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Ballarat Victoria [7]

Plymouth, Devon [4]

Exeter, Devon [3]

Ashford, Kent [2]

Exeter, Devon, England [2]

Kingscote South Australia [2]

Maitland South Australia [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Mount Barker South Australia [2]

Snettisham, Norfolk [2]

Abbotsford Victoria [1]

Appledore, Devon [1]

Ballarat, Victoria [1]

Belleville ON [1]

Birmingham England [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Brighouse, West Yorkshire [1]

Bristol England [1]

Broken Hill New South Wales [1]

Bungaree Victoria [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Cawsand, Cornwall [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Clerkenwell, Middlesex [1]

Collingwood Victoria [1]

Crewe, Cheshire [1]

Crewkerne, Somerset [1]

Dartmoor, Devon [1]

Deptford, Kent [1]

Devonport [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Devoport, Devon [1]

Docking, Norfolk [1]

Dorchester, Dorset [1]

Edwardstown South Australia [1]

Fareham, Hampshire [1]

Flemington Victoria [1]

Glenelg South Australia [1]

Goole, Yorkshire [1]

Hamilton ON [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

Helston, Cornwall [1]

Hereford, Herefordshire [1]

Holsworthy, Devon [1]

Ilfracombe, Devon [1]

Kapundah South Australia [1]

Kennington, London [1]

Knottingley, Yorkshire [1]

Launceston Tasmania [1]

Rank

Private [151]

Driver [16]

Second Lieutenant [12]

Corporal [11]

Gunner [11]

Serjeant [9]

Captain [8]

Sapper [8]

Lance Corporal [6]

Lieutenant [4]

Pioneer [4]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Rifleman [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Paymaster [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Artificer Engineer [1]

Blacksmith's Mate [1]

Bombardier [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Hon Major [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Major [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Sapper Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Sergeant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Writer 3rd Class [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [23]

Royal Field Artillery [21]

Royal Engineers [19]

Labour Corps [18]

London Regiment [14]

Royal Army Medical Corps [13]

Middlesex Regiment [10]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

Devonshire Regiment [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Essex Regiment [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [4]

East Kent Regiment [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Herefordshire Regiment [3]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Seaforth Highlanders [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

7th Dragoon Guards [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Burma Rifles [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Honourable Artillery Company [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Irish Regiment [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Training Reserve [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion [1]

120th City of Hamilton [1]

Service

British Army [232]

Royal Navy [38]

Australian Imperial Force [37]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [26]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [26]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

D [369]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [361]

Merchant Navy [4]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

Canada [2]

South Africa [1]

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Place of birth

Ballarat Victoria [7] Plymouth, Devon [4] Exeter, Devon [3] Ashford, Kent [2] Exeter, Devon, England [2] Kingscote South Australia [2] Maitland South Australia [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Mount Barker South Australia [2] Snettisham, Norfolk [2] Abbotsford Victoria [1] Appledore, Devon [1] Ballarat, Victoria [1] Belleville ON [1] Birmingham England [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Brighouse, West Yorkshire [1] Bristol England [1] Broken Hill New South Wales [1] Bungaree Victoria [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Cawsand, Cornwall [1] Clapham, London [1] Clerkenwell, Middlesex [1] Collingwood Victoria [1] Crewe, Cheshire [1] Crewkerne, Somerset [1] Dartmoor, Devon [1] Deptford, Kent [1] Devonport [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Devoport, Devon [1] Docking, Norfolk [1] Dorchester, Dorset [1] Edwardstown South Australia [1] Fareham, Hampshire [1] Flemington Victoria [1] Glenelg South Australia [1] Goole, Yorkshire [1] Hamilton ON [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Helston, Cornwall [1] Hereford, Herefordshire [1] Holsworthy, Devon [1] Ilfracombe, Devon [1] Kapundah South Australia [1] Kennington, London [1] Knottingley, Yorkshire [1] Launceston Tasmania [1]

Rank

Private [151] Driver [16] Second Lieutenant [12] Corporal [11] Gunner [11] Serjeant [9] Captain [8] Sapper [8] Lance Corporal [6] Lieutenant [4] Pioneer [4] Staff Serjeant [3] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Rifleman [2] Temporary Captain [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Paymaster [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Artificer Engineer [1] Blacksmith's Mate [1] Bombardier [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Hon Major [1] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Major [1] Nursing Sister [1] Sapper Acting Lance Corporal [1] Sergeant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Sub-Lieutenant [1] Temporary Major [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1] Writer 3rd Class [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [23] Royal Field Artillery [21] Royal Engineers [19] Labour Corps [18] London Regiment [14] Royal Army Medical Corps [13] Middlesex Regiment [10] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] Devonshire Regiment [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Essex Regiment [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [4] East Kent Regiment [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Royal Naval Division [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] East Lancashire Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Herefordshire Regiment [3] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Seaforth Highlanders [3] Welsh Regiment [3] 7th Dragoon Guards [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Border Regiment [2] Burma Rifles [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Honourable Artillery Company [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Irish Regiment [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] South Wales Borderers [2] Training Reserve [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] 1/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion [1] 120th City of Hamilton [1]

Service

British Army [232] Royal Navy [38] Australian Imperial Force [37] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [26] Canadian Expeditionary Force [26] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

D [369] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [361] Merchant Navy [4] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [12] Canada [2] South Africa [1]

Thomas Daw

Died 1917

British Army 32008 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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William Westaway Daw

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers 171 tunnelling company

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Reginald Samuel Daw

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army Captain King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Albert Daw

Died 1915

British Army 12614 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Arthur William Daw

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 69789 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Arthur Guy Daw

Born 1893

Died 1918

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 26/757 New Zealand Rifle Brigade 4th Battalion

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Harry James Daw

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 4378 Herefordshire Regiment

British Army 20463 King's Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 27734 Private Border Regiment

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Harold William Bennett Daw

Born 1891

Died 1917

Royal Navy Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy Sub-Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Sub-Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, H.M.S. "Perthshire."

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Arthur William Perryman Daw

Born 1875

Died 1914

Royal Navy 268989 Artificer Engineer HMS BULWARK

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Joshua Howard Daw

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 212687

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Frederick Joseph Daw

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 236766

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Alfred Daw

Born 1896

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 797016

Canadian Expeditionary Force 797016 Private Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigade

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Frank Daw

Born 1893

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 228411

Canadian Expeditionary Force 228411 Trooper Fort Garry Horse

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William Edward Daw

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 261090

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Alfred Reginald Daw

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296900

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George Daw

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 25293 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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Charles E Daw

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 30103 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

British Army 18555 Private Royal Irish Regiment

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Albert James Daw

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 4044 Serjeant Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 36640 Serjeant Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Oscar John Wickham Daw

Australian Imperial Force 558

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Frederick Daw

Australian Imperial Force 18879

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