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Birmingham, Warwickshire [14]

Melbourne Victoria [4]

Birmingham [3]

Birmingham England [3]

Brighton, Sussex [3]

Cannock, Staffordshire [3]

Dudley, Worcestershire [3]

Leicester, Leicestershire [3]

West Bromwich, Staffordshire [3]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Bilston [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Bow, London [2]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Ladywood, Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [2]

Richmond, Surrey [2]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [2]

Staffordshire [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Warwickshire [2]

Wednesbury, Staffs [2]

Worcester [2]

Aberavon, Glamorganshire [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Aston Warwickshire [1]

Barnton, Cheshire [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Bilston England [1]

Bilston, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Birmingham, Warks [1]

Bloxwich, Staffordshire [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Bowraville New South Wales [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Broseley [1]

Broseley, Shropshire [1]

Builth, Breconshire [1]

Calgary [1]

Camden Town, London, Middlesex [1]

Cape Town [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Colway, Gloucestershire [1]

Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Deptford, Kent [1]

Dublin, Ireland [1]

Dudley Port, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [510]

Serjeant [51]

Corporal [44]

Sapper [40]

Gunner [39]

Driver [35]

Second Lieutenant [26]

Lance Corporal [19]

Captain [16]

Lieutenant [12]

Acting Corporal [11]

Pioneer [8]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Bombardier [4]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Rifleman [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Trooper [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Armament Staff Serjeant [1]

Bandsman [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Brigadier General [1]

CSM [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Captain and Major [1]

Chaplain to the Forces, 4th Class [1]

Chief Mechanic [1]

Clerk [1]

Colonel Serjeant [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Constable [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [1]

Fireman [1]

Flight/Serjeant [1]

Gunner Lance Bombardier [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [81]

Royal Field Artillery [62]

Labour Corps [58]

Army Service Corps [42]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [41]

South Staffordshire Regiment [35]

Worcestershire Regiment [33]

Royal Army Medical Corps [24]

London Regiment [23]

Machine Gun Corps [23]

Gloucestershire Regiment [22]

Royal Fusiliers [19]

Royal Garrison Artillery [18]

Northumberland Fusiliers [14]

Rifle Brigade [14]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [14]

Cheshire Regiment [13]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [13]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [12]

Manchester Regiment [12]

North Staffordshire Regiment [12]

Durham Light Infantry [11]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [11]

Royal Army Service Corps [11]

Royal Naval Division [10]

Hampshire Regiment [9]

Middlesex Regiment [9]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [9]

East Lancashire Regiment [8]

East Surrey Regiment [8]

Liverpool Regiment [8]

Royal Defence Corps [8]

West Yorkshire Regiment [8]

York and Lancaster Regiment [8]

Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Devonshire Regiment [7]

Essex Regiment [7]

Grenadier Guards [7]

Lancashire Fusiliers [7]

Royal Air Force [7]

South Lancashire Regiment [7]

Training Reserve [7]

Leicestershire Regiment [6]

Norfolk Regiment [6]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [5]

Suffolk Regiment [5]

Welsh Regiment [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Highland Light Infantry [4]

Service

British Army [788]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [71]

Royal Navy [66]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [29]

Australian Imperial Force [20]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

A [992]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [983]

Merchant Navy [4]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [34]

Brazil [1]

