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Sydney New South Wales [6]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4]

Maryborough Queensland [4]

Wallsend New South Wales [4]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Durham [3]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [3]

Bridgwater, Somerset [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Camberwell Victoria [2]

Colne, Lancashire [2]

Cootamundra New South Wales [2]

Darlington, Durham [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Kingstown, Cumberland, England [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Nerang Queensland [2]

Newtown New South Wales [2]

Oxford [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Port Lincoln South Australia [2]

Sheringa South Australia [2]

South Shields, Durham, England [2]

Waterford [2]

Woodstock, Oxfordshire [2]

Worcestershire [2]

Aberdare, Glamorgan [1]

Aberdeen Scotland [1]

Alberton Victoria [1]

Andover, Hampshire [1]

Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Babbacombe, Torquay, Devon [1]

Balmain New South Wales [1]

Banff, Banffshire, Scotland [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Birkenhead Point South Australia [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Birmingham [1]

Birmingham England [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Bridge of Weir, Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire [1]

Brighton [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Briton Ferry, Glamorgan [1]

Briton Ferry, Glamorganshire [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Rank

Private [814]

Gunner [89]

Driver [80]

Serjeant [64]

Corporal [54]

Sapper [49]

Lance Corporal [25]

Acting Corporal [21]

Second Lieutenant [16]

Pioneer [12]

Bombardier [7]

Captain [7]

Staff Serjeant [7]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Rifleman [3]

Signaller [3]

Staff Nurse [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Farrier Serjeant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Major [2]

Nursing Sister [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Sergeant [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Transport Serjeant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Barber [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Chief Motor Mechanic [1]

Colour Acting Serjeant [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Electrical Artificer 5th Class [1]

Engineer Sub Lieutenant [1]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [1]

Fitter Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [111]

Labour Corps [98]

Royal Engineers [80]

Army Service Corps [79]

Royal Garrison Artillery [50]

Durham Light Infantry [40]

Machine Gun Corps [40]

Royal Army Medical Corps [39]

Northumberland Fusiliers [38]

Manchester Regiment [34]

London Regiment [27]

Lancashire Fusiliers [26]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [21]

Yorkshire Regiment [21]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [20]

British West Indies Regiment [20]

Gloucestershire Regiment [20]

Royal Scots [19]

Highland Light Infantry [18]

Rifle Brigade [17]

Royal Naval Division [17]

East Yorkshire Regiment [16]

Gordon Highlanders [16]

Canadian Infantry [15]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [15]

West Yorkshire Regiment [15]

Liverpool Regiment [14]

Middlesex Regiment [14]

Cameron Highlanders [13]

Royal Army Service Corps [13]

Royal Irish Rifles [13]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [12]

Seaforth Highlanders [12]

South Lancashire Regiment [12]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [11]

Royal Fusiliers [11]

Cheshire Regiment [10]

Devonshire Regiment [10]

Lincolnshire Regiment [10]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [10]

Royal Highlanders [10]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [10]

Welsh Regiment [10]

West Riding Regiment [10]

Worcestershire Regiment [10]

York and Lancaster Regiment [10]

Army Ordnance Corps [9]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [9]

Hampshire Regiment [9]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [9]

Service

British Army [1200]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [230]

Royal Navy [101]

Australian Imperial Force [92]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [74]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14]

Other Empire Force [2]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

C [1754]

B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1708]

Merchant Navy [42]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [23]

Ireland [2]

Australia [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [6] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4] Maryborough Queensland [4] Wallsend New South Wales [4] Adelaide South Australia [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Durham [3] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [3] Bridgwater, Somerset [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Camberwell Victoria [2] Colne, Lancashire [2] Cootamundra New South Wales [2] Darlington, Durham [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Kingstown, Cumberland, England [2] London, Middlesex [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Nerang Queensland [2] Newtown New South Wales [2] Oxford [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Port Lincoln South Australia [2] Sheringa South Australia [2] South Shields, Durham, England [2] Waterford [2] Woodstock, Oxfordshire [2] Worcestershire [2] Aberdare, Glamorgan [1] Aberdeen Scotland [1] Alberton Victoria [1] Andover, Hampshire [1] Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Babbacombe, Torquay, Devon [1] Balmain New South Wales [1] Banff, Banffshire, Scotland [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Birkenhead Point South Australia [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Birmingham [1] Birmingham England [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Bridge of Weir, Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire [1] Brighton [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Briton Ferry, Glamorgan [1] Briton Ferry, Glamorganshire [1] Brixton, London [1]

