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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]

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]

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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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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]

Frederick Ayling

British Army 2804 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 400138 Private Labour Corps

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Arthur Ayling

British Army 12998 Corporal Military Mounted Police

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Christopher Ayling

British Army 2102 Private London Regiment 1/9th lond Battalion

British Army 2102 Lieutenant Middlesex Regiment

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Thomas H Ayling

British Army 1236 Lance Serjeant Middlesex Regiment

British Army 290084 Private Acting Serjeant Middlesex Regiment

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Robert Ayling

British Army 276816 Private Labour Corps

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F W Ayling

British Army L/8383 Acting Corporal Royal Fusiliers 1st Battalion

British Army 25887 Private Essex Regiment 2nd Garrison Battalion

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Charles Ayling

British Army 372 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 355198 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Frederick W Ayling

British Army GS/37438 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Harry E Ayling

British Army 200039 Serjeant East Surrey Regiment

British Army 200039 Corporal East Surrey Regiment

British Army 200039 Driver East Surrey Regiment

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Cecil I Ayling

British Army 24381 Private Royal West Surrey Regiment Depot

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Harry Ayling

British Army 290011 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army 228658 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 228658 Private London Regiment 1st Battalion

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William Ayling

British Army TF/821391 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 158273 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Sidney Arthur Ayling

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 12894

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Eric Russell Ayling

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 29718

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Stanley Vincent Ayling

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 59184

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Laura Ayling

Other Empire Force Women's Land Army

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Alfred Ayling

British Army 2349 Private 8th Hussars

British Army 2349 Private Corps of Hussars

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Albert Edward Ayling

British Army Quarter Master and Lieutenant Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army Quarter Master and Captain 1/4th King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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Frederick Ayling

British Army 6388 Private 5th Royal Lancers

British Army 160945 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 160945 Private East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry

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Albert Ayling

British Army 4278 Private 19th Hussars

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