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Croydon, Surrey [3]

London [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Todmorden, Yorkshire [3]

30 Upper Grosvenor Street, London [2]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Brighton [2]

Bristol [2]

Bury, Lancashire [2]

Cheltenham [2]

Dublin [2]

Dunedin [2]

Edinburgh [2]

Glasgow [2]

Hampstead, London [2]

Kensington,London. [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Macclesfield, Cheshire [2]

Nottingham [2]

Paisley [2]

Toronto [2]

Withington, Lancashire [2]

233 Norwood Road, Tulse Hill, London [1]

26, Crooms Hill, Greenwich, London [1]

6 Vine Street, Widnes, Lancashire [1]

7 Lower Fitzwilliam Street, Dublin [1]

Aberdeen [1]

Aberdeenshire [1]

Abo [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Adlington, Chorley, Lancashire [1]

Arbroath, Scotland [1]

Armidale New South Wales [1]

Ash, Kent [1]

Ashford, Kent [1]

Ashmansworth, Hampshire [1]

Assametquagham, Province Quebec [1]

Aston Upthorpe [1]

Aston, Birmingham [1]

BALHAM SURREY [1]

BROCKLEY, LEWISHAM [1]

BROMLEY-BY-BOW, MIDDLESEX [1]

Baddeck NS [1]

Baltimore, Quebec [1]

Banbury, Oxon [1]

Bangalore [1]

Barking, ESSEX [1]

Barnet registration district [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Rank

Private [1840]

Second Lieutenant [292]

Captain [216]

Lieutenant [199]

Corporal [166]

Serjeant [139]

Gunner [124]

Lance Corporal [119]

Major [69]

Sapper [61]

Driver [53]

Sergeant [37]

Lieutenant Colonel [35]

Acting Serjeant [18]

Bombardier [17]

Acting Corporal [16]

Rifleman [16]

Acting Bombardier [13]

Lance Serjeant [12]

Temporary Captain [12]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [11]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [11]

Company Serjeant Major [10]

Guardsman [9]

2nd Lieutenant [8]

Acting Captain [8]

Pioneer [8]

Company Sergeant Major [6]

Acting Major [5]

Brigadier General [5]

Captain and Adjutant [5]

Lance Sergeant [5]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Colonel [4]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Commander [4]

Corporal 2nd [4]

Drummer [4]

Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [3]

Lieutenant Temporary Captain [3]

Reverend [3]

Wing Commander [3]

Acting Lieutenant [2]

Acting Sergeant [2]

Brevet Major [2]

Brigade Major [2]

Captain Adjutant [2]

Captain Major [2]

Lieutenant Captain [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Unit

Canadian Infantry [468]

Royal Field Artillery [123]

London Regiment [122]

Royal Engineers [95]

Highland Light Infantry [77]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [72]

Cameron Highlanders [71]

Rifle Brigade [64]

Royal Garrison Artillery [64]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [61]

West Yorkshire Regiment [56]

Canadian Field Artillery [53]

Royal Fusiliers [53]

Seaforth Highlanders [49]

Middlesex Regiment [44]

Machine Gun Corps [43]

Royal Scots [43]

Royal Army Medical Corps [41]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [41]

Gloucestershire Regiment [39]

South Wales Borderers [38]

Lancashire Fusiliers [35]

Liverpool Regiment [35]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [35]

Royal Highlanders [35]

Yorkshire Regiment [35]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [34]

Northumberland Fusiliers [33]

Worcestershire Regiment [33]

Army Service Corps [31]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [31]

Lincolnshire Regiment [29]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [29]

Scottish Rifles [29]

Gordon Highlanders [28]

Manchester Regiment [28]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [28]

Labour Corps [27]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [26]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [25]

Coldstream Guards [25]

Essex Regiment [25]

East Surrey Regiment [24]

Grenadier Guards [24]

South Staffordshire Regiment [24]

Northamptonshire Regiment [23]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [23]

York and Lancaster Regiment [23]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [22]

Royal Flying Corps [22]

