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Birmingham, Warwickshire [9]

Stepney, London [7]

Albury New South Wales [4]

London, Middlesex, England [4]

Wolverhampton [4]

Deptford, London [3]

Hackney, London [3]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Cromer, Norfolk [2]

Dartford, Kent [2]

Grantham, Lincolnshire [2]

Hertford, Hertfordshire [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Kidderminster, Worcestershire [2]

Lewisham New South Wales [2]

Liscard, Cheshire [2]

Manly New South Wales [2]

Mansfield Victoria [2]

Mitcham, Surrey [2]

Stepney, London, Middlesex [2]

Sutton, Cambridgeshire [2]

Walsall [2]

Warwickshire [2]

Wigan, Lancashire [2]

Alverstoke, Hampshire [1]

Anfield, Liverpool [1]

Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Auckland [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Barrow on Soar, Leicestershire [1]

Bealibi Victoria [1]

Bedminster Bristol [1]

Bedminster, Bristol [1]

Bedminster, Dorset [1]

Bedminster, Gloucestershire [1]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1]

Bilston, Staffordshire [1]

Birmingham England [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1]

Blackpool, Lancashire [1]

Bloomsbury, London [1]

Bloxwich [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Bridport, Dorset [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Bucknell, Shropshire [1]

Buenos Ayres [1]

Burton Latimer, Northants [1]

Cawsand, Cornwall [1]

Rank

Private [633]

Gunner [69]

Driver [59]

Corporal [52]

Serjeant [51]

Second Lieutenant [40]

Sapper [39]

Lance Corporal [28]

Captain [14]

Lieutenant [14]

Acting Corporal [12]

Major [8]

Pioneer [8]

Staff Serjeant [6]

Able Seaman [5]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Bombardier [3]

Private Acting Corporal [3]

Rifleman [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Nurse [2]

Acting Armourer's Mate [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Armourer's Crew [1]

Blacksmith [1]

Cadet Second Lieutenant [1]

Canteen Worker [1]

Captain Adjutant [1]

Chaplain [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commissioned Victualling Officer [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Compounder [1]

Conductor [1]

Conductor now Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Corporal /Acting Corporal [1]

Corporal Lance Serjeant [1]

Drummer [1]

Fitter [1]

General Duties [1]

Guardsman [1]

Gunner Bombardier [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [91]

Royal Engineers [77]

Labour Corps [71]

Army Service Corps [58]

Worcestershire Regiment [47]

South Staffordshire Regiment [39]

Royal Army Medical Corps [38]

London Regiment [36]

Royal Garrison Artillery [33]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [26]

Machine Gun Corps [21]

Durham Light Infantry [20]

Rifle Brigade [19]

Royal Fusiliers [17]

Middlesex Regiment [16]

Norfolk Regiment [14]

Royal Army Service Corps [14]

South Lancashire Regiment [14]

Essex Regiment [13]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [13]

Leicestershire Regiment [13]

Lincolnshire Regiment [12]

Manchester Regiment [12]

York and Lancaster Regiment [12]

Grenadier Guards [11]

Hertfordshire Regiment [11]

Lancashire Fusiliers [11]

West Yorkshire Regiment [11]

East Kent Regiment [10]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [10]

The Queen's Regiment [10]

Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Cheshire Regiment [9]

North Staffordshire Regiment [9]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9]

Tank Corps [9]

East Surrey Regiment [8]

West Riding Regiment [8]

Bedfordshire Regiment [7]

Canadian Infantry [7]

East Lancashire Regiment [7]

East Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Hampshire Regiment [7]

Leinster Regiment [7]

Liverpool Regiment [7]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

Royal Irish Rifles [7]

Somerset Light Infantry [7]

Coldstream Guards [6]

Devonshire Regiment [6]

Service

British Army [974]

Royal Navy [94]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [77]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [51]

Australian Imperial Force [41]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [18]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

D [1275]

G [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1248]

Merchant Navy [20]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [31]

Canada [1]

Jersey [1]

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Place of birth

Birmingham, Warwickshire [9] Stepney, London [7] Albury New South Wales [4] London, Middlesex, England [4] Wolverhampton [4] Deptford, London [3] Hackney, London [3] Brighton, Sussex [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Cromer, Norfolk [2] Dartford, Kent [2] Grantham, Lincolnshire [2] Hertford, Hertfordshire [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Kidderminster, Worcestershire [2] Lewisham New South Wales [2] Liscard, Cheshire [2] Manly New South Wales [2] Mansfield Victoria [2] Mitcham, Surrey [2] Stepney, London, Middlesex [2] Sutton, Cambridgeshire [2] Walsall [2] Warwickshire [2] Wigan, Lancashire [2] Alverstoke, Hampshire [1] Anfield, Liverpool [1] Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Auckland [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Barrow on Soar, Leicestershire [1] Bealibi Victoria [1] Bedminster Bristol [1] Bedminster, Bristol [1] Bedminster, Dorset [1] Bedminster, Gloucestershire [1] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1] Bilston, Staffordshire [1] Birmingham England [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1] Blackpool, Lancashire [1] Bloomsbury, London [1] Bloxwich [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Bridport, Dorset [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bucknell, Shropshire [1] Buenos Ayres [1] Burton Latimer, Northants [1] Cawsand, Cornwall [1]

