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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]

George Ashford

Died 1918

British Army 6545 Private Royal Munster Fusiliers

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Thomas Ashford

Died 1915

British Army 6715 Serjeant Dorsetshire Regiment

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Thomas Ashford

Died 1915

British Army 16105 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Charlie Ashford

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 27472 Private South Wales Borderers

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William Robert Ashford

Born 1889

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 862766

Canadian Expeditionary Force 862766 Private Canadian Infantry

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Robert Ashford

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 11526

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John Henry Ashford

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 131287

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Ernest Sutton Ashford

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 63360

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Leonard Francis Ashford

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 14645 Lance Corporal Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 14645 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Herbert Ashford

Died 1915

British Army 3/8086 Private Dorsetshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 3/8086 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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James Arthur Ashford

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 31655 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Charles Ashford

Died 1915

British Army 10437 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Cecil Harry Ashford

Died 1915

British Army 3/10138 Lance Corporal Suffolk Regiment

British Army 3/10138 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Oswald Edgar Ashford

Born 1890

Died 1980

British Army 24 Serjeant Welsh Guards

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Leonard John Ashford

Born 1888

Died 1917

Royal Navy K33876 Stoker 1st Class HMS 'Vanguard'

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Andrew Ernest Ashford

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 245559

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Ernest Eric Ashford

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 252143

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Albert Ernest Ashford

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266748

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Thomas George Ashford

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 24055

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Charles S Ashford

Died 1918

British Army 45129 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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