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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]

Alexander Carey

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 35291

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William Carey

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 73052

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Martin Luther Carey

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 84962

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Arthur Gray Carey

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 294917

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Thomas George Carey

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 7312

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Dennis Carey

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 9468

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Nathan W Carey

Died 1918

British Army 30085 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 37247 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Thomas J. Carey

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 15429 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Timothy S J Carey

Born 1878

Died 1919

British Army Reverend Royal Army Chaplain Department

British Army Chaplain 4th Class Royal Army Chaplains Department

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Henry Albert Carey

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 374303 Private London Regiment 28th lond Battalion

British Army 374303 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Thomas Steele Carey

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 37907 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 37907 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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James Carey

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army S/12062 Private Gordon Highlanders

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Michael Carey

Died 1915

British Army 3262 Private Irish Guards

British Army 3262 Corporal Irish Guards

British Army 3262 Lance Sergeant Irish Guards 2nd Bn.

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Leicester William Le Marchant Carey

Born 1877

Died 1914

British Army Captain Royal Fusiliers 4th Battalion

British Army Captain Royal Fusiliers

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Joseph Henry Carey

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 8/1646 Training Reserve 51st Battalion

British Army 29083 Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 8/1646 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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William Carey

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 92848

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Cyril Fuller Carey

Born 1891

Died 1916

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 6/3959 Wellington Infantry Regiment

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George Maclacklin Carey

Born 1898

Died 1918

Royal Navy Able Seaman Mercantile Marine HMHS Llandovery Castle

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Robert Carey

Died 1916

British Army 17035 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 17035 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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William Carey

Died 1916

British Army 15614 Corporal Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 15614 Corporal King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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