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Sydney New South Wales [10]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [2]

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Ipswich, Suffolk [2]

Richmond New South Wales [2]

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Westbourne, Sussex [1]

Weymouth, Dorset [1]

Whangarei District, Northland [1]

Widnes, Lancashire, England [1]

Woy Woy New South Wales [1]

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Private [151]

Gunner [21]

Driver [14]

Sapper [14]

Serjeant [12]

Corporal 2nd [10]

Acting Corporal [7]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Lance Corporal [6]

Lieutenant [6]

Corporal [5]

Pioneer [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Colour Serjeant [3]

2nd Master Serjeant [2]

Able Seaman [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Bombardier [2]

Conductor [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Armourer's Mate [1]

Assistant Paymaster [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Drummer [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Major [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Warrant Telegraphist (Temporary) [1]

Wireless Telegraph Operator [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [27]

Labour Corps [25]

Suffolk Regiment [19]

London Regiment [16]

Royal Field Artillery [16]

Royal Garrison Artillery [15]

Army Service Corps [14]

Royal Army Medical Corps [12]

Norfolk Regiment [11]

Essex Regiment [9]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

The Queen's Regiment [9]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

Hampshire Regiment [6]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

Royal Air Force [5]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Gordon Highlanders [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Training Reserve [3]

1st Life Guards [2]

8th Hussars [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

13th Hussars [1]

152nd Labour Corps [1]

18th Regiment [1]

1st Dragoon Guards [1]

1st Labour Corps 89th Company [1]

1st Labour Corps 89th Company [1]

2nd Canadian Field Artillery Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Service

British Army [248]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [34]

Royal Navy [24]

Australian Imperial Force [16]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [7]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

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A [347]

Contribution

Military Service [332]

Merchant Navy [12]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Canada [1]

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Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [10] London, Middlesex, England [3] Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [2] Bury St Edmunds [2] Ipswich, Suffolk [2] Richmond New South Wales [2] Sheringham, Norfolk [2] Winchester, Hampshire [2] Aldershot, Hampshire, England [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Binstead, Alton, Hampshire [1] Chislehurst [1] Clifton Hill Victoria [1] Coltishall, Norfolk [1] Deptford, London [1] Docking Norfolk [1] Docking, Norfolk [1] East Molesey, Surrey [1] Fulham, London [1] Hackney, London, Middlesex [1] Harwich, Essex [1] Hingston, Surrey [1] Horbury, Wakefield, Yorkshire [1] Kensington, London [1] Kent [1] Kentish Town, Middlesex [1] Kentish Town, North Wales [1] Ladywell, Lewisham, Kent [1] Lewisham [1] Leyton, Essex [1] Liverpool [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London, Middlesex [1] Lowestoft, Suffolk [1] Newcastle New South Wales [1] Norfolk, England [1] Norwich, Norfolk [1] Paddington [1] Reigate, Surrey [1] Riverstone New South Wales [1] Romford, Essex [1] Rugate, Surrey [1] South Kensington, London [1] Streatham, London [1] Westbourne, Sussex [1] Weymouth, Dorset [1] Whangarei District, Northland [1] Widnes, Lancashire, England [1] Woy Woy New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [151] Gunner [21] Driver [14] Sapper [14] Serjeant [12] Corporal 2nd [10] Acting Corporal [7] Second Lieutenant [7] Lance Corporal [6] Lieutenant [6] Corporal [5] Pioneer [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Colour Serjeant [3] 2nd Master Serjeant [2] Able Seaman [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Bombardier [2] Conductor [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Armourer's Mate [1] Assistant Paymaster [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Drummer [1] Leading Seaman [1] Major [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant Major [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Captain [1] Warrant Telegraphist (Temporary) [1] Wireless Telegraph Operator [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [27] Labour Corps [25] Suffolk Regiment [19] London Regiment [16] Royal Field Artillery [16] Royal Garrison Artillery [15] Army Service Corps [14] Royal Army Medical Corps [12] Norfolk Regiment [11] Essex Regiment [9] Machine Gun Corps [9] The Queen's Regiment [9] Royal Fusiliers [8] Hampshire Regiment [6] East Surrey Regiment [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [5] Royal Air Force [5] Devonshire Regiment [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] Cheshire Regiment [3] Gordon Highlanders [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Training Reserve [3] 1st Life Guards [2] 8th Hussars [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Kent Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] 13th Hussars [1] 152nd Labour Corps [1] 18th Regiment [1] 1st Dragoon Guards [1] 1st Labour Corps 89th Company [1] 1st Labour Corps 89th Company [1] 2nd Canadian Field Artillery Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Service

British Army [248] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [34] Royal Navy [24] Australian Imperial Force [16] Canadian Expeditionary Force [7] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Last name first letter

A [347]

Contribution

Military Service [332] Merchant Navy [12] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5] Canada [1]

Thomas Albert Victor Alderton

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 6912 Private London Regiment 6th lond Battalion

British Army 323694 Private London Regiment 6th lond Battalion

British Army 323694 Rifleman London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles).

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Charles Frederick Carruthers Alderton

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army 490 Serjeant King Edwards Horse

British Army 490 Staff Quarter Master Serjeant King Edwards Horse

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Frederick Alderton

Born 1895

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 104109 Pioneer 48th Bn.

Canadian Expeditionary Force 104109 Pioneer Canadian Infantry 48th Bn.

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William Alderton

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 189493

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George Herbert Bernard Alderton

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 24049

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Edwin George Alderton

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 295634

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Frederick Alderton

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 112691

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Albert George Alderton

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 134932

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Reginald Thomas Alderton

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 68149

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Arthur Alderton

Born 1872

Died 1914

Royal Navy 342982 Armourer's Mate HMS Good Hope

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Arthur Alderton

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 4949 Private London Regiment 14th lond Battalion

British Army 4949 Private London Regiment 1/14 lond Battalion

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Charles Alderton

Born 1877

Died 1914

Royal Navy 176323, (R.F.R. Ch B.3310) (Ch) Able Seaman H.M.S. "Cressy"

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Harry Alderton

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 129643

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William Henry Alderton

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 6254

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Stanley Edwin Alderton

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 402623

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Hugh Edward Clarke Alderton

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 18020 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Trevor Dudley Hall Alderton

Born 1894

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force

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Hubert Alderton

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 40280 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Frederick James Alderton

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 3178

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Gilbert Norman Alderton

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 104015

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