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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]

Thomas Child

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 20457 Private East Lancashire Regiment 6th east Battalion

British Army 20457 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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David Child

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 20877 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 20877 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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George Child

Australian Imperial Force 2077

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Archibald Ernest Child

Born 1899

Died 1919

Royal Navy J31371 Boy 2nd Class HMS Powerful

Royal Navy J31371 Boy 1st Class HMS Powerful

Royal Navy Ordinary Seaman HMS Ajax

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David W Child

Born 1897

Died 1975

British Army 205022 Serjeant Tank Corps

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Alfred James Child

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 215069

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William Nelson Child

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 216792

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Thomas William Child

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 219789

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James Henry Child

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 252269

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George William Child

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 253872

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Percy Mcclennon Child

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 253774

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William Child

Died 1918

British Army 37482 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 37482 Lance Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Walter Child

Died 1918

British Army 13918 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 13918 Private Dorsetshire Regiment 5th Battalion

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Joe Child

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 21583 Private Lincolnshire Regiment 4th Battalion

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Ephraim Child

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 165082 Royal Field Artillery

British Army 1108 Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 22770 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Stanley Harold Child

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 586 Private Army Cyclist Corps

British Army 20189 Private Army Cyclist Corps

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Joe Child

Died 1917

British Army 351764 Private Royal Scots

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Alfred Robert Child

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 10635 Private Wiltshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 10635 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Charles Edward Child

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 2878 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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George Victor Child

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 210091 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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