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Melbourne Victoria [5]

Sydney New South Wales [4]

Waratah Tasmania [4]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Saltash, Cornwall [3]

Stawell, Somerset [3]

Taunton, Somerset [3]

Torquay, Devon [3]

Yongala South Australia [3]

Barnstaple, Devon [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Cowra New South Wales [2]

Cressy Victoria [2]

Geelong Victoria [2]

Langport, Somerset [2]

Maffra Victoria [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Saint Germans, Cornwall [2]

Tavistock, Devon [2]

Warragul Victoria [2]

37 lockington Road, Battersea, London, Surrey, England [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

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Ballarat Victoria [1]

Banwell, Somerset [1]

Barton Regis, Gloucestershire [1]

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Brandis Corner,Black Torrington,Holsworthy,Devon. [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Cann, Dorset [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Catcott, Bridgwater, Somerset [1]

Charlton England [1]

Charlton, Kent, England [1]

Chippenham Wiltshire [1]

Chiswick London [1]

Chobham Surrey England [1]

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Private [276]

Gunner [37]

Driver [26]

Corporal 2nd [16]

Sapper [14]

Serjeant [13]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Lance Corporal [10]

Bombardier [9]

Corporal [9]

Captain [8]

Acting Corporal [7]

Lieutenant [6]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Pioneer [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Rifleman [3]

Sergeant [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Nurse [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

A/Cpl [1]

Act. RSM [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Assistant Steward [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Dragoon [1]

Guardsman [1]

L/Cpl [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Corporal (unpaid) [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Major [1]

Master Gunner [1]

Master at Arms [1]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1]

Ordinary Telegraphist [1]

Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Reverend [1]

Sargeant [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Steward [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [35]

Devonshire Regiment [34]

Army Service Corps [31]

Royal Engineers [31]

London Regiment [28]

Labour Corps [27]

Royal Garrison Artillery [26]

Royal Fusiliers [17]

Wiltshire Regiment [17]

Royal Army Medical Corps [16]

Somerset Light Infantry [13]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [11]

Gloucestershire Regiment [10]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [10]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10]

Middlesex Regiment [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [9]

Dorsetshire Regiment [8]

Essex Regiment [8]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Worcestershire Regiment [7]

Hampshire Regiment [6]

Highland Light Infantry [6]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal West Kent Regiment [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

Military Foot Police [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Border Regiment [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Corps of Hussars [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

5th Dragoon Guards [2]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Dorset Yeomanry [2]

French Red Cross [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Service

British Army [426]

Australian Imperial Force [62]

Royal Navy [59]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [37]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [33]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

A [628]

F [1]

Contribution

Military Service [616]

Merchant Navy [7]

Country

United Kingdom [49]

Belgium [1]

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Melbourne Victoria [5] Sydney New South Wales [4] Waratah Tasmania [4] Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Saltash, Cornwall [3] Stawell, Somerset [3] Taunton, Somerset [3] Torquay, Devon [3] Yongala South Australia [3] Barnstaple, Devon [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Cowra New South Wales [2] Cressy Victoria [2] Geelong Victoria [2] Langport, Somerset [2] Maffra Victoria [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Saint Germans, Cornwall [2] Tavistock, Devon [2] Warragul Victoria [2] 37 lockington Road, Battersea, London, Surrey, England [1] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Ballan Victoria [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Banwell, Somerset [1] Barton Regis, Gloucestershire [1] Bedminster, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bedminster,Bristol,Somerset. [1] Beer, Devon [1] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Birmingham England [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Birregurra Victoria [1] Blackheath, Lewisham, Kent [1] Bognor, Sussex [1] Bournemouth, Hampshire [1] Bow, Devon [1] Brandis Corner,Black Torrington,Holsworthy,Devon. [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Camberwell, London [1] Cann, Dorset [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Catcott, Bridgwater, Somerset [1] Charlton England [1] Charlton, Kent, England [1] Chippenham Wiltshire [1] Chiswick London [1] Chobham Surrey England [1]

