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Melbourne Victoria [22]

Sydney New South Wales [21]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [14]

Adelaide South Australia [10]

London, Middlesex, England [10]

Coventry, Warwickshire [8]

Watford, Hertfordshire [8]

Hobart Tasmania [7]

London England [6]

Bungay, Suffolk [5]

Ballarat Victoria [4]

Bathurst New South Wales [4]

Bermondsey, London [4]

Hackney, London [4]

Port Macquarie New South Wales [4]

Portsea, Hampshire [4]

Cork [3]

Dartmouth, Devon [3]

Frimley, Surrey [3]

Hay New South Wales [3]

Marylebone, London [3]

Poplar, London [3]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [3]

West Ham, Essex [3]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2]

Bow, London [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Bundaberg Queensland [2]

Canterbury, Kent [2]

Castlemaine Victoria [2]

Clerkenwell, London, Middlesex [2]

Derby, Derbyshire [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Exeter, Devon [2]

Gillingham, Kent [2]

Hartley Wintney, Hampshire [2]

Harwich, Essex, England [2]

Kew Victoria [2]

Kingstown, Dublin [2]

Leicester, Leicestershire [2]

Leicestershire [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Minehead, Somerset [2]

Newcastle New South Wales [2]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2]

Pingelly Western Australia [2]

Port Pirie South Australia [2]

Ramsgate, Kent [2]

Sandwich, Kent [2]

Rank

Private [1485]

Gunner [161]

Corporal [134]

Driver [125]

Serjeant [109]

Sapper [96]

Second Lieutenant [56]

Lance Corporal [54]

Captain [35]

Acting Corporal [34]

Pioneer [32]

Acting Serjeant [24]

Bombardier [17]

Lieutenant [15]

Rifleman [12]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [8]

Lieutenant Colonel [8]

Major [8]

Able Seaman [7]

Acting Bombardier [7]

Stoker 1st Class [7]

Worker [7]

Lance Serjeant [6]

Staff Nurse [6]

Staff Serjeant [6]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Sergeant [5]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Saddler [4]

Sister [4]

Battery Serjeant Major [3]

Lance Sergeant [3]

Leading Seaman [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Colonel [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Drummer [2]

Guardsman [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Nursing Sister [2]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [2]

Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Serjeant Major [2]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Temporary Colonel [2]

Temporary Staff Serjeant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Unit

Royal Engineers [191]

Labour Corps [189]

Royal Field Artillery [185]

Army Service Corps [165]

London Regiment [111]

Royal Garrison Artillery [88]

Machine Gun Corps [70]

Royal Army Medical Corps [70]

Royal Fusiliers [65]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [60]

Middlesex Regiment [57]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [54]

Worcestershire Regiment [45]

Rifle Brigade [44]

The Queen's Regiment [43]

Bedfordshire Regiment [39]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [39]

Leicestershire Regiment [37]

Devonshire Regiment [33]

Essex Regiment [33]

Hampshire Regiment [33]

Norfolk Regiment [33]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [32]

Suffolk Regiment [30]

Northamptonshire Regiment [29]

East Surrey Regiment [27]

Manchester Regiment [26]

Northumberland Fusiliers [25]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [25]

Royal Army Service Corps [25]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [24]

Liverpool Regiment [24]

Army Ordnance Corps [23]

Lincolnshire Regiment [23]

Somerset Light Infantry [22]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [21]

Durham Light Infantry [20]

Army Veterinary Corps [19]

Cheshire Regiment [19]

Grenadier Guards [19]

North Staffordshire Regiment [19]

South Staffordshire Regiment [19]

Royal Naval Division [18]

Royal West Kent Regiment [18]

Canadian Infantry [17]

East Kent Regiment [17]

Welsh Regiment [17]

Royal Defence Corps [16]

South Wales Borderers [16]

Gloucestershire Regiment [15]

Service

British Army [2296]

Royal Navy [274]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [168]

Australian Imperial Force [165]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [149]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [21]

Indian Army [2]

Other Empire Force [2]

Canadian Navy [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

A [3130]

H [2]

C [1]

P [1]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3069]

Merchant Navy [49]

Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [72]

Canada [1]

India [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Melbourne Victoria [22] Sydney New South Wales [21] Birmingham, Warwickshire [14] Adelaide South Australia [10] London, Middlesex, England [10] Coventry, Warwickshire [8] Watford, Hertfordshire [8] Hobart Tasmania [7] London England [6] Bungay, Suffolk [5] Ballarat Victoria [4] Bathurst New South Wales [4] Bermondsey, London [4] Hackney, London [4] Port Macquarie New South Wales [4] Portsea, Hampshire [4] Cork [3] Dartmouth, Devon [3] Frimley, Surrey [3] Hay New South Wales [3] Marylebone, London [3] Poplar, London [3] Portsmouth, Hampshire [3] West Ham, Essex [3] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2] Bow, London [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Bundaberg Queensland [2] Canterbury, Kent [2] Castlemaine Victoria [2] Clerkenwell, London, Middlesex [2] Derby, Derbyshire [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Exeter, Devon [2] Gillingham, Kent [2] Hartley Wintney, Hampshire [2] Harwich, Essex, England [2] Kew Victoria [2] Kingstown, Dublin [2] Leicester, Leicestershire [2] Leicestershire [2] London, Middlesex [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Minehead, Somerset [2] Newcastle New South Wales [2] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2] Pingelly Western Australia [2] Port Pirie South Australia [2] Ramsgate, Kent [2] Sandwich, Kent [2]

