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Place of birth

Goulburn New South Wales [7]

Melbourne Victoria [6]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [4]

Sydney New South Wales [4]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Cape Town [2]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [2]

Islington, London [2]

Kettering, Northamptonshire [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

London England [2]

Perth Western Australia [2]

Shoreditch, Middlesex [2]

Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Stepney, London [2]

Wigan [2]

Battersea, London [1]

Bedford, Bedfordshire, England [1]

Bedminster, Somerset [1]

Beerwah Queensland [1]

Bethnal Green London [1]

Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1]

Bewley, Hants [1]

Birmingham [1]

Birmingham, Warks [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bletchley, Buckinghamshire [1]

Bolton Lancashire [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Bow, London [1]

Bridgewater, Somerset [1]

Bristol, England [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Burley, Ringwood, Hampshire [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Chorlton, Manchester [1]

Colyton, Devon [1]

Custom House, London [1]

Devizes, Wiltshire [1]

Devon England [1]

Edmonton District, London [1]

Essex [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Fawley, Hampshire, England [1]

Finsbury Park, London [1]

Finsbury Park, London, Middlesex [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Fulham, Middlesex [1]

Guernsey [1]

Rank

Private [365]

Driver [29]

Gunner [26]

Lance Corporal [16]

Corporal 2nd [14]

Corporal [12]

Second Lieutenant [12]

Sapper [11]

Serjeant [11]

Acting Corporal [8]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Captain [7]

Rifleman [6]

Lieutenant [4]

Assistant Steward [3]

Bombardier [3]

Pioneer [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Labourer [2]

Major [2]

Nurse [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Clerk [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Donkey Driver [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Signalman [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Stoker II [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Trooper [1]

Volunteer Driver [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

r [1]

Unit

London Regiment [42]

Labour Corps [34]

Royal Field Artillery [31]

Royal Fusiliers [31]

Army Service Corps [28]

Cape Coloured Labour Regiment [23]

Royal Engineers [22]

Royal Army Medical Corps [17]

Machine Gun Corps [16]

Middlesex Regiment [15]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [14]

Rifle Brigade [12]

Bedfordshire Regiment [11]

Northamptonshire Regiment [11]

Durham Light Infantry [10]

Hampshire Regiment [10]

Liverpool Regiment [10]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

Essex Regiment [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [8]

The Queen's Regiment [8]

East Surrey Regiment [7]

Gloucestershire Regiment [7]

Manchester Regiment [7]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [7]

Worcestershire Regiment [7]

British West Indies Regiment [6]

Devonshire Regiment [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Somerset Light Infantry [6]

Welsh Regiment [6]

York and Lancaster Regiment [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

East Kent Regiment [4]

French Red Cross [4]

Hertfordshire Regiment [4]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [3]

Border Regiment [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [503]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [59]

Royal Navy [54]

Australian Imperial Force [30]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [13]

South African Services [9]

Other Empire Force [3]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

A [673]

M [1]

N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [652]

Merchant Navy [5]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

South Africa [2]

Jamaica [1]

Myanmar [1]

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Place of birth

Goulburn New South Wales [7] Melbourne Victoria [6] Bristol, Gloucestershire [4] Sydney New South Wales [4] Brisbane Queensland [3] Cape Town [2] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [2] Islington, London [2] Kettering, Northamptonshire [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] London England [2] Perth Western Australia [2] Shoreditch, Middlesex [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] Stepney, London [2] Wigan [2] Battersea, London [1] Bedford, Bedfordshire, England [1] Bedminster, Somerset [1] Beerwah Queensland [1] Bethnal Green London [1] Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1] Bewley, Hants [1] Birmingham [1] Birmingham, Warks [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bletchley, Buckinghamshire [1] Bolton Lancashire [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Bow, London [1] Bridgewater, Somerset [1] Bristol, England [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Burley, Ringwood, Hampshire [1] Camberwell, London [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Chorlton, Manchester [1] Colyton, Devon [1] Custom House, London [1] Devizes, Wiltshire [1] Devon England [1] Edmonton District, London [1] Essex [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Fawley, Hampshire, England [1] Finsbury Park, London [1] Finsbury Park, London, Middlesex [1] Fulham, London [1] Fulham, Middlesex [1] Guernsey [1]

