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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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Place of birth

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]

William Robert Norman Leslie

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Gloucestershire Regiment 3rd (Reserve) Battalion Gloucester Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 15382/7 Lieutenant 3rd Battalion Gloucester Regiment attd 1st Battalion Gloucester Regiment C Company

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James Hynd Chalmers

Born 1884

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 1519 Private

Australian Imperial Force 1519 Lance Corporal 11th Battalion

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George Hendriks

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army PS/3290 Private Middlesex Regiment 17th Bn.

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Sidney Percival Humphrey

Born 1886

Died 1918

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 49627 Private Canterbury Infantry Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Arthur Linnell Robinson

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Northamptonshire Regiment 8th (reserve) bn. northamptonshire regiment attd. 173rd Battalion

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Humphrey Decius Allen

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Yorkshire Regiment 10th west Battalion

British Army Lieutenant West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) 10th Bn.

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Guy Hatton Sugden

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant West Riding Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army Lieutenant West Riding Regiment 3rd Battalion attached 2nd Battalion

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Keith White Adcock

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers Transport

British Army Lieutenant London Electrical Engineers attd Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers (Territorial Force)

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William Henry Bastow

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 66th Brigade

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Dermot Harvey Bailey

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Scots

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Francis Joseph Leo Kenny

Born 1893

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 79410 Private Canadian Infantry 31st Battalion then 9th Reserve Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Connaught Rangers attd. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 5th Battalion Connaught Rangers

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Edgar Wyndham Matthews

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army PS/1405 Private Middlesex Regiment 16th Battalion

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George Cecil Crake

Born 1891

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 199 Trooper Australian Light Horse

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Charles Eric Jupe

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army STK/1255 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army Captain Devonshire Regiment

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Royden Charles Crossland

Born 1889

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 599 Second Lieutenant Engineers 1st Field Company

Australian Imperial Force 5728 Sapper Engineers 3rd Field Company

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Francis Ingleby Harrison

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army Captain Royal West Kent Regiment 3rd Bn. attd. 1st Bn.

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Claud Romako-A-Beckett Terrell

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army Captain Royal Field Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 460th Battery

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Philip Simons Picot

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army Captain Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment (Sherwood Foresters) attd Royal Scots 14th Battalion attached 1st Battalion 6th Royal Scots

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Edward Walker Coren

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Horse Artillery Royal Field Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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William Gilbert Don Gurdon Rorison

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army Major Highland Light Infantry

British Army Captain Highland Light Infantry 3rd Bn attd 10th/11th Bn

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