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Sydney New South Wales [18]

Maidstone, Kent [7]

London England [6]

Bath, Somerset [5]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [4]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [4]

Exeter, Devon [4]

Fareham, Hampshire [4]

London, Middlesex [4]

London, Middlesex, England [4]

Portsea, Hampshire [4]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [4]

Brighton, Sussex [3]

Dorking, Surrey [3]

Hornsby New South Wales [3]

Newton Abbot, Devon [3]

Paddington, London [3]

Whitchurch, Hampshire [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Bow, London [2]

Bow, London, Middlesex [2]

Brierley Hill, Staffordshire [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Canterbury, Kent [2]

Chelsea, London [2]

Colac Victoria [2]

Coventry, Warwickshire [2]

Eastbourne, Sussex [2]

Edmonton, London [2]

Egham, Surrey [2]

Goulburn New South Wales [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Herefordshire [2]

Ipswich, Suffolk [2]

Islington, London [2]

Kennington, London [2]

King's Lynn, Norfolk [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Newcastle New South Wales [2]

Paddington, London, Middlesex [2]

Petersfield, Hampshire [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Sheerness, Kent [2]

Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Wickham, Hampshire [2]

Williamstown Victoria [2]

Rank

Private [1231]

Gunner [129]

Driver [115]

Corporal [96]

Serjeant [82]

Sapper [79]

Second Lieutenant [57]

Lance Corporal [51]

Captain [29]

Pioneer [28]

Acting Corporal [25]

Lieutenant [20]

Acting Serjeant [19]

Bombardier [14]

Rifleman [14]

Staff Serjeant [12]

Acting Bombardier [9]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [8]

Company Serjeant Major [7]

Able Seaman [6]

Lance Serjeant [6]

Major [6]

Temporary Captain [5]

Temporary Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [4]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [4]

Worker [4]

Acting Staff Serjeant [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Boy 2nd Class [3]

Deck Hand [3]

Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Nurse [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Private Acting Corporal [3]

Shoeing Smith [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Driver/Wheeler [2]

Drummer [2]

Farrier Serjeant [2]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Lieutenant Temporary Captain [2]

Sister [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Wheeler Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Unit

Royal Engineers [172]

Royal Field Artillery [167]

Labour Corps [159]

Army Service Corps [158]

London Regiment [119]

Royal Garrison Artillery [67]

Rifle Brigade [54]

Royal Fusiliers [50]

Royal Army Medical Corps [49]

Machine Gun Corps [48]

Devonshire Regiment [47]

Hampshire Regiment [47]

Middlesex Regiment [43]

Somerset Light Infantry [42]

Worcestershire Regiment [42]

Gloucestershire Regiment [38]

The Queen's Regiment [38]

Royal Sussex Regiment [34]

Royal Army Service Corps [33]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [33]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [31]

Dorsetshire Regiment [29]

Essex Regiment [29]

Royal West Kent Regiment [26]

Suffolk Regiment [24]

East Kent Regiment [22]

South Staffordshire Regiment [22]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [21]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [21]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [21]

Welsh Regiment [21]

Wiltshire Regiment [21]

Army Veterinary Corps [20]

Durham Light Infantry [20]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [18]

East Surrey Regiment [18]

Liverpool Regiment [18]

Grenadier Guards [15]

Lancashire Fusiliers [15]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [15]

Bedfordshire Regiment [14]

South Wales Borderers [14]

Army Ordnance Corps [13]

Cheshire Regiment [13]

Northumberland Fusiliers [13]

Royal Naval Division [13]

Canadian Infantry [12]

Manchester Regiment [12]

East Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Royal Horse Artillery [11]

Service

British Army [1936]

Royal Navy [226]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [190]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [157]

Australian Imperial Force [101]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [18]

Other Empire Force [3]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

C [2653]

B [2]

S [2]

H [1]

L [1]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2621]

Merchant Navy [28]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [59]

Canada [2]

Egypt [1]

United States [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [18] Maidstone, Kent [7] London England [6] Bath, Somerset [5] Birmingham, Warwickshire [4] Bristol, Gloucestershire [4] Exeter, Devon [4] Fareham, Hampshire [4] London, Middlesex [4] London, Middlesex, England [4] Portsea, Hampshire [4] Southampton, Hampshire, England [4] Brighton, Sussex [3] Dorking, Surrey [3] Hornsby New South Wales [3] Newton Abbot, Devon [3] Paddington, London [3] Whitchurch, Hampshire [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Bethnal Green, London [2] Bow, London [2] Bow, London, Middlesex [2] Brierley Hill, Staffordshire [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2] Camberwell, London [2] Canterbury, Kent [2] Chelsea, London [2] Colac Victoria [2] Coventry, Warwickshire [2] Eastbourne, Sussex [2] Edmonton, London [2] Egham, Surrey [2] Goulburn New South Wales [2] Hackney, London [2] Herefordshire [2] Ipswich, Suffolk [2] Islington, London [2] Kennington, London [2] King's Lynn, Norfolk [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Newcastle New South Wales [2] Paddington, London, Middlesex [2] Petersfield, Hampshire [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Sheerness, Kent [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] Wickham, Hampshire [2] Williamstown Victoria [2]

