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Dublin [13]

Singapore Straits Settlements [9]

Camberwell London [6]

Hong Kong [5]

Kensington, London [5]

King's Cliffe, Northants [5]

Belfast [4]

London [4]

Singapore [4]

Tokyo [4]

Bromley, Kent [3]

Ceylon now [3]

Edinburgh Midlothian Scotland [3]

Fulham London [3]

Penang [3]

Belfast, Antrim [2]

Birmingham [2]

Blundeston, Suffolk [2]

Bombay [2]

Brighton [2]

Canton [2]

Chelsea, London [2]

Derry/Londonderry [2]

Dickoya, Ceylon [2]

Fukuoka [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Hiroshima Ken [2]

Kobe [2]

Kumamoto Ken [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Miltons, Dulverton, Somerset [2]

Miyagi Ken [2]

Northampton [2]

Penang, Straits Settlements at the time [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Shanghai [2]

Wakayama Ken [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]

Aberdeen, Scotland [1]

Aberedw, Radnorshire [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]

Acting Corporal [4]

Acting Major [4]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Greaser [4]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [4]

Acting Captain [3]

Chemist [3]

Commander [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Flight Sub-Lieutenant [3]

Flying Officer [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 Air Force [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 Inniskilling Fusiliers [10]

Worcestershire Regiment [10]

East Surrey Regiment [9]

Hampshire Regiment [9]

Highland Light Infantry [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]

Mercantile Marine, SS 'Meaford' [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]

Royal Navy Reserve [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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People [1619] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Dublin [13] Singapore Straits Settlements [9] Camberwell London [6] Hong Kong [5] Kensington, London [5] King's Cliffe, Northants [5] Belfast [4] London [4] Singapore [4] Tokyo [4] Bromley, Kent [3] Ceylon now [3] Edinburgh Midlothian Scotland [3] Fulham London [3] Penang [3] Belfast, Antrim [2] Birmingham [2] Blundeston, Suffolk [2] Bombay [2] Brighton [2] Canton [2] Chelsea, London [2] Derry/Londonderry [2] Dickoya, Ceylon [2] Fukuoka [2] Hackney, London [2] Hiroshima Ken [2] Kobe [2] Kumamoto Ken [2] Lambeth, London [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Miltons, Dulverton, Somerset [2] Miyagi Ken [2] Northampton [2] Penang, Straits Settlements at the time [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Shanghai [2] Wakayama Ken [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] Aberdeen, Scotland [1] Aberedw, Radnorshire [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] Acting Corporal [4] Acting Major [4] Acting Serjeant [4] Greaser [4] Temporary Second Lieutenant [4] Acting Captain [3] Chemist [3] Commander [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Flight Sub-Lieutenant [3] Flying Officer [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 Air Force [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 Inniskilling Fusiliers [10] Worcestershire Regiment [10] East Surrey Regiment [9] Hampshire Regiment [9] Highland Light Infantry [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] Mercantile Marine, SS 'Meaford' [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] Royal Navy Reserve [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]

F E Wood

British Army Captain Malay States Guides

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Kenneth Edwin Mc Alpine Gardiner

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers

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Robert Brown Simm

British Army 18944 Private Scots Guards

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F Hogg

British Army Captain Army Veterinary Corps

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Robert Simm

British Army 55204 Private Machine Gun Corps

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C P Brohier

British Army Lieutenant Indian Army Reserve of Officers

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Yen Feng Shan

Died 1917

British Army 18060 Coolie Chinese Labour Corps 52nd Company

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Edward Rushworth Blakiston Murray

Born 1868

Died 1942

Indian Army Lieutenant Colonel 89th Punjabis

Other Empire Force Lieutenant Colonel Malay States Guides

Other Empire Force Malay States Guides

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Hubert Stanley Thomson

Born 1896

Other Empire Force Anglo-Indian Force

British Army Private Anglo-Indian Force Infantry

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William E Paddock

British Army 1867 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Walter George Heales

Other Empire Force 18106 Private South African Expeditionary Force 1st Battation South African Infantry

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Benjamin Spratling Hines

British Army 63690 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 63690 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 105 Field Ambulance

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James Andrew Hartigan

Born 1876

British Army Major Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Colonel Royal Army Medical Corps

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Lloyd Joaquim Parsick Joaquim

Born 1887

British Army Captain Chinese Labour Corps

British Army Captain Reserve Battalion East Surrey Regiment

Royal Navy Temporary Sub Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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James Samuel Parsons

Born 1893

British Army SD/4064 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 13th (3rd South Downs) Battalion

British Army SD/4064 Private Royal Susex regiment 14th( Reserve) Battalion

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John William Henry Hamilton

Born 1877

British Army 58031 Acting Serjeant Royal Garrison Artillery attd Suppl & Trasport Corps

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Charles Henry Sharpe

Born 1881

British Army 340402 Private Labour Corps No 436th Agricultural Company

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M Mainwaring

British Army 161872 Pioneer Royal Engineers

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Gerald Frank Shove

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