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Brixham, Devon [8]

Adelaide South Australia [7]

Newcastle New South Wales [5]

Pimlico, London [5]

Chippenham, Wiltshire [4]

Geelong Victoria [4]

Sydney New South Wales [4]

Parkes New South Wales [3]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [2]

Birmingham, Warks [2]

Bridport, Dorset [2]

Brighton England [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Dartmouth, Devon [2]

Hampstead, London [2]

Lake Boga Victoria [2]

London England [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Manchester England [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Putney, London [2]

Ryde, Isle of Wight [2]

Aberdare [1]

Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [1]

Aldeburgh, Suffolk [1]

Alectown New South Wales [1]

Ashford, Kent [1]

Axbridge, Somerset [1]

Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Beckenham, Kent, England [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Bembridge, Isle of Wight, England [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Blayney New South Wales [1]

Bow, London, Middlesex [1]

Bridgwater, Somerset [1]

Bridport, Dorsetshire [1]

Bridstow, Northlew, Devon [1]

Bristol England [1]

Bristol. [1]

Buckinghamshire [1]

Calbourne, Isle of Wight [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1]

Rank

Private [524]

Gunner [74]

Driver [48]

Serjeant [48]

Corporal [43]

Sapper [40]

Second Lieutenant [27]

Lieutenant [23]

Lance Corporal [22]

Captain [15]

Major [9]

Acting Corporal [8]

Bombardier [7]

Pioneer [7]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Private Lance Corporal [5]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Boy 1st Class [3]

Rifleman [3]

Worker [3]

2nd Corporal [2]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Captain [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Private Acting Serjeant [2]

Sergeant [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Trooper [2]

1st Air Mechanic [1]

1st Writer [1]

Acting 2nd Corporal [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [1]

Assistant Engineer [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Blacksmith [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Boy I [1]

Boy II [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [83]

Army Service Corps [78]

Royal Field Artillery [77]

Labour Corps [63]

London Regiment [39]

Devonshire Regiment [35]

Royal Army Medical Corps [35]

Royal Garrison Artillery [35]

Machine Gun Corps [27]

Royal Fusiliers [24]

Middlesex Regiment [19]

Gloucestershire Regiment [18]

Hampshire Regiment [18]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [18]

Rifle Brigade [13]

Somerset Light Infantry [13]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [12]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [12]

Welsh Regiment [12]

Durham Light Infantry [11]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [11]

Liverpool Regiment [11]

Worcestershire Regiment [11]

Lancashire Fusiliers [10]

Northumberland Fusiliers [10]

Royal Army Service Corps [10]

Royal West Kent Regiment [10]

South Staffordshire Regiment [10]

Suffolk Regiment [9]

West Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Canadian Infantry [8]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [8]

Wiltshire Regiment [8]

Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Cheshire Regiment [7]

Dorsetshire Regiment [7]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [7]

Essex Regiment [7]

Royal Air Force [7]

Royal Naval Division [7]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

Bedfordshire Regiment [6]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [6]

Leicestershire Regiment [6]

Manchester Regiment [6]

North Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Royal Defence Corps [6]

South Wales Borderers [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

Service

British Army [852]

Royal Navy [108]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [96]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [84]

Australian Imperial Force [62]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

A [1219]

B [2]

F [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1201]

Merchant Navy [16]

Country

United Kingdom [26]

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Place of birth

Brixham, Devon [8] Adelaide South Australia [7] Newcastle New South Wales [5] Pimlico, London [5] Chippenham, Wiltshire [4] Geelong Victoria [4] Sydney New South Wales [4] Parkes New South Wales [3] Bedford, Bedfordshire [2] Birmingham, Warks [2] Bridport, Dorset [2] Brighton England [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Camberwell, London [2] Dartmouth, Devon [2] Hampstead, London [2] Lake Boga Victoria [2] London England [2] London, Middlesex [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Manchester England [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Putney, London [2] Ryde, Isle of Wight [2] Aberdare [1] Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [1] Aldeburgh, Suffolk [1] Alectown New South Wales [1] Ashford, Kent [1] Axbridge, Somerset [1] Barnstaple, Devon [1] Beckenham, Kent, England [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Bembridge, Isle of Wight, England [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Blayney New South Wales [1] Bow, London, Middlesex [1] Bridgwater, Somerset [1] Bridport, Dorsetshire [1] Bridstow, Northlew, Devon [1] Bristol England [1] Bristol. [1] Buckinghamshire [1] Calbourne, Isle of Wight [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight [1] Chelsea, London [1] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1]

