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Milton New South Wales [4]

Scarborough, Yorkshire [4]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [3]

Launceston Tasmania [3]

Leeds, Yorkshire [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

Poplar, London [3]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [3]

Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [2]

Bega New South Wales [2]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Braidwood New South Wales [2]

Breeza New South Wales [2]

Colchester, Essex [2]

Cramlington, Northumberland, [2]

Durham [2]

Durham England [2]

Eastchurch, Kent [2]

Eaton, Leicestershire [2]

Gateshead, Durham [2]

Ince, Wigan, Lancashire [2]

Kirkcaldy [2]

London England [2]

Northumberland [2]

Nottingham [2]

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England [2]

Stockton on Tees, Durham [2]

Tamworth New South Wales [2]

Alnwick England [1]

Bath, Somerset, England [1]

Bedfordshire [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Birmingham [1]

Bishop Auckland, Durham [1]

Blackpool, Lancashire [1]

Boggabri New South Wales [1]

Boldon, Durham, England [1]

Boxted, Colchester [1]

Brightlingsea, Essex [1]

Buckland, Buckinghamshire [1]

Burton-On-Trent, Staffs [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Castle Cary, Somerset [1]

Castleton, Lancashire [1]

Catford, Kent [1]

Catford, Lewisham, Kent [1]

Cheadle, Staffordshire [1]

Clinton, Ontario [1]

Rank

Private [617]

Gunner [74]

Driver [63]

Corporal [48]

Serjeant [46]

Sapper [33]

Lance Corporal [23]

Second Lieutenant [18]

Lieutenant [15]

Acting Corporal [12]

Bombardier [10]

Acting Serjeant [9]

Captain [8]

Pioneer [6]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Rifleman [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Major [3]

Temporary Major [3]

Worker [3]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Lance Sergeant [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Private Acting Serjeant [2]

Sergeant [2]

Signaller Paid Lance Bombardier [2]

Sub Conductor [2]

A/Sjt [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Second Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Aircraftman [1]

Aircraftman 1st Class [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Assistant Forewoman [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Driver Acting Serjeant [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Fitter Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [120]

Royal Engineers [71]

Army Service Corps [69]

Northumberland Fusiliers [69]

Durham Light Infantry [64]

Labour Corps [57]

London Regiment [36]

Royal Army Medical Corps [32]

Royal Garrison Artillery [32]

Yorkshire Regiment [25]

Royal Fusiliers [24]

Machine Gun Corps [23]

Essex Regiment [19]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [17]

West Yorkshire Regiment [17]

North Staffordshire Regiment [16]

Royal Naval Division [16]

East Yorkshire Regiment [15]

South Staffordshire Regiment [15]

York and Lancaster Regiment [15]

Lincolnshire Regiment [14]

Middlesex Regiment [14]

Manchester Regiment [13]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [13]

Worcestershire Regiment [12]

Hampshire Regiment [11]

Lancashire Fusiliers [11]

Somerset Light Infantry [11]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [10]

Liverpool Regiment [9]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [8]

Bedfordshire Regiment [7]

Devonshire Regiment [7]

Leicestershire Regiment [7]

West Riding Regiment [7]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [7]

Army Pay Corps [6]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Royal Air Force [6]

Royal Highlanders [6]

Royal Horse Artillery [6]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6]

Suffolk Regiment [6]

Tank Corps [6]

Canadian Infantry [5]

Coldstream Guards [5]

Corps of Hussars [5]

Service

British Army [947]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [75]

Royal Navy [74]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [63]

Australian Imperial Force [41]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

A [1238]

Contribution

Military Service [1194]

Merchant Navy [32]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [36]

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Milton New South Wales [4] Scarborough, Yorkshire [4] Adelaide South Australia [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Hull, Yorkshire, England [3] Launceston Tasmania [3] Leeds, Yorkshire [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] Poplar, London [3] Sheffield, Yorkshire [3] Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [2] Bega New South Wales [2] Bermondsey, London [2] Braidwood New South Wales [2] Breeza New South Wales [2] Colchester, Essex [2] Cramlington, Northumberland, [2] Durham [2] Durham England [2] Eastchurch, Kent [2] Eaton, Leicestershire [2] Gateshead, Durham [2] Ince, Wigan, Lancashire [2] Kirkcaldy [2] London England [2] Northumberland [2] Nottingham [2] Scarborough, Yorkshire, England [2] Stockton on Tees, Durham [2] Tamworth New South Wales [2] Alnwick England [1] Bath, Somerset, England [1] Bedfordshire [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Birmingham [1] Bishop Auckland, Durham [1] Blackpool, Lancashire [1] Boggabri New South Wales [1] Boldon, Durham, England [1] Boxted, Colchester [1] Brightlingsea, Essex [1] Buckland, Buckinghamshire [1] Burton-On-Trent, Staffs [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Castle Cary, Somerset [1] Castleton, Lancashire [1] Catford, Kent [1] Catford, Lewisham, Kent [1] Cheadle, Staffordshire [1] Clinton, Ontario [1]

