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Sydney New South Wales [30]

Melbourne Victoria [26]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [10]

London England [10]

London, Middlesex [8]

London, Middlesex, England [8]

Brisbane Queensland [7]

Maidstone, Kent [6]

West Ham, Essex [6]

Adelaide South Australia [5]

Battersea, London [5]

Devonport, Devon [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5]

Manchester, Lancashire [5]

Southampton, Hampshire [5]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [4]

Canterbury, Kent [4]

Geelong Victoria [4]

Gravesend, Kent [4]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [4]

Ballarat Victoria [3]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [3]

Broken Hill New South Wales [3]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [3]

Chelsea, London [3]

Faversham, Kent [3]

Folkestone, Kent [3]

Kensington, London [3]

Launceston Tasmania [3]

Leeds, Yorkshire [3]

Leyton, Essex [3]

Northampton, Northamptonshire [3]

Paignton, Devon [3]

Sunderland, Durham [3]

York Western Australia [3]

Armidale New South Wales [2]

Belfast [2]

Belfast, Down [2]

Bermondsey, Surrey [2]

Beverley Western Australia [2]

Birmingham [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [2]

Condobolin New South Wales [2]

Fulham, London, Middlesex [2]

Grafton New South Wales [2]

Gravesend England [2]

Hamilton Victoria [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Rank

Private [2019]

Gunner [259]

Serjeant [185]

Corporal [180]

Driver [157]

Sapper [120]

Lieutenant [97]

Lance Corporal [96]

Acting Corporal [46]

Captain [46]

Bombardier [25]

Pioneer [24]

Acting Serjeant [23]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [17]

Able Seaman [13]

Colour Serjeant [13]

Rifleman [13]

Major [12]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [11]

Lance Serjeant [11]

Second Lieutenant [10]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [9]

Lieutenant Second [9]

Acting Bombardier [8]

Staff Serjeant [8]

Ordinary Seaman [7]

Worker [7]

Acting Lance Corporal [6]

Trooper [6]

Guardsman [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Petty Officer [5]

Leading Seaman [4]

Shoeing Smith [4]

Acting Staff Serjeant [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [3]

Colonel [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [3]

Regimental Serjeant Major [3]

Staff Serjeant Major [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

2nd Corporal [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Brigadier General [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [264]

Labour Corps [246]

Army Service Corps [244]

Royal Engineers [221]

London Regiment [146]

Royal Garrison Artillery [130]

Royal Army Medical Corps [102]

Royal Fusiliers [93]

Machine Gun Corps [85]

Middlesex Regiment [70]

Rifle Brigade [60]

Bedfordshire Regiment [51]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [49]

The Queen's Regiment [49]

Essex Regiment [48]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [46]

Manchester Regiment [46]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [46]

North Staffordshire Regiment [45]

Royal West Kent Regiment [41]

Liverpool Regiment [38]

Royal Army Service Corps [38]

Royal Sussex Regiment [38]

East Kent Regiment [36]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [36]

Welsh Regiment [35]

Cheshire Regiment [34]

Northamptonshire Regiment [34]

East Surrey Regiment [32]

Hampshire Regiment [31]

Northumberland Fusiliers [30]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [29]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [29]

Suffolk Regiment [29]

Worcestershire Regiment [27]

Devonshire Regiment [26]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [26]

West Yorkshire Regiment [26]

British West Indies Regiment [25]

South Lancashire Regiment [25]

Army Veterinary Corps [24]

East Yorkshire Regiment [23]

Leicestershire Regiment [23]

Lincolnshire Regiment [23]

Grenadier Guards [22]

Lancashire Fusiliers [22]

Norfolk Regiment [22]

Royal Horse Artillery [22]

Royal Naval Division [22]

South Staffordshire Regiment [22]

Service

British Army [3165]

Royal Navy [338]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [253]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [251]

Australian Imperial Force [209]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [55]

Other Empire Force [7]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

A [4356]

B [2]

Contribution

Military Service [4253]

Merchant Navy [75]

Conscientious Objector [8]

Country

United Kingdom [91]

Canada [6]

Australia [3]

Guyana [1]

Ireland [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [30] Melbourne Victoria [26] Birmingham, Warwickshire [10] London England [10] London, Middlesex [8] London, Middlesex, England [8] Brisbane Queensland [7] Maidstone, Kent [6] West Ham, Essex [6] Adelaide South Australia [5] Battersea, London [5] Devonport, Devon [5] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5] Manchester, Lancashire [5] Southampton, Hampshire [5] Bristol, Gloucestershire [4] Canterbury, Kent [4] Geelong Victoria [4] Gravesend, Kent [4] Portsmouth, Hampshire [4] Ballarat Victoria [3] Birkenhead, Cheshire [3] Broken Hill New South Wales [3] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [3] Chelsea, London [3] Faversham, Kent [3] Folkestone, Kent [3] Kensington, London [3] Launceston Tasmania [3] Leeds, Yorkshire [3] Leyton, Essex [3] Northampton, Northamptonshire [3] Paignton, Devon [3] Sunderland, Durham [3] York Western Australia [3] Armidale New South Wales [2] Belfast [2] Belfast, Down [2] Bermondsey, Surrey [2] Beverley Western Australia [2] Birmingham [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Camberwell, London [2] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [2] Condobolin New South Wales [2] Fulham, London, Middlesex [2] Grafton New South Wales [2] Gravesend England [2] Hamilton Victoria [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Rank

