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Fareham, Hampshire [4]

Lymington, Hampshire [4]

Reading, Berkshire [4]

Streatham, London [3]

Bartley, Hampshire, England [2]

Beckenham, Kent [2]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [2]

Halstead, Essex [2]

Harrow, Middlesex [2]

Redhill, Surrey [2]

Yarmouth, Isle of Wight [2]

Biggleswade [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire [1]

Cape Colony [1]

Chelmsford, Essex [1]

Chertsey, Surrey [1]

Clerkenwell, Middlesex [1]

Croydon England [1]

Durham [1]

East Hanningfield, Essex [1]

Epping, London [1]

Farnham, Surrey [1]

Finchingfield, Essex, England [1]

Grays, Essex [1]

Halstead England [1]

Hampshire [1]

Hampshire, England [1]

Harlesden, Middlesex [1]

Hertford, Hertfordshire [1]

Hillsborough, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Holborn, London [1]

Ipswich, Suffolk, England [1]

Islington, London, Middlesex [1]

Knowsley, Lancashire [1]

Leamington, Hampshire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Lymington, Hampshire, England [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Mile End, London [1]

Mile End, London, Middlesex [1]

Monrovia [1]

Mortlake, Barnes, Surrey [1]

Mortlake, Surrey [1]

North Adelaide South Australia [1]

Paget [1]

Port Broughton South Australia [1]

Salehurst, Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [193]

Gunner [23]

Corporal [20]

Serjeant [20]

Driver [18]

Lance Corporal [12]

Sapper [12]

Pioneer [6]

Acting Corporal [4]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Acting Gunner [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Captain [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Bearer [1]

Bombardier [1]

Bombardier/Acting Corporal [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Flight Cadet [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Special Military Probationer [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Stoker [1]

Temporary Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [32]

Army Service Corps [26]

London Regiment [25]

Royal Field Artillery [24]

Royal Engineers [23]

Essex Regiment [16]

Royal West Kent Regiment [15]

Royal Fusiliers [14]

Royal Garrison Artillery [14]

The Queen's Regiment [14]

Hampshire Regiment [12]

Middlesex Regiment [11]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [9]

Lincolnshire Regiment [7]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Rifle Brigade [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

East Kent Regiment [5]

Royal Horse Artillery [5]

Somerset Light Infantry [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [4]

Royal Sussex Regiment [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

Tank Corps [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Hussars [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Welsh Regiment [3]

West Riding Regiment [3]

Wiltshire Regiment [3]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [2]

Training Reserve [2]

Service

British Army [324]

Royal Navy [46]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [22]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [16]

Australian Imperial Force [6]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

D [427]

Contribution

Military Service [415]

Merchant Navy [11]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

Bermuda [1]

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Place of birth

Fareham, Hampshire [4] Lymington, Hampshire [4] Reading, Berkshire [4] Streatham, London [3] Bartley, Hampshire, England [2] Beckenham, Kent [2] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [2] Halstead, Essex [2] Harrow, Middlesex [2] Redhill, Surrey [2] Yarmouth, Isle of Wight [2] Biggleswade [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire [1] Cape Colony [1] Chelmsford, Essex [1] Chertsey, Surrey [1] Clerkenwell, Middlesex [1] Croydon England [1] Durham [1] East Hanningfield, Essex [1] Epping, London [1] Farnham, Surrey [1] Finchingfield, Essex, England [1] Grays, Essex [1] Halstead England [1] Hampshire [1] Hampshire, England [1] Harlesden, Middlesex [1] Hertford, Hertfordshire [1] Hillsborough, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Holborn, London [1] Ipswich, Suffolk, England [1] Islington, London, Middlesex [1] Knowsley, Lancashire [1] Leamington, Hampshire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Lymington, Hampshire, England [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Marylebone, London [1] Mile End, London [1] Mile End, London, Middlesex [1] Monrovia [1] Mortlake, Barnes, Surrey [1] Mortlake, Surrey [1] North Adelaide South Australia [1] Paget [1] Port Broughton South Australia [1] Salehurst, Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [193] Gunner [23] Corporal [20] Serjeant [20] Driver [18] Lance Corporal [12] Sapper [12] Pioneer [6] Acting Corporal [4] Acting Serjeant [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Stoker 1st Class [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Lieutenant [3] Acting Gunner [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Captain [2] Deck Hand [2] Regimental Serjeant Major [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Bearer [1] Bombardier [1] Bombardier/Acting Corporal [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Flight Cadet [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Serjeant Major [1] Special Military Probationer [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Stoker [1] Temporary Staff Serjeant Major [1] Transport Corporal [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [32] Army Service Corps [26] London Regiment [25] Royal Field Artillery [24] Royal Engineers [23] Essex Regiment [16] Royal West Kent Regiment [15] Royal Fusiliers [14] Royal Garrison Artillery [14] The Queen's Regiment [14] Hampshire Regiment [12] Middlesex Regiment [11] Royal Berkshire Regiment [9] Lincolnshire Regiment [7] Machine Gun Corps [7] Rifle Brigade [7] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Royal Army Service Corps [7] East Kent Regiment [5] Royal Horse Artillery [5] Somerset Light Infantry [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [4] Royal Sussex Regiment [4] South Wales Borderers [4] Tank Corps [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Coldstream Guards [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] Hussars [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Welsh Regiment [3] West Riding Regiment [3] Wiltshire Regiment [3] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) [2] Training Reserve [2]

Service

British Army [324] Royal Navy [46] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [22] Canadian Expeditionary Force [16] Australian Imperial Force [6] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

D [427]

Contribution

Military Service [415] Merchant Navy [11]

Country

United Kingdom [9] Bermuda [1]

John Arthur Doe

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 165496

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William Henry Doe

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 63367

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Henry James Doe

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 85171

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Albert E. Doe

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army 326131 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 235120 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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Alfred Bramhill Doe

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Black Watch

British Army Second Lieutenant Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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Arthur Doe

Died 1916

British Army 23334 Corporal Wiltshire Regiment

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Alfred Doe

Died 1918

British Army 3659 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 32308 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Jesse John William Doe

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 8147 Corporal Hampshire Regiment

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Harold Doe

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 4051 Private Royal Fusiliers

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F G Doe

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 24592 Private Essex Regiment

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Cyril Doe

Died 1918

British Army 16338 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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William Doe

Died 1917

British Army 11224 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Harry Doe

Died 1917

British Army GS/9469 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

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John Doe

Born 1875

Died 1915

British Army 3/3011 Private Essex Regiment

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William George Doe

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 25346 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Frederick Doe

Born 1894

Died 1917

Royal Navy K15739

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John Doe

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 206598

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Frederick Thomas Doe

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 221437

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John William Doe

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 241138

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Walter Doe

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 307132

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