army Service Corps [136]

Labour Corps [115]

2nd South African Infantry [90]

Canadian Infantry [90]

London Regiment [89]

Royal Army Medical Corps [76]

Worcestershire Regiment [74]

H.M.S. "Victory" [73]

New Zealand Rifle Brigade [71]

Royal Garrison Artillery [69]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [69]

1st South African Infantry [60]

South Staffordshire Regiment [60]

New Zealand Rifle Brigade (Reserve) [59]

1st Regiment South African Infantry [58]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [57]

HMS Flirt [54]

4th South African Infantry [53]

Middlesex Regiment [51]

Rifle Brigade [51]

Royal Air Force [51]

Devonshire Regiment [50]

South African Infantry [49]

Royal Fusiliers [48]

2nd Regiment South African Infantry [46]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [45]

Machine Gun Corps [43]

Australian Infantry [42]

Royal Marine Artillery [42]

H.M.S. "Victory I" [41]

Wiltshire Regiment [41]

Royal Flying Corps [40]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [39]

Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [38]

Dorsetshire Regiment [38]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [35]

North Staffordshire Regiment [35]

3rd South African Infantry [34]

4th Regiment South African Infantry [32]

Royal Army Service Corps [32]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [30]

Royal Defence Corps [29]

Royal Naval Division [28]

Leicestershire Regiment [27]

Service

British Army [2635]

Royal Navy [1098]

South African Services [1097]

Australian Imperial Force [190]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [146]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [139]

Other Empire Force [130]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [108]

Indian Army [6]

Canadian Navy [1]

Last name first letter

M [779]

B [496]

S [464]

H [427]

C [403]

W [363]

P [272]

T [245]

R [244]

G [243]

D [235]

L [223]

A [180]

F [167]

J [167]

K [153]

N [130]

E [97]

O [66]

V [55]

Y [20]

I [19]

Z [13]

U [12]

Q [8]

Contribution

Military Service [3589]

Merchant Navy [54]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [2333]

South Africa [234]

Australia [84]

Canada [50]

Ireland [27]

New Zealand [24]

United States [5]

India [4]

Germany [3]

Jersey [2]

Zimbabwe [2]

Bermuda [1]

France [1]

Guernsey [1]

Japan [1]

Singapore [1]

Switzerland [1]

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Place of birth

Portsmouth, Hampshire [59] Gloucester [44] Portsmouth [40] Southampton [38] Bristol [36] London [29] Swindon, Wiltshire [25] Reading, Berkshire [23] Bedminster, Bristol [22] Cheltenham [22] Birmingham, Warwickshire [21] Bristol, Gloucestershire [19] Southampton, Hampshire, England [18] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [17] Southampton, Hampshire [16] Gloucester, Gloucestershire [15] Walsall, Staffs [15] Portsea Island, Hampshire [13] Portsea, Hampshire [12] Sydney New South Wales [12] Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire [12] Birmingham [11] Brighton, Sussex [11] Islington, London [11] Tewkesbury [11] Walsall [11] Leeds, Yorkshire [10] Dublin [9] Southampton, Hants [9] Chichester, Sussex [8] Gloucestershire [8] Johannesburg [8] Liverpool [8] Poplar, London [8] Croydon, Surrey [7] Marylebone, London [7] Bedminster, Somerset [6] Edinburgh [6] Kensington, London [6] Lambeth, Surrey [6] Leicester [6] Paddington, London [6] Walsall, Staffordshire [6] West End, Southampton [6] Alverstoke, Hampshire [5] Bath, Somerset [5] Battersea, London [5] Bethnal Green, London [5] Dover, Kent [5] Glasgow [5]

Rank

Private [2954] Lance Corporal [218] Corporal [214] Gunner [187] Second Lieutenant [140] Serjeant [130] Able Seaman [126] Lieutenant [118] Driver [112] Rifleman [112] Sapper [109] Stoker 1st Class [103] Deck Hand [86] Seaman [86] Captain [76] Ordinary Seaman [70] Sergeant [60] Stoker 2nd Class [50] Pioneer [45] Leading Seaman [36] Major [34] Petty Officer [34] Acting Corporal [31] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [29] Petty Officer Stoker [28] Fireman [22] Leading Stoker [21] Boy 1st Class [20] Boy 2nd Class [20] Lieutenant Colonel [20] Bombardier [19] Lance Serjeant [19] Acting Serjeant [15] Air Mechanic 1st Class [15] Lance Sergeant [14] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [13] Company Serjeant Major [11] Acting Gunner [10] Musician [10] Staff Serjeant [10] Stoker [10] Boy [9] Chief Petty Officer [9] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [9] Leading Signalman [9] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [9] Trimmer [9] Boy Artificer [8] Chief Gunner [8] Commander [8]

