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Birmingham, Warwickshire [5]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire [4]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [4]

London, Middlesex [3]

Warwickshire [3]

Watford, Hertfordshire [3]

Batley, Yorkshire [2]

Battersea, London [2]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Brixton, London [2]

Cardiff [2]

Clapham, London [2]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire [2]

Edgbaston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2]

Islington, London [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Stamford, Lincolnshire [2]

Surrey [2]

Wandsworth, London [2]

West Bromwich, Staffordshire [2]

Aberdeen [1]

Abergavenny [1]

Acocks Green Worcester [1]

Allonby, Cumberland [1]

Aston Manor, Warwickshire [1]

Aston, Warks [1]

Atherstone, Warwickshire [1]

Aylesbury Bucks [1]

Bala, Merioneth [1]

Balham [1]

Barkway [1]

Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [1]

Barton Regis,Bristol. [1]

Battersea, Surrey [1]

Bedford [1]

Bedwelty, Monmouthshire [1]

Berkeswell, Coventry [1]

Berkswell, Warks [1]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1]

Birkdale, Lancashire [1]

Bishopgate, London [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Bloxham, Banbury, Oxfordshire [1]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [1]

Bow, London [1]

Rank

Private [1703]

Second Lieutenant [526]

Lieutenant [275]

Gunner [240]

Corporal [193]

Captain [129]

Serjeant [124]

Lance Corporal [98]

Driver [68]

Acting Corporal [39]

Sapper [33]

Bombardier [31]

Acting Serjeant [30]

Rifleman [22]

Major [21]

Acting Captain [17]

Pioneer [15]

Temporary Lieutenant [15]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [13]

Staff Serjeant [10]

Colour Serjeant [9]

Lance Serjeant [8]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [7]

Acting Bombardier [6]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [6]

Trooper [6]

Private Acting Corporal [5]

Temporary Captain [5]

Acting Lance Serjeant [4]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Lance Bombardier [4]

2nd Lieutenant [3]

Acting Colour Serjeant [3]

Acting Lance Corporal [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Corporal 2nd [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Second Lieutenant Acting Captain [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Cadet [2]

Captain and Adjutant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Paymaster Lieutenant (Temporary) [2]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Quarter Master and Captain [2]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [2]

Unit

London Regiment [398]

Royal Garrison Artillery [229]

Royal Fusiliers [203]

Royal Field Artillery [195]

Army Service Corps [154]

Machine Gun Corps [145]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [138]

Labour Corps [124]

Royal Engineers [119]

Liverpool Regiment [102]

Royal Army Medical Corps [81]

Middlesex Regiment [58]

Welsh Regiment [56]

Honourable Artillery Company [53]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [53]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [51]

Northumberland Fusiliers [47]

West Yorkshire Regiment [46]

Rifle Brigade [45]

Royal Air Force [41]

Royal Naval Division [41]

South Wales Borderers [41]

Lincolnshire Regiment [40]

East Surrey Regiment [38]

Durham Light Infantry [37]

Royal Army Service Corps [35]

Gloucestershire Regiment [32]

Manchester Regiment [32]

Worcestershire Regiment [32]

York and Lancaster Regiment [32]

Leicestershire Regiment [30]

West Riding Regiment [30]

Army Pay Corps [29]

Cheshire Regiment [29]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [27]

East Kent Regiment [26]

Lancashire Fusiliers [25]

South Lancashire Regiment [25]

South Staffordshire Regiment [25]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [24]

Army Ordnance Corps [23]

Essex Regiment [23]

East Yorkshire Regiment [22]

Tank Corps [22]

Royal Sussex Regiment [21]

Devonshire Regiment [20]

Hampshire Regiment [20]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [20]

Gordon Highlanders [19]

Northamptonshire Regiment [19]

Service

British Army [2920]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [259]

Royal Navy [142]

Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

H [374]

B [340]

W [298]

C [246]

S [238]

M [210]

P [182]

R [181]

G [162]

J [162]

D [145]

L [138]

T [116]

F [108]

E [101]

A [85]

K [60]

N [58]

O [49]

V [20]

I [14]

Y [12]

Q [5]

U [4]

Contribution

Military Service [3299]

Conscientious Objector [9]

Country

United Kingdom [154]

New Zealand [1]

