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Place of birth

Edinburgh [58]

London [47]

Leith [44]

Audley, Staffordshire [35]

Liverpool [34]

Chichester, Sussex [31]

Leith, Edinburgh [28]

Ramsgate, Kent [26]

Brighton, Sussex [23]

Glasgow [19]

Liverpool, Lancashire [19]

Dublin [18]

Brighton [17]

Dewsbury [16]

Halmerend, Staffordshire [16]

Selsey, Chichester, Sussex [15]

Sidlesham, Chichester, Sussex [14]

West Wittering, Chichester, Sussex [14]

Birdham, Chichester, Sussex [12]

Leeds, Yorkshire [12]

Southampton [12]

Belfast [11]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire [10]

Eastbourne [10]

Hastings [10]

Manchester [10]

Aberdeen [9]

Manchester, Lancashire [9]

Nottingham [9]

Portsmouth [9]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [9]

Birdham, Sussex [8]

Camberwell, London [8]

Hailsham, Sussex [8]

Halifax, Yorkshire [8]

Kensington, London [8]

Leicester [8]

Worthing [8]

Bury, Lancashire [7]

Chester [7]

Croydon, Surrey [7]

Hailsham [7]

Lewes, Sussex [7]

Selsey, Sussex [7]

Sydney New South Wales [7]

Bermondsey, London [6]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [6]

Chichester [6]

Colchester, Essex [6]

Poplar, London [6]

Rank

Private [4108]

Second Lieutenant [1091]

Lieutenant [771]

Captain [630]

Lance Corporal [465]

Corporal [453]

Serjeant [338]

Major [297]

Gunner [250]

Nurse [233]

Lieutenant Colonel [169]

Rifleman [159]

Coal Mine Worker [156]

Sergeant [147]

Sapper [117]

Munitions Worker [115]

Staff Nurse [112]

Worker [108]

Driver [99]

Acting Corporal [98]

Nursing Sister [90]

Member [89]

Sister [83]

Able Seaman [77]

Labourer [65]

Brigadier General [51]

Ordinary Seaman [50]

Temporary Captain [50]

Stewardess [46]

Acting Serjeant [42]

Lance Serjeant [42]

Temporary Lieutenant [40]

Bombardier [37]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [36]

Acting Captain [34]

Colonel [34]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [33]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [32]

Lance Sergeant [32]

Private 2nd Class [30]

Colour Serjeant [29]

Acting Sergeant [28]

Cadet [28]

Acting Lance Corporal [27]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [26]

Pioneer [26]

2nd Lieutenant [24]

Trooper [23]

Acting Bombardier [22]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [21]

Unit

Royal Sussex Regiment [971]

Royal Fusiliers [466]

London Regiment [388]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [361]

Royal Scots [348]

Royal Field Artillery [329]

South African Native Labour Corps [281]

Royal Engineers [256]

Royal Air Force [255]

Royal Garrison Artillery [207]

Army Service Corps [171]

Coal Industry [155]

Royal Flying Corps [150]

Manchester Regiment [148]

Labour Corps [143]

Royal Army Medical Corps [140]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [136]

Machine Gun Corps [113]

Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) [112]

Hampshire Regiment [101]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service [100]

Durham Light Infantry [96]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [96]

Ministry of Munitions [93]

Northumberland Fusiliers [93]

Middlesex Regiment [92]

Liverpool Regiment [86]

Honourable Artillery Company [82]

Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [81]

Royal Army Service Corps [78]

Australian Infantry [77]

Royal Naval Reserve [77]

Lancashire Fusiliers [74]

Cheshire Regiment [72]

Suffolk Regiment [69]

Essex Regiment [67]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [67]

Women's Royal Air Force [65]

Chinese Labour Corps [63]

Canadian Infantry [62]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [62]

Yorkshire Regiment [59]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [58]

West Yorkshire Regiment [58]

Bedfordshire Regiment [57]

East Surrey Regiment [55]

Territorial Force Nursing Service [55]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [53]

Norfolk Regiment [52]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [51]

Service

British Army [6910]

Other Empire Force [952]

Royal Navy [655]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [508]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [366]

South African Services [328]

Australian Imperial Force [183]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [134]

Indian Army [41]

Canadian Navy [9]

Last name first letter

B [1371]

C [919]

H [815]

S [750]

M [725]

W [606]

A [531]

G [502]

P [441]

D [420]

L [411]

R [387]

T [387]

F [337]

J [255]

K [252]

E [211]

N [118]

O [90]

I [55]

V [50]

Y [37]

