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Melbourne Victoria [6]

Hay New South Wales [4]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [4]

Ballarat Victoria [3]

Beccles, Suffolk [3]

Chiltern Victoria [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

Southampton, Hampshire [3]

Allerton, Lancashire [2]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Bolton, Lancashire [2]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Brandon, Suffolk [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Chelsea [2]

Gurnett, near Macclesfield [2]

Kettering England [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Myrtleford Victoria [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Watlington, Norfolk [2]

Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire [2]

Aberdeen, Scotland [1]

Altrincham, Cheshire, England [1]

Anerley,London [1]

Auckland [1]

Axminster, Devon [1]

Barellan New South Wales [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Bedford [1]

Bermondsey, Surrey [1]

Berrigan New South Wales [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Birmingham [1]

Bollington [1]

Bortwich, Cheshire [1]

Bradfield, Berkshire [1]

Bridgnorth England [1]

Bristol [1]

Bristol England [1]

Bristol, England [1]

Bushey, Hertfordshire [1]

Canterbury, Kent [1]

Canterbury, Kent, England [1]

Cape Town, South Africa [1]

Cheetham Hill, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Chelsea, Middlesex, England [1]

Cheshire England [1]

Rank

Private [571]

Gunner [60]

Corporal [51]

Driver [48]

Serjeant [34]

Sapper [26]

Lance Corporal [21]

Second Lieutenant [16]

Lieutenant [14]

Acting Corporal [10]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Pioneer [8]

Captain [7]

Bombardier [5]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Nurse [3]

Rifleman [3]

Second Lieutenant Acting Captain [3]

Signalman [3]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Colour Serjeant Major [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Trooper [2]

Worker [2]

1st Lieutenant [1]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Commander [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bombardier now Corporal [1]

Chaplain [1]

Coal Mine Worker [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Fitter Serjeant [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Corporal /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [77]

Royal Field Artillery [74]

Army Service Corps [61]

Royal Engineers [59]

Royal Garrison Artillery [33]

Machine Gun Corps [29]

London Regiment [28]

Royal Army Medical Corps [25]

Royal Fusiliers [23]

Manchester Regiment [22]

Lancashire Fusiliers [19]

Cheshire Regiment [18]

North Staffordshire Regiment [18]

Middlesex Regiment [16]

South Lancashire Regiment [15]

The Queen's Regiment [15]

Leicestershire Regiment [14]

Rifle Brigade [14]

East Yorkshire Regiment [13]

Lincolnshire Regiment [13]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [13]

Royal Army Service Corps [13]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12]

Liverpool Regiment [11]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [11]

Royal Naval Division [11]

Worcestershire Regiment [11]

Bedfordshire Regiment [10]

Durham Light Infantry [10]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [10]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [10]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10]

Welsh Regiment [10]

Essex Regiment [9]

Gloucestershire Regiment [9]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [9]

Northumberland Fusiliers [9]

South Staffordshire Regiment [9]

Coldstream Guards [8]

British West Indies Regiment [7]

Corps of Hussars [7]

Northamptonshire Regiment [7]

Wiltshire Regiment [7]

York and Lancaster Regiment [7]

Army Veterinary Corps [6]

Canadian Infantry [6]

Devonshire Regiment [6]

East Surrey Regiment [6]

Dorsetshire Regiment [5]

East Lancashire Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [860]

Royal Navy [84]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [71]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [60]

Australian Imperial Force [38]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [19]

Other Empire Force [4]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

A [1161]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1127]

Merchant Navy [21]

Conscientious Objector [9]

Country

United Kingdom [39]

Australia [1]

Ecuador [1]

Ireland [1]

Nigeria [1]

United States [1]

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Melbourne Victoria [6] Hay New South Wales [4] Southampton, Hampshire, England [4] Ballarat Victoria [3] Beccles, Suffolk [3] Chiltern Victoria [3] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] Southampton, Hampshire [3] Allerton, Lancashire [2] Bermondsey, London [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Bolton, Lancashire [2] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Brandon, Suffolk [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Chelsea [2] Gurnett, near Macclesfield [2] Kettering England [2] Lambeth, London [2] London, Middlesex [2] Myrtleford Victoria [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Watlington, Norfolk [2] Yardley Hastings, Northamptonshire [2] Aberdeen, Scotland [1] Altrincham, Cheshire, England [1] Anerley,London [1] Auckland [1] Axminster, Devon [1] Barellan New South Wales [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Bedford [1] Bermondsey, Surrey [1] Berrigan New South Wales [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Birmingham [1] Bollington [1] Bortwich, Cheshire [1] Bradfield, Berkshire [1] Bridgnorth England [1] Bristol [1] Bristol England [1] Bristol, England [1] Bushey, Hertfordshire [1] Canterbury, Kent [1] Canterbury, Kent, England [1] Cape Town, South Africa [1] Cheetham Hill, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Chelsea, Middlesex, England [1] Cheshire England [1]