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Place of birth

Birmingham, Warwickshire [5] Birkenhead, Cheshire [4] Liverpool, Lancashire [4] Sheffield, Yorkshire [4] London, Middlesex [3] Warwickshire [3] Watford, Hertfordshire [3] Batley, Yorkshire [2] Battersea, London [2] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Brixton, London [2] Cardiff [2] Clapham, London [2] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [2] Edgbaston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Hackney, London [2] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2] Islington, London [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Stamford, Lincolnshire [2] Surrey [2] Wandsworth, London [2] West Bromwich, Staffordshire [2] Aberdeen [1] Abergavenny [1] Acocks Green Worcester [1] Allonby, Cumberland [1] Aston Manor, Warwickshire [1] Aston, Warks [1] Atherstone, Warwickshire [1] Aylesbury Bucks [1] Bala, Merioneth [1] Balham [1] Barkway [1] Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [1] Barton Regis,Bristol. [1] Battersea, Surrey [1] Bedford [1] Bedwelty, Monmouthshire [1] Berkeswell, Coventry [1] Berkswell, Warks [1] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1] Birkdale, Lancashire [1] Bishopgate, London [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Bloxham, Banbury, Oxfordshire [1] Bournemouth, Hampshire [1] Bow, London [1]

Rank

Private [1703] Second Lieutenant [526] Lieutenant [275] Gunner [240] Corporal [193] Captain [129] Serjeant [124] Lance Corporal [98] Driver [68] Acting Corporal [39] Sapper [33] Bombardier [31] Acting Serjeant [30] Rifleman [22] Major [21] Acting Captain [17] Pioneer [15] Temporary Lieutenant [15] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [13] Staff Serjeant [10] Colour Serjeant [9] Lance Serjeant [8] Temporary Second Lieutenant [7] Acting Bombardier [6] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Lieutenant Acting Captain [6] Trooper [6] Private Acting Corporal [5] Temporary Captain [5] Acting Lance Serjeant [4] Company Serjeant Major [4] Lance Bombardier [4] 2nd Lieutenant [3] Acting Colour Serjeant [3] Acting Lance Corporal [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Corporal 2nd [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Second Lieutenant Acting Captain [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Cadet [2] Captain and Adjutant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Paymaster Lieutenant (Temporary) [2] Private Acting Lance Corporal [2] Quarter Master and Captain [2] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [2]

Unit

London Regiment [398] Royal Garrison Artillery [229] Royal Fusiliers [203] Royal Field Artillery [195] Army Service Corps [154] Machine Gun Corps [145] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [138] Labour Corps [124] Royal Engineers [119] Liverpool Regiment [102] Royal Army Medical Corps [81] Middlesex Regiment [58] Welsh Regiment [56] Honourable Artillery Company [53] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [53] King's Royal Rifle Corps [51] Northumberland Fusiliers [47] West Yorkshire Regiment [46] Rifle Brigade [45] Royal Air Force [41] Royal Naval Division [41] South Wales Borderers [41] Lincolnshire Regiment [40] East Surrey Regiment [38] Durham Light Infantry [37] Royal Army Service Corps [35] Gloucestershire Regiment [32] Manchester Regiment [32] Worcestershire Regiment [32] York and Lancaster Regiment [32] Leicestershire Regiment [30] West Riding Regiment [30] Army Pay Corps [29] Cheshire Regiment [29] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [27] East Kent Regiment [26] Lancashire Fusiliers [25] South Lancashire Regiment [25] South Staffordshire Regiment [25] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [24] Army Ordnance Corps [23] Essex Regiment [23] East Yorkshire Regiment [22] Tank Corps [22] Royal Sussex Regiment [21] Devonshire Regiment [20] Hampshire Regiment [20] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [20] Gordon Highlanders [19] Northamptonshire Regiment [19]

Service

British Army [2920] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [259] Royal Navy [142] Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

H [374] B [340] W [298] C [246] S [238] M [210] P [182] R [181] G [162] J [162] D [145] L [138] T [116] F [108] E [101] A [85] K [60] N [58] O [49] V [20] I [14] Y [12] Q [5] U [4]

Contribution

Military Service [3299] Conscientious Objector [9]

Country

United Kingdom [154] New Zealand [1]

Arthur Cole Alexander

British Army Captain London Regiment 8th lond Battalion

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William Farr

British Army 12340 Farrier Serjeant Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 12340 Acting Serjeant Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Ephraim George Mendes

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment

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Alfred Stott

British Army 240736 Serjeant South Lancashire Regiment. 2nd./5th. Battalion

British Army 240736 Serjeant South Lancashire Regiment. 1st./5th. Battalion

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Philip Bernard Vincent Vincent

Born 1895

British Army 1860 Private Buckinghamshire Yeomanry

British Army 165855 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Cyril Victor Nicolle

Born 1888

Royal Navy Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) Royal Naval Reserve

British Army Lieutenant Royal Irish Rifles 7th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Militia Island of Jersey 3rd or South Battalion (Light Infantry)

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Jesse Williams

Born 1889

British Army Major General List

British Army Captain and Adjutant Royal Welsh Fusiliers 14th (Service) Battalion

British Army Major

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Timothy Davies

British Army 71887 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 648823 Gunner Labour Corps

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