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Warracknabeal Victoria [3]

Camberwell, London [2]

Clarence New South Wales [2]

Dublin [2]

Fulham, London [2]

Old Ford, London [2]

Preston, Lancashire [2]

Wallup Victoria [2]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Bathersea, London [1]

Bere Island, Cork [1]

Bethnal Green [1]

Birkenhead [1]

Bratton, Westbury, Wiltshire [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Canterbury England [1]

Caraquat, New Brunswick [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1]

Chertsey, Surrey [1]

Clarence River New South Wales [1]

Colwick, Nottinghamshire [1]

Coolgardie Western Australia [1]

Deptford, Kent [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Edgware, Middlesex [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

Emsbury, Dorset [1]

Everton, Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Forbes New South Wales [1]

Frimley, Suffolk [1]

Frogmore [1]

Fulham, London, Middlesex [1]

Gisbourne [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Gloucester [1]

Goorambat Victoria [1]

Grande Anse, Gloucester Co, NB [1]

Gravesend, Kent [1]

Grenfell Sask [1]

Hapsal [1]

Heaton Chapel, Lancashire [1]

Hunslet, Leeds [1]

Jersey, Channel Islands [1]

Kamptee [1]

Kingston [1]

Leytonstone, Essex [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Rank

Private [51]

Sapper [7]

Driver [5]

Serjeant [4]

Corporal 2nd [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Corporal [2]

Gunner [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Midshipman [2]

Sepoy [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Bearer [1]

Boatswain [1]

Captain [1]

Carrier [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Clerk [1]

Corporal Fireman [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Electrical Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Leading Deck Hand [1]

Leading Mechanic [1]

Leading Trimmer [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Officers' Cook [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Sapper, acting Lance Corporal [1]

Ship's Corporal 1st Class [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Tally Clerk [1]

Trumpeter [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [7]

London Regiment [6]

Royal Field Artillery [5]

Army Service Corps [4]

British West Indies Regiment [4]

Gold Coast Regiment [4]

Labour Corps [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Royal Naval Reserve [3]

Seychelles Labour Contingent [3]

Supply and Transport Corps [3]

Belgian Agent [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

East African Motor Transport Corps [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Indian Defence Force [2]

Inland Water Transport Royal Engineers [2]

Mauritius Labour Battalion [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Tank Corps [2]

11th Lancers [1]

14th Hussars [1]

170 Brigade [1]

2/1st Madras Pioneers [1]

2nd Drake Battalion, Royal Naval Division [1]

4th Royal Regiment Dragoons [1]

4th Royal Regiment Dragoons [1]

64th Pioneers [1]

6th King's African Rifles [1]

African Native Medical Corps [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Belgian Agents [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Canadian Infantry New Brunswick Regiment [1]

Cape Coloured Labour Regiment [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Africa Supply Corps [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

Egyptian Labour Corps [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

H.M.S. " Victory" [1]

HMS INFLEXIBLE [1]

HMS Indefatigable [1]

HMS Nottingham [1]

HMS Princess Royal [1]

Indian Army [1]

Service

Canadian Expeditionary Force [95]

British Army [92]

Royal Navy [39]

Australian Imperial Force [18]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

A [224]

P [8]

B [5]

M [4]

G [3]

W [3]

C [2]

F [2]

S [2]

D [1]

E [1]

H [1]

J [1]

K [1]

L [1]

N [1]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [255]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

New Zealand [1]

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Place of birth

Warracknabeal Victoria [3] Camberwell, London [2] Clarence New South Wales [2] Dublin [2] Fulham, London [2] Old Ford, London [2] Preston, Lancashire [2] Wallup Victoria [2] Bath, Somerset [1] Bathersea, London [1] Bere Island, Cork [1] Bethnal Green [1] Birkenhead [1] Bratton, Westbury, Wiltshire [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Canterbury England [1] Caraquat, New Brunswick [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1] Chertsey, Surrey [1] Clarence River New South Wales [1] Colwick, Nottinghamshire [1] Coolgardie Western Australia [1] Deptford, Kent [1] Deptford, London [1] Edgware, Middlesex [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Emsbury, Dorset [1] Everton, Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Forbes New South Wales [1] Frimley, Suffolk [1] Frogmore [1] Fulham, London, Middlesex [1] Gisbourne [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Gloucester [1] Goorambat Victoria [1] Grande Anse, Gloucester Co, NB [1] Gravesend, Kent [1] Grenfell Sask [1] Hapsal [1] Heaton Chapel, Lancashire [1] Hunslet, Leeds [1] Jersey, Channel Islands [1] Kamptee [1] Kingston [1] Leytonstone, Essex [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Marylebone, London [1]

