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Macclesfield [5]

Macclesfield, Cheshire [5]

Manchester, Lancashire [5]

South Melbourne Victoria [5]

Adelaide South Australia [4]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [4]

Bolton, Lancashire [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

London [3]

Warrington, Lancashire [3]

Altrincham, Cheshire [2]

Armidale New South Wales [2]

Ascot Vale Victoria [2]

Balmain New South Wales [2]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Birmingham England [2]

Bootle, Lancashire [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Bury, Lancashire [2]

Cirencester, Gloucestershire [2]

Coventry, Warwickshire [2]

Crewe, Cheshire [2]

Hyde, Cheshire [2]

Leicester, Leicestershire [2]

Liverpool England [2]

London England [2]

Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [2]

Newcastle New South Wales [2]

Northwick, Cheshire [2]

Sale Victoria [2]

Watford, Hertfordshire [2]

Wigan, Lancashire [2]

Altrincham Cheshire. [1]

Alverstoke, Hampshire [1]

Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire [1]

Baginton, Warwickshire [1]

Balham, London [1]

Barnes, London [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Beehan Tasmania [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1]

Birmingham [1]

Birmingham, Lancashire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Bollington England [1]

Bolton [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Rank

Private [743]

Gunner [90]

Serjeant [57]

Corporal [50]

Lieutenant [49]

Driver [44]

Sapper [41]

Lance Corporal [34]

Captain [22]

Acting Corporal [15]

Second Lieutenant [15]

Pioneer [12]

Major [10]

Acting Serjeant [9]

Colour Serjeant [7]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Staff Serjeant [5]

Bombardier [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Regimental Serjeant Major [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Fitter [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Serjeant Major [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Chaplain [1]

Chief Gunner [1]

Colonel [1]

Commander [1]

Corpora [1]

Farrier [1]

Filter [1]

Guardsman [1]

Honorary Second Lieutenant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant (Local Captain) [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant Colonel Late Captain [1]

Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Colonel [1]

Major/Temporary Colonel [1]

Musician [1]

Nurse [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [89]

Royal Engineers [83]

Labour Corps [79]

Cheshire Regiment [66]

Manchester Regiment [60]

Lancashire Fusiliers [56]

Army Service Corps [54]

Royal Army Medical Corps [54]

Royal Garrison Artillery [46]

Machine Gun Corps [42]

Liverpool Regiment [36]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [32]

London Regiment [31]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [26]

North Staffordshire Regiment [26]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [25]

South Lancashire Regiment [24]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [20]

Rifle Brigade [19]

East Lancashire Regiment [16]

Border Regiment [15]

Royal Army Service Corps [15]

Durham Light Infantry [14]

Royal Fusiliers [14]

Worcestershire Regiment [14]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [13]

Welsh Regiment [12]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [11]

South Wales Borderers [11]

Army Veterinary Corps [10]

Leicestershire Regiment [10]

Lincolnshire Regiment [10]

Northumberland Fusiliers [10]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [10]

Hampshire Regiment [9]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [9]

South Staffordshire Regiment [9]

York and Lancaster Regiment [9]

Gloucestershire Regiment [8]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [8]

Royal Marine Artillery [8]

Tank Corps [8]

West Riding Regiment [8]

West Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [7]

Canadian Infantry [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Shropshire Light Infantry [6]

Service

British Army [1136]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [101]

Royal Navy [74]

Australian Imperial Force [62]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [51]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

Other Empire Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

D [1442]

B [5]

Contribution

Military Service [1428]

Merchant Navy [11]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [32]

Australia [1]

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Macclesfield [5] Macclesfield, Cheshire [5] Manchester, Lancashire [5] South Melbourne Victoria [5] Adelaide South Australia [4] Birmingham, Warwickshire [4] Bolton, Lancashire [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] London [3] Warrington, Lancashire [3] Altrincham, Cheshire [2] Armidale New South Wales [2] Ascot Vale Victoria [2] Balmain New South Wales [2] Bendigo Victoria [2] Birmingham England [2] Bootle, Lancashire [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Bury, Lancashire [2] Cirencester, Gloucestershire [2] Coventry, Warwickshire [2] Crewe, Cheshire [2] Hyde, Cheshire [2] Leicester, Leicestershire [2] Liverpool England [2] London England [2] Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [2] Newcastle New South Wales [2] Northwick, Cheshire [2] Sale Victoria [2] Watford, Hertfordshire [2] Wigan, Lancashire [2] Altrincham Cheshire. [1] Alverstoke, Hampshire [1] Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire [1] Baginton, Warwickshire [1] Balham, London [1] Barnes, London [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Beehan Tasmania [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1] Birmingham [1] Birmingham, Lancashire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Bollington England [1] Bolton [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Rank

