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Lambeth, London [3]

Allandale Victoria [2]

Derbyshire [2]

Heywood, Lancashire [2]

Hurdsfield, Macclesfield, Cheshire [2]

Lichfield, Staffordshire [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Albrighton, Shropshire [1]

Aldgate, London [1]

Ascot Vale Victoria [1]

Ash, Shropshire [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Castletown, Isle of Man, England [1]

Clerkenwell, Middlesex [1]

Derby [1]

Emmanuel, Loughborough [1]

Frapperhall, Cheshire [1]

Gladesville New South Wales [1]

Grappenhall, Cheshire [1]

Hurdsfield, Macclesfield [1]

Kegworth, Derbyshire [1]

Lambeth [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

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Leicester, Leicestershire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Majorca Victoria [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

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Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Shorncliffe, Kent [1]

Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England [1]

Southwark, London [1]

Streethouse, Pontefract, Yorkshire [1]

Sutton, near Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

Vittorioso, Malta [1]

Westminster, London [1]

Zeehan Tasmania [1]

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Private [270]

Gunner [32]

Corporal [19]

Serjeant [18]

Second Lieutenant [14]

Lance Corporal [12]

Sapper [9]

Driver [8]

Acting Corporal [7]

Pioneer [5]

Captain [4]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [4]

Serjeant Major [4]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Major [3]

Sister [3]

Bombardier [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [1]

Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Drummer [1]

Lieutenant and Captain [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Sergeant [1]

Sergent Major [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Surgeon [1]

Temporary Captain Acting Major [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unpaid Acting Driver [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [36]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [32]

Leicestershire Regiment [28]

Manchester Regiment [26]

Army Service Corps [25]

Royal Engineers [22]

Royal Field Artillery [22]

Royal Garrison Artillery [22]

Royal Army Medical Corps [18]

Machine Gun Corps [16]

Cheshire Regiment [13]

Durham Light Infantry [11]

Lincolnshire Regiment [11]

Royal Fusiliers [11]

London Regiment [8]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8]

York and Lancaster Regiment [8]

North Staffordshire Regiment [7]

East Lancashire Regiment [6]

Essex Regiment [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [6]

Royal Naval Division [6]

South Lancashire Regiment [6]

West Riding Regiment [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Cameron Highlanders [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Highland Light Infantry [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [3]

Seaforth Highlanders [3]

2nd Battalion Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

8th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Derby Yeomanry [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Service

British Army [400]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [29]

Royal Navy [26]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24]

Australian Imperial Force [10]

Last name first letter

D [497]

H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [490]

Merchant Navy [6]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

Jersey [1]

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Place of birth

Lambeth, London [3] Allandale Victoria [2] Derbyshire [2] Heywood, Lancashire [2] Hurdsfield, Macclesfield, Cheshire [2] Lichfield, Staffordshire [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Albrighton, Shropshire [1] Aldgate, London [1] Ascot Vale Victoria [1] Ash, Shropshire [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Castletown, Isle of Man, England [1] Clerkenwell, Middlesex [1] Derby [1] Emmanuel, Loughborough [1] Frapperhall, Cheshire [1] Gladesville New South Wales [1] Grappenhall, Cheshire [1] Hurdsfield, Macclesfield [1] Kegworth, Derbyshire [1] Lambeth [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Leicester [1] Leicester, Leicestershire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Majorca Victoria [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Melbourne, Australia [1] Sheffield [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Shorncliffe, Kent [1] Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England [1] Southwark, London [1] Streethouse, Pontefract, Yorkshire [1] Sutton, near Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] Vittorioso, Malta [1] Westminster, London [1] Zeehan Tasmania [1]

Rank

Private [270] Gunner [32] Corporal [19] Serjeant [18] Second Lieutenant [14] Lance Corporal [12] Sapper [9] Driver [8] Acting Corporal [7] Pioneer [5] Captain [4] Lieutenant Acting Captain [4] Serjeant Major [4] Company Serjeant Major [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Lieutenant [3] Major [3] Sister [3] Bombardier [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Sub Lieutenant [1] Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Drummer [1] Lieutenant and Captain [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Sergeant [1] Sergent Major [1] Staff Nurse [1] Surgeon [1] Temporary Captain Acting Major [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Unpaid Acting Driver [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [36] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [32] Leicestershire Regiment [28] Manchester Regiment [26] Army Service Corps [25] Royal Engineers [22] Royal Field Artillery [22] Royal Garrison Artillery [22] Royal Army Medical Corps [18] Machine Gun Corps [16] Cheshire Regiment [13] Durham Light Infantry [11] Lincolnshire Regiment [11] Royal Fusiliers [11] London Regiment [8] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8] York and Lancaster Regiment [8] North Staffordshire Regiment [7] East Lancashire Regiment [6] Essex Regiment [6] Rifle Brigade [6] Royal Lancaster Regiment [6] Royal Naval Division [6] South Lancashire Regiment [6] West Riding Regiment [6] West Yorkshire Regiment [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] Liverpool Regiment [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Cameron Highlanders [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Highland Light Infantry [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [3] Seaforth Highlanders [3] 2nd Battalion Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] 8th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Border Regiment [2] Derby Yeomanry [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2]

Service

British Army [400] Canadian Expeditionary Force [29] Royal Navy [26] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24] Australian Imperial Force [10]

Last name first letter

D [497] H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [490] Merchant Navy [6] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [13] Jersey [1]

Walter Dakin

Born 1895

Died 1977

British Army 18369 Private Manchester Regiment 20th manchest Battalion

British Army 18369 Corporal Manchester Regiment 20th manchest Battalion

British Army Private Manchester Regiment 20th Battalion (Pals)

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John Dakin

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 3233 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 26304 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 26304 Lance Corporal King's Shropshire Light Infantry 7th Battalion

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John Robert Dakin

Born 1893

Died 1926

British Army 5373 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 64273 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army Private Manchester Regiment 12th Battalion

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Christian Charles Dakin

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 264948

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Charles Dakin

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 185066

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Edward Dakin

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 126705

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Samuel Dakin

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 112672

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Henry Dakin

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 139734

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William A Dakin

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 241621 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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Cyril Percy Dakin

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 10550 Corporal Machine Gun Corps

British Army 16155 Corporal East Surrey Regiment

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Gordon Philip Morris Dakin

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 238964 Sapper Royal Engineers

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John Henry Dakin

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 11545

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Riley Dakin

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194426

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George Dakin

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army 8516 Private King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 8516 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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George Samuel Dakin

Died 1918

British Army 108553 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 108553 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Alfred Verling Dakin

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 226524

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Arthur Dakin

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 1311 Private Cheshire Regiment

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George William Dakin

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 202586 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 202586 Drummer Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Reginald Fraser Dakin

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 172712

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Harry Dakin

Born 1896

Died 1914

Royal Navy J22234 Ordinary Seaman HMS BULWARK

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