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Portsmouth, Hampshire [4]

Sydney New South Wales [4]

Hemmant Queensland [3]

Jersey, Channel Islands [3]

Allansford Victoria [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Port Fairy Victoria [2]

Slough, Buckinghamshire [2]

Toowoomba Queensland [2]

Wandsworth, London [2]

Warrnambool Victoria [2]

Weston Underwood, Bucks [2]

Alverstoke, Hampshire [1]

Amble, Northumberland [1]

Aylesford, Kent [1]

Bedminster, Somerset [1]

Bega New South Wales [1]

Berbera [1]

Bombay [1]

Bonhill, Dunbartonshire [1]

Bow, Middlesex, England [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Broken Hill New South Wales [1]

Burma [1]

Bury St Edmund, Suffolk [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Canton, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Carlow [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Colchester, Essex [1]

Coleraine, Co. Londonderry [1]

Colombo, Ceylon [1]

Coolgardie Western Australia [1]

Cudham, Kent [1]

Doncaster England [1]

Farnham, Surrey [1]

Finchley, London, Middlesex [1]

Geelong Victoria [1]

Gosport, Hampshire [1]

Gosport, Hants [1]

Gouyave [1]

Great Crosby, Lancashire [1]

Greenwich, London [1]

Rank

Private [309]

Second Lieutenant [25]

Gunner [23]

Serjeant [22]

Sapper [18]

Captain [16]

Driver [16]

Corporal 2nd [14]

Lance Corporal [13]

Corporal [10]

Lieutenant [10]

Labourer [9]

Pioneer [7]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Bombardier [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Clerk [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Major [3]

Muleteer [3]

Nurse [3]

Sepoy [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Lance Naik [2]

Mechanical Transport Driver [2]

Rifleman [2]

Second Lieutenant Temporary Captain [2]

Sister [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Sister [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Artificer [1]

Assistant Acting Paymaster [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bombardier Acting Serjeant [1]

Bugler [1]

Capt. and Adjutant Captain [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer [1]

Colonel [1]

Corporal (Acting Serjeant) [1]

Drummer [1]

Engineer Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Farrier [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [36]

Army Service Corps [33]

Royal Field Artillery [33]

Labour Corps [26]

Royal Army Medical Corps [22]

Royal Garrison Artillery [16]

Royal Fusiliers [14]

Indian Defence Force [13]

Liverpool Regiment [13]

London Regiment [13]

Welsh Regiment [12]

Hampshire Regiment [11]

Durham Light Infantry [9]

Jewish Labour Corps [9]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

Rifle Brigade [9]

Devonshire Regiment [8]

Bedfordshire Regiment [7]

Leicestershire Regiment [7]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

South Staffordshire Regiment [7]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

Manchester Regiment [6]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

South Wales Borderers [6]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

Royal Flying Corps [5]

Royal Irish Rifles [5]

Royal Sussex Regiment [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

64th Pioneers [4]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [4]

British West Indies Regiment [4]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Essex Regiment [4]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Madras Sappers and Miners [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [4]

Supply and Transport Corps [4]

2/1st Madras Pioneers [3]

Border Regiment [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

Highland Light Infantry [3]

Iraq Levies [3]

Service

British Army [516]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [46]

Royal Navy [46]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [44]

Australian Imperial Force [31]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11]

Other Empire Force [2]

South African Services [2]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

A [710]

I [3]

E [2]

L [2]

C [1]

H [1]

J [1]

K [1]

T [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [690]

Merchant Navy [23]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

Guyana [1]

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Portsmouth, Hampshire [4] Sydney New South Wales [4] Hemmant Queensland [3] Jersey, Channel Islands [3] Allansford Victoria [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Port Fairy Victoria [2] Slough, Buckinghamshire [2] Toowoomba Queensland [2] Wandsworth, London [2] Warrnambool Victoria [2] Weston Underwood, Bucks [2] Alverstoke, Hampshire [1] Amble, Northumberland [1] Aylesford, Kent [1] Bedminster, Somerset [1] Bega New South Wales [1] Berbera [1] Bombay [1] Bonhill, Dunbartonshire [1] Bow, Middlesex, England [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Brixton, London [1] Broken Hill New South Wales [1] Burma [1] Bury St Edmund, Suffolk [1] Camberwell, London [1] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Canton, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Carlow [1] Clapham, London [1] Colchester, Essex [1] Coleraine, Co. Londonderry [1] Colombo, Ceylon [1] Coolgardie Western Australia [1] Cudham, Kent [1] Doncaster England [1] Farnham, Surrey [1] Finchley, London, Middlesex [1] Geelong Victoria [1] Gosport, Hampshire [1] Gosport, Hants [1] Gouyave [1] Great Crosby, Lancashire [1] Greenwich, London [1]

