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Melbourne Victoria [4]

London England [3]

Aberdeen Scotland [2]

Eastbourne, Sussex [2]

Fulham, London [2]

Slough, Buckinghamshire [2]

Stonehouse, Gloucestershire [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Wantage, Berkshire [2]

Alnwick, Northumberland [1]

Amberley, Gloucestershire [1]

Auckland, New Zealand [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

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Camden Town, London [1]

Chesterton, Cambridge, England [1]

Cumnor, Berkshire [1]

Diamond Creek Victoria [1]

Dublin, Dublin [1]

East Hagbourne, Berkshire [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

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Gloucester New South Wales [1]

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Gravesend, Kent [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Hartlepool, Durham, England [1]

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Highclere England [1]

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Numurkah Victoria [1]

Outwell, Norfolk [1]

Oxford [1]

Oxford, Oxfordshire [1]

Peckham, Surrey [1]

Pitchcombe, Gloucestershire [1]

Pulborough, Sussex [1]

Pulbrough, Sussex [1]

Rockfield New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [251]

Gunner [27]

Driver [24]

Corporal 2nd [18]

Sapper [15]

Second Lieutenant [15]

Corporal [14]

Serjeant [14]

Lance Corporal [12]

Acting Corporal [9]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Lieutenant [4]

Rifleman [4]

Staff Nurse [4]

Bombardier [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Pioneer [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Sergeant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Trooper [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Leading Seaman [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Captain [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Drummer [1]

Engineer Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Officer [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Saddler [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Staff Serjeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [37]

Royal Engineers [35]

Army Service Corps [31]

London Regiment [23]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [22]

Gloucestershire Regiment [20]

Labour Corps [19]

Machine Gun Corps [18]

Royal Army Medical Corps [14]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [12]

Royal Garrison Artillery [12]

Wiltshire Regiment [12]

Royal Fusiliers [11]

Hampshire Regiment [10]

Northumberland Fusiliers [10]

Middlesex Regiment [9]

The Queen's Regiment [9]

Royal Sussex Regiment [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [7]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7]

Royal Air Force [6]

Tank Corps [6]

Essex Regiment [5]

Worcestershire Regiment [5]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

Grenadier Guards [4]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Coldstream Guards [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

Berkshire Yeomanry [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Connaught Rangers [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Hussars [2]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Service

British Army [396]

Royal Navy [40]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [37]

Australian Imperial Force [25]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [18]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Last name first letter

A [528]

L [1]

P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [517]

Merchant Navy [10]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

Canada [1]

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Place of birth

Melbourne Victoria [4] London England [3] Aberdeen Scotland [2] Eastbourne, Sussex [2] Fulham, London [2] Slough, Buckinghamshire [2] Stonehouse, Gloucestershire [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Wantage, Berkshire [2] Alnwick, Northumberland [1] Amberley, Gloucestershire [1] Auckland, New Zealand [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Camberwell, London [1] Camden Town, London [1] Chesterton, Cambridge, England [1] Cumnor, Berkshire [1] Diamond Creek Victoria [1] Dublin, Dublin [1] East Hagbourne, Berkshire [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1] Essex England [1] Gloucester [1] Gloucester New South Wales [1] Gloucester, Gloucestershire [1] Gravesend, Kent [1] Hackney, London [1] Hartlepool, Durham, England [1] Hendon, Durham [1] Herne Hill, Surrey [1] Highclere England [1] Highworth, Wiltshire [1] Holborn, London [1] Horsham Victoria [1] Kensington, London [1] Kensington, London, Middlesex [1] Kilmore Victoria [1] London, England [1] Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [1] Milford, Wiltshire [1] Newcastle England [1] Numurkah Victoria [1] Outwell, Norfolk [1] Oxford [1] Oxford, Oxfordshire [1] Peckham, Surrey [1] Pitchcombe, Gloucestershire [1] Pulborough, Sussex [1] Pulbrough, Sussex [1] Rockfield New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [251] Gunner [27] Driver [24] Corporal 2nd [18] Sapper [15] Second Lieutenant [15] Corporal [14] Serjeant [14] Lance Corporal [12] Acting Corporal [9] Acting Serjeant [6] Lieutenant [4] Rifleman [4] Staff Nurse [4] Bombardier [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Pioneer [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Sergeant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Trooper [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Leading Seaman [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Captain [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Drummer [1] Engineer Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Officer [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Petty Officer [1] Petty Officer Stoker [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Saddler [1] Serjeant Major [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Shoeing Smith Corporal [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Temporary Staff Serjeant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [37] Royal Engineers [35] Army Service Corps [31] London Regiment [23] Royal Berkshire Regiment [22] Gloucestershire Regiment [20] Labour Corps [19] Machine Gun Corps [18] Royal Army Medical Corps [14] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [12] Royal Garrison Artillery [12] Wiltshire Regiment [12] Royal Fusiliers [11] Hampshire Regiment [10] Northumberland Fusiliers [10] Middlesex Regiment [9] The Queen's Regiment [9] Royal Sussex Regiment [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [7] Royal Army Service Corps [7] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7] Royal Air Force [6] Tank Corps [6] Essex Regiment [5] Worcestershire Regiment [5] East Lancashire Regiment [4] Grenadier Guards [4] King's Own Scottish Borderers [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Coldstream Guards [3] East Kent Regiment [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] Welsh Regiment [3] Berkshire Yeomanry [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Connaught Rangers [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Hussars [2] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Service

British Army [396] Royal Navy [40] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [37] Australian Imperial Force [25] Canadian Expeditionary Force [18] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Last name first letter

A [528] L [1] P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [517] Merchant Navy [10]

Country

United Kingdom [11] Canada [1]

Samuel Alder

Died 1918

British Army 26782 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 35559 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 35559 Lance Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Edwin William Alder

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 131918

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Alfred Alder

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 186608

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Thomas Gordon Edgcombe Alder

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant East Lancashire Regiment 5th Battalion (Territorial)

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant 3 Training Depot Station

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Harry Alder

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 39111

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James Alder

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 217914

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Albert Ernest Alder

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 10484 Private Wiltshire Regiment 1st

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Walter Gee Alder

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 78870 Private Tank Corps

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Horace George Alder

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 108608

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Victor Albert Alder

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 52279

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William Charles Alder

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 66821

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Alfred John Alder

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army 33781 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Cyril Charles Alder

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army G/982 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/982 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Alfred Amos Alder

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army GS-79784 Private Royal Fusiliers

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David Alder

Born 1884

Died 1914

Royal Navy 212628 Petty Officer HMS Cressy

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Bywell Castle Alder

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army TR5/42297 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 80th Training Reserve Bn.

British Army TR5/42297 Private The Northumberland Fusiliers 80th Training Reserve Bn

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John Alder

Died 1915

British Army 6619 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 6619 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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John Charles Alder

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 4525 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 4525 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 855364 Acting Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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Duke C Alder

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army TS/4450 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 57348 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Frederick Alder

Born 1879

Died 1915

British Army 3028 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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