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Coventry, Warwickshire [7]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [6]

Exeter, Devon [5]

Topsham, Devon [5]

Battersea, Surrey [4]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [4]

Falmouth, Cornwall [4]

Westbury on Trym, Gloucestershire [4]

Bath, Somerset [3]

London [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Sheerness, Kent [3]

Sidmouth, Devon [3]

Swindon, Wiltshire [3]

Batheaston, Somerset [2]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Bristol [2]

Brixton, London [2]

Exeter, Devon, England [2]

Falfield, Gloucestershire [2]

Hamilton, Ontario [2]

Iddesleigh, Devon [2]

Keynsham, Somerset [2]

Milborne Port, Somerset [2]

North Tawton, Devon [2]

Poole, Dorset [2]

St Luke's, Middlesex [2]

St Thomas, Devon [2]

St Thomas, Exeter, Devon [2]

Truro, Cornwall [2]

Woolwich, Kent [2]

Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [1]

Albury, New South Wales [1]

Aston, Warwickshire [1]

Bala, Merionethshire, Wales [1]

Barnet, Middlesex [1]

Barton Regis, Gloucestershire [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bermondsey, Surrey [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

British Guiana [1]

Brockenhurst, Hampshire [1]

Caldicot, Monmouthshire [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Cardiff, Wales [1]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1]

Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire [1]

Rank

Private [142]

Gunner [19]

Driver [17]

Corporal [16]

Second Lieutenant [14]

Serjeant [14]

Lieutenant [13]

Captain [11]

Acting Corporal [9]

Sapper [9]

Major [8]

Lance Corporal [7]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [5]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [5]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4]

Private 2nd Class [4]

Staff Nurse [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Bombardier [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Pioneer [2]

Sergeant [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

(Hon) Brigadier [1]

1st Class Petty Officer [1]

Acting Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Colour Sergeant [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Lance-Corporal [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Boy [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Brigade Major [1]

Brigadier-General [1]

Captain Temporary Major [1]

Chief Motor Mechanic [1]

Chief Staff Officer to armaments subcommission [1]

Clerk 1st Class [1]

Clerk 2nd Class [1]

Colonel [1]

Commissioned Gunner [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Cook [1]

Corporal /Acting Corporal [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [20]

Royal Engineers [19]

Royal Field Artillery [18]

Royal Garrison Artillery [17]

Labour Corps [16]

Somerset Light Infantry [16]

Royal Air Force [13]

Gloucestershire Regiment [11]

Devonshire Regiment [10]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

London Regiment [9]

Royal Flying Corps [8]

Royal Artillery [7]

Corps of Hussars [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Lancers [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [4]

Royal Naval Air Service [4]

Staff [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Gloucestershire Hussars [3]

Irish Guards [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Royal Newfoundland Regiment [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Australian Infantry [2]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [2]

City of London Yeomanry [2]

Commands and Staff [2]

Devonshire Yeomanry [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Dragoons [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

East African Mounted Rifles [2]

Hussars [2]

King Edward's Horse [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Manitoba Regiment [2]

North Somerset Yeomanry [2]

Service

British Army [223]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [34]

Royal Navy [28]

Australian Imperial Force [14]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [12]

Indian Army [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

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Contribution

Military Service [298]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [144]

Canada [5]

Guyana [1]

Kenya [1]

Singapore [1]

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Coventry, Warwickshire [7] Bournemouth, Hampshire [6] Exeter, Devon [5] Topsham, Devon [5] Battersea, Surrey [4] Bristol, Gloucestershire [4] Falmouth, Cornwall [4] Westbury on Trym, Gloucestershire [4] Bath, Somerset [3] London [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Sheerness, Kent [3] Sidmouth, Devon [3] Swindon, Wiltshire [3] Batheaston, Somerset [2] Bermondsey, London [2] Bristol [2] Brixton, London [2] Exeter, Devon, England [2] Falfield, Gloucestershire [2] Hamilton, Ontario [2] Iddesleigh, Devon [2] Keynsham, Somerset [2] Milborne Port, Somerset [2] North Tawton, Devon [2] Poole, Dorset [2] St Luke's, Middlesex [2] St Thomas, Devon [2] St Thomas, Exeter, Devon [2] Truro, Cornwall [2] Woolwich, Kent [2] Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [1] Albury, New South Wales [1] Aston, Warwickshire [1] Bala, Merionethshire, Wales [1] Barnet, Middlesex [1] Barton Regis, Gloucestershire [1] Battersea, London [1] Bermondsey, Surrey [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] British Guiana [1] Brockenhurst, Hampshire [1] Caldicot, Monmouthshire [1] Camberwell, London [1] Cardiff, Wales [1] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1] Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire [1]

