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London, Middlesex, England [8]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6]

Adelaide South Australia [4]

Brighton, Sussex [4]

Newbury, Berkshire [4]

Reading, Berkshire [4]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Brixton, London [3]

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [3]

Lambeth, London [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

London [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [3]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Chelsea, London [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Heywood Victoria [2]

Holloway, London [2]

Horsham England [2]

Kensington, London [2]

Limehouse, London [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Morgan South Australia [2]

Peckham, London [2]

Sittingbourne, Kent [2]

Slough, Buckinghamshire [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Violet Town Victoria [2]

Walthamstow, Essex [2]

Albury, Herts [1]

Aldeburgh, Suffolk [1]

Allora Queensland [1]

Arlingham, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Aston, Warwickshire [1]

Bala [1]

Battle, Sussex [1]

Bedford [1]

Belvedere, Kent [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Berkshire [1]

Birmingham England [1]

Bishops Cleeve, Gloucestershire [1]

Blewbury, Berkshire [1]

Bloomsbury, Middlesex [1]

Botley, Oxfordshire [1]

Bow, London [1]

Rank

Private [811]

Gunner [99]

Driver [77]

Serjeant [56]

Sapper [42]

Corporal 2nd [41]

Lance Corporal [35]

Corporal [32]

Second Lieutenant [21]

Acting Corporal [17]

Pioneer [15]

Bombardier [11]

Rifleman [11]

Acting Serjeant [10]

Lieutenant [10]

Lance Serjeant [8]

Staff Serjeant [7]

Captain [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Colour Serjeant [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Shoeing Smith [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Colonel Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Honorary Lieutenant [2]

Lance Corporal 2nd [2]

Major [2]

Nursing Sister [2]

Petty Officer Stoker [2]

Reverend [2]

Sergeant [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Trooper [2]

Worker [2]

8th Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Colonel [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Corporal Dafadar [1]

Acting Forewoman [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [105]

Royal Field Artillery [104]

Royal Engineers [96]

Army Service Corps [85]

London Regiment [77]

Royal Garrison Artillery [58]

Royal Fusiliers [50]

Machine Gun Corps [38]

Royal Army Medical Corps [31]

Gloucestershire Regiment [30]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [30]

Middlesex Regiment [29]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [27]

Rifle Brigade [26]

The Queen's Regiment [26]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [24]

Bedfordshire Regiment [23]

South Staffordshire Regiment [23]

Hampshire Regiment [22]

Royal Sussex Regiment [22]

Essex Regiment [21]

Devonshire Regiment [19]

Worcestershire Regiment [19]

East Surrey Regiment [18]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [18]

Lancashire Fusiliers [18]

Northamptonshire Regiment [18]

Durham Light Infantry [15]

Royal West Kent Regiment [15]

East Kent Regiment [14]

Norfolk Regiment [14]

Welsh Regiment [14]

Wiltshire Regiment [14]

Hertfordshire Regiment [12]

Manchester Regiment [12]

Suffolk Regiment [12]

Liverpool Regiment [11]

Northumberland Fusiliers [11]

Royal Defence Corps [11]

Leicestershire Regiment [10]

Royal Army Service Corps [10]

Royal Marine Artillery [10]

Royal Naval Division [10]

North Staffordshire Regiment [9]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9]

Army Veterinary Corps [8]

Dorsetshire Regiment [8]

West Riding Regiment [8]

Corps of Hussars [7]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [7]

Service

British Army [1241]

Royal Navy [142]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [109]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [53]

Australian Imperial Force [48]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [28]

Other Empire Force [2]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

A [1649]

F [1]

M [1]

O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1611]

Merchant Navy [30]

Country

United Kingdom [31]

Canada [1]

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London, Middlesex, England [8] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6] Adelaide South Australia [4] Brighton, Sussex [4] Newbury, Berkshire [4] Reading, Berkshire [4] Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Brixton, London [3] High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [3] Lambeth, London [3] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] London [3] London, Middlesex [3] Portsmouth, Hampshire [3] Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Camberwell, London [2] Chelsea, London [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Heywood Victoria [2] Holloway, London [2] Horsham England [2] Kensington, London [2] Limehouse, London [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Morgan South Australia [2] Peckham, London [2] Sittingbourne, Kent [2] Slough, Buckinghamshire [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Violet Town Victoria [2] Walthamstow, Essex [2] Albury, Herts [1] Aldeburgh, Suffolk [1] Allora Queensland [1] Arlingham, Gloucestershire, England [1] Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Aston, Warwickshire [1] Bala [1] Battle, Sussex [1] Bedford [1] Belvedere, Kent [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Berkshire [1] Birmingham England [1] Bishops Cleeve, Gloucestershire [1] Blewbury, Berkshire [1] Bloomsbury, Middlesex [1] Botley, Oxfordshire [1] Bow, London [1]

