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Sydney New South Wales [7]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

Nottingham [3]

Bristol England [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Port Augusta South Australia [2]

Portsmouth [2]

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [1]

Belgrave, Leicester [1]

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Bradford, Wiltshire [1]

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Grantham, Lincolnshire [1]

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Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Lambeth, Surrey, England [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

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Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1]

Lumphanan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [1]

Milltown of Dalvey, Advie, Moray [1]

Neath, Glamorgan [1]

New Malden, Surrey, England [1]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

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Radford, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Rothwell, Kettering, Northamptonshire [1]

Ruston, Northamptonshire [1]

Sheffield [1]

Sleaford, Lincolnshire [1]

Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Streatham, London [1]

Stroud, Gloucestershire [1]

Thorpe, Lincs [1]

Treeton, Yorkshire [1]

Warwickshire [1]

Wellington [1]

Wimbourne, Dorset [1]

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Private [142]

Gunner [10]

Corporal [9]

Driver [8]

Sapper [7]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Serjeant [6]

Captain [5]

Lance Corporal [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Bombardier [2]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Corporal /Acting Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Nurse [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [18]

Labour Corps [15]

Royal Engineers [14]

Royal Field Artillery [14]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [13]

Leicestershire Regiment [11]

Seaforth Highlanders [11]

Lincolnshire Regiment [8]

North Staffordshire Regiment [7]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

London Regiment [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Garrison Artillery [3]

Wiltshire Regiment [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Cameron Highlanders [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Gordon Highlanders [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Royal Artillery [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

11th Hussars [1]

12th Lancers [1]

13th Royal Scots [1]

2/8th Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

8th Hussars [1]

9th Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

A Reserves Class B [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Education Corps [1]

Army Service Corps (MT) [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Service

British Army [201]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24]

Australian Imperial Force [19]

Royal Navy [15]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [9]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Other Empire Force [1]

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A [281]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [275]

Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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Sydney New South Wales [7] Adelaide South Australia [3] Nottingham [3] Bristol England [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Port Augusta South Australia [2] Portsmouth [2] Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [1] Belgrave, Leicester [1] Bottesford, Leicestershire [1] Bradford, Wiltshire [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Desborough, Northants [1] Dorset [1] Edinburgh [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Grantham [1] Grantham, Lincolnshire [1] Inverness Scotland [1] Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland [1] Lambeth, London [1] Lambeth, Surrey, England [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Leicester, Leicestershire [1] Leicestershire [1] Lincoln [1] Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1] Lumphanan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [1] Milltown of Dalvey, Advie, Moray [1] Neath, Glamorgan [1] New Malden, Surrey, England [1] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Oldham, Lancashire [1] Radford, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Rothwell, Kettering, Northamptonshire [1] Ruston, Northamptonshire [1] Sheffield [1] Sleaford, Lincolnshire [1] Southampton, Hampshire [1] Streatham, London [1] Stroud, Gloucestershire [1] Thorpe, Lincs [1] Treeton, Yorkshire [1] Warwickshire [1] Wellington [1] Wimbourne, Dorset [1]

Rank

Private [142] Gunner [10] Corporal [9] Driver [8] Sapper [7] Second Lieutenant [6] Serjeant [6] Captain [5] Lance Corporal [3] Lieutenant [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Bombardier [2] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Corporal [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Corporal /Acting Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Nurse [1] Pioneer [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Rifleman [1] Sister [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [18] Labour Corps [15] Royal Engineers [14] Royal Field Artillery [14] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [13] Leicestershire Regiment [11] Seaforth Highlanders [11] Lincolnshire Regiment [8] North Staffordshire Regiment [7] Machine Gun Corps [6] Royal Army Service Corps [5] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] London Regiment [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Garrison Artillery [3] Wiltshire Regiment [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] Cameron Highlanders [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Gordon Highlanders [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Royal Artillery [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] 11th Hussars [1] 12th Lancers [1] 13th Royal Scots [1] 2/8th Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] 8th Hussars [1] 9th Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] A Reserves Class B [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Education Corps [1] Army Service Corps (MT) [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Service

British Army [201] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24] Australian Imperial Force [19] Royal Navy [15] Canadian Expeditionary Force [9] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

A [281] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [275] Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Walter Herbert Asher

Born 1893

Died 1969

British Army 2868 Private London Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 205315 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 205315 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 3rd, 4th (Reserve) Batallion

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Edwin Asher

Born 1892

Died 1915

Royal Navy K.W/535 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy Able Seaman Drake Battalion 1st Royal Navy Brigade

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James Harold Asher

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 20525 Private Cheshire Regiment 16th Battalion

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John James Asher

Born 1898

Died 1982

British Army M/271622 Army Service Corps (MT)

British Army M/1075633 Army Service Corps (MT)

British Army 79210 Gunner Machine Gun Corps (Motors) 11th Battery

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William Montague Asher

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 1717 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 40427 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 40427 Private Leicestershire Regiment 6th Bn.

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Arthur Asher

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 304577

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John William Asher

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 192690

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Alfred Ernest Asher

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 292855

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Frederick Arthur Ernest Asher

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227565

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Herbert Asher

Died 1915

British Army 6274 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Battalion

British Army 6274 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Walter Razey Asher

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 39088

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William Thomas Asher

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 187309

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Frank Asher

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 19532 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Hayman Asher

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 301392 Private Royal Scots

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Ronald Stuart Asher

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant General List

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 46th Squadron

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Alexander Asher

Died 1915

British Army 10915 Private Gordon Highlanders 6th gordon highland Battalion

British Army 10915 Private Gordon Highlanders

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George Frederick Asher

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 1578 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 10th (Grimsby Chums) Battalion

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John Griffith Asher

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 4128 Private London Regiment 14th lond Battalion

British Army 510912 Private London Regiment 14th lond Battalion

British Army 510912 Private London Regiment (London Scottish)

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Sydney Asher

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 20/676 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Alistair Asher

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army M2/051704 Private Army Service Corps

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