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Brill, Buckinghamshire [3]

London England [3]

Louth, Lincolnshire [3]

Hammersmith, London [2]

Penguin Tasmania [2]

Southwark, London [2]

Abbotsford Victoria [1]

Ampthill, Bedfordshire [1]

Auburn South Australia [1]

Bletchley, Buckinghamshire [1]

Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Chattens, Cambs [1]

Chepstow, Monmouthshire [1]

Chiswick [1]

Clitheroe, Lancashire, England [1]

Dundee, Forfar [1]

Essex England [1]

Finstock. Oxon [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Gorse Hill, Swindon, Wiltshire [1]

Gympie Queensland [1]

Hackney [1]

Harpenden, Hertfordshire [1]

Hexham Victoria [1]

Hungerford, Berkshire [1]

Kenilworth, Warwickshire [1]

Kirkstall Victoria [1]

Koroit Victoria [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Laura South Australia [1]

Lower Edmonton, London, Middlesex [1]

Luton, Bedfordshire [1]

Mangrove, Hertfordshire [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Neithrop, Banbury, Oxfordshire [1]

New Bradwell, Buckinghamshire [1]

Newbury, Berkshire [1]

Northampton, Northamptonshire [1]

Oakley, Buckinghamshire [1]

Oxford [1]

Oxford, Oxfordshire [1]

Poplar, London, Middlesex [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Richmond Victoria [1]

Saint Pancras, London [1]

Saint Sepulchere, Northamptonshire [1]

Southleigh, Oxfordshire [1]

Spring Bay Tasmania [1]

St. George in the East, London [1]

Rank

Private [243]

Driver [28]

Gunner [24]

Corporal [23]

Serjeant [22]

Sapper [18]

Lance Corporal [7]

Captain [6]

Pioneer [5]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Bombardier [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Rifleman [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Sister [2]

1st Class Airman [1]

2nd Class Airman [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal/Sapper [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Aircraftman I [1]

Aircraftman II [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Major [1]

Pensioner [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Quartermaster and Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Telegraphist [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [39]

Royal Field Artillery [33]

Labour Corps [32]

London Regiment [30]

Army Service Corps [28]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [22]

Middlesex Regiment [20]

Royal Fusiliers [11]

Royal Garrison Artillery [11]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [11]

Gloucestershire Regiment [8]

Rifle Brigade [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Essex Regiment [7]

Northamptonshire Regiment [7]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [7]

Bedfordshire Regiment [6]

East Surrey Regiment [6]

Hampshire Regiment [6]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

Wiltshire Regiment [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

Somerset Light Infantry [4]

Suffolk Regiment [4]

York and Lancaster Regiment [4]

Auckland Infantry Regiment [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Canterbury Infantry Regiment [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

French Red Cross [2]

Kent Regiment [2]

London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade) [2]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [2]

Service

British Army [375]

Royal Navy [31]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24]

Australian Imperial Force [19]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [11]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

C [475]

Contribution

Military Service [471]

Merchant Navy [2]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

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Place of birth

Brill, Buckinghamshire [3] London England [3] Louth, Lincolnshire [3] Hammersmith, London [2] Penguin Tasmania [2] Southwark, London [2] Abbotsford Victoria [1] Ampthill, Bedfordshire [1] Auburn South Australia [1] Bletchley, Buckinghamshire [1] Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Chattens, Cambs [1] Chepstow, Monmouthshire [1] Chiswick [1] Clitheroe, Lancashire, England [1] Dundee, Forfar [1] Essex England [1] Finstock. Oxon [1] Fulham, London [1] Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England [1] Gorse Hill, Swindon, Wiltshire [1] Gympie Queensland [1] Hackney [1] Harpenden, Hertfordshire [1] Hexham Victoria [1] Hungerford, Berkshire [1] Kenilworth, Warwickshire [1] Kirkstall Victoria [1] Koroit Victoria [1] Lambeth, London [1] Laura South Australia [1] Lower Edmonton, London, Middlesex [1] Luton, Bedfordshire [1] Mangrove, Hertfordshire [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Neithrop, Banbury, Oxfordshire [1] New Bradwell, Buckinghamshire [1] Newbury, Berkshire [1] Northampton, Northamptonshire [1] Oakley, Buckinghamshire [1] Oxford [1] Oxford, Oxfordshire [1] Poplar, London, Middlesex [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Richmond Victoria [1] Saint Pancras, London [1] Saint Sepulchere, Northamptonshire [1] Southleigh, Oxfordshire [1] Spring Bay Tasmania [1] St. George in the East, London [1]