Rank

Private [1231] Gunner [129] Driver [115] Corporal [96] Serjeant [82] Sapper [79] Second Lieutenant [57] Lance Corporal [51] Captain [29] Pioneer [28] Acting Corporal [25] Lieutenant [20] Acting Serjeant [19] Bombardier [14] Rifleman [14] Staff Serjeant [12] Acting Bombardier [9] Warrant Officer Class 2 [8] Company Serjeant Major [7] Able Seaman [6] Lance Serjeant [6] Major [6] Temporary Captain [5] Temporary Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [4] Temporary Second Lieutenant [4] Worker [4] Acting Staff Serjeant [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Boy 2nd Class [3] Deck Hand [3] Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3] Nurse [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Private Acting Corporal [3] Shoeing Smith [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Driver/Wheeler [2] Drummer [2] Farrier Serjeant [2] Farrier Staff Serjeant [2] Leading Stoker [2] Lieutenant Temporary Captain [2] Sister [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Wheeler Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Unit

Royal Engineers [172] Royal Field Artillery [167] Labour Corps [159] Army Service Corps [158] London Regiment [119] Royal Garrison Artillery [67] Rifle Brigade [54] Royal Fusiliers [50] Royal Army Medical Corps [49] Machine Gun Corps [48] Devonshire Regiment [47] Hampshire Regiment [47] Middlesex Regiment [43] Somerset Light Infantry [42] Worcestershire Regiment [42] Gloucestershire Regiment [38] The Queen's Regiment [38] Royal Sussex Regiment [34] Royal Army Service Corps [33] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [33] Royal Berkshire Regiment [31] Dorsetshire Regiment [29] Essex Regiment [29] Royal West Kent Regiment [26] Suffolk Regiment [24] East Kent Regiment [22] South Staffordshire Regiment [22] King's Royal Rifle Corps [21] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [21] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [21] Welsh Regiment [21] Wiltshire Regiment [21] Army Veterinary Corps [20] Durham Light Infantry [20] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [18] East Surrey Regiment [18] Liverpool Regiment [18] Grenadier Guards [15] Lancashire Fusiliers [15] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [15] Bedfordshire Regiment [14] South Wales Borderers [14] Army Ordnance Corps [13] Cheshire Regiment [13] Northumberland Fusiliers [13] Royal Naval Division [13] Canadian Infantry [12] Manchester Regiment [12] East Yorkshire Regiment [11] Royal Horse Artillery [11]

Service

British Army [1936] Royal Navy [226] Canadian Expeditionary Force [190] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [157] Australian Imperial Force [101] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [18] Other Empire Force [3] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

C [2653] B [2] S [2] H [1] L [1] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2621] Merchant Navy [28] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [59] Canada [2] Egypt [1] United States [1]

John James Carpenter

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 322970 Private London Regiment 6th lond Battalion

British Army 385007 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army 385007 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Alfred Francis Blakeney Carpenter

Born 1881

Died 1955

Royal Navy Vice Admiral

Royal Navy Cadet

Royal Navy Commander

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Ernest Carpenter

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 6831 Private London Regiment 6th lond Battalion

British Army 323619 Private London Regiment 6th lond Battalion

British Army 323619 Rifleman London Regiment (City of London Rifles)

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Frank Carpenter

Born 1886

Died 1914

British Army 7599 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 7599 Private The Hampshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Ralph Lawrence Pretoria Carpenter

Born 1899

Died 1918

Royal Navy J36355

Royal Navy J/36355 Able Seaman HMS Daffodil

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Richard John Victor Carpenter

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army L/7229 Private 9th Lancers

British Army L/7229 Private 9th (Queen's Royal) Lancers

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Albert Carpenter

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 304374

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David Ivor Carpenter

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 116510

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Samuel Arthur Carpenter

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 38418

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Arthur Carpenter

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 145092

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Alfred Joseph Carpenter

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 44676

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Albert Henry Carpenter

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 16666 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 11th Battalion.

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Percy Guy Carpenter

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 4119 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 2nd/4th Battalion

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Harry Carpenter

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266182

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Arthur Carpenter

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 196540

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Harry Carpenter

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 15478 Private Devonshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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George Carpenter

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 86502

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Harry John Carpenter

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 58202

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George Arthur Carpenter

Born 1881

Died 1967

British Army 10702 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 10102 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 1st Home Counties Field Ambulance

British Army 493725 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 81st Field Ambulance

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Henry Carpenter

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 121036

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