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Melbourne Victoria [41]

Sydney New South Wales [18]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [15]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [14]

Brisbane Queensland [9]

London England [7]

London, Middlesex, England [7]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6]

Adelaide South Australia [5]

Bethnal Green, London [5]

Edinburgh [5]

London, Middlesex [5]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [5]

Wynyard Tasmania [5]

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [4]

Launceston Tasmania [4]

Shepparton Victoria [4]

St Andrews, Fife [4]

Winchester, Hampshire [4]

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [3]

Aberthaw, Glamorganshire, Wales [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Burnie Tasmania [3]

Croydon, Surrey [3]

Geelong Victoria [3]

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [3]

London [3]

Norwich, Norfolk [3]

Reading, Berkshire [3]

Swindon, Wiltshire [3]

Aberdeen Scotland [2]

Alloa, Clackmannanshire [2]

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2]

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [2]

Ayrshire [2]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Barony, Lanarkshire [2]

Beaudesert Queensland [2]

Beechworth Victoria [2]

Belfast [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Bungay, Suffolk [2]

Bushey, Hertfordshire [2]

Chatham, Kent [2]

Clerkenwell, London [2]

Dorking, Surrey [2]

Drummore, Wigtownshire, Scotland [2]

Dublin [2]

Eccles, Lancashire [2]

Rank

Private [1829]

Gunner [190]

Second Lieutenant [149]

Driver [147]

Serjeant [147]

Captain [99]

Corporal 2nd [99]

Sapper [93]

Lance Corporal [84]

Lieutenant [67]

Corporal [50]

Major [49]

Lieutenant Colonel [33]

Acting Serjeant [29]

Acting Corporal [27]

Pioneer [25]

Bombardier [14]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [12]

Rifleman [12]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [11]

Able Seaman [10]

Lance Serjeant [10]

Temporary Captain [10]

Commander [7]

Company Serjeant Major [7]

Stoker 1st Class [7]

Acting Captain [6]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [6]

Colour Serjeant [6]

Lieutenant Commander [6]

Staff Nurse [6]

Acting Bombardier [5]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Temporary Brigadier General [5]

Temporary Lieutenant [5]

Temporary Major [5]

Trooper [5]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Company Sergeant Major [4]

Reverend [4]

Sister [4]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [4]

Acting Sister [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [3]

Midshipman [3]

Sergeant [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Unit

Labour Corps [226]

Royal Field Artillery [211]

Royal Engineers [204]

Army Service Corps [203]

Royal Garrison Artillery [120]

Royal Army Medical Corps [106]

London Regiment [101]

Highland Light Infantry [98]

Gordon Highlanders [92]

Machine Gun Corps [78]

Royal Scots [76]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [67]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [65]

Seaforth Highlanders [63]

Royal Highlanders [61]

Royal Fusiliers [56]

Scottish Rifles [53]

Northumberland Fusiliers [50]

Middlesex Regiment [43]

Cameron Highlanders [41]

Essex Regiment [38]

Hampshire Regiment [37]

Royal Army Service Corps [37]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [36]

Liverpool Regiment [36]

British West Indies Regiment [35]

Durham Light Infantry [32]

Rifle Brigade [31]

Royal Naval Division [28]

Royal West Kent Regiment [28]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [26]

Canadian Infantry [26]

Dorsetshire Regiment [26]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [26]

Suffolk Regiment [24]

East Surrey Regiment [23]

Royal Irish Rifles [23]

Wiltshire Regiment [23]

Norfolk Regiment [22]

Royal Naval Reserve [22]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [21]

The Queen's Regiment [21]

Army Ordnance Corps [20]

Lincolnshire Regiment [20]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [19]

West Yorkshire Regiment [19]

Yorkshire Regiment [19]

Army Veterinary Corps [18]

Devonshire Regiment [18]

Royal Sussex Regiment [17]

Service

British Army [2965]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [390]

Royal Navy [308]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [262]

Australian Imperial Force [242]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [92]

Other Empire Force [9]

Indian Army [6]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

A [4406]

M [3]

C [2]

S [2]

B [1]

J [1]

L [1]

P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4238]

Merchant Navy [115]

Conscientious Objector [24]

Country

United Kingdom [174]

Canada [7]

New Zealand [3]

Australia [2]

Ireland [2]

Belgium [1]

France [1]

Guyana [1]

Israel [1]

South Africa [1]

Trinidad and Tobago [1]

United States [1]

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Melbourne Victoria [41] Sydney New South Wales [18] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [15] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [14] Brisbane Queensland [9] London England [7] London, Middlesex, England [7] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6] Adelaide South Australia [5] Bethnal Green, London [5] Edinburgh [5] London, Middlesex [5] Southampton, Hampshire, England [5] Wynyard Tasmania [5] Kilmarnock, Ayrshire [4] Launceston Tasmania [4] Shepparton Victoria [4] St Andrews, Fife [4] Winchester, Hampshire [4] Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [3] Aberthaw, Glamorganshire, Wales [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Burnie Tasmania [3] Croydon, Surrey [3] Geelong Victoria [3] Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [3] London [3] Norwich, Norfolk [3] Reading, Berkshire [3] Swindon, Wiltshire [3] Aberdeen Scotland [2] Alloa, Clackmannanshire [2] Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2] Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [2] Ayrshire [2] Ballarat Victoria [2] Barony, Lanarkshire [2] Beaudesert Queensland [2] Beechworth Victoria [2] Belfast [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Bungay, Suffolk [2] Bushey, Hertfordshire [2] Chatham, Kent [2] Clerkenwell, London [2] Dorking, Surrey [2] Drummore, Wigtownshire, Scotland [2] Dublin [2] Eccles, Lancashire [2]