Rank

Private [243] Driver [28] Gunner [24] Corporal [23] Serjeant [22] Sapper [18] Lance Corporal [7] Captain [6] Pioneer [5] Second Lieutenant [5] Acting Serjeant [3] Bombardier [3] Lieutenant [3] Rifleman [3] Acting Corporal [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Sister [2] 1st Class Airman [1] 2nd Class Airman [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal/Sapper [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Aircraftman I [1] Aircraftman II [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Major [1] Pensioner [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [1] Quartermaster and Honorary Lieutenant [1] Sergeant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Staff Nurse [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Telegraphist [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [39] Royal Field Artillery [33] Labour Corps [32] London Regiment [30] Army Service Corps [28] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [22] Middlesex Regiment [20] Royal Fusiliers [11] Royal Garrison Artillery [11] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [11] Gloucestershire Regiment [8] Rifle Brigade [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Essex Regiment [7] Northamptonshire Regiment [7] Royal Berkshire Regiment [7] Bedfordshire Regiment [6] East Surrey Regiment [6] Hampshire Regiment [6] Machine Gun Corps [6] The Queen's Regiment [6] Wiltshire Regiment [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Liverpool Regiment [5] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] Somerset Light Infantry [4] Suffolk Regiment [4] York and Lancaster Regiment [4] Auckland Infantry Regiment [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Border Regiment [2] Canterbury Infantry Regiment [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] French Red Cross [2] Kent Regiment [2] London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade) [2] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [2]

Service

British Army [375] Royal Navy [31] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24] Australian Imperial Force [19] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12] Canadian Expeditionary Force [11] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

C [475]

Contribution

Military Service [471] Merchant Navy [2] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

Alfred James Robert C. Claridge

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 2833 Rifleman London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles).

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George Claridge

Born 1883

Died 1946

Royal Navy F14963 Aircraftman II Royal Naval Air Service HMS Daedalus - RNAS Central Training Establishment, Cranwell

Royal Navy F14963 Aircraftman I Royal Naval Air Service HMS Daedalus - RNAS Central Training Establishment, Cranwell

Royal Navy F14963 Aircraftman II Royal Naval Air Service HMS President II

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Richard Claridge

Born 1883

Died 1921

British Army 151257 Private Royal Engineers

British Army 6924 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 2nd Battalion

British Army 151527 Sapper Royal Engineers 251st Tunnelling Depot Co

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Lionel Victor Claridge

Born 1893

Died 1916

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1299

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1299 2nd Class Airman RFC Recruit Depot

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1299 1st Class Airman RFC

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Harry James Claridge

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 338488 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery Durham. [RGA - (TF)]

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George Claridge

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 8479 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 2nd Battalion

British Army 8479 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 2nd Battalion

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William Claridge

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army T/2016902 Corporal Royal Army Service Corps

British Army 48261 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 16th Battalion

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Hubert John James Claridge

Born 1899

Died 1973

British Army 40629 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 16/52758 Private Royal Irish Rifles

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Harold Clare Claridge

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 106396

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Frank Edward Claridge

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 289141

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Alfred Reginald Claridge

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 82686

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Reuben Claridge

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 55295

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William Herbert Claridge

Died 1916

British Army TF/5828 Private Middlesex Regiment 1/8th Battalion

British Army TF/5828 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Leslie Arthur Claridge

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy J17581 Able Seaman HIS Flirt

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William Claridge

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 35122

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William Leopold Claridge

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 24285

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Edward John Claridge

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 263618

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George Claridge

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 214963

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Clifford Marcus Claridge

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 2951 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 2951 Private London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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Frederick George Claridge

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army

British Army 54770 Private Hampshire Regiment “D” Coy. 15th (Hampshire Yeomanry) Battalion

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