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Bampton, Devon [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Port Augusta South Australia [2]

Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Wellington, Somerset [2]

Aberystwith, Cardiganshire [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Andover, Hampshire [1]

Balaclava South Australia [1]

Balaklava South Australia [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Beachampton, Buckinghamshire [1]

Bedford, Leigh, Lancashire [1]

Beech Hampton, Buckinghamshire [1]

Blackwood, Mon [1]

Clerkenwell, Middlesex [1]

Cornwall England [1]

Corsham, Wiltshire, England [1]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Dorking, Surrey [1]

Easthamstead Workhouse, Berkshire [1]

Grays, Essex [1]

Halse, Somerset, England [1]

Harpenden, Hertfordshire [1]

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [1]

Horwich Bolton Lancashire [1]

Hurstbourne Tarrant, Hampshire [1]

Kingston, Somerset [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Leckford, Hampshire, England [1]

Leigh, Lancashire [1]

Limehouse, Middlesex, England [1]

London [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Marylebone, London, Middlesex [1]

Nottingham England [1]

Portscath, Cornwall [1]

Saint Lukes, London [1]

Saint Pancras, London [1]

Southampton England [1]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [1]

Stamford Lincolnshire [1]

Stockbridge, Hampshire [1]

Tenterfield New South Wales [1]

Thruxton, Andover [1]

Tottenham, London [1]

Wherwell Hampshire [1]

Whitchurch England [1]

Winchester, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [139]

Gunner [25]

Driver [20]

Sapper [18]

Corporal 2nd [9]

Serjeant [8]

Corporal [6]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Lance Corporal [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Bombardier [3]

Captain [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Lieutenant Temporary Captain [2]

Major [2]

Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Captain Temporary Major [1]

Cook [1]

Gunner 2nd Class [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Orderly [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Pioneer [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [1]

Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [33]

Royal Field Artillery [29]

Army Service Corps [20]

Labour Corps [17]

Royal Garrison Artillery [11]

Hampshire Regiment [10]

London Regiment [10]

Northamptonshire Regiment [8]

Royal West Kent Regiment [8]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

Dorsetshire Regiment [5]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Welsh Regiment [5]

York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

East Kent Regiment [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Corps of Hussars [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Marine Artillery [3]

Tank Corps [3]

Wiltshire Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

HMS BELLEROPHON [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

104th Wellesleys Rifles Indian Army [1]

2nd Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Service

British Army [242]

Royal Navy [30]

Australian Imperial Force [14]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

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A [311]

Contribution

Military Service [304]

Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

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Place of birth

Bampton, Devon [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Port Augusta South Australia [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] Wellington, Somerset [2] Aberystwith, Cardiganshire [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Andover, Hampshire [1] Balaclava South Australia [1] Balaklava South Australia [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Beachampton, Buckinghamshire [1] Bedford, Leigh, Lancashire [1] Beech Hampton, Buckinghamshire [1] Blackwood, Mon [1] Clerkenwell, Middlesex [1] Cornwall England [1] Corsham, Wiltshire, England [1] Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Dorking, Surrey [1] Easthamstead Workhouse, Berkshire [1] Grays, Essex [1] Halse, Somerset, England [1] Harpenden, Hertfordshire [1] High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [1] Horwich Bolton Lancashire [1] Hurstbourne Tarrant, Hampshire [1] Kingston, Somerset [1] Lambeth, London [1] Leckford, Hampshire, England [1] Leigh, Lancashire [1] Limehouse, Middlesex, England [1] London [1] London, Middlesex [1] Marylebone, London [1] Marylebone, London, Middlesex [1] Nottingham England [1] Portscath, Cornwall [1] Saint Lukes, London [1] Saint Pancras, London [1] Southampton England [1] Southampton, Hampshire, England [1] Stamford Lincolnshire [1] Stockbridge, Hampshire [1] Tenterfield New South Wales [1] Thruxton, Andover [1] Tottenham, London [1] Wherwell Hampshire [1] Whitchurch England [1] Winchester, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [139] Gunner [25] Driver [20] Sapper [18] Corporal 2nd [9] Serjeant [8] Corporal [6] Acting Bombardier [4] Lance Corporal [4] Acting Corporal [3] Bombardier [3] Captain [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Lieutenant [2] Lieutenant Temporary Captain [2] Major [2] Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Captain Temporary Major [1] Cook [1] Gunner 2nd Class [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Orderly [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Pioneer [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Shoeing Smith Corporal [1] Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [33] Royal Field Artillery [29] Army Service Corps [20] Labour Corps [17] Royal Garrison Artillery [11] Hampshire Regiment [10] London Regiment [10] Northamptonshire Regiment [8] Royal West Kent Regiment [8] Machine Gun Corps [7] Middlesex Regiment [7] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Royal Berkshire Regiment [6] The Queen's Regiment [6] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] Dorsetshire Regiment [5] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Welsh Regiment [5] York and Lancaster Regiment [5] East Kent Regiment [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Corps of Hussars [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Marine Artillery [3] Tank Corps [3] Wiltshire Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] HMS BELLEROPHON [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] South Wales Borderers [2] 104th Wellesleys Rifles Indian Army [1] 2nd Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Service

British Army [242] Royal Navy [30] Australian Imperial Force [14] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9] Canadian Expeditionary Force [8] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

A [311]

Contribution

Military Service [304] Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Thomas Alderman

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 24745 Welsh Regiment 12th Battalion

British Army 38813 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 10th Battalion

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George Edmund A.k.a. George Edward Alderman

Born 1883

Died 1917

Royal Navy 10119 Gunner 2nd Class Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy 10119 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy 10119 Private Royal Marine Artillery

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Youth Alderman

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 3/8082 Private Dorsetshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 3/8082 Private Dorset Regiment 1st Battalion

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William Wesley Alderman

Born 1888

British Army 50223 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Thomas Alderman

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army GS/11098 Private Royal Fusiliers 13th Battalion

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William John Alderman

Born 1876

Died 1916

British Army 3/35002 Private South Wales Borderers

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Charles William Alderman

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 46584

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William Alderman

Born 1875

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Dorsetshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army Captain Dorsetshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army Captain Dorsetshire Regiment

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Edward George Alderman

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 234207

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William Stanley Alderman

Born 1897

Died 1972

British Army 315643 Private Tank Corps

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Arthur William Alderman

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 218183

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Harry Alderman

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 127137

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Walter James Alderman

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 19658 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 23816 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 10th (Service) Battalion.

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Ruth Warwick Alderman

Born 1857

Died 1933

British Army Cook Hampshire Regiment

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Alfred Harry Alderman

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 102014

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Henry Alderman

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army G/22983 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Percy Allen Alderman

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 200549 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 200549 Private Hampshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

British Army 4/2550 Private Hampshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

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Henry Robert Alderman

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 124401

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Edward Alderman

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 15229 Lance Corporal Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 15229 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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William John Alderman

Died 1917

British Army 4747 Quarter Master Serjeant Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army Captain Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal West Kent Regiment

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