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Milton New South Wales [4]

Sydney New South Wales [4]

London England [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Cambridge [2]

Ipswich, Suffolk [2]

Abingdon, Berkshire [1]

Appleton, Abingdon, Berkshire [1]

Aston, Warwickshire [1]

Athlone, West Meath [1]

Baldon [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bledlow, Buckinghamshire [1]

Brailes, Shipston on Stour, Warwickshire [1]

Buckland Wharf, Aston Clinton [1]

Burnham, Essex [1]

Bury St Edmunds [1]

Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk [1]

Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Cambridgeshire [1]

Catford, London [1]

Chelmsford [1]

Cheveley, Cambridgeshire [1]

Clapton, London [1]

Concord New South Wales [1]

Cranham, Essex [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Grays, Essex [1]

Grays, Essex, England [1]

Halstead, Essex [1]

Harwich, Essex, England [1]

Highgate, London [1]

Hill End Queensland [1]

Holloway, London [1]

Hornsey, London [1]

Hornsey, London, Middlesex [1]

Ipswich [1]

Islington, London [1]

Kingston, Surrey [1]

Lidgate, Suffolk [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Maldon, Essex [1]

Maldon, Essex, England [1]

Marylebone, London, Middlesex [1]

Norton, Suffolk, England [1]

Oaklands Tasmania [1]

Oxford [1]

Paddington, London, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [245]

Gunner [28]

Driver [26]

Corporal [20]

Serjeant [17]

Sapper [15]

Lance Corporal [10]

Second Lieutenant [10]

Acting Corporal [7]

Lieutenant [5]

Pioneer [3]

Private Lance Corporal [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Bombardier [2]

Captain [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Rifleman [2]

Trooper [2]

2nd Class Airman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant /Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Staff Serjeant [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Warrant Officer I [1]

Unit

Suffolk Regiment [36]

Royal Field Artillery [34]

Army Service Corps [28]

London Regiment [27]

Labour Corps [26]

Royal Engineers [21]

Essex Regiment [18]

Middlesex Regiment [18]

Bedfordshire Regiment [13]

Machine Gun Corps [13]

Royal Garrison Artillery [12]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [11]

Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

Northamptonshire Regiment [9]

Rifle Brigade [8]

Royal Naval Division [7]

Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Sussex Regiment [5]

South Lancashire Regiment [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Hertfordshire Regiment [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [4]

Berkshire Yeomanry [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

18th Hussars [2]

19th Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

1st Dragoon Guards [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Service

British Army [375]

Royal Navy [41]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [27]

Australian Imperial Force [15]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [13]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Last name first letter

C [490]

Contribution

Military Service [470]

Merchant Navy [11]

Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [23]

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Milton New South Wales [4] Sydney New South Wales [4] London England [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Cambridge [2] Ipswich, Suffolk [2] Abingdon, Berkshire [1] Appleton, Abingdon, Berkshire [1] Aston, Warwickshire [1] Athlone, West Meath [1] Baldon [1] Battersea, London [1] Bledlow, Buckinghamshire [1] Brailes, Shipston on Stour, Warwickshire [1] Buckland Wharf, Aston Clinton [1] Burnham, Essex [1] Bury St Edmunds [1] Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk [1] Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Cambridgeshire [1] Catford, London [1] Chelmsford [1] Cheveley, Cambridgeshire [1] Clapton, London [1] Concord New South Wales [1] Cranham, Essex [1] Fulham, London [1] Grays, Essex [1] Grays, Essex, England [1] Halstead, Essex [1] Harwich, Essex, England [1] Highgate, London [1] Hill End Queensland [1] Holloway, London [1] Hornsey, London [1] Hornsey, London, Middlesex [1] Ipswich [1] Islington, London [1] Kingston, Surrey [1] Lidgate, Suffolk [1] London, Middlesex [1] Maldon, Essex [1] Maldon, Essex, England [1] Marylebone, London, Middlesex [1] Norton, Suffolk, England [1] Oaklands Tasmania [1] Oxford [1] Paddington, London, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [245] Gunner [28] Driver [26] Corporal [20] Serjeant [17] Sapper [15] Lance Corporal [10] Second Lieutenant [10] Acting Corporal [7] Lieutenant [5] Pioneer [3] Private Lance Corporal [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Bombardier [2] Captain [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Rifleman [2] Trooper [2] 2nd Class Airman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant /Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Sister [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Staff Serjeant [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Voluntary Aid Detachment [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Warrant Officer I [1]

Unit

Suffolk Regiment [36] Royal Field Artillery [34] Army Service Corps [28] London Regiment [27] Labour Corps [26] Royal Engineers [21] Essex Regiment [18] Middlesex Regiment [18] Bedfordshire Regiment [13] Machine Gun Corps [13] Royal Garrison Artillery [12] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [11] Royal Army Medical Corps [10] Royal Fusiliers [10] Northamptonshire Regiment [9] Rifle Brigade [8] Royal Naval Division [7] Lincolnshire Regiment [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Royal Sussex Regiment [5] South Lancashire Regiment [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] Cambridgeshire Regiment [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] Hertfordshire Regiment [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] Royal West Surrey Regiment [4] Berkshire Yeomanry [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] East Lancashire Regiment [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Grenadier Guards [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] 18th Hussars [2] 19th Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps [2] 1st Dragoon Guards [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Corps of Hussars [2] East Kent Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Service

British Army [375] Royal Navy [41] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [27] Australian Imperial Force [15] Canadian Expeditionary Force [13] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Last name first letter

C [490]

Contribution

Military Service [470] Merchant Navy [11] Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [23]

Reginald George Claydon

Born 1895

Died 1944

British Army 1290 Private Essex Regiment

British Army G/14561 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army 1290 Private The Essex Regiment 8th (Cyclist) Battalion

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Hugh Mafeking Claydon

Born 1900

Died 1954

British Army Private Suffolk Volunteer Regiment (possibly)

British Army Suffolk Regiment 5th Battalion

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Ernest Digby Claydon

Born 1872

British Army 2833 Private Army Service Corps

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Ernest Digby Claydon

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 554986 Private London Regiment 16th lond Battalion

British Army 585022 Private London Regiment 17th (county of lond Battalion

British Army 585022 Rifleman London Regiment 17th (county of lond Battalion

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William Claydon

Born 1876

Died 1915

Royal Navy 171700 Leading Seaman HMS Goliath

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George Frederick Claydon

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 410277

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Harry Arthur Claydon

Born 1867

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 87947

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William Claydon

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 185056

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Albert Gladstone Claydon

Born 1886

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 64786 2nd Class Airman Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 64786 Air Mechanic 3rd Class Royal Air Force

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 64786 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Air Force

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George Frederick Claydon

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 191362

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James Claydon

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 115970

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Henry Claydon

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 186129

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George Claydon

Born 1891

Died 1937

British Army 12454 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 240958 Private Labour Corps

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Jonathan Whing Claydon

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 24306 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Frederick Claydon

Born 1884

British Army M/205230 Corporal Royal Army Service Corps

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Joseph Stanley Claydon

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 3520 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 326290 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 326290 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

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Thomas Sidney Claydon

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 20708

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Walter Stephen Claydon

Born 1880

Died 1962

Canadian Expeditionary Force 53895

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William Benjamin Claydon

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 48660

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John Neeson Claydon

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 188816

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