Rank

Private [633] Gunner [69] Driver [59] Corporal [52] Serjeant [51] Second Lieutenant [40] Sapper [39] Lance Corporal [28] Captain [14] Lieutenant [14] Acting Corporal [12] Major [8] Pioneer [8] Staff Serjeant [6] Able Seaman [5] Acting Serjeant [5] Lance Serjeant [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Bombardier [3] Private Acting Corporal [3] Rifleman [3] Acting Captain [2] Armourer Staff Serjeant [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Nurse [2] Acting Armourer's Mate [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Armourer's Crew [1] Blacksmith [1] Cadet Second Lieutenant [1] Canteen Worker [1] Captain Adjutant [1] Chaplain [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commissioned Victualling Officer [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Compounder [1] Conductor [1] Conductor now Honorary Lieutenant [1] Corporal /Acting Corporal [1] Corporal Lance Serjeant [1] Drummer [1] Fitter [1] General Duties [1] Guardsman [1] Gunner Bombardier [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [91] Royal Engineers [77] Labour Corps [71] Army Service Corps [58] Worcestershire Regiment [47] South Staffordshire Regiment [39] Royal Army Medical Corps [38] London Regiment [36] Royal Garrison Artillery [33] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [26] Machine Gun Corps [21] Durham Light Infantry [20] Rifle Brigade [19] Royal Fusiliers [17] Middlesex Regiment [16] Norfolk Regiment [14] Royal Army Service Corps [14] South Lancashire Regiment [14] Essex Regiment [13] King's Royal Rifle Corps [13] Leicestershire Regiment [13] Lincolnshire Regiment [12] Manchester Regiment [12] York and Lancaster Regiment [12] Grenadier Guards [11] Hertfordshire Regiment [11] Lancashire Fusiliers [11] West Yorkshire Regiment [11] East Kent Regiment [10] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [10] The Queen's Regiment [10] Yorkshire Regiment [10] Cheshire Regiment [9] North Staffordshire Regiment [9] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9] Tank Corps [9] East Surrey Regiment [8] West Riding Regiment [8] Bedfordshire Regiment [7] Canadian Infantry [7] East Lancashire Regiment [7] East Yorkshire Regiment [7] Hampshire Regiment [7] Leinster Regiment [7] Liverpool Regiment [7] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] Royal Irish Rifles [7] Somerset Light Infantry [7] Coldstream Guards [6] Devonshire Regiment [6]

Service

British Army [974] Royal Navy [94] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [77] Canadian Expeditionary Force [51] Australian Imperial Force [41] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [18] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

D [1275] G [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1248] Merchant Navy [20] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [31] Canada [1] Jersey [1]

Albert Darby

British Army 14883 Private 10th York and Lancaster Regiment

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Bob Darby

British Army 11620 Private 16th Lancashire Fusiliers

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Joseph Darby

British Army 16913 Corporal Royal Army Medical Corps 7th Stationary Hospital

British Army 16913 Serjeant Royal Army Medical Corps 7th Stationary Hospital

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W Darby

British Army 55405 Private 19th Canadian Battalion

British Army M/21335 Private Royal Army Service Corps

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Thomas Darby

British Army 241502 Private 5th York and Lancaster Regiment

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Percy W Darby

British Army GS/16574 Private 12th Lancers

British Army T/10653 Private Corps of Lancers

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Harry Darby

British Army 3307 Private 5th Battalion Russian Relief Force

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John T Darby

British Army 14694 Private 12th Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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Leonard G Darby

British Army 35197 Private 3rd Hussars

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Henry Darby

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 46947

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Leonard Raymond Darby

Born 1898

British Army T4/238962 Driver Army Service Corps

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Christopher William Darby-Griffith

British Army Major Grenadier Guards

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Harry D'e Darby-Dowman

British Army Captain Royal Engineers

British Army Major Royal Engineers

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Lily Giles

British Army Nurse Voluntary Aid Detachment

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Alice Mildred Darby Or Darley

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 3128

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Lily Darby (mrs Giles)

British Army Nurse Voluntary Aid Detachment

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