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Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire [2]

Farringdon, Berkshire [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Swindon, Wiltshire [2]

Blyth, Northumberland [1]

Bow, London [1]

East Molerey, Surrey [1]

East Molesey, London [1]

Faringdon, Berkshire [1]

Kirkdale, Liverpool [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Port Augusta South Australia [1]

Surrey [1]

Swansea [1]

Swansea, Glamorgan [1]

Swansea, Glamorganshire [1]

Swindon, London [1]

Tamworth New South Wales [1]

Westminster, London [1]

Westminster, Middlesex [1]

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Private [37]

Driver [4]

Gunner [4]

Serjeant [4]

Bombardier [3]

Corporal [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Captain [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Orderly [1]

Sapper [1]

Sergeant [1]

Signalman [1]

Stoker [1]

Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Trimmer [1]

Worker [1]

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Labour Corps [9]

Royal Field Artillery [6]

Welsh Regiment [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Engineers [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

London Regiment [3]

Monmouthshire Regiment [3]

Royal Naval Reserve [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

1/2nd Monmouthshire Regiment [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

British Red Cross Society [1]

Canterbury Infantry Regiment [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Connaught Rangers [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

HMS Bayano [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Northumberland Regiment [1]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Engineers Meteorological Science [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division - HMS Inconstant [1]

Royal Marine Reserve [1]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1]

South African Native Labour Corps [1]

Service

British Army [58]

Royal Navy [21]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

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Contribution

Military Service [91]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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People [97] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire [2] Farringdon, Berkshire [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Swindon, Wiltshire [2] Blyth, Northumberland [1] Bow, London [1] East Molerey, Surrey [1] East Molesey, London [1] Faringdon, Berkshire [1] Kirkdale, Liverpool [1] Lambeth, London [1] London, Middlesex [1] Port Augusta South Australia [1] Surrey [1] Swansea [1] Swansea, Glamorgan [1] Swansea, Glamorganshire [1] Swindon, London [1] Tamworth New South Wales [1] Westminster, London [1] Westminster, Middlesex [1]

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Private [37] Driver [4] Gunner [4] Serjeant [4] Bombardier [3] Corporal [2] Lance Corporal [2] Lieutenant [2] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Captain [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Orderly [1] Sapper [1] Sergeant [1] Signalman [1] Stoker [1] Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Trimmer [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [9] Royal Field Artillery [6] Welsh Regiment [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Engineers [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] London Regiment [3] Monmouthshire Regiment [3] Royal Naval Reserve [3] Army Service Corps [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Naval Division [2] South Wales Borderers [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] 1/2nd Monmouthshire Regiment [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] British Red Cross Society [1] Canterbury Infantry Regiment [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Connaught Rangers [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] HMS Bayano [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] North Staffordshire Regiment [1] Northumberland Regiment [1] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1] Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Engineers Meteorological Science [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division - HMS Inconstant [1] Royal Marine Reserve [1] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1] South African Native Labour Corps [1]

Service

British Army [58] Royal Navy [21] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9] Australian Imperial Force [4] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] Canadian Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

A [97]

Contribution

Military Service [91] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

George Henry Absalom

Born 1880

Died 1915

Royal Navy 10079 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy B 1120 Private Royal Marine Reserve

Royal Navy Po/10079 (R.M.R. B 1120) (Po) Private HMS Bayano

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William David Absalom

Born 1893

Died 1915

Royal Navy 16056 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division - HMS Inconstant

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Albert Absalom

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 222383

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William Thomas Absalom

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 108313

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Winifred Edith Absalom

Born 1895

Died 1919

British Army 42271 Worker Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps

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Thomas George Absalom

Died 1917

British Army L/22940 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army L/22940 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery 162nd Brigade

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Richard Charles Absalom

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 231360

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Herbert Absalom

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 59245 Private Welsh Regiment

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George James Absalom

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 203856

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William Ernest Absalom

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 205937

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Reginald John Absalom

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 263125 Private Gordon Highlanders

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Matthew Absalom

Died 1916

British Army 21/1182 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Harry Henry Absalom

Australian Imperial Force 2102

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Robert Absalom

Died 1917

British Army 31450 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Richard Charles Absalom

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army 7694 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Matthew Absalom

Born 1891

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 14043 Canterbury Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion

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Henry John Absalom

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 96724 Lance Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 96724 Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery

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David John Absalom

Australian Imperial Force 3057

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Andrew George Absalom

Australian Imperial Force

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Arthur Absalom

Australian Imperial Force 2

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