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Brisbane Queensland [2]

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Leicester [2]

Leicester England [2]

Leicester, Leicestershire [2]

Loughborough, Leicestershire [2]

Wymeswold, Leicestershire [2]

Belper [1]

Blaby, Leicester [1]

Broken Hill New South Wales [1]

Callington, Cornwall [1]

Chester England [1]

Claines, Worcester [1]

Fassifern New South Wales [1]

Illinois USA South Australia [1]

Kington, Herefordshire. [1]

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Leckhampton, Gloucestershire [1]

Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1]

London England [1]

Malahide Township, Elgin, Ontario [1]

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Palmers Hill, Weston-under-Penyard, Herefordshire. [1]

St Pancras, London [1]

St Pancras, Middlesex [1]

West Bromwich, Staffordshire [1]

Winkleigh [1]

Worcester [1]

Worcester, Worcestershire, England [1]

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Private [97]

Serjeant [13]

Second Lieutenant [10]

Captain [9]

Gunner [9]

Corporal 2nd [5]

Lieutenant [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Corporal [3]

Driver [3]

Bombardier [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Major [2]

Sapper [2]

Trooper [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Bombardier/ Serjeant [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Paymaster [1]

Pioneer [1]

Signaller [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Temporary Captain Acting Major [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Wheeler Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

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Royal Field Artillery [14]

Army Service Corps [11]

Labour Corps [10]

Leicestershire Regiment [10]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7]

Royal Engineers [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

South Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

London Regiment [5]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Tank Corps [3]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Horse Guards [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

16th Royal Scots [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Territorial Force [1]

Canadian Army Service Corps [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

HMS Ganges [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Herefordshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [155]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [15]

Australian Imperial Force [14]

Royal Navy [8]

Last name first letter

A [214]

K [2]

Contribution

Military Service [215]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

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Brisbane Queensland [2] Leeds England [2] Leicester [2] Leicester England [2] Leicester, Leicestershire [2] Loughborough, Leicestershire [2] Wymeswold, Leicestershire [2] Belper [1] Blaby, Leicester [1] Broken Hill New South Wales [1] Callington, Cornwall [1] Chester England [1] Claines, Worcester [1] Fassifern New South Wales [1] Illinois USA South Australia [1] Kington, Herefordshire. [1] Kirk Ireton [1] Leckhampton, Gloucestershire [1] Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1] London England [1] Malahide Township, Elgin, Ontario [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Newcastle New South Wales [1] Newcastle, New South Wales [1] Paddington, London [1] Palmers Hill, Weston-under-Penyard, Herefordshire. [1] St Pancras, London [1] St Pancras, Middlesex [1] West Bromwich, Staffordshire [1] Winkleigh [1] Worcester [1] Worcester, Worcestershire, England [1]

Rank

Private [97] Serjeant [13] Second Lieutenant [10] Captain [9] Gunner [9] Corporal 2nd [5] Lieutenant [4] Acting Corporal [3] Corporal [3] Driver [3] Bombardier [2] Lance Corporal [2] Major [2] Sapper [2] Trooper [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Bombardier/ Serjeant [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Paymaster [1] Pioneer [1] Signaller [1] Staff Nurse [1] Temporary Captain Acting Major [1] Temporary Major [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Wheeler Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [14] Army Service Corps [11] Labour Corps [10] Leicestershire Regiment [10] Machine Gun Corps [9] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7] Royal Engineers [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] Liverpool Regiment [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] South Staffordshire Regiment [6] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] London Regiment [5] Middlesex Regiment [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Tank Corps [3] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Horse Guards [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] South Wales Borderers [2] Voluntary Aid Detachment [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 16th Royal Scots [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Service Corps Territorial Force [1] Canadian Army Service Corps [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] HMS Ganges [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Herefordshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [155] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24] Canadian Expeditionary Force [15] Australian Imperial Force [14] Royal Navy [8]

Last name first letter

A [214] K [2]

Contribution

Military Service [215] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

William Henry Abell

Born 1873

Died 1914

British Army Major Middlesex Regiment 4th Battalion Middlesex Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Middlesex Regiment

British Army Captain Middlesex Regiment 2nd Battalion

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John Lloyd William Howard Abell

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army Captain Cheshire Regiment 11th Battalion

British Army Captain Cheshire Regiment

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Harold Abell

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 19140 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 43040 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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Arthur Headley Abell

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 88241

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John Charles Abell

Born 1880

Died 1914

British Army 86 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 86 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 76 Company, in India

British Army 13025 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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George Albert Abell

Born 1898

Died 1921

British Army L/11000 Private The Queen's Regiment

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Henry Abell

Died 1917

British Army 32142 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 29186 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Charles Abell

Born 1882

Died 1962

Canadian Expeditionary Force 10736

Canadian Expeditionary Force 10736 Private 12 Reserve Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force

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Albert Arthur Abell

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 4986 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Henry Abell

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 113738 Acting Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 113738 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery

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Thomas Abell

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 27791 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Ernest Israel Abell

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 307352

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William John Abell

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 23659

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Claude Elwin Abell

Born 1898

Died 1918

Royal Navy Z.X./533 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy Z.X/533 Able Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Captain Royal Air Force

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Lydia Abell

Born 1872

Died 1959

British Army Staff Nurse Statrionary Hospital

British Army Staff Nurse Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve

British Army Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps (QARANC)

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Arthur Abell

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 228728

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Walter Ernest Abell

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 32392 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 27948 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 32392 York and Lancaster Regiment

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Raymond Augustus Abell

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 132809

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Wilfred Abell

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 16376

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Fred Abell

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 94517 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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