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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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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]

Arthur Douglas Ash

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 16124 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion.

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Charles William Ash

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 44194

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Reginald James Ash

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 2366 Private Australian Infantry 13th Btn

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Morris Ash

Born 1899

Died 1965

British Army 52839 Private Manchester Regiment

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Edwin Baylis Ash

Born 1893

Died 1972

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

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Albert Edward Ash

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 277349

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Sidney Valentine Stokes Ash

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 406917

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George Stanley Ash

Born 1890

Died 1916

Royal Navy L5401 Officer's Cook 3rd Class HMS Queen Mary

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Herbert Ash

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 83644

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Edward John Ash

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 16351

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Cecil Reuben Ash

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 60777

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Charles James Ash

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 38664

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Alexander Ash

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 146936

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Horace Osborne Ash

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 27473

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Samuel Ash

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36634

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Archibald Ash

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 575 Serjeant Royal Newfoundland Regiment

British Army 575 Sergeant Royal Newfoundland Regiment

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Ernest Ash

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 88497 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 88497 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Otho Leonard Ash

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 203794

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George Ash

Born 1859

Died 1915

British Army 6759 Company Serjeant Major Lancashire Fusiliers 5th Reserve

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Walter William Ash

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 9664 Serjeant Wiltshire Regiment

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