U [16]

Z [14]

Q [9]

Contribution

Military Service [6958]

Conscientious Objector [59]

Merchant Navy [38]

Country

United Kingdom [3418]

Ireland [49]

Canada [28]

India [22]

New Zealand [22]

Australia [17]

South Africa [14]

France [7]

United States [6]

Isle of Man [5]

Jersey [5]

China [3]

Malta [3]

Yemen [3]

Argentina [2]

Germany [2]

Jamaica [2]

Switzerland [2]

Turkey [2]

Belgium [1]

Chile [1]

Egypt [1]

Iran, Islamic Republic of [1]

Japan [1]

Malaysia [1]

Palestine, State of [1]

Russian Federation [1]

Singapore [1]

Sri Lanka [1]

Trinidad and Tobago [1]

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Place of birth

Edinburgh [58] London [47] Leith [44] Audley, Staffordshire [35] Liverpool [34] Chichester, Sussex [31] Leith, Edinburgh [28] Ramsgate, Kent [26] Brighton, Sussex [23] Glasgow [19] Liverpool, Lancashire [19] Dublin [18] Brighton [17] Dewsbury [16] Halmerend, Staffordshire [16] Selsey, Chichester, Sussex [15] Sidlesham, Chichester, Sussex [14] West Wittering, Chichester, Sussex [14] Birdham, Chichester, Sussex [12] Leeds, Yorkshire [12] Southampton [12] Belfast [11] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [10] Eastbourne [10] Hastings [10] Manchester [10] Aberdeen [9] Manchester, Lancashire [9] Nottingham [9] Portsmouth [9] Portsmouth, Hampshire [9] Birdham, Sussex [8] Camberwell, London [8] Hailsham, Sussex [8] Halifax, Yorkshire [8] Kensington, London [8] Leicester [8] Worthing [8] Bury, Lancashire [7] Chester [7] Croydon, Surrey [7] Hailsham [7] Lewes, Sussex [7] Selsey, Sussex [7] Sydney New South Wales [7] Bermondsey, London [6] Birkenhead, Cheshire [6] Chichester [6] Colchester, Essex [6] Poplar, London [6]

Rank

Private [4108] Second Lieutenant [1091] Lieutenant [771] Captain [630] Lance Corporal [465] Corporal [453] Serjeant [338] Major [297] Gunner [250] Nurse [233] Lieutenant Colonel [169] Rifleman [159] Coal Mine Worker [156] Sergeant [147] Sapper [117] Munitions Worker [115] Staff Nurse [112] Worker [108] Driver [99] Acting Corporal [98] Nursing Sister [90] Member [89] Sister [83] Able Seaman [77] Labourer [65] Brigadier General [51] Ordinary Seaman [50] Temporary Captain [50] Stewardess [46] Acting Serjeant [42] Lance Serjeant [42] Temporary Lieutenant [40] Bombardier [37] Temporary Second Lieutenant [36] Acting Captain [34] Colonel [34] Warrant Officer Class 2 [33] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [32] Lance Sergeant [32] Private 2nd Class [30] Colour Serjeant [29] Acting Sergeant [28] Cadet [28] Acting Lance Corporal [27] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [26] Pioneer [26] 2nd Lieutenant [24] Trooper [23] Acting Bombardier [22] Aircraftman 2nd Class [21]

Unit

Royal Sussex Regiment [971] Royal Fusiliers [466] London Regiment [388] Voluntary Aid Detachment [361] Royal Scots [348] Royal Field Artillery [329] South African Native Labour Corps [281] Royal Engineers [256] Royal Air Force [255] Royal Garrison Artillery [207] Army Service Corps [171] Coal Industry [155] Royal Flying Corps [150] Manchester Regiment [148] Labour Corps [143] Royal Army Medical Corps [140] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [136] Machine Gun Corps [113] Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) [112] Hampshire Regiment [101] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service [100] Durham Light Infantry [96] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [96] Ministry of Munitions [93] Northumberland Fusiliers [93] Middlesex Regiment [92] Liverpool Regiment [86] Honourable Artillery Company [82] Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy) [81] Royal Army Service Corps [78] Australian Infantry [77] Royal Naval Reserve [77] Lancashire Fusiliers [74] Cheshire Regiment [72] Suffolk Regiment [69] Essex Regiment [67] King's Royal Rifle Corps [67] Women's Royal Air Force [65] Chinese Labour Corps [63] Canadian Infantry [62] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [62] Yorkshire Regiment [59] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [58] West Yorkshire Regiment [58] Bedfordshire Regiment [57] East Surrey Regiment [55] Territorial Force Nursing Service [55] Canadian Army Medical Corps [53] Norfolk Regiment [52] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [51]

