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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]

Harry Appleton

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 18727

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Sidney Charles Appleton

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29882

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Oliver Appleton

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 293715

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John Appleton

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 143812

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George Henry Appleton

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 3982 (Incomplete) Private East Kent Regiment

British Army 15061 (Incomplete) Private Royal Munster Fusiliers

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Arthur Edward Appleton

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army G/501 (Incomplete) Private East Kent Regiment

British Army G/5019 Private East Kent Regiment (The Buffs) 2nd battalion

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Leonard Arthur Appleton

Born 1895

Died 1961

British Army 19677 Private Norfolk Regiment

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William James Appleton

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army G/34859 Private Middlesex Regiment 1st Battalion

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William Appleton

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 407216

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Harold Herbert Gilbert Appleton

Born 1903

Died 1918

Royal Navy J92139 Boy 2nd Class HMS Impregnable

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Leslie Henry Charles Appleton

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 213902

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John Appleton

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227683

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Edward John Appleton

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army L/9396 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

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William Appleton

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 28641 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 9/7227 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Fred Michael Appleton

Died 1915

British Army 74239 Gunner 5th Division 28th Brigade Royal Field Artillery

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Edward William Appleton

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army G/4527 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army G/4527 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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William Appleton

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 18618 Private Yorkshire Regiment (Alexandra) 10th Battalion

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Thomas Appleton

Died 1917

British Army 7188 Private British West Indies Regiment

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Edwin Appleton

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 1393 Private London Regiment

British Army 1393 Rifleman London Regiment (City of London Rifles)

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Lancelot Appleton

Born 1892

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 442321

Canadian Expeditionary Force 442321 Private Canadian Infantry

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