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Melbourne Victoria [4]

Cambridgeshire [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

Lewisham, Kent [2]

Newcastle New South Wales [2]

Northam Western Australia [2]

Saint Leonards on Sea, Sussex [2]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Armidale New South Wales [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Chedburgh, Suffolk [1]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1]

Doulting, Somerset [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

Dudley, West Midlands, England [1]

Durham [1]

Egmore Vale, Glamorgan [1]

Evercreech, Somerset [1]

Farrington Gurney, Somerset [1]

Forest Hill, London [1]

Frome, Somerset [1]

Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire [1]

Isleworth, Middlesex [1]

Islington [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Lakenheath, Suffolk [1]

Maitland New South Wales [1]

Middlesborough, Yorkshire [1]

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [1]

Morley, Yorkshire [1]

Near Bath, Somerset [1]

Newmarket [1]

Newmarket, Cambridgeshire [1]

Owen South Australia [1]

Paddington, London [1]

Pampisford, Cambridgeshire [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Radstock, Somerset [1]

Richmond, Greater London [1]

Richmond, Surrey [1]

Saffron Walden, Essex [1]

Salop, Shropshire [1]

Shepton Mallet England [1]

South Tidworth, Hampshire [1]

Southwick, Sussex [1]

St Pancras, Middlesex [1]

Sunderland, Durham [1]

Rank

Private [250]

Gunner [28]

Serjeant [27]

Corporal [23]

Driver [21]

Sapper [12]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Lance Corporal [8]

Acting Corporal [5]

Pioneer [5]

Rifleman [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Bombardier [3]

Corporal 2nd [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Guardsman [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer 1st Class [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class2 [1]

Bandsman [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Bugler [1]

Captain [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Driver Waggoner [1]

Drummer [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

P [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Pte [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Rough Rider [1]

Sergeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Temporary Regimental Serjeant Major /Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Trooper [1]

Waggoner [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [30]

Army Service Corps [28]

Labour Corps [28]

Royal Field Artillery [23]

Somerset Light Infantry [20]

London Regiment [18]

Royal Garrison Artillery [16]

Suffolk Regiment [14]

Machine Gun Corps [13]

Royal Army Medical Corps [13]

Royal Fusiliers [12]

Welsh Regiment [12]

Worcestershire Regiment [12]

Devonshire Regiment [9]

Royal West Kent Regiment [9]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

Gloucestershire Regiment [7]

Wiltshire Regiment [7]

Border Regiment [6]

Dorsetshire Regiment [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

South Wales Borderers [6]

East Kent Regiment [5]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

British West Indies Regiment [4]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

Coldstream Guards [4]

Grenadier Guards [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [388]

Royal Navy [36]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [25]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [22]

Australian Imperial Force [14]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

A [494]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [484]

Merchant Navy [6]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

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Place of birth

Melbourne Victoria [4] Cambridgeshire [2] Lambeth, London [2] Lewisham, Kent [2] Newcastle New South Wales [2] Northam Western Australia [2] Saint Leonards on Sea, Sussex [2] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Armidale New South Wales [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Chedburgh, Suffolk [1] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1] Doulting, Somerset [1] Dover, Kent [1] Dudley, West Midlands, England [1] Durham [1] Egmore Vale, Glamorgan [1] Evercreech, Somerset [1] Farrington Gurney, Somerset [1] Forest Hill, London [1] Frome, Somerset [1] Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire [1] Isleworth, Middlesex [1] Islington [1] Kensington, London [1] Lakenheath, Suffolk [1] Maitland New South Wales [1] Middlesborough, Yorkshire [1] Middlesbrough, Yorkshire [1] Morley, Yorkshire [1] Near Bath, Somerset [1] Newmarket [1] Newmarket, Cambridgeshire [1] Owen South Australia [1] Paddington, London [1] Pampisford, Cambridgeshire [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Radstock, Somerset [1] Richmond, Greater London [1] Richmond, Surrey [1] Saffron Walden, Essex [1] Salop, Shropshire [1] Shepton Mallet England [1] South Tidworth, Hampshire [1] Southwick, Sussex [1] St Pancras, Middlesex [1] Sunderland, Durham [1]

Rank

Private [250] Gunner [28] Serjeant [27] Corporal [23] Driver [21] Sapper [12] Second Lieutenant [9] Lance Corporal [8] Acting Corporal [5] Pioneer [5] Rifleman [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Bombardier [3] Corporal 2nd [3] Lieutenant [3] Guardsman [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer 1st Class [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class2 [1] Bandsman [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Bugler [1] Captain [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Driver Waggoner [1] Drummer [1] Lance Serjeant [1] P [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Pte [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Rough Rider [1] Sergeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Temporary Regimental Serjeant Major /Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Trooper [1] Waggoner [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [30] Army Service Corps [28] Labour Corps [28] Royal Field Artillery [23] Somerset Light Infantry [20] London Regiment [18] Royal Garrison Artillery [16] Suffolk Regiment [14] Machine Gun Corps [13] Royal Army Medical Corps [13] Royal Fusiliers [12] Welsh Regiment [12] Worcestershire Regiment [12] Devonshire Regiment [9] Royal West Kent Regiment [9] Middlesex Regiment [8] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8] Durham Light Infantry [7] Gloucestershire Regiment [7] Wiltshire Regiment [7] Border Regiment [6] Dorsetshire Regiment [6] Rifle Brigade [6] South Wales Borderers [6] East Kent Regiment [5] East Surrey Regiment [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] Yorkshire Regiment [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] British West Indies Regiment [4] Cheshire Regiment [4] Coldstream Guards [4] Grenadier Guards [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Cambridgeshire Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [388] Royal Navy [36] Canadian Expeditionary Force [25] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [22] Australian Imperial Force [14] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

A [494] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [484] Merchant Navy [6] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

Cyril Arthur Ashman

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 7461 Private Honourable Artillery Company 2nd Battalion (Infantry)

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Bertie Thomas Ashman

Born 1898

Died 1941

British Army 481213 Acting Corporal Royal Army Medical Corps

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Edward Ashman

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 17386 Corporal Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 17386 Serjeant Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 17386 Sergeant Somerset Light Infantry 12th West Somerset Yeomanry

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Herbert Ashman

Born 1882

Died 1921

British Army T2/10237 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army 191538 Driver Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 701503 Driver Labour Corps

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Frederick Edward Ashman

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 373690 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Cecil George Ashman

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 200628 Private Middlesex Regiment 1/7th Battalion

British Army 2764 Private Middlesex Regiment 2/7th Battalion

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William Ashman

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 11549 Private Coldstream Guards

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Joseph Newton Ashman

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283093

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Robert William Ashman

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 120665

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Tom Ashman

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 205138

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Howard Ashman

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 1656 Private Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 200136 Private Worcestershire Regiment 1/7th Bn

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Gilbert Alfred Ashman

Died 1917

British Army 6424 Private Acting Corporal Royal Fusiliers attached Light Trench Mortar Battery

British Army 6424 Corporal Royal Fusiliers

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Frank Ashman

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 105225

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Alfred Ernest Ashman

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194262

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Arthur Henry Ashman

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 242923

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Donald Cecil Ashman

Died 1917

British Army 17395 Private Suffolk Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 17395 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Paul Ashman

Born 1889

Died 1914

Royal Navy 14955 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division: HMS BULWARK

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Percy William Ronald Ashman

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 231800

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Charles William Ashman

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army G/5072 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army G/5072 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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Frederick W Ashman

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 17045 Corporal Suffolk Regiment

British Army 17045 Lance Serjeant Suffolk Regiment 11th

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