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Ballarat Victoria [3]

Ballarat East Victoria [1]

Berkeley, Gloucestershire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Clutton, Somerset [1]

Dulverton, Somerset [1]

Frome, Somerset [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Kensington, London, Middlesex [1]

Layer de la Haye, Essex [1]

Melksham, Wiltshire [1]

Newton Abbot, Devon [1]

Port Douglas Queensland [1]

Reading, Berkshire [1]

Rodden, Somerset [1]

Selsey, Sussex [1]

Stockport [1]

Totnes, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [45]

Serjeant [11]

Gunner [7]

Corporal [6]

Driver [6]

Sapper [5]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Captain [1]

Civilian [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Leading Signalman [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [12]

Army Service Corps [7]

Labour Corps [7]

Somerset Light Infantry [6]

Essex Yeomanry [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Field Artillery [4]

1/1st North Somerset Yeomanry [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

8th Hussars [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

London Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

1st Monmouthshire Regiment [1]

Air Raid Victim [1]

Army Dental Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Transport [1]

Australian Infantry [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Dorset Yeomanry [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

HMS BELLEROPHON [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Hampshire Regiment Territorial Force [1]

Household Battalion [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Military Foot Police [1]

North Somerset Yeomanry [1]

Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Engineers Transport [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1]

Royal Marines [1]

Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Service

British Army [78]

Royal Navy [13]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7]

Australian Imperial Force [6]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [107]

Contribution

Military Service [104]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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Ballarat Victoria [3] Ballarat East Victoria [1] Berkeley, Gloucestershire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Chelsea, London [1] Clutton, Somerset [1] Dulverton, Somerset [1] Frome, Somerset [1] Kensington, London [1] Kensington, London, Middlesex [1] Layer de la Haye, Essex [1] Melksham, Wiltshire [1] Newton Abbot, Devon [1] Port Douglas Queensland [1] Reading, Berkshire [1] Rodden, Somerset [1] Selsey, Sussex [1] Stockport [1] Totnes, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [45] Serjeant [11] Gunner [7] Corporal [6] Driver [6] Sapper [5] Second Lieutenant [4] Acting Corporal [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Lance Corporal [2] Captain [1] Civilian [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Leading Signalman [1] Lieutenant [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [12] Army Service Corps [7] Labour Corps [7] Somerset Light Infantry [6] Essex Yeomanry [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Field Artillery [4] 1/1st North Somerset Yeomanry [3] Rifle Brigade [3] 8th Hussars [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] London Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] 1st Monmouthshire Regiment [1] Air Raid Victim [1] Army Dental Corps [1] Army Service Corps Transport [1] Australian Infantry [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Canadian Mounted Rifles [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Dorset Yeomanry [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] Essex Regiment [1] HMS BELLEROPHON [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Hampshire Regiment Territorial Force [1] Household Battalion [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Military Foot Police [1] North Somerset Yeomanry [1] Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Engineers Transport [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1] Royal Marines [1] Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal [1] Royal Naval Division [1]

Service

British Army [78] Royal Navy [13] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [7] Australian Imperial Force [6] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

C [107]

Contribution

Military Service [104] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

William Crees

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army L/6574 Serjeant The Queen's Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 2nd Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 2nd Battalion

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Bertram Frederick Crees

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army 13986 Sapper Royal Engineers 11th Company

British Army 13986 Sapper Royal Engineers 17th Field Company

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Alfred Crees

Born 1889

Died 1915

Royal Navy 946 Royal Marines Divisional Engineers: Deal

Royal Navy DEAL/946/S Sapper Royal Marines Divisional Engineers Reserves

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William Albert Crees

Died 1917

British Army 23788 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Henry Victor Crees

Born 1884

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 601 Private Australian Infantry 13th Btn

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Frederick Dowdney Crees

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 222424

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Fredrick William Crees

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 42434 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Henry William Crees

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 12863 Corporal Dorsetshire Regiment

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Richard Crees

Born 1888

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 117212

Canadian Expeditionary Force 117212 Private Canadian Mounted Rifles 2nd Battalion

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Reginald Seymour Crees

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 20604 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Alfred Bertie Crees

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 424019 Private London Regiment 10th lond Battalion

British Army 609617 Private Labour Corps

British Army 424019 Private London Regiment

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Cyril Gordon Crees

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 32897 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Leonard Frank Crees

Died 1915

British Army 3831 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Fred Crees

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 30070 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Frederick John Crees

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 114122

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Donald Crees

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 155476

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Edward Thomas Crees

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army MS/4070 Private Army Service Corps 3rd Unit

British Army MS/4070 Private Army Service Corps

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Henry Seward Crees

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 117079

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Charles Edward Crees

Australian Imperial Force 1884

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Robert Edward Crees

Australian Imperial Force 6788

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