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Melbourne Victoria [8]

Adelaide South Australia [6]

Shetland, Scotland [6]

Sydney New South Wales [6]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [4]

Abersychan, Monmouthshire [3]

Ballarat Victoria [3]

Dorking, Surrey [3]

Inverell New South Wales [3]

Islington, London [3]

Newcastle, Northumberland [3]

Binalong New South Wales [2]

Booleroo Centre South Australia [2]

Broken Hill New South Wales [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Castlemaine Victoria [2]

Chichester, Sussex [2]

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire [2]

Cupar, Fife [2]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [2]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2]

Eaglehawk Victoria [2]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [2]

Foxhole, Cornwall [2]

Fulham, London [2]

Glasgow Scotland [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

Gresford New South Wales [2]

Guilsfield, Montgomeryshire [2]

Hyde, Central Otago [2]

Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland [2]

Lismore New South Wales [2]

London England [2]

Market Harborough, Leicestershire [2]

Mount Gambier South Australia [2]

Orange New South Wales [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

South Shields, Durham, England [2]

Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Wallaroo South Australia [2]

Warwick, Warwickshire [2]

Yandoit Victoria [2]

Aberdeen Scotland [1]

Acton, London [1]

Adamstown New South Wales [1]

Albury New South Wales [1]

Auckland [1]

Bairnsdale Victoria [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Rank

Private [591]

Gunner [68]

Serjeant [60]

Corporal [59]

Driver [55]

Sapper [53]

Second Lieutenant [44]

Captain [35]

Lance Corporal [27]

Major [14]

Acting Corporal [13]

Lieutenant [11]

Pioneer [8]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Bombardier [6]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Rifleman [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Sergeant [3]

Staff Nurse [3]

Stoker 2nd Class [3]

Trooper [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Ordinary Telegraphist [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Sister [2]

Staff Serjeant Major [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Worker [2]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Sister [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Aide de Camp [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Blacksmith [1]

Bombardier/Acting Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [83]

Army Service Corps [73]

Royal Field Artillery [70]

Labour Corps [56]

Royal Garrison Artillery [53]

Royal Army Medical Corps [51]

London Regiment [39]

Machine Gun Corps [35]

Highland Light Infantry [30]

Welsh Regiment [30]

Gordon Highlanders [25]

Royal Scots [24]

Royal Fusiliers [22]

Northumberland Fusiliers [21]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [21]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [19]

The Queen's Regiment [15]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [13]

Rifle Brigade [13]

Scottish Rifles [13]

Hampshire Regiment [12]

Cameron Highlanders [11]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [11]

Royal Naval Division [11]

South Wales Borderers [11]

Durham Light Infantry [10]

Gloucestershire Regiment [10]

Middlesex Regiment [9]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8]

Seaforth Highlanders [8]

Somerset Light Infantry [8]

East Kent Regiment [7]

East Surrey Regiment [7]

Liverpool Regiment [7]

Monmouthshire Regiment [7]

Royal Air Force [7]

Royal Highlanders [7]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [7]

Canadian Infantry [6]

Coldstream Guards [6]

Devonshire Regiment [6]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [6]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [6]

British West Indies Regiment [5]

Cheshire Regiment [5]

East Lancashire Regiment [5]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [5]

Northumberland Regiment [5]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Service

British Army [999]

Australian Imperial Force [120]

Royal Navy [111]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [102]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [92]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [43]

Other Empire Force [4]

Indian Army [3]

British Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

A [1519]

M [6]

H [4]

B [2]

L [2]

P [2]

C [1]

J [1]

R [1]

T [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1473]

Merchant Navy [54]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [34]

Australia [2]

New Zealand [2]

Guyana [1]

Ireland [1]