Rank

Private [617] Gunner [74] Driver [63] Corporal [48] Serjeant [46] Sapper [33] Lance Corporal [23] Second Lieutenant [18] Lieutenant [15] Acting Corporal [12] Bombardier [10] Acting Serjeant [9] Captain [8] Pioneer [6] Acting Bombardier [4] Rifleman [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Major [3] Temporary Major [3] Worker [3] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Lance Sergeant [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Private Acting Serjeant [2] Sergeant [2] Signaller Paid Lance Bombardier [2] Sub Conductor [2] A/Sjt [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Second Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Aircraftman [1] Aircraftman 1st Class [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Assistant Forewoman [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Driver Acting Serjeant [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Fitter Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [120] Royal Engineers [71] Army Service Corps [69] Northumberland Fusiliers [69] Durham Light Infantry [64] Labour Corps [57] London Regiment [36] Royal Army Medical Corps [32] Royal Garrison Artillery [32] Yorkshire Regiment [25] Royal Fusiliers [24] Machine Gun Corps [23] Essex Regiment [19] King's Royal Rifle Corps [17] West Yorkshire Regiment [17] North Staffordshire Regiment [16] Royal Naval Division [16] East Yorkshire Regiment [15] South Staffordshire Regiment [15] York and Lancaster Regiment [15] Lincolnshire Regiment [14] Middlesex Regiment [14] Manchester Regiment [13] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [13] Worcestershire Regiment [12] Hampshire Regiment [11] Lancashire Fusiliers [11] Somerset Light Infantry [11] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [10] Liverpool Regiment [9] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9] Royal Berkshire Regiment [8] Bedfordshire Regiment [7] Devonshire Regiment [7] Leicestershire Regiment [7] West Riding Regiment [7] Yorkshire Light Infantry [7] Army Pay Corps [6] Cheshire Regiment [6] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [6] Rifle Brigade [6] Royal Air Force [6] Royal Highlanders [6] Royal Horse Artillery [6] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6] Suffolk Regiment [6] Tank Corps [6] Canadian Infantry [5] Coldstream Guards [5] Corps of Hussars [5]

Service

British Army [947] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [75] Royal Navy [74] Canadian Expeditionary Force [63] Australian Imperial Force [41] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

A [1238]

Contribution

Military Service [1194] Merchant Navy [32] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [36]

Reginald Mortimer Appleby

Born 1893

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 826881

Canadian Expeditionary Force 826881 Lance Corporal Canadian Infantry

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John Redfern Appleby

Born 1872

Died 1915

British Army 121200 Sapper Royal Engineers F Coy.

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Peter Appleby

Born 1878

Died 1919

British Army 12632 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Henry James Appleby

Died 1918

British Army 67750 Sapper Royal Engineers

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William James Colton Appleby

Born 1897

Canadian Expeditionary Force 654003

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William Henry Appleby

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 238328

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Charles Appleby

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 94100

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Henry Appleby

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 17548 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 9th Battalion

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Sydney Appleby

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 12243 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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John Francis Appleby

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 6165 Private Suffolk Regiment 2/5TH

British Army 242119 Private Suffolk Regiment 2nd/5th Bn.

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Alfred Thomas Appleby

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 228900

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Thomas Edwin Appleby

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 240586

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Thomas Percy Appleby

Born 1875

Died 1958

Canadian Expeditionary Force 129434

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Sidney Douglas Appleby

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 65950

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Richard Frederick James Appleby

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 212396

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Joseph William Appleby

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 231949

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Sidney Appleby

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 254034

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Jesse Appleby

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260392

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John William Appleby

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 8659

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Joseph Appleby

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army 8928 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 8928 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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