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Darvel, Ayrshire [4]

Croydon, Surrey [3]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3]

London England [3]

Preston, Lancashire [3]

Alexandra Victoria [2]

Fulham, London, Middlesex [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Preston [2]

Warrnambool Victoria [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Benalla Victoria [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Bolton England [1]

Burnley [1]

Camden Town, London [1]

Chorley [1]

Clitheroe [1]

Corowa New South Wales [1]

Ewell Vale, Edenfield, Ramsbottom [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Glasgow [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Hackney, London, Middlesex [1]

Halstead, Essex [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

Hammersmith, London, Middlesex [1]

Islington, London, Middlesex [1]

Lancaster England [1]

Lincolnshire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

London [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Newark Castle, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

Padiham, Lancashire, England [1]

Parkhall, Lanarkshire [1]

Rochdale, Lancashire [1]

Salcott, Essex, England [1]

Salford, Lancashire [1]

Sandgate, Kent [1]

South Kensington, London [1]

Streatham [1]

Streatham, Wandsworth, London [1]

Sydenham, London [1]

Sydney [1]

Walgett New South Wales [1]

Walworth, London [1]

Winkenfield Farm, Loudoun, Ayrshire [1]

Wispington England [1]

Rank

Private [180]

Gunner [26]

Corporal [20]

Second Lieutenant [17]

Captain [15]

Driver [13]

Lieutenant [12]

Sapper [12]

Major [10]

Serjeant [9]

Lance Corporal [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Commander [3]

Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Temporary Captain [2]

Worker [2]

2nd Captain and Adjutant [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warant Officer 2nd Class [1]

Acting Warrant Officer 1st Class [1]

Acting Warrant Telegraphist [1]

Bombardier [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant Major [1]

Major /Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Matron [1]

Pioneer [1]

Temporary Battery Serjeant Major/Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Temporary Brigadier [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Warrant Officer [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [33]

Labour Corps [23]

Army Service Corps [20]

Royal Engineers [17]

East Lancashire Regiment [12]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [11]

Royal Army Medical Corps [11]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

Lancashire Fusiliers [9]

London Regiment [9]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [8]

Royal Scots [8]

Suffolk Regiment [7]

Northamptonshire Regiment [6]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6]

Scots Guards [6]

Seaforth Highlanders [6]

Highland Light Infantry [5]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [4]

Essex Regiment [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

Scottish Rifles [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

11th Hussars [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Cameron Highlanders [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Honorable Artillery Company [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

Military Mounted Police [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Service

British Army [309]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [39]

Royal Navy [29]

Australian Imperial Force [16]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [15]

Last name first letter

A [414]

Contribution

Military Service [406]

Merchant Navy [6]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

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Place of birth

Darvel, Ayrshire [4] Croydon, Surrey [3] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3] London England [3] Preston, Lancashire [3] Alexandra Victoria [2] Fulham, London, Middlesex [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Preston [2] Warrnambool Victoria [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Benalla Victoria [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Bolton England [1] Burnley [1] Camden Town, London [1] Chorley [1] Clitheroe [1] Corowa New South Wales [1] Ewell Vale, Edenfield, Ramsbottom [1] Fulham, London [1] Glasgow [1] Hackney, London [1] Hackney, London, Middlesex [1] Halstead, Essex [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Hammersmith, London, Middlesex [1] Islington, London, Middlesex [1] Lancaster England [1] Lincolnshire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Newark Castle, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [1] Padiham, Lancashire, England [1] Parkhall, Lanarkshire [1] Rochdale, Lancashire [1] Salcott, Essex, England [1] Salford, Lancashire [1] Sandgate, Kent [1] South Kensington, London [1] Streatham [1] Streatham, Wandsworth, London [1] Sydenham, London [1] Sydney [1] Walgett New South Wales [1] Walworth, London [1] Winkenfield Farm, Loudoun, Ayrshire [1] Wispington England [1]

Rank

Private [180] Gunner [26] Corporal [20] Second Lieutenant [17] Captain [15] Driver [13] Lieutenant [12] Sapper [12] Major [10] Serjeant [9] Lance Corporal [5] Acting Corporal [4] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Commander [3] Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3] Temporary Captain [2] Worker [2] 2nd Captain and Adjutant [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warant Officer 2nd Class [1] Acting Warrant Officer 1st Class [1] Acting Warrant Telegraphist [1] Bombardier [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant Major [1] Major /Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Matron [1] Pioneer [1] Temporary Battery Serjeant Major/Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Temporary Brigadier [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Transport Corporal [1] Warrant Officer [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [33] Labour Corps [23] Army Service Corps [20] Royal Engineers [17] East Lancashire Regiment [12] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [11] Royal Army Medical Corps [11] Machine Gun Corps [10] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] Lancashire Fusiliers [9] London Regiment [9] Royal Lancaster Regiment [8] Royal Scots [8] Suffolk Regiment [7] Northamptonshire Regiment [6] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6] Scots Guards [6] Seaforth Highlanders [6] Highland Light Infantry [5] King's Own Scottish Borderers [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [4] Essex Regiment [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3] Army Ordnance Corps [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] Scottish Rifles [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] 11th Hussars [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Cameron Highlanders [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Honorable Artillery Company [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Military Foot Police [2] Military Mounted Police [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2]

Service

British Army [309] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [39] Royal Navy [29] Australian Imperial Force [16] Canadian Expeditionary Force [15]

Last name first letter

A [414]

Contribution

Military Service [406] Merchant Navy [6] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

Rowland Alison Alston

Born 1888

Died 1948

British Army Captain Northamptonshire Regiment

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Ernest Alfred Brooks Alston

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army Major /Lieutenant Colonel Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Attd Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

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Francis George Alston

Born 1878

Died 1961

British Army Major 20th Scots Guards

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Staff

British Army Temporary Brigadier Scots Guards

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Arthur William Alston

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 244782

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Dixon Alston

Born 1875

Died 1915

British Army Y1697 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Cedric Rowland Alston

Born 1893

Died 1963

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Albert Alston

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 92091

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Henry Alston

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 212892 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Leonard N L Alston

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 340170 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Garwood Keningale Alston

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Suffolk Regiment 1/5th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Suffolk Regiment

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Benjamin Alston

Died 1918

British Army 242760 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 5073 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Reuben John Alston

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 205258

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John Alston

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 131473

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William Ambrose Alston

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 90755

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Robert R. Alston

Died 1915

British Army 3313 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 3313 Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 3313 Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Hugh F. Alston

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 303006 Acting Corporal London Regiment 5th lond Battalion

British Army 303006 Lance Corporal London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade)

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Samuel Alston

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 216865 Private Labour Corps

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Harry Alston

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 10711 Private Scots Guards

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Richard Alston

Born 1871

Died 1921

Canadian Expeditionary Force 524106 Corporal Canadian Army Medical Corps

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Thomas Percy Alston

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 224012

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