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Stanhoe Norfolk [8]

Sydney New South Wales [8]

Plymouth, Devon [5]

Reading, Berkshire [5]

Twickenham, Middlesex [4]

Great Bowden Leicestershire [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

West Ham, Essex [3]

Amersham, Buckinghamshire [2]

Avening, Glos [2]

Bow, London [2]

Buckinghamshire [2]

Casterton Victoria [2]

Everleigh, Wiltshire [2]

Hertfordshire [2]

London [2]

London England [2]

Mile End, London [2]

Peterborough, Northamptonshire [2]

Sandown, Isle of Wight [2]

Stonehouse, Devon [2]

Walworth, London [2]

Worthing, Sussex [2]

Acton, Middlesex [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Ashcott, Somerset [1]

Berkshire [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1]

Bicester, Oxfordshire [1]

Bishopstone, Bucks [1]

Blisworth, Northamptonshire [1]

Bottisham, Cambs [1]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [1]

Bow, London, Middlesex [1]

Bray, Berkshire [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Buckinghamshire England [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Camperdown Victoria [1]

Canning Town, Essex [1]

Canning Town, London [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Chesham, Buckinghamshire [1]

Chiswick, London [1]

Chorlton, Lancashire [1]

Colac Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [702]

Gunner [88]

Driver [57]

Serjeant [54]

Corporal [51]

Sapper [47]

Lance Corporal [27]

Second Lieutenant [21]

Acting Corporal [12]

Acting Serjeant [11]

Pioneer [11]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Rifleman [5]

Bombardier [4]

Captain [4]

Lieutenant [3]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Staff Serjeant Major [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Trooper [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Captain and Gunner [1]

Captain and Staff Lieutenant [1]

Colonel/Sergeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Engineer Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Forewoman [1]

Lance Corporal Trooper [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Master [1]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1]

Private /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Saddler [1]

Senior Smith [1]

Serjeant/ Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [89]

Royal Field Artillery [84]

Army Service Corps [81]

Labour Corps [77]

London Regiment [47]

Royal Garrison Artillery [45]

Middlesex Regiment [36]

Machine Gun Corps [33]

Royal Army Medical Corps [32]

Royal Fusiliers [32]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [31]

Devonshire Regiment [29]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [25]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [24]

Hampshire Regiment [23]

Northamptonshire Regiment [23]

The Queen's Regiment [20]

East Surrey Regiment [19]

Rifle Brigade [19]

Gloucestershire Regiment [18]

Bedfordshire Regiment [17]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [16]

Essex Regiment [14]

Tank Corps [14]

Worcestershire Regiment [14]

Royal Army Service Corps [13]

Suffolk Regiment [12]

Wiltshire Regiment [12]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [11]

Norfolk Regiment [11]

Royal Sussex Regiment [11]

Army Veterinary Corps [10]

Grenadier Guards [10]

Durham Light Infantry [9]

East Kent Regiment [9]

Welsh Regiment [9]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [8]

Somerset Light Infantry [8]

Dorsetshire Regiment [7]

East Lancashire Regiment [7]

Lancashire Fusiliers [7]

Leicestershire Regiment [7]

Liverpool Regiment [7]

Manchester Regiment [7]

South Wales Borderers [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Army Ordnance Corps [6]

Corps of Hussars [6]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6]

Royal Horse Artillery [6]

Service

British Army [1047]

Royal Navy [96]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [56]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [46]

Australian Imperial Force [36]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

A [1297]

Contribution

Military Service [1279]

Merchant Navy [10]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [38]

France [1]

Malta [1]

