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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]

Wilfred John Carpenter

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 1759 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Ross H V Carpenter

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 52131 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 44516 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Arthur E Carpenter

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 206155 Private Labour Corps

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Ernest William Carpenter

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army W/5193 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army W/5193 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

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Albert Frederick Carpenter

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 41995 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 41995 Private Suffolk Regiment 2nd Btn

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Newell Carpenter

Born 1897

Died 1964

British Army 163994 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Richard Edwin Carpenter

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227533

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Charles Henry Carpenter

Born 1886

Died 1916

Royal Navy 307424 Stoker 1st Class HMS BLACK PRINCE

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Albert Frank Carpenter

Born 1886

Died 1917

Royal Navy 227303 Leading Signalman HMS Vanguard

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Alfred Carpenter

Born 1879

Died 1915

Royal Navy 187102 Able Seaman HMS 'Bayano'

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Charles Arthur Carpenter

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 403239

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Ernest Henry Carpenter

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 108431

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Elijah John Carpenter

Born 1886

British Army 212486 Boy 1st Class

Royal Navy 212486 Ordinary Seaman

Royal Navy 212486 Able Seaman

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Gerald Goodwin Carpenter

Born 1891

Died 1977

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Attached Egyptian Army

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Suffolk Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Charles Murray Carpenter

Born 1870

Died 1942

British Army Major Royal Engineers

British Army Battalion/Lieutenant Colonel Royal Engineers

British Army Brigadier General CRE 9th (Scottish) Division

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Alfred William Henry Carpenter

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 43982

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Albert Burt Carpenter

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 17166 Private Somerset Light Infantry 6th Battalion

British Army 17166 Private Prince Albert's (Somerset Light Infantry) 6th Battalion

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John Elson Carpenter

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 31030 Private Dorsetshire Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army 29037 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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William Edwin Carpenter

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 25535 Private Wiltshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

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John Neilson Carpenter

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Highland Light Infantry 17th.battalion.highland Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Highland Light Infantry

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