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Unley South Australia [2]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Bowden South Australia [1]

Bury st Edmunds,Ipswich,Suffolk. [1]

Chippenham [1]

Clapton, London [1]

Croxton [1]

Earlsfield, London [1]

Edmonton, London [1]

Gawler South Australia [1]

Haughley, Suffolk [1]

Hindmarsh South Australia [1]

Ipswich, Suffolk [1]

Islington, London [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Lowestoft, Suffolk [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Palgrave Suffolk [1]

Parkside South Australia [1]

Plaistow, Essex [1]

Somerton, Norfolk [1]

Sturt South Australia [1]

Swaffham, Norfolk [1]

West Ham, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [71]

Corporal [12]

Gunner [11]

Captain [5]

Driver [5]

Major [5]

Lieutenant [3]

Commander [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Serjeant [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Temporary Staff Serjeant Major [2]

Acting Captain/Captain [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Boy First Class [1]

Brevet Colonel [1]

Colonel [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Midshipman [1]

Pioneer [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Saddler Serjeant [1]

Saddler Staff Serjeant [1]

Sapper [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Vice Admiral [1]

Waggoner [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [19]

Royal Field Artillery [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

Labour Corps [8]

London Regiment [7]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Royal Engineers [7]

Manchester Regiment [6]

Suffolk Regiment [6]

Royal Sussex Regiment [5]

Essex Regiment [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Norfolk Regiment [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

Army Pay Department [1]

Army Service Corps Indian Army [1]

Border Regiment [1]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1]

Corps of Dragoons [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Riding Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Exam Services [1]

General List attached Indian Cavalry [1]

H.M.S. 'Terrible' [1]

HMS Leven [1]

HMS Lynx [1]

HMS Murray [1]

HMS QUEEN MARY [1]

HMS Telemachus [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Head Quarters Staff [1]

Indian Defence Force [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [124]

Royal Navy [15]

Australian Imperial Force [8]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Indian Army [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

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Contribution

Military Service [155]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

Germany [1]

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People [158] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Unley South Australia [2] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Bowden South Australia [1] Bury st Edmunds,Ipswich,Suffolk. [1] Chippenham [1] Clapton, London [1] Croxton [1] Earlsfield, London [1] Edmonton, London [1] Gawler South Australia [1] Haughley, Suffolk [1] Hindmarsh South Australia [1] Ipswich, Suffolk [1] Islington, London [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Lowestoft, Suffolk [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Palgrave Suffolk [1] Parkside South Australia [1] Plaistow, Essex [1] Somerton, Norfolk [1] Sturt South Australia [1] Swaffham, Norfolk [1] West Ham, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [71] Corporal [12] Gunner [11] Captain [5] Driver [5] Major [5] Lieutenant [3] Commander [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Serjeant [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Temporary Staff Serjeant Major [2] Acting Captain/Captain [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Boy First Class [1] Brevet Colonel [1] Colonel [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Midshipman [1] Pioneer [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Saddler Serjeant [1] Saddler Staff Serjeant [1] Sapper [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Vice Admiral [1] Waggoner [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [19] Royal Field Artillery [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] Labour Corps [8] London Regiment [7] Middlesex Regiment [7] Royal Engineers [7] Manchester Regiment [6] Suffolk Regiment [6] Royal Sussex Regiment [5] Essex Regiment [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Norfolk Regiment [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Naval Division [2] West Riding Regiment [2] Army Pay Department [1] Army Service Corps Indian Army [1] Border Regiment [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1] Corps of Dragoons [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Riding Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Exam Services [1] General List attached Indian Cavalry [1] H.M.S. 'Terrible' [1] HMS Leven [1] HMS Lynx [1] HMS Murray [1] HMS QUEEN MARY [1] HMS Telemachus [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Head Quarters Staff [1] Indian Defence Force [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [1]

Service

British Army [124] Royal Navy [15] Australian Imperial Force [8] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2] Indian Army [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

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Contribution

Military Service [155] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [11] Germany [1]

Ernest Dorling

Born 1894

Died 1962

Indian Army T/32617 Driver Army Service Corps Indian Army

British Army 25525 Private West Riding Regiment 8th Battalion

British Army 58773 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Henry Taprell Dorling

Born 1883

Died 1968

Royal Navy Midshipman H.M.S. 'Terrible'

Royal Navy Lieutenant-Commander

Royal Navy Commander HMS Murray

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Alexander T Dorling

Born 1885

Died 1956

British Army 320863 Corporal London Regiment

British Army 2740 Corporal London Regiment

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John William Dorling

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283336

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James Philip Dorling

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 190494

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William John Dorling

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30084

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John Leslie Dorling

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 26661 Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 39027 Corporal Northumberland Fusiliers 12/13th Battalion

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George Dorling

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army SD/913 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army SD/913 Lance Corporal Royal Sussex Regiment 11th (1st South Downs) Battalion

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George John Dorling

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army S2/015498 Corporal Army Service Corps

British Army 44873 Corporal Royal Rifle Corps 1st Battalion

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Ernest Harry Dorling

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army SD/914 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 11th (1st South Downs) Battalion

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John Dorling

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 7769 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 19501 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 7769 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Frederick J Dorling

Died 1917

British Army 43873 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 320956 Private Suffolk Regiment

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John W Dorling

Died 1918

British Army R40439 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Sidney Dorling

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 52481 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Frank Dorling

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 3/2600 Private Essex Regiment

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John Francis Dorling

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army G/18952 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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Bert Dorling

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 7598 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 235616 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 235616 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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George F Dorling

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 28270 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 40154 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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George J Dorling

Died 1918

British Army R39970 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Hayden Dorling

Died 1917

British Army L/18980 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

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