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Beaconsfield, Bucks [4]

Leeds, Yorkshire [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [3]

Reading, Berkshire [3]

Smethwick, Staffordshire [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Barrow Gurney, Somerset [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Carlisle, Cumberland [2]

Croydon [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Epsom, Surrey [2]

Exeter, Devon [2]

Folkestone, Kent [2]

Greenwich England [2]

Hunslet, Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Islington, Middlesex [2]

London England [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Marylebone, Middlesex [2]

Mile End, London [2]

Pulborough, Sussex [2]

Staffordshire [2]

Stoke, Staffordshire [2]

Aldenham, Watford, Hertfordshire [1]

Armidale New South Wales [1]

Beaconsfield England [1]

Beckenham, Kent [1]

Bega New South Wales [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bermondsey, S E London [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Brixton, Kent, England [1]

Brixton, Surrey [1]

Brondesbury, Middlesex [1]

Brunswick New South Wales [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Castleford Yorkshire [1]

Cemetery Road, Yeadon, Yorkshire [1]

Chesham, Buckinghamshire [1]

Chiswick, London [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Clapton, London [1]

Colchester, Essex [1]

Cuchwark, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [428]

Gunner [49]

Corporal [45]

Serjeant [41]

Second Lieutenant [34]

Driver [29]

Sapper [23]

Lance Corporal [19]

Captain [14]

Lieutenant [9]

Acting Corporal [7]

Pioneer [7]

Major [6]

Colour Serjeant [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Bombardier [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Nursing Sister [3]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [3]

Rifleman [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Stoker Petty Officer [3]

Acting Lance Serjeant [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Colonel [2]

Drummer [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Second Lieutenant/Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Battery Sergeant Major (WOII) [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Brigade Major [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Chaplain 4th Class [1]

Chief Electrical Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Colour Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Cooper [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [61]

Army Service Corps [55]

Royal Field Artillery [46]

London Regiment [45]

Royal Engineers [45]

West Yorkshire Regiment [31]

Royal Army Medical Corps [29]

Royal Garrison Artillery [28]

The Queen's Regiment [21]

Royal Fusiliers [20]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [19]

Machine Gun Corps [17]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [17]

Middlesex Regiment [15]

Durham Light Infantry [14]

Yorkshire Regiment [14]

Rifle Brigade [12]

Royal West Kent Regiment [11]

East Kent Regiment [10]

Hampshire Regiment [10]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10]

Lancashire Fusiliers [9]

North Staffordshire Regiment [9]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9]

East Surrey Regiment [8]

Manchester Regiment [8]

Royal Sussex Regiment [8]

Worcestershire Regiment [8]

York and Lancaster Regiment [8]

East Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Lincolnshire Regiment [7]

West Riding Regiment [7]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [7]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

Norfolk Regiment [6]

Northamptonshire Regiment [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6]

Wiltshire Regiment [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Somerset Light Infantry [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [4]

Essex Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [704]

Royal Navy [81]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [78]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [34]

Australian Imperial Force [22]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

Other Empire Force [2]

Indian Army [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

C [946]

D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [924]

Merchant Navy [14]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [27]

