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Reading, Berkshire [6]

London, Middlesex [5]

Newbury, Berkshire [5]

Devonport, Devon [4]

Leicester, Leicestershire [4]

Charters Towers Queensland [3]

Cowes, Isle of Wight [3]

Luton, Bedfordshire [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Avebury, Wiltshire [2]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Burnham on Crouch, Essex [2]

Burnie Tasmania [2]

Cawston England [2]

Desborough, Northamptonshire [2]

Frome, Somerset [2]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [2]

Hailsham [2]

Leicester [2]

London England [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Melksham, Wiltshire [2]

Merton, Surrey [2]

Newport, Monmouthshire [2]

Paddington, London [2]

Petersham New South Wales [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

St Helens Tasmania [2]

Ashburnham, Sussex [1]

Ashfield New South Wales [1]

BARONY, LANARKSHIRE [1]

Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire [1]

Basford, Nottinghamshire [1]

Bath England [1]

Beesands, Devon, England [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Belgrave, Leicestershire [1]

Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire [1]

Berkshire [1]

Bootle, Liverpool [1]

Bootle, Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Bowgate, Leics [1]

Bright Victoria [1]

Brighton, Sussex, England. [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Bristol England [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Rank

Private [616]

Gunner [84]

Driver [55]

Sapper [46]

Serjeant [43]

Corporal [38]

Lieutenant [28]

Second Lieutenant [26]

Lance Corporal [23]

Captain [15]

Pioneer [10]

Acting Corporal [8]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Major [6]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Sister [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Bombardier [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Acting Captain [3]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2]

Aircraftman 1st Class [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Commissary [2]

Engineer Captain [2]

Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Musician [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Private Lance Corporal [2]

Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Rifleman [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Major [1]

Air Mechanic [1]

Assistant Principal [1]

Assistant Sergeant Major [1]

Band Boy [1]

Band Corporal [1]

Bandmaster 1st Class [1]

Bandmaster 2nd Class [1]

Bandsman [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [92]

Royal Engineers [90]

Labour Corps [74]

Army Service Corps [55]

Royal Garrison Artillery [46]

Leicestershire Regiment [38]

London Regiment [38]

Machine Gun Corps [34]

Royal Army Medical Corps [34]

Royal Fusiliers [27]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [21]

Royal Sussex Regiment [20]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [19]

Middlesex Regiment [17]

Somerset Light Infantry [17]

Durham Light Infantry [16]

Northumberland Fusiliers [16]

East Surrey Regiment [15]

Royal Air Force [15]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [14]

The Queen's Regiment [14]

Welsh Regiment [14]

Devonshire Regiment [13]

Rifle Brigade [13]

Wiltshire Regiment [13]

Bedfordshire Regiment [12]

Norfolk Regiment [12]

Northamptonshire Regiment [12]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [11]

Gloucestershire Regiment [11]

Hampshire Regiment [11]

Royal West Kent Regiment [11]

Coldstream Guards [10]

North Staffordshire Regiment [10]

West Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Army Ordnance Corps [9]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [9]

Royal Flying Corps [9]

Royal Naval Division [9]

Worcestershire Regiment [9]

Border Regiment [8]

Lincolnshire Regiment [8]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8]

Royal Defence Corps [8]

Canadian Infantry [7]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [7]

Manchester Regiment [7]

West Riding Regiment [7]

Army Veterinary Corps [6]

East Kent Regiment [6]

Service

British Army [956]

Royal Navy [115]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [83]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [75]

Australian Imperial Force [47]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

D [1295]

F [3]

E [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1275]

Merchant Navy [14]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [39]

Canada [1]

India [1]

Jamaica [1]

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Place of birth

Reading, Berkshire [6] London, Middlesex [5] Newbury, Berkshire [5] Devonport, Devon [4] Leicester, Leicestershire [4] Charters Towers Queensland [3] Cowes, Isle of Wight [3] Luton, Bedfordshire [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Avebury, Wiltshire [2] Bedford, Bedfordshire [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Burnham on Crouch, Essex [2] Burnie Tasmania [2] Cawston England [2] Desborough, Northamptonshire [2] Frome, Somerset [2] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [2] Hailsham [2] Leicester [2] London England [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Melksham, Wiltshire [2] Merton, Surrey [2] Newport, Monmouthshire [2] Paddington, London [2] Petersham New South Wales [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] St Helens Tasmania [2] Ashburnham, Sussex [1] Ashfield New South Wales [1] BARONY, LANARKSHIRE [1] Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire [1] Basford, Nottinghamshire [1] Bath England [1] Beesands, Devon, England [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Belgrave, Leicestershire [1] Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire [1] Berkshire [1] Bootle, Liverpool [1] Bootle, Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Bowgate, Leics [1] Bright Victoria [1] Brighton, Sussex, England. [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bristol England [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Bristol, Somerset [1]

