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Sydney New South Wales [35]

Melbourne Victoria [18]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [10]

Perth Western Australia [6]

Poole, Dorset [6]

West Ham, Essex [6]

Adelaide South Australia [5]

London, Middlesex [5]

London, Middlesex, England [5]

Manchester, Lancashire [5]

Warsash, Hampshire [5]

Bendigo Victoria [4]

Bermondsey, London [4]

Bethnal Green, London [4]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [4]

Brighton, Sussex [4]

Cambridgeshire [4]

Deptford, London [4]

Devonport, Devon [4]

Hobart Tasmania [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4]

Portsea, Hampshire [4]

Southampton, Hampshire [4]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Dover, Kent [3]

London England [3]

Newcastle New South Wales [3]

Port Fairy Victoria [3]

Alton, Hampshire [2]

Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [2]

Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Battersea, London [2]

Battersea, Surrey [2]

Bega New South Wales [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [2]

Blandford, Dorset [2]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Bristol, Somerset [2]

Broken Hill New South Wales [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Chelsea, London [2]

Chepstow, Monmouthshire [2]

Coventry, Warwickshire [2]

Cowra New South Wales [2]

Crewkerne, Somerset [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Dorset [2]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [2]

Rank

Private [1859]

Gunner [214]

Driver [184]

Corporal [149]

Serjeant [142]

Sapper [138]

Second Lieutenant [106]

Lance Corporal [81]

Lieutenant [54]

Captain [48]

Acting Corporal [46]

Bombardier [33]

Acting Serjeant [29]

Pioneer [29]

Major [15]

Able Seaman [12]

Rifleman [12]

Corporal 2nd [10]

Staff Serjeant [10]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [9]

Lance Serjeant [8]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [7]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [7]

Lieutenant Colonel [7]

Acting Bombardier [6]

Boy 1st Class [6]

Stoker 1st Class [6]

Trooper [6]

Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Ordinary Seaman [5]

Temporary Lieutenant [5]

Worker [5]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Private Acting Serjeant [4]

Sister [4]

Temporary Captain [4]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [4]

Acting Captain [3]

Acting Corporal 2nd [3]

Acting Lance Corporal [3]

Acting Warrant Officer 2nd Class [3]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [3]

Boy 2nd Class [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Leading Stoker [3]

Shoeing Smith [3]

2nd Corporal [2]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Acting Sister [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [264]

Royal Engineers [261]

Labour Corps [230]

Army Service Corps [218]

London Regiment [135]

Royal Garrison Artillery [125]

Royal Army Medical Corps [104]

Royal Fusiliers [94]

Machine Gun Corps [89]

Middlesex Regiment [65]

Hampshire Regiment [60]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [57]

The Queen's Regiment [50]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [48]

Liverpool Regiment [44]

Essex Regiment [42]

Rifle Brigade [42]

Royal West Kent Regiment [42]

Royal Sussex Regiment [40]

East Surrey Regiment [39]

Cheshire Regiment [35]

Lincolnshire Regiment [35]

Royal Army Service Corps [35]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [33]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [33]

Manchester Regiment [32]

Devonshire Regiment [31]

Gloucestershire Regiment [31]

South Staffordshire Regiment [30]

Suffolk Regiment [30]

Welsh Regiment [30]

Worcestershire Regiment [30]

West Yorkshire Regiment [29]

Army Ordnance Corps [28]

Bedfordshire Regiment [28]

East Kent Regiment [28]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [28]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [28]

Dorsetshire Regiment [27]

Northamptonshire Regiment [27]

South Wales Borderers [27]

Durham Light Infantry [26]

Northumberland Fusiliers [26]

Royal Naval Division [26]

Yorkshire Regiment [25]

North Staffordshire Regiment [24]

Canadian Infantry [23]

Somerset Light Infantry [23]

South Lancashire Regiment [23]

West Riding Regiment [22]

Service

British Army [2956]

Royal Navy [396]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [278]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [237]

Australian Imperial Force [202]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [44]

Other Empire Force [8]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

A [4189]

C [2]

H [2]

M [1]

N [1]

S [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4087]

Merchant Navy [70]

Conscientious Objector [11]

Country

United Kingdom [107]

India [6]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

Cyprus [1]

Egypt [1]

France [1]

Malta [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [35] Melbourne Victoria [18] Portsmouth, Hampshire [10] Perth Western Australia [6] Poole, Dorset [6] West Ham, Essex [6] Adelaide South Australia [5] London, Middlesex [5] London, Middlesex, England [5] Manchester, Lancashire [5] Warsash, Hampshire [5] Bendigo Victoria [4] Bermondsey, London [4] Bethnal Green, London [4] Birmingham, Warwickshire [4] Brighton, Sussex [4] Cambridgeshire [4] Deptford, London [4] Devonport, Devon [4] Hobart Tasmania [4] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4] Portsea, Hampshire [4] Southampton, Hampshire [4] Brisbane Queensland [3] Dover, Kent [3] London England [3] Newcastle New South Wales [3] Port Fairy Victoria [3] Alton, Hampshire [2] Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [2] Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Ballarat Victoria [2] Battersea, London [2] Battersea, Surrey [2] Bega New South Wales [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [2] Blandford, Dorset [2] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Bristol, Somerset [2] Broken Hill New South Wales [2] Camberwell, London [2] Chelsea, London [2] Chepstow, Monmouthshire [2] Coventry, Warwickshire [2] Cowra New South Wales [2] Crewkerne, Somerset [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Dorset [2] Dublin, Suffolk, England [2]

