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Durham [3]

Finchley, Middlesex [3]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2]

Gympie Queensland [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Loughton, Essex [2]

Preston [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Tottenham, London [2]

Wandsworth, London [2]

Wimbledon, Surrey [2]

Alfreton, Derbyshire [1]

Algakirk, Boston, Lincolnshire [1]

Ararat Victoria [1]

Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Bundaberg Queensland [1]

Burton Leonard, Harrogate, Yorkshire [1]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Casino New South Wales [1]

Charlestown New South Wales [1]

Chester [1]

Clapton, London [1]

Colchester, Essex [1]

Cricklewood, London [1]

Cricklewood, Middlesex [1]

Culworth, Berkshire [1]

Deal, Kent, England [1]

Douglas, Isle of Man, England [1]

Dublin [1]

Durseway, Lincolnshire [1]

Fulham, London, Middlesex [1]

Gainsborough, Lincolnshire [1]

Gillingham, Kent [1]

Gloucester [1]

Goole, Yorkshire [1]

Grantham, Lincolnshire [1]

Greystoke, Cumberland [1]

Hackney, Middx [1]

Hampstead, Middlesex [1]

Haylake, Cheshire [1]

Heywood, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Ilkeston, Derbyshire [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Lancashire [1]

Leek Wootton [1]

Rank

Private [409]

Gunner [48]

Driver [40]

Corporal [37]

Serjeant [30]

Sapper [29]

Lance Corporal [16]

Second Lieutenant [13]

Bombardier [8]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Acting Corporal [6]

Captain [5]

Pioneer [5]

Lieutenant [4]

Nurse [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Rifleman [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Trooper [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

4 Class Chaplain [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Paymaster [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Armament Staff Serjeant [1]

Band Corporal [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Captain and Quartermaster [1]

Chaplain [1]

Chauffeur [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal / Bombardier [1]

Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Corporal/Transport Corporal [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Mechanic [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Quarter Master [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Reverend [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [52]

Royal Field Artillery [51]

Army Service Corps [50]

Labour Corps [45]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [26]

Royal Garrison Artillery [26]

Machine Gun Corps [24]

Royal Army Medical Corps [24]

Northumberland Fusiliers [23]

Durham Light Infantry [20]

London Regiment [20]

Border Regiment [17]

Norfolk Regiment [17]

Lincolnshire Regiment [15]

Middlesex Regiment [14]

Royal Naval Division [13]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [13]

Rifle Brigade [11]

Royal Fusiliers [11]

Suffolk Regiment [11]

Liverpool Regiment [10]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [10]

Bedfordshire Regiment [9]

Essex Regiment [9]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [9]

York and Lancaster Regiment [9]

Northamptonshire Regiment [8]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8]

West Yorkshire Regiment [8]

East Surrey Regiment [7]

Leicestershire Regiment [7]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

Tank Corps [7]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6]

Royal Flying Corps [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

Grenadier Guards [4]

Royal Horse Artillery [4]

Royal Sussex Regiment [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Corps of Hussars [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Royal Scots [3]

Service

British Army [627]

Royal Navy [62]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [51]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [26]

Australian Imperial Force [15]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [15]

Indian Army [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

A [810]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [795]

Merchant Navy [14]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [33]

South Africa [1]

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Durham [3] Finchley, Middlesex [3] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2] Gympie Queensland [2] London, Middlesex [2] Loughton, Essex [2] Preston [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Tottenham, London [2] Wandsworth, London [2] Wimbledon, Surrey [2] Alfreton, Derbyshire [1] Algakirk, Boston, Lincolnshire [1] Ararat Victoria [1] Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Brixton, London [1] Bundaberg Queensland [1] Burton Leonard, Harrogate, Yorkshire [1] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Casino New South Wales [1] Charlestown New South Wales [1] Chester [1] Clapton, London [1] Colchester, Essex [1] Cricklewood, London [1] Cricklewood, Middlesex [1] Culworth, Berkshire [1] Deal, Kent, England [1] Douglas, Isle of Man, England [1] Dublin [1] Durseway, Lincolnshire [1] Fulham, London, Middlesex [1] Gainsborough, Lincolnshire [1] Gillingham, Kent [1] Gloucester [1] Goole, Yorkshire [1] Grantham, Lincolnshire [1] Greystoke, Cumberland [1] Hackney, Middx [1] Hampstead, Middlesex [1] Haylake, Cheshire [1] Heywood, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Ilkeston, Derbyshire [1] Lambeth, London [1] Lancashire [1] Leek Wootton [1]

