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Bethnal Green, London [3]

Camberwell, London [3]

Folkestone, Kent [3]

London England [3]

Northampton [3]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [3]

Woolverton, Somerset [3]

Camberwell, Surrey [2]

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire [2]

Dover, Kent [2]

Sandhurst Victoria [2]

Ascot, Berkshire [1]

Aylestone Leicestershire [1]

Beaconsfield Western Australia [1]

Berkshire [1]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1]

Blandford, Dorset [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Canterbury, Kent, England [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Cheetham, Lancashire [1]

Connah's Quay, Flintshire, Wales [1]

Devizes, Wiltshire [1]

Egham, Berkshire [1]

Folkestone, Kent, England [1]

Fremantle Western Australia [1]

Fulham, Middlesex, England [1]

Grantham, Lincolnshire [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Hackney, London, Middlesex [1]

Handsworth, Birmingham [1]

Heeley, Sheffield [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Kent England [1]

Kyneton Victoria [1]

Lee, Kent [1]

Leicestershire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Margate, Kent [1]

Marrickville New South Wales [1]

Newbridge New South Wales [1]

Nottingham [1]

Paddington New South Wales [1]

Peckham, London [1]

Puddington, Cheshire [1]

Sarsfield Victoria [1]

Seacombe, Cheshire, England [1]

South Kensington, London [1]

Sunningdale, Ascot, Berkshire [1]

Rank

Private [234]

Sapper [28]

Gunner [25]

Corporal [23]

Driver [17]

Serjeant [17]

Second Lieutenant [12]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Lieutenant [6]

Captain [5]

Lance Corporal [5]

Pioneer [5]

Worker [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Rifleman [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Canteen Worker [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Corporal /Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Fusilier [1]

Gnr. [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major [1]

Musician [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Trooper [1]

Wireless Telegraph Operator [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [45]

Labour Corps [36]

Royal Field Artillery [32]

Army Service Corps [25]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [23]

Leicestershire Regiment [15]

Royal Garrison Artillery [14]

York and Lancaster Regiment [14]

London Regiment [13]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

Royal Army Medical Corps [11]

Lincolnshire Regiment [9]

Manchester Regiment [9]

Northumberland Fusiliers [9]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8]

North Staffordshire Regiment [7]

Northamptonshire Regiment [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

East Kent Regiment [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Royal Highlanders [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

South Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Suffolk Regiment [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Corps of Hussars [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Tank Corps [3]

4th York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

French Red Cross [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Military Mounted Police [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Service

British Army [382]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [32]

Royal Navy [32]

Australian Imperial Force [14]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [12]

Last name first letter

C [479]

H [2]

G [1]

Contribution

Military Service [471]

Merchant Navy [10]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

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Place of birth

Bethnal Green, London [3] Camberwell, London [3] Folkestone, Kent [3] London England [3] Northampton [3] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [3] Woolverton, Somerset [3] Camberwell, Surrey [2] Cambuslang, Lanarkshire [2] Dover, Kent [2] Sandhurst Victoria [2] Ascot, Berkshire [1] Aylestone Leicestershire [1] Beaconsfield Western Australia [1] Berkshire [1] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1] Blandford, Dorset [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Canterbury, Kent, England [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Cheetham, Lancashire [1] Connah's Quay, Flintshire, Wales [1] Devizes, Wiltshire [1] Egham, Berkshire [1] Folkestone, Kent, England [1] Fremantle Western Australia [1] Fulham, Middlesex, England [1] Grantham, Lincolnshire [1] Hackney, London [1] Hackney, London, Middlesex [1] Handsworth, Birmingham [1] Heeley, Sheffield [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Kent England [1] Kyneton Victoria [1] Lee, Kent [1] Leicestershire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Margate, Kent [1] Marrickville New South Wales [1] Newbridge New South Wales [1] Nottingham [1] Paddington New South Wales [1] Peckham, London [1] Puddington, Cheshire [1] Sarsfield Victoria [1] Seacombe, Cheshire, England [1] South Kensington, London [1] Sunningdale, Ascot, Berkshire [1]

Rank

Private [234] Sapper [28] Gunner [25] Corporal [23] Driver [17] Serjeant [17] Second Lieutenant [12] Acting Serjeant [7] Lieutenant [6] Captain [5] Lance Corporal [5] Pioneer [5] Worker [5] Acting Corporal [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Rifleman [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Able Seaman [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Canteen Worker [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Corporal /Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Fusilier [1] Gnr. [1] Guardsman [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major [1] Musician [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Temporary Captain [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Trooper [1] Wireless Telegraph Operator [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [45] Labour Corps [36] Royal Field Artillery [32] Army Service Corps [25] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [23] Leicestershire Regiment [15] Royal Garrison Artillery [14] York and Lancaster Regiment [14] London Regiment [13] Machine Gun Corps [11] Royal Army Medical Corps [11] Lincolnshire Regiment [9] Manchester Regiment [9] Northumberland Fusiliers [9] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8] North Staffordshire Regiment [7] Northamptonshire Regiment [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] Liverpool Regiment [5] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [5] Royal Naval Division [5] Durham Light Infantry [4] East Kent Regiment [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Royal Highlanders [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] South Staffordshire Regiment [4] Suffolk Regiment [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Corps of Hussars [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Tank Corps [3] 4th York and Lancaster Regiment [2] Border Regiment [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Essex Regiment [2] French Red Cross [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Military Mounted Police [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2]

Service

British Army [382] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [32] Royal Navy [32] Australian Imperial Force [14] Canadian Expeditionary Force [12]

Last name first letter

C [479] H [2] G [1]

Contribution

Military Service [471] Merchant Navy [10] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

Thomas William Crofts

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 11720 Private The Cheshire Regiment 9 (Service) Battalion

British Army 11720 Private The Cheshire Regiment 9 (Service) Battalion

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John William Crofts

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 2033 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 2033 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

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Herbert Gladstone Crofts

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 200042

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Reginald Graham Crofts

British Army S/4274 Private East Kent Regiment 7th Batt.

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Edward Penn Crofts

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 2132 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 200306 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army Private Northamptonshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

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John Crofts

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162727

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Stanley Crofts

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29334

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Edward Crofts

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 67312

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Albert Crofts

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29811

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William Tobias Crofts

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 297476

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Alfred Crofts

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 3860 Private Yorkshire Regiment 1/5th west Battalion

British Army 3860 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Edward Harry Bate Crofts

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 2768 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1/6th Battalion-Territorial

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Arthur Alder Crofts

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 204684

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Ernest Edward Crofts

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 21878 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 10th Battalion

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Harry Mellows Crofts

Born 1883

British Army Captain London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

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Albert L Crofts

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 39411 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 81753 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Edwin James Crofts

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 15250 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Edmund Cyril Iveson Crofts

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Jesse Crofts

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 1664 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 5686 Private Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 202611 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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William Herbert Crofts

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 218960

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