Rank

Private [1829] Gunner [190] Second Lieutenant [149] Driver [147] Serjeant [147] Captain [99] Corporal 2nd [99] Sapper [93] Lance Corporal [84] Lieutenant [67] Corporal [50] Major [49] Lieutenant Colonel [33] Acting Serjeant [29] Acting Corporal [27] Pioneer [25] Bombardier [14] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [12] Rifleman [12] Warrant Officer Class 2 [11] Able Seaman [10] Lance Serjeant [10] Temporary Captain [10] Commander [7] Company Serjeant Major [7] Stoker 1st Class [7] Acting Captain [6] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [6] Colour Serjeant [6] Lieutenant Commander [6] Staff Nurse [6] Acting Bombardier [5] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [5] Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [5] Temporary Brigadier General [5] Temporary Lieutenant [5] Temporary Major [5] Trooper [5] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Company Sergeant Major [4] Reverend [4] Sister [4] Warrant Officer Class 1 [4] Acting Sister [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Air Mechanic 1st Class [3] Midshipman [3] Sergeant [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Unit

Labour Corps [226] Royal Field Artillery [211] Royal Engineers [204] Army Service Corps [203] Royal Garrison Artillery [120] Royal Army Medical Corps [106] London Regiment [101] Highland Light Infantry [98] Gordon Highlanders [92] Machine Gun Corps [78] Royal Scots [76] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [67] Royal Scots Fusiliers [65] Seaforth Highlanders [63] Royal Highlanders [61] Royal Fusiliers [56] Scottish Rifles [53] Northumberland Fusiliers [50] Middlesex Regiment [43] Cameron Highlanders [41] Essex Regiment [38] Hampshire Regiment [37] Royal Army Service Corps [37] King's Own Scottish Borderers [36] Liverpool Regiment [36] British West Indies Regiment [35] Durham Light Infantry [32] Rifle Brigade [31] Royal Naval Division [28] Royal West Kent Regiment [28] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [26] Canadian Infantry [26] Dorsetshire Regiment [26] King's Royal Rifle Corps [26] Suffolk Regiment [24] East Surrey Regiment [23] Royal Irish Rifles [23] Wiltshire Regiment [23] Norfolk Regiment [22] Royal Naval Reserve [22] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [21] The Queen's Regiment [21] Army Ordnance Corps [20] Lincolnshire Regiment [20] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [19] West Yorkshire Regiment [19] Yorkshire Regiment [19] Army Veterinary Corps [18] Devonshire Regiment [18] Royal Sussex Regiment [17]

Service

British Army [2965] Canadian Expeditionary Force [390] Royal Navy [308] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [262] Australian Imperial Force [242] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [92] Other Empire Force [9] Indian Army [6] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

A [4406] M [3] C [2] S [2] B [1] J [1] L [1] P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4238] Merchant Navy [115] Conscientious Objector [24]

Country

United Kingdom [174] Canada [7] New Zealand [3] Australia [2] Ireland [2] Belgium [1] France [1] Guyana [1] Israel [1] South Africa [1] Trinidad and Tobago [1] United States [1]

John W Alexander

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 9678 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Alan Mansell Alexander

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment 16 london regiment (queen's west Battalion

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Peter Alexander

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 3724 Private Gordon Highlanders 1st/5th Battalion

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James Alexander

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 10920 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army 265648 Private Gordon Highlanders

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Kenneth George Alexander

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 14704 Private Norfolk Regiment 9th Battalion

British Army 14704 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Louis Alexander

Died 1917

British Army 3209 Private British West Indies Regiment

British Army 3209 Lance Corporal British West Indies Regiment 3rd Battalion

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John White Alexander

Died 1916

British Army 59975 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 16th siege battery

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Keith Alexander

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 26607 Private Yorkshire Regiment 9 Battalion

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Francis Edgar Lyons Alexander

Born 1895

Died 1945

British Army G/39979 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Johnnie Alexander

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 23837 Private Suffolk Regiment 8th Battalion

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William Alexander

Born 1889

Died 1916

Royal Navy S 3314 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 3314S Stoker Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Invincible

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Stanley William Alexander

Born 1889

Died 1918

Royal Navy K2914 Stoker Petty Officer HMS Racoon

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Noel Legard Alexander

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Yorkshire Regiment 9th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Walter Ernest Alexander

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 1504 Private Royal Newfoundland Regiment

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Gordon Reuben Alexander

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 5th 12 Lance Corporal Royal Fusiliers 10th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Sussex Regiment

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Henry James Alexander

Died 1917

British Army 7497 Private 5th Dragoon Guards

British Army 32659 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 30215 Private Scottish Rifles

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Conn Alexander

Born 1883

Died 1970

Canadian Expeditionary Force 15651

Canadian Expeditionary Force Captain Newfoundland Regiment

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Hon William Sigismund Patrick Alexander

Born 1895

Died 1972

British Army Acting Captain Irish Guards

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Robert George Alexander

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 85731

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James Alexander

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 291465

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