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Folkestone, Kent [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Birmingham [2]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [2]

Havant, Hampshire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Plaistow, Essex [2]

Aldershot, Hants [1]

Alverstoke, Hampshire [1]

Ashford, Kent [1]

Bathampton, Somerset [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Bristol England [1]

Brookdale Manitoba [1]

Brookdale, Manitoba [1]

Camden St, Bethnal Green, London [1]

Camden Town, Middlesex, England [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Cheriton, Kent [1]

Derby [1]

Dover [1]

Edmonton, Middlesex [1]

Finchley, London [1]

Folkestone [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Fulham, London, Middlesex [1]

Greenfield, Holywell [1]

Guernsey, Channel Islands [1]

Holborn, London [1]

Hoxton, London [1]

Huish House, Southampton [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Leyton, Essex [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

London [1]

London England [1]

Norwich [1]

Peckham, London [1]

Perth Western Australia [1]

Poona [1]

Redhill England [1]

Rockhampton Queensland [1]

Ruabon, Denbighshire [1]

Saint Pauls, Bedfordshire [1]

Rank

Private [252]

Gunner [27]

Corporal [26]

Serjeant [21]

Sapper [20]

Driver [15]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Lieutenant [10]

Lance Corporal [8]

Acting Corporal [7]

Major [7]

Pioneer [7]

Captain [6]

Bombardier [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Rifleman [2]

Sapper Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Ambulance Driver [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Chief Commissioned Gunner [1]

Chief Petty Officer Mech 3rd Grade [1]

Civilian [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Driver Acting Farrier Corporal [1]

Fusilier [1]

Gunner 2nd Class [1]

Gunner Driver [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Gunner [1]

Lance-Corporal [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Petty Officer 1st Class [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Reverend [1]

Second Lieutenant Acting Serjeant Captain [1]

Sister and Matron [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Yeoman of Signals [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [42]

Army Service Corps [30]

Royal Field Artillery [27]

Labour Corps [24]

Norfolk Regiment [21]

London Regiment [20]

Royal Garrison Artillery [17]

Royal Fusiliers [16]

Rifle Brigade [15]

Royal Army Medical Corps [12]

Middlesex Regiment [10]

Suffolk Regiment [10]

East Kent Regiment [9]

Hampshire Regiment [9]

Dorsetshire Regiment [7]

East Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

Royal West Kent Regiment [7]

Essex Regiment [6]

King's Royal Rifles Corps [6]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6]

West Riding Regiment [6]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Royal Marine Artillery [4]

Somerset Light Infantry [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Border Regiment [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Scots Guards [3]

75th Carnatic Infantry [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [395]

Royal Navy [43]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [40]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [31]

Australian Imperial Force [14]

Indian Army [4]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

A [538]

Contribution

Military Service [528]

Merchant Navy [4]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

Canada [4]

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People [538] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Folkestone, Kent [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Bethnal Green, London [2] Birmingham [2] Bournemouth, Hampshire [2] Havant, Hampshire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] London, Middlesex [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Plaistow, Essex [2] Aldershot, Hants [1] Alverstoke, Hampshire [1] Ashford, Kent [1] Bathampton, Somerset [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bristol England [1] Brookdale Manitoba [1] Brookdale, Manitoba [1] Camden St, Bethnal Green, London [1] Camden Town, Middlesex, England [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Cheriton, Kent [1] Derby [1] Dover [1] Edmonton, Middlesex [1] Finchley, London [1] Folkestone [1] Fulham, London [1] Fulham, London, Middlesex [1] Greenfield, Holywell [1] Guernsey, Channel Islands [1] Holborn, London [1] Hoxton, London [1] Huish House, Southampton [1] Lambeth, London [1] Leyton, Essex [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London [1] London England [1] Norwich [1] Peckham, London [1] Perth Western Australia [1] Poona [1] Redhill England [1] Rockhampton Queensland [1] Ruabon, Denbighshire [1] Saint Pauls, Bedfordshire [1]

Rank

Private [252] Gunner [27] Corporal [26] Serjeant [21] Sapper [20] Driver [15] Second Lieutenant [11] Lieutenant [10] Lance Corporal [8] Acting Corporal [7] Major [7] Pioneer [7] Captain [6] Bombardier [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Acting Bombardier [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Rifleman [2] Sapper Acting Lance Corporal [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Acting Captain [1] Ambulance Driver [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Chief Commissioned Gunner [1] Chief Petty Officer Mech 3rd Grade [1] Civilian [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Driver Acting Farrier Corporal [1] Fusilier [1] Gunner 2nd Class [1] Gunner Driver [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Gunner [1] Lance-Corporal [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Petty Officer 1st Class [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Reverend [1] Second Lieutenant Acting Serjeant Captain [1] Sister and Matron [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Yeoman of Signals [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [42] Army Service Corps [30] Royal Field Artillery [27] Labour Corps [24] Norfolk Regiment [21] London Regiment [20] Royal Garrison Artillery [17] Royal Fusiliers [16] Rifle Brigade [15] Royal Army Medical Corps [12] Middlesex Regiment [10] Suffolk Regiment [10] East Kent Regiment [9] Hampshire Regiment [9] Dorsetshire Regiment [7] East Yorkshire Regiment [7] Royal Army Service Corps [7] Royal West Kent Regiment [7] Essex Regiment [6] King's Royal Rifles Corps [6] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6] West Riding Regiment [6] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Royal Marine Artillery [4] Somerset Light Infantry [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Border Regiment [3] Canadian Infantry [3] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] East Lancashire Regiment [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Scots Guards [3] 75th Carnatic Infantry [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Devonshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [395] Royal Navy [43] Canadian Expeditionary Force [40] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [31] Australian Imperial Force [14] Indian Army [4] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

A [538]

Contribution

Military Service [528] Merchant Navy [4] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [14] Canada [4]

Francis Ames

British Army 1530 Private East Kent Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 200173 Private East Kent Regiment 1st Battalion

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Alfred Ames

Other Empire Force Driver French Red Cross

Other Empire Force Ambulance Driver Australian Volunteer's Hospital British Red Cross Service

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Albert E Ames

British Army 12822 Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 12822 Serjeant Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 12822 Battery Serjeant Major Royal Garrison Artillery

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William J Ames

British Army 198908 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Arthur Ames

British Army 20416 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 44941 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Robert Ames

British Army 9499 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 9499 Acting Corporal East Yorkshire Regiment

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Thomas H Ames

British Army 25040 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 44900 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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John Ames

British Army 3431 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Samuel H Ames

British Army 6300 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Walter Ames

British Army 9486 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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William Ames

British Army GS/63464 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 5498 Private London Regiment 1st Battalion

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Ernest G Ames

British Army 475067 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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John B Ames

British Army 1519 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Maurice Ames

British Army 30911 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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Charles A Ames

British Army 47891 Private Manchester Regiment

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Stephen Ames

British Army SE/164 Private Army Veterinary Corps

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Harold V Ames

British Army 68816 Serjeant Royal Horse Artillery

British Army 68816 Gunner Royal Horse Artillery

British Army 68816 Civilian Iraq Police

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William J Ames

British Army 141840 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army Private London Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Emech Ames

British Army WR/255521 Pioneer Royal Engineers

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Frederick C Ames

British Army 50087 Private King's Royal Rifles Corps

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