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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]

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]

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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]

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D [497]

H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [490]

Merchant Navy [6]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

Jersey [1]

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People [498] Stories Communities

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]

Frederick C Dakin

British Army 117891 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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William Dakin

British Army 24962 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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William J Dakin

British Army R34881 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Albert Dakin

British Army M288224 Private Army Service Corps

British Army EMT 43954 Private Army Service Corps

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Walter H Dakin

British Army 85266 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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George Dakin

British Army 8365 Private Grenadier Guards

British Army 20897 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Arthur Dakin

British Army 23036 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Sam Dakin

British Army 25951 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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G Dakin

British Army Major Royal Fusiliers 11th Battalion

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Ernest Dakin

British Army 89586 Sapper Royal Engineers

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John Dakin

British Army 17187 Private South Lancashire Regiment 8th Battalion

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Arthur M Dakin

British Army 56655 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Bert Dakin

British Army 419186 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 2nd North Midlands Field Ambulance

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Thomas Dakin

British Army 60088 Serjeant Royal Defence Corps 11th Battalion

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Joseph Dakin

British Army 9718 Private 1st Battalion Leinster Regiment

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Leonard Dakin

British Army 16653 Private 12th Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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W. Dakin

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Charlotte Elizabeth Holloway

British Army Sister Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve

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