Private [743] Gunner [90] Serjeant [57] Corporal [50] Lieutenant [49] Driver [44] Sapper [41] Lance Corporal [34] Captain [22] Acting Corporal [15] Second Lieutenant [15] Pioneer [12] Major [10] Acting Serjeant [9] Colour Serjeant [7] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Staff Serjeant [5] Bombardier [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Regimental Serjeant Major [3] Acting Captain [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Fitter [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Serjeant Major [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Brigadier General [1] Chaplain [1] Chief Gunner [1] Colonel [1] Commander [1] Corpora [1] Farrier [1] Filter [1] Guardsman [1] Honorary Second Lieutenant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant (Local Captain) [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant Colonel Late Captain [1] Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Colonel [1] Major/Temporary Colonel [1] Musician [1] Nurse [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [89] Royal Engineers [83] Labour Corps [79] Cheshire Regiment [66] Manchester Regiment [60] Lancashire Fusiliers [56] Army Service Corps [54] Royal Army Medical Corps [54] Royal Garrison Artillery [46] Machine Gun Corps [42] Liverpool Regiment [36] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [32] London Regiment [31] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [26] North Staffordshire Regiment [26] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [25] South Lancashire Regiment [24] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [20] Rifle Brigade [19] East Lancashire Regiment [16] Border Regiment [15] Royal Army Service Corps [15] Durham Light Infantry [14] Royal Fusiliers [14] Worcestershire Regiment [14] King's Royal Rifle Corps [13] Welsh Regiment [12] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [11] South Wales Borderers [11] Army Veterinary Corps [10] Leicestershire Regiment [10] Lincolnshire Regiment [10] Northumberland Fusiliers [10] Royal Lancaster Regiment [10] Hampshire Regiment [9] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [9] South Staffordshire Regiment [9] York and Lancaster Regiment [9] Gloucestershire Regiment [8] Royal Berkshire Regiment [8] Royal Marine Artillery [8] Tank Corps [8] West Riding Regiment [8] West Yorkshire Regiment [8] Yorkshire Regiment [8] Yorkshire Light Infantry [7] Canadian Infantry [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [6] Middlesex Regiment [6] Shropshire Light Infantry [6]

Service

British Army [1136] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [101] Royal Navy [74] Australian Imperial Force [62] Canadian Expeditionary Force [51] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10] Other Empire Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

D [1442] B [5]

Contribution

Military Service [1428] Merchant Navy [11] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [32] Australia [1]

Zakariah Bartley Davenport

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 13022 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment 6th Battalion

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Frank Davenport

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 406806

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William Davenport

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 97501 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Benjamin Davenport

Born 1870

Died 1915

British Army 3167 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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James Davenport

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 145636

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Hugh Nares Davenport

Died 1918

British Army Major Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 2/4th oxfordshire and Battalion

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Edwin Carr Davenport

Born 1894

Died 1939

British Army Captain 69th Punjabis

British Army Second Lieutenant Rifle Brigade 5th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Rifle Brigade

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Henry Davenport

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 8947

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Evan Thomas Davenport

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 298491

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Harold Davenport

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 80924

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Felix Frank James Davenport

Born 1898

Died 1982

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 48859

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W Davenport

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 136119

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William Thomas Davenport

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 303824

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William Davenport

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 297946

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John Davenport

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 401267

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Thomas Davenport

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 55849

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Thomas Davenport

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 51474

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Frank Davenport

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 63147

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Harry Davenport

Born 1880

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force

Australian Imperial Force Lieutenant 1st Australian Infantry Brigade 4th Battalion

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William Jesse Davenport

Born 1894

Died 1979

British Army DM2/231586 Private Army Service Corps

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