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Birmingham, Warwickshire [5]

Burra South Australia [4]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

London England [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Albion Park New South Wales [2]

Ardingly, Sussex [2]

Banbury, Oxfordshire [2]

Bristol, Somerset [2]

Brixton, London [2]

Chesterfield England [2]

Clevedon, Somerset, England [2]

Clifton, Bristol [2]

Dapto New South Wales [2]

Dubbo New South Wales [2]

Eastbourne, Sussex [2]

Forth Tasmania [2]

Fulham, London [2]

Gillingham, Kent [2]

Hackney, Middlesex [2]

Hoxton, London [2]

Kensington, London [2]

Korumburra Victoria [2]

Lee, Kent [2]

Liverpool [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Millers Point New South Wales [2]

Richmond Victoria [2]

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England [2]

South Melbourne Victoria [2]

South Yarra Victoria [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Truro, Cornwall [2]

Wednesbury, Staffordshire [2]

Wellington, Shropshire [2]

Woolwich, Kent, England [2]

Albert Park Victoria [1]

Alton, Hampshire [1]

Ashburnham [1]

Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Auburn New South Wales [1]

Avondale New South Wales [1]

Ayr, Ayrshire [1]

Balmain New South Wales [1]

Barossa South Australia [1]

Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [1]

Barrow, Lancashire [1]

Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire [1]

Barton-under-Needwood, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [509]

Gunner [63]

Serjeant [49]

Driver [48]

Sapper [40]

Corporal [27]

Second Lieutenant [25]

Captain [23]

Lance Corporal [23]

Lieutenant [18]

Acting Corporal [11]

Major [10]

Pioneer [10]

Acting Bombardier [6]

Bombardier [6]

Lance Serjeant [6]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Worker [4]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Rifleman [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Acting Warrant Telegraphist [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Band Serjeant [1]

Boy Telegraphist [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Captain of Horse [1]

Captain/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Captain/Temporary Major [1]

Clerk [1]

Corporal /Acting Corporal Acting Serjeant /Acting Corporal [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Fleet Paymaster [1]

Guardsman [1]

Gunner /Acting Bombardier [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [78]

Royal Engineers [65]

Labour Corps [61]

Army Service Corps [51]

Royal Garrison Artillery [47]

London Regiment [37]

Royal Army Medical Corps [29]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [24]

Royal Fusiliers [23]

The Queen's Regiment [20]

Royal Army Service Corps [19]

Machine Gun Corps [18]

Royal Sussex Regiment [16]

North Staffordshire Regiment [15]

Rifle Brigade [15]

York and Lancaster Regiment [13]

Leicestershire Regiment [12]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [12]

South Staffordshire Regiment [12]

Gloucestershire Regiment [11]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [11]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [11]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [11]

Bedfordshire Regiment [10]

Durham Light Infantry [10]

Liverpool Regiment [10]

Manchester Regiment [10]

Middlesex Regiment [10]

Worcestershire Regiment [10]

East Kent Regiment [9]

Lancashire Fusiliers [9]

Norfolk Regiment [9]

Royal Defence Corps [9]

Border Regiment [8]

East Surrey Regiment [8]

West Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Lincolnshire Regiment [7]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

Somerset Light Infantry [7]

South Wales Borderers [7]

Suffolk Regiment [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Army Veterinary Corps [6]

Essex Regiment [6]

Northamptonshire Regiment [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Royal Naval Division [6]

Welsh Regiment [6]

Wiltshire Regiment [6]

British West Indies Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [842]

Royal Navy [108]

Australian Imperial Force [84]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [60]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [40]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

D [1156]

E [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1132]

Merchant Navy [14]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [30]