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Melbourne Victoria [8] Adelaide South Australia [6] Shetland, Scotland [6] Sydney New South Wales [6] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [4] Abersychan, Monmouthshire [3] Ballarat Victoria [3] Dorking, Surrey [3] Inverell New South Wales [3] Islington, London [3] Newcastle, Northumberland [3] Binalong New South Wales [2] Booleroo Centre South Australia [2] Broken Hill New South Wales [2] Camberwell, London [2] Castlemaine Victoria [2] Chichester, Sussex [2] Coatbridge, Lanarkshire [2] Cupar, Fife [2] Dublin, Suffolk, England [2] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2] Eaglehawk Victoria [2] Edinburgh, Midlothian [2] Foxhole, Cornwall [2] Fulham, London [2] Glasgow Scotland [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] Gresford New South Wales [2] Guilsfield, Montgomeryshire [2] Hyde, Central Otago [2] Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland [2] Lismore New South Wales [2] London England [2] Market Harborough, Leicestershire [2] Mount Gambier South Australia [2] Orange New South Wales [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] South Shields, Durham, England [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] Wallaroo South Australia [2] Warwick, Warwickshire [2] Yandoit Victoria [2] Aberdeen Scotland [1] Acton, London [1] Adamstown New South Wales [1] Albury New South Wales [1] Auckland [1] Bairnsdale Victoria [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Belfast, Antrim [1]

Rank

Private [591] Gunner [68] Serjeant [60] Corporal [59] Driver [55] Sapper [53] Second Lieutenant [44] Captain [35] Lance Corporal [27] Major [14] Acting Corporal [13] Lieutenant [11] Pioneer [8] Acting Serjeant [7] Bombardier [6] Lance Serjeant [5] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Rifleman [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Sergeant [3] Staff Nurse [3] Stoker 2nd Class [3] Trooper [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Captain [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Ordinary Telegraphist [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Regimental Serjeant Major [2] Sister [2] Staff Serjeant Major [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Worker [2] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Sister [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Aide de Camp [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Blacksmith [1] Bombardier/Acting Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [83] Army Service Corps [73] Royal Field Artillery [70] Labour Corps [56] Royal Garrison Artillery [53] Royal Army Medical Corps [51] London Regiment [39] Machine Gun Corps [35] Highland Light Infantry [30] Welsh Regiment [30] Gordon Highlanders [25] Royal Scots [24] Royal Fusiliers [22] Northumberland Fusiliers [21] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [21] Royal Scots Fusiliers [19] The Queen's Regiment [15] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [13] Rifle Brigade [13] Scottish Rifles [13] Hampshire Regiment [12] Cameron Highlanders [11] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [11] Royal Naval Division [11] South Wales Borderers [11] Durham Light Infantry [10] Gloucestershire Regiment [10] Middlesex Regiment [9] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8] Seaforth Highlanders [8] Somerset Light Infantry [8] East Kent Regiment [7] East Surrey Regiment [7] Liverpool Regiment [7] Monmouthshire Regiment [7] Royal Air Force [7] Royal Highlanders [7] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [7] Canadian Infantry [6] Coldstream Guards [6] Devonshire Regiment [6] King's Own Scottish Borderers [6] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [6] British West Indies Regiment [5] Cheshire Regiment [5] East Lancashire Regiment [5] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [5] Northumberland Regiment [5] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Service

British Army [999] Australian Imperial Force [120] Royal Navy [111] Canadian Expeditionary Force [102] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [92] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [43] Other Empire Force [4] Indian Army [3] British Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

A [1519] M [6] H [4] B [2] L [2] P [2] C [1] J [1] R [1] T [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1473] Merchant Navy [54] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [34] Australia [2] New Zealand [2] Guyana [1] Ireland [1]

Edgar Arthur

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 96319

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John Alexander Arthur

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 14498

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Walter Frederick Arthur

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 215752

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James Alexander Arthur

Born 1893

Died 1919

British Army 2447 Private British West Indies Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Oswald Charles Arthur

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 165732

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Samuel Arthur

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 91235

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William Robert Arthur

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army Private Royal Army Medical Corps Royal Army Medical Corps Depot

British Army 8326 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 4/2nd Home Counties Field Ambulance

British Army Private Natal Medical Corps

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George Arthur

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 101169

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Samuel Ernest Arthur

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 196882

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Percy Samuel Arthur

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 126245

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Richard Thomas Arthur

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33335

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John Arthur

Born 1882

Died 1915

British Army 245 Colour Serjeant London Regiment 14th lond Battalion

British Army 245 Second Lieutenant Gordon Highlanders

British Army 245 Serjeant London Regiment 14th lond Battalion

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Herbert Arthur

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 63569

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James Arthur

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 161711

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Frank Arthur

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 38822

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William Charles Arthur

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227743

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William Arthur Arthur

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 236965

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George Arthur

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 2680 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army 290512 Private Gordon Highlanders

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Edward Manuel Arthur

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 60702 Private Welsh Regiment

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Charles Harry Arthur

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 25630

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