Rank

Private [276] Gunner [37] Driver [26] Corporal 2nd [16] Sapper [14] Serjeant [13] Second Lieutenant [11] Lance Corporal [10] Bombardier [9] Corporal [9] Captain [8] Acting Corporal [7] Lieutenant [6] Acting Serjeant [5] Pioneer [4] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Rifleman [3] Sergeant [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Colour Serjeant [2] Leading Stoker [2] Nurse [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] A/Cpl [1] Act. RSM [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Assistant Steward [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Dragoon [1] Guardsman [1] L/Cpl [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Corporal (unpaid) [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Major [1] Master Gunner [1] Master at Arms [1] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1] Ordinary Telegraphist [1] Petty Officer Stoker [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Reverend [1] Sargeant [1] Serjeant Major [1] Staff Nurse [1] Steward [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [35] Devonshire Regiment [34] Army Service Corps [31] Royal Engineers [31] London Regiment [28] Labour Corps [27] Royal Garrison Artillery [26] Royal Fusiliers [17] Wiltshire Regiment [17] Royal Army Medical Corps [16] Somerset Light Infantry [13] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [11] Gloucestershire Regiment [10] King's Royal Rifle Corps [10] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10] Middlesex Regiment [9] Royal Army Service Corps [9] Dorsetshire Regiment [8] Essex Regiment [8] Machine Gun Corps [7] Worcestershire Regiment [7] Hampshire Regiment [6] Highland Light Infantry [6] Northamptonshire Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal West Kent Regiment [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] Military Foot Police [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Welsh Regiment [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Border Regiment [3] Canadian Infantry [3] Coldstream Guards [3] Corps of Hussars [3] Royal Air Force [3] 5th Dragoon Guards [2] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Dorset Yeomanry [2] French Red Cross [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Service

British Army [426] Australian Imperial Force [62] Royal Navy [59] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [37] Canadian Expeditionary Force [33] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

A [628] F [1]

Contribution

Military Service [616] Merchant Navy [7]

Country

United Kingdom [49] Belgium [1]

Samuel Alford

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 196606 Driver Royal Horse Artillery

British Army 196606 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 196606 Lance Bombardier Royal Horse Artillery 15th Brigade

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Reuben Gorrin Alford

Born 1875

Died 1920

British Army 329890 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 1519 Royal Garrison Artillery

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Ernest Alford

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 307598 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st/8th

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Alfred Alford

Born 1884

Died 1918

Royal Navy 308073 Petty Officer Stoker

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Walter James Alford

Born 1895

Died 1914

British Army 7229 Private 6th Dragoon Guards

British Army D/7229 Private 6th Dragoon Guards

British Army 7229 Private 6th Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers)

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Victor Wallace Alford

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 12214 Private Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 12214 Lance Corporal Wiltshire Regiment 1st Bn

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William Rowsell Alford

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 2371 Private Devonshire Regiment 1/4th Battallion

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Herbert Alford

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 1258 Private West Somerset Yeomanry

British Army 27148 Private Somerset Light Infantry 7th Battalion

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James Alford

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 1109 Private Welsh Regiment 6th Glamorgan Regiment

British Army 29344 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Percy Alford

Died 1916

British Army SD/2035 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 12th Battalion

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Lewis Alford

Born 1893

British Army 67817 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Samuel William Alford

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army A/200770 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps 18 Bt

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Richard Thomas Alford

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 47428 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 47428 and 42175 private Northamptonshire and then Essex 11th

British Army 42175 Private Essex Regiment 10th Battalion

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Sidney Alford

Born 1892

British Army 1450 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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James Alford

Died 1915

British Army S/3132 Private Seaforth Highlanders ross-shire buffs 8th Battalion

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William Alford

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 10399 Private Devonshire Regiment 10th Battalion

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Fred Alford

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 9158 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 203163 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 1st/5th Battalion

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Ernest John Alford

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 73193 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 122th Siege Battery

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Percy T Alford

Born 1883

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Assistant Steward Mercantile Marine

Other Empire Force Steward Mercantile Marine: SS Comrie Castle (London)

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Alfred Alford

Born 1884

Died 1950

British Army 19569 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 16th Field Ambulance

British Army 200108 Corporal 2nd Royal Army Medical Corps 16th Field Ambulance

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