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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]

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People [541] Stories Communities

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]

Arthur Canwell Ayling

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 203226

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Arthur Bernard Ayling

Born 1892

Died 1918

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 23/58 New Zealand Rifle Brigade 1st Battalion

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Frank Ayling

Born 1887

Died 1918

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 64982 New Zealand Rifle Brigade 2nd Battalion

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Joseph Walter Ayling

Died 1918

British Army L/9464 Private Middlesex Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army L/9464 Private Middlesex Regiment

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John Francis Ayling

Died 1917

British Army 5882 Private Essex Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army 276073 Private Essex Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army 276073 Private Essex Regiment

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William Ayling

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 121644

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Albert Edward Ayling

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 21415

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Charles E Ayling

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 6009 Private 249th Infantry Battalion

British Army 43737 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Frederick Ayling

Australian Imperial Force

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Charles George Joseph Ayling

Born 1893

Died 1916

Royal Navy K18369 Stoker 1st Class HMS Hampshire

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Charles Frederick Ayling

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 207804

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Stanley Robert Ayling

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 237704

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Horace Frank Ayling

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 242643

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Sydney Ayling

Born 1890

Died 1920

British Army 30850 Corporal Grenadier Guards Reserve Battalion

British Army 30850 Corporal Grenadier Guards

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Thomas Leslie Ayling

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 7684 Private Honourable Artillery Company

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George P Ayling

Died 1916

British Army 937 Lance Serjeant Royal Fusiliers 22nd Battalion

British Army 937 Serjeant Royal Fusiliers

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Arthur Thomas Ayling

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 1766 Private Royal Guernsey Light Infantry

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Harry W Ayling

Died 1918

British Army G/11451 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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Leslie Wallace Ayling

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 7038 Private London Regiment 23rd lond Battalion

British Army 703279 Private London Regiment 23rd lond Battalion

British Army 703279 Private London Regiment

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Albert Ayling

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 3372 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army G/17768 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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