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Fulham, London [4]

Goulburn New South Wales [4]

Hailsham [4]

Granville New South Wales [3]

Norwich, Norfolk [3]

Petworth, Sussex [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Hill End New South Wales [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Marple [2]

Midhurst, Sussex [2]

Nottingham England [2]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2]

Sutton, Sussex [2]

Wagga Wagga New South Wales [2]

Woolwich, London [2]

Beaufort Victoria [1]

Bingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Blayden, Gateshead [1]

Bloomsbury, London, Middlesex [1]

Bridgwater, Somerset [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Brompton, London [1]

Buckland Dinham, Somerset [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Cloncurry Queensland [1]

Coalbrookdale, Shropshire [1]

Coleraine [1]

Cootamundra New South Wales [1]

Cork, Ireland [1]

Drysdale Victoria [1]

East Plumstead, Kent [1]

Emsworth, Hampshire [1]

Forest Gate, London [1]

Hamilton ON [1]

Hobart Tasmania [1]

Homewood Victoria [1]

Hull [1]

Hull, E Yorkshire [1]

Kennington, London [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Kent [1]

Kingston on Thames, Surrey [1]

Kinsale, Cork [1]

Leicester, Leicestershire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [286]

Gunner [34]

Corporal [31]

Serjeant [28]

Driver [27]

Second Lieutenant [20]

Sapper [18]

Captain [11]

Lance Corporal [9]

Lieutenant [6]

Pioneer [6]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Major [4]

Temporary Major [4]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Rifleman [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Bombardier [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Armourer Serjeant Major [1]

Bombardier Acting Serjeant [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Bugler [1]

Captain Temporary Major [1]

Corporal /Lance Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

L/cpl [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Matron [1]

Musician [1]

Ordinary Signalman [1]

Post Office Lieutenant [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Secretary [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant /Local Sub Conductor [1]

Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [46]

Army Service Corps [36]

Royal Engineers [36]

Labour Corps [27]

London Regiment [25]

Royal Sussex Regiment [24]

Royal Garrison Artillery [19]

Royal Fusiliers [14]

Norfolk Regiment [12]

Yorkshire Regiment [12]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

Somerset Light Infantry [9]

Durham Light Infantry [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Border Regiment [7]

Cheshire Regiment [7]

East Yorkshire Regiment [7]

West Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Army Ordnance Corps [6]

East Surrey Regiment [6]

Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Royal Naval Division [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

South Staffordshire Regiment [6]

York and Lancaster Regiment [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

Suffolk Regiment [5]

Welsh Regiment [5]

West Riding Regiment [5]

Army Cyclist Corps [4]

Cameron Highlanders [4]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Corps of Hussars [4]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

North Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Service

British Army [476]

Royal Navy [58]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [44]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [36]

Australian Imperial Force [33]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Other Empire Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

C [656]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [645]

Merchant Navy [4]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [24]

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Place of birth

Fulham, London [4] Goulburn New South Wales [4] Hailsham [4] Granville New South Wales [3] Norwich, Norfolk [3] Petworth, Sussex [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Hill End New South Wales [2] London, Middlesex [2] Marple [2] Midhurst, Sussex [2] Nottingham England [2] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2] Sutton, Sussex [2] Wagga Wagga New South Wales [2] Woolwich, London [2] Beaufort Victoria [1] Bingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Blayden, Gateshead [1] Bloomsbury, London, Middlesex [1] Bridgwater, Somerset [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Brompton, London [1] Buckland Dinham, Somerset [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Chelsea, London [1] Cloncurry Queensland [1] Coalbrookdale, Shropshire [1] Coleraine [1] Cootamundra New South Wales [1] Cork, Ireland [1] Drysdale Victoria [1] East Plumstead, Kent [1] Emsworth, Hampshire [1] Forest Gate, London [1] Hamilton ON [1] Hobart Tasmania [1] Homewood Victoria [1] Hull [1] Hull, E Yorkshire [1] Kennington, London [1] Kensington, London [1] Kent [1] Kingston on Thames, Surrey [1] Kinsale, Cork [1] Leicester, Leicestershire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Rank