Rank

Private [365] Driver [29] Gunner [26] Lance Corporal [16] Corporal 2nd [14] Corporal [12] Second Lieutenant [12] Sapper [11] Serjeant [11] Acting Corporal [8] Acting Serjeant [7] Captain [7] Rifleman [6] Lieutenant [4] Assistant Steward [3] Bombardier [3] Pioneer [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Bombardier [2] Labourer [2] Major [2] Nurse [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 2nd Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Clerk [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Donkey Driver [1] Lance Corporal Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Signalman [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Stoker II [1] Transport Corporal [1] Trooper [1] Volunteer Driver [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] r [1]

Unit

London Regiment [42] Labour Corps [34] Royal Field Artillery [31] Royal Fusiliers [31] Army Service Corps [28] Cape Coloured Labour Regiment [23] Royal Engineers [22] Royal Army Medical Corps [17] Machine Gun Corps [16] Middlesex Regiment [15] King's Royal Rifle Corps [14] Rifle Brigade [12] Bedfordshire Regiment [11] Northamptonshire Regiment [11] Durham Light Infantry [10] Hampshire Regiment [10] Liverpool Regiment [10] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] Essex Regiment [9] Royal Army Service Corps [8] The Queen's Regiment [8] East Surrey Regiment [7] Gloucestershire Regiment [7] Manchester Regiment [7] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [7] Worcestershire Regiment [7] British West Indies Regiment [6] Devonshire Regiment [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Somerset Light Infantry [6] Welsh Regiment [6] York and Lancaster Regiment [6] West Yorkshire Regiment [5] Cheshire Regiment [4] East Kent Regiment [4] French Red Cross [4] Hertfordshire Regiment [4] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [3] Border Regiment [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] Suffolk Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [503] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [59] Royal Navy [54] Australian Imperial Force [30] Canadian Expeditionary Force [13] South African Services [9] Other Empire Force [3] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

A [673] M [1] N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [652] Merchant Navy [5] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [11] South Africa [2] Jamaica [1] Myanmar [1]

Adolphe Abrahams

Born 1883

Died 1967

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Major Royal Army Medical Corps

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Alfred Abrahams

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197783

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Montague Nathan Abrahams

Born 1877

Died 1916

British Army Captain Rifle Brigade

British Army Major Rifle Brigade

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Benjamin Abrahams

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 18117

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Arthur Lionel Abrahams

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 238056

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Isidore Abrahams

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 237792

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Reginald Isaacs Abrahams

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 249795

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Solomon Abrahams

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 4326 Private London Regiment 4th lond Battalion

British Army 281753 Private London Regiment 4th lond Battalion

British Army 281753 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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Harry Abrahams

Died 1916

British Army 52804 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 52804 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Stanley Abrahams

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 2278 Private London Regiment 1/16th lond Battalion

British Army 2278 Rifleman London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles)

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Solomon Abrahams

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 11900 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 11900 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Joseph Edward Dammon Abrahams

Died 1915

British Army 5560 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Abraham Abrahams

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 2409 Private Monmouthshire Regiment 1st/3rd Battalion

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Ernest Abrahams

Died 1915

British Army 159 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 159 Corporal 2nd Royal Engineers

British Army 159 2nd Corporal Royal Engineers

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Henry Abrahams

Died 1918

British Army 266979 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 220451 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Frederick A. Abrahams

Died 1916

British Army 4684 Private London Regiment 16th lond Battalion

British Army 4684 Rifleman London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles)

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Thomas Abrahams

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 19751 Private Border Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 19751 Private Border Regiment

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Lewis Abrahams

Died 1916

British Army 5271 Private Pembroke Yeomanry

British Army 53664 Private Welsh Regiment

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Henry W. Abrahams

Died 1917

British Army 83874 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 83874 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Myers Abrahams

Died 1917

British Army 34185 Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 34185 Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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