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Banbury, Oxfordshire [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Clapham, London [2]

Coventry, Warwickshire [2]

Korumburra Victoria [2]

London [2]

Mile End, London [2]

Saint Pancras, London [2]

Snodland, Kent [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Alvechurch, Worcestershire [1]

Astwood Bank, Redditch, Worcestershire [1]

Bedfordshire [1]

Blackfriars, London [1]

Bow , London [1]

Brackley Northamptonshire [1]

Braintree, Essex [1]

Brentwood, Essex [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Buckinghamshire England [1]

Clapham Junction, Surrey [1]

Clerkenwell, London [1]

Cooktown Queensland [1]

Coventry England [1]

Derbyshire [1]

Drayton, Oxfordshire [1]

Feckenham, Worcestershire [1]

Grimsbury, Banbury, Oxford [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

Hastings, Sussex [1]

Henley in Arden, Warwickshire [1]

Hertfordshire [1]

Holborn, London [1]

Horton, London [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Kings Norton, Worcestershire [1]

Knowle, Warwickshire [1]

Lyrsham, Northants [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Mile End, London, Middlesex [1]

Morven Queensland [1]

Northampton, Northamptonshire [1]

Perth Western Australia [1]

Preston Lancashire [1]

Reading, Berkshire [1]

Royston, Hertfordshire [1]

Saint Leonard, Sussex [1]

Saint Leonards, Sussex [1]

Saltley, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Rank

Private [190]

Gunner [19]

Driver [15]

Corporal 2nd [13]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Sapper [10]

Corporal [8]

Serjeant [8]

Lance Corporal [7]

Lance Corporal 2nd [4]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Bombardier [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Temporary Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Brigade Serjeant Major [1]

Captain [1]

Captain and Quatermaster [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Lieutenant and Quartermaster [1]

Major [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant [1]

Reverend [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Serjeant Mechanic [1]

Stoker [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Writer 2nd [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [27]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [21]

Labour Corps [20]

Royal Field Artillery [19]

Royal Engineers [18]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [13]

Royal Army Medical Corps [13]

Machine Gun Corps [12]

Leicestershire Regiment [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

East Surrey Regiment [7]

Essex Regiment [7]

London Regiment [7]

Worcestershire Regiment [7]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

Welsh Regiment [5]

Corps of Hussars [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Tank Corps [4]

Wiltshire Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Australian Infantry [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Highlanders [3]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [3]

15th Hussars [2]

19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars [2]

19th Hussars [2]

Army Pay Corps [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

General List [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Honorable Artillery Company [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Artillery [2]

Service

British Army [288]

Royal Navy [36]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [30]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [22]

Australian Imperial Force [11]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Other Empire Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

A [394]

H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [387]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

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Place of birth

Banbury, Oxfordshire [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Clapham, London [2] Coventry, Warwickshire [2] Korumburra Victoria [2] London [2] Mile End, London [2] Saint Pancras, London [2] Snodland, Kent [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Alvechurch, Worcestershire [1] Astwood Bank, Redditch, Worcestershire [1] Bedfordshire [1] Blackfriars, London [1] Bow , London [1] Brackley Northamptonshire [1] Braintree, Essex [1] Brentwood, Essex [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Buckinghamshire England [1] Clapham Junction, Surrey [1] Clerkenwell, London [1] Cooktown Queensland [1] Coventry England [1] Derbyshire [1] Drayton, Oxfordshire [1] Feckenham, Worcestershire [1] Grimsbury, Banbury, Oxford [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Hastings, Sussex [1] Henley in Arden, Warwickshire [1] Hertfordshire [1] Holborn, London [1] Horton, London [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Kings Norton, Worcestershire [1] Knowle, Warwickshire [1] Lyrsham, Northants [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Mile End, London, Middlesex [1] Morven Queensland [1] Northampton, Northamptonshire [1] Perth Western Australia [1] Preston Lancashire [1] Reading, Berkshire [1] Royston, Hertfordshire [1] Saint Leonard, Sussex [1] Saint Leonards, Sussex [1] Saltley, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Rank

Private [190] Gunner [19] Driver [15] Corporal 2nd [13] Second Lieutenant [11] Sapper [10] Corporal [8] Serjeant [8] Lance Corporal [7] Lance Corporal 2nd [4] Lance Serjeant [4] Acting Corporal [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Bombardier [2] Lieutenant [2] Pioneer [2] Temporary Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Brigade Serjeant Major [1] Captain [1] Captain and Quatermaster [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Lieutenant and Quartermaster [1] Major [1] Nursing Sister [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [1] Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant [1] Reverend [1] Serjeant Major [1] Serjeant Mechanic [1] Stoker [1] Temporary Major [1] Writer 2nd [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [27] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [21] Labour Corps [20] Royal Field Artillery [19] Royal Engineers [18] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [13] Royal Army Medical Corps [13] Machine Gun Corps [12] Leicestershire Regiment [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] East Surrey Regiment [7] Essex Regiment [7] London Regiment [7] Worcestershire Regiment [7] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] Welsh Regiment [5] Corps of Hussars [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Tank Corps [4] Wiltshire Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Australian Infantry [3] Canadian Infantry [3] Coldstream Guards [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] East Kent Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Highlanders [3] Royal West Surrey Regiment [3] 15th Hussars [2] 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars [2] 19th Hussars [2] Army Pay Corps [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] General List [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Honorable Artillery Company [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Military Foot Police [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Artillery [2]

Service

British Army [288] Royal Navy [36] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [30] Canadian Expeditionary Force [22] Australian Imperial Force [11] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] Other Empire Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

A [394] H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [387] Conscientious Objector [2] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

Charles Edwin Adkins

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 267733 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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James F B Adkins

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 9760 Private Suffolk Regiment

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James Gilbert Adkins

Born 1899

Died 1994

Canadian Expeditionary Force 811563

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Charles Adkins

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army 3194 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 7th Reserve Battalion

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Percy Adkins

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 58706

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Frank Adkins

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 23007 Corporal 2nd Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 23007 Corporal Northamptonshire Regiment 2nd

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Frederick Adkins

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197613

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Albert Edward Adkins

Born 1881

Died 1915

British Army 5262 Serjeant 19th Hussars

British Army 5262 Serjeant Corps of Hussars

British Army 5262 Serjeant 19th (Queen Alexandra's Own Royal) Hussars

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Benjamin Malsbury George Adkins

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 113552

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Edward Frank Adkins

Born 1896

British Army 16244 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Edward Adkins

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 24574 Corporal Machine Gun Corps

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Albert Charles Adkins

Died 1917

British Army 21459 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Ernest Gilbert Adkins

Born 1898

Died 1915

British Army 8979 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Percy John Adkins

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 202763

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Arthur Adkins

Born 1876

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 5658 Private 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 18th Reinforcements

Australian Imperial Force 5658 Private 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. "A" Company

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William James Adkins

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 294336

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Edward Adkins

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 5086 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 24574 Corporal 2nd Machine Gun Corps

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Walter Richard Adkins

Born 1877

Died 1963

British Army 9598 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army 375581 Private Labour Corps

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Frank Adkins

Died 1917

British Army 48425 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Frederick William Adkins

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 17046 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 9th Battalion

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