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Portsmouth, Hampshire [7]

Chichester, Sussex [6]

London England [4]

Bushey, Hertfordshire [3]

Fulham, London [3]

Pulborough, Sussex [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Arundel, Sussex [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Bromley, Kent [2]

Fareham, Hampshire [2]

Littlehampton, Sussex [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Portsea, Hampshire [2]

Reigate, Surrey [2]

Rockhampton Queensland [2]

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Sydney New South Wales [2]

16 Upper Montagu Street, London [1]

Arundel England [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

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Billingshurst, Sussex [1]

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Bow, London, Middlesex [1]

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Camden Town, London, Middlesex [1]

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Dubbo New South Wales [1]

East Preston, Worthing, Sussex [1]

Eltham, Kent [1]

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Gillingham England [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Holmwood, Surrey [1]

Horsham, Sussex [1]

Hunston, Sussex [1]

Islington, London, Middlesex [1]

Jersey, Channel Isles [1]

Kent, England [1]

Kentish Town, London [1]

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Private [254]

Corporal [30]

Gunner [28]

Serjeant [26]

Driver [25]

Sapper [19]

Acting Corporal [8]

Lance Corporal [6]

Pioneer [6]

Lieutenant [4]

Rifleman [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Bombardier [2]

Captain [2]

Lieutenant Second [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Chauffeur [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Farrier Staff Serjeant [1]

Instrument Repairer [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Private /Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Quarter Master and Captain [1]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Signal Boy [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [38]

Royal Sussex Regiment [35]

Army Service Corps [33]

London Regiment [32]

Hampshire Regiment [27]

Labour Corps [27]

Royal Field Artillery [23]

Royal Garrison Artillery [22]

The Queen's Regiment [16]

Middlesex Regiment [15]

Royal Fusiliers [15]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

Rifle Brigade [10]

East Surrey Regiment [7]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [5]

Australian Infantry [4]

Essex Regiment [4]

Grenadier Guards [4]

New Zealand Rifle Brigade [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Royal Irish Regiment [3]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

19th Hussars [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Indian Defence Force [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [395]

Royal Navy [61]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [31]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [18]

Australian Imperial Force [17]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

Other Empire Force [2]

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A [541]

Contribution

Military Service [530]

Merchant Navy [7]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

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Place of birth

Portsmouth, Hampshire [7] Chichester, Sussex [6] London England [4] Bushey, Hertfordshire [3] Fulham, London [3] Pulborough, Sussex [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Arundel, Sussex [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Bromley, Kent [2] Fareham, Hampshire [2] Littlehampton, Sussex [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Portsea, Hampshire [2] Reigate, Surrey [2] Rockhampton Queensland [2] Sussex [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] 16 Upper Montagu Street, London [1] Arundel England [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Billingshurst, Sussex [1] Bishops Waltham, Hampshire [1] Bow, London, Middlesex [1] Brixton, London [1] Camberwell, London [1] Camden Town, London, Middlesex [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Carshalton, Surrey [1] Chertsey, Surrey [1] Chichester [1] Chiddingfold, Surrey [1] Clapham, London [1] Cosham, Hampshire [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Deptford, London [1] Dubbo New South Wales [1] East Preston, Worthing, Sussex [1] Eltham, Kent [1] Emsworth, Hampshire [1] Gillingham England [1] Hackney, London [1] Holmwood, Surrey [1] Horsham, Sussex [1] Hunston, Sussex [1] Islington, London, Middlesex [1] Jersey, Channel Isles [1] Kent, England [1] Kentish Town, London [1]

Rank

Private [254] Corporal [30] Gunner [28] Serjeant [26] Driver [25] Sapper [19] Acting Corporal [8] Lance Corporal [6] Pioneer [6] Lieutenant [4] Rifleman [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Bombardier [2] Captain [2] Lieutenant Second [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Chauffeur [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Farrier Staff Serjeant [1] Instrument Repairer [1] Leading Stoker [1] Petty Officer Stoker [1] Private /Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Quarter Master and Captain [1] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1] Sergeant [1] Signal Boy [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Stoker Petty Officer [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [38] Royal Sussex Regiment [35] Army Service Corps [33] London Regiment [32] Hampshire Regiment [27] Labour Corps [27] Royal Field Artillery [23] Royal Garrison Artillery [22] The Queen's Regiment [16] Middlesex Regiment [15] Royal Fusiliers [15] Machine Gun Corps [10] Rifle Brigade [10] East Surrey Regiment [7] Army Veterinary Corps [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Royal Berkshire Regiment [5] Australian Infantry [4] Essex Regiment [4] Grenadier Guards [4] New Zealand Rifle Brigade [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Royal Irish Regiment [3] Royal Lancaster Regiment [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] 19th Hussars [2] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Indian Defence Force [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [2] Manchester Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [395] Royal Navy [61] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [31] Canadian Expeditionary Force [18] Australian Imperial Force [17] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

A [541]

Contribution

Military Service [530] Merchant Navy [7]

Country

United Kingdom [14] Australia [1] Canada [1]

Frank Pitman Ayling

Born 1888

British Army 18874 Private Coldstream Guards 1st Battalion

British Army 18874 Lance Corporal Coldstream Guards 1st Battalion

British Army 18874 Acting Corporal Coldstream Guards 1st Battalion

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George John Ayling

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 14083 Private 19th Hussars

British Army 50766 Private Machine Gun Corps Cavalry

British Army 50766 Private Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry)

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Bernard Martin Ayling

Born 1892

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 406467 36th Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 406467 Private Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment) 1st Battalion

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Harry Frank Ayling

Born 1882

Died 1918

Royal Navy 295749 Petty Officer Stoker HMS Glatton

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Harty Ayling

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 3/22764 Private Border Regiment 1st Battalion

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Wilfred George Ayling

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy K13466 Stoker 1st Class HMS INVINCIBLE

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Alfred Archer Ayling

Born 1886

Died 1977

British Army 242220 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army 54347 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 5994/242220 Private Queen's RWS Regiment 5th

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Walter Anthony Ayling

Born 1886

Australian Imperial Force Lieutenant Australian Infantry

Australian Imperial Force 189 Serjeant Australian Infantry 11th (West Australian) Battalion

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Norman Ayling

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army SD/5027 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 13th Battalion

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Albert Henry Ayling

Died 1915

British Army S/7335 Rifleman Rifle Brigade 7 Battalion

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Arthur Ayling

Died 1916

British Army 3581 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 3581 Private London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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Percy Richard Ayling

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 198919

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William Ayling

Born 1884

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 3347 Private

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Alfred John Ayling

Born 1895

Died 1916

Royal Navy 16623 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division: HMS BLACK PRINCE

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Alfred Ayling

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 97113

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Walter Ayling

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 160180

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Stephen Philip Arthur Ayling

Born 1895

British Army 17330 Private East Surrey Regiment

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William Ayling

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 63376

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Edgar George Ayling

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 160997

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Henry Ayling

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286385

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