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Sydney New South Wales [6]

Nottingham [4]

Gympie Queensland [3]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Gravesend, Kent [2]

Hartlepool, Durham, England [2]

Hoxton, London [2]

London England [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Mutley, Devon [2]

Reading, Berkshire [2]

Saint Helens, Lancashire [2]

Stepney, London [2]

Sudbury, Suffolk [2]

Toowoomba Queensland [2]

Willesden, London, Middlesex [2]

Allahabad, India [1]

Barrington, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Beeston, Nottinghamshire [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Binstead, Isle of Wight [1]

Bombamby New South Wales [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Buntingford England [1]

Burnham On Crouch, Essex, England [1]

Burnley Victoria [1]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Canterbury, Kent [1]

Chelmsford, Essex [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Chelsworth, Suffolk [1]

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Cork [1]

Crackton, Cork [1]

Damerham, Wilts [1]

Dartford, Kent [1]

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Edmonton [1]

Ely, Cambridgeshire [1]

Everton, Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Glenluce, Wigtownshire [1]

Gloucestershire [1]

Gorton, Lancashire [1]

Gravesend, Kent, England [1]

Grays, Essex [1]

Grays, Essex, England [1]

Greenwich, Kent [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Rank

Private [348]

Gunner [44]

Serjeant [36]

Driver [32]

Corporal [27]

Sapper [16]

Second Lieutenant [14]

Lance Corporal [13]

Lieutenant [7]

Captain [6]

Pioneer [6]

Acting Corporal [4]

Bombardier [4]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Rifleman [3]

Acting Colour Serjeant [2]

Assistant Sergeant Major [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Sergeant [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Staff Serjeant Major [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

3rd Constable [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting 2nd Corporal [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer 1st Class [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Assistant Administrator [1]

Chauffeur [1]

Clerk [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Farrier [1]

Fireman [1]

Fusilier [1]

Hon Capt [1]

Lance Corporal8/13881 [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Member [1]

Orderly [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [47]

Royal Engineers [45]

Labour Corps [42]

Army Service Corps [35]

London Regiment [32]

Suffolk Regiment [28]

Machine Gun Corps [19]

Royal Army Medical Corps [19]

Royal Garrison Artillery [17]

Essex Regiment [16]

Middlesex Regiment [16]

Royal Fusiliers [16]

Bedfordshire Regiment [15]

Liverpool Regiment [13]

East Surrey Regiment [12]

Rifle Brigade [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [9]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [9]

Cheshire Regiment [8]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8]

Corps of Hussars [7]

East Kent Regiment [7]

Norfolk Regiment [7]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

Royal West Kent Regiment [7]

Tank Corps [7]

The Queen's Regiment [7]

Army Veterinary Corps [6]

Hertfordshire Regiment [6]

Highland Light Infantry [6]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [6]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

Royal Horse Artillery [5]

Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

King's Royal Rifles Corps [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Wiltshire Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

British West Indies Regiment [3]

Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [3]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Service

British Army [551]

Royal Navy [62]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [43]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [41]

Australian Imperial Force [28]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Other Empire Force [2]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

A [750]

B [1]

C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [725]

Merchant Navy [20]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

Guyana [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [6] Nottingham [4] Gympie Queensland [3] Brisbane Queensland [2] Gravesend, Kent [2] Hartlepool, Durham, England [2] Hoxton, London [2] London England [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Mutley, Devon [2] Reading, Berkshire [2] Saint Helens, Lancashire [2] Stepney, London [2] Sudbury, Suffolk [2] Toowoomba Queensland [2] Willesden, London, Middlesex [2] Allahabad, India [1] Barrington, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Beeston, Nottinghamshire [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Binstead, Isle of Wight [1] Bombamby New South Wales [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Buntingford England [1] Burnham On Crouch, Essex, England [1] Burnley Victoria [1] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Canterbury, Kent [1] Chelmsford, Essex [1] Chelsea, London [1] Chelsworth, Suffolk [1] City of London, London [1] Clapham, London [1] Colchester [1] Cork [1] Crackton, Cork [1] Damerham, Wilts [1] Dartford, Kent [1] East Grinstead [1] Edmonton [1] Ely, Cambridgeshire [1] Everton, Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Glenluce, Wigtownshire [1] Gloucestershire [1] Gorton, Lancashire [1] Gravesend, Kent, England [1] Grays, Essex [1] Grays, Essex, England [1] Greenwich, Kent [1] Hackney, London [1]