Service

British Army [6910] Other Empire Force [952] Royal Navy [655] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [508] Canadian Expeditionary Force [366] South African Services [328] Australian Imperial Force [183] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [134] Indian Army [41] Canadian Navy [9]

Last name first letter

B [1371] C [919] H [815] S [750] M [725] W [606] A [531] G [502] P [441] D [420] L [411] R [387] T [387] F [337] J [255] K [252] E [211] N [118] O [90] I [55] V [50] Y [37] U [16] Z [14] Q [9]

Contribution

Military Service [6958] Conscientious Objector [59] Merchant Navy [38]

Country

United Kingdom [3418] Ireland [49] Canada [28] India [22] New Zealand [22] Australia [17] South Africa [14] France [7] United States [6] Isle of Man [5] Jersey [5] China [3] Malta [3] Yemen [3] Argentina [2] Germany [2] Jamaica [2] Switzerland [2] Turkey [2] Belgium [1] Chile [1] Egypt [1] Iran, Islamic Republic of [1] Japan [1] Malaysia [1] Palestine, State of [1] Russian Federation [1] Singapore [1] Sri Lanka [1] Trinidad and Tobago [1]

Claude Gorringe Killick

Born 1890

British Army Temporary Captain Major County Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry 18th Battalion

British Army Captain Durham Light Infantry 18th Battalion

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Arthur Cecil Adair

Born 1886

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers

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S Alyce Martin-Jones

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Commandant Voluntary Aid Detachment V.A.D. Hospital, Wymondham

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Alec Norman Kennedy

Born 1895

Died 1917

Royal Navy Acting Lieutenant H.M.S. "Torrent"

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Harry Thomas Barber

Born 1896

British Army SD/1196 Acting Corporal Royal Sussex Regiment 11th (1st South Downs) Battalion

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Cecil Sidney Wooller

Born 1889

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James Hodge Cattran

Born 1893

British Army 480 Non-Combatat Corps 2 Southern

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Norman Mcaskill

Born 1873

Royal Navy 14348 X, 8623 ZA, B 3341, D 3020 Royal Naval Reserve

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Patrick Ryan

British Army 10005 Private Royal Irish Regiment

British Army 43135 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

British Army 43135 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers 6th Battalion

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Charles Henry Greville

Born 1889

British Army Captain Grenadier Guards 1st Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Grenadier Guards 3rd Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Grenadier Guards 2nd Battalion

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John William Stott

British Army S/3661 Private Rifle Brigade. 13th. Battalion

British Army S/3661 Serjeant Rifle Brigade. 13th. Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Middlesex Regiment.

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Arthur Massy Irvine Bailey

Born 1898

Royal Navy 2107 Midshipman (Probationary) Royal Naval Reserve

British Army 1426049 Gunner Royal Artillery

British Army 1426049 Lance Bombardier Royal Artillery

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Joseph Theodore Gedge

Born 1878

Died 1914

Royal Navy Staff Paymaster H.M.S. "Amphion" First British Officer to die in the Great War

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Joseph John Asser

Born 1867

Died 1949

British Army Major General Temporary Lieutenant General Staff

British Army Major General GOC Lines of Communication

British Army Lieutenant General Staff Communication Area

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Godfrey Parker Hinnells

Born 1895

Died 1974

British Army 43941 Serjeant Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 5737 Cambridgeshire Regiment 3/1st Battalion

British Army 43234 Lancashire Fusiliers 3/1st Siege Battery, 1st Battalion

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Mary Gertrude Tindall

Born 1880

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Nurse British Red Cross Exeter War Hospitals, No 2 Section

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Eileen Mary Smyth

Born 1887

Died 1987

Other Empire Force Nurse Voluntary Aid Detachment 4th Southern General Hospital, Plymouth

Other Empire Force Nurse Voluntary Aid Detachment 4th London General Hospital, Denmark Hill

Other Empire Force Nurse Voluntary Aid Detachment 2nd London General Hospital, Chelsea

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Meryl H O Taylor

Other Empire Force Sister British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem

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Barbara Erica Stephen

British Army Nurse French Red Cross

Other Empire Force Assistant Radiographer British Red Cross Society/ French Red Cross - Scottish Women's Hospital Girton & Newnham Unit (Troyes, France & Salonica)

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George Francis Osborne

British Army Captain Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army Major Royal Sussex Regiment

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