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Derby [1]

Essex, England [1]

Haslingden, Lancashire [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Kensington, London, Middlesex [1]

Peterborough, Northamptonshire [1]

Poplar, London [1]

Walgett New South Wales [1]

West Ham London [1]

Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire [1]

Wimbledon, Surrey, England [1]

Rank

Private [49]

Gunner [6]

Sapper [5]

Lance Corporal [4]

Corporal [3]

Driver [3]

Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

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Royal Field Artillery [7]

Northamptonshire Regiment [6]

Royal Engineers [6]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [4]

Labour Corps [4]

Royal Sussex Regiment [4]

Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

London Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

17th Lancers [1]

ASC/34 (3 rly Sup Dept) [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Canadian Infantry Battalion Manitoba Regiment [1]

Cavalry Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Highland Ligh Infantry [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Indian Defence Force [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Military Foot Police [1]

Monmouthshire Regiment [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

Norfolk Regiment Depot [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Northumberland Regiment [1]

Pioneer Corps [1]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Somerset Light Infantry [1]

South Lancashire Regiment [1]

South Staffordshire Regiment [1]

South Wales Borderers [1]

Training Reserve Battalion [1]

Welsh Regiment [1]

West Riding Regiment [1]

Wiltshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [71]

Royal Navy [4]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

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A [84]

Contribution

Military Service [82]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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People [84] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Derby [1] Essex, England [1] Haslingden, Lancashire [1] Kensington, London [1] Kensington, London, Middlesex [1] Peterborough, Northamptonshire [1] Poplar, London [1] Walgett New South Wales [1] West Ham London [1] Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire [1] Wimbledon, Surrey, England [1]

Rank

Private [49] Gunner [6] Sapper [5] Lance Corporal [4] Corporal [3] Driver [3] Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [1] Lieutenant [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Major [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [7] Northamptonshire Regiment [6] Royal Engineers [6] Cambridgeshire Regiment [4] Labour Corps [4] Royal Sussex Regiment [4] Army Service Corps [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] London Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] 17th Lancers [1] ASC/34 (3 rly Sup Dept) [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Canadian Infantry Battalion Manitoba Regiment [1] Cavalry Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Highland Ligh Infantry [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] Indian Defence Force [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] King's Royal Rifle Corps [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Military Foot Police [1] Monmouthshire Regiment [1] Norfolk Regiment [1] Norfolk Regiment Depot [1] North Staffordshire Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Northumberland Regiment [1] Pioneer Corps [1] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1] Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Somerset Light Infantry [1] South Lancashire Regiment [1] South Staffordshire Regiment [1] South Wales Borderers [1] Training Reserve Battalion [1] Welsh Regiment [1] West Riding Regiment [1] Wiltshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [71] Royal Navy [4] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

A [84]

Contribution

Military Service [82] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

George Samuel Anker

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army T/20085 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army 39161 Driver Highland Light Infantry

British Army T/20085 Driver ASC/34 (3 rly Sup Dept)

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Ernest John Anker

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 115931

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Ernest Anker

Died 1917

British Army 22649 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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Ernest Anker

Died 1918

British Army 31818 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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Allen Muggleton Anker

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 216070

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Jack Anker

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 14275 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Richard Anker

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 47908 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 34929 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Albert George Anker

Died 1919

British Army 2444 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

British Army 325731 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Lincolnshire Regiment

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Bertie Anker

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 9857 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Wilfred Anker

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army L/9165 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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John Anker

Died 1914

British Army 9256 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Alfred George W. Anker

Died 1916

British Army 37988 Private Welsh Regiment

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Harry Anker

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 148 (Incomplete) Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 820180 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Samuel Peter Anker

Australian Imperial Force 5236

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Percival Joseph Anker

Born 1892

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 424516

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Albert Anker

Born 1893

Died 1915

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 12/14 17th Lancers Auckland Infantry Battalion

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Arthur Augustus Anker

Born 1890

Royal Navy 239122

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Oliver David Anker

Born 1903

Royal Navy J94575

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Henry George Anker

Born 1873

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William John Anker

Born 1890

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