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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]

Frank Maturin Davenport

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army Captain Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 43rd Battalion

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John Hill Davenport

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 12543 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 12543 Acting Corporal North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 12543 Corporal Prince Of Wales's North Staffordshire Regiment 8th Battalion

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Henry C Davenport

Died 1916

British Army 3492 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2/7th Battalion.

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William Davenport

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42575

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Thomas Davenport

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 14917 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 14917 Lance Corporal Cheshire Regiment

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Victor Davenport

Born 1891

Died 1914

Royal Navy K7552

Royal Navy K75521 Stoker 1st Class HMS Monmouth

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F Davenport

Born 1873

Died 1917

British Army Major Royal Field Artillery

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Vivian Hugh Stewart Davenport

Born 1876

Died 1950

British Army 5180 Company Quarter Master Serjeant Border Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 5180 Warrant Officer Class 1 Border Regiment 2nd Battalion

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John James Davenport

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30583

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Lawrence Seymour Davenport

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 114933

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Frank Davenport

Born 1872

Died 1915

Royal Navy 5417 Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy RMA/5417 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery - H.M.S. "Natal."

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Ewell Davenport

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 101577

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Samuel Arthur Davenport

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 68025

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Harold Davenport

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

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James Alfred Davenport

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36859

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James Ernest Davenport

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 406753

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Frederick Davenport

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 235455

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Harry Davenport

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 252331

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Joseph Davenport

Born 1900

Died 1919

British Army 81419 Private Durham Light Infantry 3rd Battalion

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Edward W Davenport

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 77110 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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