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Dublin [13]

Singapore Straits Settlements [9]

Camberwell London [6]

Hong Kong [5]

Kensington, London [5]

King's Cliffe, Northants [5]

Singapore [5]

Belfast [4]

Bromley, Kent [3]

Ceylon now [3]

Edinburgh Midlothian Scotland [3]

Hiroshima Ken [3]

Kumamoto Ken [3]

London [3]

Penang, Straits Settlements at the time [3]

Tokyo [3]

Belfast, Antrim [2]

Birmingham [2]

Blundeston, Suffolk [2]

Bombay [2]

Brighton [2]

Canton [2]

Chelsea, London [2]

Dickoya, Ceylon [2]

Edinburgh [2]

Fukuoka [2]

Fulham London [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Kensington [2]

Kobe [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

Liscannor [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Miyagi Ken [2]

Penang [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Shanghai [2]

Sydenham, Kent [2]

Wakayama Ken [2]

Weymouth Dorset [2]

"Claremount" Drumcondra Dublin [1]

1141 Mikawamachi, Fukuoka Ken [1]

1175 Mikawamachi Fukuoka Ken [1]

251 Kami Minabe MuroWakayama [1]

31 [1]

48 Claremont Road, Hansworth, Birmingham [1]

6 Cowan Street, Hillhead, Partick [1]

6 George Square, Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1]

Aberdeen [1]

Aberdeen Scotland [1]

Rank

Labourer [511]

Private [299]

Second Lieutenant [238]

Lieutenant [157]

Captain [142]

Major [47]

Corporal [42]

Lance Corporal [40]

Artisan [29]

Serjeant [23]

Gunner [22]

Able Seaman [20]

Fireman [18]

Sailor [16]

Stevedore [15]

Lieutenant Colonel [14]

Fireman and Trimmer [10]

Sapper [9]

Sepoy [9]

Sergeant [9]

Temporary Captain [9]

2nd Lieutenant [8]

Driver [8]

Rifleman [8]

Trimmer [8]

Deck Hand [7]

Boy [6]

Coolie [6]

Donkeyman [6]

Trooper [6]

Cook [5]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Quartermaster [5]

Reverend [5]

Temporary Lieutenant [5]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Acting Major [4]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Acting Captain [3]

Chemist [3]

Commander [3]

Cooly [3]

Greaser [3]

Seaman [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

1st Class Ganger [2]

1st Lieutenant [2]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [2]

Unit

Chinese Labour Corps [465]

Chinese Porter Corps [60]

Canadian Infantry [55]

Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps [44]

Mercantile Marine, S.S. 'Tatarrax' [43]

Royal Engineers [36]

Royal Field Artillery [34]

Port Administration and River Conservancy Department [33]

Royal Army Medical Corps [33]

Irish Guards [29]

Royal Fusiliers [26]

Royal Garrison Artillery [25]

London Regiment [20]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [19]

Middlesex Regiment [16]

Royal Irish Rifles [15]

Army Service Corps [14]

Royal Indian Marine [14]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [12]

Royal Flying Corps [12]

Labour Corps [11]

Malay States Guides [11]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [11]

Royal Scots [11]

Singapore Volunteer Rifles [11]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [10]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

Royal Air Force [10]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [10]

Worcestershire Regiment [10]

East Surrey Regiment [9]

Hampshire Regiment [9]

Highland Light Infantry [9]

Mercantile Marine, SS 'Meaford' [9]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [9]

H.M.S. "Empress of Russia" [8]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [7]

Chinese Labour Corps 195th Company [7]

Devonshire Regiment [7]

Honourable Artillery Company [7]

Malay States Volunteer Rifles [7]

Royal Australian Navy [7]

Royal West Kent Regiment [7]

Border Regiment [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Gordon Highlanders [6]

H.M.S. "Tamar" 添馬艦 [6]

King Edward's Horse [6]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Service

British Army [1054]

Other Empire Force [322]

Royal Navy [114]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [72]

Indian Army [41]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [34]

Australian Imperial Force [33]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

C [238]

H [154]

S [143]

T [124]

M [98]

K [94]

L [92]

