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Sydney New South Wales [13]

Brisbane Queensland [9]

Adelaide South Australia [6]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6]

Melbourne Victoria [6]

Canterbury, Kent [5]

Wangaratta Victoria [5]

Brunswick New South Wales [4]

Carlton Victoria [4]

Hailsham, Sussex [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire [4]

Shawville Quebec [4]

Bethnal Green, London [3]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [3]

Devonport, Devon [3]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3]

Hull, Yorkshire [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Wingham New South Wales [3]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Burra South Australia [2]

Cawsand, Cornwall [2]

Cork [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Donegal [2]

Dover, Kent [2]

Dublin [2]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [2]

East Ham, Essex [2]

Emmaville New South Wales [2]

Enfield, Essex [2]

Folkestone, Kent [2]

Folkestone, Kent, England [2]

Grafton New South Wales [2]

Hailsham [2]

Hastings, Sussex [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Kempsey New South Wales [2]

Kentish Town, London [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Liverpool [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Mansfield Victoria [2]

Newcastle New South Wales [2]

Saint Pancras, London [2]

Sidley, Bexhill, Sussex [2]

Warrnambool Victoria [2]

Rank

Private [834]

Gunner [88]

Driver [73]

Corporal [68]

Serjeant [62]

Sapper [56]

Second Lieutenant [41]

Lance Corporal [34]

Captain [27]

Major [21]

Lieutenant [16]

Lieutenant Colonel [15]

Acting Serjeant [13]

Acting Corporal [12]

Bombardier [12]

Pioneer [9]

Rifleman [9]

Able Seaman [8]

Stoker 1st Class [6]

Nurse [5]

Temporary Captain [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Staff Nurse [4]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Commander [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Private Lance Corporal [3]

Worker [3]

1st Class Staff Serjeant Major [2]

Acting Major [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Boy [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Brigadier General [2]

Captain /Temporary Major [2]

Colonel [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel and Brevet Colonel [2]

Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [124]

Royal Engineers [110]

Labour Corps [106]

Army Service Corps [75]

London Regiment [63]

Royal Garrison Artillery [53]

Royal Irish Regiment [34]

Royal Army Medical Corps [33]

Liverpool Regiment [28]

Machine Gun Corps [25]

Middlesex Regiment [25]

Royal Fusiliers [25]

Rifle Brigade [24]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [23]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [20]

The Queen's Regiment [19]

East Kent Regiment [18]

Manchester Regiment [18]

Royal Naval Division [18]

Cheshire Regiment [17]

Northumberland Fusiliers [17]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [17]

South Lancashire Regiment [17]

Welsh Regiment [17]

Devonshire Regiment [16]

Durham Light Infantry [16]

Gloucestershire Regiment [16]

Connaught Rangers [15]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [15]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [15]

South Wales Borderers [15]

Bedfordshire Regiment [14]

Norfolk Regiment [14]

Royal Sussex Regiment [14]

East Surrey Regiment [13]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [13]

Wiltshire Regiment [13]

Worcestershire Regiment [13]

Army Ordnance Corps [12]

East Lancashire Regiment [12]

Essex Regiment [12]

Hampshire Regiment [12]

Lancashire Fusiliers [12]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [12]

Royal Army Service Corps [11]

Royal Artillery [11]

Canadian Infantry [10]

Royal Flying Corps [10]

Royal Irish Rifles [10]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10]

Service

British Army [1359]

Royal Navy [179]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [164]

Australian Imperial Force [161]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [94]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [17]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [2020]

B [2]

D [2]

L [2]

G [1]

M [1]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1958]

Merchant Navy [48]

Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [46]

Ireland [2]

India [1]

Turkey [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [13] Brisbane Queensland [9] Adelaide South Australia [6] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6] Melbourne Victoria [6] Canterbury, Kent [5] Wangaratta Victoria [5] Brunswick New South Wales [4] Carlton Victoria [4] Hailsham, Sussex [4] Liverpool, Lancashire [4] Shawville Quebec [4] Bethnal Green, London [3] Cardiff, Glamorgan [3] Devonport, Devon [3] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3] Hull, Yorkshire [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Wingham New South Wales [3] Ballarat Victoria [2] Bendigo Victoria [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Burra South Australia [2] Cawsand, Cornwall [2] Cork [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Donegal [2] Dover, Kent [2] Dublin [2] Dublin, Suffolk, England [2] East Ham, Essex [2] Emmaville New South Wales [2] Enfield, Essex [2] Folkestone, Kent [2] Folkestone, Kent, England [2] Grafton New South Wales [2] Hailsham [2] Hastings, Sussex [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Kempsey New South Wales [2] Kentish Town, London [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Liverpool [2] London, Middlesex [2] Mansfield Victoria [2] Newcastle New South Wales [2] Saint Pancras, London [2] Sidley, Bexhill, Sussex [2] Warrnambool Victoria [2]

