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Portsmouth, Hampshire [4]

Exeter, Devon [2]

Falmouth, Cornwall [2]

Gunbower Victoria [2]

Mitchell, Cornwall [2]

Balmain New South Wales [1]

Birmingham, Staffordshire [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Chelsea, Middlesex [1]

Crediton, Devon [1]

Essex [1]

Exeter England [1]

Geelong Victoria [1]

Hayle, Cornwall [1]

Hilton South Australia [1]

Islington, London [1]

Limehouse, London [1]

London England [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Mile End Old Town London [1]

Newhaven, Sussex [1]

Plymouth [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Southend on Sea, Essex [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Taralgon Victoria [1]

Wee Wee Rup Victoria [1]

West Ham, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [68]

Gunner [7]

Corporal [6]

Sapper [5]

Driver [4]

Lance Corporal [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Captain [3]

Serjeant [3]

Bombardier [2]

Rifleman [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Artificer Engineer [1]

Engineer Captain [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Nurse [1]

Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Ship's Steward's Assistant [1]

Victualling Assistant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [15]

London Regiment [9]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [8]

Royal Engineers [8]

Labour Corps [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

Army Service Corps [6]

East Kent Regiment [6]

Royal Field Artillery [6]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

1/1st Surrey Yeomanry [1]

41st Provisional Company Royal Defence Corps [1]

7th Rajputs Field Artillery [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Auckland Infantry Regiment [1]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

French Red Cross [1]

HMS CASTOR [1]

HMS Castor [1]

HMS Indefatigable [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles) [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Mercantile Marine Reserve [1]

Mercantile Marine Reserve: HM Yacht Zaida [1]

Military Mounted Police [1]

New Zealand Engineers [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [106]

Royal Navy [24]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [16]

Australian Imperial Force [10]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [171]

Contribution

Military Service [167]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

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Place of birth

Portsmouth, Hampshire [4] Exeter, Devon [2] Falmouth, Cornwall [2] Gunbower Victoria [2] Mitchell, Cornwall [2] Balmain New South Wales [1] Birmingham, Staffordshire [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Chelsea, London [1] Chelsea, Middlesex [1] Crediton, Devon [1] Essex [1] Exeter England [1] Geelong Victoria [1] Hayle, Cornwall [1] Hilton South Australia [1] Islington, London [1] Limehouse, London [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex [1] Mile End Old Town London [1] Newhaven, Sussex [1] Plymouth [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Southampton, Hampshire [1] Southend on Sea, Essex [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Taralgon Victoria [1] Wee Wee Rup Victoria [1] West Ham, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [68] Gunner [7] Corporal [6] Sapper [5] Driver [4] Lance Corporal [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Captain [3] Serjeant [3] Bombardier [2] Rifleman [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Gunner [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Artificer Engineer [1] Engineer Captain [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Nurse [1] Petty Officer Stoker [1] Ship's Steward's Assistant [1] Victualling Assistant [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Devonshire Regiment [15] London Regiment [9] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [8] Royal Engineers [8] Labour Corps [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] Army Service Corps [6] East Kent Regiment [6] Royal Field Artillery [6] Hampshire Regiment [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] 1/1st Surrey Yeomanry [1] 41st Provisional Company Royal Defence Corps [1] 7th Rajputs Field Artillery [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Auckland Infantry Regiment [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Coldstream Guards [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] French Red Cross [1] HMS CASTOR [1] HMS Castor [1] HMS Indefatigable [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles) [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Mercantile Marine Reserve [1] Mercantile Marine Reserve: HM Yacht Zaida [1] Military Mounted Police [1] New Zealand Engineers [1] Norfolk Regiment [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [106] Royal Navy [24] Canadian Expeditionary Force [16] Australian Imperial Force [10] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [171]

Contribution

Military Service [167] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

Henry Ernest Cleave

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 1830 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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George Henry Cleave

Born 1889

Died 1960

British Army 6417 Private Wiltshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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William John Cleave

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 211438

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Frederick Thomas Cleave

Died 1916

British Army 11825 Lance Corporal Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 33490 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Norman Cleave

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 201858 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Henry Cleave

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 91050

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Owen Cleave

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 7172 Private London Regiment 16th lond Battalion

British Army 7172 Rifleman London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles)

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James Garfield Cleave

Born 1893

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 6200

Canadian Expeditionary Force 6200 Lance Sergeant Canadian Infantry

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Frank Cleave

Died 1917

British Army 32356 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 24694 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 4321 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Charles William Cleave

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 11816

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Stephen Percy Cleave

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 6005

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John Peter Cleave

Born 1895

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 30755 Auckland Infantry Regiment 1st Battalion

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George Brian Cleave

Born 1885

Died 1957

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 8/1216 New Zealand Engineers

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 4/1216A New Zealand Engineers

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James Frederick Cleave

Born 1896

Died 1946

Other Empire Force Able Seaman Mercantile Marine Reserve

Other Empire Force Able Seaman Mercantile Marine Reserve: HM Yacht Zaida

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F Cleave

Born 1901

Died 1921

British Army 5608348 Private Devonshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Charles Harper Cleave

Australian Imperial Force 19783

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Byron Cleave

Australian Imperial Force 9608

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Charles Frederick Cleave

Died 1918

British Army 49150 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Frederick Henry Victor Cleave

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 10475

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Frank William Cleave

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 169600

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