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London [7]

Sydney New South Wales [4]

Brighton, Sussex [3]

Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk [3]

Albany Western Australia [2]

Barton Regis, Gloucestershire [2]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Birmingham [2]

Cambridge [2]

Cardiff [2]

Fornham St Martin, Suffolk [2]

Great Yarmouth [2]

Hillgrove New South Wales [2]

Hobart Tasmania [2]

Islington, London [2]

Launceston Tasmania [2]

Paddington, London [2]

Perth Western Australia [2]

Queanbeyan New South Wales [2]

Watford [2]

Addiewell, Midlothian [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Alexandria,Sydney, New South Wales [1]

All Saints, Birmingham [1]

Aorere, Tasman District, Tasman [1]

Armley, Leeds, West Yorkshire [1]

Aspull Lancashire [1]

Auckland [1]

Ballarat, Victoria [1]

Balsall Heath, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Barking, Essex [1]

Barrow, Suffolk [1]

Barton Regis, Gloucestershire [1]

Beaudesert, Queensland [1]

Beckenham [1]

Belfast, co Antrim [1]

Belleville, St. Michael [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Blackrock, Co Dublin [1]

Blandford, Dorset [1]

Bloemfontein, Orange Free State [1]

Bloomfield New South Wales [1]

Boden South Australia [1]

Bombay [1]

Bourke New South Wales [1]

Bourke Victoria [1]

Bramshott, Hampshire [1]

Brighton, South Australia [1]

Brisbane, Queensland [1]

Bundaberg Queensland [1]

Rank

Private [114]

Captain [97]

Lieutenant [95]

Second Lieutenant [94]

Major [40]

Corporal [23]

Lance Corporal [17]

Lieutenant Colonel [15]

Gunner [14]

Sergeant [12]

Serjeant [10]

Trooper [10]

Sapper [7]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Temporary Captain [5]

2nd Lieutenant [4]

Colonel [4]

Rifleman [4]

Temporary Lieutenant [4]

private [4]

Brigadier General [3]

Driver [3]

2nd Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Brevet Major [2]

Captain Adjutant [2]

Captain Major [2]

Chaplain [2]

General [2]

Major General [2]

Midshipman [2]

Naval Cadet [2]

Reverend [2]

Sister [2]

Sowar [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Sub Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Captain Acting Major [2]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Temporary Major [2]

1st Lieutenant [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Staff Captain [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [31]

Royal Field Artillery [20]

Royal Fusiliers [17]

London Regiment [16]

Royal Engineers [14]

Royal Scots [12]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [11]

Rifle Brigade [11]

West Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Royal Flying Corps [10]

Grenadier Guards [8]

Labour Corps [8]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

Worcestershire Regiment [8]

Army Service Corps [7]

Lancashire Fusiliers [7]

Honourable Artillery Company [6]

Seaforth Highlanders [6]

Canterbury Infantry Regiment [5]

Coldstream Guards [5]

Dorsetshire Regiment [5]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [5]

10th Australian Light Horse Regiment [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Indian Army [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Royal Sussex Regiment [4]

Suffolk Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Australian Light Horse [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Royal Army Chaplain's Department [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Horse and Royal Field Artillery [3]

10th Light Horse Regiment [2]

10th Regiment 3rd Light Horse Brigade [2]

Australian Army Nursing Service [2]

Australian Light Horse Regiment [2]

Cameron Highlanders [2]

Connaught Rangers [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [345]

Australian Imperial Force [78]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [19]

Royal Navy [18]

Indian Army [10]

South African Services [9]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [53]

C [49]

S [48]

H [44]

M [34]

G [33]

W [31]

T [29]

P [28]

L [24]

F [22]

R [15]

D [14]

J [14]

K [14]

N [13]

A [8]

E [6]

O [4]

V [3]

Y [3]

I [2]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [460]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [127]

Australia [7]

India [4]

South Africa [4]

Ireland [3]

France [2]

New Zealand [2]

Pakistan [2]

Canada [1]

Denmark [1]

Germany [1]

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People [492] Stories Communities

Place of birth

London [7] Sydney New South Wales [4] Brighton, Sussex [3] Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk [3] Albany Western Australia [2] Barton Regis, Gloucestershire [2] Bath, Somerset [2] Birmingham [2] Cambridge [2] Cardiff [2] Fornham St Martin, Suffolk [2] Great Yarmouth [2] Hillgrove New South Wales [2] Hobart Tasmania [2] Islington, London [2] Launceston Tasmania [2] Paddington, London [2] Perth Western Australia [2] Queanbeyan New South Wales [2] Watford [2] Addiewell, Midlothian [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Alexandria,Sydney, New South Wales [1] All Saints, Birmingham [1] Aorere, Tasman District, Tasman [1] Armley, Leeds, West Yorkshire [1] Aspull Lancashire [1] Auckland [1] Ballarat, Victoria [1] Balsall Heath, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Barking, Essex [1] Barrow, Suffolk [1] Barton Regis, Gloucestershire [1] Beaudesert, Queensland [1] Beckenham [1] Belfast, co Antrim [1] Belleville, St. Michael [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Blackrock, Co Dublin [1] Blandford, Dorset [1] Bloemfontein, Orange Free State [1] Bloomfield New South Wales [1] Boden South Australia [1] Bombay [1] Bourke New South Wales [1] Bourke Victoria [1] Bramshott, Hampshire [1] Brighton, South Australia [1] Brisbane, Queensland [1] Bundaberg Queensland [1]