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Birmingham, Warwickshire [5] Burra South Australia [4] Brisbane Queensland [3] London England [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Albion Park New South Wales [2] Ardingly, Sussex [2] Banbury, Oxfordshire [2] Bristol, Somerset [2] Brixton, London [2] Chesterfield England [2] Clevedon, Somerset, England [2] Clifton, Bristol [2] Dapto New South Wales [2] Dubbo New South Wales [2] Eastbourne, Sussex [2] Forth Tasmania [2] Fulham, London [2] Gillingham, Kent [2] Hackney, Middlesex [2] Hoxton, London [2] Kensington, London [2] Korumburra Victoria [2] Lee, Kent [2] Liverpool [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Millers Point New South Wales [2] Richmond Victoria [2] Scarborough, Yorkshire, England [2] South Melbourne Victoria [2] South Yarra Victoria [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Truro, Cornwall [2] Wednesbury, Staffordshire [2] Wellington, Shropshire [2] Woolwich, Kent, England [2] Albert Park Victoria [1] Alton, Hampshire [1] Ashburnham [1] Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Auburn New South Wales [1] Avondale New South Wales [1] Ayr, Ayrshire [1] Balmain New South Wales [1] Barossa South Australia [1] Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [1] Barrow, Lancashire [1] Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire [1] Barton-under-Needwood, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [509] Gunner [63] Serjeant [49] Driver [48] Sapper [40] Corporal [27] Second Lieutenant [25] Captain [23] Lance Corporal [23] Lieutenant [18] Acting Corporal [11] Major [10] Pioneer [10] Acting Bombardier [6] Bombardier [6] Lance Serjeant [6] Acting Serjeant [4] Company Serjeant Major [4] Worker [4] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Colour Serjeant [2] Deck Hand [2] Leading Seaman [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Rifleman [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Acting Warrant Telegraphist [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Band Serjeant [1] Boy Telegraphist [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Captain of Horse [1] Captain/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Captain/Temporary Major [1] Clerk [1] Corporal /Acting Corporal Acting Serjeant /Acting Corporal [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Fleet Paymaster [1] Guardsman [1] Gunner /Acting Bombardier [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [78] Royal Engineers [65] Labour Corps [61] Army Service Corps [51] Royal Garrison Artillery [47] London Regiment [37] Royal Army Medical Corps [29] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [24] Royal Fusiliers [23] The Queen's Regiment [20] Royal Army Service Corps [19] Machine Gun Corps [18] Royal Sussex Regiment [16] North Staffordshire Regiment [15] Rifle Brigade [15] York and Lancaster Regiment [13] Leicestershire Regiment [12] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [12] South Staffordshire Regiment [12] Gloucestershire Regiment [11] King's Royal Rifle Corps [11] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [11] Royal Berkshire Regiment [11] Bedfordshire Regiment [10] Durham Light Infantry [10] Liverpool Regiment [10] Manchester Regiment [10] Middlesex Regiment [10] Worcestershire Regiment [10] East Kent Regiment [9] Lancashire Fusiliers [9] Norfolk Regiment [9] Royal Defence Corps [9] Border Regiment [8] East Surrey Regiment [8] West Yorkshire Regiment [8] Lincolnshire Regiment [7] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7] Somerset Light Infantry [7] South Wales Borderers [7] Suffolk Regiment [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] Army Veterinary Corps [6] Essex Regiment [6] Northamptonshire Regiment [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Royal Naval Division [6] Welsh Regiment [6] Wiltshire Regiment [6] British West Indies Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [842] Royal Navy [108] Australian Imperial Force [84] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [60] Canadian Expeditionary Force [40] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

D [1156] E [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1132] Merchant Navy [14] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [30]

Alfred Dawes

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 158313 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Luther Adolphus Dawes

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 1245 Private Herefordshire Regiment

British Army 235165 Lance Corporal Herefordshire Regiment 1/1st Battalion

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Walter Edward Dawes

Born 1899

Died 1954

Royal Navy DA 19910 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

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Allan William Dawes

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 106565

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John Dawes

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 121475

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William Henry Dawes

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 95894

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George Thomas Dawes

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37072

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David Charles Dawes

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 204944

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William Henry Dawes

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28620

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Alice Emily Dawes

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 2/RES.D/369 Nursing Sister Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service

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Gordon Dawes

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 246899

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Allen Dawes

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 47850 Private Manchester Regiment 18th Bn.

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Hubert James Dawes

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army GS/20234 Serjeant Royal Fusiliers 26th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Yorkshire Regiment

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G A Dawes

Died 1916

British Army 1495 Company Serjeant Major RWRCorporal

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Walter Richard Augustus Aston Dawes

Born 1878

Died 1914

British Army Captain Wiltshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army Captain Wiltshire Regiment

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Arthur Irwin Dawes

Died 1917

British Army Captain Somerset Light Infantry

British Army Captain Prince Albert's (Somerset Light Infantry) 9th Battalion attached 10th Gurkha Rifles

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George Dawes

Born 1870

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 21994

Canadian Expeditionary Force 21994 Private Canadian Infantry

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George Dawes

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 6720

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William Ernest Dawes

Born 1893

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 7235

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James Charles Dawes

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army SD/587 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 11th (1st Southdown) Battalion

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