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Cullen, Banffshire [16]

Melbourne Victoria [10]

Sydney New South Wales [6]

Adelaide South Australia [5]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [4]

Woodbridge, Suffolk [4]

Brighton [3]

Cullen [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

Sunderland, Durham [3]

Aberdeen Scotland [2]

Aldinga South Australia [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Canning Town, London [2]

Durham [2]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [2]

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire [2]

Hobart Tasmania [2]

Inverell New South Wales [2]

Inverurie, Aberdeenshire [2]

Ipswich, Suffolk [2]

Jarrow [2]

Lang Lang Victoria [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Odiham, Hampshire [2]

Orange New South Wales [2]

Peckham, London [2]

Preston Lancashire [2]

Shoreditch, London [2]

South Shields, Durham [2]

Tenterfield New South Wales [2]

Wisbech, Cambridgeshire [2]

Wolverhampton [2]

Aberdeen [1]

Accrington, Lancashire, England [1]

Addington, Natal [1]

Arbroath, Forfarshire [1]

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1]

Arbroath. Angus. [1]

Ardley, Bicester, Oxfordshire [1]

Armitage [1]

Aston, Warwickshire [1]

Balhannah South Australia [1]

Banffshire Scotland [1]

Barnard Castle, Durham [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bicester, Oxfordshire [1]

Rank

Private [456]

Gunner [54]

Serjeant [46]

Corporal 2nd [40]

Driver [39]

Sapper [33]

Second Lieutenant [22]

Lance Corporal [20]

Corporal [18]

Deck Hand [15]

Captain [13]

Acting Corporal [12]

Lieutenant [12]

Major [10]

Engineman [8]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [7]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Second Hand [5]

Skipper [5]

Bombardier [4]

Pioneer [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Seaman [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lieutenant (Temporary) [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Private Lance Corporal [2]

Sub Conductor [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

A/Sjt = acting serjeant [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Admiral [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Armourer's Mate [1]

Armr/Staff Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Boy [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander Retired [1]

Engineer Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

First Secretary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [65]

Royal Engineers [59]

Army Service Corps [47]

Labour Corps [47]

Royal Naval Reserve [41]

Royal Garrison Artillery [32]

London Regiment [25]

Machine Gun Corps [25]

Royal Army Medical Corps [25]

Yorkshire Regiment [19]

Northumberland Fusiliers [18]

Durham Light Infantry [17]

Gordon Highlanders [17]

Royal Fusiliers [16]

Royal Scots [15]

Liverpool Regiment [14]

Royal Highlanders [14]

Border Regiment [11]

Lancashire Fusiliers [11]

Manchester Regiment [11]

Middlesex Regiment [11]

The Queen's Regiment [11]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [10]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10]

Seaforth Highlanders [10]

Suffolk Regiment [10]

Canadian Infantry [9]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [9]

Royal Naval Division [9]

South Staffordshire Regiment [9]

East Lancashire Regiment [8]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [8]

West Riding Regiment [8]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [7]

Lincolnshire Regiment [7]

Norfolk Regiment [7]

Royal Defence Corps [7]

Scottish Rifles [7]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

Coldstream Guards [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Highland Light Infantry [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

York and Lancaster Regiment [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

Royal Flying Corps [5]

Cameron Highlanders [4]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [4]

Service

British Army [737]

Royal Navy [96]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [69]

Australian Imperial Force [61]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [60]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11]

South African Services [4]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

A [1070]

M [8]

Contribution

Military Service [994]

Merchant Navy [33]

Conscientious Objector [9]

Country

United Kingdom [30]

India [2]

South Africa [2]

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Cullen, Banffshire [16] Melbourne Victoria [10] Sydney New South Wales [6] Adelaide South Australia [5] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [4] Woodbridge, Suffolk [4] Brighton [3] Cullen [3] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] Sunderland, Durham [3] Aberdeen Scotland [2] Aldinga South Australia [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Canning Town, London [2] Durham [2] Edinburgh, Midlothian [2] Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire [2] Hobart Tasmania [2] Inverell New South Wales [2] Inverurie, Aberdeenshire [2] Ipswich, Suffolk [2] Jarrow [2] Lang Lang Victoria [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Odiham, Hampshire [2] Orange New South Wales [2] Peckham, London [2] Preston Lancashire [2] Shoreditch, London [2] South Shields, Durham [2] Tenterfield New South Wales [2] Wisbech, Cambridgeshire [2] Wolverhampton [2] Aberdeen [1] Accrington, Lancashire, England [1] Addington, Natal [1] Arbroath, Forfarshire [1] Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1] Arbroath. Angus. [1] Ardley, Bicester, Oxfordshire [1] Armitage [1] Aston, Warwickshire [1] Balhannah South Australia [1] Banffshire Scotland [1] Barnard Castle, Durham [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bicester, Oxfordshire [1]

