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Sydney New South Wales [11]

Leeds, Yorkshire [9]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [7]

Halifax, Yorkshire [7]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [7]

Manchester, Lancashire [6]

Melbourne Victoria [6]

Bradford, Yorkshire [5]

Brisbane Queensland [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire [5]

London, Middlesex, England [5]

Albany Western Australia [4]

London England [4]

Preston, Lancashire [4]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [4]

Bow, London [3]

Camberwell, London [3]

Dover Tasmania [3]

Edgbaston, Birmingham [3]

Fitzroy Victoria [3]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [3]

Lancashire [3]

Battersea [2]

Bethania Queensland [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Bolton, Lancashire [2]

Bradford England [2]

Bury, Lancashire [2]

Castleford, Yorkshire [2]

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Croydon, Surrey [2]

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Fulham, London [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Kerang Victoria [2]

Kingston, Hampshire [2]

Lincoln [2]

Manchester [2]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [2]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2]

Orange New South Wales [2]

Paris [2]

Rochdale, Lancashire [2]

Rushden, Northamptonshire [2]

Stockport, Cheshire [2]

Wakefield, Yorkshire [2]

Winton Queensland [2]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2]

Rank

Private [1956]

Gunner [206]

Driver [165]

Corporal [142]

Serjeant [124]

Sapper [93]

Second Lieutenant [87]

Lance Corporal [70]

Captain [47]

Lieutenant [35]

Acting Corporal [31]

Pioneer [26]

Major [25]

Acting Serjeant [19]

Bombardier [17]

Rifleman [15]

Lieutenant Colonel [12]

Lance Serjeant [9]

Acting Bombardier [8]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [8]

Worker [8]

Temporary Captain [7]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [7]

Able Seaman [4]

Boy 1st Class [4]

Lieutenant Commander [4]

Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Sergeant [4]

Shoeing Smith [4]

Trooper [4]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Captain Acting Major [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Drummer [3]

Guardsman [3]

Lance Bombardier [3]

Private Lance Corporal [3]

Reverend [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Temporary Major [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Commander [2]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [2]

Driver Wheeler [2]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [2]

Major General [2]

Major General/Temporary Lieutenant General [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [260]

Labour Corps [240]

Army Service Corps [211]

Royal Engineers [183]

Royal Garrison Artillery [125]

Royal Army Medical Corps [111]

Machine Gun Corps [98]

London Regiment [95]

Manchester Regiment [88]

Lincolnshire Regiment [79]

Liverpool Regiment [78]

Cheshire Regiment [71]

West Yorkshire Regiment [69]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [62]

Northumberland Fusiliers [56]

West Riding Regiment [56]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [52]

Yorkshire Regiment [52]

Lancashire Fusiliers [49]

Royal Fusiliers [49]

Durham Light Infantry [48]

Middlesex Regiment [48]

York and Lancaster Regiment [48]

South Lancashire Regiment [46]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [43]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [42]

East Yorkshire Regiment [38]

East Lancashire Regiment [37]

Leicestershire Regiment [35]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [35]

Rifle Brigade [32]

South Staffordshire Regiment [31]

North Staffordshire Regiment [30]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [29]

Army Ordnance Corps [28]

Worcestershire Regiment [28]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [28]

Bedfordshire Regiment [27]

Hampshire Regiment [23]

The Queen's Regiment [23]

Border Regiment [22]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [22]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [22]

Essex Regiment [21]

Royal Flying Corps [21]

Welsh Regiment [20]

Royal Naval Division [18]

Royal Sussex Regiment [18]

Suffolk Regiment [18]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [16]

Service

British Army [2976]

Royal Navy [218]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [208]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [155]

Australian Imperial Force [140]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [25]

Other Empire Force [5]

Last name first letter

C [3774]

B [2]

E [2]

D [1]

P [1]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3714]

Merchant Navy [45]

Conscientious Objector [14]

Country

United Kingdom [75]

Canada [2]

Australia [1]

India [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [11] Leeds, Yorkshire [9] Birmingham, Warwickshire [7] Halifax, Yorkshire [7] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [7] Manchester, Lancashire [6] Melbourne Victoria [6] Bradford, Yorkshire [5] Brisbane Queensland [5] Liverpool, Lancashire [5] London, Middlesex, England [5] Albany Western Australia [4] London England [4] Preston, Lancashire [4] Sheffield, Yorkshire [4] Bow, London [3] Camberwell, London [3] Dover Tasmania [3] Edgbaston, Birmingham [3] Fitzroy Victoria [3] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [3] Lancashire [3] Battersea [2] Bethania Queensland [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Bolton, Lancashire [2] Bradford England [2] Bury, Lancashire [2] Castleford, Yorkshire [2] Chatham, Kent [2] Cragg Vale [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [2] Dukinfield, Cheshire [2] Fulham, London [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Kerang Victoria [2] Kingston, Hampshire [2] Lincoln [2] Manchester [2] Manchester, Lancashire, England [2] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2] Orange New South Wales [2] Paris [2] Rochdale, Lancashire [2] Rushden, Northamptonshire [2] Stockport, Cheshire [2] Wakefield, Yorkshire [2] Winton Queensland [2] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2]

