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Adelaide South Australia [4]

Norwich, Norfolk [4]

St Arnaud Victoria [4]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [3]

Camberwell, London [2]

Essex England [2]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Harwich, Essex, England [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Norwich England [2]

Abbotsbury, Dorset [1]

Albert Park Victoria [1]

Bedford [1]

Blakeney, Norfolk [1]

Bow, London [1]

Brandon, Norfolk [1]

Bridlington, East Yorkshire [1]

Bury St Edmunds England [1]

Buxton England [1]

Clapton, London [1]

Fulham, London, Middlesex [1]

Gippsland Tasmania [1]

Gladstone, Manitoba [1]

Glenelg South Australia [1]

Greenwich, London [1]

Harwich, Essex [1]

Holloway, London [1]

Islington, London [1]

Islington, London, Middlesex [1]

Kings Lynn, Norfolk [1]

Knottingley, Yorkshire [1]

Landport, Portsmouth [1]

Langham Norfolk [1]

Launceston Tasmania [1]

Leith Scotland [1]

Leyton West Ham, Essex [1]

Litcham, Norfolk [1]

London [1]

London England [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Lowestoft, Suffolk, England [1]

Minnedosa, Manitoba [1]

Nafferton, East Yorkshire [1]

Norfolk [1]

Norfolk England [1]

Norwich [1]

Norwood, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [256]

Driver [20]

Corporal [19]

Gunner [18]

Sapper [13]

Serjeant [10]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Lance Corporal [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Bombardier [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Rifleman [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Captain [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Bandsman [1]

Bearer [1]

Captain Temporary Quarter Master [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal Lance Serjeant [1]

Corporal/Lance Serjeant [1]

Driver Acting Corporal [1]

Driver Private [1]

Engineer Rear Admiral [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Corporal Corporal [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Paymaster Captain [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Quarter Master Lieutenant [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Quarter Serjeant Major [1]

Sergeant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Signaller [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Norfolk Regiment [35]

Labour Corps [31]

Army Service Corps [28]

Royal Field Artillery [28]

Royal Engineers [24]

Essex Regiment [16]

London Regiment [13]

Royal Garrison Artillery [13]

Middlesex Regiment [12]

Northumberland Fusiliers [12]

Yorkshire Regiment [12]

Royal Army Medical Corps [11]

Royal Fusiliers [11]

East Surrey Regiment [10]

Durham Light Infantry [9]

Manchester Regiment [8]

Northamptonshire Regiment [8]

Suffolk Regiment [8]

East Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Lancashire Fusiliers [7]

Lincolnshire Regiment [7]

Rifle Brigade [7]

The Queen's Regiment [7]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6]

Coldstream Guards [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Leicestershire Regiment [5]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Leinster Regiment [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Somerset Light Infantry [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Irish Regiment [3]

West Riding Regiment [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

Training Reserve [2]

124th Provisional Company Royal Defence Corps [1]

Service

British Army [361]

Royal Navy [40]

Australian Imperial Force [26]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [21]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

C [484]

Contribution

Military Service [470]

