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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]

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]

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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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People [169] Stories Communities

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]

Sidney Allaway

Born 1896

Royal Navy SS116942

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Francis Edwin Allaway

Born 1886

Royal Navy 218938 Able Seaman HMS VALIANT

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Minnie Allaway

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 22008

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Tom Allaway

Born 1883

Royal Navy 363556 Officer's Steward 1st Class HMS Princess Royal

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Hubert Thomas Allaway

Born 1897

Royal Navy F24128

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Edgar George Allaway

Born 1893

Royal Navy Z/1005 Royal Naval Division

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Anthony Allaway

Born 1897

Royal Navy Z/5061 Royal Naval Division

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Arron James Allaway

Born 1895

Royal Navy Z/4061 Royal Naval Division

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Cecil Charles Allaway

Born 1898

Royal Navy SS7569

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John Blakeman Allaway

British Army 38310 Private Northumberland Regiment 23rd battalion northumberland Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Leicestershire Regiment

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George Edward Allaway

Born 1897

Canadian Expeditionary Force 180379

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Frederick James Allaway

Born 1898

Canadian Expeditionary Force 340294

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James George Allaway

Born 1884

Canadian Expeditionary Force 151504

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J Allaway

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 6362

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William Walter Allaway

Born 1902

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M Allaway

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 22669

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A Allaway

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 11659

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Victor William Edward Allaway

Born 1888

Royal Navy Engineer Lieutenant

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William Allaway

British Army 11299 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Leonard F Allaway

British Army M2/150623 Private Army Service Corps

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