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Southampton, Hampshire, England [10]

Southampton, Hampshire [5]

Brentford, Middlesex [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Chiswick, London [2]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [2]

Dover, Kent [2]

Finsbury, London [2]

Fulham, London [2]

Ipswich Queensland [2]

London [2]

London England [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Reading England [2]

Tumut New South Wales [2]

Wimbledon, Surrey [2]

Woolston, Hampshire [2]

Amesbury, Wiltshire [1]

Arbroath, Forfar [1]

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Babbacombe, Torquay, Devon [1]

Balham, Surrey [1]

Bannockburn Victoria [1]

Bedford [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [1]

Bournemouth, Hants [1]

Brunswick New South Wales [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1]

Cambridgeshire [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Chichester, Sussex [1]

Chiswick, London, Middlesex [1]

Cospicua, Malta [1]

Ealing, London [1]

Egremont, Cheshire [1]

Enfield, Middlesex [1]

Fordingbridge, Hampshire [1]

Forfar [1]

Gillingham, Kent [1]

Gravesend, Kent [1]

Hackney, Middlesex [1]

Hampshire, England [1]

Honiton, Devon [1]

Kew, Surrey [1]

Kingston, Canada [1]

Lambeth, Surrey [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [256]

Corporal [28]

Gunner [26]

Driver [25]

Sapper [17]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Serjeant [11]

Lance Corporal [10]

Pioneer [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [3]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [3]

Bombardier [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Captain [2]

Farrier Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

2nd Serjeant [1]

Captain Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Captain/Temporary Major [1]

Corporal Shoeing Smith [1]

Gunner /Acting Bombardier [1]

Highlander [1]

L/Mechanic [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Mechanist Serjeant [1]

Muleteer [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Rifleman/Lance Corporal [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Surgeon [1]

Trumpeter [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [39]

Army Service Corps [38]

Royal Engineers [32]

London Regiment [30]

Royal Field Artillery [30]

Bedfordshire Regiment [21]

Royal Garrison Artillery [20]

Middlesex Regiment [16]

Hampshire Regiment [15]

Machine Gun Corps [13]

Rifle Brigade [11]

East Surrey Regiment [10]

Devonshire Regiment [9]

Dorsetshire Regiment [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [9]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

Royal Highlanders [8]

Wiltshire Regiment [7]

East Kent Regiment [5]

Essex Regiment [5]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5]

Royal Flying Corps [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

Suffolk Regiment [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Norfolk Regiment [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Royal Sussex Regiment [4]

Somerset Light Infantry [4]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

7th Hussars [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Gordon Highlanders [2]

Hertfordshire Regiment [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

Labour Corps ex Training Reserve Battalion [2]

Service

British Army [394]

Royal Navy [58]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [46]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [22]

Australian Imperial Force [14]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Last name first letter

D [555]

Contribution

Military Service [537]

Merchant Navy [17]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

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Place of birth

Southampton, Hampshire, England [10] Southampton, Hampshire [5] Brentford, Middlesex [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Chiswick, London [2] Doncaster, Yorkshire [2] Dover, Kent [2] Finsbury, London [2] Fulham, London [2] Ipswich Queensland [2] London [2] London England [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Reading England [2] Tumut New South Wales [2] Wimbledon, Surrey [2] Woolston, Hampshire [2] Amesbury, Wiltshire [1] Arbroath, Forfar [1] Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Babbacombe, Torquay, Devon [1] Balham, Surrey [1] Bannockburn Victoria [1] Bedford [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bournemouth, Hampshire [1] Bournemouth, Hants [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Camberwell, London [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [1] Cambridgeshire [1] Chelsea, London [1] Chichester, Sussex [1] Chiswick, London, Middlesex [1] Cospicua, Malta [1] Ealing, London [1] Egremont, Cheshire [1] Enfield, Middlesex [1] Fordingbridge, Hampshire [1] Forfar [1] Gillingham, Kent [1] Gravesend, Kent [1] Hackney, Middlesex [1] Hampshire, England [1] Honiton, Devon [1] Kew, Surrey [1] Kingston, Canada [1] Lambeth, Surrey [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [256] Corporal [28] Gunner [26] Driver [25] Sapper [17] Second Lieutenant [11] Serjeant [11] Lance Corporal [10] Pioneer [5] Acting Corporal [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [3] Aircraftman 2nd Class [3] Bombardier [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Captain [2] Farrier Serjeant [2] Lieutenant [2] Staff Serjeant [2] 2nd Serjeant [1] Captain Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Captain/Temporary Major [1] Corporal Shoeing Smith [1] Gunner /Acting Bombardier [1] Highlander [1] L/Mechanic [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Mechanist Serjeant [1] Muleteer [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Rifleman/Lance Corporal [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Surgeon [1] Trumpeter [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [39] Army Service Corps [38] Royal Engineers [32] London Regiment [30] Royal Field Artillery [30] Bedfordshire Regiment [21] Royal Garrison Artillery [20] Middlesex Regiment [16] Hampshire Regiment [15] Machine Gun Corps [13] Rifle Brigade [11] East Surrey Regiment [10] Devonshire Regiment [9] Dorsetshire Regiment [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] Royal Army Service Corps [9] Royal Fusiliers [9] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] Royal Highlanders [8] Wiltshire Regiment [7] East Kent Regiment [5] Essex Regiment [5] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5] Royal Flying Corps [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] Suffolk Regiment [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Norfolk Regiment [4] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Royal Sussex Regiment [4] Somerset Light Infantry [4] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] 7th Hussars [2] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Gordon Highlanders [2] Hertfordshire Regiment [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] Labour Corps ex Training Reserve Battalion [2]

Service

British Army [394] Royal Navy [58] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [46] Canadian Expeditionary Force [22] Australian Imperial Force [14] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Last name first letter

D [555]

Contribution

Military Service [537] Merchant Navy [17]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

George William Dear

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 48687

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John William Dear

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 226576

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William H Dear

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 7710 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 203459 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

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Alfred Henry George Dear

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 13207

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John Roberts Dear

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 304325

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Frederick George Dear

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 121680 Air Mechanic 3rd Class Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 121680 Aircraftman 2nd Class Royal Air Force

British Army 21497 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Alfred Frank Dear

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 407294

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Percy Dear

Born 1894

Died 1917

Royal Navy F5426

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Reginald Henry Dear

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 245886

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Harry Charles Dear

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 252078

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Thomas Edgar Dear

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 240155 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 1194 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Walter J. Dear

Died 1915

British Army 9562 Lance Corporal Coldstream Guards

British Army 9562 Corporal Coldstream Guards

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Frederick Dear

Died 1915

British Army 4/6823 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 4/6823 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Gerald Arthur Dear

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 550096 Private London Regiment 1/16th battalion lond Battalion

British Army 1476 Lance Corporal London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles) 16th (County of London) Battalion

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Henry Robert Dear

Born 1898

Died 1920

British Army 55039 Private Canadian Infantry Battalion

British Army 55039 Private Canadian Infantry

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William George Dear

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 7722 Serjeant Dorsetshire Regiment 5th Battalion

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Sidney James Dear

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 23459 Private Essex Regiment

British Army G/17252 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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Francis Stanley Dear

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 64769 Pioneer Royal Engineers

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James Dear

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 3585 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 6996 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 293122 Private Royal Highlanders

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Frank Dear

Died 1916

British Army 7560 Private Devonshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 7560 Corporal Devonshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 7560 Corporal Devonshire Regiment

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