Rank

Private [114] Captain [97] Lieutenant [95] Second Lieutenant [94] Major [40] Corporal [23] Lance Corporal [17] Lieutenant Colonel [15] Gunner [14] Sergeant [12] Serjeant [10] Trooper [10] Sapper [7] Temporary Second Lieutenant [6] Acting Corporal [5] Temporary Captain [5] 2nd Lieutenant [4] Colonel [4] Rifleman [4] Temporary Lieutenant [4] private [4] Brigadier General [3] Driver [3] 2nd Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Brevet Major [2] Captain Adjutant [2] Captain Major [2] Chaplain [2] General [2] Major General [2] Midshipman [2] Naval Cadet [2] Reverend [2] Sister [2] Sowar [2] Staff Nurse [2] Sub Lieutenant [2] Temporary Captain Acting Major [2] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Temporary Major [2] 1st Lieutenant [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Staff Captain [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [31] Royal Field Artillery [20] Royal Fusiliers [17] London Regiment [16] Royal Engineers [14] Royal Scots [12] King's Royal Rifle Corps [11] Rifle Brigade [11] West Yorkshire Regiment [11] Royal Flying Corps [10] Grenadier Guards [8] Labour Corps [8] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] Worcestershire Regiment [8] Army Service Corps [7] Lancashire Fusiliers [7] Honourable Artillery Company [6] Seaforth Highlanders [6] Canterbury Infantry Regiment [5] Coldstream Guards [5] Dorsetshire Regiment [5] Durham Light Infantry [5] Liverpool Regiment [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [5] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [5] 10th Australian Light Horse Regiment [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] Indian Army [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Royal Sussex Regiment [4] Suffolk Regiment [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] Australian Light Horse [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Royal Army Chaplain's Department [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Horse and Royal Field Artillery [3] 10th Light Horse Regiment [2] 10th Regiment 3rd Light Horse Brigade [2] Australian Army Nursing Service [2] Australian Light Horse Regiment [2] Cameron Highlanders [2] Connaught Rangers [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [345] Australian Imperial Force [78] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [19] Royal Navy [18] Indian Army [10] South African Services [9] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

B [53] C [49] S [48] H [44] M [34] G [33] W [31] T [29] P [28] L [24] F [22] R [15] D [14] J [14] K [14] N [13] A [8] E [6] O [4] V [3] Y [3] I [2] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [460] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [127] Australia [7] India [4] South Africa [4] Ireland [3] France [2] New Zealand [2] Pakistan [2] Canada [1] Denmark [1] Germany [1]

Silas G F Newman

Born 1888

British Army 50890 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 101729 Private Labour Corps

British Army Royal field Artillery

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John Morris

Born 1898

Canadian Expeditionary Force 339813 69th Overseas Battery

Canadian Expeditionary Force 339813 69th overseas battery

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Joseph William Norrish

Born 1900

Died 1994

Australian Imperial Force 3306 Private 10th Australian Light Horse Regiment

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Arthur Whitmore Isaac

Born 1874

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Worcestershire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Bertie Woods

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 34234 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Roland George Blinko

Born 1886

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 22757 New Zealand Rifle Brigade 1st Battalion

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Samuel James Harris

Born 1880

British Army 9411 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 203438 Private Labour Corps 157th Company

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Gother Robert Carlisle Clarke

Born 1875

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force

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Frank Oliver Blake

Born 1889

Died 1914

British Army 11262 Lance Corporal 2nd Battalion Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 11262 Acting Serjeant 2nd Battalion Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 11262 Acting Sergeant Nottingham and Derbyshire Regiment 2nd battalion

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William Scott

Born 1864

Died 1956

British Army 663528 Private Labour Corps 388th Company

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Frank Rowbotham Foster

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 177628

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Albert Teulon Blake

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 34442 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 63248 Private Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regt) 2nd Battalion

British Army 2748 private Yorks Regt

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Joseph James George Newman

Born 1880

Died 1967

British Army 8257 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Edgar Morris

Born 1888

Canadian Expeditionary Force 10682 Private 12th Regiment York Rangers

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Edwin Barnes

Born 1888

Died 1917

Royal Navy K12730 Petty Officer Stoker

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Ralph Hutchinson Jobling

Born 1890

Canadian Expeditionary Force

Canadian Expeditionary Force 36131 Private Canadian Army Service Corps 1st Dir supply Column

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Ebenezer George Blake

Born 1897

Died 1987

British Army DM2/130034 Private Army Service Corps

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Charles W Gillett

Died 1947

British Army 175249 Acting Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army WR/256769 Acting Corporal Royal Engineers

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William Albert Stanley Oldfield

Born 1894

Died 1976

Australian Imperial Force 9197

Australian Imperial Force 15th Field Ambulance

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Clarence Everard Pellew

Born 1893

Died 1981

Australian Imperial Force Lieutenant Australian Infantry 27th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force Captain Australian Infantry 27th Battalion

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