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London, Middlesex, England [12]

London England [8]

Norwich, Norfolk [6]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [6]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire [5]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [4]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

Chartham England [3]

Battersea [2]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Bermondsey, Surrey [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Carlton Victoria [2]

Chatham Kent [2]

Chatham, Kent [2]

Cheshire [2]

Dawlish, Devon [2]

Fareham, Hampshire [2]

Frome, Somerset [2]

Gateshead, Durham [2]

Gillingham, Kent [2]

Godstone, Surrey [2]

Grays, Essex [2]

Greenwich, Kent [2]

Hollingworth [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Ightham, Kent [2]

Launceston Tasmania [2]

Levendale Tasmania [2]

Llanelly, Carmarthenshire [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

New Cross, London [2]

North Walsham, Norfolk [2]

Portsea, Hampshire [2]

Rochester, Kent [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Southsea, Hampshire [2]

Stepney, London [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Toowoomba Queensland [2]

West Bromwich, Staffordshire [2]

Abercarn, Monmouthshire [1]

Abergwili, Carm [1]

Alexandria New South Wales [1]

Alkham, Kent [1]

Antwerp [1]

Rank

Private [1345]

Gunner [149]

Driver [117]

Corporal [101]

Serjeant [89]

Sapper [71]

Lance Corporal [40]

Second Lieutenant [36]

Acting Corporal [22]

Acting Serjeant [18]

Pioneer [17]

Bombardier [13]

Captain [12]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [10]

Lieutenant [9]

Acting Bombardier [8]

Colour Serjeant [7]

Rifleman [6]

Stoker 1st Class [5]

Battery Serjeant Major [4]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Guardsman [3]

Major [3]

Worker [3]

Captain and Brevet Major [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Private Acting Serjeant [2]

Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Reverend [2]

Sapper Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Sister [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Transport Serjeant [2]

Trooper [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Accountant [1]

Acting Boatswain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [168]

Labour Corps [156]

Royal Engineers [145]

Army Service Corps [117]

London Regiment [83]

Royal Garrison Artillery [81]

Machine Gun Corps [65]

Royal Fusiliers [63]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [53]

Royal Army Medical Corps [52]

Manchester Regiment [51]

Middlesex Regiment [43]

Lancashire Fusiliers [39]

Liverpool Regiment [37]

Welsh Regiment [37]

Cheshire Regiment [36]

The Queen's Regiment [34]

Norfolk Regiment [33]

Gloucestershire Regiment [30]

Rifle Brigade [30]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [30]

South Lancashire Regiment [29]

North Staffordshire Regiment [28]

Devonshire Regiment [27]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [26]

East Surrey Regiment [25]

Royal West Kent Regiment [25]

Worcestershire Regiment [25]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [24]

Royal Sussex Regiment [24]

Essex Regiment [23]

Wiltshire Regiment [22]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [20]

Royal Army Service Corps [20]

Suffolk Regiment [19]

Cape Coloured Labour Regiment [18]

Northamptonshire Regiment [18]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [18]

South Wales Borderers [18]

Yorkshire Regiment [18]

Hampshire Regiment [17]

Royal Naval Division [16]

Durham Light Infantry [15]

East Kent Regiment [15]

Lincolnshire Regiment [15]

Northumberland Fusiliers [15]

Canadian Infantry [14]

South Staffordshire Regiment [14]

Army Ordnance Corps [13]

East Yorkshire Regiment [13]

Service

British Army [1977]

Royal Navy [190]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [141]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [128]

Australian Imperial Force [85]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

D [2591]

C [1]

P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2521]

Merchant Navy [51]

Conscientious Objector [9]

Country

United Kingdom [56]

Canada [1]

India [1]

Turkey [1]

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Place of birth

London, Middlesex, England [12] London England [8] Norwich, Norfolk [6] Portsmouth, Hampshire [6] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [5] Liverpool, Lancashire [5] Birkenhead, Cheshire [4] Birmingham, Warwickshire [4] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4] Adelaide South Australia [3] Chartham England [3] Battersea [2] Bermondsey, London [2] Bermondsey, Surrey [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Carlton Victoria [2] Chatham Kent [2] Chatham, Kent [2] Cheshire [2] Dawlish, Devon [2] Fareham, Hampshire [2] Frome, Somerset [2] Gateshead, Durham [2] Gillingham, Kent [2] Godstone, Surrey [2] Grays, Essex [2] Greenwich, Kent [2] Hollingworth [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Ightham, Kent [2] Launceston Tasmania [2] Levendale Tasmania [2] Llanelly, Carmarthenshire [2] London, Middlesex [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] New Cross, London [2] North Walsham, Norfolk [2] Portsea, Hampshire [2] Rochester, Kent [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Southsea, Hampshire [2] Stepney, London [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Toowoomba Queensland [2] West Bromwich, Staffordshire [2] Abercarn, Monmouthshire [1] Abergwili, Carm [1] Alexandria New South Wales [1] Alkham, Kent [1] Antwerp [1]

