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Ballarat Victoria [11]

Norwich, Norfolk [9]

Bendigo Victoria [7]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [7]

Exeter, Devon [7]

Adelaide South Australia [6]

Brighton, Sussex [6]

Devonport, Devon [6]

Plymouth, Devon [6]

Torquay, Devon [6]

Redruth, Cornwall [5]

Richmond, Surrey [5]

Brisbane Queensland [4]

Croydon, Surrey [4]

Dartmouth, Devon [4]

Holmwood, Surrey [4]

London, Middlesex [4]

Taunton, Somerset [4]

Terowie South Australia [4]

Albury New South Wales [3]

Barnstaple, Devon [3]

Brighton Victoria [3]

Burra South Australia [3]

Colchester, Essex [3]

Collingwood Victoria [3]

Crediton, Devon [3]

Hastings, Sussex [3]

Launceston Tasmania [3]

London England [3]

Axminster, Devon [2]

Balham, London [2]

Barnham [2]

Battersea, London [2]

Beccles, Suffolk [2]

Bedminster, Somerset [2]

Belvedere, Kent [2]

Bridgwater, Somerset [2]

Broken Hill New South Wales [2]

Cardiff Wales [2]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [2]

Carlton Victoria [2]

Charters Towers Queensland [2]

Chelmsford, Essex [2]

Clare, Suffolk [2]

Devon [2]

Exmouth, Devon [2]

Fish Point Victoria [2]

Frankston Victoria [2]

Goulburn New South Wales [2]

Hammersmith, London [2]

Rank

Private [1567]

Gunner [179]

Driver [140]

Serjeant [133]

Corporal [112]

Sapper [101]

Lance Corporal [52]

Second Lieutenant [37]

Lieutenant [29]

Acting Corporal [28]

Acting Serjeant [24]

Pioneer [24]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [21]

Bombardier [19]

Captain [16]

Staff Serjeant [10]

Able Seaman [8]

Colour Serjeant [7]

Corporal 2nd [7]

Acting Bombardier [6]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [6]

Company Serjeant Major [6]

Rifleman [6]

Stoker 1st Class [6]

Trooper [6]

Worker [6]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Major [5]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4]

Reverend [4]

Acting Corporal 2nd [3]

Acting Staff Serjeant [3]

Cadet [3]

Farrier Serjeant [3]

Petty Officer [3]

Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Serjeant Major [3]

Stoker Petty Officer [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Boatswain [2]

Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Private /Lance Corporal [2]

Sergeant [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Unit

Royal Engineers [211]

Royal Field Artillery [191]

Labour Corps [167]

Army Service Corps [165]

Devonshire Regiment [142]

London Regiment [127]

Royal Garrison Artillery [105]

Royal Army Medical Corps [76]

Machine Gun Corps [75]

Somerset Light Infantry [68]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [65]

Royal Fusiliers [63]

Essex Regiment [50]

Suffolk Regiment [50]

Middlesex Regiment [49]

The Queen's Regiment [42]

Rifle Brigade [40]

Royal Sussex Regiment [40]

Royal Army Service Corps [36]

Gloucestershire Regiment [34]

Welsh Regiment [33]

Hampshire Regiment [31]

East Surrey Regiment [29]

Durham Light Infantry [28]

Norfolk Regiment [28]

Northumberland Fusiliers [28]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [27]

Royal West Kent Regiment [25]

Lincolnshire Regiment [24]

Northamptonshire Regiment [24]

East Kent Regiment [23]

West Yorkshire Regiment [23]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [22]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [22]

Royal Naval Division [22]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [22]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [22]

Army Ordnance Corps [21]

Bedfordshire Regiment [19]

Liverpool Regiment [19]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [16]

Worcestershire Regiment [16]

Canadian Infantry [15]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [15]

Dorsetshire Regiment [14]

Royal Defence Corps [14]

Royal Flying Corps [14]

Tank Corps [14]

Wiltshire Regiment [14]

Yorkshire Regiment [14]

Service

British Army [2441]

Royal Navy [317]

Australian Imperial Force [196]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [173]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [162]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [44]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

D [3380]

P [1]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3322]

Merchant Navy [41]

Conscientious Objector [10]

Country

United Kingdom [53]

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Ballarat Victoria [11] Norwich, Norfolk [9] Bendigo Victoria [7] Bristol, Gloucestershire [7] Exeter, Devon [7] Adelaide South Australia [6] Brighton, Sussex [6] Devonport, Devon [6] Plymouth, Devon [6] Torquay, Devon [6] Redruth, Cornwall [5] Richmond, Surrey [5] Brisbane Queensland [4] Croydon, Surrey [4] Dartmouth, Devon [4] Holmwood, Surrey [4] London, Middlesex [4] Taunton, Somerset [4] Terowie South Australia [4] Albury New South Wales [3] Barnstaple, Devon [3] Brighton Victoria [3] Burra South Australia [3] Colchester, Essex [3] Collingwood Victoria [3] Crediton, Devon [3] Hastings, Sussex [3] Launceston Tasmania [3] London England [3] Axminster, Devon [2] Balham, London [2] Barnham [2] Battersea, London [2] Beccles, Suffolk [2] Bedminster, Somerset [2] Belvedere, Kent [2] Bridgwater, Somerset [2] Broken Hill New South Wales [2] Cardiff Wales [2] Cardiff, Glamorgan [2] Carlton Victoria [2] Charters Towers Queensland [2] Chelmsford, Essex [2] Clare, Suffolk [2] Devon [2] Exmouth, Devon [2] Fish Point Victoria [2] Frankston Victoria [2] Goulburn New South Wales [2] Hammersmith, London [2]

