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Birmingham, Warwickshire [6]

Ipswich, Suffolk [4]

London, Middlesex, England [4]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [3]

Margate, Kent [3]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [3]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [3]

Birmingham [2]

Birmingham England [2]

Chedzoy, Somerset [2]

Cooktown Queensland [2]

Scone New South Wales [2]

Stalbridge, Dorset [2]

Winchester, Hampshire [2]

Ashcott, Somerset [1]

Bethanga Victoria [1]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Bromley by Bow, London [1]

Budleigh Salterton, Devon [1]

Chester [1]

Coonamble New South Wales [1]

Deptford, Kent [1]

Exmouth, Devon [1]

Exmouth, Devon, England [1]

Forest Gate, Essex [1]

Forest Gate, West Ham, Essex [1]

Framlingham, Suffolk [1]

Frome, Somerset [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Fulham, London, Middlesex [1]

Gillingham, Kent [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Halesworth, Framlingham, Suffolk [1]

Higher Town, Scilly [1]

Hill Top New South Wales [1]

Hoddesdon England [1]

Honiton, Devon [1]

Kennington [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Leytonstone, West Ham, Essex [1]

London England [1]

Lowestoft [1]

Lozells, Birmingham [1]

Lydlinch, Dorset [1]

Mountain Ash, Glamorgan [1]

Newmarket, Suffolk [1]

Rank

Private [340]

Gunner [37]

Driver [35]

Serjeant [33]

Corporal [27]

Sapper [21]

Lance Corporal [17]

Lieutenant [13]

Second Lieutenant [12]

Acting Corporal [7]

Captain [5]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Pioneer [2]

Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [2]

Sergeant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Boatswain [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Armament Staff Serjeant [1]

Armarment Staff Serjeant [1]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [1]

Battery Quartermaster Sergeant [1]

Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy [1]

Bugler [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Colour Serjeant Major [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Honourary Second Lieutenant [1]

Interpreter [1]

Labourer [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant and Acting Chief Officer [1]

Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1]

Nurse [1]

Paymaster Lieutenant [1]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [50]

Army Service Corps [45]

Labour Corps [40]

Royal Field Artillery [33]

London Regiment [31]

Royal Garrison Artillery [23]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [23]

Machine Gun Corps [21]

Worcestershire Regiment [18]

Royal Army Medical Corps [16]

Somerset Light Infantry [16]

Dorsetshire Regiment [13]

Devonshire Regiment [11]

Royal Fusiliers [11]

Suffolk Regiment [11]

Rifle Brigade [10]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [10]

Wiltshire Regiment [10]

Army Ordnance Corps [9]

Middlesex Regiment [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [9]

Royal Naval Division [9]

Hampshire Regiment [7]

South Wales Borderers [7]

The Queen's Regiment [7]

Welsh Regiment [7]

East Surrey Regiment [6]

Gloucestershire Regiment [6]

Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

Northamptonshire Regiment [6]

South Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

Essex Regiment [5]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5]

Royal Sussex Regiment [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Corps of Hussars [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Border Regiment [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Canadian Engineers [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

Service

British Army [521]

Royal Navy [64]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [40]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [33]

Australian Imperial Force [16]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

A [698]

Contribution

Military Service [673]

Merchant Navy [19]

Country

United Kingdom [21]

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Place of birth

Birmingham, Warwickshire [6] Ipswich, Suffolk [4] London, Middlesex, England [4] Hull, Yorkshire, England [3] Margate, Kent [3] Portsmouth, Hampshire [3] Southampton, Hampshire, England [3] Birmingham [2] Birmingham England [2] Chedzoy, Somerset [2] Cooktown Queensland [2] Scone New South Wales [2] Stalbridge, Dorset [2] Winchester, Hampshire [2] Ashcott, Somerset [1] Bethanga Victoria [1] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Bromley by Bow, London [1] Budleigh Salterton, Devon [1] Chester [1] Coonamble New South Wales [1] Deptford, Kent [1] Exmouth, Devon [1] Exmouth, Devon, England [1] Forest Gate, Essex [1] Forest Gate, West Ham, Essex [1] Framlingham, Suffolk [1] Frome, Somerset [1] Fulham, London [1] Fulham, London, Middlesex [1] Gillingham, Kent [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Halesworth, Framlingham, Suffolk [1] Higher Town, Scilly [1] Hill Top New South Wales [1] Hoddesdon England [1] Honiton, Devon [1] Kennington [1] Lambeth, London [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Leytonstone, West Ham, Essex [1] London England [1] Lowestoft [1] Lozells, Birmingham [1] Lydlinch, Dorset [1] Mountain Ash, Glamorgan [1] Newmarket, Suffolk [1]

