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Brightlingsea, Essex, England [4]

Mile End, London [3]

Theydon Garnon [3]

Brightlingsea, Essex [2]

Norfolk [2]

Sudbury, Suffolk [2]

185, High Street, Shadwell, London [1]

Blayney New South Wales [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk [1]

Calchester England [1]

Carcoar New South Wales [1]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1]

Colchester, Essex [1]

Ferndale, Glamorgan [1]

Filby, Norfolk [1]

Finningham Suffolk [1]

Folkestone [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Hackney, Middlesex [1]

Houndsditch, London [1]

Lincolnshire [1]

London [1]

London East England [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Norwich, Norfolk [1]

Sheerness, Kent [1]

Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Theydon Garnon, Essex [1]

Thorington, Essex [1]

Wells, Norfolk [1]

West Mersea, Colchester, Essex [1]

Wormingford England [1]

Wormingford, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [130]

Corporal [26]

Gunner [21]

Serjeant [19]

Driver [15]

Sapper [8]

Lance Corporal [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Pioneer [2]

Rifleman [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Cook [1]

Corporal Lance Serjeant [1]

Filter/Staff Serjeant [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private Private [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Serjeant /Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant /Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Serjeant Major [1]

Temporary Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [21]

Royal Field Artillery [19]

Army Service Corps [17]

Labour Corps [16]

Suffolk Regiment [14]

London Regiment [12]

Royal Fusiliers [12]

Royal Garrison Artillery [12]

Essex Regiment [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Norfolk Regiment [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [4]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal West Kent Regiment [3]

1st Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

20th Hussars [2]

6th Dragoon Guards [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Seaforth Highlanders [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

110th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

141st Heavy Battalion Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

1st Battalion West Riding Regiment [1]

26th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

2nd Royal Scots [1]

6th York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Army Service Corps attached Head QuartersCorporal [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Battery Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Corps of Dragoons [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

Dublin Fusiliers [1]

Durham Light Infantry Depot [1]

Service

British Army [224]

Royal Navy [20]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [9]

Australian Imperial Force [5]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

D [278]

B [2]

Contribution

Military Service [273]

Merchant Navy [4]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Egypt [1]

Ireland [1]

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Place of birth

Brightlingsea, Essex, England [4] Mile End, London [3] Theydon Garnon [3] Brightlingsea, Essex [2] Norfolk [2] Sudbury, Suffolk [2] 185, High Street, Shadwell, London [1] Blayney New South Wales [1] Brixton, London [1] Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk [1] Calchester England [1] Carcoar New South Wales [1] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1] Colchester, Essex [1] Ferndale, Glamorgan [1] Filby, Norfolk [1] Finningham Suffolk [1] Folkestone [1] Hackney, London [1] Hackney, Middlesex [1] Houndsditch, London [1] Lincolnshire [1] London [1] London East England [1] London, Middlesex [1] Marylebone, London [1] Norwich, Norfolk [1] Sheerness, Kent [1] Southampton, Hampshire [1] Theydon Garnon, Essex [1] Thorington, Essex [1] Wells, Norfolk [1] West Mersea, Colchester, Essex [1] Wormingford England [1] Wormingford, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [130] Corporal [26] Gunner [21] Serjeant [19] Driver [15] Sapper [8] Lance Corporal [3] Acting Corporal [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Pioneer [2] Rifleman [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Cook [1] Corporal Lance Serjeant [1] Filter/Staff Serjeant [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private Private [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Serjeant /Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant /Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Serjeant Major [1] Temporary Staff Serjeant Major [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [21] Royal Field Artillery [19] Army Service Corps [17] Labour Corps [16] Suffolk Regiment [14] London Regiment [12] Royal Fusiliers [12] Royal Garrison Artillery [12] Essex Regiment [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Norfolk Regiment [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Middlesex Regiment [6] Rifle Brigade [6] Machine Gun Corps [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] Cambridgeshire Regiment [4] Devonshire Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal West Kent Regiment [3] 1st Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [2] 20th Hussars [2] 6th Dragoon Guards [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Seaforth Highlanders [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] Welsh Regiment [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] 110th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1] 141st Heavy Battalion Royal Garrison Artillery [1] 1st Battalion West Riding Regiment [1] 26th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1] 2nd Royal Scots [1] 6th York and Lancaster Regiment [1] Army Service Corps attached Head QuartersCorporal [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Battery Royal Horse Artillery [1] Corps of Dragoons [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Dragoon Guards [1] Dublin Fusiliers [1] Durham Light Infantry Depot [1]

Service

British Army [224] Royal Navy [20] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14] Canadian Expeditionary Force [9] Australian Imperial Force [5] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

D [278] B [2]

Contribution

Military Service [273] Merchant Navy [4] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [4] Egypt [1] Ireland [1]

Ernest Theodore Known As Ernie Death

Born 1891

Died 1977

British Army C/440 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army C/440 Rifleman Kings Royal Rifles

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Edward Walter Known As Ted Death

Born 1879

Died 1955

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 94973 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps

British Army 27770 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment 12th (Labour) Battalion

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James Myers Death

Born 1878

Died 1951

British Army SE 23012 Private Army Veterinary Corps

British Army 23012 Private Army Veterinary Corps

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Herbert Albert Death

Born 1889

Died 1935

British Army C1139 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Edward William Death

Born 1897

Died 1936

British Army 896586 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 895586 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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George Frederick Death

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 214347

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Arthur Sidney Known As Sid Death

Born 1887

Died 1946

British Army 40396 Gunner Machine Gun Corps

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Walter Bull-Death

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 2111 Private Rifle Brigade 4th Battalion

British Army 2111 Corporal Rifle Brigade 3rd Battalion

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Arthur Sydney Death

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 284202

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Wilfred Death

Born 1883

Died 1919

British Army M2/175772 Private Army Service Corps

British Army M2/175772 Private Royal Army Service Corps

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Charles Death

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army 6840 Private 2nd Royal Scots

British Army 6840 Private Royal Scots

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Arthur Death

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 22552

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Henry William Death

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 208288

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John Death

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army G 12339 Private The Queen's Regiment

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Frank Death

Died 1918

British Army 25866 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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William A. Death

Born 1894

Died 1914

British Army 70547 Driver Royal Field Artillery 25th Brigade

British Army 70547 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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John James Death

Australian Imperial Force 2349

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Arthur Joseph Death

Died 1916

British Army 43599 Private Norfolk Regiment

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George Edgar Death

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 235769

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Robert John Death

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 405768

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