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Sydney New South Wales [9]

London England [5]

Bunbury Western Australia [4]

Battle, Sussex [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Houghton South Australia [3]

Kentish Town, London [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Bathurst New South Wales [2]

Beaconsfield Tasmania [2]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Boorowa New South Wales [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Creswick Victoria [2]

Footscray Victoria [2]

Fremantle Western Australia [2]

Gosport, Hampshire [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

Launceston, Cornwall [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Newcastle New South Wales [2]

Northampton [2]

Oxford [2]

Perth Western Australia [2]

Plaistow, London [2]

Port Broughton South Australia [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Richmond, Surrey [2]

Sleaford, Lincolnshire [2]

Stawell Victoria [2]

Tavistock, Devon [2]

Weston Underwood, Bucks [2]

Albany, West Australia [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Armidale New South Wales [1]

Ascotvale Victoria [1]

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1]

Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire [1]

Battle, Hastings, Sussex [1]

Bedford England [1]

Bendemeer New South Wales [1]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1]

Bexhill, Sussex, England [1]

Bloomsbury, London [1]

Bloxham, Oxford [1]

Brighton England [1]

Brunswick Junction New South Wales [1]

Brunswick Junction Western Australia [1]

Rank

Private [504]

Gunner [65]

Corporal [52]

Driver [44]

Sapper [32]

Serjeant [28]

Lance Corporal [18]

Second Lieutenant [18]

Acting Corporal [15]

Lieutenant [10]

Acting Serjeant [9]

Captain [9]

Bombardier [7]

Major [7]

Pioneer [6]

Rifleman [5]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Captain/Temporary Major [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Trooper [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Worker [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Forewoman [1]

Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Ambulance Driver [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Shoeing Smith [1]

Drummer [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Filter [1]

Honorable Second Lieutenant [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Housekeeper [1]

Leading Mechanic [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [69]

Labour Corps [66]

Army Service Corps [61]

Royal Engineers [61]

London Regiment [41]

Royal Garrison Artillery [37]

Machine Gun Corps [21]

East Surrey Regiment [19]

Royal West Kent Regiment [18]

Lincolnshire Regiment [17]

Middlesex Regiment [17]

Northamptonshire Regiment [17]

Royal Army Medical Corps [17]

Bedfordshire Regiment [16]

East Kent Regiment [16]

Rifle Brigade [16]

The Queen's Regiment [16]

Durham Light Infantry [15]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [14]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [14]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [13]

Royal Fusiliers [12]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [11]

Essex Regiment [10]

Hampshire Regiment [10]

Royal Sussex Regiment [10]

Dorsetshire Regiment [9]

Liverpool Regiment [9]

Northumberland Fusiliers [9]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9]

Worcestershire Regiment [9]

York and Lancaster Regiment [9]

Devonshire Regiment [8]

Leicestershire Regiment [8]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [8]

West Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6]

Tank Corps [6]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

East Lancashire Regiment [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Norfolk Regiment [5]

Royal Air Force [5]

Royal Flying Corps [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [5]

Suffolk Regiment [5]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [792]

Royal Navy [79]

Australian Imperial Force [76]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [68]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [47]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11]

South African Services [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [1083]

D [2]

B [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1072]

Merchant Navy [10]

Country

United Kingdom [23]

India [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [9] London England [5] Bunbury Western Australia [4] Battle, Sussex [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Houghton South Australia [3] Kentish Town, London [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Bathurst New South Wales [2] Beaconsfield Tasmania [2] Bethnal Green, London [2] Boorowa New South Wales [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Creswick Victoria [2] Footscray Victoria [2] Fremantle Western Australia [2] Gosport, Hampshire [2] Lambeth, London [2] Launceston, Cornwall [2] London, Middlesex [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Newcastle New South Wales [2] Northampton [2] Oxford [2] Perth Western Australia [2] Plaistow, London [2] Port Broughton South Australia [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Richmond, Surrey [2] Sleaford, Lincolnshire [2] Stawell Victoria [2] Tavistock, Devon [2] Weston Underwood, Bucks [2] Albany, West Australia [1] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Armidale New South Wales [1] Ascotvale Victoria [1] Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1] Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire [1] Battle, Hastings, Sussex [1] Bedford England [1] Bendemeer New South Wales [1] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1] Bexhill, Sussex, England [1] Bloomsbury, London [1] Bloxham, Oxford [1] Brighton England [1] Brunswick Junction New South Wales [1] Brunswick Junction Western Australia [1]