Rank

Private [524] Gunner [74] Driver [48] Serjeant [48] Corporal [43] Sapper [40] Second Lieutenant [27] Lieutenant [23] Lance Corporal [22] Captain [15] Major [9] Acting Corporal [8] Bombardier [7] Pioneer [7] Acting Serjeant [6] Company Serjeant Major [5] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Private Lance Corporal [5] Staff Serjeant [4] Boy 1st Class [3] Rifleman [3] Worker [3] 2nd Corporal [2] Able Seaman [2] Acting Captain [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Leading Seaman [2] Private Acting Serjeant [2] Sergeant [2] Temporary Captain [2] Trooper [2] 1st Air Mechanic [1] 1st Writer [1] Acting 2nd Corporal [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Armourer Staff Serjeant [1] Assistant Engineer [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Blacksmith [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Boy I [1] Boy II [1] Captain Acting Major [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [83] Army Service Corps [78] Royal Field Artillery [77] Labour Corps [63] London Regiment [39] Devonshire Regiment [35] Royal Army Medical Corps [35] Royal Garrison Artillery [35] Machine Gun Corps [27] Royal Fusiliers [24] Middlesex Regiment [19] Gloucestershire Regiment [18] Hampshire Regiment [18] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [18] Rifle Brigade [13] Somerset Light Infantry [13] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [12] Royal Berkshire Regiment [12] Welsh Regiment [12] Durham Light Infantry [11] King's Royal Rifle Corps [11] Liverpool Regiment [11] Worcestershire Regiment [11] Lancashire Fusiliers [10] Northumberland Fusiliers [10] Royal Army Service Corps [10] Royal West Kent Regiment [10] South Staffordshire Regiment [10] Suffolk Regiment [9] West Yorkshire Regiment [9] Canadian Infantry [8] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [8] Wiltshire Regiment [8] Yorkshire Regiment [8] Cheshire Regiment [7] Dorsetshire Regiment [7] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [7] Essex Regiment [7] Royal Air Force [7] Royal Naval Division [7] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7] Bedfordshire Regiment [6] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [6] Leicestershire Regiment [6] Manchester Regiment [6] North Staffordshire Regiment [6] Royal Defence Corps [6] South Wales Borderers [6] The Queen's Regiment [6]

Service

British Army [852] Royal Navy [108] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [96] Canadian Expeditionary Force [84] Australian Imperial Force [62] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

A [1219] B [2] F [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1201] Merchant Navy [16]

Country

United Kingdom [26]

Henry George Ash

Born 1897

Died 1972

British Army 410988 Private Labour Corps 889

British Army 471206 Private London Regiment 1/12 London Regiment

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William Claudius Casson Ash

Born 1870

Died 1916

British Army Major Middlesex Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army Major (Temporary Lieutenant Colonel) Middlesex Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Middlesex Regiment 23rd Battalion

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Robert William Ash

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 117775 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 110 Brigade

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John Ash

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army Reverend Royal Army Chaplains Department, Royal Field Artillery 48th Division Ammunition Column

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William Ash

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 358156 Private Liverpool Regiment 2/10 Battalion

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John Henry Ash

Died 1916

British Army 3020 Serjeant Manchester Regiment

British Army 79403 Serjeant Royal Engineers 173 Tunnelling Coy.

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Charles Ash

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 3/5174 Private Hampshire Regiment 14th (Service) Battalion

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William Rowland Ash

Born 1876

Died 1916

British Army 56644 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 56644 Lance Corporal Royal Engineers 40th Signal Coy.

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Albert Edward Ash

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 1152 Private Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry

British Army 204229 Private Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 204229 Lance Corporal Wiltshire Regiment

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Francis Ash

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 5625 Private Army Cyclist Corps

British Army 22938 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 22938 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Herbert John Ash

Born 1887

Died 1970

Australian Imperial Force 816

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George Harry Ash

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 50203

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Frederick Arthur Ash

Born 1890

Died 1916

Royal Navy K2587 Acting Leading Stoker HMS Indefatigable

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William H Ash

Born 1900

British Army 44474 Private Durham Light Infantry

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John Ash

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 116013

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Leslie Ash

Born 1896

Died 1929

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Frank Ash

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 264867

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Frederick Richard Ash

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 237291

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Thomas Bennett Ash

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2700

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Charles Henry Ash

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 32909

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