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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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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]

John Nelson Goode, M.s.m.

Born 1881

Died 1919

British Army T/15070 Farrier Serjeant Army Service Corps 5th Unit

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Walter Thomas Jones

Born 1878

Died 1918

British Army 167 Private Army Cyclist Corps 82nd Provisional Battalion, 2/1st South Midland Brigade

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Alfred Bennett

Born 1880

Died 1919

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 22130 Sergeant Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33170 Corporal Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33170 Flight Sergeant Royal Air Force 65 Squadron

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Alfred Alexander Lane

Born 1873

Died 1919

British Army 4400 Private Royal Scots 1st Battalion

British Army 160779 Pioneer Royal Engineers Railway Troops Depot

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William George Flowers

Born 1896

Died 1920

British Army 20465 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 3888 Private Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 204658 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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Charles Joseph Williams

Born 1871

Died 1917

Royal Navy RMA/4979 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery

British Army 3/5156 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Charles James Bedford

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 16166 Private Essex Regiment Depot

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William James Smith

Born 1878

Died 1915

British Army 1882 Corporal Gloucestershire Regiment 5th Battalion

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Henry Wall

Born 1877

Died 1919

British Army 2890 Private Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 653917 Private Labour Corps

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Arthur Leonard Griffin

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 31531 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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George Compton

Born 1886

Died 1920

British Army 7931 Private Wiltshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 7931 Private Wiltshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Eustace St Clair Hill

Born 1873

Died 1953

South African Services Captain Chaplains Department

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Norman Gilbert Chew

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 1602 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 1st Welsh (Howitzer) Brigade

British Army 725781 Gunner Royal Field Artillery Clearing Office

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Richard Benedict Levey

Born 1887

Died 1919

British Army 267759 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army T/20698 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army T/20698 Driver Army Service Corps

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Leonard Brueton

Born 1881

Died 1920

British Army S/4679 Lance Serjeant Army Ordnance Corps

British Army S/4679 Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 Army Ordnance Corps

British Army 4679 Army ordnance corps

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Henry John Peart

Born 1882

Died 1921

British Army 15841 Private Worcestershire Regiment

British Army TR9/28432 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 46th Training Res Bn

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Cecil Henry Vassar

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 9836 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Alfred James Adams

Born 1869

Died 1917

British Army 266 Staff Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

British Army 850650 Staff Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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John Taylor

Born 1881

Died 1920

British Army 2613 Private Kings Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 2613 Rifleman Army Reserve

British Army 31126 Private Worcestershire Regiment 5th, 6th Battalion

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George Albert Harvey

Born 1894

Died 1921

British Army 235452 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army T518975 Private Royal Engineers

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