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Manningtree, Essex [1]

Middlesex [1]

Millwall, London [1]

Poplar, London [1]

Poplar, Middlesex [1]

Roma Queensland [1]

Stepney, London [1]

Suffolk [1]

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Private [106]

Corporal [15]

Driver [13]

Gunner [13]

Serjeant [8]

Lance Corporal [6]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Sapper [4]

Acting Corporal [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Captain [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

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Labour Corps [22]

London Regiment [19]

Army Service Corps [12]

Royal Fusiliers [12]

Royal Engineers [11]

Essex Regiment [10]

Royal Field Artillery [10]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

Middlesex Regiment [9]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

Suffolk Regiment [7]

Northamptonshire Regiment [6]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Coldstream Guards [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Essex Yeomanry [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Scottish Rifles [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

Yorkshire Regiment [2]

14th Royal Canadian Regiment [1]

19th Hussars [1]

252nd Infantry Battalion [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Battery Royal Horse Artillery [1]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Engineers [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Cape Command Signals [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

Embarkation Staff [1]

General Service Dragoons [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Honourable Artillery Company Artillery [1]

Indian Medical Department [1]

Service

British Army [164]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [16]

Royal Navy [14]

Australian Imperial Force [5]

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D [221]

Contribution

Military Service [215]

Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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Cambridge [2] Merriwa New South Wales [2] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bethnal Green, London, England [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Camberwell [1] Cambridgeshire [1] Catford, Kent [1] Chelsea, London [1] Cheshire, England [1] Clapton, Middlesex [1] Delegate New South Wales [1] Denston, Suffolk [1] Essex [1] Faversham, Kent [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Hendon, London [1] Islington, London, Middlesex [1] Keddington, Suffolk [1] Lawshall, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk [1] Limehouse, London, Middlesex [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Long Melford, Suffolk [1] Manningtree, Essex [1] Middlesex [1] Millwall, London [1] Poplar, London [1] Poplar, Middlesex [1] Roma Queensland [1] Stepney, London [1] Suffolk [1]

Rank

Private [106] Corporal [15] Driver [13] Gunner [13] Serjeant [8] Lance Corporal [6] Second Lieutenant [5] Sapper [4] Acting Corporal [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Captain [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Sister [1] Staff Nurse [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [22] London Regiment [19] Army Service Corps [12] Royal Fusiliers [12] Royal Engineers [11] Essex Regiment [10] Royal Field Artillery [10] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] Middlesex Regiment [9] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] Suffolk Regiment [7] Northamptonshire Regiment [6] Machine Gun Corps [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Coldstream Guards [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] Essex Yeomanry [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Scottish Rifles [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] Yorkshire Regiment [2] 14th Royal Canadian Regiment [1] 19th Hussars [1] 252nd Infantry Battalion [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Battery Royal Horse Artillery [1] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Border Regiment [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment [1] Canadian Engineers [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Cape Command Signals [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] East Kent Regiment [1] Embarkation Staff [1] General Service Dragoons [1] Grenadier Guards [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Honourable Artillery Company Artillery [1] Indian Medical Department [1]

Service

British Army [164] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17] Canadian Expeditionary Force [16] Royal Navy [14] Australian Imperial Force [5]

Last name first letter

D [221]

Contribution

Military Service [215] Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

Henry William Deeks

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 241435 Private London Regiment 23rd lond Battalion

British Army GS/64297 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 241435 Private 23 London Regiment

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John Deeks

Born 1891

Died 1976

British Army

British Army 5449 Private The London Regiment 7th City of London Battalion

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Victor A Deeks

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 15123(Incomplete) Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army GS/6151(Incomplete) Private Royal Fusiliers

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Benjamin Horace Deeks

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 114549

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Alfred Enefer Deeks

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 26874

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William Arthur Deeks

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 101718

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William Deeks

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 112898

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Percy William Deeks

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 21063

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George Frederick Deeks

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265773

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Francis Tom Deeks

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 11989

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Percy Ernest Deeks

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 253704

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Sidney Deeks

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262841

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Charles Kenneth Deeks

Died 1917

British Army 5394 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 532545 Lance Corporal London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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Fred Deeks

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 2090 Private Seaforth Highlanders 1/4th seaforth highland Battalion

British Army 2090 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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Walter Deeks

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 8755 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 8755 Acting Corporal Cheshire Regiment

British Army 8755 Corporal Cheshire Regiment

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Ernest Thomas Deeks

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 33858 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 83563 Private Labour Corps

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Thomas Deeks

Born 1897

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 775860

Canadian Expeditionary Force 775860 Private Canadian Infantry

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Henry Deeks

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 18900 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 18900 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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William Deeks

Born 1890

British Army 17422 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 125128 Air Mechanic 3rd Class Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 125128 Aircraftman 2nd Class Royal Air Force

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William Henry Charles Deeks

Born 1896

British Army STK378 Company Serjeant Major Royal Fusiliers 10th (Stockbrokers') Battalion

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