Rank

Private [409] Gunner [48] Driver [40] Corporal [37] Serjeant [30] Sapper [29] Lance Corporal [16] Second Lieutenant [13] Bombardier [8] Acting Serjeant [7] Acting Corporal [6] Captain [5] Pioneer [5] Lieutenant [4] Nurse [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Rifleman [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Trooper [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 4 Class Chaplain [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Paymaster [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Armament Staff Serjeant [1] Band Corporal [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Captain and Quartermaster [1] Chaplain [1] Chauffeur [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal / Bombardier [1] Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Corporal/Transport Corporal [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Mechanic [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Quarter Master [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Reverend [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [52] Royal Field Artillery [51] Army Service Corps [50] Labour Corps [45] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [26] Royal Garrison Artillery [26] Machine Gun Corps [24] Royal Army Medical Corps [24] Northumberland Fusiliers [23] Durham Light Infantry [20] London Regiment [20] Border Regiment [17] Norfolk Regiment [17] Lincolnshire Regiment [15] Middlesex Regiment [14] Royal Naval Division [13] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [13] Rifle Brigade [11] Royal Fusiliers [11] Suffolk Regiment [11] Liverpool Regiment [10] Royal Lancaster Regiment [10] Bedfordshire Regiment [9] Essex Regiment [9] King's Royal Rifle Corps [9] York and Lancaster Regiment [9] Northamptonshire Regiment [8] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8] West Yorkshire Regiment [8] East Surrey Regiment [7] Leicestershire Regiment [7] Royal Army Service Corps [7] Tank Corps [7] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6] Royal Flying Corps [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] East Lancashire Regiment [4] Grenadier Guards [4] Royal Horse Artillery [4] Royal Sussex Regiment [4] Welsh Regiment [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Corps of Hussars [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Royal Scots [3]

Service

British Army [627] Royal Navy [62] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [51] Canadian Expeditionary Force [26] Australian Imperial Force [15] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [15] Indian Army [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

A [810] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [795] Merchant Navy [14] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [33] South Africa [1]

Walter A Askew

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army P/1512 Private Rifle Brigade

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Walter Askew

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 301029

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James Taylor Askew

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29185

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James Thomas Askew

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 39159

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Albert Henry Askew

Died 1916

British Army 3777 Corporal Gloucestershire Regiment

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Thomas Askew

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 240015 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Fred Burdakin Askew

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 93891 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 62nd Brigade

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Douglas Askew

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283256

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Alfred William Askew

Born 1890

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 11199 Staff Sergeant Australian Army Service Corps

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Arthur Askew

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 6148 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 202433 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Alfred Arthur Askew

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 242975

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Oliver J. Askew

Died 1918

British Army 25304 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Eric Taylor Askew

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 50314 Private London Regiment (The Rangers) 12th Battalion

British Army 50314 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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William Askew

Born 1899

Died 1916

British Army 5487 Private London Regiment 20th lond Battalion

British Army 5487 Private London Regiment

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William Askew

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 253000

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Herbert Askew

Born 1888

British Army DM2/137902 Private Army Service Corps

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Alfred Clifford Askew

Born 1896

British Army 28441 Private Lancashire 11th Battalion

British Army 28441 Private Lancashire Fusiliers Depot

British Army 13/28441 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 13th Battalion

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Alec Alding Askew

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45604

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Henry James Askew

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 3/8229 Serjeant Norfolk Regiment

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Thomas Askew

Died 1915

British Army 17194 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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