Rank

Private [1485] Gunner [161] Corporal [134] Driver [125] Serjeant [109] Sapper [96] Second Lieutenant [56] Lance Corporal [54] Captain [35] Acting Corporal [34] Pioneer [32] Acting Serjeant [24] Bombardier [17] Lieutenant [15] Rifleman [12] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [8] Lieutenant Colonel [8] Major [8] Able Seaman [7] Acting Bombardier [7] Stoker 1st Class [7] Worker [7] Lance Serjeant [6] Staff Nurse [6] Staff Serjeant [6] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Sergeant [5] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Ordinary Seaman [4] Saddler [4] Sister [4] Battery Serjeant Major [3] Lance Sergeant [3] Leading Seaman [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Colonel [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Drummer [2] Guardsman [2] Leading Stoker [2] Nursing Sister [2] Private Acting Lance Corporal [2] Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [2] Regimental Serjeant Major [2] Serjeant Major [2] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Temporary Colonel [2] Temporary Staff Serjeant [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Unit

Royal Engineers [191] Labour Corps [189] Royal Field Artillery [185] Army Service Corps [165] London Regiment [111] Royal Garrison Artillery [88] Machine Gun Corps [70] Royal Army Medical Corps [70] Royal Fusiliers [65] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [60] Middlesex Regiment [57] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [54] Worcestershire Regiment [45] Rifle Brigade [44] The Queen's Regiment [43] Bedfordshire Regiment [39] King's Royal Rifle Corps [39] Leicestershire Regiment [37] Devonshire Regiment [33] Essex Regiment [33] Hampshire Regiment [33] Norfolk Regiment [33] Royal Berkshire Regiment [32] Suffolk Regiment [30] Northamptonshire Regiment [29] East Surrey Regiment [27] Manchester Regiment [26] Northumberland Fusiliers [25] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [25] Royal Army Service Corps [25] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [24] Liverpool Regiment [24] Army Ordnance Corps [23] Lincolnshire Regiment [23] Somerset Light Infantry [22] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [21] Durham Light Infantry [20] Army Veterinary Corps [19] Cheshire Regiment [19] Grenadier Guards [19] North Staffordshire Regiment [19] South Staffordshire Regiment [19] Royal Naval Division [18] Royal West Kent Regiment [18] Canadian Infantry [17] East Kent Regiment [17] Welsh Regiment [17] Royal Defence Corps [16] South Wales Borderers [16] Gloucestershire Regiment [15]

Service

British Army [2296] Royal Navy [274] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [168] Australian Imperial Force [165] Canadian Expeditionary Force [149] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [21] Indian Army [2] Other Empire Force [2] Canadian Navy [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

A [3130] H [2] C [1] P [1] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3069] Merchant Navy [49] Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [72] Canada [1] India [1] New Zealand [1]

Noah Reeves Atkins

Born 1891

Died 1954

British Army 2065 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 202738 Acting Serjeant Somerset Light Infantry

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Arthur James Atkins

Born 1897

Died 1956

Royal Navy M16635

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Percival Atkins

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 213213

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William Atkins

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 222137

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Henry Atkins

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233233

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Frederick Atkins

Died 1916

British Army 4451 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1/6th Battalion-Territorial.

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George Cyril Atkins

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 3747 Corporal London Regiment 16th lond Battalion

British Army 551197 Corporal London Regiment 16th lond Battalion

British Army 551197 Corporal London Regiment 16 london regiment (queen's west Battalion

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Ernest H Atkins

Died 1917

British Army 23269 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 10th gloucest Battalion

British Army 37160 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Arnold Atkins

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 4697 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 201733 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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Frank Atkins

Died 1916

British Army 2189 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army 28078 Private East Surrey Regiment

British Army 28078 Private East Surrey Regiment 1st Battalion

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Arthur Newcombe Atkins

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 3971 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 3971 Private London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)

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John T Atkins

Died 1921

British Army 30210 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 50580 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Charles Atkins

Born 1896

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 712325

Canadian Expeditionary Force 712325 Private Canadian Infantry

Canadian Expeditionary Force Private Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment) 105th Battalion

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Alfred Cecil Atkins

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 6720 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

British Army 26991 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Albert Harry Atkins

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 36385 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1st/5th (Territorial) Battalion.

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Frank Mortimer Atkins

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 4687 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 4687 Private London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)

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Ernest William Atkins

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army SD/274 Lance Sergeant Royal Sussex Regiment 11th Bn.

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Arthur Albert Atkins

Born 1879

Died 1918

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 2341 New Zealand Rifle Brigade

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 7000 New Zealand Rifle Brigade

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 6/884 New Zealand Rifle Brigade

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Thomas Edwin Atkins

Born 1873

Died 1919

Royal Navy ES 3859 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 3859/ES Engineman Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Drifter "Fair Isle."

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Gilbert Atkins

Died 1917

British Army TR5/86863 Private Training Reserve 91st Battalion

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