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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]

Edward N Aldridge

Born 1875

Died 1917

British Army 4288 Private Leinster Regiment

British Army 4288 Acting Corporal Leinster Regiment

British Army 4288 Lance Corporal Leinster Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Ernest Sidney Aldridge

Born 1893

Died 1914

British Army L/9720 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army L/9720 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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Harold Aldridge

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 15232 Private Grenadier Guards 2nd Battalion

British Army 15232 Private Grenadier Guards

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Ernest W. Aldridge

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 4685 Private London Regiment 16th lond Battalion

British Army 551852 Private London Regiment 16th lond Battalion

British Army 4685 Rifleman London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles)

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Robert J Aldridge

Born 1889

Died 1919

British Army 2170 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 875821 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Joseph W Aldridge

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 1747 Lance Corporal London Regiment 11th (County of London) Battalion (Finsbury Rifles)

British Army 450256 Lance Corporal London Regiment 11th (County of London) Battalion (Finsbury Rifles)

British Army 450256 Rifleman London Regiment 11th (County of London) Battalion (Finsbury Rifles)

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John Aldridge

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 135729

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Alfred Lewin Aldridge

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42697

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Thomas Aldridge

Died 1918

British Army 47732 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 145377 Private Labour Corps 617th Agricultural Company

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William James Aldridge

Born 1886

Died 1917

Royal Navy 311664 Stoker Petty Officer HMS BEGONIA (Q10)

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Newman William Aldridge

Born 1892

Died 1918

Royal Navy J1558 Able Seaman Hm Submarine E34

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Charles John Aldridge

Born 1901

Died 1972

Royal Navy L11452

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Farrant Freeman Aldridge

Born 1881

Died 1963

Royal Navy Assistant Paymaster Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy Staff Paymaster Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy Paymaster Commander Royal Naval Reserve

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George William Aldridge

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45463

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Charles M. Aldridge

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 81080 Driver Durham Light Infantry

British Army 81080 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 84295 Driver Royal Engineers 203rd Field Company

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John Sidney Aldridge

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 62906

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George Aldridge

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 12201

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James Aldridge

Died 1915

British Army 10452 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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Fredrick Percival Aldridge

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army T/4/210230 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army 50688 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Frank Aldridge

Died 1916

British Army G/23748 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army L/13174 Private Middlesex Regiment

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