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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]

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Place of birth

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]

Harry Clayton

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 44911

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Thomas Rogerson Clayton

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 58245

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Ralph Clayton

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 92068

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Peter Clayton

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 135191

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William Richard Penly Clayton

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 97901

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Norman Clayton

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 62986

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Charles William Clayton

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282602

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William Clayton

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 75407

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Charles Clayton

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 106309

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Harry Clayton

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 96580

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Peter Clayton

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 145214

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James Clayton

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 165613

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Luther Clayton

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 89038

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Wilfred Clayton

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31415

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Frank Clayton

Born 1889

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 318906

Canadian Expeditionary Force 318906 Gunner Canadian Artillery

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Arthur Clayton

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 83500

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James Gardner Clayton

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army Captain Dorsetshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army Captain Dorsetshire Regiment

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Victor Arthur Clayton

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army G/29622 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army G/29622 Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

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Horace Clayton

Born 1885

British Army G/6531 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Charles Cam Thackwell Clayton

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Gloucestershire Regiment 1st Battalion

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