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Place of birth

London, Middlesex [4]

Geelong Victoria [3]

Brunswick New South Wales [2]

Crondall, Hampshire [2]

Faringdon [2]

Herne Bay, Kent [2]

London England [2]

Alcombe, Somerset [1]

Ardrossan South Australia [1]

Bacchus Marsh Victoria [1]

Batemans Bay New South Wales [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Bishopsgate, Englefield Green, Surrey [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Bramley, Basingstoke, Hampshire [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Brixton,London [1]

Chertsey, Surrey [1]

Collingwood Victoria [1]

Dover [1]

Ealing, London, Middlesex [1]

Elsternwick Victoria [1]

Fitzroy Victoria [1]

Grayshott, Hampshire [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Hackney, London, Middlesex [1]

Hareham, Hampshire [1]

Herefordshire [1]

Herne Hill, London [1]

Hobart Tasmania [1]

Hobart,Tasmania [1]

Holborn, London [1]

Holburn, Northumberland [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Kingston Victoria [1]

Kingston, Surrey [1]

Liverpool England [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Middlesex England [1]

Minehead, Somerset [1]

Moruya New South Wales [1]

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire [1]

Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales [1]

Poona [1]

Prahran Victoria [1]

Queen Charlton, Somerset [1]

Ryde, Isle of Wight. [1]

Saint Helens, Lancashire [1]

Sherfield upon Loddon, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [189]

Gunner [25]

Corporal 2nd [15]

Driver [14]

Sapper [11]

Captain [10]

Serjeant [10]

Lieutenant [8]

Pioneer [8]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Corporal [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Bombardier [3]

Brigadier General [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Major [2]

Major General Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Canteener [1]

Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Drummer [1]

Labourer [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant General [1]

Major General Temporary Lieutenant General [1]

Nurse [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Plumber [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Saddler Corporal [1]

Saddler Serjeant [1]

Sapper Engine Driver [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Captain Acting Major [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [29]

Royal Engineers [27]

Labour Corps [23]

Royal Field Artillery [23]

London Regiment [17]

Royal Army Medical Corps [12]

Royal Fusiliers [11]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

Royal Sussex Regiment [10]

Middlesex Regiment [9]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [9]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Devonshire Regiment [7]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

Gloucestershire Regiment [6]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Flying Corps [5]

Somerset Light Infantry [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Royal Horse Artillery [4]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [4]

Royal Scots [4]

South Lancashire Regiment [4]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Royal Irish Regiment [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

9th Lancers [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

French Red Cross [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Artillery [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [2]

Royal Highlanders [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Service

British Army [312]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [31]

Australian Imperial Force [23]

Royal Navy [23]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [14]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [391]

D [17]

E [1]

Contribution

Military Service [402]

Merchant Navy [4]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

South Africa [1]

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Place of birth

London, Middlesex [4] Geelong Victoria [3] Brunswick New South Wales [2] Crondall, Hampshire [2] Faringdon [2] Herne Bay, Kent [2] London England [2] Alcombe, Somerset [1] Ardrossan South Australia [1] Bacchus Marsh Victoria [1] Batemans Bay New South Wales [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Bishopsgate, Englefield Green, Surrey [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Bramley, Basingstoke, Hampshire [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Brixton, London [1] Brixton,London [1] Chertsey, Surrey [1] Collingwood Victoria [1] Dover [1] Ealing, London, Middlesex [1] Elsternwick Victoria [1] Fitzroy Victoria [1] Grayshott, Hampshire [1] Hackney, London [1] Hackney, London, Middlesex [1] Hareham, Hampshire [1] Herefordshire [1] Herne Hill, London [1] Hobart Tasmania [1] Hobart,Tasmania [1] Holborn, London [1] Holburn, Northumberland [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Kingston Victoria [1] Kingston, Surrey [1] Liverpool England [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Middlesex England [1] Minehead, Somerset [1] Moruya New South Wales [1] Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire [1] Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales [1] Poona [1] Prahran Victoria [1] Queen Charlton, Somerset [1] Ryde, Isle of Wight. [1] Saint Helens, Lancashire [1] Sherfield upon Loddon, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [189] Gunner [25] Corporal 2nd [15] Driver [14] Sapper [11] Captain [10] Serjeant [10] Lieutenant [8] Pioneer [8] Second Lieutenant [6] Corporal [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Bombardier [3] Brigadier General [3] Lance Corporal [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Major [2] Major General Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Temporary Captain [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Canteener [1] Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Drummer [1] Labourer [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant General [1] Major General Temporary Lieutenant General [1] Nurse [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Plumber [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Saddler Corporal [1] Saddler Serjeant [1] Sapper Engine Driver [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Captain Acting Major [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [29] Royal Engineers [27] Labour Corps [23] Royal Field Artillery [23] London Regiment [17] Royal Army Medical Corps [12] Royal Fusiliers [11] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] Royal Sussex Regiment [10] Middlesex Regiment [9] Royal Berkshire Regiment [9] Machine Gun Corps [8] Devonshire Regiment [7] Royal Army Service Corps [7] Gloucestershire Regiment [6] Hampshire Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Flying Corps [5] Somerset Light Infantry [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Royal Horse Artillery [4] Royal Irish Fusiliers [4] Royal Scots [4] South Lancashire Regiment [4] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Royal Irish Regiment [3] South Wales Borderers [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] 9th Lancers [2] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] East Kent Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] French Red Cross [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Artillery [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [2] Royal Highlanders [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Service

British Army [312] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [31] Australian Imperial Force [23] Royal Navy [23] Canadian Expeditionary Force [14] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [391] D [17] E [1]

Contribution

Military Service [402] Merchant Navy [4] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5] South Africa [1]

James Cane

Born 1882

Died 1920

British Army T/24312 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army 206265 Driver Royal Engineers

British Army WR/126647 Sapper Engine Driver Royal Engineers Railway Transports Department

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Reginald Shapland Cane

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army Z2888 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army Second Lieutenant Hampshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Hampshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Laurence Cane

Born 1898

Died 1917

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 64563 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps

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Thomas Patrick Cane

Born 1877

Died 1919

British Army T/425737 Driver Royal Army Service Corps 667th H.T. Coy

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Walter George Cane

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 245287

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Harry Cane

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 10677

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Henry Cane

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 285589

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Benjamin Cane

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29408

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Thomas Cane

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 38225

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William Ebenezer Cane

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42470

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Harry Neville Cane

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 72089

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Henry Paterson Cane

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 229651

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Charles Cane

Born 1895

British Army 6704 Private West India Regiment

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Harold Cane

Born 1898

Died 1917

Royal Navy J32577 Ordinary Seaman HMS IRON DUKE

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William Cane

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31293

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Leonard Dobbie Cane

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army Captain Royal Fusiliers

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William Cane

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 54406

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Harold Cane

Died 1916

British Army 5957 Private London Regiment 16th lond Battalion

British Army 552767 Private London Regiment 16th lond Battalion

British Army 5957 Rifleman London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles)

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Charles John Cane

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army L/10688 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army L/10688 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Norman Cane

Born 1896

Died 1919

British Army 200632 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment 1st/4th Battalion

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