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Croydon, Surrey [4]

Islington, London [4]

Charleville Queensland [3]

Cobar New South Wales [3]

Locksley Victoria [3]

Avenel Victoria [2]

Cunnamulla Queensland [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Rushworth Victoria [2]

Tarnagulla Victoria [2]

Barry [1]

Bayford, Hertfordshire [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bow, London [1]

Burford, Oxfordshire, England [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Cheshunt, Hertfordshire [1]

Cleckheaton, Yorkshire [1]

Cudham, Kent [1]

Derby [1]

Helperby, Yorkshire [1]

Hertford, Hertfordshire [1]

Holloway, London [1]

Holloway, London, Middlesex [1]

Husthwaite, Easingwold, Yorkshire [1]

Islington, London, Middlesex [1]

Kentish Town, London [1]

Kings Norton, Worcestershire [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Locksley, Victoria [1]

London England [1]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Narrabri New South Wales [1]

Naunton, Cheltenham [1]

Nelson [1]

Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales [1]

Nottingham England [1]

Oxford [1]

Oxford, Oxfordshire [1]

Plumstead, London [1]

Rotherham, Yorkshire [1]

Seacombe, Cheshire [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

South Moor, Durham [1]

South Sea near Stanley, Durham [1]

Surbiton, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [191]

Gunner [27]

Driver [23]

Serjeant [21]

Corporal 2nd [13]

Sapper [11]

Lance Corporal [7]

Corporal [6]

Acting Corporal [4]

Lieutenant [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Major [2]

Pioneer [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Temporary Major [2]

Able Seaman Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Major [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Corporal S S [1]

Filter/Gunner [1]

Fitter [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

SS [1]

Staff Captain [1]

Staff Corporal [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Trumpeter [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [34]

Royal Field Artillery [31]

Labour Corps [26]

Royal Engineers [23]

London Regiment [16]

Royal Garrison Artillery [13]

West Yorkshire Regiment [13]

Machine Gun Corps [12]

Royal Fusiliers [12]

Yorkshire Regiment [12]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [10]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

Norfolk Regiment [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Marine Artillery [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Hertfordshire Regiment [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

Tank Corps [3]

Wiltshire Regiment [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Border Regiment [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Service

British Army [310]

Royal Navy [34]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [27]

Australian Imperial Force [26]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [13]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

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Contribution

Military Service [406]

Merchant Navy [6]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

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Place of birth

Croydon, Surrey [4] Islington, London [4] Charleville Queensland [3] Cobar New South Wales [3] Locksley Victoria [3] Avenel Victoria [2] Cunnamulla Queensland [2] London, Middlesex [2] Rushworth Victoria [2] Tarnagulla Victoria [2] Barry [1] Bayford, Hertfordshire [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bow, London [1] Burford, Oxfordshire, England [1] Camberwell, London [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Cheshunt, Hertfordshire [1] Cleckheaton, Yorkshire [1] Cudham, Kent [1] Derby [1] Helperby, Yorkshire [1] Hertford, Hertfordshire [1] Holloway, London [1] Holloway, London, Middlesex [1] Husthwaite, Easingwold, Yorkshire [1] Islington, London, Middlesex [1] Kentish Town, London [1] Kings Norton, Worcestershire [1] Lambeth, London [1] Locksley, Victoria [1] London England [1] Manchester, Lancashire, England [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Narrabri New South Wales [1] Naunton, Cheltenham [1] Nelson [1] Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales [1] Nottingham England [1] Oxford [1] Oxford, Oxfordshire [1] Plumstead, London [1] Rotherham, Yorkshire [1] Seacombe, Cheshire [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] South Moor, Durham [1] South Sea near Stanley, Durham [1] Surbiton, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [191] Gunner [27] Driver [23] Serjeant [21] Corporal 2nd [13] Sapper [11] Lance Corporal [7] Corporal [6] Acting Corporal [4] Lieutenant [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Major [2] Pioneer [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Temporary Major [2] Able Seaman Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Major [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Corporal S S [1] Filter/Gunner [1] Fitter [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] SS [1] Staff Captain [1] Staff Corporal [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Trumpeter [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [34] Royal Field Artillery [31] Labour Corps [26] Royal Engineers [23] London Regiment [16] Royal Garrison Artillery [13] West Yorkshire Regiment [13] Machine Gun Corps [12] Royal Fusiliers [12] Yorkshire Regiment [12] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [10] Middlesex Regiment [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Durham Light Infantry [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Royal Berkshire Regiment [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] Norfolk Regiment [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Marine Artillery [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Welsh Regiment [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Hertfordshire Regiment [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] South Wales Borderers [3] Tank Corps [3] Wiltshire Regiment [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Border Regiment [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] East Kent Regiment [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Service

British Army [310] Royal Navy [34] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [27] Australian Imperial Force [26] Canadian Expeditionary Force [13] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

A [417]

Contribution

Military Service [406] Merchant Navy [6] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Reginald Akers

Born 1894

Died 1987

Canadian Expeditionary Force 159600

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Charles Alfred Akers

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 2516 Lance Corporal Infantry 35th Battalion

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Thomas Akers

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 1539 Private Cheshire Regiment 4th Battalion

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Thomas Akers

Born 1880

Died 1914

British Army 10049 Serjeant South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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William Akers

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 2086 Private South Lancashire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 2086 Private South Lancashire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Edward Akers

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 38067 Private Welsh Regiment 13th Battalion

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William Akers

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 79590

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Fred Akers

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 16409 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 43125 Private Manchester Regiment

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Henry James Akers

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 222783

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George Akers

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 276275

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John Chilvers Akers

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 185670

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Percy Melbourne Akers

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 217376

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Edwin John Akers

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 234056

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Henry John Akers

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 239305

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Albert Akers

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 13088 Lance Corporal Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 13088 Corporal 2nd Gloucestershire Regiment

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George Francis Akers

Born 1892

Died 1914

British Army 14107 Lance Corporal Grenadier Guards 2nd Battalion

British Army 14107 Serjeant Grenadier Guards 2nd Battalion

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William Akers

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 184295

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George Henry Akers

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 5409 Serjeant London Regiment 9th lond Battalion

British Army 392117 Serjeant London Regiment 9th lond Battalion

British Army 392117 Serjeant London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles)

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Matt Thourgood Akers

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 5520 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 4206 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 250577 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Thomas Rickard Akers

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 106589 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 31st Bn.

British Army 106589 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) 31st Bn

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