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Sydney New South Wales [4]

Goulburn New South Wales [3]

Launceston Tasmania [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [3]

Worthing, Sussex [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Coomera Queensland [2]

Dover, Kent [2]

Essex England [2]

Fremantle Western Australia [2]

Kensington, London [2]

Kingston On Thames, Surrey, England [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Maitland New South Wales [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Proserpine Queensland [2]

South Hamlet, Gloucestershire [2]

Tottenham, London [2]

Wellingborough, Northamptonshire [2]

West Maitland New South Wales [2]

Woodnewton, Northants [2]

Aldershot England [1]

Ansford, Somerset [1]

Armidale New South Wales [1]

Balgownie New South Wales [1]

Banbury, Oxfordshire [1]

Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1]

Birmingham [1]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [1]

Bow, London, Middlesex [1]

Brighton England [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Camberwell Victoria [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Canning Town, Essex, England [1]

Cawsand, Cornwall [1]

Chelsea [1]

Chorley, Lancashire [1]

Christchurch, Hampshire [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Dartford, Kent [1]

Derby England [1]

Eastney, Hampshire [1]

Fareham, Hampshire [1]

Forest Hill, London [1]

Glasgow, Scotland [1]

Gloucester, Gloucestershire [1]

Hackney, Middlesex [1]

Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [359]

Driver [31]

Corporal [27]

Gunner [27]

Second Lieutenant [26]

Serjeant [26]

Lance Corporal [19]

Captain [15]

Sapper [14]

Lieutenant [12]

Pioneer [11]

Major [10]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Lieutenant Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [4]

Trooper [4]

Bombardier [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Acting Colour Serjeant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Brigadier General [2]

Captain Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Captain and Adjutant [2]

Rifleman [2]

Sister [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Colonel [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Commissary [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Drummer [1]

Forewoman [1]

Guardsman [1]

Hon Capt [1]

Honorary Captain [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [48]

Army Service Corps [47]

Royal Engineers [36]

Royal Field Artillery [33]

London Regiment [23]

Royal Garrison Artillery [21]

Middlesex Regiment [19]

Gloucestershire Regiment [18]

Machine Gun Corps [17]

Hampshire Regiment [16]

Wiltshire Regiment [16]

Worcestershire Regiment [16]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [15]

Royal Army Medical Corps [13]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [13]

Essex Regiment [12]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [12]

Somerset Light Infantry [12]

Royal Fusiliers [11]

The Queen's Regiment [11]

Royal Sussex Regiment [10]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10]

Welsh Regiment [10]

Rifle Brigade [9]

Bedfordshire Regiment [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

Royal West Kent Regiment [7]

South Staffordshire Regiment [7]

Army Veterinary Corps [6]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

Devonshire Regiment [6]

Northamptonshire Regiment [6]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [5]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

East Kent Regiment [4]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

Royal Marine Artillery [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem [3]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Highland Light Infantry [3]

Monmouthshire Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Service

British Army [576]

Royal Navy [67]

Australian Imperial Force [44]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [38]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [33]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [779]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [769]

Merchant Navy [6]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

Sudan [1]