Rank

Private [51] Sapper [7] Driver [5] Serjeant [4] Corporal 2nd [3] Lance Corporal [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Corporal [2] Gunner [2] Lieutenant [2] Midshipman [2] Sepoy [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Bearer [1] Boatswain [1] Captain [1] Carrier [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Clerk [1] Corporal Fireman [1] Deck Hand [1] Electrical Artificer 2nd Class [1] Leading Deck Hand [1] Leading Mechanic [1] Leading Trimmer [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Officers' Cook [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Petty Officer [1] Sapper, acting Lance Corporal [1] Ship's Corporal 1st Class [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Tally Clerk [1] Trumpeter [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [7] London Regiment [6] Royal Field Artillery [5] Army Service Corps [4] British West Indies Regiment [4] Gold Coast Regiment [4] Labour Corps [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Royal Naval Reserve [3] Seychelles Labour Contingent [3] Supply and Transport Corps [3] Belgian Agent [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] East African Motor Transport Corps [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] Indian Defence Force [2] Inland Water Transport Royal Engineers [2] Mauritius Labour Battalion [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Tank Corps [2] 11th Lancers [1] 14th Hussars [1] 170 Brigade [1] 2/1st Madras Pioneers [1] 2nd Drake Battalion, Royal Naval Division [1] 4th Royal Regiment Dragoons [1] 4th Royal Regiment Dragoons [1] 64th Pioneers [1] 6th King's African Rifles [1] African Native Medical Corps [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Australian Imperial Force [1] Belgian Agents [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Canadian Infantry New Brunswick Regiment [1] Cape Coloured Labour Regiment [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Africa Supply Corps [1] East Kent Regiment [1] Egyptian Labour Corps [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] H.M.S. " Victory" [1] HMS INFLEXIBLE [1] HMS Indefatigable [1] HMS Nottingham [1] HMS Princess Royal [1] Indian Army [1]

Service

Canadian Expeditionary Force [95] British Army [92] Royal Navy [39] Australian Imperial Force [18] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

A [224] P [8] B [5] M [4] G [3] W [3] C [2] F [2] S [2] D [1] E [1] H [1] J [1] K [1] L [1] N [1] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [255] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [2] New Zealand [1]

Amedee Albert

Born 1898

Died 1992

Canadian Expeditionary Force 793259

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Windy Albert

Born 1901

Died 1919

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 19840 New Zealand Maori ( Pioneer) Battalion

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Joseph Albert

Born 1898

Died 1988

Canadian Expeditionary Force 276537

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Lancelot George Arthur Albert

Born 1898

Died 1919

Royal Navy J27242 Able Seaman H.M.S. " Victory"

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William Nassau Albert

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 17896 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers 7th Battalion

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Edward Albert

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 169681

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Miles Gordon Albert

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 72034

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Samuel Albert

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 147799

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Claude Henry Albert

Born 1882

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 435220

Canadian Expeditionary Force 435220 Private Canadian Infantry

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Francis Joseph Albert

Australian Imperial Force 2332

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Percival Henry George Albert

Australian Imperial Force 3251

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John Albert

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 1620 Private Cheshire Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army 49857 Corporal 2nd Cheshire Regiment 10th Battalion

British Army 49857 Corporal Cheshire Regiment

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William Albert

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 200388

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Frederick Albert

Australian Imperial Force 2520

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Thomas James Albert

Born 1888

Died 1918

Royal Navy ST 363 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 363ST Leading Trimmer Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Whaler "Blackwhale."

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Andre Albert

Born 1882

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 261650

Canadian Expeditionary Force 261650 Private Royal Canadian Regiment

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Ambrose Joseph Albert

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 224208

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Jacob Albert

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 420773 Private London Regiment 10th lond Battalion

British Army 420773 Lance Corporal London Regiment

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William Albert

Born 1885

Died 1914

British Army 8820 Corporal 2nd King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 8820 Acting Serjeant King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 8820 Serjeant King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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Albert Albert

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 62754

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