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Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Derby [2]

Dover, Kent [2]

Eastbourne, Sussex [2]

Glasgow Scotland [2]

Guernsey, Channel Islands [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Staffordshire [2]

Alford, London [1]

Bacup, Lancashire [1]

Bampton, Oxfordshire [1]

Bearsted, Kent [1]

Bega New South Wales [1]

Belfast [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Bexley, Derbyshire [1]

Bourne End Buckinghamshire [1]

Brewarrina New South Wales [1]

Burscough, Ormskirk, Lancashire [1]

Caernarvonshire, Wales [1]

Camden Town, London, Middlesex [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

City of London [1]

Clapton Park, London [1]

Clevedon, Somerset [1]

Corfe Castle, Dorset [1]

County Donegal, Ireland [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Durham [1]

East Grinstead Sussex England [1]

East Hoathly, Sussex [1]

Ewitt, Co Roscommon [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Framfield, Sussex [1]

Glenferrie Victoria [1]

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Goole, Yorkshire [1]

Granard, Co. Longford [1]

Great Parndon, Essex [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

Hampstead, London [1]

Henbury, Gloucestershire [1]

Henley-on-Thames [1]

Hitchin, Hertfordshire [1]

Kempston, Bedfordshire [1]

Kentish Town, London [1]

Knutsford [1]

Rank

Private [262]

Gunner [29]

Corporal [25]

Lance Corporal [22]

Sapper [20]

Driver [13]

Serjeant [10]

Able Seaman [9]

Lieutenant [9]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Acting Corporal [4]

Pioneer [4]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Member [3]

Orderly [3]

Rifleman [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Captain [2]

Chauffeuse [2]

Commander [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Artisan [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy Bugler [1]

Boy Sailor [1]

Clerk [1]

Dafadar [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Doctor [1]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Guardsman [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Major [1]

Nurse [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Risaldar [1]

Sergeant [1]

Signalman [1]

Sister [1]

Stoker [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [40]

Royal Field Artillery [29]

Labour Corps [25]

Lancashire Fusiliers [13]

Royal Garrison Artillery [12]

Army Service Corps [10]

Royal Scots [10]

Gloucestershire Regiment [9]

Liverpool Regiment [9]

London Regiment [9]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Manchester Regiment [8]

Royal Naval Division [8]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [7]

Worcestershire Regiment [7]

Canadian Infantry [6]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

East Surrey Regiment [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Royal Sussex Regiment [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment [6]

York and Lancaster Regiment [6]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Serbian Relief Fund [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [4]

Highland Light Infantry [4]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Dragoon Guards [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Royal Highlanders [3]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry [3]

Service

British Army [361]

Royal Navy [59]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [44]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [22]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

Australian Imperial Force [8]

Other Empire Force [7]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

W [208]

M [111]

C [48]

B [34]

D [24]

A [22]

H [16]

J [12]

R [10]

T [9]

K [6]

P [5]

S [5]

F [4]

G [1]

L [1]

N [1]

U [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [496]

Merchant Navy [10]

Country

United Kingdom [48]

Canada [4]

Ireland [2]

United States [1]

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Place of birth

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Derby [2] Dover, Kent [2] Eastbourne, Sussex [2] Glasgow Scotland [2] Guernsey, Channel Islands [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Staffordshire [2] Alford, London [1] Bacup, Lancashire [1] Bampton, Oxfordshire [1] Bearsted, Kent [1] Bega New South Wales [1] Belfast [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Bexley, Derbyshire [1] Bourne End Buckinghamshire [1] Brewarrina New South Wales [1] Burscough, Ormskirk, Lancashire [1] Caernarvonshire, Wales [1] Camden Town, London, Middlesex [1] Chelsea, London [1] City of London [1] Clapton Park, London [1] Clevedon, Somerset [1] Corfe Castle, Dorset [1] County Donegal, Ireland [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Durham [1] East Grinstead Sussex England [1] East Hoathly, Sussex [1] Ewitt, Co Roscommon [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Framfield, Sussex [1] Glenferrie Victoria [1] Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England [1] Goole, Yorkshire [1] Granard, Co. Longford [1] Great Parndon, Essex [1] Hackney, London [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Hampstead, London [1] Henbury, Gloucestershire [1] Henley-on-Thames [1] Hitchin, Hertfordshire [1] Kempston, Bedfordshire [1] Kentish Town, London [1] Knutsford [1]