Rank

Private [348] Gunner [44] Serjeant [36] Driver [32] Corporal [27] Sapper [16] Second Lieutenant [14] Lance Corporal [13] Lieutenant [7] Captain [6] Pioneer [6] Acting Corporal [4] Bombardier [4] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Rifleman [3] Acting Colour Serjeant [2] Assistant Sergeant Major [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Sergeant [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Staff Serjeant Major [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 2nd Corporal [1] 3rd Constable [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting 2nd Corporal [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer 1st Class [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Assistant Administrator [1] Chauffeur [1] Clerk [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Deck Hand [1] Farrier [1] Fireman [1] Fusilier [1] Hon Capt [1] Lance Corporal8/13881 [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Member [1] Orderly [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [47] Royal Engineers [45] Labour Corps [42] Army Service Corps [35] London Regiment [32] Suffolk Regiment [28] Machine Gun Corps [19] Royal Army Medical Corps [19] Royal Garrison Artillery [17] Essex Regiment [16] Middlesex Regiment [16] Royal Fusiliers [16] Bedfordshire Regiment [15] Liverpool Regiment [13] East Surrey Regiment [12] Rifle Brigade [9] Royal Army Service Corps [9] Royal Berkshire Regiment [9] Cheshire Regiment [8] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8] Corps of Hussars [7] East Kent Regiment [7] Norfolk Regiment [7] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7] Royal West Kent Regiment [7] Tank Corps [7] The Queen's Regiment [7] Army Veterinary Corps [6] Hertfordshire Regiment [6] Highland Light Infantry [6] Royal Munster Fusiliers [6] Northamptonshire Regiment [5] Royal Horse Artillery [5] Yorkshire Regiment [5] Devonshire Regiment [4] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] King's Royal Rifles Corps [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Wiltshire Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] British West Indies Regiment [3] Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [3] Cambridgeshire Regiment [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] King's Own Scottish Borderers [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Service

British Army [551] Royal Navy [62] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [43] Canadian Expeditionary Force [41] Australian Imperial Force [28] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] Other Empire Force [2] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

A [750] B [1] C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [725] Merchant Navy [20] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [16] Guyana [1]

John James William Ambrose

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 16959 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 16959 Private North Staffordshire Regiment 7th northst Battalion

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Joseph Ambrose

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 5271 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

British Army 266763 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 266763 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

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Albert Edward Ambrose

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 57354 Private London Regiment 17th lond Battalion

British Army 275226 Private London Regiment 3rd lond Battalion

British Army 275226 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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John James Ambrose

Died 1917

British Army 3218 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army 203397 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army 203397 Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

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George Ambrose

Died 1917

British Army 40053 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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George Ambrose

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 1755 Private Suffolk Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army 1755 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Albert Ambrose

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 2338 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 2338 Acting Corporal Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 2338 Corporal Leicestershire Regiment

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John Ambrose

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 50235 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Harry George Ambrose

Died 1918

British Army 15934 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 30th Brigade

British Army 15934 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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William Ambrose

Died 1918

British Army 10383 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 10383 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Albert Ambrose

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 9586 Lance Corporal Essex Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 9586 Private Essex Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 9586 Lance Corporal Essex Regiment

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William J. Ambrose

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army PS/1667 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Joseph Ambrose

Born 1893

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 648019

Canadian Expeditionary Force 648019 Private Canadian Infantry

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John Ambrose

Born 1882

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 931688

Canadian Expeditionary Force 931688 Private Canadian Infantry

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Stanley Edgar Ambrose

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 403415

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Frank Ambrose

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 211828

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Ernest James Ambrose

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 116330

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Donald Anthony Ambrose

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 173721

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Albert Ambrose

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 185380

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Alfred Thomas Ambrose

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 186847

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