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Bideford, Devon [6]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Beechwood New South Wales [2]

Chelsea, London [2]

Hamilton Victoria [2]

Mirranatwa Victoria [2]

Raymond Terrace New South Wales [2]

St Peters New South Wales [2]

Ballarat East Victoria [1]

Banwell, Somerset [1]

Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bideford [1]

Bideford, North Devon [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bowen Vale Victoria [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Brunswick New South Wales [1]

Clarence Town New South Wales [1]

Cornwall England [1]

Devon [1]

Dungog New South Wales [1]

Edmonton, London [1]

Edmonton, London, Middlesex [1]

Finsbury, London [1]

Footscray Victoria [1]

Grenfell New South Wales [1]

Hanham, Bristol [1]

Highgate, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Instow, Devon, England [1]

Kilburn, London [1]

Ladywood, Warwickshire [1]

Lambeth England [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Leamington, Warwickshire [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Mirranatha Victoria [1]

Newport, Monmouthshire [1]

North Hamilton Victoria [1]

Okehampton, Devon [1]

Parramatta New South Wales [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Saint George Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Shoreham, Sussex [1]

Spring Hill Queensland [1]

Stroud New South Wales [1]

Swansea, Glamorgan [1]

Toowoomba Queensland [1]

Truro, Cornwall [1]

Rank

Private [96]

Driver [12]

Sapper [10]

Gunner [9]

Serjeant [9]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Lance Corporal [8]

Corporal [7]

Lieutenant [5]

Captain [4]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Commissioned Engineer [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Munitions Worker [1]

Officer's Cook 1st Class [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Quarter Master and Captain [1]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1]

Quartermaster and Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [18]

Devonshire Regiment [15]

Army Service Corps [12]

Royal Engineers [12]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12]

Labour Corps [10]

London Regiment [10]

Rifle Brigade [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

South Wales Borderers [7]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

Leinster Regiment [2]

Monmouthshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

17th Lancers [1]

21st Lancers [1]

6th South Wales Borderers [1]

9th (Queen's Royal) Lancers [1]

9th Lancers [1]

Army Service Corps Miscellaneous Trades Company; Army Service Corps Motor Transport CorpsCo [1]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [1]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Devonshire Regiment attached Somerset Light Infantry [1]

Divisional Signal Company/Royal Engineers Attached Royal Field Artillery [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

General Service Lancers [1]

HMS Calliope [1]

HMS LION [1]

Service

British Army [158]

Australian Imperial Force [28]

Royal Navy [28]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [12]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

D [244]

Contribution

Military Service [238]

Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

India [1]

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Place of birth

Bideford, Devon [6] Ballarat Victoria [2] Beechwood New South Wales [2] Chelsea, London [2] Hamilton Victoria [2] Mirranatwa Victoria [2] Raymond Terrace New South Wales [2] St Peters New South Wales [2] Ballarat East Victoria [1] Banwell, Somerset [1] Barnstaple, Devon [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bideford [1] Bideford, North Devon [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bowen Vale Victoria [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Clarence Town New South Wales [1] Cornwall England [1] Devon [1] Dungog New South Wales [1] Edmonton, London [1] Edmonton, London, Middlesex [1] Finsbury, London [1] Footscray Victoria [1] Grenfell New South Wales [1] Hanham, Bristol [1] Highgate, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Instow, Devon, England [1] Kilburn, London [1] Ladywood, Warwickshire [1] Lambeth England [1] Lambeth, London [1] Leamington, Warwickshire [1] London, Middlesex [1] Mirranatha Victoria [1] Newport, Monmouthshire [1] North Hamilton Victoria [1] Okehampton, Devon [1] Parramatta New South Wales [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Saint George Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Shoreham, Sussex [1] Spring Hill Queensland [1] Stroud New South Wales [1] Swansea, Glamorgan [1] Toowoomba Queensland [1] Truro, Cornwall [1]

Rank

Private [96] Driver [12] Sapper [10] Gunner [9] Serjeant [9] Acting Serjeant [8] Lance Corporal [8] Corporal [7] Lieutenant [5] Captain [4] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Gunner [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Commissioned Engineer [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Munitions Worker [1] Officer's Cook 1st Class [1] Pioneer [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Quarter Master and Captain [1] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1] Quartermaster and Honorary Lieutenant [1] Rifleman [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [18] Devonshire Regiment [15] Army Service Corps [12] Royal Engineers [12] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12] Labour Corps [10] London Regiment [10] Rifle Brigade [7] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] South Wales Borderers [7] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Machine Gun Corps [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Welsh Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] Leinster Regiment [2] Monmouthshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] 17th Lancers [1] 21st Lancers [1] 6th South Wales Borderers [1] 9th (Queen's Royal) Lancers [1] 9th Lancers [1] Army Service Corps Miscellaneous Trades Company; Army Service Corps Motor Transport CorpsCo [1] Canadian Infantry Battalion [1] Canadian Mounted Rifles [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Devonshire Regiment attached Somerset Light Infantry [1] Divisional Signal Company/Royal Engineers Attached Royal Field Artillery [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] General Service Lancers [1] HMS Calliope [1] HMS LION [1]

Service

British Army [158] Australian Imperial Force [28] Royal Navy [28] Canadian Expeditionary Force [12] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

D [244]

Contribution

Military Service [238] Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [5] India [1]

Robert Henry Dark

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 16036 Private Devonshire Regiment 9th Battalion

British Army 16036 Private Devonshire Regiment 9th (Service) Battalion

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Sidney John Dark

Born 1893

Died 1939

British Army W2/134524 Private Army Service Corps

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Gilbert Dark

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 195387

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Benjamin Dark

Born 1883

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Munitions Worker Royal Air Factory, Farnborough

British Army 201317 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 5th (Reserve) Battalion-Territorial

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Victor Dark

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 5697 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 532753 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 532753 Lance Corporal London Regiment 2/15 lond Battalion

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Nelson Dark

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 240186

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Percy S Dark

Born 1896

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 59235

Canadian Expeditionary Force 59235 Private Canadian Infantry

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Wilfred Dark

Born 1891

Died 1914

British Army 4560 Private 9th Lancers

British Army L/4560 Private 9th Lancers

British Army 4560 Private 9th (Queen's Royal) Lancers

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Henry Dark

Died 1916

British Army 7629 Private London Regiment 13th lond Battalion

British Army 7629 Private London Regiment

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William Nelson Dark

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 701 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Eric Wilson Dark

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army R258047 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 48400 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Albert Dark

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45444

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Alfred Frederick Dark

Born 1887

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 55597

Canadian Expeditionary Force 55597 Private Canadian Infantry

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Walter Harry Dark

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 210486

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Sydney Beresford Dark

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 249203

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Samuel Dark

Australian Imperial Force 7472

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Ernest Victor Dark

Australian Imperial Force

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Valentine Dark

Australian Imperial Force 1259

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Christopher Dark

Born 1894

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 109294

Canadian Expeditionary Force 109294 Private Canadian Mounted Rifles 4th Battalion

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Frederick Dark

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 56319

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