Service

British Army [2353]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1149]

Australian Imperial Force [65]

Royal Navy [33]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [27]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [25]

Indian Army [10]

Other Empire Force [4]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [457]

M [359]

C [351]

H [301]

S [261]

G [216]

A [201]

W [201]

R [196]

D [191]

P [172]

F [160]

L [151]

T [127]

J [93]

K [78]

E [77]

N [56]

O [28]

V [21]

Y [17]

I [11]

U [3]

Q [1]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3728]

Country

United Kingdom [206]

Canada [14]

Australia [4]

Ireland [3]

New Zealand [3]

Malaysia [2]

Afghanistan [1]

Egypt [1]

Guyana [1]

India [1]

Jamaica [1]

Japan [1]

Jersey [1]

Malta [1]

Portugal [1]

Singapore [1]

United States [1]

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Croydon, Surrey [3] London [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Todmorden, Yorkshire [3] 30 Upper Grosvenor Street, London [2] Bendigo Victoria [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Brighton [2] Bristol [2] Bury, Lancashire [2] Cheltenham [2] Dublin [2] Dunedin [2] Edinburgh [2] Glasgow [2] Hampstead, London [2] Kensington,London. [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Macclesfield, Cheshire [2] Nottingham [2] Paisley [2] Toronto [2] Withington, Lancashire [2] 233 Norwood Road, Tulse Hill, London [1] 26, Crooms Hill, Greenwich, London [1] 6 Vine Street, Widnes, Lancashire [1] 7 Lower Fitzwilliam Street, Dublin [1] Aberdeen [1] Aberdeenshire [1] Abo [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Adlington, Chorley, Lancashire [1] Arbroath, Scotland [1] Armidale New South Wales [1] Ash, Kent [1] Ashford, Kent [1] Ashmansworth, Hampshire [1] Assametquagham, Province Quebec [1] Aston Upthorpe [1] Aston, Birmingham [1] BALHAM SURREY [1] BROCKLEY, LEWISHAM [1] BROMLEY-BY-BOW, MIDDLESEX [1] Baddeck NS [1] Baltimore, Quebec [1] Banbury, Oxon [1] Bangalore [1] Barking, ESSEX [1] Barnet registration district [1] Battersea, London [1]

Rank

Private [1840] Second Lieutenant [292] Captain [216] Lieutenant [199] Corporal [166] Serjeant [139] Gunner [124] Lance Corporal [119] Major [69] Sapper [61] Driver [53] Sergeant [37] Lieutenant Colonel [35] Acting Serjeant [18] Bombardier [17] Acting Corporal [16] Rifleman [16] Acting Bombardier [13] Lance Serjeant [12] Temporary Captain [12] Temporary Second Lieutenant [11] Warrant Officer Class 2 [11] Company Serjeant Major [10] Guardsman [9] 2nd Lieutenant [8] Acting Captain [8] Pioneer [8] Company Sergeant Major [6] Acting Major [5] Brigadier General [5] Captain and Adjutant [5] Lance Sergeant [5] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Colonel [4] Colour Serjeant [4] Commander [4] Corporal 2nd [4] Drummer [4] Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [3] Lieutenant Temporary Captain [3] Reverend [3] Wing Commander [3] Acting Lieutenant [2] Acting Sergeant [2] Brevet Major [2] Brigade Major [2] Captain Adjutant [2] Captain Major [2] Lieutenant Captain [2] Lieutenant Commander [2]