Rank

Private [814] Gunner [89] Driver [80] Serjeant [64] Corporal [54] Sapper [49] Lance Corporal [25] Acting Corporal [21] Second Lieutenant [16] Pioneer [12] Bombardier [7] Captain [7] Staff Serjeant [7] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Acting Serjeant [5] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Lieutenant [3] Rifleman [3] Signaller [3] Staff Nurse [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Deck Hand [2] Farrier Serjeant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Major [2] Nursing Sister [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Private Acting Lance Corporal [2] Sergeant [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Transport Serjeant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Barber [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Chief Motor Mechanic [1] Colour Acting Serjeant [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Electrical Artificer 5th Class [1] Engineer Sub Lieutenant [1] Farrier Staff Serjeant [1] Fitter Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [111] Labour Corps [98] Royal Engineers [80] Army Service Corps [79] Royal Garrison Artillery [50] Durham Light Infantry [40] Machine Gun Corps [40] Royal Army Medical Corps [39] Northumberland Fusiliers [38] Manchester Regiment [34] London Regiment [27] Lancashire Fusiliers [26] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [21] Yorkshire Regiment [21] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [20] British West Indies Regiment [20] Gloucestershire Regiment [20] Royal Scots [19] Highland Light Infantry [18] Rifle Brigade [17] Royal Naval Division [17] East Yorkshire Regiment [16] Gordon Highlanders [16] Canadian Infantry [15] King's Own Scottish Borderers [15] West Yorkshire Regiment [15] Liverpool Regiment [14] Middlesex Regiment [14] Cameron Highlanders [13] Royal Army Service Corps [13] Royal Irish Rifles [13] Royal Scots Fusiliers [12] Seaforth Highlanders [12] South Lancashire Regiment [12] King's Royal Rifle Corps [11] Royal Fusiliers [11] Cheshire Regiment [10] Devonshire Regiment [10] Lincolnshire Regiment [10] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [10] Royal Highlanders [10] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [10] Welsh Regiment [10] West Riding Regiment [10] Worcestershire Regiment [10] York and Lancaster Regiment [10] Army Ordnance Corps [9] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [9] Hampshire Regiment [9] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [9]

Service

British Army [1200] Canadian Expeditionary Force [230] Royal Navy [101] Australian Imperial Force [92] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [74] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14] Other Empire Force [2] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

C [1754] B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1708] Merchant Navy [42] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [23] Ireland [2] Australia [1]

George Henry Cummings

Born 1887

Died 1979

British Army 1538 Shoeing Smith 7th Hussars

British Army 1538 Shoeing Smith Corporal 7th Hussars

British Army 1538 Serjeant Farrier 7th Hussars

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William Gordon Cummings

Born 1897

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 4763 Private Australian Infantry 8th Battalion

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Roy Leo Cummings

Born 1894

Died 1968

Australian Imperial Force 5071 Corporal 48th Australian Infantry Battalion

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Allan Guy Monfray Cummings

Born 1892

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 790 Trooper 10th Australian Light Horse Regiment

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James Cummings

Died 1921

British Army 1477 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 42774 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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James Cummings

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 25716 Private Durham Light Infantry 11th Battalion.

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Mark Hugh Cummings

Born 1896

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 5072 Private 48th Australian Infantry Battalion

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John Cummings

Born 1876

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 92536 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 92536 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Air Force

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Da Costa Cummings

Born 1873

Died 1917

British Army 1902 Private British West Indies Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army 1902 Private British West Indies Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Albert George Thomas Cummings

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 15224 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Vincent Early Cummings

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 3549 Private Honourable Artillery Company

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John Robert Cummings

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 190090

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John Cummings

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 276395

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Walter Frederick Cummings

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 105368

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Henry William Cummings

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 289300

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Gordon Cummings

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 141092

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Charles Cummings

Died 1917

British Army 1587 Private London Regiment 6th lond Battalion

British Army 320238 Private London Regiment 6th lond Battalion

British Army 320238 Rifleman London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles).

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Roy Lytton Cummings

Born 1894

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 5561 Second Lieutenant Australian Flying Corps

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Percy Webb Cummings

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 280036

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John Cummings

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 51464 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 51464 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 1st batt.

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