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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5]

Manchester, Lancashire [5]

Sydney New South Wales [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire [4]

Bedford [3]

Lambeth, London [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Walcha New South Wales [3]

Warrington, Lancashire [3]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Bury, Lancashire [2]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [2]

Dulwich, Surrey [2]

Finsbury, London [2]

Grafton New South Wales [2]

Gravesend, Kent [2]

Hammersmith, London, Middlesex [2]

Kapunda South Australia [2]

Kennington, London [2]

Leigh, Lancashire [2]

London England [2]

Mile End, London [2]

Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire [2]

Peckham, London [2]

Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England [2]

14 Elletson Rd, Kingston [1]

Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Albury New South Wales [1]

Alpington, Norfolk [1]

Ardwick, Lancashire [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Belgravia, Middlesex [1]

Bilston, Staffordshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Boston, Lincolnshire [1]

Bourne, Leicestershire [1]

Brentwood, Essex [1]

Bridgewater Victoria [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Brompton South Australia [1]

Buckinghamshire [1]

Bungay, Suffolk [1]

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England [1]

Rank

Private [547]

Gunner [63]

Serjeant [48]

Driver [46]

Corporal [30]

Sapper [26]

Lance Corporal [23]

Second Lieutenant [16]

Lieutenant [11]

Pioneer [8]

Bombardier [7]

Staff Serjeant [6]

Temporary Major [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Captain [5]

Nurse [4]

Worker [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Rifleman [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Captain [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Major [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [2]

Sister [2]

Trooper [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Gunner (T) [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Telegraphist [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Assistant Sergeant Major [1]

Bandsman [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Drummer [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Forewoman [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [69]

Labour Corps [66]

Royal Engineers [60]

Army Service Corps [59]

Royal Garrison Artillery [41]

Cheshire Regiment [38]

London Regiment [30]

Royal Army Medical Corps [29]

South Lancashire Regiment [28]

Liverpool Regiment [24]

Manchester Regiment [23]

Middlesex Regiment [20]

Machine Gun Corps [18]

Norfolk Regiment [16]

East Surrey Regiment [15]

Bedfordshire Regiment [13]

Essex Regiment [13]

Lancashire Fusiliers [13]

Rifle Brigade [13]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [12]

The Queen's Regiment [12]

Lincolnshire Regiment [9]

Northamptonshire Regiment [9]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [9]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9]

Border Regiment [8]

Durham Light Infantry [8]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [8]

Welsh Regiment [8]

York and Lancaster Regiment [8]

East Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Leicestershire Regiment [7]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [7]

South Wales Borderers [7]

Suffolk Regiment [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Army Cyclist Corps [6]

Gloucestershire Regiment [6]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [6]

Worcestershire Regiment [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

East Lancashire Regiment [5]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [5]

Service

British Army [826]

Royal Navy [80]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [61]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [59]

Australian Imperial Force [37]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [1095]

N [5]

L [4]

S [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1074]

Merchant Navy [25]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [25]

Australia [1]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5] Manchester, Lancashire [5] Sydney New South Wales [5] Liverpool, Lancashire [4] Bedford [3] Lambeth, London [3] London, Middlesex [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Walcha New South Wales [3] Warrington, Lancashire [3] Barnsley, Yorkshire [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Bury, Lancashire [2] Dublin, Suffolk, England [2] Dulwich, Surrey [2] Finsbury, London [2] Grafton New South Wales [2] Gravesend, Kent [2] Hammersmith, London, Middlesex [2] Kapunda South Australia [2] Kennington, London [2] Leigh, Lancashire [2] London England [2] Mile End, London [2] Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire [2] Peckham, London [2] Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England [2] 14 Elletson Rd, Kingston [1] Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Albury New South Wales [1] Alpington, Norfolk [1] Ardwick, Lancashire [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Belgravia, Middlesex [1] Bilston, Staffordshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Boston, Lincolnshire [1] Bourne, Leicestershire [1] Brentwood, Essex [1] Bridgewater Victoria [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Brompton South Australia [1] Buckinghamshire [1] Bungay, Suffolk [1] Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England [1]

Rank

Private [547] Gunner [63] Serjeant [48] Driver [46] Corporal [30] Sapper [26] Lance Corporal [23] Second Lieutenant [16] Lieutenant [11] Pioneer [8] Bombardier [7] Staff Serjeant [6] Temporary Major [6] Acting Corporal [5] Acting Serjeant [5] Captain [5] Nurse [4] Worker [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Rifleman [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Captain [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Major [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [2] Sister [2] Trooper [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Gunner (T) [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Telegraphist [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Assistant Sergeant Major [1] Bandsman [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Drummer [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Forewoman [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [69] Labour Corps [66] Royal Engineers [60] Army Service Corps [59] Royal Garrison Artillery [41] Cheshire Regiment [38] London Regiment [30] Royal Army Medical Corps [29] South Lancashire Regiment [28] Liverpool Regiment [24] Manchester Regiment [23] Middlesex Regiment [20] Machine Gun Corps [18] Norfolk Regiment [16] East Surrey Regiment [15] Bedfordshire Regiment [13] Essex Regiment [13] Lancashire Fusiliers [13] Rifle Brigade [13] King's Royal Rifle Corps [12] The Queen's Regiment [12] Lincolnshire Regiment [9] Northamptonshire Regiment [9] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9] Royal Army Service Corps [9] Royal Fusiliers [9] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9] Border Regiment [8] Durham Light Infantry [8] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [8] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8] Royal Lancaster Regiment [8] Welsh Regiment [8] York and Lancaster Regiment [8] East Yorkshire Regiment [7] Leicestershire Regiment [7] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [7] South Wales Borderers [7] Suffolk Regiment [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] Army Cyclist Corps [6] Gloucestershire Regiment [6] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [6] Worcestershire Regiment [6] Army Ordnance Corps [5] Army Veterinary Corps [5] East Lancashire Regiment [5] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [5]

Service

British Army [826] Royal Navy [80] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [61] Canadian Expeditionary Force [59] Australian Imperial Force [37] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [1095] N [5] L [4] S [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1074] Merchant Navy [25] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [25] Australia [1]

Eugene Mari Le Clare

British Army T/37884 Private Army Service Corps

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John Le Clare

British Army 22297 Private South Wales Borderers

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Henry N St Clare

British Army 5/14254 Serjeant South Wales Borderers

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Herbert John Newton-Clare

British Army Lieutenant Army Ordnance Corps

British Army Major Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force

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H J L Leigh-Clare

British Army Poona Horse

British Army Lieutenant Indian Army Reserve of Officers

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Aileen Y M Swann (mrs Newton-Clare)

British Army Nurse Voluntary Aid Detachment

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