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Reading, Berkshire [4]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Kentish Town, London [2]

All Saints, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bordesley, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Canning Town, West Ham, Essex [1]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1]

Finsbury Park, London [1]

Finsbury, London [1]

Gloucester, Gloucestershire [1]

Hereford, Herefordshire [1]

Islington, London, Middlesex [1]

Kentish Town, Middlesex [1]

Kingwood, Hampshire [1]

Latton, Wiltshire [1]

Leicester, Leicestershire [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

North Shields, Northumberland [1]

Saint James, Herefordshire [1]

Saint Pancras, London [1]

St Pancras, North London [1]

Stratton st Margaret,Highworth,Wiltshire. [1]

Uxbridge, Middlesex [1]

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Private [86]

Driver [7]

Sapper [6]

Gunner [5]

Lance Corporal [5]

Corporal 2nd [4]

Serjeant [4]

Captain [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Pioneer [3]

Rifleman [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Trooper [2]

A/Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Major [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Aircraftman 1st Class [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Corporal [1]

Corporal Clerk [1]

Drummer [1]

Engineer Lieutenant [1]

Flight Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Leading Aircraftman [1]

Officer's Steward 1st Class [1]

Petty Officer Mechanic [1]

Private (Lance Corporal) [1]

Sergeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [10]

Royal Engineers [9]

Royal Field Artillery [8]

Gloucestershire Regiment [7]

Labour Corps [7]

London Regiment [7]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [6]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Training Reserve [3]

Wiltshire Regiment [3]

1st Life Guards [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion [1]

13th Hussars [1]

1st Dragoon Guards [1]

34th Brigade Royal Horse Artillery [1]

3rd Dragoon Guards [1]

7th Hussars [1]

7th South Wales Borderers [1]

8th Hussars [1]

Berkshire Yeomanry [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Corps of Dragoon [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [128]

Royal Navy [18]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [3]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

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A [168]

E [1]

Contribution

Military Service [167]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

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Place of birth

Reading, Berkshire [4] Croydon, Surrey [2] Kentish Town, London [2] All Saints, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bordesley, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Canning Town, West Ham, Essex [1] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1] Finsbury Park, London [1] Finsbury, London [1] Gloucester, Gloucestershire [1] Hereford, Herefordshire [1] Islington, London, Middlesex [1] Kentish Town, Middlesex [1] Kingwood, Hampshire [1] Latton, Wiltshire [1] Leicester, Leicestershire [1] London, Middlesex [1] North Shields, Northumberland [1] Saint James, Herefordshire [1] Saint Pancras, London [1] St Pancras, North London [1] Stratton st Margaret,Highworth,Wiltshire. [1] Uxbridge, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [86] Driver [7] Sapper [6] Gunner [5] Lance Corporal [5] Corporal 2nd [4] Serjeant [4] Captain [3] Lieutenant [3] Pioneer [3] Rifleman [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Corporal [2] Trooper [2] A/Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Major [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Aircraftman 1st Class [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Bombardier [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Corporal [1] Corporal Clerk [1] Drummer [1] Engineer Lieutenant [1] Flight Sub-Lieutenant [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Leading Aircraftman [1] Officer's Steward 1st Class [1] Petty Officer Mechanic [1] Private (Lance Corporal) [1] Sergeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [10] Royal Engineers [9] Royal Field Artillery [8] Gloucestershire Regiment [7] Labour Corps [7] London Regiment [7] Royal Berkshire Regiment [6] Machine Gun Corps [5] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Welsh Regiment [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Training Reserve [3] Wiltshire Regiment [3] 1st Life Guards [2] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] South Wales Borderers [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion [1] 13th Hussars [1] 1st Dragoon Guards [1] 34th Brigade Royal Horse Artillery [1] 3rd Dragoon Guards [1] 7th Hussars [1] 7th South Wales Borderers [1] 8th Hussars [1] Berkshire Yeomanry [1] Border Regiment [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Corps of Dragoon [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] Durham Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [128] Royal Navy [18] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17] Canadian Expeditionary Force [3] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

A [168] E [1]

Contribution

Military Service [167] Conscientious Objector [1] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

William Ernest Allaway

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 2630 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Trevor Rhys Allaway

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Yorkshire Regiment south wales borderers attached 2nd Battalion

British Army Captain Welsh Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army Captain South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve)

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Henry Thomas Allaway

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 3499 Private London Regiment 8th lond Battalion

British Army 3499 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 371336 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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James Allaway

Born 1892

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 206894 Serjeant RAF Kite Balloon station, Tipner, Portsea Island

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Charles Thomas Allaway

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 2201 Lance Corporal Essex Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army 250376 Lance Corporal Essex Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army 250376 Sergeant Essex Regiment 5th Battalion

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Thomas Samuel Allaway

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 104327

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George Allaway

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1529

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Henry James Allaway

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 204459 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

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William Reginald Allaway

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 140721

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William Thomas Walter Allaway

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army G8814 Private East Kent Regiment

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Ernest Frank Allaway

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 65352

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Harold Clarke Allaway

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233234

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William Allaway

Born 1894

Died 1917

Royal Navy F/101 Petty Officer Mechanic Royal Naval Air Service Nos.3 & 1 Squadrons RNAS

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Flight Sub-Lieutenant Royal Naval Air Service - Pembroke Naval Air Station

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Albert Allaway

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 123180 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 123180 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Albert Ernest Allaway

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 4018 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Edward Allaway

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army R/33486 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army R/33486 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Harry Allaway

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 40747 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 43769 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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George Allaway

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 55777 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army TR8/16111 Private Training Reserve 37th Battalion

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George Alfred Pretorius Allaway

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 191184

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Francis Thomas Allaway

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 137651

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