Merchant Navy [11]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

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Place of birth

Adelaide South Australia [4] Norwich, Norfolk [4] St Arnaud Victoria [4] Portsmouth, Hampshire [3] Camberwell, London [2] Essex England [2] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England [2] Hackney, London [2] Harwich, Essex, England [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Norwich England [2] Abbotsbury, Dorset [1] Albert Park Victoria [1] Bedford [1] Blakeney, Norfolk [1] Bow, London [1] Brandon, Norfolk [1] Bridlington, East Yorkshire [1] Bury St Edmunds England [1] Buxton England [1] Clapton, London [1] Fulham, London, Middlesex [1] Gippsland Tasmania [1] Gladstone, Manitoba [1] Glenelg South Australia [1] Greenwich, London [1] Harwich, Essex [1] Holloway, London [1] Islington, London [1] Islington, London, Middlesex [1] Kings Lynn, Norfolk [1] Knottingley, Yorkshire [1] Landport, Portsmouth [1] Langham Norfolk [1] Launceston Tasmania [1] Leith Scotland [1] Leyton West Ham, Essex [1] Litcham, Norfolk [1] London [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Lowestoft, Suffolk, England [1] Minnedosa, Manitoba [1] Nafferton, East Yorkshire [1] Norfolk [1] Norfolk England [1] Norwich [1] Norwood, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [256] Driver [20] Corporal [19] Gunner [18] Sapper [13] Serjeant [10] Second Lieutenant [7] Lance Corporal [6] Acting Corporal [5] Bombardier [4] Lieutenant [4] Rifleman [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Captain [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Pioneer [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Bandsman [1] Bearer [1] Captain Temporary Quarter Master [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal Lance Serjeant [1] Corporal/Lance Serjeant [1] Driver Acting Corporal [1] Driver Private [1] Engineer Rear Admiral [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Corporal Corporal [1] Leading Seaman [1] Nursing Sister [1] Paymaster Captain [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Quarter Master Lieutenant [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [1] Quarter Serjeant Major [1] Sergeant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Signaller [1] Sister [1] Staff Nurse [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Norfolk Regiment [35] Labour Corps [31] Army Service Corps [28] Royal Field Artillery [28] Royal Engineers [24] Essex Regiment [16] London Regiment [13] Royal Garrison Artillery [13] Middlesex Regiment [12] Northumberland Fusiliers [12] Yorkshire Regiment [12] Royal Army Medical Corps [11] Royal Fusiliers [11] East Surrey Regiment [10] Durham Light Infantry [9] Manchester Regiment [8] Northamptonshire Regiment [8] Suffolk Regiment [8] East Yorkshire Regiment [7] Lancashire Fusiliers [7] Lincolnshire Regiment [7] Rifle Brigade [7] The Queen's Regiment [7] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6] Coldstream Guards [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Leicestershire Regiment [5] Machine Gun Corps [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Leinster Regiment [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Somerset Light Infantry [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Irish Regiment [3] West Riding Regiment [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Royal West Surrey Regiment [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] Training Reserve [2] 124th Provisional Company Royal Defence Corps [1]

Service

British Army [361] Royal Navy [40] Australian Imperial Force [26] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21] Canadian Expeditionary Force [21] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

C [484]

Contribution

Military Service [470] Merchant Navy [11]

Country

United Kingdom [9] Australia [1] Canada [1]

John Allison Claxton

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 12338 Private Yorkshire Regiment 6th east Battalion

British Army 12338 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Samuel H Claxton

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 6799 Private Honourable Artillery Company

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Maurice James Claxton

Born 1892

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 1239

Australian Imperial Force 1239 Private 32 Australian Infantry Battalion

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Charles Claxton

Born 1872

Died 1916

Royal Navy 2090D Leading Seaman Royal Naval Reserve

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George Henry Claxton

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33881

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William Claxton

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 14034 Private Coldstream Guards

British Army 14034 Corporal Coldstream Guards

British Army 14034 Lance Serjeant Coldstream Guards

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John Claxton

Died 1916

British Army 10528 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

British Army 10528 Acting Corporal Royal Dublin Fusiliers

British Army 10528 Corporal Royal Dublin Fusiliers 1st Battalion

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John Bernard Claxton

Born 1896

Died 1990

British Army 204266 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Reginald Claxton

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 16666 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 9th Battalion

British Army Private

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Herbert George Claxton

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 84641

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Fred Walter Claxton

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30937

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Ernest Sidney Claxton

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 20924 Private Essex Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 20924 Private Essex Regiment

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Ernest Claxton

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 27782

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Frank Claxton

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 90398 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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William G Claxton

Born 1898

Died 1915

British Army 9356 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 9356 Private Norfolk Regiment 8th Battalion

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Arthur Claxton

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 7647 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 7647 Private Norfolk Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Percy George Claxton

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227859

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George Shore Claxton

Born 1898

Died 1982

Royal Navy J40076

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Edward William Claxton

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 237281

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Charles Arthur Claxton

Born 1882

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3080064

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3080064 Private Canadian Infantry

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