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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]

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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]

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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]

Peter Reginald Alford

Born 1895

British Army 11370 Private Devonshire Regiment

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George William Alford

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 135399

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Frank Herbert Alford

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 97774

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Emanuel John William Alford

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 55287

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Edwin Alford

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 123652

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Thomas Henry Alford

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 87948

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William Alford

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 67705 Private Royal 1st Devon Yeomanry and Royal North Devon Yeomanry 16th Battalion

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Lionel Edward Alford

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army G/2140 Lance Corporal Middlesex Regiment

British Army G/2140 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Harry Alford

Died 1914

British Army 1962 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Adolphe John Alford

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 68238 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 57837 Private Worcestershire Regiment 2nd/8th Battalion

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Frederick John Alford

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army S/37005 Lance Corporal Rifle Brigade

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Ernest Alford

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 9847 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers 1st Battalion

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Percy Alford

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 56651 Private Hampshire Regiment 15th Battalion

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Walter Victor Alford

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 4972 Private London Regiment 23rd lond Battalion

British Army 4972 Private London Regiment 23rd Battalion

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Anthony Alford

Born 1891

Died 1916

Royal Navy L1057 Officer's Steward 3rd Class HMS Warrior

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Henry Robert Alford

Born 1891

Died 1918

Royal Navy K7595 Stoker 1st Class HM Submarine H5

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William John Alford

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45344

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Joseph Alford

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281758

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William Charles Alford

Born 1879

British Army 5130 Private Somerset Light Infantry 1st Battalion

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Edwin Henry G H Alford

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 109248

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