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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]

William Dawes

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 257561 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Charles Dawes

Died 1915

British Army 11858 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Richard Henry Dawes

Died 1918

British Army 25488 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 153185 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 153185 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Joseph Dawes

Born 1894

British Army 8588 Private British West Indies Regiment

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Joseph Dawes

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 242486 Private Highland Light Infantry

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George Dawes

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army S/5613 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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Frederick Dawes

Died 1916

British Army 1310 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 1310 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Frank Dawes

Died 1918

British Army 3502 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 676650 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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George James Dawes

Born 1887

Died 1914

British Army 1676 Lance Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Henry Dawes

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 14/826 Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 14/826 Serjeant York and Lancaster Regiment

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Robert Thomas Dawes

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 5320 Private London Regiment 19th lond Battalion

British Army 611886 Private London Regiment 19th lond Battalion

British Army 611886 Private London Regiment

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Edwin Sandys Dawes

Born 1871

Died 1943

British Army Major London Regiment remount 1st Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Colonel London Regiment remount 1st Battalion

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William Dawes

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army SE/907 Private Royal Army Veterinary Corps

British Army 156016 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Harry Dawes

Born 1891

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 81214

Canadian Expeditionary Force 81214 Private Canadian Infantry

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Joseph Dawes

Died 1916

British Army 18687 Private Royal Scots

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Albert E. Dawes

Died 1916

British Army 4775 Private London Regiment 5th lond Battalion

British Army 4775 Rifleman London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade)

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Robert William Dawes

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 295979

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Joseph Dawes

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197911

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Thomas Eddleston Stanley Dawes

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 180323

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Harold Dawes

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 105056

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