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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]

Alexander Cummings

British Army 623476 Acting Lance Serjeant Labour Corps 296th Labour Company ex Royal Scots

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Edward Cummings

British Army 19592 Private 4th South Wales Borderers

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Eric J Cummings

British Army 64155 Gunner 3rd Brigade Royal Horse Artillery

British Army 64155 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Henry Cummings

British Army 5735 Private 1st Dragoon Guards

British Army 1DG/5735 Private 1st Dragoon Guards

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William A Cummings

British Army 5795 Corporal 2nd Dragoons

British Army D/5795 Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 2nd Dragoons

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Alexander Cummings

British Army 250746 Private 5/6th Royal Scots

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Michael Cummings

British Army 11621 Private 4th Hussars

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Joseph Cumming

Died 1918

British Army 4701 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 268096 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 268096 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th Fife Battalion (Territorial Force)

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Robert Cumming

British Army 8019 Private Scottish Rifles

British Army 8019 Corporal Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army 200779 Corporal Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

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John Cummings

Born 1895

Royal Navy K33653

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Henry Charles Edward Cummings-Knight

Born 1898

Royal Navy J28641

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Fred George Alias Fred Cummings Alias Cumming

Born 1898

Royal Navy 22329 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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Harvey James Cummings Or Cumming

Born 1883

Royal Navy 12445 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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Florence Burley (mrs Cummings)

British Army Staff Nurse Territorial Force Nursing Service

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Florence Cummings (nee Burley)

British Army Staff Nurse Territorial Force Nursing Service

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