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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]

William Clifton

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 188708

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Frederick Charles Clifton

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 65147

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Robert Reynolds Clifton

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 126590

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John Henry Clay Clifton

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296526

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Reginald Aloysius Clifton

Born 1891

Died 1960

British Army GS/7636 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army GS/58952 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army PS/7636 Private Royal Fusiliers 19th Battalion

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Albert Clifton

Born 1887

Died 1921

British Army 3046 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 265795 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 265795 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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William Isaac Clifton

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119175

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Walter E Clifton

Died 1917

British Army G/25103 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

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Frederick George Clifton

Born 1897

Died 1964

British Army 145725 Acting Corporal Royal Field Artillery

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Thomas Clifton

Born 1864

Died 1916

Royal Navy SA 1025 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 1025 Second Hand Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Trawler "Corona."

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Tom Clifton

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 237480

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John Augustus Clifton

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 81099

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Victor Gerald Clifton

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 83279

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William Henry Clifton

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 181857

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John Clifton

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 302251

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Henry Clifton

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 236109

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Benjamin Clifton

Died 1917

British Army R/14414 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army R/14414 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Leslie Noah Clifton

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 16441 Private Hampshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 16441 Private Hampshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Roland Horace Clifton

Born 1897

Died 1975

British Army 9951 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 9951 Corporal Northamptonshire Regiment

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Alfred Clifton

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 406652

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