Rank

Private [571] Gunner [60] Corporal [51] Driver [48] Serjeant [34] Sapper [26] Lance Corporal [21] Second Lieutenant [16] Lieutenant [14] Acting Corporal [10] Acting Serjeant [8] Pioneer [8] Captain [7] Bombardier [5] Lance Serjeant [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Company Serjeant Major [3] Nurse [3] Rifleman [3] Second Lieutenant Acting Captain [3] Signalman [3] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Colour Serjeant Major [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Guardsman [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Trooper [2] Worker [2] 1st Lieutenant [1] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Colour Serjeant Major [1] Acting Commander [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bombardier now Corporal [1] Chaplain [1] Coal Mine Worker [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Fitter Serjeant [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Corporal /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Leading Seaman [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [77] Royal Field Artillery [74] Army Service Corps [61] Royal Engineers [59] Royal Garrison Artillery [33] Machine Gun Corps [29] London Regiment [28] Royal Army Medical Corps [25] Royal Fusiliers [23] Manchester Regiment [22] Lancashire Fusiliers [19] Cheshire Regiment [18] North Staffordshire Regiment [18] Middlesex Regiment [16] South Lancashire Regiment [15] The Queen's Regiment [15] Leicestershire Regiment [14] Rifle Brigade [14] East Yorkshire Regiment [13] Lincolnshire Regiment [13] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [13] Royal Army Service Corps [13] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12] Liverpool Regiment [11] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [11] Royal Naval Division [11] Worcestershire Regiment [11] Bedfordshire Regiment [10] Durham Light Infantry [10] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [10] Royal Berkshire Regiment [10] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10] Welsh Regiment [10] Essex Regiment [9] Gloucestershire Regiment [9] King's Royal Rifle Corps [9] Northumberland Fusiliers [9] South Staffordshire Regiment [9] Coldstream Guards [8] British West Indies Regiment [7] Corps of Hussars [7] Northamptonshire Regiment [7] Wiltshire Regiment [7] York and Lancaster Regiment [7] Army Veterinary Corps [6] Canadian Infantry [6] Devonshire Regiment [6] East Surrey Regiment [6] Dorsetshire Regiment [5] East Lancashire Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [860] Royal Navy [84] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [71] Canadian Expeditionary Force [60] Australian Imperial Force [38] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [19] Other Empire Force [4] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

A [1161] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1127] Merchant Navy [21] Conscientious Objector [9]

Country

United Kingdom [39] Australia [1] Ecuador [1] Ireland [1] Nigeria [1] United States [1]

Thomas Ashley

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 9083

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Joseph Thomas Moore Ashley

Born 1898

Died 1918

Royal Navy SS/7786 Ordinary Seaman HMS North Star

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Arthur Ashley

Born 1870

Died 1918

British Army 3490 Corporal Army Pay Corps

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William Henry Ashley

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 10738 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) No. 1 Depot

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Charles Ashley

Born 1871

Died 1918

British Army 6783 Private Norfolk Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 24934 Private 1st Garrison Battalion

British Army 25017 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 1st Garrison Battalion

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William George Ashley

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 252632

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Thomas A Ashley

Died 1918

British Army G/25318 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/25318 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment 1st Battalion

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Harry Ashley

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 80940

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Arthur Ashley

Died 1917

British Army 41404 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

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Albert Ashley

Died 1918

British Army 13528 Private British West Indies Regiment

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Timothy Ashley

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 16785 Acting Serjeant Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 147142 Private Royal Engineers

British Army 147142 Corporal Royal Engineers

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Samuel Ashley

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 17829 Private Cheshire Regiment 10th Battalion

British Army 17829 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Orlando Ashley

Born 1894

Died 1915

Other Empire Force Gunner Jamaica Militia Artillery

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William Henry Ashley

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 221718

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Albert Vinicombe Ashley

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 245801

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Harry Bailey Ashley

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283554

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Franklin Henry Ashley

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 220672

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Alfred Ashley

Born 1892

Died 1919

British Army 202832 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Reginald William Ashley

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 101192

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Frederick Percy Ashley

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 209258

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