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Willesden, London [3]

Finchley, London [2]

Islington, London [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Tottenham, London [2]

West Maitland New South Wales [2]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Bow, London [1]

Bromley-by-Bow, London [1]

Bunbury Western Australia [1]

Falmouth, Cornwall, England [1]

Falmouth, England [1]

Grantchester [1]

Hackney, Middlesex [1]

Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Huntingdon, Hampshire [1]

Huntington England [1]

King Edward, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [1]

Leatherhead, Surrey [1]

Lee, London [1]

Leicester, Leicestershire [1]

London [1]

Maitland New South Wales [1]

Newport Victoria [1]

Northampton, Northamptonshire [1]

Saint Pancras, London [1]

Shefford England [1]

Stotfold [1]

Stotfold, Bedfordshire [1]

West Ham, Essex [1]

Wood Green, London [1]

Rank

Private [152]

Serjeant [15]

Driver [13]

Corporal [12]

Sapper [11]

Gunner [8]

Lance Corporal [5]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

ALIAS Driver [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain [1]

Corporal Shoeing Smith [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Trooper [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [20]

Labour Corps [20]

Royal Engineers [17]

Royal Field Artillery [16]

Bedfordshire Regiment [14]

Northamptonshire Regiment [12]

London Regiment [9]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Suffolk Regiment [5]

Essex Regiment [4]

Grenadier Guards [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

York and Lancaster Regiment [4]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

East Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Scottish Rifles [2]

Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

60th Seige Battery [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Australian Light Horse [1]

Bedfords [1]

Bedforshire Regiment [1]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [211]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19]

Royal Navy [16]

Australian Imperial Force [7]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

Last name first letter

D [258]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [256]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

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Place of birth

Willesden, London [3] Finchley, London [2] Islington, London [2] London, Middlesex [2] Tottenham, London [2] West Maitland New South Wales [2] Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Bow, London [1] Bromley-by-Bow, London [1] Bunbury Western Australia [1] Falmouth, Cornwall, England [1] Falmouth, England [1] Grantchester [1] Hackney, Middlesex [1] Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Huntingdon, Hampshire [1] Huntington England [1] King Edward, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [1] Leatherhead, Surrey [1] Lee, London [1] Leicester, Leicestershire [1] London [1] Maitland New South Wales [1] Newport Victoria [1] Northampton, Northamptonshire [1] Saint Pancras, London [1] Shefford England [1] Stotfold [1] Stotfold, Bedfordshire [1] West Ham, Essex [1] Wood Green, London [1]

Rank

Private [152] Serjeant [15] Driver [13] Corporal [12] Sapper [11] Gunner [8] Lance Corporal [5] Acting Serjeant [3] Lance Serjeant [2] Second Lieutenant [2] ALIAS Driver [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bombardier [1] Captain [1] Corporal Shoeing Smith [1] Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Pioneer [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Trooper [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [20] Labour Corps [20] Royal Engineers [17] Royal Field Artillery [16] Bedfordshire Regiment [14] Northamptonshire Regiment [12] London Regiment [9] Machine Gun Corps [9] Royal Fusiliers [9] Middlesex Regiment [8] Royal Army Service Corps [6] The Queen's Regiment [6] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Suffolk Regiment [5] Essex Regiment [4] Grenadier Guards [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] York and Lancaster Regiment [4] Cambridgeshire Regiment [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [2] Corps of Hussars [2] East Yorkshire Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Scottish Rifles [2] Women's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] 60th Seige Battery [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Australian Light Horse [1] Bedfords [1] Bedforshire Regiment [1] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [211] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [19] Royal Navy [16] Australian Imperial Force [7] Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

Last name first letter

D [258] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [256] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

George Samuel Dilley

Born 1874

Died 1948

British Army 5052 Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant Royal Fusiliers

British Army Lieutenant and Quarter Master Royal Fusiliers

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David Dilley

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 33620 Acting Corporal Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 33620 Corporal Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army Private Bedforshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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James Dilley

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268365

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John Dilley

Born 1886

Died 1914

British Army 8731 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 8731 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Arthur W Dilley

Born 1885

Died 1968

British Army G/29514 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Arthur Dilley

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 165713

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William James Dilley

Died 1917

British Army L/13160 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army L/13160 Corporal Middlesex Regiment

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William J Dilley

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army P/677 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army P/677 Lance Corporal Rifle Brigade 16th Battalion

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Eric Dilley

Born 1891

Died 1921

Australian Imperial Force 393 Trooper Australian Light Horse

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Alfred James Dilley

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 98991

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Walter Charles George Dilley

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 220651

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Percy James Dilley

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 5728 Private Royal Munster Fusiliers

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Alfred Harold Dilley

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 160561

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James Edward Dilley

Born 1895

Royal Navy J18556 Able Seaman HMS Castor

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William Jacob Dilley

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 204101 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Ernest William Dilley

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 16329 Private Suffolk Regiment 11th

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Frederick Dilley

Died 1916

British Army 13867 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Frederick Edward Dilley

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 403616

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Charles A Dilley

Died 1916

British Army 7537 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 7537 Acting Serjeant Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 7537 Serjeant Northamptonshire Regiment

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Charles John Dilley

Australian Imperial Force 4725

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