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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]

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]

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Highclere England [1]

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Kilmore Victoria [1]

London, England [1]

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [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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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]

Thomas Alder

Died 1915

British Army 13909 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 7th king's own scottish bord Battalion

British Army 13909 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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John Alder

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 302872

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Cuthbert Horace Alder

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 304802

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Charles Samuel Alder

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 34160

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Lyonel Granville Lawrence Alder

Born 1888

Died 1956

Australian Imperial Force 79

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George Alder

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 408593

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George William Alder

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 59292

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Desmond Percy Alder

Born 1899

Died 1917

British Army TR7/13726 Private Training Reserve 95th Battalion

British Army 48220 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 11th Battalion

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John William Robert Alder

Australian Imperial Force 58286

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William Stanley Alder

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 11057 Lance Corporal Coldstream Guards

British Army 11057 Private Coldstream Guards

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Frank Alder

Died 1916

British Army 4648 Private London Regiment 6th lond Battalion

British Army 10530 Private London Regiment 5th lond Battalion

British Army 304005 Private London Regiment 5th lond Battalion

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Bartholomew Alder

Died 1916

British Army 22/154 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Phillip Alder

Died 1915

British Army 12501 Serjeant South Wales Borderers

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Sidney Alder

Born 1894

Died 1914

British Army 8175 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 2nd Battalion

British Army 8175 Private Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry

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Francis Charles Alder

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 2900 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Albert Alder

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 11920 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 61311 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 61311 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Alfred Alder

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 9360 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 9360 Acting Corporal Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 9360 Corporal Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Henry Charles Alder

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 21524 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Henry Alder

Born 1882

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 141364

Canadian Expeditionary Force 141364 Private Canadian Infantry

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Joseph Richard Alder

Born 1881

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 226514

Canadian Expeditionary Force 226514 Private Canadian Light Horse

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