Private [286] Gunner [34] Corporal [31] Serjeant [28] Driver [27] Second Lieutenant [20] Sapper [18] Captain [11] Lance Corporal [9] Lieutenant [6] Pioneer [6] Lance Serjeant [4] Major [4] Temporary Major [4] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Rifleman [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Bombardier [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Armourer Serjeant Major [1] Bombardier Acting Serjeant [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Bugler [1] Captain Temporary Major [1] Corporal /Lance Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] L/cpl [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Matron [1] Musician [1] Ordinary Signalman [1] Post Office Lieutenant [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Secretary [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant /Local Sub Conductor [1] Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Shoeing Smith [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [46] Army Service Corps [36] Royal Engineers [36] Labour Corps [27] London Regiment [25] Royal Sussex Regiment [24] Royal Garrison Artillery [19] Royal Fusiliers [14] Norfolk Regiment [12] Yorkshire Regiment [12] Machine Gun Corps [9] Somerset Light Infantry [9] Durham Light Infantry [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Border Regiment [7] Cheshire Regiment [7] East Yorkshire Regiment [7] West Yorkshire Regiment [7] Army Ordnance Corps [6] East Surrey Regiment [6] Lincolnshire Regiment [6] Middlesex Regiment [6] Royal Naval Division [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] South Staffordshire Regiment [6] York and Lancaster Regiment [6] Army Veterinary Corps [5] Liverpool Regiment [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] Suffolk Regiment [5] Welsh Regiment [5] West Riding Regiment [5] Army Cyclist Corps [4] Cameron Highlanders [4] Canadian Infantry [4] Corps of Hussars [4] Devonshire Regiment [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [4] Manchester Regiment [4] North Staffordshire Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Service

British Army [476] Royal Navy [58] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [44] Canadian Expeditionary Force [36] Australian Imperial Force [33] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5] Other Empire Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

C [656] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [645] Merchant Navy [4] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [24]

Edwin Carver

Born 1879

Died 1914

British Army 16L/4602 Private 16th Lancers

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Oswald Armitage Carver

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army Captain East Lancashire Regiment 42nd Division

British Army Captain Royal Engineers 1st/2nd Battalion (East Lancs)

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Alexander Carver

Born 1883

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 60880 Air Mechanic 1st Class Royal Air Force 40th Training Depot Station (Harlaxton)

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Herbert Carver

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 372774 Private London Regiment 8th lond Battalion

British Army 372774 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 5553 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Thomas Langworthy Carver

Born 1892

Died 1915

Royal Navy K6128 Stoker 2nd Class

Royal Navy K6128 Stoker 1st Class

Royal Navy K6128 Stoker 1st Class HMS Goliath

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Alan Robertson Carver

Born 1885

Died 1975

British Army 4/1974 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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George Carver

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 2263 Private London Regiment 6th lond Battalion

British Army 320597 L/cpl London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles).

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William Carver

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army SD/1799 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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Guy Armitage Carver

Born 1888

Died 1974

British Army Captain Royal Field Artillery

British Army Major Royal Field Artillery

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Lionel Henry Liptrap Carver

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Irish Guards

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Henry George Carver

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 93290

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Basil Armitage Carver

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant 6th Inniskilling Dragoons

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Frederick Carver

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 164290

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Robert Carver

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260782

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William Adrian Carver

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194167

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George Carver

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 116206 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 116206 Signaller Royal Field Artillery B Battery

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Benjamin Walter Carver

Born 1884

British Army 237576 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 15th Garrison Battery

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Bernard Charles Carver

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 17419

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James Barnard Carver

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 226753

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Arthur Edward Carver

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262824

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