Rank

Private [1345] Gunner [149] Driver [117] Corporal [101] Serjeant [89] Sapper [71] Lance Corporal [40] Second Lieutenant [36] Acting Corporal [22] Acting Serjeant [18] Pioneer [17] Bombardier [13] Captain [12] Warrant Officer Class 2 [10] Lieutenant [9] Acting Bombardier [8] Colour Serjeant [7] Rifleman [6] Stoker 1st Class [5] Battery Serjeant Major [4] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Company Serjeant Major [4] Lance Serjeant [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Guardsman [3] Major [3] Worker [3] Captain and Brevet Major [2] Leading Stoker [2] Private Acting Serjeant [2] Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Reverend [2] Sapper Acting Lance Corporal [2] Sister [2] Staff Nurse [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Transport Serjeant [2] Trooper [2] Able Seaman [1] Accountant [1] Acting Boatswain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [168] Labour Corps [156] Royal Engineers [145] Army Service Corps [117] London Regiment [83] Royal Garrison Artillery [81] Machine Gun Corps [65] Royal Fusiliers [63] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [53] Royal Army Medical Corps [52] Manchester Regiment [51] Middlesex Regiment [43] Lancashire Fusiliers [39] Liverpool Regiment [37] Welsh Regiment [37] Cheshire Regiment [36] The Queen's Regiment [34] Norfolk Regiment [33] Gloucestershire Regiment [30] Rifle Brigade [30] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [30] South Lancashire Regiment [29] North Staffordshire Regiment [28] Devonshire Regiment [27] King's Royal Rifle Corps [26] East Surrey Regiment [25] Royal West Kent Regiment [25] Worcestershire Regiment [25] Royal Berkshire Regiment [24] Royal Sussex Regiment [24] Essex Regiment [23] Wiltshire Regiment [22] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [20] Royal Army Service Corps [20] Suffolk Regiment [19] Cape Coloured Labour Regiment [18] Northamptonshire Regiment [18] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [18] South Wales Borderers [18] Yorkshire Regiment [18] Hampshire Regiment [17] Royal Naval Division [16] Durham Light Infantry [15] East Kent Regiment [15] Lincolnshire Regiment [15] Northumberland Fusiliers [15] Canadian Infantry [14] South Staffordshire Regiment [14] Army Ordnance Corps [13] East Yorkshire Regiment [13]

Service

British Army [1977] Royal Navy [190] Canadian Expeditionary Force [141] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [128] Australian Imperial Force [85] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

D [2591] C [1] P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2521] Merchant Navy [51] Conscientious Objector [9]

Country

United Kingdom [56] Canada [1] India [1] Turkey [1]

Samborne John Daniels

Born 1875

Died 1948

British Army 024591 Private Army Ordnance Corps Section 2

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George Daniels

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 39636 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Raymond Thomas Daniels

Born 1895

Died 1969

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery Territorial Force

British Army Second Lieutenant South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army Captain South Staffordshire Regiment

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William James Daniels

Born 1884

British Army 2772 Acting Lance Corporal Honourable Artillery Company

British Army 2772 Private Honourable Artillery Company 2nd Battalion

British Army 2772 Private Honourable Artillery Company 1st Battalion

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Fred Daniels

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 200818 Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 5th Battalion (Territorial)

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John Daniels

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 354873 Private London Regiment 7th lond Battalion

British Army 354873 Private London Regiment

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Edwin Ambrose Daniels

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant South Lancashire Regiment

British Army 3418

British Army 3418 Private Honourable Artillery Company

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Enos Daniels

Born 1879

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Coal Mine Worker Coal Industry

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Albert Edward Daniels

Born 1875

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 628613

Canadian Expeditionary Force 628613 Private Canadian Infantry

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Joseph Daniels

Died 1918

British Army 24501 Private Cheshire Regiment 11th Battalion

British Army 24501 Private Cheshire Regiment 6th Battalion

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Arthur Henry Daniels

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army G/864 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army G/864 Lance Corporal The Buffs (East Kent) Regiment 7th Battalion

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Robert Benjarmin Daniels

Born 1897

Died 1959

British Army 358283 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Edwin Thomas Daniels

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army G 8803 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army G/8803 Private The Buffs (East Kent) Regiment 1st Battalion

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Harry Daniels

Born 1884

Died 1953

British Army 9665 Serjeant Rifle Brigade 2nd Battalion

British Army Temporary Captain Rifle Brigade 2nd Battalion

British Army Acting Sergeant Rifle Brigade 2nd Battalion

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Robert Daniels

Born 1886

Died 1914

British Army 7229 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Albert Daniels

Died 1914

British Army 8058 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 8058 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion.

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John Daniels

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 127027

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James Daniels

Born 1882

Died 1915

British Army 13096 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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James Daniels

Died 1914

British Army 8285 Private Royal Irish Rifles

British Army 8285 Private Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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William Daniels

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 83694

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