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London England [5]

London, Middlesex, England [5]

Wagga Wagga New South Wales [5]

Dover, Kent [4]

Folkestone, Kent [4]

Ramsgate, Kent [4]

Baldock, Hertfordshire [3]

Battersea, London [3]

Calne, Wiltshire [3]

Hammersmith, London [3]

Kent [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

Toowoomba Queensland [3]

Watford, Hertfordshire [3]

Winchester, Hampshire [3]

Aberdeen [2]

Alnwick, Northumberland [2]

Banbury, Oxfordshire [2]

Barking, Essex [2]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [2]

Bathurst New South Wales [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Bow, London [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Broadstairs, Kent [2]

Canterbury, Kent [2]

Charlton, Kent [2]

Cowra New South Wales [2]

Deptford, London [2]

Derby, Derbyshire [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Greenwich, London [2]

Highworth,Wiltshire. [2]

Hitchin, Hertfordshire [2]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2]

Islington, London [2]

Kent England [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

Macorna Victoria [2]

Marylebone, London, Middlesex [2]

Milton, Kent [2]

Norwood South Australia [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Prahran Victoria [2]

Rotherhithe London [2]

Shepparton Victoria [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Walworth, London [2]

Wandsworth, London [2]

Whitstable, Kent [2]

Rank

Private [694]

Gunner [81]

Corporal [78]

Driver [62]

Serjeant [54]

Lance Corporal [36]

Sapper [36]

Second Lieutenant [28]

Captain [19]

Lieutenant [14]

Acting Corporal [11]

Major [8]

Bombardier [7]

Pioneer [7]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Temporary Captain [5]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Rifleman [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant /Acting Captain [2]

Trooper [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

2nd Captain [1]

2nd Cook's Mate [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Forewoman [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Cadet [1]

Captain Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Chaplain [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Commander [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Lance Serjeant [1]

DVR [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Drummer [1]

Engineman [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [97]

Army Service Corps [86]

Labour Corps [82]

Royal Engineers [62]

Royal Garrison Artillery [56]

London Regiment [48]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [39]

Machine Gun Corps [34]

Royal Army Medical Corps [31]

Royal Fusiliers [29]

East Kent Regiment [25]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [25]

Middlesex Regiment [25]

East Surrey Regiment [23]

Bedfordshire Regiment [22]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [20]

Yorkshire Regiment [19]

Rifle Brigade [18]

West Riding Regiment [18]

The Queen's Regiment [17]

Royal Sussex Regiment [16]

Army Veterinary Corps [14]

Essex Regiment [14]

Royal West Kent Regiment [14]

Wiltshire Regiment [14]

Hampshire Regiment [13]

Royal Naval Division [13]

Gloucestershire Regiment [12]

Manchester Regiment [11]

Northumberland Fusiliers [11]

Devonshire Regiment [10]

Highland Light Infantry [10]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [10]

West Yorkshire Regiment [10]

York and Lancaster Regiment [10]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [9]

Royal Flying Corps [9]

Suffolk Regiment [9]

Corps of Hussars [8]

Durham Light Infantry [8]

Hertfordshire Regiment [8]

Liverpool Regiment [8]

Northamptonshire Regiment [8]

Worcestershire Regiment [8]

Lancashire Fusiliers [7]

Leicestershire Regiment [7]

East Lancashire Regiment [6]

Royal Air Force [6]

Royal Horse Artillery [6]

Service

British Army [1061]

Royal Navy [142]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [96]

Australian Imperial Force [78]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [64]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

South African Services [3]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [1469]

M [2]

F [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1442]

Merchant Navy [19]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [39]

South Africa [2]

Germany [1]

Malta [1]