Rank

Private [1567] Gunner [179] Driver [140] Serjeant [133] Corporal [112] Sapper [101] Lance Corporal [52] Second Lieutenant [37] Lieutenant [29] Acting Corporal [28] Acting Serjeant [24] Pioneer [24] Warrant Officer Class 2 [21] Bombardier [19] Captain [16] Staff Serjeant [10] Able Seaman [8] Colour Serjeant [7] Corporal 2nd [7] Acting Bombardier [6] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [6] Company Serjeant Major [6] Rifleman [6] Stoker 1st Class [6] Trooper [6] Worker [6] Lance Serjeant [5] Major [5] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4] Reverend [4] Acting Corporal 2nd [3] Acting Staff Serjeant [3] Cadet [3] Farrier Serjeant [3] Petty Officer [3] Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Serjeant Major [3] Stoker Petty Officer [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Boatswain [2] Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Leading Seaman [2] Leading Stoker [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Private /Lance Corporal [2] Sergeant [2] Shoeing Smith [2]

Unit

Royal Engineers [211] Royal Field Artillery [191] Labour Corps [167] Army Service Corps [165] Devonshire Regiment [142] London Regiment [127] Royal Garrison Artillery [105] Royal Army Medical Corps [76] Machine Gun Corps [75] Somerset Light Infantry [68] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [65] Royal Fusiliers [63] Essex Regiment [50] Suffolk Regiment [50] Middlesex Regiment [49] The Queen's Regiment [42] Rifle Brigade [40] Royal Sussex Regiment [40] Royal Army Service Corps [36] Gloucestershire Regiment [34] Welsh Regiment [33] Hampshire Regiment [31] East Surrey Regiment [29] Durham Light Infantry [28] Norfolk Regiment [28] Northumberland Fusiliers [28] King's Royal Rifle Corps [27] Royal West Kent Regiment [25] Lincolnshire Regiment [24] Northamptonshire Regiment [24] East Kent Regiment [23] West Yorkshire Regiment [23] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [22] Royal Berkshire Regiment [22] Royal Naval Division [22] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [22] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [22] Army Ordnance Corps [21] Bedfordshire Regiment [19] Liverpool Regiment [19] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [16] Worcestershire Regiment [16] Canadian Infantry [15] Yorkshire Light Infantry [15] Dorsetshire Regiment [14] Royal Defence Corps [14] Royal Flying Corps [14] Tank Corps [14] Wiltshire Regiment [14] Yorkshire Regiment [14]

Service

British Army [2441] Royal Navy [317] Australian Imperial Force [196] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [173] Canadian Expeditionary Force [162] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [44] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

D [3380] P [1] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3322] Merchant Navy [41] Conscientious Objector [10]

Country

United Kingdom [53]

Gerald Washington Davey

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army M2/265634 Private Army Service Corps

British Army Acting Lance Corporal Army Service Corps

British Army M2/265634 Lance Corporal Army Service Corps

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Alfred Stanley Davey

Born 1893

Died 1921

British Army 9698 Private Devonshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 16808 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 7807853 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) Reserve Battalion

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William Davey

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 7288 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 7288 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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John Davey

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 21401 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 21401 Private Hampshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 21401 Private Hampshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Ainger John Davey

Born 1883

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 158073

Canadian Expeditionary Force 158073 Private Canadian Mounted Rifles 4th Regiment

Canadian Expeditionary Force 158073 Private 2nd Central Ontario Regiment 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles

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Edward Davey

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 6DN/4691 Private 6th Dragoons

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William Davey

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 47041 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 34885 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Mark Henry Davey

Born 1881

Died 1919

Royal Navy 9613 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy PLY/9613 Private R.M. Engineers - Home Base Ledger

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James Davey

Died 1918

British Army WR318465 Pioneer Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks

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Horace Henry Davey

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 4/2429 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 1/4 Battalion

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Thomas Edward Davey

Born 1891

British Army 3/10251 Private South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 10251 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Sidney Charles Davey

Born 1891

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 886126

Canadian Expeditionary Force 886126 Sergeant Sask Regiment 46th Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 886126 Sergeant Canadian Infantry

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Arthur Henry Davey

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 12254 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 6th bedford Battalion

British Army 12254 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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John Thomas - Jack Davey

Born 1894

Died 1925

British Army 1706 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 1706 Serjeant Royal Army Medical Corps

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Walter Davey

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 2583 Private London Regiment 12th lond Battalion

British Army 470546 Private London Regiment 12th lond Battalion

British Army 470546 Rifleman London Regiment (The Rangers) 12th (County of London) Battalion

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Wilfred Thomas Davey

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 203835 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2/6th Battalion

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Albert Henry Davey

Died 1917

British Army 46352 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 16th Btn

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Norman Davey

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 5516 Private London Regiment 20th lond Battalion

British Army 632570 Private London Regiment 20th lond Battalion

British Army 632570 Private London Regiment

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Norman Davey

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 32209

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Ernest Stephen Davey

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 83736

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