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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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People [207] Stories Communities

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]

Arthur Alfred Algar

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 98242

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Beethoven Algar

Born 1894

Died 1989

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 11/1884 Imperial Camel Corps 4th (Anzac) Battalion

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Herbert Algar

Died 1918

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 25/933 New Zealand Rifle Brigade

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George Algar

Australian Imperial Force 511

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Phillip Archibald Algar

Born 1897

Royal Navy 19348 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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Walter Charles Algar

Born 1896

Died 1975

Royal Navy K28758 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Revenge

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Thomas Algar

Born 1879

British Army 251405 Private Essex Regiment

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Frank Bennington Algar

Born 1892

British Army 41930 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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Percy Algar

British Army 12417 Private Suffolk Regiment 7th Battalion

British Army 12417 Lance Corporal Suffolk Regiment Depot Staff

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Harold Alick Algar

Australian Imperial Force 15957

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William James Algar

Australian Imperial Force 510

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Ethel Florence Law Algar

Royal Navy G3662

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George Algar

Born 1893

British Army 164051 Royal Garrison Artillery

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Arthur Patrick Algar

Born 1890

British Army Captain 24th Punjabis

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Lionel Cole Algar

Born 1892

Royal Navy S.A./A/247 Petty Officer Royal Naval Division Blandford Camp 3rd Reserve Battalion

South African Services S.A./A/247 Petty Officer Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve South African Division RNVR

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Leslie Joseph Algar

Born 1899

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2265529

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John William Algar

Born 1893

Canadian Expeditionary Force 344182

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Sidney Joseph Algar

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Dorothea Or Dora Algar

Born 1886

British Army Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

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Albert Edward Algar

Born 1893

Royal Navy K.X/74 Royal Naval Division

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