Rank

Private [834] Gunner [88] Driver [73] Corporal [68] Serjeant [62] Sapper [56] Second Lieutenant [41] Lance Corporal [34] Captain [27] Major [21] Lieutenant [16] Lieutenant Colonel [15] Acting Serjeant [13] Acting Corporal [12] Bombardier [12] Pioneer [9] Rifleman [9] Able Seaman [8] Stoker 1st Class [6] Nurse [5] Temporary Captain [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Acting Bombardier [4] Staff Nurse [4] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Commander [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Private Lance Corporal [3] Worker [3] 1st Class Staff Serjeant Major [2] Acting Major [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Boy [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [2] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Brigadier General [2] Captain /Temporary Major [2] Colonel [2] Deck Hand [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Colonel and Brevet Colonel [2] Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [124] Royal Engineers [110] Labour Corps [106] Army Service Corps [75] London Regiment [63] Royal Garrison Artillery [53] Royal Irish Regiment [34] Royal Army Medical Corps [33] Liverpool Regiment [28] Machine Gun Corps [25] Middlesex Regiment [25] Royal Fusiliers [25] Rifle Brigade [24] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [23] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [20] The Queen's Regiment [19] East Kent Regiment [18] Manchester Regiment [18] Royal Naval Division [18] Cheshire Regiment [17] Northumberland Fusiliers [17] Royal Munster Fusiliers [17] South Lancashire Regiment [17] Welsh Regiment [17] Devonshire Regiment [16] Durham Light Infantry [16] Gloucestershire Regiment [16] Connaught Rangers [15] King's Royal Rifle Corps [15] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [15] South Wales Borderers [15] Bedfordshire Regiment [14] Norfolk Regiment [14] Royal Sussex Regiment [14] East Surrey Regiment [13] Royal Irish Fusiliers [13] Wiltshire Regiment [13] Worcestershire Regiment [13] Army Ordnance Corps [12] East Lancashire Regiment [12] Essex Regiment [12] Hampshire Regiment [12] Lancashire Fusiliers [12] Royal Berkshire Regiment [12] Royal Army Service Corps [11] Royal Artillery [11] Canadian Infantry [10] Royal Flying Corps [10] Royal Irish Rifles [10] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10]

Service

British Army [1359] Royal Navy [179] Canadian Expeditionary Force [164] Australian Imperial Force [161] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [94] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [17] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [2020] B [2] D [2] L [2] G [1] M [1] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1958] Merchant Navy [48] Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [46] Ireland [2] India [1] Turkey [1]

John Arber Carey

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 3182 Private London Regiment 11th lond Battalion

British Army 451063 Rifleman London Regiment 11th (County of London) Battallion (Finsbury Rifles)

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John Carey

Born 1866

Died 1916

British Army 31475 Sergeant Welsh Regiment 23rd Battalion

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Jeffrey Huelin Carey

Born 1898

Died 1915

British Army 3555 Private London Regiment 4th lond Battalion

British Army 3555 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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Lancelot William Carey

Born 1896

Died 1975

British Army 65082 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 65082 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 185th Siege Battery

British Army 65082 Acting Sargeant Royal Garrison Artillery 185th Siege Battery

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Arthur Stanley Carey

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army L/7534 Private Regiment of Cavalry

British Army Lieutenant Middlesex Regiment 1/8 Battalion

British Army 2nd Lieutenant Middlesex Regiment

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Henry John Carey

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 4071 Corporal London Regiment 2/3rd lond Battalion

British Army 251554 Corporal London Regiment 2/3rd lond Battalion

British Army 251554 Corporal London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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William Henry Edward Carey

Died 1918

British Army 202761 Serjeant Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 202761 Serjeant Royal Berkshire 2/4th

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John Carey

Born 1861

Died 1914

British Army 6767 Private Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Walter Carey

Born 1890

British Army 131521 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Bertram Chepmell Carey

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Acting Captain Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army Captain Northamptonshire Regiment

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John Carey

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 18104 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Robert Arber Frederick Carey

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment 32nd Battalion

British Army 2971 Private London Regiment 20th lond Battalion

British Army 2971 Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

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John Carey

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 7943 Private Royal Munster Fusiliers

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Albert Edward Carey

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 35946 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Michael Carey

Born 1891

Died 1958

British Army 39977 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 26th Siege Battery

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James Stephen Carey

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 108173

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Joseph Thomas Carey

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 126155

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Joseph Carey

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 169478

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John Francis Carey

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 319832

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John Dennis Carey

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 50152

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