Rank

Private [811] Gunner [99] Driver [77] Serjeant [56] Sapper [42] Corporal 2nd [41] Lance Corporal [35] Corporal [32] Second Lieutenant [21] Acting Corporal [17] Pioneer [15] Bombardier [11] Rifleman [11] Acting Serjeant [10] Lieutenant [10] Lance Serjeant [8] Staff Serjeant [7] Captain [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Colour Serjeant [5] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Acting Bombardier [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Shoeing Smith [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Able Seaman [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Colonel Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Honorary Lieutenant [2] Lance Corporal 2nd [2] Major [2] Nursing Sister [2] Petty Officer Stoker [2] Reverend [2] Sergeant [2] Staff Nurse [2] Trooper [2] Worker [2] 8th Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Colonel [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Corporal Dafadar [1] Acting Forewoman [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [105] Royal Field Artillery [104] Royal Engineers [96] Army Service Corps [85] London Regiment [77] Royal Garrison Artillery [58] Royal Fusiliers [50] Machine Gun Corps [38] Royal Army Medical Corps [31] Gloucestershire Regiment [30] Royal Berkshire Regiment [30] Middlesex Regiment [29] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [27] Rifle Brigade [26] The Queen's Regiment [26] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [24] Bedfordshire Regiment [23] South Staffordshire Regiment [23] Hampshire Regiment [22] Royal Sussex Regiment [22] Essex Regiment [21] Devonshire Regiment [19] Worcestershire Regiment [19] East Surrey Regiment [18] King's Royal Rifle Corps [18] Lancashire Fusiliers [18] Northamptonshire Regiment [18] Durham Light Infantry [15] Royal West Kent Regiment [15] East Kent Regiment [14] Norfolk Regiment [14] Welsh Regiment [14] Wiltshire Regiment [14] Hertfordshire Regiment [12] Manchester Regiment [12] Suffolk Regiment [12] Liverpool Regiment [11] Northumberland Fusiliers [11] Royal Defence Corps [11] Leicestershire Regiment [10] Royal Army Service Corps [10] Royal Marine Artillery [10] Royal Naval Division [10] North Staffordshire Regiment [9] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9] Army Veterinary Corps [8] Dorsetshire Regiment [8] West Riding Regiment [8] Corps of Hussars [7] Royal West Surrey Regiment [7]

Service

British Army [1241] Royal Navy [142] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [109] Canadian Expeditionary Force [53] Australian Imperial Force [48] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [28] Other Empire Force [2] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

A [1649] F [1] M [1] O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1611] Merchant Navy [30]

Country

United Kingdom [31] Canada [1]

Alfred John Aldridge

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 497 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Archie Horace Aldridge

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army F/597 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant The Queen's Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Norman Aldridge

Died 1918

British Army G21007 Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army 11540 Corporal Army Pay Corps

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Henry William Aldridge

Born 1887

Died 1918

Royal Navy 222882 Petty Officer Stoker Hm Submarine G7

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Olive Mary Aldridge

Born 1867

Died 1950

Other Empire Force Nurse orderly Wounded Allies Relief Committee Vodena Hospital

Other Empire Force Nurse Orderly Serbian Relief Fund French Red Cross Mrs Stobart's Unit

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Sidney Richard Aldridge

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 104659

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Horace Newton Aldridge

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 14515

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John William Aldridge

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30639

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Gordon John Aldridge

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 49853

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Henry Edmund Aldridge

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 26535

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Claude Edwin Aldridge

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 221545

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David Aldridge

Born 1890

Died 1914

Royal Navy 14961 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: HMS Monmouth

Royal Navy 14961 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: HMS Good Hope

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Samuel Aldridge

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 144682

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Thomas Walter Aldridge

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 87740

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Henry George Aldridge

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 298034

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Albert Edward Aldridge

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 25398

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Harry Aldridge

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30191

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William George Aldridge

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 169360

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William Hugh Aldridge

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 187075

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Albert Aldridge

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 135449

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