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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]

Percy James Clifton

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army Major Royal Field Artillery Territorial Force

British Army Major Royal Field Artillery

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Hubert Arthur Clifton

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 7800 Private 16th Lancers

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 2nd Lieutenant East Lancashire Regiment

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Nelson Clifton

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 203284

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Ernest Clifton

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 401802

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Frederick Clifton

Born 1894

Died 1919

Royal Navy K18374 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Victory II

Royal Navy K18374 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Fearless

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Cyril Clifton

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283903

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Albert Louis Clifton

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45075

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Jarvis William Clifton

Born 1899

Died 1974

British Army 105608 Private Durham Light Infantry 27th Battalion

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Hubert Everard Clifton

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army Devonshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Devonshire Regiment devonshire regiment 1st Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Devonshire Regiment

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Ernest Victor Clifton

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 140152 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Thomas Clifton

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 15318 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Ernest Clifton

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army 2101 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army T/2101 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Archibald Ernest Clifton

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 1041 Lance Corporal London Regiment 1/13th lond Battalion

British Army 1041 Corporal London Regiment 1/13th lond Battalion

British Army 1041 Corporal London Regiment

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John Clifton

Born 1890

Died 1919

British Army 795646 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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John James Clifton

Born 1882

Died 1919

British Army 72216 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Willoughby Arthur Clifton

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 3490 Private Royal Scots

British Army 270082 Private Royal Scots

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William H Clifton

Died 1917

British Army 57615 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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George J Clifton

Died 1918

British Army 31060 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Edward E Clifton

Died 1915

British Army 10286 Lance Corporal Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 10286 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Arthur John Clifton

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 18975 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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