Rank

Private [142] Gunner [19] Driver [17] Corporal [16] Second Lieutenant [14] Serjeant [14] Lieutenant [13] Captain [11] Acting Corporal [9] Sapper [9] Major [8] Lance Corporal [7] Air Mechanic 1st Class [5] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [5] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4] Private 2nd Class [4] Staff Nurse [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Bombardier [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Pioneer [2] Sergeant [2] Temporary Captain [2] (Hon) Brigadier [1] 1st Class Petty Officer [1] Acting Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colour Sergeant [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Lance-Corporal [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Boy [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Brigade Major [1] Brigadier-General [1] Captain Temporary Major [1] Chief Motor Mechanic [1] Chief Staff Officer to armaments subcommission [1] Clerk 1st Class [1] Clerk 2nd Class [1] Colonel [1] Commissioned Gunner [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Cook [1] Corporal /Acting Corporal [1] Corporal 2nd [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [20] Royal Engineers [19] Royal Field Artillery [18] Royal Garrison Artillery [17] Labour Corps [16] Somerset Light Infantry [16] Royal Air Force [13] Gloucestershire Regiment [11] Devonshire Regiment [10] Machine Gun Corps [10] London Regiment [9] Royal Flying Corps [8] Royal Artillery [7] Corps of Hussars [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] Hampshire Regiment [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Lancers [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [4] Royal Naval Air Service [4] Staff [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [3] Gloucestershire Hussars [3] Irish Guards [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Royal Newfoundland Regiment [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Australian Infantry [2] Canadian Army Medical Corps [2] City of London Yeomanry [2] Commands and Staff [2] Devonshire Yeomanry [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Dragoons [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] East African Mounted Rifles [2] Hussars [2] King Edward's Horse [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Manitoba Regiment [2] North Somerset Yeomanry [2]

Service

British Army [223] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [34] Royal Navy [28] Australian Imperial Force [14] Canadian Expeditionary Force [12] Indian Army [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

A [300]

Contribution

Military Service [298] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [144] Canada [5] Guyana [1] Kenya [1] Singapore [1]

Norman George Anstey

Born 1897

Died 1961

British Army 2534 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment 1/7th Battalion

British Army 36 Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment) 7th Battalion

British Army 265538 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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Frederick Garwood Anstey

Born 1879

British Army 20218 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army 120006 Private Labour Corps

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Frank Gerald Anstey

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army F/1510 Private Middlesex Regiment 17th Battalion

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Albert Edward Anstey

Born 1890

Died 1970

British Army 201291 Serjeant Somerset Light Infantry

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Chisholm Wilfred Anstey

Born 1891

Died 1920

British Army Captain Temporary Major South Wales Borderers

British Army Captain Temporary Major Royal Flying Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant

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James Anstey

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 27163 Gunner Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery

British Army 27163 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 45

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Winstone Anstey

Born 1886

Died 1926

British Army Royal Defence Corps

British Army 499455 Private Labour Corps

British Army 11070 Private Somerset Light Infantry D

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Albert Francis Anstey

Born 1894

Died 1965

British Army DM2/137663 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 33283 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1/5

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Thomas Anstey

Born 1886

British Army S/4/039356 Private Army Service Corps Railway Supply Detachment North Midland Divisional Training

British Army Corporal Yorkshire Regiment 8th Battalion

British Army 34631 Corporal Yorkshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

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Charles Ernest Anstey

Born 1893

Died 1974

British Army 7218 Corporal Irish Guards

British Army 7218 Serjeant Irish Guards

British Army Second Lieutenant Essex Regiment

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Horace Anstey

Born 1875

Died 1960

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 48202 Air Mechanic 3rd Class Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 48202 Clerk 1st Class Royal Air Force

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 48202 Acting Corporal Royal Air Force

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Charles James Anstey

Born 1882

Died 1962

British Army 111889 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Henry James Anstey

Born 1872

Died 1933

British Army 9956 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 9956 Corporal Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 9956 Serjeant Somerset Light Infantry 4th Battalion

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Frederick William C Anstey

Born 1891

Died 1963

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 49440

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Charles Anstey

Born 1890

British Army Royal Field Artillery 1st Welsh Royal Field Artillery

British Army 357289 Private King's (Liverpool) Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army 1878 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 2/3rd Welsh Field Ambulance

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Alfred Tomkins Anstey

Born 1899

Died 1945

British Army 535181 Private London Regiment

British Army 146001 Lieutenant Royal Artillery 307 Coast Bty

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Alfred Richard W Anstey

Born 1893

Died 1974

British Army H/235103 Acting Corporal Gloucestershire Hussars

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George Anstey

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army S4/157112 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 72670 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment (Sherwood Foresters) 1

British Army 72670 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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John Darrall Anstey

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 28 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 14

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Alexander Burgess Anstey

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 7976 Private Inns of Court Officer Training Corps 6

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

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