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Place of birth

London England [5] London, Middlesex, England [5] Wagga Wagga New South Wales [5] Dover, Kent [4] Folkestone, Kent [4] Ramsgate, Kent [4] Baldock, Hertfordshire [3] Battersea, London [3] Calne, Wiltshire [3] Hammersmith, London [3] Kent [3] London, Middlesex [3] Toowoomba Queensland [3] Watford, Hertfordshire [3] Winchester, Hampshire [3] Aberdeen [2] Alnwick, Northumberland [2] Banbury, Oxfordshire [2] Barking, Essex [2] Basingstoke, Hampshire [2] Bathurst New South Wales [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Bow, London [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Broadstairs, Kent [2] Canterbury, Kent [2] Charlton, Kent [2] Cowra New South Wales [2] Deptford, London [2] Derby, Derbyshire [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Greenwich, London [2] Highworth,Wiltshire. [2] Hitchin, Hertfordshire [2] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2] Islington, London [2] Kent England [2] Lambeth, London [2] Macorna Victoria [2] Marylebone, London, Middlesex [2] Milton, Kent [2] Norwood South Australia [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Prahran Victoria [2] Rotherhithe London [2] Shepparton Victoria [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Walworth, London [2] Wandsworth, London [2] Whitstable, Kent [2]

Rank

Private [694] Gunner [81] Corporal [78] Driver [62] Serjeant [54] Lance Corporal [36] Sapper [36] Second Lieutenant [28] Captain [19] Lieutenant [14] Acting Corporal [11] Major [8] Bombardier [7] Pioneer [7] Acting Serjeant [6] Temporary Captain [5] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Corporal Acting Serjeant [2] Petty Officer [2] Rifleman [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant /Acting Captain [2] Trooper [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 2nd Captain [1] 2nd Cook's Mate [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Forewoman [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Cadet [1] Captain Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Chaplain [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Commander [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Lance Serjeant [1] DVR [1] Deck Hand [1] Drummer [1] Engineman [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [97] Army Service Corps [86] Labour Corps [82] Royal Engineers [62] Royal Garrison Artillery [56] London Regiment [48] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [39] Machine Gun Corps [34] Royal Army Medical Corps [31] Royal Fusiliers [29] East Kent Regiment [25] King's Royal Rifle Corps [25] Middlesex Regiment [25] East Surrey Regiment [23] Bedfordshire Regiment [22] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [20] Yorkshire Regiment [19] Rifle Brigade [18] West Riding Regiment [18] The Queen's Regiment [17] Royal Sussex Regiment [16] Army Veterinary Corps [14] Essex Regiment [14] Royal West Kent Regiment [14] Wiltshire Regiment [14] Hampshire Regiment [13] Royal Naval Division [13] Gloucestershire Regiment [12] Manchester Regiment [11] Northumberland Fusiliers [11] Devonshire Regiment [10] Highland Light Infantry [10] Royal Berkshire Regiment [10] West Yorkshire Regiment [10] York and Lancaster Regiment [10] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9] Royal Army Service Corps [9] Royal Flying Corps [9] Suffolk Regiment [9] Corps of Hussars [8] Durham Light Infantry [8] Hertfordshire Regiment [8] Liverpool Regiment [8] Northamptonshire Regiment [8] Worcestershire Regiment [8] Lancashire Fusiliers [7] Leicestershire Regiment [7] East Lancashire Regiment [6] Royal Air Force [6] Royal Horse Artillery [6]

Service

British Army [1061] Royal Navy [142] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [96] Australian Imperial Force [78] Canadian Expeditionary Force [64] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8] South African Services [3] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [1469] M [2] F [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1442] Merchant Navy [19] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [39] South Africa [2] Germany [1] Malta [1]

Edward Frederick Castle

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 89390

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Ernest Castle

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 267481

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Charles James Castle

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 87582

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Edward Arthur Castle

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283078

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Thomas Charles Castle

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 251473

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William Henry Castle

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army G/5462 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/5462 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

British Army G/5426 Private Queen’s Regiment (Royal West Surrey) 2nd Battalion

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William Edward Castle

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 1169 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 16th Battalion.

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Howarth Ambrose Castle

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 9814 Private Honourable Artillery Company

British Army 9814 Private “D” Coy, The Honourable Artillery Company Infantry

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James Alfred Castle

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 55128

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Reginald Lancelot Castle

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 59 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 14th Battalion

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James Edward Castle

Born 1892

Died 1945

British Army 204749 Private East Surrey Regiment

British Army SE/20640 Private Army Veterinary Corps

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William Henry Castle

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 191136

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James Alexander Castle

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296312

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George William Castle

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275044

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Vernon William Blyth Castle

Born 1887

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Captain Royal Flying Corps

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Michael David Castle

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28443

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Frederick Ernest Castle

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 207633

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George Frederick Castle

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 43894

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Frederick Castle

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 214299

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William Castle

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 43704

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