Rank

Private [504] Gunner [65] Corporal [52] Driver [44] Sapper [32] Serjeant [28] Lance Corporal [18] Second Lieutenant [18] Acting Corporal [15] Lieutenant [10] Acting Serjeant [9] Captain [9] Bombardier [7] Major [7] Pioneer [6] Rifleman [5] Lance Serjeant [4] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Captain/Temporary Major [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Trooper [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Worker [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Forewoman [1] Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Ambulance Driver [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Shoeing Smith [1] Drummer [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Filter [1] Honorable Second Lieutenant [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1] Housekeeper [1] Leading Mechanic [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant Commander [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [69] Labour Corps [66] Army Service Corps [61] Royal Engineers [61] London Regiment [41] Royal Garrison Artillery [37] Machine Gun Corps [21] East Surrey Regiment [19] Royal West Kent Regiment [18] Lincolnshire Regiment [17] Middlesex Regiment [17] Northamptonshire Regiment [17] Royal Army Medical Corps [17] Bedfordshire Regiment [16] East Kent Regiment [16] Rifle Brigade [16] The Queen's Regiment [16] Durham Light Infantry [15] King's Royal Rifle Corps [14] Royal Berkshire Regiment [14] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [13] Royal Fusiliers [12] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [11] Essex Regiment [10] Hampshire Regiment [10] Royal Sussex Regiment [10] Dorsetshire Regiment [9] Liverpool Regiment [9] Northumberland Fusiliers [9] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9] Worcestershire Regiment [9] York and Lancaster Regiment [9] Devonshire Regiment [8] Leicestershire Regiment [8] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [8] West Yorkshire Regiment [7] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6] Tank Corps [6] Yorkshire Light Infantry [6] Army Veterinary Corps [5] East Lancashire Regiment [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Norfolk Regiment [5] Royal Air Force [5] Royal Flying Corps [5] Royal Naval Division [5] Royal Scots Fusiliers [5] Suffolk Regiment [5] Cheshire Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [792] Royal Navy [79] Australian Imperial Force [76] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [68] Canadian Expeditionary Force [47] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11] South African Services [2] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [1083] D [2] B [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1072] Merchant Navy [10]

Country

United Kingdom [23] India [1]

John Edwin Clifton

Born 1899

Died 1933

Australian Imperial Force 19871 Sapper Engineer Depot Moore Park Engineer Reinforcements

Australian Imperial Force 19871 Sapper No. 3 Camp Parkhouse England

Australian Imperial Force 19871 Sapper Australian Engineers Training Depot Brightlingsea

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George Clifton

Born 1882

Died 1947

British Army 130197 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 183rd Siege Battery

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Max Clifton

Born 1886

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 829 Sergeant Australian Infantry 20th Battalion

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Florence Walsh

Born 1886

Died 1962

Other Empire Force Nurse British Red Cross Stobart Hospital Unit

Other Empire Force Nurse Millicent Fawcett Hospitals for Russia

British Army Nurse Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve Stoke War Hospital

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Edward James Clifton

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 4025 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 4025 Private London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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J E Clifton

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army L/10250 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army L/10250 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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Percival Edgar Clifton

Born 1891

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 627 Lance Corporal 4th Battalion

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Arthur Percy Clifton

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 52910 Acting Corporal Cheshire Regiment

British Army 35404 Acting Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 52910 Corporal Cheshire Regiment 13th Battalion

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Vernon Clifton

Died 1915

British Army 12033 Private South Staffordshire Regiment 7th Service Battalion

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Vernon Cecil Clifton

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army G/5124 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Frederick Willis Clifton

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 133231

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Harold Clifton

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 4197 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Frank Henry Clifton

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 44905

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Ernest Clifton

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 78958

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Alfred Clifton

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31752

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William Skinner Clifton

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 106832

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William Clifton

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 409459

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Percy H. Clifton

Died 1915

British Army 8938 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers 1st Battalion

British Army 8938 Lance Corporal Royal Scots Fusiliers 1st Battalion

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Frederick Charles Clifton

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 167794

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Charles Joseph Clifton

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 115771

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