Rank

Private [340] Gunner [37] Driver [35] Serjeant [33] Corporal [27] Sapper [21] Lance Corporal [17] Lieutenant [13] Second Lieutenant [12] Acting Corporal [7] Captain [5] Colour Serjeant [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Able Seaman [2] Pioneer [2] Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [2] Sergeant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Boatswain [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Armament Staff Serjeant [1] Armarment Staff Serjeant [1] Armourer Staff Serjeant [1] Battery Quartermaster Sergeant [1] Battery Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Boy [1] Bugler [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Colour Serjeant Major [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Honourary Second Lieutenant [1] Interpreter [1] Labourer [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant and Acting Chief Officer [1] Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1] Nurse [1] Paymaster Lieutenant [1] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Sister [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [50] Army Service Corps [45] Labour Corps [40] Royal Field Artillery [33] London Regiment [31] Royal Garrison Artillery [23] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [23] Machine Gun Corps [21] Worcestershire Regiment [18] Royal Army Medical Corps [16] Somerset Light Infantry [16] Dorsetshire Regiment [13] Devonshire Regiment [11] Royal Fusiliers [11] Suffolk Regiment [11] Rifle Brigade [10] Royal Berkshire Regiment [10] Wiltshire Regiment [10] Army Ordnance Corps [9] Middlesex Regiment [9] Royal Army Service Corps [9] Royal Naval Division [9] Hampshire Regiment [7] South Wales Borderers [7] The Queen's Regiment [7] Welsh Regiment [7] East Surrey Regiment [6] Gloucestershire Regiment [6] Lincolnshire Regiment [6] Northamptonshire Regiment [6] South Staffordshire Regiment [6] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] Essex Regiment [5] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5] Royal Sussex Regiment [5] Canadian Infantry [4] Corps of Hussars [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Royal Munster Fusiliers [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Border Regiment [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Canadian Engineers [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

Service

British Army [521] Royal Navy [64] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [40] Canadian Expeditionary Force [33] Australian Imperial Force [16] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

A [698]

Contribution

Military Service [673] Merchant Navy [19]

Country

United Kingdom [21]

Joseph Alexander Ashford

Born 1874

Died 1916

British Army 359 Sergeant Royal Field Artillery III Home Counties (Clique Ports) Brigade

British Army 19477 Battery Quartermaster Serjeant Royal Field Artillery "A" Battery

British Army 359 Battery Quartermaster Sergeant Royal Field Artillery III Home Counties (Cinque Ports) Brigade

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Thomas George Ashford

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 91685 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Ernest Ashford

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army 5357 Private East Surrey Regiment

British Army 5357 Lance Corporal East Surrey 8th

British Army 5357 Lance Corporal East Surrey Regiment

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Alfred Ashford

Born 1879

Died 1917

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37434

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Herbert Henry Ashford

Born 1889

British Army 43371 Acting Serjeant Suffolk Regiment

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Augustus Ashford

Born 1891

British Army 2600 Private British West Indies Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army 7151 Private West India Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Leonard Joseph Ashford

Born 1890

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 985

Australian Imperial Force 103 Private Australian Infantry 15th Btn

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Ernest Ashford

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 206159

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Frederick Jesse Ashford

Born 1884

Died 1914

British Army 7058 Private Somerset Light Infantry 1st Battalion

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Harry Ashford

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army Z1226 Private Rifle Brigade 1st Battalion

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Arthur Henry Ashford

Died 1914

British Army 8132 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Alfred George Ashford

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 1742 Private Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion

British Army 28391 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 14th Battalion

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Albert Edmund Ashford

Born 1895

Died 1978

British Army 742 Private West Somerset Yeomanry

British Army 295073 Corporal Somerset Light Infantry

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Frederick Ashford

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33083

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Thomas Wilfred Ashford

Born 1879

Died 1915

British Army G/946 Lance Corporal East Kent Regiment

British Army G/946 Private East Kent Regiment

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Walter Ernest Ashford

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 291099

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John Henry Ashford

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 41998

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Albert Edward Ashford

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 32890

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Austin William Ashford

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 80775

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Albert Ashford

Died 1915

British Army 3000 Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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