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Beaconsfield, Bucks [4] Leeds, Yorkshire [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] Portsmouth, Hampshire [3] Reading, Berkshire [3] Smethwick, Staffordshire [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Barrow Gurney, Somerset [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Carlisle, Cumberland [2] Croydon [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Epsom, Surrey [2] Exeter, Devon [2] Folkestone, Kent [2] Greenwich England [2] Hunslet, Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Islington, Middlesex [2] London England [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Marylebone, Middlesex [2] Mile End, London [2] Pulborough, Sussex [2] Staffordshire [2] Stoke, Staffordshire [2] Aldenham, Watford, Hertfordshire [1] Armidale New South Wales [1] Beaconsfield England [1] Beckenham, Kent [1] Bega New South Wales [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bermondsey, S E London [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Brixton, Kent, England [1] Brixton, Surrey [1] Brondesbury, Middlesex [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Camberwell, London [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Castleford Yorkshire [1] Cemetery Road, Yeadon, Yorkshire [1] Chesham, Buckinghamshire [1] Chiswick, London [1] Clapham, London [1] Clapton, London [1] Colchester, Essex [1] Cuchwark, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [428] Gunner [49] Corporal [45] Serjeant [41] Second Lieutenant [34] Driver [29] Sapper [23] Lance Corporal [19] Captain [14] Lieutenant [9] Acting Corporal [7] Pioneer [7] Major [6] Colour Serjeant [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Bombardier [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Nursing Sister [3] Private Acting Lance Corporal [3] Rifleman [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Stoker Petty Officer [3] Acting Lance Serjeant [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Colonel [2] Drummer [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Second Lieutenant/Temporary Lieutenant [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Battery Sergeant Major (WOII) [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Brigade Major [1] Brigadier General [1] Chaplain 4th Class [1] Chief Electrical Artificer 2nd Class [1] Colour Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Cooper [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [61] Army Service Corps [55] Royal Field Artillery [46] London Regiment [45] Royal Engineers [45] West Yorkshire Regiment [31] Royal Army Medical Corps [29] Royal Garrison Artillery [28] The Queen's Regiment [21] Royal Fusiliers [20] King's Royal Rifle Corps [19] Machine Gun Corps [17] Royal Berkshire Regiment [17] Middlesex Regiment [15] Durham Light Infantry [14] Yorkshire Regiment [14] Rifle Brigade [12] Royal West Kent Regiment [11] East Kent Regiment [10] Hampshire Regiment [10] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10] Lancashire Fusiliers [9] North Staffordshire Regiment [9] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9] East Surrey Regiment [8] Manchester Regiment [8] Royal Sussex Regiment [8] Worcestershire Regiment [8] York and Lancaster Regiment [8] East Yorkshire Regiment [7] Lincolnshire Regiment [7] West Riding Regiment [7] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [7] Liverpool Regiment [6] Norfolk Regiment [6] Northamptonshire Regiment [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6] Wiltshire Regiment [6] Army Veterinary Corps [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [5] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Royal Naval Division [5] Somerset Light Infantry [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [4] Essex Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [704] Royal Navy [81] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [78] Canadian Expeditionary Force [34] Australian Imperial Force [22] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10] Other Empire Force [2] Indian Army [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

C [946] D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [924] Merchant Navy [14] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [27]

Cecil Grenville Child

Born 1880

Died 1942

British Army 2466 Lance Corporal Warwickshire Yeomanry

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John James Child

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 3001 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 4th Battalion (Territorial)

British Army 3001 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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John Child

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 17515 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1st Battalion

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James Martin Child

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army Captain Manchester Regiment

British Army Captain Royal Air Force

Canadian Expeditionary Force

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William Henry Child

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 601 Lance Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment 14th Battalion

British Army 601 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 14th Battalion

British Army 601 Lance Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment 14th

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Richard Child

Born 1893

Died 1962

British Army 12801 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Albert Child

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 11991 Private Worcestershire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 11991 Lance Corporal Worcestershire Regiment

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John W Child

Died 1915

British Army 8978 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Walter Child

Born 1887

British Army Lincoln 3rd Battalion

British Army 83617 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Alfred James Child

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 14905 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Charles Harold Child

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 8729 Private Worcestershire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 8729 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Jack Escott Child

Born 1889

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Lieutenant

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Robert Vivyan Child

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 14851 Private East Surrey Regiment 12th Battalion

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George Andrew Child

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 23632 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion.

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Francis H Child

Born 1892

Died 1984

British Army F/1601 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Clifford Child

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 9990 Private Yorkshire Regiment 2nd west Battalion

British Army 9990 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Lawrence Child

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 2526 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1/5th Battalion

British Army 2526 Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1/5th Battalion

British Army 2526 Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Henry Russell Child

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army PS/2548 Private Royal Fusiliers 21st Battalion

British Army Captain General List and Royal Flying Corps

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Alfred Leonard Child

Born 1881

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 893

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Martin Henry Child

Born 1897

Died 1918

Royal Navy F17128

Royal Navy F17128 Royal Naval Air Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Royal Air Force

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