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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]

Albert Edward Dawes

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 3233 Private City of London Yeomanry

British Army 40695 Private City of London Yeomanry

British Army 40695 Private City of London Yeomanry (Rough Riders)

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George A Dawes

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 1927 Serjeant Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment 10th Battalion

British Army 1927 Serjeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Sidney Frank Dawes

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 18322 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Morris Dawes

Died 1918

British Army S/11496 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Essex Regiment

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Leonard Dawes

Died 1914

British Army 12640 Private Worcestershire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 12640 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Percy Dawes

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 3979 Private Welsh Guards

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Arthur Dawes

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 5874 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

British Army 36292 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Frank Dawes

Died 1917

British Army 9137 Corporal Worcestershire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 9137 Corporal Worcestershire Regiment

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Albert J Dawes

Died 1916

British Army 16337 Private East Surrey Regiment

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William Henry G Dawes

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 115266 Private Machine Gun Corps Depot Company

British Army Second Lieutenant Tank Corps

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Nathaniel George Dawes

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 1685 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 293051 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Ronald Guy Dawes

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 290694 Private Welsh Regiment

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James Dawes

Died 1916

British Army 95 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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Thomas Robson Dawes

Died 1918

British Army 110674 Acting Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

British Army 110674 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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Henry Dawes

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 22907 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Edward Alfred Dawes

Born 1876

Died 1918

British Army 2839 Serjeant Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 293712 Serjeant Royal Garrison Artillery

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Richard Dawes

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 10961 Private Worcestershire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 10961 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Joseph Dawes

Died 1917

British Army 129544 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Edward Dawes

Died 1918

British Army 34059 Private East Surrey Regiment

British Army 228187 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 228187 Private London Regiment 1st Battalion

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James Frederick Dawes

Died 1915

British Army 10477 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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