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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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People [409] Stories Communities

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]

William Cane

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 2741 Acting Corporal Royal Highlanders

British Army S/43198 Acting Corporal Royal Highlanders

British Army S/43198 Corporal Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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John A Cane

Died 1918

British Army 15754 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Michael Cane

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 10656 Private Royal Irish Regiment

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Henry John Cane

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 13957 Private Somerset Light Infantry 7th Battalion

British Army 13957 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Percy John Cane

Died 1915

British Army 5632 Private Royal Munster Fusiliers

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Frederick Charles Cane

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 1614 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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John Cane

Died 1917

British Army 18216 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 26737 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Alan Henry Cane

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 102395

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Edmund Cane

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 403989

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Henry William Cane

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 150603

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Richard Cane

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 159732

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Herbert Sidney Cane

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29289

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Frederick Cane

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 134241

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James Cane

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 136385

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William Cane

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 242118 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 242118 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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Maurice Cane

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 153th Brigade

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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William Stuart Cane

Born 1878

Died 1918

British Army 200559 Acting Serjeant Somerset Light Infantry

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Timothy Cane

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 127553

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Cecil Henry Cane

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 17789 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Frederick Cane

Born 1893

Died 1982

British Army 134241 Private Royal Air Force

British Army 1692 Private Army Cyclist Corps

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