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Hull, Yorkshire [4]

Hill End New South Wales [3]

Bridport, Dorset [2]

Deal, Kent [2]

Yeovil, Somerset [2]

Barry, Glamorgan [1]

Bedminster, Dorset [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Canning Town, London [1]

Chepstow, Monmouthshire [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Grangetown, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Havant, Hampshire [1]

Hyde, Hampshire [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Lynsted, Kent [1]

Mitcham, Surrey [1]

Nambour Queensland [1]

Paddington, London, Middlesex [1]

Sebastopol, Monmouthshire [1]

Slough, Buckinghamshire [1]

Soho, London [1]

Somerton England [1]

Ulverston, Barrow, Lancashire [1]

Victoria, British Columbia [1]

Winchester, Hampshire, England [1]

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Private [76]

Gunner [12]

Corporal 2nd [11]

Driver [11]

Sapper [6]

Serjeant [5]

Corporal [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Lieutenant [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

1st Quarter Master [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain [1]

Colonel Serjeant [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Major [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Rifleman [1]

Second Cook [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Superintending Clerk [1]

Warrant Engineer [1]

Wheeler Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [14]

Labour Corps [12]

Royal Engineers [11]

London Regiment [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

Army Service Corps [6]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

Essex Regiment [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

2nd Cavalry Staff Hospital [1]

2nd Rhodesia Regiment [1]

2nd South African Infantry [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Australian Infantry Battalion [1]

Belgian Agents [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [1]

Cape Coloured Labour Regiment [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Dorset Yeomanry [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

Duke of Edinburgh's Own Volunteer Rifles [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

HMS GARLAND [1]

HMS Marlborough [1]

Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [119]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [35]

Royal Navy [27]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12]

Australian Imperial Force [5]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Other Empire Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

A [207]

Contribution

Military Service [203]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

South Africa [1]

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People [207] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Hull, Yorkshire [4] Hill End New South Wales [3] Bridport, Dorset [2] Deal, Kent [2] Yeovil, Somerset [2] Barry, Glamorgan [1] Bedminster, Dorset [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Canning Town, London [1] Chepstow, Monmouthshire [1] Fulham, London [1] Grangetown, Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Havant, Hampshire [1] Hyde, Hampshire [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Lynsted, Kent [1] Mitcham, Surrey [1] Nambour Queensland [1] Paddington, London, Middlesex [1] Sebastopol, Monmouthshire [1] Slough, Buckinghamshire [1] Soho, London [1] Somerton England [1] Ulverston, Barrow, Lancashire [1] Victoria, British Columbia [1] Winchester, Hampshire, England [1]

Rank

Private [76] Gunner [12] Corporal 2nd [11] Driver [11] Sapper [6] Serjeant [5] Corporal [3] Lance Corporal [3] Lieutenant [2] Second Lieutenant [2] 1st Quarter Master [1] Bombardier [1] Captain [1] Colonel Serjeant [1] Leading Signalman [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Major [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Rifleman [1] Second Cook [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Superintending Clerk [1] Warrant Engineer [1] Wheeler Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [14] Labour Corps [12] Royal Engineers [11] London Regiment [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] Army Service Corps [6] The Queen's Regiment [5] Dorsetshire Regiment [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] South Wales Borderers [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Canadian Infantry [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3] Essex Regiment [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] 2nd Cavalry Staff Hospital [1] 2nd Rhodesia Regiment [1] 2nd South African Infantry [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Australian Infantry Battalion [1] Belgian Agents [1] Border Regiment [1] Canadian Army Medical Corps [1] Cape Coloured Labour Regiment [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Dorset Yeomanry [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] Duke of Edinburgh's Own Volunteer Rifles [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] HMS GARLAND [1] HMS Marlborough [1] Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [119] Canadian Expeditionary Force [35] Royal Navy [27] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12] Australian Imperial Force [5] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] Other Empire Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

A [207]

Contribution

Military Service [203] Conscientious Objector [2] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [4] South Africa [1]

Lawrence John Ackerman

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 138672

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Charles F Ackerman

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 24004 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 20301 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 267285 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 2nd/1st (Bucks) Battalion

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Albert Edward Ackerman

Born 1900

Died 1918

Royal Navy SS101830

Royal Navy Bristol. Z/2577 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Depot Crystal Palace

Royal Navy Bristol Z/2577 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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William Ackerman

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 44896

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George Ackerman

Born 1889

British Army 9568 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 9568 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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George Ackerman

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 295524 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Harry Alfred Ackerman

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 294010

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En Ackerman

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army G/5053 Private East Kent Regiment

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Albert Edward Ackerman

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 276504

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Arthur Ross Ackerman

Born 1893

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 7586

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Canadian Infantry

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Andries Johannes Ackerman

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 1246 Private 2nd Rhodesia Regiment

South African Services 16709 Private 2nd South African Infantry

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Abraham James Ackerman

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army Lance Corporal East Surrey Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army L/10262 Private East Surrey Regiment 1st Battalion

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Charles H Ackerman

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army T2583 Driver Royal Engineers

British Army 519643 Driver Royal Engineers

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Alfred Ackerman

Born 1884

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 926013

Canadian Expeditionary Force 926013 Private Canadian Infantry

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Ralph Louis Ackerman

Born 1891

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 602916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 602916 Private Canadian Infantry

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William Ackerman

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28115

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Norman Edward Ackerman

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 170985

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Maxwell Morton Ackerman

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 171981

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Frederick Ackerman

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 85342

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Clarence James Ackerman

Australian Imperial Force 6618

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