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Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [4] Goulburn New South Wales [3] Launceston Tasmania [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Southampton, Hampshire, England [3] Worthing, Sussex [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Coomera Queensland [2] Dover, Kent [2] Essex England [2] Fremantle Western Australia [2] Kensington, London [2] Kingston On Thames, Surrey, England [2] London, Middlesex [2] Maitland New South Wales [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Proserpine Queensland [2] South Hamlet, Gloucestershire [2] Tottenham, London [2] Wellingborough, Northamptonshire [2] West Maitland New South Wales [2] Woodnewton, Northants [2] Aldershot England [1] Ansford, Somerset [1] Armidale New South Wales [1] Balgownie New South Wales [1] Banbury, Oxfordshire [1] Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1] Birmingham [1] Bournemouth, Hampshire [1] Bow, London, Middlesex [1] Brighton England [1] Brixton, London [1] Camberwell Victoria [1] Camberwell, London [1] Canning Town, Essex, England [1] Cawsand, Cornwall [1] Chelsea [1] Chorley, Lancashire [1] Christchurch, Hampshire [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Dartford, Kent [1] Derby England [1] Eastney, Hampshire [1] Fareham, Hampshire [1] Forest Hill, London [1] Glasgow, Scotland [1] Gloucester, Gloucestershire [1] Hackney, Middlesex [1] Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [359] Driver [31] Corporal [27] Gunner [27] Second Lieutenant [26] Serjeant [26] Lance Corporal [19] Captain [15] Sapper [14] Lieutenant [12] Pioneer [11] Major [10] Acting Serjeant [5] Acting Corporal [4] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Lieutenant Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [4] Trooper [4] Bombardier [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Acting Colour Serjeant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Brigadier General [2] Captain Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2] Captain and Adjutant [2] Rifleman [2] Sister [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] Temporary Captain [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Colonel [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Commissary [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Drummer [1] Forewoman [1] Guardsman [1] Hon Capt [1] Honorary Captain [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1] Petty Officer [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [48] Army Service Corps [47] Royal Engineers [36] Royal Field Artillery [33] London Regiment [23] Royal Garrison Artillery [21] Middlesex Regiment [19] Gloucestershire Regiment [18] Machine Gun Corps [17] Hampshire Regiment [16] Wiltshire Regiment [16] Worcestershire Regiment [16] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [15] Royal Army Medical Corps [13] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [13] Essex Regiment [12] Royal Berkshire Regiment [12] Somerset Light Infantry [12] Royal Fusiliers [11] The Queen's Regiment [11] Royal Sussex Regiment [10] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10] Welsh Regiment [10] Rifle Brigade [9] Bedfordshire Regiment [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] Royal West Kent Regiment [7] South Staffordshire Regiment [7] Army Veterinary Corps [6] Cheshire Regiment [6] Devonshire Regiment [6] Northamptonshire Regiment [6] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Army Ordnance Corps [5] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [5] Royal Scots Fusiliers [5] Canadian Infantry [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [4] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] East Kent Regiment [4] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] Royal Marine Artillery [4] South Wales Borderers [4] British Red Cross Society and Order of St John of Jerusalem [3] Coldstream Guards [3] Highland Light Infantry [3] Monmouthshire Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Service

British Army [576] Royal Navy [67] Australian Imperial Force [44] Canadian Expeditionary Force [38] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [33] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [779] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [769] Merchant Navy [6] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [16] Sudan [1]

Frederick Compton

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 207619

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John Compton

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 237196

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Harold Compton

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 253168

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Harold Compton

Died 1918

British Army 956246 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Francis Compton

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 5260 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Henry Thomas Compton

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army T/25319 Driver Army Service Corps army service corps 280th Unit

British Army T/25319 Driver Army Service Corps

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George Compton

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 7201 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Anthony Compton

Died 1915

British Army 21327 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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William Edward Compton

Died 1916

British Army 21608 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 21608 Lance Corporal Hampshire Regiment 15th Battalion

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Spencer Douglas Compton

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Horse Guards

British Army Lieutenant Royal Horse Guards

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George W Compton

Died 1918

British Army 98401 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Reginald Horace Compton

Born 1896

Died 1914

British Army L/15821 Private Royal Fusiliers 4th Battalion

British Army L/15821 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Joseph George Compton

Died 1917

British Army 10561 Private Hampshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 10561 Private Hampshire Regiment

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James Compton

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 41202 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 1/4th Battalion

British Army 200404 Corporal Royal Sussex Regiment 1/4th Battalion

British Army 200404 Corporal Royal Sussex Regiment

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H W Compton

Died 1917

British Army Temporary Lieutenant Colonel Royal Fusiliers

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Fusiliers

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Florence D'oyley Compton

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army Sister Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service

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Herbert Compton

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 194943 Sapper Royal Engineers

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George Compton

Died 1918

British Army 56458 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 265308 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Walter H Compton

Died 1918

British Army TF 4988 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 241782 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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William Lys Compton

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 183300

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