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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]

Cecil Frank Dawes

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 248142

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George Dawes

Born 1894

Died 1919

Royal Navy J12434 Leading Seaman

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Ernest George Dawes

Born 1898

Died 1916

Royal Navy J36177 Boy Telegraphist HMS DEFENCE

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Reginald Dawes

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233512

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Harry Escourt Dawes

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 247809

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John Charles Dawes

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 252424

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Horace Wilfred Dawes

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 253178

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Arthur Dawes

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260696

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Horace Edward Dawes

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265296

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George Dawes

Born 1881

Died 1915

British Army 3173 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 3173 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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George Hugh Dawes

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Border Regiment 5ththe bord Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Border Regiment

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Norman Labrow Dawes

Died 1916

British Army 12063 Private Manchester Regiment

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Thomas Dawes

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 25359 Private Grenadier Guards

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George William Dawes

Died 1917

British Army 28935 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Harry Moorcroft Dawes

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 43132 Private South Lancashire Regiment 4th Battalion

British Army 29377 Private East Surrey Regiment

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Albert Edward Dawes

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 11189 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

British Army 235202 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Walter Dawes

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 7035 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 3767 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 7035 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Henry Dawes

Died 1915

British Army SR/8140 Serjeant Royal Fusiliers City of London Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Christopher Dawes

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 1336 Private Army Cyclist Corps

British Army 13822 Private Army Cyclist Corps

British Army 148612 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Bertram T Dawes

Died 1918

British Army 36436 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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