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Melbourne Victoria [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Dunmow, Essex [2]

Essex [2]

Great Dunmow, Essex [2]

Longford Tasmania [2]

Paisley Scotland [2]

St Andrews, Fife [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Attleborough, Norfolk [1]

Aylsham, Norfolk [1]

Barningham Norfolk [1]

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England [1]

Bloomsbury, London [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Carrick Tasmania [1]

County Durham [1]

Diss [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Glasgow,Scotland [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

Hammersmith, London, Middlesex [1]

Homerton, London [1]

Hornsey, London, Middlesex [1]

Islington, London [1]

Itteringham Norfolk [1]

Kings Cross, London [1]

Lambeth, Surrey [1]

London, England [1]

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Paddington, London, Middlesex [1]

Pimlico [1]

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Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Shelfanger, Norfolk [1]

Shepherds Bush, London [1]

Thirsk, Yorkshire [1]

Warwick, Warwickshire [1]

West Ham, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [114]

Gunner [12]

Driver [11]

Corporal [10]

Serjeant [8]

Lance Corporal [5]

Sapper [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Rifleman [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Bombardier [3]

Captain [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Major [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Officer's Steward 1st Class [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Signaller [1]

Sister [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

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Army Service Corps [22]

London Regiment [11]

Labour Corps [10]

Royal Field Artillery [10]

Royal Engineers [8]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Royal Scots [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Seaforth Highlanders [5]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Northumberland Regiment [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Irish Rifles [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Motor Transport [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers Depot [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [2]

Scottish Rifles [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

1st Dragoon Guards [1]

21st Lancers [1]

3rd Brigade Royal Horse Artillery [1]

3rd Hussars [1]

5/6th Royal Scots [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Attached Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Auckland Infantry Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [177]

Royal Navy [18]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15]

Australian Imperial Force [12]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

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A [231]

Contribution

Military Service [227]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

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People [231] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Melbourne Victoria [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Dunmow, Essex [2] Essex [2] Great Dunmow, Essex [2] Longford Tasmania [2] Paisley Scotland [2] St Andrews, Fife [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Attleborough, Norfolk [1] Aylsham, Norfolk [1] Barningham Norfolk [1] Bishop Auckland, Durham, England [1] Bloomsbury, London [1] Camberwell, London [1] Carrick Tasmania [1] County Durham [1] Diss [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Glasgow,Scotland [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Hammersmith, London, Middlesex [1] Homerton, London [1] Hornsey, London, Middlesex [1] Islington, London [1] Itteringham Norfolk [1] Kings Cross, London [1] Lambeth, Surrey [1] London, England [1] Middlesex [1] Paddington, London [1] Paddington, London, Middlesex [1] Pimlico [1] Pimlico, London [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Shelfanger, Norfolk [1] Shepherds Bush, London [1] Thirsk, Yorkshire [1] Warwick, Warwickshire [1] West Ham, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [114] Gunner [12] Driver [11] Corporal [10] Serjeant [8] Lance Corporal [5] Sapper [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Rifleman [4] Acting Corporal [3] Bombardier [3] Captain [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Able Seaman [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Major [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Officer's Steward 1st Class [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Signaller [1] Sister [1] Stoker 1st Class [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [22] London Regiment [11] Labour Corps [10] Royal Field Artillery [10] Royal Engineers [8] Royal Fusiliers [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] Middlesex Regiment [6] Royal Scots [6] The Queen's Regiment [6] Machine Gun Corps [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Seaforth Highlanders [5] Durham Light Infantry [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3] Essex Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Northumberland Regiment [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Irish Rifles [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Motor Transport [2] Northumberland Fusiliers Depot [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Scots Fusiliers [2] Scottish Rifles [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] West Riding Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] 1st Dragoon Guards [1] 21st Lancers [1] 3rd Brigade Royal Horse Artillery [1] 3rd Hussars [1] 5/6th Royal Scots [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Pay Corps [1] Attached Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Auckland Infantry Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [177] Royal Navy [18] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15] Australian Imperial Force [12] Canadian Expeditionary Force [6] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

A [231]

Contribution

Military Service [227] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Robert Ayton

Born 1874

Royal Navy F1576

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Anthony Ayton

Born 1887

Royal Navy F6761

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Ernest Arthur Ayton

Born 1899

Royal Navy F39524

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Albert Edward Ayton

Born 1884

Royal Navy F46148

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Ephraim Ayton

Born 1886

Royal Navy Z/6453 Royal Naval Division

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Edward Ayton

Born 1902

Royal Navy J94299

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William Ayton

Born 1888

Royal Navy K2714

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John William Ayton

Born 1883

British Army M2/101150 Private Army Service Corps

British Army M2/101150 Corporal Army Service Corps

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Robert Ayton

Born 1886

Canadian Expeditionary Force A36922

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William Donald Arthur Ayton

Born 1896

Canadian Expeditionary Force 706419

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William Henry Ayton

Born 1868

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John William Ayton

Born 1879

British Army T4/061802 Driver Army Service Corps

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Richard Hodgson Ayton

Born 1872

Canadian Expeditionary Force 405155

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Clifford Harold Ayton

Born 1886

Canadian Expeditionary Force 106069

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John Bertie Ayton

Born 1894

Canadian Expeditionary Force 636276

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William James Ayton

Born 1885

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2223

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Robert Conrad Ayton

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Alexander Skinner Ayton

Born 1892

British Army 1802 Private Essex Yeomanry 2/1st Battalion

British Army 80637 Private Shropshire Yeomanry 2/1st Battalion

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John Osborne Ayton

Born 1878

Royal Navy F16141

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William James Ayton

Born 1882

Royal Navy F19865

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