Rank

Private [616] Gunner [84] Driver [55] Sapper [46] Serjeant [43] Corporal [38] Lieutenant [28] Second Lieutenant [26] Lance Corporal [23] Captain [15] Pioneer [10] Acting Corporal [8] Acting Serjeant [6] Major [6] Company Serjeant Major [5] Sister [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Bombardier [4] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Acting Captain [3] Aircraftman 2nd Class [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Company Serjeant Major [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2] Aircraftman 1st Class [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Commissary [2] Engineer Captain [2] Major/Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Musician [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Petty Officer [2] Private Lance Corporal [2] Regimental Serjeant Major [2] Rifleman [2] Staff Nurse [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Major [1] Air Mechanic [1] Assistant Principal [1] Assistant Sergeant Major [1] Band Boy [1] Band Corporal [1] Bandmaster 1st Class [1] Bandmaster 2nd Class [1] Bandsman [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [92] Royal Engineers [90] Labour Corps [74] Army Service Corps [55] Royal Garrison Artillery [46] Leicestershire Regiment [38] London Regiment [38] Machine Gun Corps [34] Royal Army Medical Corps [34] Royal Fusiliers [27] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [21] Royal Sussex Regiment [20] Royal Berkshire Regiment [19] Middlesex Regiment [17] Somerset Light Infantry [17] Durham Light Infantry [16] Northumberland Fusiliers [16] East Surrey Regiment [15] Royal Air Force [15] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [14] The Queen's Regiment [14] Welsh Regiment [14] Devonshire Regiment [13] Rifle Brigade [13] Wiltshire Regiment [13] Bedfordshire Regiment [12] Norfolk Regiment [12] Northamptonshire Regiment [12] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [11] Gloucestershire Regiment [11] Hampshire Regiment [11] Royal West Kent Regiment [11] Coldstream Guards [10] North Staffordshire Regiment [10] West Yorkshire Regiment [10] Army Ordnance Corps [9] King's Royal Rifle Corps [9] Royal Flying Corps [9] Royal Naval Division [9] Worcestershire Regiment [9] Border Regiment [8] Lincolnshire Regiment [8] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8] Royal Defence Corps [8] Canadian Infantry [7] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [7] Manchester Regiment [7] West Riding Regiment [7] Army Veterinary Corps [6] East Kent Regiment [6]

Service

British Army [956] Royal Navy [115] Canadian Expeditionary Force [83] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [75] Australian Imperial Force [47] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8] Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

D [1295] F [3] E [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1275] Merchant Navy [14] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [39] Canada [1] India [1] Jamaica [1]

Arthur John Deacon

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 245573

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Edmund Deacon

Born 1872

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Essex Yeomanry

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Henry Robert Gordon Deacon

Born 1871

Died 1944

British Army Major Connaught Rangers 1st Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Connaught Rangers 1st Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Highland Light Infantry

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Herbert Gladstone Deacon

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 115004

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Herbert Thomas Deacon

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 294144

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Golding Frederick Deacon

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 76220

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John Deacon

Born 1894

Died 1972

Royal Navy M5246 Cook's Mate HMS LION

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Olive Marjorie Deacon

Born 1891

Died 1950

Royal Navy Assistant Principal Women's Royal Naval Service

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Howard Luzer Deacon

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 95255

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Sydney Deacon

Born 1876

Died 1920

British Army 25271 Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

British Army 93153 Private Labour Corps

British Army 16881 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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George John Deacon

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 226952

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Frederick Deacon

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 235062

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Thomas Deacon

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 103002 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 103002 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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William Deacon

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 35265 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Raymond Eric Deacon

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Prince Of Wales's (North Staffordshire Regiment) 10th Battalion

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Albert Edward Deacon

Died 1915

British Army 11203 Private Welsh Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Farnham Deacon

Born 1891

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 220308

Canadian Expeditionary Force 220308 Private Canadian Infantry

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Albert Deacon

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 85368

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Ernest Deacon

Born 1882

British Army 18468 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 195265 Private Labour Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 145425 Air Mechanic 3rd Class Royal Flying Corps

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Oliver Deacon

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 409037

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