B [90]

W [80]

P [66]

F [65]

Y [63]

A [60]

D [49]

G [46]

R [39]

N [29]

J [20]

I [17]

O [17]

E [15]

V [11]

Q [3]

U [3]

Z [2]

Contribution

Military Service [762]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [342]

Ireland [75]

Malaysia [65]

Singapore [41]

Japan [28]

Australia [14]

India [13]

Canada [11]

Sri Lanka [9]

South Africa [6]

Hong Kong [5]

Belgium [1]

Brunei Darussalam [1]

China [1]

France [1]

Italy [1]

Myanmar [1]

New Zealand [1]

Nigeria [1]

Sierra Leone [1]

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Dublin [13] Singapore Straits Settlements [9] Camberwell London [6] Hong Kong [5] Kensington, London [5] King's Cliffe, Northants [5] Singapore [5] Belfast [4] Bromley, Kent [3] Ceylon now [3] Edinburgh Midlothian Scotland [3] Hiroshima Ken [3] Kumamoto Ken [3] London [3] Penang, Straits Settlements at the time [3] Tokyo [3] Belfast, Antrim [2] Birmingham [2] Blundeston, Suffolk [2] Bombay [2] Brighton [2] Canton [2] Chelsea, London [2] Dickoya, Ceylon [2] Edinburgh [2] Fukuoka [2] Fulham London [2] Hackney, London [2] Kensington [2] Kobe [2] Lambeth, London [2] Liscannor [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Miyagi Ken [2] Penang [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Shanghai [2] Sydenham, Kent [2] Wakayama Ken [2] Weymouth Dorset [2] "Claremount" Drumcondra Dublin [1] 1141 Mikawamachi, Fukuoka Ken [1] 1175 Mikawamachi Fukuoka Ken [1] 251 Kami Minabe MuroWakayama [1] 31 [1] 48 Claremont Road, Hansworth, Birmingham [1] 6 Cowan Street, Hillhead, Partick [1] 6 George Square, Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1] Aberdeen [1] Aberdeen Scotland [1]

Rank

Labourer [511] Private [299] Second Lieutenant [238] Lieutenant [157] Captain [142] Major [47] Corporal [42] Lance Corporal [40] Artisan [29] Serjeant [23] Gunner [22] Able Seaman [20] Fireman [18] Sailor [16] Stevedore [15] Lieutenant Colonel [14] Fireman and Trimmer [10] Sapper [9] Sepoy [9] Sergeant [9] Temporary Captain [9] 2nd Lieutenant [8] Driver [8] Rifleman [8] Trimmer [8] Deck Hand [7] Boy [6] Coolie [6] Donkeyman [6] Trooper [6] Cook [5] Lance Serjeant [5] Quartermaster [5] Reverend [5] Temporary Lieutenant [5] Temporary Second Lieutenant [5] Acting Corporal [4] Acting Major [4] Acting Serjeant [4] Company Serjeant Major [4] Acting Captain [3] Chemist [3] Commander [3] Cooly [3] Greaser [3] Seaman [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] 1st Class Ganger [2] 1st Lieutenant [2] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [2]

Unit

Chinese Labour Corps [465] Chinese Porter Corps [60] Canadian Infantry [55] Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps [44] Mercantile Marine, S.S. 'Tatarrax' [43] Royal Engineers [36] Royal Field Artillery [34] Port Administration and River Conservancy Department [33] Royal Army Medical Corps [33] Irish Guards [29] Royal Fusiliers [26] Royal Garrison Artillery [25] London Regiment [20] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [19] Middlesex Regiment [16] Royal Irish Rifles [15] Army Service Corps [14] Royal Indian Marine [14] King's Royal Rifle Corps [12] Royal Flying Corps [12] Labour Corps [11] Malay States Guides [11] Royal Irish Fusiliers [11] Royal Scots [11] Singapore Volunteer Rifles [11] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [10] Machine Gun Corps [10] Royal Air Force [10] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [10] Worcestershire Regiment [10] East Surrey Regiment [9] Hampshire Regiment [9] Highland Light Infantry [9] Mercantile Marine, SS 'Meaford' [9] Royal Munster Fusiliers [9] H.M.S. "Empress of Russia" [8] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [7] Chinese Labour Corps 195th Company [7] Devonshire Regiment [7] Honourable Artillery Company [7] Malay States Volunteer Rifles [7] Royal Australian Navy [7] Royal West Kent Regiment [7] Border Regiment [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [6] Gordon Highlanders [6] H.M.S. "Tamar" 添馬艦 [6] King Edward's Horse [6] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Service