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Stanhoe Norfolk [8] Sydney New South Wales [8] Plymouth, Devon [5] Reading, Berkshire [5] Twickenham, Middlesex [4] Great Bowden Leicestershire [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] West Ham, Essex [3] Amersham, Buckinghamshire [2] Avening, Glos [2] Bow, London [2] Buckinghamshire [2] Casterton Victoria [2] Everleigh, Wiltshire [2] Hertfordshire [2] London [2] London England [2] Mile End, London [2] Peterborough, Northamptonshire [2] Sandown, Isle of Wight [2] Stonehouse, Devon [2] Walworth, London [2] Worthing, Sussex [2] Acton, Middlesex [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Ashcott, Somerset [1] Berkshire [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1] Bicester, Oxfordshire [1] Bishopstone, Bucks [1] Blisworth, Northamptonshire [1] Bottisham, Cambs [1] Bournemouth, Hampshire [1] Bow, London, Middlesex [1] Bray, Berkshire [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Buckinghamshire England [1] Camberwell, London [1] Camperdown Victoria [1] Canning Town, Essex [1] Canning Town, London [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Chesham, Buckinghamshire [1] Chiswick, London [1] Chorlton, Lancashire [1] Colac Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [702] Gunner [88] Driver [57] Serjeant [54] Corporal [51] Sapper [47] Lance Corporal [27] Second Lieutenant [21] Acting Corporal [12] Acting Serjeant [11] Pioneer [11] Company Serjeant Major [5] Rifleman [5] Bombardier [4] Captain [4] Lieutenant [3] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Staff Serjeant Major [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Trooper [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Captain and Gunner [1] Captain and Staff Lieutenant [1] Colonel/Sergeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Engineer Sub-Lieutenant [1] Forewoman [1] Lance Corporal Trooper [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Master [1] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1] Private /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Saddler [1] Senior Smith [1] Serjeant/ Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [89] Royal Field Artillery [84] Army Service Corps [81] Labour Corps [77] London Regiment [47] Royal Garrison Artillery [45] Middlesex Regiment [36] Machine Gun Corps [33] Royal Army Medical Corps [32] Royal Fusiliers [32] Royal Berkshire Regiment [31] Devonshire Regiment [29] King's Royal Rifle Corps [25] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [24] Hampshire Regiment [23] Northamptonshire Regiment [23] The Queen's Regiment [20] East Surrey Regiment [19] Rifle Brigade [19] Gloucestershire Regiment [18] Bedfordshire Regiment [17] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [16] Essex Regiment [14] Tank Corps [14] Worcestershire Regiment [14] Royal Army Service Corps [13] Suffolk Regiment [12] Wiltshire Regiment [12] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [11] Norfolk Regiment [11] Royal Sussex Regiment [11] Army Veterinary Corps [10] Grenadier Guards [10] Durham Light Infantry [9] East Kent Regiment [9] Welsh Regiment [9] Royal Lancaster Regiment [8] Somerset Light Infantry [8] Dorsetshire Regiment [7] East Lancashire Regiment [7] Lancashire Fusiliers [7] Leicestershire Regiment [7] Liverpool Regiment [7] Manchester Regiment [7] South Wales Borderers [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] Army Ordnance Corps [6] Corps of Hussars [6] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6] Royal Horse Artillery [6]

Service

British Army [1047] Royal Navy [96] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [56] Canadian Expeditionary Force [46] Australian Imperial Force [36] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

A [1297]

Contribution

Military Service [1279] Merchant Navy [10] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [38] France [1] Malta [1]

Archibald T Ayres

Born 1894

British Army S/9148 Corporal Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army S/9148 Corporal Royal West Kent Regiment 4th & 7th Battalion

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William John Ayres

Born 1880

Died 1956

British Army 191653 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Robert Whincop Ayres

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army 3598 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Walter Joseph Ayres

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army 374004 Rifleman London Regiment 2nd/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 8014 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Richard Ayres

Born 1864

Died 1915

British Army 3724 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 5th Bn.

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Valentine Henry Ayres

Born 1876

Died 1955

British Army P/7350 Acting Corporal Military Foot Police

British Army 4002 Gunner Northamptonshire Battery RFA

British Army P7350 Lance Corporal Military Foot Police

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Joseph Edward Ayres

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 10484 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army 10484 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 10484 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Albert Charles Edward Ayres

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 9128 Serjeant Gloucestershire Regiment

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John Bryan Ayres

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 22509 Private 13th Hussars

British Army 25266 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers

British Army 32868 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 16th Bn.

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Daniel Ayres

Born 1876

British Army 5533 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 202663 Private Hampshire Regiment 4th Reserve Battalion

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Cecil William Ayres

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 6092 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 65173 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Hubert Ayres

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 20482 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 20482 Corporal South Wales Borderers

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William Alfred Ayres

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 184390 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 184390 Lance Bombardier Royal Field Artillery 66th Div. Ammunition Col.

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William Ayres

Died 1918

British Army 40145 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion.

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Edward Ayres

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 20519 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Harry Charles Ayres

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 32215 Acting Serjeant Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 32215 Serjeant Somerset Light Infantry 1st Battalion

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William Arthur Ayres

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 14328 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 243961 Private Royal Engineers

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Samuel Ayres

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 118705

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Henry Ayres

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 143981

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Frank Ayres

Born 1882

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 231129

Canadian Expeditionary Force 231129 Private Canadian Infantry

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