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Sydney New South Wales [8]

Reading, Berkshire [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire [4]

Melbourne Victoria [4]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Liverpool [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

MacArthur Victoria [3]

Manningtree, Essex [3]

York, Yorkshire [3]

Battersea, Surrey [2]

Baughurst, Hampshire [2]

Durham [2]

Essex England [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [2]

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [2]

Norwich [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Warrington, Lancashire [2]

Adel, Wharfdale, Yorkshire [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Andenshaw Manchester [1]

Ashley, Kent [1]

BLEAN, WHITSTABLE, KENT [1]

Bairnsdale Victoria [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Blackpool, Lancashire [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Bradwell, Norfolk [1]

Bromley-by-Bow, London [1]

Burghfield, Reading, Berkshire [1]

Charleville Queensland [1]

Cheshire [1]

Colchester, Essex [1]

Copt, Hewick, Thirsk [1]

Crediton, Ontario [1]

Curragh Camp, Kildare [1]

Dalston, Middlesex [1]

Daylesford Victoria [1]

Deal, Kent [1]

Deal, Kent, England [1]

Erith, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [540]

Corporal [57]

Gunner [57]

Driver [48]

Serjeant [37]

Sapper [33]

Lieutenant [24]

Lance Corporal [22]

Second Lieutenant [18]

Acting Corporal [11]

Pioneer [10]

Captain [8]

Lance Serjeant [6]

Rifleman [5]

Corporal 2nd [4]

Acting Corporal 2nd [3]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Worker [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Bombardier [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Sergeant [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Strapper [2]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

2nd Class Trooper [1]

4th Class Chaplain [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Assistant Provost Marshall [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Colonel [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Corporal/Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Fitter Staff Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Honorary Captain [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Telegraphist [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [70]

Labour Corps [66]

Royal Field Artillery [62]

Army Service Corps [53]

Machine Gun Corps [35]

Royal Army Medical Corps [35]

South Lancashire Regiment [35]

Royal Garrison Artillery [32]

Liverpool Regiment [27]

London Regiment [24]

Durham Light Infantry [23]

Manchester Regiment [21]

Royal Fusiliers [21]

Yorkshire Regiment [20]

Lancashire Fusiliers [18]

Northumberland Fusiliers [18]

West Yorkshire Regiment [17]

Cheshire Regiment [16]

Essex Regiment [16]

Rifle Brigade [15]

East Kent Regiment [14]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [14]

East Yorkshire Regiment [13]

Hampshire Regiment [13]

Royal Army Service Corps [13]

Border Regiment [11]

Middlesex Regiment [11]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [11]

Army Veterinary Corps [10]

Northamptonshire Regiment [10]

Royal Naval Division [10]

Royal West Kent Regiment [10]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [9]

Welsh Regiment [9]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [8]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8]

Canadian Infantry [7]

East Lancashire Regiment [7]

Gloucestershire Regiment [7]

Lincolnshire Regiment [7]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7]

Royal Scots [7]

The Queen's Regiment [7]

Grenadier Guards [6]

Royal Defence Corps [6]

Royal Flying Corps [6]

Somerset Light Infantry [6]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Norfolk Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [836]

Royal Navy [78]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [57]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [56]

Australian Imperial Force [41]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Other Empire Force [2]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

A [1096]

F [1]

P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1074]

Merchant Navy [15]

Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [34]

Canada [2]

India [2]

Singapore [1]