British Army [1054] Other Empire Force [322] Royal Navy [114] Canadian Expeditionary Force [72] Indian Army [41] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [34] Australian Imperial Force [33] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3] South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

C [238] H [154] S [143] T [124] M [98] K [94] L [92] B [90] W [80] P [66] F [65] Y [63] A [60] D [49] G [46] R [39] N [29] J [20] I [17] O [17] E [15] V [11] Q [3] U [3] Z [2]

Contribution

Military Service [762] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [342] Ireland [75] Malaysia [65] Singapore [41] Japan [28] Australia [14] India [13] Canada [11] Sri Lanka [9] South Africa [6] Hong Kong [5] Belgium [1] Brunei Darussalam [1] China [1] France [1] Italy [1] Myanmar [1] New Zealand [1] Nigeria [1] Sierra Leone [1]

George Hawthorn Minot Robertson

Born 1885

Died 1919

British Army 2nd Lieutenant Highland Light Infantry 13

British Army Lieutenant Nigeria Regiment

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Thomas Stewart

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army Captain Royal Scots

British Army General Staff 51st Division

British Army Attached General Staff 5th Corps

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Allan Graham Niven

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army Major Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army Major Northumberland Fusiliers 21st (Tyneside Scottish) Battalion

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Guy Harold Corke

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Northumberland Regiment 15th northumberland Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Northumberland Fusiliers

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Arnold Septimus Barker

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 7/3528 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army Hussars 18th

British Army Second Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry 7th Bn

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Gonzaemon Niihara

Born 1890

British Army 2020445 Private Canadian Infantry Battalion British Columbia Regiment 102(?) Reserve Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2020445 Private 72nd Battalion Canadian Infantry

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Arthur Reginald White

Born 1886

Died 1957

Australian Imperial Force Major 32nd Battalion

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Alexander Bryant Cumming

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 3rd Bn.

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Fitz-Alan Ridware Meeson

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 194270 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery (Special Reserve)

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 13th Bty.

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John Robertshaw Hill

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 16/473 Private West Yorkshire Regiment 16th "Bradford Pals"

British Army 106320 Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers "P" Special Coy.

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Surtees Sheffield

Born 1878

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Hampshire Regiment attd 2nd

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Hampshire Regiment 13th

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Kenelm Cuthbert Vaughan

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army Officers Cadet Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Irish Guards

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Francis Patrick Mary Browne

Born 1880

Died 1960

British Army Temporary Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class Army Chaplain's Department

British Army Reverend (Chaplain) Army Chaplains' Department

British Army Chaplain Royal Dublin Fusiliers 9th Battalion

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Robert Allan Mcculloch

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army Captain East Surrey Regiment

British Army Honorary Captain East Surrey Regiment 12

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Ulric Algernon Currie

Born 1888

Died 1942

British Army Lieutenant The Highland Light Infantry

British Army Lieutenant 17th Royal Scots

British Army Lieutenant Honorary Captain Richmond Park Royal Air Force

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John Treverne Hockin

Born 1885

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 3754 Private 15th Australian Infantry 10th Bn.

Australian Imperial Force 3754 Corporal

Australian Imperial Force 3754 Second Lieutenant 25th Australian Infantry 9th Bn

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William Charles

Born 1877

British Army 43491 Private Royal Defence Corps

British Army 4079 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Frederic Devereux Jessop

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army Captain East Surrey Regiment

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George Roland Morriss

Born 1878

Died 1914

British Army 25533 Serjeant Acting Company Clerk Royal Garrison Artillery 78th Company

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George Eric Cardew

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 4th Devon Regiment

British Army Captain attached Durham Light Infantry

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