Unit

Canadian Infantry [468] Royal Field Artillery [123] London Regiment [122] Royal Engineers [95] Highland Light Infantry [77] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [72] Cameron Highlanders [71] Rifle Brigade [64] Royal Garrison Artillery [64] Royal Berkshire Regiment [61] West Yorkshire Regiment [56] Canadian Field Artillery [53] Royal Fusiliers [53] Seaforth Highlanders [49] Middlesex Regiment [44] Machine Gun Corps [43] Royal Scots [43] Royal Army Medical Corps [41] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [41] Gloucestershire Regiment [39] South Wales Borderers [38] Lancashire Fusiliers [35] Liverpool Regiment [35] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [35] Royal Highlanders [35] Yorkshire Regiment [35] Royal Irish Fusiliers [34] Northumberland Fusiliers [33] Worcestershire Regiment [33] Army Service Corps [31] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [31] Lincolnshire Regiment [29] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [29] Scottish Rifles [29] Gordon Highlanders [28] Manchester Regiment [28] Royal Scots Fusiliers [28] Labour Corps [27] Canadian Mounted Rifles [26] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [25] Coldstream Guards [25] Essex Regiment [25] East Surrey Regiment [24] Grenadier Guards [24] South Staffordshire Regiment [24] Northamptonshire Regiment [23] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [23] York and Lancaster Regiment [23] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [22] Royal Flying Corps [22]

Service

British Army [2353] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1149] Australian Imperial Force [65] Royal Navy [33] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [27] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [25] Indian Army [10] Other Empire Force [4] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

B [457] M [359] C [351] H [301] S [261] G [216] A [201] W [201] R [196] D [191] P [172] F [160] L [151] T [127] J [93] K [78] E [77] N [56] O [28] V [21] Y [17] I [11] U [3] Q [1] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3728]

Country

United Kingdom [206] Canada [14] Australia [4] Ireland [3] New Zealand [3] Malaysia [2] Afghanistan [1] Egypt [1] Guyana [1] India [1] Jamaica [1] Japan [1] Jersey [1] Malta [1] Portugal [1] Singapore [1] United States [1]

William Bradley

Born 1878

Died 1914

British Army 3930 Serjeant Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 3930 Serjeant The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Robert Hugh Evans

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 21105 Acting Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 21105 Serjeant Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 21105 Acting Serjeant Royal Welsh Fusiliers 14th Battalion

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John Henry Thomas

Born 1889

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 743178

Canadian Expeditionary Force 743178 Private Canadian Infantry

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Horace Arthur Link

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 2382 Corporal 2nd Honourable Artillery Company

British Army Second Lieutenant Honourable Artillery Company

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Arthur George Edward Egerton

Born 1879

Died 1915

British Army Captain Coldstream Guards

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Coldstream Guards 1st Battalion

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Cecil Henry Coxe

Born 1898

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

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Leslie Frederick Allbeury

Born 1893

British Army 3939 Private London Regiment 28th lond Battalion

Royal Navy Assistant Paymaster Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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James Outram Morris

Died 1917

British Army 6983 Private London Regiment

British Army 761562 Private London Regiment 28 london regiment (artist Battalion

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William Arthur Grattan-Bellew

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

British Army Major Connaught Rangers Royal Flying Corps

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Richard Brendan Buchanan

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Scots Fusiliers Territorial Force 5th Battalion

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Lionel Arthur Bosanquet

Born 1862

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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Allan Bonville Hay-Webb

Born 1886

Died 1915

Indian Army Captain 1/5th Gurkha Rifles (Frontier Force) see also https://livesofthefirstworldwar.org/lifestory/1789973

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Arthur Bertram Lawson

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army Captain Hussars

British Army Brevet Major Worcestershire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Worcestershire Regiment

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James Thomas Leeson

Died 1917

British Army Temporary Chaplain Army Chaplain's Department

British Army Reverend Royal Army Chaplains' Department Att 13th Battalion Royal Fusileers

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George Algernon Egerton

Born 1870

Died 1915

British Army Major Royal Hussars

British Army Lieutenant Colonel 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own) Royal Hussars

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Herbert Jones

British Army G513 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army GS513 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

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Ernest F Turner

British Army 8154 Lance Corporal Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 8154 Corporal Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

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G E Vincent

British Army 1301 Private London Regiment London Irish Rifles

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Alfred C Parsons

British Army 746 Lance Corporal Royal Fusiliers

British Army 746 Corporal Royal Fusiliers

British Army Captain Somerset Light Infantry

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Albert Edward George Reynolds

British Army 17571 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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