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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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People [414] Stories Communities

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]

Archibald Alston

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 248812

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William Alexander Alston

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 251539

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Ernest Evan Alston

Died 1917

British Army G/22123 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/22123 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Harvey Alston

Died 1915

British Army 946 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 946 Lance Corporal Lancashire Fusiliers

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Robert Alston

Died 1918

British Army 111430 Private Tank Corps

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Thomas Alston

Died 1916

British Army 2932 Private Highland Light Infantry 17th highland Battalion

British Army 2932 Corporal Highland Light Infantry 17th highland Battalion

British Army 2932 Serjeant Highland Light Infantry

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Arnold Alston

Died 1917

British Army 9966 Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 240804 Serjeant Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 9966 Serjeant Lancashire Fusiliers

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Dawson Alston

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 94863 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 94863 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Rowland Evelyn Alston

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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Thomas Alston

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 3685 Private Royal Scots

British Army 351183 Private Royal Scots

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Lewis E C Alston

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 340114 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Leo Alston

Born 1886

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 770285

Canadian Expeditionary Force 770285 Private Canadian Infantry

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Robert Young Alston

Born 1898

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 886614

Canadian Expeditionary Force 886614 Private Canadian Infantry

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Alfred Arthur Freeborn Alston

Died 1917

British Army 23279 Private East Surrey Regiment

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James Alston

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 15482 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 15482 Acting Corporal Highland Light Infantry 5th highland Battalion

British Army 15482 Second Lieutenant Highland Light Infantry 5th highland Battalion

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William Alston

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296239

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Harry Wilfred Alston

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 34750

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William Ernest Alston

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 165761

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Wilfred Louis Alston

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 117584

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James Maxwell Alston

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 178970

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