Rank

Private [309] Second Lieutenant [25] Gunner [23] Serjeant [22] Sapper [18] Captain [16] Driver [16] Corporal 2nd [14] Lance Corporal [13] Corporal [10] Lieutenant [10] Labourer [9] Pioneer [7] Acting Serjeant [6] Bombardier [6] Acting Corporal [5] Clerk [4] Able Seaman [3] Major [3] Muleteer [3] Nurse [3] Sepoy [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Lance Naik [2] Mechanical Transport Driver [2] Rifleman [2] Second Lieutenant Temporary Captain [2] Sister [2] Staff Nurse [2] Temporary Captain [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Sister [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Artificer [1] Assistant Acting Paymaster [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bombardier Acting Serjeant [1] Bugler [1] Capt. and Adjutant Captain [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer [1] Colonel [1] Corporal (Acting Serjeant) [1] Drummer [1] Engineer Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Farrier [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [36] Army Service Corps [33] Royal Field Artillery [33] Labour Corps [26] Royal Army Medical Corps [22] Royal Garrison Artillery [16] Royal Fusiliers [14] Indian Defence Force [13] Liverpool Regiment [13] London Regiment [13] Welsh Regiment [12] Hampshire Regiment [11] Durham Light Infantry [9] Jewish Labour Corps [9] Machine Gun Corps [9] Rifle Brigade [9] Devonshire Regiment [8] Bedfordshire Regiment [7] Leicestershire Regiment [7] Middlesex Regiment [7] South Staffordshire Regiment [7] Cheshire Regiment [6] Manchester Regiment [6] Royal Berkshire Regiment [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] South Wales Borderers [6] East Surrey Regiment [5] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] Royal Flying Corps [5] Royal Irish Rifles [5] Royal Sussex Regiment [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] 64th Pioneers [4] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [4] British West Indies Regiment [4] Canadian Infantry [4] Essex Regiment [4] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Madras Sappers and Miners [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [4] Supply and Transport Corps [4] 2/1st Madras Pioneers [3] Border Regiment [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] Highland Light Infantry [3] Iraq Levies [3]

Service

British Army [516] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [46] Royal Navy [46] Canadian Expeditionary Force [44] Australian Imperial Force [31] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11] Other Empire Force [2] South African Services [2] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

A [710] I [3] E [2] L [2] C [1] H [1] J [1] K [1] T [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [690] Merchant Navy [23] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [10] Guyana [1]

Frederick C Abraham

Died 1916

British Army 95541 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Richard Abraham

Born 1893

Died 1920

British Army 104784 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Bert Abraham

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 28376 Private South Wales Borderers

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Thomas Abraham

Died 1915

British Army G/3658 Lance Corporal Kent Regiment 8/2nd west Battalion

British Army GS/3658 Private Kent Regiment 8/2nd west Battalion

British Army G/3658 Lance Corporal Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

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James W. Abraham

Died 1916

British Army 20292 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers

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Harry Abraham

Died 1915

British Army 9896 Lance Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery Regiment

British Army 9896 Private Royal Garrison Artillery Regiment

British Army 9896 Lance Corporal Royal Irish Regiment

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Edward Abraham

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 11767 Serjeant Welsh Regiment

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William Abraham

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 27369 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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William C A Abraham

Died 1918

British Army 4141 Corporal 2nd London Regiment 1/3rd lond Battalion

British Army 251600 Corporal 2nd London Regiment 1/3rd lond Battalion

British Army 251600 Corporal London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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John Abraham

Died 1915

British Army 15058 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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Percy Abraham

Died 1918

British Army 748749 Private Canadian Infantry Battalion Manitoba Regiment

British Army 748749 Private Canadian Infantry

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Maud Alice Abraham

Born 1888

British Army Civil Hospital Reserve General Hospital

British Army Sister Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve

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Thomas Abraham

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 13882 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 13882 Corporal 2nd South Wales Borderers

British Army 13882 Corporal South Wales Borderers

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Thomas Abraham

Died 1918

British Army F/2351 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 407997 Private Labour Corps

British Army 358301 Private Royal Engineers

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Ernest George Abraham

Died 1916

British Army 17748 Private Hampshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Hubert A Abraham

Born 1895

Died 1914

British Army 9341 Lance Corporal West Devonshire Regiment

British Army 9341 Lance Corporal Devonshire Regiment

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George William Harold Abraham

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282923

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Percy George Augustus Abraham

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 40287

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John Dennett Abraham

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 161077

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Walter John Abraham

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 156619

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