Private [2019] Gunner [259] Serjeant [185] Corporal [180] Driver [157] Sapper [120] Lieutenant [97] Lance Corporal [96] Acting Corporal [46] Captain [46] Bombardier [25] Pioneer [24] Acting Serjeant [23] Warrant Officer Class 2 [17] Able Seaman [13] Colour Serjeant [13] Rifleman [13] Major [12] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [11] Lance Serjeant [11] Second Lieutenant [10] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [9] Lieutenant Second [9] Acting Bombardier [8] Staff Serjeant [8] Ordinary Seaman [7] Worker [7] Acting Lance Corporal [6] Trooper [6] Guardsman [5] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Petty Officer [5] Leading Seaman [4] Shoeing Smith [4] Acting Staff Serjeant [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Air Mechanic 1st Class [3] Colonel [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [3] Regimental Serjeant Major [3] Staff Serjeant Major [3] Temporary Captain [3] Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] 2nd Corporal [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Brigadier General [2] Deck Hand [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [264] Labour Corps [246] Army Service Corps [244] Royal Engineers [221] London Regiment [146] Royal Garrison Artillery [130] Royal Army Medical Corps [102] Royal Fusiliers [93] Machine Gun Corps [85] Middlesex Regiment [70] Rifle Brigade [60] Bedfordshire Regiment [51] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [49] The Queen's Regiment [49] Essex Regiment [48] King's Royal Rifle Corps [46] Manchester Regiment [46] Royal Berkshire Regiment [46] North Staffordshire Regiment [45] Royal West Kent Regiment [41] Liverpool Regiment [38] Royal Army Service Corps [38] Royal Sussex Regiment [38] East Kent Regiment [36] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [36] Welsh Regiment [35] Cheshire Regiment [34] Northamptonshire Regiment [34] East Surrey Regiment [32] Hampshire Regiment [31] Northumberland Fusiliers [30] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [29] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [29] Suffolk Regiment [29] Worcestershire Regiment [27] Devonshire Regiment [26] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [26] West Yorkshire Regiment [26] British West Indies Regiment [25] South Lancashire Regiment [25] Army Veterinary Corps [24] East Yorkshire Regiment [23] Leicestershire Regiment [23] Lincolnshire Regiment [23] Grenadier Guards [22] Lancashire Fusiliers [22] Norfolk Regiment [22] Royal Horse Artillery [22] Royal Naval Division [22] South Staffordshire Regiment [22]

Service

British Army [3165] Royal Navy [338] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [253] Canadian Expeditionary Force [251] Australian Imperial Force [209] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [55] Other Empire Force [7] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

A [4356] B [2]

Contribution

Military Service [4253] Merchant Navy [75] Conscientious Objector [8]

Country

United Kingdom [91] Canada [6] Australia [3] Guyana [1] Ireland [1]

Frederick Hubert Austin

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 17454 Acting Corporal South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Essex Regiment

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John Austin

Born 1887

British Army 102574 Sapper Royal Engineers 3rd Prov. Co.

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Fred Austin

Born 1878

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1037151

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1037151 Private Canadian Forestry Corps

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Charles Fauntleroy Austin

Born 1887

Died 1921

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1039655 Sapper 3rd CRT

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Thomas Austin

Born 1892

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 618 Private Australian Infantry

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Henry Albert Austin

Born 1872

Died 1916

Royal Navy 140709 Able Seaman HMS Alert

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James Richard Austin

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 221435

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Walter Henry Austin

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30007

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Frederick Austin

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 193326

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James William Austin

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 14739

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William Austin

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 402155

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Joseph Edward Austin

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 50631

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Albert Edward Austin

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 250094

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Frank Austin

Died 1918

British Army 536 Private British West Indies Regiment

British Army 536 Lance Corporal British West Indies Regiment 1st Battalion

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John Austin

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army R6248 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps 1st Battalion

British Army R6248 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 1st Battalion

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William Edward Austin

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 129622

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Alfred Frank Austin

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 52797

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Alan Murray Austin

Born 1884

Died 1914

Royal Navy Assistant Paymaster

Royal Navy Paymaster Paymaster

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William Austin

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 22264

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John Austin

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 62739

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