Rank

Private [1956] Gunner [206] Driver [165] Corporal [142] Serjeant [124] Sapper [93] Second Lieutenant [87] Lance Corporal [70] Captain [47] Lieutenant [35] Acting Corporal [31] Pioneer [26] Major [25] Acting Serjeant [19] Bombardier [17] Rifleman [15] Lieutenant Colonel [12] Lance Serjeant [9] Acting Bombardier [8] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [8] Worker [8] Temporary Captain [7] Warrant Officer Class 2 [7] Able Seaman [4] Boy 1st Class [4] Lieutenant Commander [4] Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Sergeant [4] Shoeing Smith [4] Trooper [4] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Captain Acting Major [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Drummer [3] Guardsman [3] Lance Bombardier [3] Private Lance Corporal [3] Reverend [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Temporary Major [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Commander [2] Corporal Acting Serjeant [2] Driver Wheeler [2] Lieutenant Acting Captain [2] Major General [2] Major General/Temporary Lieutenant General [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [260] Labour Corps [240] Army Service Corps [211] Royal Engineers [183] Royal Garrison Artillery [125] Royal Army Medical Corps [111] Machine Gun Corps [98] London Regiment [95] Manchester Regiment [88] Lincolnshire Regiment [79] Liverpool Regiment [78] Cheshire Regiment [71] West Yorkshire Regiment [69] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [62] Northumberland Fusiliers [56] West Riding Regiment [56] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [52] Yorkshire Regiment [52] Lancashire Fusiliers [49] Royal Fusiliers [49] Durham Light Infantry [48] Middlesex Regiment [48] York and Lancaster Regiment [48] South Lancashire Regiment [46] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [43] King's Royal Rifle Corps [42] East Yorkshire Regiment [38] East Lancashire Regiment [37] Leicestershire Regiment [35] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [35] Rifle Brigade [32] South Staffordshire Regiment [31] North Staffordshire Regiment [30] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [29] Army Ordnance Corps [28] Worcestershire Regiment [28] Yorkshire Light Infantry [28] Bedfordshire Regiment [27] Hampshire Regiment [23] The Queen's Regiment [23] Border Regiment [22] Royal Berkshire Regiment [22] Royal Lancaster Regiment [22] Essex Regiment [21] Royal Flying Corps [21] Welsh Regiment [20] Royal Naval Division [18] Royal Sussex Regiment [18] Suffolk Regiment [18] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [16]

Service

British Army [2976] Royal Navy [218] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [208] Canadian Expeditionary Force [155] Australian Imperial Force [140] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [25] Other Empire Force [5]

Last name first letter

C [3774] B [2] E [2] D [1] P [1] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3714] Merchant Navy [45] Conscientious Objector [14]

Country

United Kingdom [75] Canada [2] Australia [1] India [1]

Robert William Clayton

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 3530 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 371357 Lance Corporal London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 3530 Lance Corporal London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Albert Edward Clayton

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 123850 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 252683 Sapper Royal Engineers

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John Arnold Clayton

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 2637 Acting Serjeant Cheshire Regiment 7th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Cheshire Regiment 7th Battalion (Territorial Force)

British Army Second Lieutenant Cheshire Regiment "A" Company, 7th Battalion

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Benjamin Chipchase Clayton

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army Captain West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 24955 Sergeant Durham Light Infantry 12th Battalion

British Army 24955 Corporal then Lance Sergeant Durham Light Infantry 16th Battalion

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Wallace Clayton

Born 1893

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 33 Private 28th Australian Infantry Battalion

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Lewis Clayton

Born 1884

Died 1950

Australian Imperial Force 7359 Sergeant 40th Australian Infantry battalion

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William Henry Clayton

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 15801 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 10th Battalion

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Fred Clayton

Born 1897

Died 1968

British Army 2358 Acting Sergant Middlesex Regiment 4th Battalion

British Army 041790 Private Army Ordnance Corps

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Thomas Clayton

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 68940 pte Machine Gun Corps

British Army 202072 Private Tank Corps

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Ernest Clayton

Born 1896

Died 1974

Australian Imperial Force 409 Private 28th Australian Infantry Battalion

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James William Clayton

Died 1916

British Army 17281 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 17281 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) 1st Battalion

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George Alfred Clayton

Born 1891

Died 1990

British Army 102322 Sapper Royal Engineers 175 Tunnelling Company

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William Taberer Clayton

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army S/11643 Rifleman Rifle Brigade 1st Btn

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William Clayton

Born 1864

Died 1917

Other Empire Force First Engineer Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Other Empire Force First Engineer Mercantile Marine, S.S. "Barnton" (Grangemouth)

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William Bradford Clayton

Born 1896

Died 1953

Australian Imperial Force 3253

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Harry Clayton

Born 1885

Died 1946

Australian Imperial Force 2892 Private 48th Australian Infantry Battalion

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Ernest Lincoln Clayton

Born 1891

Died 1919

British Army 9863 Private Cheshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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William Rex Clayton

Born 1897

Died 1978

British Army Second Lieutenant South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Attached Machine Gun Corps

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers

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Albert John Clayton

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 5781 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps 1st Battalion

British Army 5781 Serjeant King's Royal Rifle Corps 1st Battalion

British Army Sergeant Royal Flying Corps 20 Squadron

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Joseph Clayton

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 5266 Private 1st Dragoon Guards

British Army 32665 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 10th Battalion

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