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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]

Joseph Ashman

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 26162 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 26162 Lance Corporal Yorkshire Regiment

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Charles James Ashman

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 85727 Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery

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Henry Douglas Ashman

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 1993 Private Berkshire Yeomanry

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Charles Ashman

Died 1918

British Army 12865 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Charles Ashman

Died 1917

British Army 4764 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 26624 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 26624 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Alfred Ashman

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 308845

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Laurance Ashman

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42759

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Albert William Ashman

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 139271

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James Ashman

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 76356

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Charles Ashman

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 40138

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Thomas George Ashman

Born 1871

Died 1915

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 10/1401B Wellington Infantry Battalion

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William George Ashman

Born 1883

British Army 10305 Drummer South Wales Borderers

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George Ashman

Australian Imperial Force 1239

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Percy Ashman

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 203783 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 263019 Private Monmouthshire Regiment

British Army 263019 Rifleman Monmouthshire Regiment

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Gordon Ashman

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army G/11783 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army G/11783 Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

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Arthur Sidney Ashman

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 10654 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 3rd Bn.

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Samuel Ashman

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 11889 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 11889 Lance Corporal Leicestershire Regiment

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Herbert Arthur Ashman

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 159797 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Frederick Charles Ashman

Died 1917

British Army G/15406 Serjeant Middlesex Regiment

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Gordon Edward Ashman

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 42253 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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