China [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Birmingham, Warwickshire [14] Melbourne Victoria [4] Birmingham [3] Birmingham England [3] Brighton, Sussex [3] Cannock, Staffordshire [3] Dudley, Worcestershire [3] Leicester, Leicestershire [3] West Bromwich, Staffordshire [3] Bethnal Green, London [2] Bilston [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Bow, London [2] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Ladywood, Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Manchester, Lancashire, England [2] Richmond, Surrey [2] Salisbury, Wiltshire [2] Staffordshire [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Warwickshire [2] Wednesbury, Staffs [2] Worcester [2] Aberavon, Glamorganshire [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Aston Warwickshire [1] Barnton, Cheshire [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Bilston England [1] Bilston, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1] Birmingham, Warks [1] Bloxwich, Staffordshire [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Bowraville New South Wales [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Broseley [1] Broseley, Shropshire [1] Builth, Breconshire [1] Calgary [1] Camden Town, London, Middlesex [1] Cape Town [1] Chelsea, London [1] Colway, Gloucestershire [1] Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Deptford, Kent [1] Dublin, Ireland [1] Dudley Port, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [510] Serjeant [51] Corporal [44] Sapper [40] Gunner [39] Driver [35] Second Lieutenant [26] Lance Corporal [19] Captain [16] Lieutenant [12] Acting Corporal [11] Pioneer [8] Acting Serjeant [7] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Bombardier [4] Company Serjeant Major [3] Rifleman [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Trooper [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Armament Staff Serjeant [1] Bandsman [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Brigadier General [1] CSM [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Captain and Major [1] Chaplain to the Forces, 4th Class [1] Chief Mechanic [1] Clerk [1] Colonel Serjeant [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Constable [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Farrier Staff Serjeant [1] Fireman [1] Flight/Serjeant [1] Gunner Lance Bombardier [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [81] Royal Field Artillery [62] Labour Corps [58] Army Service Corps [42] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [41] South Staffordshire Regiment [35] Worcestershire Regiment [33] Royal Army Medical Corps [24] London Regiment [23] Machine Gun Corps [23] Gloucestershire Regiment [22] Royal Fusiliers [19] Royal Garrison Artillery [18] Northumberland Fusiliers [14] Rifle Brigade [14] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [14] Cheshire Regiment [13] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [13] King's Royal Rifle Corps [12] Manchester Regiment [12] North Staffordshire Regiment [12] Durham Light Infantry [11] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [11] Royal Army Service Corps [11] Royal Naval Division [10] Hampshire Regiment [9] Middlesex Regiment [9] Royal Berkshire Regiment [9] East Lancashire Regiment [8] East Surrey Regiment [8] Liverpool Regiment [8] Royal Defence Corps [8] West Yorkshire Regiment [8] York and Lancaster Regiment [8] Yorkshire Regiment [8] Devonshire Regiment [7] Essex Regiment [7] Grenadier Guards [7] Lancashire Fusiliers [7] Royal Air Force [7] South Lancashire Regiment [7] Training Reserve [7] Leicestershire Regiment [6] Norfolk Regiment [6] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [5] Suffolk Regiment [5] Welsh Regiment [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Highland Light Infantry [4]

Service

British Army [788] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [71] Royal Navy [66] Canadian Expeditionary Force [29] Australian Imperial Force [20] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

A [992] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [983] Merchant Navy [4] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [34] Brazil [1] China [1] New Zealand [1]

Edward Joseph Aston

Born 1887

Died 1957

British Army 41000 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 201277 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 81512 Private Royal Defence Corps

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Albert Edward Aston

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 35167 Private Machine Gun Corps

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William Aston

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 373411 Serjeant London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 6490 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 2239 Private East Surrey Regiment 6th Battalion

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Anthony Aston

Born 1891

Died 1955

British Army Lieutenant North Staffordshire Regiment 9th northst Battalion

British Army Lieutenant North Staffordshire Regiment 3rd northst Battalion

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Harold Augustus Aston

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 32827

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Reginald Godfrey Aston

Born 1884

Died 1942

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Engineers

Royal Navy Captain and Major Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Marines

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Adlard Kyme Aston

Born 1890

Died 1963

British Army 13095 Lance Corporal Norfolk Regiment

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Samuel Thomas Aston

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 108971

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Archer Aston

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45909

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William Henry Aston

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 310088

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Samuel Thomas Aston

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 301386

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Edward Joseph Aston

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286477

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Eric Walter Mills Aston

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 229362

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William Aston

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233521

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Robert Geoffrey Aston

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 1949 Private Warwickshire Yeomanry

British Army 1949 Private Corps of Hussars

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Robert John Aston

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 40589 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 48547 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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George Francis Aston

Died 1917

British Army 52058 Private Liverpool Regiment 19th Bn.

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Joseph C Aston

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army G/73243 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 91865 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Thomas Edward Aston

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army A3622 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Thomas Aston

Died 1916

British Army 13448 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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