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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]

Thomas Cummings

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 401880

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Hunter Cummings

Died 1917

British Army 46812 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Vincent Cummings

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 58916 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

British Army 5522 York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 58916 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps

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James Walter Cummings

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 4023 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 4023 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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William George Cummings

Died 1917

British Army 6978 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 533638 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 533638 Private London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)

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Alexander Gordon Cummings

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 762854 Private London Regiment 28th lond Battalion

British Army 762854 Private London Regiment (Artists' Rifles)

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Walter Haddath Cummings

Born 1890

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 213831

Canadian Expeditionary Force 213831 Private Royal Canadian Regiment

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Elias Franklin Cummings

Born 1895

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 757280

Canadian Expeditionary Force 757280 Private Canadian Infantry

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Thomas Robert Cummings

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 229211

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Albert Edward Cummings

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 164270

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Robert William Cummings

Born 1877

Died 1919

British Army 16298 Acting Corporal North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 185342 Acting Corporal Labour Corps

British Army 16298 Serjeant North Staffordshire Regiment

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Peter Cummings

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 190615

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Henry James Cummings

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 536 Private 12th Lancers

British Army L/536 Private 12th Lancers

British Army 536 Private 12th (Prince of Wales's Royal) Lancers

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John Henry Cummings

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 232134

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Thomas Hope Cummins

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army G/6876 Private East Kent Regiment 3rd Battalion

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David Blackwell Cummings

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 212953

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George Arthur Cummings

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227913

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Frank Quilley Cummings

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 8479

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William Rankin Cummings

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 21079

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Leonard Harold Cummings

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 5895 Private London Regiment 14th lond Battalion

British Army 512143 Private London Regiment 14th lond Battalion

British Army 5895 Private London Regiment (London Scottish)

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