Unit

South African Native Labour Corps [610] Gloucestershire Regiment [231] Royal Naval Reserve [204] Royal Engineers [191] Royal Field Artillery [164] Hampshire Regiment [149] Army Service Corps [136] Labour Corps [115] 2nd South African Infantry [90] Canadian Infantry [90] London Regiment [89] Royal Army Medical Corps [76] Worcestershire Regiment [74] H.M.S. "Victory" [73] New Zealand Rifle Brigade [71] Royal Garrison Artillery [69] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [69] 1st South African Infantry [60] South Staffordshire Regiment [60] New Zealand Rifle Brigade (Reserve) [59] 1st Regiment South African Infantry [58] Royal Berkshire Regiment [57] HMS Flirt [54] 4th South African Infantry [53] Middlesex Regiment [51] Rifle Brigade [51] Royal Air Force [51] Devonshire Regiment [50] South African Infantry [49] Royal Fusiliers [48] 2nd Regiment South African Infantry [46] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [45] Machine Gun Corps [43] Australian Infantry [42] Royal Marine Artillery [42] H.M.S. "Victory I" [41] Wiltshire Regiment [41] Royal Flying Corps [40] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [39] Australian Infantry, A.I.F. [38] Dorsetshire Regiment [38] King's Royal Rifle Corps [35] North Staffordshire Regiment [35] 3rd South African Infantry [34] 4th Regiment South African Infantry [32] Royal Army Service Corps [32] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [30] Royal Defence Corps [29] Royal Naval Division [28] Leicestershire Regiment [27]

Service

British Army [2635] Royal Navy [1098] South African Services [1097] Australian Imperial Force [190] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [146] Canadian Expeditionary Force [139] Other Empire Force [130] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [108] Indian Army [6] Canadian Navy [1]

Last name first letter

M [779] B [496] S [464] H [427] C [403] W [363] P [272] T [245] R [244] G [243] D [235] L [223] A [180] F [167] J [167] K [153] N [130] E [97] O [66] V [55] Y [20] I [19] Z [13] U [12] Q [8]

Contribution

Military Service [3589] Merchant Navy [54] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [2333] South Africa [234] Australia [84] Canada [50] Ireland [27] New Zealand [24] United States [5] India [4] Germany [3] Jersey [2] Zimbabwe [2] Bermuda [1] France [1] Guernsey [1] Japan [1] Singapore [1] Switzerland [1]

Charles Mccloud

Born 1883

Died 1920

British Army G/10520 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Thomas Alfred Berry

Born 1886

Died 1919

British Army T/22899 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army 283088 Driver Royal Engineers

British Army WR/289908 Corporal Royal Engineers

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Charles Rastall

Born 1865

Died 1917

British Army 19572 Private East Kent Regiment 1st Garrison Bn

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Joseph Edward Marshman

Born 1861

Died 1918

British Army 20686 Private Hampshire Regiment 4th Supernumery Company, 5th Battalion

British Army 4956 Private 12th Lancers

British Army 31529 Private Royal Defence Corps

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James Digby

Died 1919

British Army SS/12143 Private Army Service Corps "A" Company

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Robert Allsopp

Born 1872

Died 1919

British Army SS/1853 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 317479 Private Royal Engineers

British Army WR314133 Corporal Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks

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William Hall

Born 1866

Died 1920

British Army R4/068460 Private Army Service Corps

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Frank Jeacock

Born 1886

Died 1919

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 12187 Air Mechanic 2nd Class

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Edward Dodds

Born 1876

Died 1918

British Army SR/117 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery No. 2 Depot

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William Owen Meddings

Born 1875

Died 1920

British Army 4148 Drummer Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 4148 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 4148 Lance Corporal Gloucestershire Regiment

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Alfred William Myhill

Born 1886

Died 1917

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 62379 Air Mechanic 2nd Class 3rd Battalion

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Thomas Albert Pike

Born 1858

Died 1918

British Army 1605 Private Army Service Corps Transport

British Army 22100 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Albert Edward Wakelin

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 334273 Sapper Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks

British Army 334273 Sapper Royal Engineers

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George West

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 41448 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 41448 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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Charles George Hooper

Born 1888

Died 1920

Royal Navy 2509 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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Thomas Nelson Clark

Born 1872

Died 1918

British Army 34159 Private Royal Defence Corps 259th Provisional Company

British Army 34159 Private Royal Defence Corps

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Christopher John Jones

Died 1917

British Army S/7551 Rifleman Rifle Brigade

British Army S/7551 Private Rifle Brigade

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George Edward Goodbourn

Born 1876

Died 1921

British Army CMT353 Corporal Army Service Corps Clearing Office (Blackheath)

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Frederick Coster

Born 1872

Died 1921

British Army T4 107872 Private Army Service Corps

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John Tempest

Born 1872

Died 1917

British Army 1839 Lance Serjeant Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

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