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London, Middlesex, England [8]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [7]

Bermondsey, London [6]

Hitchin, Hertfordshire [6]

London, Middlesex [6]

Dover, Kent [5]

London England [5]

Sydney New South Wales [5]

West Ham, Essex [5]

Fulham, London [4]

Luton, Bedfordshire [4]

Bedford [3]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Plymouth, Devon [3]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [2]

Boffin, Galway [2]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Bramshott, Hampshire [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Dartford, Kent [2]

Donegal [2]

Hendon, Middlesex [2]

Launceston Tasmania [2]

Maidenhead, Berkshire [2]

Marylebone, London [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Merton, Surrey [2]

Newcastle New South Wales [2]

Parkes New South Wales [2]

Plymouth, Devon, England [2]

Rawcliffe, Goole, Yorkshire [2]

Southwark, London [2]

Tamworth New South Wales [2]

Alberton Tasmania [1]

Ararat Victoria [1]

Ardara, Donegal [1]

Babcary, Somerset [1]

Bacchus Marsh Victoria [1]

Balbriggan, Dublin [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Ballyedmonduff Sandyford, Dublin [1]

Beckenham, Kent [1]

Bedwas, Newport, Monmouthshire [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Boggy Creek Victoria [1]

Bow, London [1]

Bramley, Surrey [1]

Broken Hill New South Wales [1]

Bromley-by-Bow, East London [1]

Rank

Private [738]

Driver [72]

Gunner [60]

Serjeant [59]

Corporal [57]

Sapper [49]

Lance Corporal [33]

Second Lieutenant [28]

Acting Corporal [14]

Acting Serjeant [13]

Pioneer [13]

Company Serjeant Major [8]

Lieutenant [7]

Rifleman [7]

Bombardier [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Captain [5]

Major [5]

Worker [5]

Lance Serjeant [4]

2nd Corporal [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Company Sergeant Major [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Nursing Sister [2]

Sergeant [2]

Sister [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Transport Serjeant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

2nd Lieutenant (Tech) [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Sergeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

CPO Mechanic, grade 2 [1]

CPO Mechanic, grade 3 [1]

Chief Gunner [1]

Colonel Sergeant [1]

Commissioned Gunner [1]

Corporal/ Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Cyclist [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [113]

Royal Engineers [92]

Army Service Corps [87]

Royal Field Artillery [83]

London Regiment [74]

Machine Gun Corps [37]

Middlesex Regiment [32]

Royal Army Medical Corps [27]

Royal Fusiliers [26]

Royal Garrison Artillery [25]

The Queen's Regiment [24]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [23]

Liverpool Regiment [21]

Bedfordshire Regiment [20]

Essex Regiment [20]

Royal Army Service Corps [20]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [19]

Manchester Regiment [18]

Border Regiment [17]

East Surrey Regiment [15]

Royal Scots [15]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [15]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [14]

Cheshire Regiment [14]

Rifle Brigade [14]

Lancashire Fusiliers [13]

Lincolnshire Regiment [13]

Northumberland Fusiliers [13]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [13]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [12]

Hampshire Regiment [12]

Northamptonshire Regiment [12]

Royal Sussex Regiment [11]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [11]

Canadian Infantry [10]

Highland Light Infantry [10]

Royal West Kent Regiment [10]

West Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Worcestershire Regiment [10]

Connaught Rangers [9]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [9]

Scottish Rifles [9]

Royal Defence Corps [8]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [8]

South Lancashire Regiment [8]

Wiltshire Regiment [8]

East Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Gloucestershire Regiment [7]

Irish Guards [7]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [7]

Service

British Army [1116]

Royal Navy [138]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [84]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [80]

Australian Imperial Force [66]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11]

Last name first letter

C [1527]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1484]

Merchant Navy [35]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [26]

Canada [1]

Germany [1]

Ireland [1]

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London, Middlesex, England [8] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [7] Bermondsey, London [6] Hitchin, Hertfordshire [6] London, Middlesex [6] Dover, Kent [5] London England [5] Sydney New South Wales [5] West Ham, Essex [5] Fulham, London [4] Luton, Bedfordshire [4] Bedford [3] Brisbane Queensland [3] Plymouth, Devon [3] Bedford, Bedfordshire [2] Boffin, Galway [2] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Bramshott, Hampshire [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Dartford, Kent [2] Donegal [2] Hendon, Middlesex [2] Launceston Tasmania [2] Maidenhead, Berkshire [2] Marylebone, London [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Merton, Surrey [2] Newcastle New South Wales [2] Parkes New South Wales [2] Plymouth, Devon, England [2] Rawcliffe, Goole, Yorkshire [2] Southwark, London [2] Tamworth New South Wales [2] Alberton Tasmania [1] Ararat Victoria [1] Ardara, Donegal [1] Babcary, Somerset [1] Bacchus Marsh Victoria [1] Balbriggan, Dublin [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Ballyedmonduff Sandyford, Dublin [1] Beckenham, Kent [1] Bedwas, Newport, Monmouthshire [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Boggy Creek Victoria [1] Bow, London [1] Bramley, Surrey [1] Broken Hill New South Wales [1] Bromley-by-Bow, East London [1]

