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Geelong Victoria [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Belfast, Antrim [2]

Coonabarabran New South Wales [2]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

Rutherglen Victoria [2]

Talbot Victoria [2]

Alexandra Scotland [1]

Apsley Victoria [1]

Aspley Victoria [1]

Auburn South Australia [1]

Baldock, Hertfordshire [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Ballater, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [1]

Berwick Victoria [1]

Berwickshire [1]

Birchfield [1]

Boat Harbour Tasmania [1]

Brigstock, Northamptonshire [1]

Cambridge [1]

Colac Victoria [1]

Cromarty Scotland [1]

Edinburgh, Edinburgh [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

Fifeshire Scotland [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Glasgow, Scotland [1]

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Great Barr, Staffordshire [1]

Gulgong New South Wales [1]

Haverford West, Pembrokeshire [1]

Hopetown Victoria [1]

Leichhardt New South Wales [1]

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian) [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Longtown, Cumberland [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Moortown [1]

Mudgee New South Wales [1]

Orange New South Wales [1]

Paddington New South Wales [1]

Paisley Victoria [1]

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Plymouth, Devon, England [1]

Portsea, Hampshire [1]

Richmond Victoria [1]

South Shields, Durham [1]

Stewarton, Ayrshire [1]

Rank

Private [227]

Gunner [23]

Corporal [22]

Driver [22]

Second Lieutenant [13]

Sapper [12]

Lance Corporal [11]

Serjeant [10]

Lieutenant [7]

Captain [5]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Sister [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Major [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal/Serjeant [1]

Engineer Lieutenant Commander [1]

Engineer Rear Admiral [1]

Major [1]

Nurse [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Pioneer [1]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1]

Quartermaster and Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Temporary Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [26]

Royal Engineers [26]

Royal Field Artillery [26]

Army Service Corps [23]

Highland Light Infantry [21]

Royal Army Medical Corps [21]

Gordon Highlanders [20]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [16]

Royal Scots [16]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [14]

Royal Garrison Artillery [13]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

Royal Highlanders [10]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [10]

Scottish Rifles [9]

Royal Naval Division [8]

London Regiment [7]

Seaforth Highlanders [7]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

British West Indies Regiment [5]

Cameron Highlanders [5]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

South Wales Borderers [5]

South Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Border Regiment [3]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3]

Scots Guards [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps Transport [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Training Reserve [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [340]

Australian Imperial Force [35]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [27]

Royal Navy [26]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

D [479]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [465]

Merchant Navy [11]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

Egypt [1]

France [1]

Jamaica [1]

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Place of birth

Geelong Victoria [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Belfast, Antrim [2] Coonabarabran New South Wales [2] Dublin, Suffolk, England [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] Rutherglen Victoria [2] Talbot Victoria [2] Alexandra Scotland [1] Apsley Victoria [1] Aspley Victoria [1] Auburn South Australia [1] Baldock, Hertfordshire [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Ballater, Aberdeenshire, Scotland [1] Berwick Victoria [1] Berwickshire [1] Birchfield [1] Boat Harbour Tasmania [1] Brigstock, Northamptonshire [1] Cambridge [1] Colac Victoria [1] Cromarty Scotland [1] Edinburgh, Edinburgh [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Fifeshire Scotland [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Glasgow, Scotland [1] Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Great Barr, Staffordshire [1] Gulgong New South Wales [1] Haverford West, Pembrokeshire [1] Hopetown Victoria [1] Leichhardt New South Wales [1] Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian) [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Longtown, Cumberland [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Moortown [1] Mudgee New South Wales [1] Orange New South Wales [1] Paddington New South Wales [1] Paisley Victoria [1] Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Plymouth, Devon, England [1] Portsea, Hampshire [1] Richmond Victoria [1] South Shields, Durham [1] Stewarton, Ayrshire [1]

Rank

Private [227] Gunner [23] Corporal [22] Driver [22] Second Lieutenant [13] Sapper [12] Lance Corporal [11] Serjeant [10] Lieutenant [7] Captain [5] Acting Serjeant [3] Acting Corporal [2] Sister [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Major [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bombardier [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal/Serjeant [1] Engineer Lieutenant Commander [1] Engineer Rear Admiral [1] Major [1] Nurse [1] Nursing Sister [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Pioneer [1] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1] Quartermaster and Honorary Lieutenant [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant Major [1] Temporary Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [26] Royal Engineers [26] Royal Field Artillery [26] Army Service Corps [23] Highland Light Infantry [21] Royal Army Medical Corps [21] Gordon Highlanders [20] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [16] Royal Scots [16] King's Own Scottish Borderers [14] Royal Garrison Artillery [13] Machine Gun Corps [10] Royal Highlanders [10] Royal Scots Fusiliers [10] Scottish Rifles [9] Royal Naval Division [8] London Regiment [7] Seaforth Highlanders [7] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] British West Indies Regiment [5] Cameron Highlanders [5] Durham Light Infantry [5] Liverpool Regiment [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] South Wales Borderers [5] South Staffordshire Regiment [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Border Regiment [3] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3] Scots Guards [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Cambridgeshire Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [2] Royal Army Medical Corps Transport [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Training Reserve [2] West Riding Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [340] Australian Imperial Force [35] Canadian Expeditionary Force [27] Royal Navy [26] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

D [479] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [465] Merchant Navy [11] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [13] Egypt [1] France [1] Jamaica [1]

Henry Zepheniah Deans

Born 1896

British Army 3590 Private British West Indies Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 3590 Private British West Indies Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Thomas Deans

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 104346

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Arch Deans

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 122399

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John Deans

Born 1887

British Army 1689 Corporal Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

British Army 1689 Sergeant Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

British Army 316725 Serjeant Scottish Rifles 15th Battalion

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James Deans

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 7030 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 1/4th king's own scottish bord Battalion

British Army 7030 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 1/4th Battalion

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John Deans

Died 1919

British Army 20501 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 583255 Private Labour Corps

British Army GS/108500 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Geoffrey Chase Deans

Born 1880

Died 1915

British Army Captain Worcestershire Regiment 4th worcest Battalion

British Army Captain Worcestershire Regiment

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Wilfred Deans

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 14364 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Hamilton Deans

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 15454 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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Thomas William Deans

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 83250

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James Deans

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 306044

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Frank Deans

Died 1916

British Army 14479 Private Highland Light Infantry 16th highland Battalion

British Army 14479 Lance Corporal Highland Light Infantry

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Percival Deans

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 260043 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 260043 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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James A Deans

Died 1917

British Army 719 Private Gordon Highlanders 1st Battalion

British Army 719 Private Gordon Highlanders

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William Deans

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 38960 Private Durham Light Infantry

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William Deans

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 2752 Private Royal Scots

British Army 73026 Private Machine Gun Corps

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John Anton Deans

Born 1895

British Army 2612 Private British West Indies Regiment

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Harold Mackenzie Deans

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Own Scottish Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army Captain King's Own Scottish Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army Captain King's Own Scottish Borderers

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Samuel Deans

Born 1871

Died 1947

British Army CMT/255(Incomplete) Private Army Service Corps

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Albert Victor Deans

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 1126(Incomplete) Driver Royal Engineers

British Army 47614(Incomplete) Lance Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army Second Lieutenant Yorkshire Regiment

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