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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Mooroopna Victoria [2]

Narrabri New South Wales [2]

Shoreditch, London [2]

Aston, Staffordshire [1]

Canterbury, New Zealand [1]

Carapook Victoria [1]

Cheshire, England [1]

Christchurch [1]

Coleraine Victoria [1]

Ellerton Selby, Yorkshire [1]

Fermoy, Cork [1]

Goole, Yorkshire [1]

Gravesend, Kent [1]

Hartlepool, Durham [1]

Hartlepool, Durham, England [1]

Harwich, Essex, England [1]

Hobart Tasmania [1]

Hoxton, London, Middlesex [1]

Hoyton, London [1]

Islington, London, Middlesex [1]

Kent England [1]

Kingower Victoria [1]

Lancashire [1]

Littleover, Derbyshire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

London England [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Malmsbury Victoria [1]

Malven South Australia [1]

Matton, Northamptonshire [1]

Mirboo Victoria [1]

Oldham Lancashire [1]

Pelsall [1]

Purnim Victoria [1]

Reading England [1]

Salford, Lancashire [1]

Shoreditch, London, Middlesex [1]

South Purrumbete Victoria [1]

St Albans, Hertfordshire [1]

Staffordshire [1]

Streat, Sussex [1]

Swan Hill Victoria [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Walton, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [98]

Gunner [17]

Captain [16]

Lieutenant [12]

Second Lieutenant [12]

Corporal [7]

Driver [7]

Serjeant [6]

Major [5]

Sapper [5]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Major, Regimental Headquarters [1]

Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Lieutenant (Acting) [1]

Lieutenant Acting Major [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Midshipman [1]

Naval Cadet [1]

Nurse [1]

Seccond Lieutenant [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Captain and Adjutant [1]

Temporary Corporal 2nd [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [18]

Royal Field Artillery [17]

Royal Engineers [13]

Royal Garrison Artillery [11]

Army Service Corps [10]

London Regiment [7]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

South Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Worcestershire Regiment [6]

Cheshire Regiment [5]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

York and Lancaster Regiment [4]

Corps of Hussars [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Marine Artillery [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Australian Infantry [2]

County of London Yeomanry [2]

East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Hussars [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Tank Corps [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

2nd Infantry Battalion attached Divisional Supply Company Australian Engineers [1]

34th Horse [1]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Argyll and Sutherland now Highland Light Infantry [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Australian Light Horse [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry Brigade [1]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [178]

Australian Imperial Force [20]

Royal Navy [20]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [10]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

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A [251]

Contribution

Military Service [243]

Merchant Navy [8]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Mooroopna Victoria [2] Narrabri New South Wales [2] Shoreditch, London [2] Aston, Staffordshire [1] Canterbury, New Zealand [1] Carapook Victoria [1] Cheshire, England [1] Christchurch [1] Coleraine Victoria [1] Ellerton Selby, Yorkshire [1] Fermoy, Cork [1] Goole, Yorkshire [1] Gravesend, Kent [1] Hartlepool, Durham [1] Hartlepool, Durham, England [1] Harwich, Essex, England [1] Hobart Tasmania [1] Hoxton, London, Middlesex [1] Hoyton, London [1] Islington, London, Middlesex [1] Kent England [1] Kingower Victoria [1] Lancashire [1] Littleover, Derbyshire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Malmsbury Victoria [1] Malven South Australia [1] Matton, Northamptonshire [1] Mirboo Victoria [1] Oldham Lancashire [1] Pelsall [1] Purnim Victoria [1] Reading England [1] Salford, Lancashire [1] Shoreditch, London, Middlesex [1] South Purrumbete Victoria [1] St Albans, Hertfordshire [1] Staffordshire [1] Streat, Sussex [1] Swan Hill Victoria [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Walton, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [98] Gunner [17] Captain [16] Lieutenant [12] Second Lieutenant [12] Corporal [7] Driver [7] Serjeant [6] Major [5] Sapper [5] Company Serjeant Major [3] Lance Corporal [3] Able Seaman [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Major, Regimental Headquarters [1] Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Lieutenant (Acting) [1] Lieutenant Acting Major [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Midshipman [1] Naval Cadet [1] Nurse [1] Seccond Lieutenant [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Sub-Lieutenant [1] Temporary Captain and Adjutant [1] Temporary Corporal 2nd [1] Temporary Major [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [18] Royal Field Artillery [17] Royal Engineers [13] Royal Garrison Artillery [11] Army Service Corps [10] London Regiment [7] Machine Gun Corps [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] South Staffordshire Regiment [6] Worcestershire Regiment [6] Cheshire Regiment [5] Liverpool Regiment [5] Royal Naval Division [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] York and Lancaster Regiment [4] Corps of Hussars [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal Marine Artillery [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Australian Infantry [2] County of London Yeomanry [2] East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Hussars [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] South Wales Borderers [2] Tank Corps [2] West Riding Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] 2nd Infantry Battalion attached Divisional Supply Company Australian Engineers [1] 34th Horse [1] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Argyll and Sutherland now Highland Light Infantry [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Australian Light Horse [1] Border Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry Brigade [1] Canadian Mounted Rifles [1] Devonshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [178] Australian Imperial Force [20] Royal Navy [20] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12] Canadian Expeditionary Force [10] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

A [251]

Contribution

Military Service [243] Merchant Navy [8]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

John Edward Anson

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 57075 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 57075 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery EEF

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Arthur George Anson

Born 1895

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 6276 Private Australian Infantry 22nd Battalion

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George Henry Anson

Born 1888

Died 1957

British Army Acting Major, Regimental Headquarters Staffordshire Yeomanry

British Army Lieutenant Staffordshire Yeomanry

British Army Major Staffordshire Yeomanry

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Nigel Frederick Edward Anson

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Percy George Anson

Born 1893

Died 1916

Royal Navy J7008 Able Seaman HMS Queen Mary

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Arthur Anson

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Grenadier Guards

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Henry Percy Richmond Anson

Born 1877

Died 1915

British Army Captain Middlesex Regiment

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William Henry Anson

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 195441

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John Charles Anson

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army 4125 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 201351 Private Kings Own Royal Lancaster Regiment 1st/4th (Territorial) Battalion.

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Thomas Anson

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 88575

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John Henry Algernon Anson

Born 1897

Died 1918

Royal Navy Naval Cadet

Royal Navy Midshipman HMS King George V

Royal Navy Acting Sub-Lieutenant HMS King George V

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Harris Hartas Anson

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 1751 Lance Corporal East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry

British Army Second Lieutenant West Riding Regiment

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Wilfred Gordon Anson

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 265915 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 3315 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Hon. Alfred Anson

Born 1876

Died 1944

British Army Lieutenant Sussex Yeomanry

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Rupert Anson

Born 1889

Died 1966

British Army Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers

British Army Captain Royal Fusiliers

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Walter Frank Vernon Anson

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 2221 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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The Hon George Augustus Anson

Born 1857

Died 1947

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Field Artillery

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Henry Adelbert Anson

Born 1895

Died 1955

British Army Second Lieutenant South Wales Borderers

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Thomas George Anson

Born 1894

Died 1954

British Army Second Lieutenant Dragoons

British Army Captain Machine Gun Squadron

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William Alfred Anson

Born 1897

Died 1952

British Army Lieutenant Hussars

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