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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]

Bishops Waltham, Hampshire [1]

Bow, London, Middlesex [1]

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Camberwell, London [1]

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]

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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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 Ayling

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 20555 Private Norfolk Regiment

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George Ayling

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 11009 Private Coldstream Guards

British Army 11009 Lance Corporal Coldstream Guards

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Stanley Camm Ayling

Died 1918

British Army 3537 Serjeant London Regiment 3rd lond Battalion

British Army 251244 Serjeant King's African Rifles

British Army 251244 Serjeant London Regiment 3rd lond Battalion

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Ernest Ayling

Died 1916

British Army 7015 Serjeant Royal Irish Regiment

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Alec Oliver Ayling

Died 1916

British Army L/10640 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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Frederick J Ayling

Died 1918

British Army 158747 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 158747 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Frederick Ayling

Died 1918

British Army 35554 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Frederick Thomas Ayling

Died 1916

British Army 14106 Private Hampshire Regiment

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George William Edward Ayling

Died 1918

British Army 49140 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Henry Thomas Ayling

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 46803 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 46803 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Arthur Henry Ayling

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant Second Northumberland Regiment 25th northumberland Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Northumberland Fusiliers

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Victor Claude Ayling

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 51746 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 107181 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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Frank Harvey Ayling

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29345

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Arthur Edward Ayling

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 177149

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Sydney Browne Ayling

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 78866

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Bertram George Ayling

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 47337

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Edward John Ayling

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 6347

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C F P Ayling

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 149352

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John Ayling

Born 1886

Died 1918

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 56209 New Zealand Rifle Brigade 2nd Battalion

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Cecil Wallace Ayling

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 1752 Private London Regiment 7th lond Battalion

British Army 350322 Private London Regiment 7th lond Battalion

British Army 350322 Private London Regiment 7th (City of London)

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