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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]

John Cummings

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 168654

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Jonas Emmanuel Cummings

Born 1890

British Army 49 Private British West Indies Regiment

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Lester Benjamin Cummings

Born 1899

Died 1919

British Army 8045 Private British West Indies Regiment

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Andrew Cummings

Born 1895

Other Empire Force 6808 Private Jamaica War Contingent

British Army 8113 Private British West Indies Regiment 6th Battalion

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John Cummings

Died 1917

British Army 372952 Private London Regiment 8th lond Battalion

British Army 372952 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 5875 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Henry John Cummings

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 155986

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Henry William John Cummings

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 91330

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Charles Cummings

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 278113

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Robert Cummings

Born 1898

Died 1916

Royal Navy J30662 Boy 1st Class HMS Queen Mary

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John King Cummings

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233240

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Archibald Cummings

Born 1882

Died 1915

British Army 7556 Corporal Durham Light Infantry

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Thomas Cummings

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army G/22007 Private The Queen's Regiment

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John Cummings

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 25834 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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David Cummings

Born 1888

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 135461

Canadian Expeditionary Force 135461 Private Canadian Mounted Rifles 5th Battalion

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Daniel Cummings

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 92288

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Thomas Cummings

Born 1887

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 787642

Canadian Expeditionary Force 787642 Private Canadian Infantry 3rd Battalion

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Henry Cummings

Born 1876

Died 1915

British Army T4/056722 Sergeant Army Service Corps

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Cecil Edward Cummings

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 111879

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Isaac Cummings

Born 1889

British Army 4869 Private British West Indies Regiment

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Patrick Cummings

Born 1898

Other Empire Force 3210 Private Jamaica War Contingent

British Army 4314 Private British West Indies Regiment 4th Battalion

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