Rank

Private [456] Gunner [54] Serjeant [46] Corporal 2nd [40] Driver [39] Sapper [33] Second Lieutenant [22] Lance Corporal [20] Corporal [18] Deck Hand [15] Captain [13] Acting Corporal [12] Lieutenant [12] Major [10] Engineman [8] Warrant Officer Class 2 [7] Acting Serjeant [6] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Second Hand [5] Skipper [5] Bombardier [4] Pioneer [4] Able Seaman [3] Acting Bombardier [3] Seaman [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lieutenant (Temporary) [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Private Lance Corporal [2] Sub Conductor [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] A/Sjt = acting serjeant [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Admiral [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Armourer's Mate [1] Armr/Staff Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Boy [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander Retired [1] Engineer Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] First Secretary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [65] Royal Engineers [59] Army Service Corps [47] Labour Corps [47] Royal Naval Reserve [41] Royal Garrison Artillery [32] London Regiment [25] Machine Gun Corps [25] Royal Army Medical Corps [25] Yorkshire Regiment [19] Northumberland Fusiliers [18] Durham Light Infantry [17] Gordon Highlanders [17] Royal Fusiliers [16] Royal Scots [15] Liverpool Regiment [14] Royal Highlanders [14] Border Regiment [11] Lancashire Fusiliers [11] Manchester Regiment [11] Middlesex Regiment [11] The Queen's Regiment [11] King's Royal Rifle Corps [10] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10] Seaforth Highlanders [10] Suffolk Regiment [10] Canadian Infantry [9] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [9] Royal Naval Division [9] South Staffordshire Regiment [9] East Lancashire Regiment [8] Royal Lancaster Regiment [8] West Riding Regiment [8] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [7] Lincolnshire Regiment [7] Norfolk Regiment [7] Royal Defence Corps [7] Scottish Rifles [7] Cheshire Regiment [6] Coldstream Guards [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [6] Highland Light Infantry [6] Rifle Brigade [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] York and Lancaster Regiment [6] Army Veterinary Corps [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [5] Royal Flying Corps [5] Cameron Highlanders [4] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [4]

Service

British Army [737] Royal Navy [96] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [69] Australian Imperial Force [61] Canadian Expeditionary Force [60] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11] South African Services [4] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

A [1070] M [8]

Contribution

Military Service [994] Merchant Navy [33] Conscientious Objector [9]

Country

United Kingdom [30] India [2] South Africa [2]

Richard Addison

Born 1894

Died 1973

British Army D/9154 Corporal 2nd 1st Dragoon Guards

British Army D/9154 Transport Serjeant 1st Dragoon Guards

British Army D/9154 Serjeant 1st Dragoon Guards

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Richard Addison

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 13466 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 13466 L/Cpl Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 8th (Service) Battalion

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Robert Addison

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 306157 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 3342 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 306157 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment) 8th Battalion

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John Addison

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 10531 Serjeant 11th Royal Scots

British Army 10531 Company Serjeant Major Royal Scots 11th Battalion

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Richard Henry Addison

Born 1892

Died 1959

Australian Imperial Force 3016 Lance Corporal 51st Australian Infantry Battalion

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Edward Addison

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 19702 Private 6th South Wales Borderers

British Army 19702 Corporal 2nd 6th South Wales Borderers

British Army 19702 Corporal South Wales Borderers

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William Robert Fountaine Addison

Born 1883

Died 1962

British Army The Reverend Chaplain Army Chaplains Department

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Arthur Joseph Berkeley Addison

Born 1866

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Colonel 9th York and Lancaster Regiment

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Sidney Addison

Born 1892

Died 1972

British Army 101059 Driver Royal Engineers

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William John Addison

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 354093 Private London Regiment 7th lond Battalion

British Army 354093 Private London Regiment

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Francis Joseph Addison

Born 1888

Died 1958

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army Captain King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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James Addison

Born 1887

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 141365

Canadian Expeditionary Force 141365 Corporal Canadian Light Trench Mortar Battery

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Alfred Chamberlain Maitland-Addison

Born 1862

Died 1949

British Army Intelligence Officer 2nd Australian Division

British Army Captain

British Army Major South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Joseph Addison

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 5362 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 201885 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 201885 Private Yorkshire Regiment 4th Battalion

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Noel Goodricke Addison

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 191 Corporal 2nd King Edwards Horse

British Army Second Lieutenant King Edwards Horse

British Army Lieutenant King Edwards Horse

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Percival Edward Addison

Died 1918

British Army 452718 Private Labour Corps

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Archibald Archie Addison

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 1945 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 155922 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 155922 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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David Addison

Born 1881

Died 1916

Royal Navy B 4217 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 4217B Seaman Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Clacton

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Constance Addison

Born 1893

Died 1918

South African Services Probationer Nurse South African Military Nursing Service South African Hospital, Richmond Park

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Harry Addison

Born 1883

British Army 6025 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 6025 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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