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Plymouth, Devon [3]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Lostwithiel, Cornwall [2]

Rushall Norfolk [2]

Swindon, Wiltshire [2]

Warwick Queensland [2]

Aldborough, Aylsham, Norfolk, England [1]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1]

Beverley Yorkshire England [1]

Birmingham Warwickshire England [1]

Clitheroe, Yorkshire [1]

Coolgardie Western Australia [1]

Deptford, Kent, England [1]

Fressingfield, Suffolk [1]

Fressingfield, Suffolk, England [1]

Greenwich London England [1]

Homerton Middlesex [1]

Honicknowle, Devon [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Ipswich, Suffolk [1]

Kilburn London Middlesex England [1]

Kingsland, London [1]

Luxulyan, Cornwall [1]

Luxulyan, Lostwithiel, Cornwall [1]

Newton Ferris Devon England [1]

Norfolk [1]

Norfolk, England [1]

Norwich [1]

Norwich, Norfolk [1]

Plymouth Devon England [1]

Plymton, Devon [1]

Poplar, England [1]

Rushall Norfolk [1]

Rushall Norfolk England [1]

Sheffield Yorkshire England [1]

St Lawrence Suffolk England [1]

Stratford, London [1]

Stratford, Middlesex, England [1]

Suffolk [1]

Terling Essex [1]

Walthamstow, Essex [1]

West Ham Essex England [1]

Wood Green London England [1]

Yatton Somerset England [1]

Yatton, Somerset [1]

Yaxley Eye, Suffolk [1]

Yaxley, Suffolk, England [1]

Yealmpton, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [110]

Gunner [8]

Driver [7]

Corporal 2nd [5]

Lance Corporal [4]

Pioneer [4]

Serjeant [4]

Sapper [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Bombardier [2]

Captain [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Writer [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Corporal [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Munitions Worker [1]

Ordinary Telegraphist [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Saddler [1]

Saddler Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

W O Class II [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [14]

Royal Field Artillery [13]

Suffolk Regiment [12]

Army Service Corps [11]

Essex Regiment [9]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

Royal Engineers [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

Devonshire Regiment [6]

London Regiment [6]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Norfolk Regiment [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

24th Punjabis [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [2]

HMS Revenge [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

16t [1]

19th Hussars [1]

32nd Brigade [1]

5th Divisional Artillery Column R.Field Artillery [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Attached 1/5th Battalion [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

HMS Ajax [1]

HMS CANADA [1]

Service

British Army [151]

Royal Navy [24]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

Other Empire Force [1]

South African Services [1]

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A [207]

Contribution

Military Service [201]

Merchant Navy [2]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [30]

France [2]

South Africa [2]

India [1]

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Place of birth

Plymouth, Devon [3] Bethnal Green, London [2] Lostwithiel, Cornwall [2] Rushall Norfolk [2] Swindon, Wiltshire [2] Warwick Queensland [2] Aldborough, Aylsham, Norfolk, England [1] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1] Beverley Yorkshire England [1] Birmingham Warwickshire England [1] Clitheroe, Yorkshire [1] Coolgardie Western Australia [1] Deptford, Kent, England [1] Fressingfield, Suffolk [1] Fressingfield, Suffolk, England [1] Greenwich London England [1] Homerton Middlesex [1] Honicknowle, Devon [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Ipswich, Suffolk [1] Kilburn London Middlesex England [1] Kingsland, London [1] Luxulyan, Cornwall [1] Luxulyan, Lostwithiel, Cornwall [1] Newton Ferris Devon England [1] Norfolk [1] Norfolk, England [1] Norwich [1] Norwich, Norfolk [1] Plymouth Devon England [1] Plymton, Devon [1] Poplar, England [1] Rushall Norfolk [1] Rushall Norfolk England [1] Sheffield Yorkshire England [1] St Lawrence Suffolk England [1] Stratford, London [1] Stratford, Middlesex, England [1] Suffolk [1] Terling Essex [1] Walthamstow, Essex [1] West Ham Essex England [1] Wood Green London England [1] Yatton Somerset England [1] Yatton, Somerset [1] Yaxley Eye, Suffolk [1] Yaxley, Suffolk, England [1] Yealmpton, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [110] Gunner [8] Driver [7] Corporal 2nd [5] Lance Corporal [4] Pioneer [4] Serjeant [4] Sapper [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Corporal [2] Bombardier [2] Captain [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Writer [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Corporal [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Munitions Worker [1] Ordinary Telegraphist [1] Petty Officer [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Saddler [1] Saddler Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Sergeant [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] W O Class II [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [14] Royal Field Artillery [13] Suffolk Regiment [12] Army Service Corps [11] Essex Regiment [9] Machine Gun Corps [9] Royal Engineers [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] Devonshire Regiment [6] London Regiment [6] Middlesex Regiment [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Norfolk Regiment [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Rifle Brigade [4] Durham Light Infantry [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] 24th Punjabis [2] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [2] HMS Revenge [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 16t [1] 19th Hussars [1] 32nd Brigade [1] 5th Divisional Artillery Column R.Field Artillery [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Attached 1/5th Battalion [1] Border Regiment [1] Canadian Mounted Rifles [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] HMS Ajax [1] HMS CANADA [1]

Service

British Army [151] Royal Navy [24] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14] Canadian Expeditionary Force [6] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5] Australian Imperial Force [3] Other Empire Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

A [207]

Contribution

Military Service [201] Merchant Navy [2] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [30] France [2] South Africa [2] India [1]

Henry Algar

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 63339

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Edward Charles Algar

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 21850

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Lewis W Algar

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army G/5426 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/5426 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 1st Battalion

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Leslie Algar

Born 1894

British Army 111231 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Victor Charles Algar

Born 1896

British Army 200560 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Pritchard Algar

British Army 64093 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 64472 Gunner South Wales Borderers

British Army 64472 Gunner South Wales Borderers Reserve Monmouthshire

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Walter Algar

Died 1918

British Army 13821 Private Essex Regiment 10th Battalion

British Army 13821 Private Essex Regiment 10th Battalion

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Herbert John Algar

Born 1896

Died 1954

British Army M2/101994 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 321794 Private Royal Air Force

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Thomas Charles Algar

Born 1889

British Army 47352 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 5th Battalion

British Army 47352 Serjeant 5th Divisional Artillery Column R.Field Artillery

British Army 1039813 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery 5th Battalion

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Cecil Charles Algar

Born 1892

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 255032

Canadian Expeditionary Force 255032 Private Canadian Mounted Rifles 1st Battalion

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John Arthur Algar

Born 1891

Canadian Expeditionary Force 841731

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Stanley George Algar

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 95986

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William James Algar

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 129641

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Sidney Joseph Algar

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 117065

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Ernest Algar

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 15797

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Horace Alfred Algar

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 65862 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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John Robert Algar

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 129810

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William Robert Algar

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 230392

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Robert George Algar

British Army S.E./21403 Private Royal Army Veterinary Corps

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Thomas Hawkey Algar

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 314086

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