Rank

Private [1859] Gunner [214] Driver [184] Corporal [149] Serjeant [142] Sapper [138] Second Lieutenant [106] Lance Corporal [81] Lieutenant [54] Captain [48] Acting Corporal [46] Bombardier [33] Acting Serjeant [29] Pioneer [29] Major [15] Able Seaman [12] Rifleman [12] Corporal 2nd [10] Staff Serjeant [10] Warrant Officer Class 2 [9] Lance Serjeant [8] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [7] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [7] Lieutenant Colonel [7] Acting Bombardier [6] Boy 1st Class [6] Stoker 1st Class [6] Trooper [6] Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Ordinary Seaman [5] Temporary Lieutenant [5] Worker [5] Colour Serjeant [4] Private Acting Serjeant [4] Sister [4] Temporary Captain [4] Warrant Officer Class 1 [4] Acting Captain [3] Acting Corporal 2nd [3] Acting Lance Corporal [3] Acting Warrant Officer 2nd Class [3] Air Mechanic 1st Class [3] Boy 2nd Class [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Leading Stoker [3] Shoeing Smith [3] 2nd Corporal [2] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Acting Sister [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [264] Royal Engineers [261] Labour Corps [230] Army Service Corps [218] London Regiment [135] Royal Garrison Artillery [125] Royal Army Medical Corps [104] Royal Fusiliers [94] Machine Gun Corps [89] Middlesex Regiment [65] Hampshire Regiment [60] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [57] The Queen's Regiment [50] King's Royal Rifle Corps [48] Liverpool Regiment [44] Essex Regiment [42] Rifle Brigade [42] Royal West Kent Regiment [42] Royal Sussex Regiment [40] East Surrey Regiment [39] Cheshire Regiment [35] Lincolnshire Regiment [35] Royal Army Service Corps [35] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [33] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [33] Manchester Regiment [32] Devonshire Regiment [31] Gloucestershire Regiment [31] South Staffordshire Regiment [30] Suffolk Regiment [30] Welsh Regiment [30] Worcestershire Regiment [30] West Yorkshire Regiment [29] Army Ordnance Corps [28] Bedfordshire Regiment [28] East Kent Regiment [28] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [28] Royal Berkshire Regiment [28] Dorsetshire Regiment [27] Northamptonshire Regiment [27] South Wales Borderers [27] Durham Light Infantry [26] Northumberland Fusiliers [26] Royal Naval Division [26] Yorkshire Regiment [25] North Staffordshire Regiment [24] Canadian Infantry [23] Somerset Light Infantry [23] South Lancashire Regiment [23] West Riding Regiment [22]

Service

British Army [2956] Royal Navy [396] Canadian Expeditionary Force [278] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [237] Australian Imperial Force [202] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [44] Other Empire Force [8] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

A [4189] C [2] H [2] M [1] N [1] S [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4087] Merchant Navy [70] Conscientious Objector [11]

Country

United Kingdom [107] India [6] Australia [1] Canada [1] Cyprus [1] Egypt [1] France [1] Malta [1]

George Arnold

Born 1879

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29324 Air Mechanic 1st Class Royal Air Force 74th Training Station (Castle Bromwich)

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David Edward Arnold

Born 1898

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 3755 55th Battalion

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G W Arnold

Born 1865

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Able Seaman Mercantile Marine Reserve

Other Empire Force Able Seaman Mercantile Marine Reserve - H.M.S. "Vienna"

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George William John Mafeking Arnold

Born 1900

Died 1975

Royal Navy SS8265

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John Arnold

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 23/334 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Thomas Arthur Arnold

Born 1885

Died 1963

British Army 1859 Sapper Kent Fortress Royal Engineers

British Army 541031 Private Royal Engineers

British Army 55470 Private Manchester Regiment 24th

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Edwin William Francis Arnold

Born 1896

Australian Imperial Force 747 Private 8th Battalion

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George Arnold

Born 1875

Died 1918

British Army 46847 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 46847 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 13th Battalion

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Oliver Vaughton Arnold

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 1211 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant Worcestershire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Worcester Regiment

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Ronald Maurice Arnold

Born 1896

Died 1955

British Army 2718 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

British Army 5/14913 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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Charles William Arnold

Died 1914

British Army 1954 Serjeant Rifle Brigade 3rd Battalion

British Army 1954 Corporal Rifle Brigade 3rd Battalion

British Army 1954 Serjeant Rifle Brigade

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Edward Leslie Arnold

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army SRE4197 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army SPT/4197 Lance Corporal Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) 23rd Battalion

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Edmund Gilyard Arnold

Died 1916

British Army 16/1264 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 16/1264 Private Yorkshire Regiment 16th west Battalion

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James William Samuel Arnold

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 10245 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps 4th Battalion

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James Arnold

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 1077 Sapper Royal Engineers Devon Fortress Coy

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Samuel John Arnold

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 166370

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Stephen Arnold

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 190730

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Arthur Frank Arnold

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 304367

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Archie Leonard Arnold

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 23327

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Walter Arnold

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 25454

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