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pte [1]

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Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

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Royal Fusiliers [4]

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Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Border Regiment [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

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Suffolk Regiment [2]

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10th Battalion Royal Defence Corps [1]

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Military Mounted Police [1]

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Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

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British Army [94]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [13]

Royal Navy [8]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

South African Services [2]

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Military Service [131]

Merchant Navy [1]

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United Kingdom [19]

France [3]

Ireland [2]

Canada [1]

Gibraltar [1]

India [1]

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London England [3] Lowestoft, Suffolk [3] Teddington, Middlesex [2] Ballarat Victoria [1] Bowes Park Middlesex England [1] Camberwell, London [1] Chatterdon Lancashire England [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Diss, Norfolk, England [1] Duloe Cornwall [1] Eastbourne Sussex England [1] Geldeston, Suffolk [1] Gillingham, Dorset [1] Hythe Kent England [1] Hythe, Kent [1] Lambeth Surrey England [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] London [1] London Middlesex England [1] London, England [1] London, Middlesex [1] Norfolk [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Rotherithe London England [1] St Pancras London [1] St Pancras, London [1] Stoke Newington [1] Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Toronto [1] West Norwood Surrey [1] Yorkshire [1] st Pancras, London, Middlesex, England [1]

Rank

Private [66] Driver [5] Gunner [5] Serjeant [5] Lance Corporal [4] Rifleman [4] Sapper [4] Corporal [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal [1] Bandsman [1] Bombardier [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Deck Hand [1] Fitter [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Pioneer [1] Saddler [1] Saddler Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Sergeant [1] Skipper [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] pte [1]

Unit

London Regiment [12] Royal Field Artillery [10] Royal Engineers [7] Army Service Corps [5] Manchester Regiment [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Labour Corps [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Devonshire Regiment [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Border Regiment [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Essex Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] Tank Corps [2] 10th Battalion Royal Defence Corps [1] 2nd Life Guards [1] 2nd South African Infantry [1] 4th Hussars [1] 6th Dragoons [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Dragoon Guards [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps Rifle Department [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Military Mounted Police [1] Norfolk Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [94] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16] Canadian Expeditionary Force [13] Royal Navy [8] Australian Imperial Force [2] South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

A [134] B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [131] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [19] France [3] Ireland [2] Canada [1] Gibraltar [1] India [1]

Alfred Mathias Alger

Born 1877

British Army Private Royal Field Artillery

British Army Saddler Royal Field Artillery

British Army Saddler Royal Field Artillery

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Daniel Francis Alger

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 169460

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Benjamin Alger

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 295569

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Joseph Alger

Born 1877

Died 1915

British Army S/7072 Serjeant East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 4627 Private East Yorkshire Regiment 1st Bn

British Army 3/7078 Serjeant East Yorkshire Regiment 7th Bn

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Charles Alger

Born 1865

British Army 2696 Private Royal Defence Corps

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John Kirby Alger

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 222385

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William Alger

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 203407 Private Manchester Regiment 18th

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Harold Ernest Alger

Born 1884

British Army 34333 Acting Corporal Worcestershire Regiment

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George Walker Alger

Born 1894

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 919022

Canadian Expeditionary Force 919022 Private Canadian Infantry

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Graham Alger

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 16553

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George Crosby Alger

Born 1889

Died 1917

South African Services 3638 Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

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Francis William Alger

Died 1917

British Army 6743 Private London Regiment 14th lond Battalion

British Army 512815 Lance Corporal London Regiment London Scottish

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W Alger

Died 1915

British Army 15874 Private Essex Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 15874 Private Essex Regiment 2nd

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George Alger

Died 1917

British Army 32556 Private East Surrey Regiment 7th Battalion

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James A Alger

British Army 37832 Private Manchester Regiment

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Ewart Samuel Alger

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 316962

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Joseph Alger

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 404243

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Robert Alger

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 92626

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James Thomas Alger

Born 1875

Died 1916

Royal Navy DA 7774 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 7774DA Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "Tugela."

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Alfred A Alger

British Army TF3497 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 461343 Sapper Royal Engineers 20th T. F. Depot

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