Rank

Private [738] Driver [72] Gunner [60] Serjeant [59] Corporal [57] Sapper [49] Lance Corporal [33] Second Lieutenant [28] Acting Corporal [14] Acting Serjeant [13] Pioneer [13] Company Serjeant Major [8] Lieutenant [7] Rifleman [7] Bombardier [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Captain [5] Major [5] Worker [5] Lance Serjeant [4] 2nd Corporal [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Company Sergeant Major [2] Deck Hand [2] Guardsman [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Nursing Sister [2] Sergeant [2] Sister [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] Transport Serjeant [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] 2nd Lieutenant (Tech) [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Sergeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] CPO Mechanic, grade 2 [1] CPO Mechanic, grade 3 [1] Chief Gunner [1] Colonel Sergeant [1] Commissioned Gunner [1] Corporal/ Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Cyclist [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [113] Royal Engineers [92] Army Service Corps [87] Royal Field Artillery [83] London Regiment [74] Machine Gun Corps [37] Middlesex Regiment [32] Royal Army Medical Corps [27] Royal Fusiliers [26] Royal Garrison Artillery [25] The Queen's Regiment [24] King's Royal Rifle Corps [23] Liverpool Regiment [21] Bedfordshire Regiment [20] Essex Regiment [20] Royal Army Service Corps [20] Royal Berkshire Regiment [19] Manchester Regiment [18] Border Regiment [17] East Surrey Regiment [15] Royal Scots [15] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [15] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [14] Cheshire Regiment [14] Rifle Brigade [14] Lancashire Fusiliers [13] Lincolnshire Regiment [13] Northumberland Fusiliers [13] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [13] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [12] Hampshire Regiment [12] Northamptonshire Regiment [12] Royal Sussex Regiment [11] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [11] Canadian Infantry [10] Highland Light Infantry [10] Royal West Kent Regiment [10] West Yorkshire Regiment [10] Worcestershire Regiment [10] Connaught Rangers [9] Royal Scots Fusiliers [9] Scottish Rifles [9] Royal Defence Corps [8] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [8] South Lancashire Regiment [8] Wiltshire Regiment [8] East Yorkshire Regiment [7] Gloucestershire Regiment [7] Irish Guards [7] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [7]

Service

British Army [1116] Royal Navy [138] Canadian Expeditionary Force [84] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [80] Australian Imperial Force [66] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11]

Last name first letter

C [1527] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1484] Merchant Navy [35] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [26] Canada [1] Germany [1] Ireland [1]

Frederick Mornington Cannon

Died 1918

British Army S/11339 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 75319 Private Machine Gun Corps

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John Arthur Cannon

Died 1917

British Army 17108 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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John W Cannon

Died 1918

British Army 25583 Private Durham Light Infantry

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James Cannon

Died 1914

British Army 9449 Private Worcestershire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 9449 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Charles Cannon

Died 1918

British Army 57743 Acting Corporal Machine Gun Corps

British Army 57743 Corporal Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Alfred Luke Cannon

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 10983 Private Somerset Light Infantry 7th Battalion

British Army 10983 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Walter Cannon

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 134947 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Edwin Herbert Cannon

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 3082 Private London Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 3082 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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Edward Cannon

Died 1915

British Army 10556 Private East Lancashire Regiment 2nd east Battalion

British Army 10556 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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J H Cannon

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 1234 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army M2/153946 Private Army Service Corps

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Alfred Cannon

Died 1918

British Army 87987 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 87987 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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William Cannon

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 5880 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army GS/5880 Private Royal Fusiliers

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John Cannon

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army S/10798 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army S/10798 Rifleman Rifle Brigade

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Dennis Cannon

Died 1916

British Army 10718 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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Peter Cannon

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 40662 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 15069 Private Labour Corps

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Charles Cannon

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 51110 Private Welsh Regiment

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Morris Bye Cannon

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 13275 Corporal Royal Field Artillery 45th Brigade

British Army 13275 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery 45th Brigade

British Army 13275 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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Arthur Cannon

Died 1916

British Army G/419 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/419 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Francis Cannon

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 2990 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Stephen William Cannon

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army T4/211385 Acting Corporal Army Service Corps

British Army T4/211385 Corporal Army Service Corps

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