Rank

Private [262] Gunner [29] Corporal [25] Lance Corporal [22] Sapper [20] Driver [13] Serjeant [10] Able Seaman [9] Lieutenant [9] Acting Serjeant [6] Acting Corporal [4] Pioneer [4] Company Serjeant Major [3] Member [3] Orderly [3] Rifleman [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Captain [2] Chauffeuse [2] Commander [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Artisan [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy Bugler [1] Boy Sailor [1] Clerk [1] Dafadar [1] Deck Hand [1] Doctor [1] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Guardsman [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Major [1] Nurse [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Risaldar [1] Sergeant [1] Signalman [1] Sister [1] Stoker [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [40] Royal Field Artillery [29] Labour Corps [25] Lancashire Fusiliers [13] Royal Garrison Artillery [12] Army Service Corps [10] Royal Scots [10] Gloucestershire Regiment [9] Liverpool Regiment [9] London Regiment [9] Machine Gun Corps [8] Manchester Regiment [8] Royal Naval Division [8] Royal Scots Fusiliers [7] Worcestershire Regiment [7] Canadian Infantry [6] Cheshire Regiment [6] East Surrey Regiment [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Royal Sussex Regiment [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] West Yorkshire Regiment [6] York and Lancaster Regiment [6] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Serbian Relief Fund [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [4] Highland Light Infantry [4] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [4] Welsh Regiment [4] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] Dragoon Guards [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] East Lancashire Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Royal Highlanders [3] Royal Lancaster Regiment [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry [3]

Service

British Army [361] Royal Navy [59] Canadian Expeditionary Force [44] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [22] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10] Australian Imperial Force [8] Other Empire Force [7] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

W [208] M [111] C [48] B [34] D [24] A [22] H [16] J [12] R [10] T [9] K [6] P [5] S [5] F [4] G [1] L [1] N [1] U [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [496] Merchant Navy [10]

Country

United Kingdom [48] Canada [4] Ireland [2] United States [1]

Charles Gibson

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 140193 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 140193 Sapper Royal Engineers No. 4 Depot Comapny

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Clarence Henry Marchant

Born 1893

Died 1919

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 10062 Lieutenant No. 5 Fighting School

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Francis Will Stevens

Born 1885

Died 1918

Royal Navy 2112 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy CH/2112(S) Private Royal Marine Light Infantry 1st Royal Marine Batt.

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Thomas Beard

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 2355 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 2355 Corporal Lincolnshire Regiment 8th Battalion

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Frank Buckell

Born 1895

Died 1915

Royal Navy 17621 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy CH/17621 Private H.M.S. Lowestoft

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Frederick Raybould

Born 1879

Died 1917

Royal Navy CH/18(S) Private Royal Marine Light Infantry 1st R.M. Batt.

Royal Navy CH/18(S) Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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John Joshua Wallace King

Born 1895

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 470511 Private Canadian Infantry 24th Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 470511 Canadian infantry 64th battalion

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John Francis Herbert Cole

Born 1878

Died 1915

Royal Navy Commander HMS Lynx Fourth Destroyer Flotilla

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Bernard Mcgrail

Born 1891

British Army 4784 Private Connaught Rangers

British Army 4784 Private Connaught Rangers 5th Battalion

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Thomas Beard

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 146642

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Patrick Mcgrail

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 144267

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John Wrenn

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 141807

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Arthur Wren

Born 1879

Died 1963

British Army 197686 Private Labour Corps

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Albert Sidney Roberts

Died 1918

British Army 19735 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry 7th battalion

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Francis Wren

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 8524 Private Royal Irish Regiment

British Army 8524 Private Royal Irish Regiment. 1st Battalion

British Army 8524 Private Royal Irish Regiment 18th Battalion

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Ivy Pretoria May Hibberd

Born 1900

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 21894 Member Women's Royal Air Force

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Albert Wrenn

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 234769

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John Mcgrail

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 129331

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Francis Alfred Mcgrail

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 236538

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Frank White

Died 1916

British Army 1484 Private Army Cyclist Corps 1st Huntingdon (Cyclist) Battalion

British Army 1484 Private Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion 1st Battalion attached Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry

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