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Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Kent [1]

Leith,Scotland [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Mount Gambier South Australia [1]

Pancras, London [1]

South Shields, Durham, England [1]

St James Westminster [1]

West Hartlepool, Durham [1]

Rank

Private [55]

Sapper [8]

Gunner [7]

Corporal [5]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Driver [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain [1]

Colonel [1]

Flying Officer [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Pioneer [1]

Serjeant [1]

Sister [1]

Typist Clerk [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [10]

Army Service Corps [8]

Labour Corps [8]

Royal Irish Rifles [7]

London Regiment [6]

Royal Field Artillery [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Dragoon Guards [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

British West Indies Regiment [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1]

Canterbury Infantry Regiment [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Engineers [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

Harvard Medical Unit attached Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Highland Light Infantry [1]

Household Battalion [1]

Irish Guards [1]

King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Medical Officer Reserve Corps U.S. Army [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Families Nursing Service [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Engineers Field Company [1]

Royal Engineers/Mansfield Signalling School [1]

Royal Horse Guards [1]

Royal Irish Regiment [1]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [1]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [1]

Scottish Rifles [1]

Staff [1]

Service

British Army [79]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [20]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11]

Royal Navy [2]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

D [118]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [114]

Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [1]

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People [119] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Camberwell, Surrey [1] Deptford, London [1] Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Kent [1] Leith,Scotland [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Mount Gambier South Australia [1] Pancras, London [1] South Shields, Durham, England [1] St James Westminster [1] West Hartlepool, Durham [1]

Rank

Private [55] Sapper [8] Gunner [7] Corporal [5] Second Lieutenant [4] Driver [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Captain [1] Colonel [1] Flying Officer [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Pioneer [1] Serjeant [1] Sister [1] Typist Clerk [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [10] Army Service Corps [8] Labour Corps [8] Royal Irish Rifles [7] London Regiment [6] Royal Field Artillery [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] King's Own Scottish Borderers [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Canadian Infantry [2] Dragoon Guards [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] British West Indies Regiment [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [1] Canterbury Infantry Regiment [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Engineers [1] Essex Regiment [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] Harvard Medical Unit attached Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Highland Light Infantry [1] Household Battalion [1] Irish Guards [1] King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Medical Officer Reserve Corps U.S. Army [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Families Nursing Service [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Engineers Field Company [1] Royal Engineers/Mansfield Signalling School [1] Royal Horse Guards [1] Royal Irish Regiment [1] Royal Lancaster Regiment [1] Royal Scots Fusiliers [1] Scottish Rifles [1] Staff [1]

Service

British Army [79] Canadian Expeditionary Force [20] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [11] Royal Navy [2] Australian Imperial Force [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

D [118] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [114] Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [1]

Muriel Vera Derby

Born 1895

Died 1947

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 10729 Typist Clerk Women's Royal Air Force

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Evan Joseph Derby

Born 1879

Died 1920

Australian Imperial Force 7895 Sapper Engineers 2 Tunnelling Company

Australian Imperial Force Sapper Engineers 2 Tunnelling Company

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William Henry Derby

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 196403

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Robert Derby

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 54340

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James Derby

Born 1895

Died 1921

British Army 148697 Corporal Royal Engineers

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Ellis Derby

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 8936 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 8936 Corporal Cheshire Regiment

British Army 8936 Lance Serjeant Cheshire Regiment

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Thomas Joseph Derby

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 139686

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Jesse Derby

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 24946 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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William S Derby

Died 1917

British Army 22/848 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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George Derby

Born 1895

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 256270

Canadian Expeditionary Force 256270 Private Canadian Infantry

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Dewitt Clinton Derby

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 154331

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James Samuel Derby

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 261553

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Arthur Derby

Born 1890

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 144378

Canadian Expeditionary Force 144378 Private Canadian Infantry

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James Derby

Died 1918

British Army 28191 Private Scottish Rifles

British Army 28191 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

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Michael Derby

Died 1920

British Army 2975 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 414172 Sapper Royal Engineers

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John Derby

Died 1918

British Army 49874 Private London Regiment

British Army 68786 Private London Regiment

British Army G/68786 Private The Queen's Regiment

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Alexander Leggat Derby

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 71799

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John Derby

Born 1898

British Army 55261 Private Highland Light Infantry

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E Derby

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197757

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Edward George Villiers Stanley

Born 1865

Died 1948

British Army Staff

British Army Colonel Staff

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