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Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [8] Reading, Berkshire [5] Liverpool, Lancashire [4] Melbourne Victoria [4] Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Liverpool [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] MacArthur Victoria [3] Manningtree, Essex [3] York, Yorkshire [3] Battersea, Surrey [2] Baughurst, Hampshire [2] Durham [2] Essex England [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] London, Middlesex [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Manchester, Lancashire, England [2] Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [2] Norwich [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Warrington, Lancashire [2] Adel, Wharfdale, Yorkshire [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Andenshaw Manchester [1] Ashley, Kent [1] BLEAN, WHITSTABLE, KENT [1] Bairnsdale Victoria [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Battersea, London [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Blackpool, Lancashire [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Bradwell, Norfolk [1] Bromley-by-Bow, London [1] Burghfield, Reading, Berkshire [1] Charleville Queensland [1] Cheshire [1] Colchester, Essex [1] Copt, Hewick, Thirsk [1] Crediton, Ontario [1] Curragh Camp, Kildare [1] Dalston, Middlesex [1] Daylesford Victoria [1] Deal, Kent [1] Deal, Kent, England [1] Erith, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [540] Corporal [57] Gunner [57] Driver [48] Serjeant [37] Sapper [33] Lieutenant [24] Lance Corporal [22] Second Lieutenant [18] Acting Corporal [11] Pioneer [10] Captain [8] Lance Serjeant [6] Rifleman [5] Corporal 2nd [4] Acting Corporal 2nd [3] Acting Serjeant [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Worker [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Bombardier [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Sergeant [2] Staff Nurse [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Strapper [2] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] 2nd Class Trooper [1] 4th Class Chaplain [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Assistant Provost Marshall [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Colonel [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Corporal/Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Fitter Staff Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Honorary Captain [1] Lance Corporal Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Telegraphist [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [70] Labour Corps [66] Royal Field Artillery [62] Army Service Corps [53] Machine Gun Corps [35] Royal Army Medical Corps [35] South Lancashire Regiment [35] Royal Garrison Artillery [32] Liverpool Regiment [27] London Regiment [24] Durham Light Infantry [23] Manchester Regiment [21] Royal Fusiliers [21] Yorkshire Regiment [20] Lancashire Fusiliers [18] Northumberland Fusiliers [18] West Yorkshire Regiment [17] Cheshire Regiment [16] Essex Regiment [16] Rifle Brigade [15] East Kent Regiment [14] Royal Berkshire Regiment [14] East Yorkshire Regiment [13] Hampshire Regiment [13] Royal Army Service Corps [13] Border Regiment [11] Middlesex Regiment [11] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [11] Army Veterinary Corps [10] Northamptonshire Regiment [10] Royal Naval Division [10] Royal West Kent Regiment [10] King's Royal Rifle Corps [9] Welsh Regiment [9] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8] Royal Lancaster Regiment [8] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8] Canadian Infantry [7] East Lancashire Regiment [7] Gloucestershire Regiment [7] Lincolnshire Regiment [7] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7] Royal Scots [7] The Queen's Regiment [7] Grenadier Guards [6] Royal Defence Corps [6] Royal Flying Corps [6] Somerset Light Infantry [6] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Norfolk Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [836] Royal Navy [78] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [57] Canadian Expeditionary Force [56] Australian Imperial Force [41] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8] Other Empire Force [2] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

A [1096] F [1] P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1074] Merchant Navy [15] Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [34] Canada [2] India [2] Singapore [1]

Charles Appleton

Born 1892

Died 1914

British Army 9195 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 9195 Private The Devonshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Evelyn Appleton

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army SE/1254 (Incomplete) Lance Corporal Royal Fusiliers

British Army SE/1254 (Incomplete) Corporal Royal Fusiliers

British Army Sergeant Royal Fusiliers 10th

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William James Appleton

Born 1870

Died 1915

Other Empire Force Mercantile Marine (Fishing Fleet)

Other Empire Force Mate Fishing Fleet - Smack "Problem" (R.73)

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George William Appleton

Born 1899

Died 1937

Royal Navy K46556 Stoker 1st Class H.M.S. Canterbury

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Albert Appleton

Born 1889

Died 1914

British Army 7442 Lance Corporal Dorsetshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 7442 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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Henry Appleton

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 1028 (Incomplete) Corporal Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 24100 (Incomplete) Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 1028 (Incomplete) Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant Lancashire Fusiliers

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Thomas Winfred Appleton

Born 1888

Died 1929

Canadian Expeditionary Force 654684

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Edith Elizabeth Appleton, Rrc

Born 1877

Died 1958

British Army Sister Civil Hospital Reserve General Hospital

British Army Staff Nurse Civil Hospital Reserve General Hospital

British Army Staff Nurse 14 General Hospital

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William Thomas Appleton

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 35815 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 14th Battalion.

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Albert George Appleton

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 16845 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 16845 Private The Princess Charlotte of Wales (Royal Berkshire) Regiment 5th Battalion

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William Sanfrid Appleton

Born 1891

Died 1985

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 16156

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Herbert Appleton

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 6648

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John William Appleton

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 13838

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Albert George Appleton

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37452

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Allen Felix Appleton

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 97750

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Alfred Joseph Appleton

Born 1885

British Army 495854 Private Labour Corps

British Army 7113 London Regiment

British Army 393327 Private London Regiment

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Eustace Appleton

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 89257

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George Appleton

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 403593

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Francis Arthur Appleton

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 67331

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Harry Appleton

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 261283

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