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Bethnal Green, London [5]

Reading, Berkshire [4]

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [2]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Rousham, Oxfordshire [2]

Armidale New South Wales [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1]

Boolaroo New South Wales [1]

Bow, London, Middlesex [1]

Brentford, Middlesex [1]

Buckingham, Buckinghamshire [1]

Dalby Queensland [1]

Flackwell Heath, Little Marlow, Buckinghamshire [1]

Greenwich [1]

Greenwich, London [1]

Hackney, London, Middlesex [1]

Hammersmith [1]

Hammersmith, Middlesex, England [1]

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [1]

Kentish Town, London [1]

Kingston, Surrey [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [1]

New Cross, Kent [1]

New Cross, London [1]

Oxfordshire [1]

Paddington, London [1]

Pickwell, Leicestershire [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Reading, Buckinghamshire [1]

Rolle [1]

Stirling [1]

Streatham, London [1]

Thornborough, Buckinghamshire [1]

Victor Harbour South Australia [1]

Wantage, Berkshire [1]

Warwick [1]

West Hanney, Wantage, Berkshire [1]

Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [1]

Rank

Private [138]

Gunner [15]

Captain [14]

Driver [13]

Corporal [10]

Lance Corporal [7]

Acting Corporal [6]

Lieutenant [6]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Serjeant [6]

Sapper [4]

Major [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Bombardier [2]

Matron [2]

Pioneer [2]

Sister [2]

Telegraphist [2]

2nd-Lieutenant [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Boy Artificer [1]

Captain Temporary Major [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Directrice [1]

Drummer [1]

Engine Room Artificer [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [1]

Honorary Major [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Second-Lieutenant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [21]

Labour Corps [14]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [13]

Royal Engineers [13]

Army Service Corps [11]

London Regiment [11]

Royal Army Medical Corps [11]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [10]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Essex Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Berkshire Yeomanry [3]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [3]

Corps of Hussars [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Royal Irish Rifles [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

South Irish Horse [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Leicestershire Yeomanry [2]

Life Guards [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service [2]

Queen Alexandra's Medical Nursing Service India [2]

Remounts [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [225]

Royal Navy [32]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [28]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [9]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Australian Imperial Force [6]

Indian Army [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

D [306]

C [9]

U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [310]

Merchant Navy [4]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

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People [316] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bethnal Green, London [5] Reading, Berkshire [4] Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [2] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Rousham, Oxfordshire [2] Armidale New South Wales [1] Battersea, London [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1] Boolaroo New South Wales [1] Bow, London, Middlesex [1] Brentford, Middlesex [1] Buckingham, Buckinghamshire [1] Dalby Queensland [1] Flackwell Heath, Little Marlow, Buckinghamshire [1] Greenwich [1] Greenwich, London [1] Hackney, London, Middlesex [1] Hammersmith [1] Hammersmith, Middlesex, England [1] High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [1] Kentish Town, London [1] Kingston, Surrey [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Manchester, Lancashire, England [1] New Cross, Kent [1] New Cross, London [1] Oxfordshire [1] Paddington, London [1] Pickwell, Leicestershire [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Reading, Buckinghamshire [1] Rolle [1] Stirling [1] Streatham, London [1] Thornborough, Buckinghamshire [1] Victor Harbour South Australia [1] Wantage, Berkshire [1] Warwick [1] West Hanney, Wantage, Berkshire [1] Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [1]

Rank

Private [138] Gunner [15] Captain [14] Driver [13] Corporal [10] Lance Corporal [7] Acting Corporal [6] Lieutenant [6] Second Lieutenant [6] Serjeant [6] Sapper [4] Major [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Bombardier [2] Matron [2] Pioneer [2] Sister [2] Telegraphist [2] 2nd-Lieutenant [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Boy Artificer [1] Captain Temporary Major [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Directrice [1] Drummer [1] Engine Room Artificer [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [1] Honorary Major [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Second-Lieutenant [1] Sergeant [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Major [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [21] Labour Corps [14] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [13] Royal Engineers [13] Army Service Corps [11] London Regiment [11] Royal Army Medical Corps [11] Royal Berkshire Regiment [10] Machine Gun Corps [9] Middlesex Regiment [7] Royal Fusiliers [6] Durham Light Infantry [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Essex Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Berkshire Yeomanry [3] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [3] Corps of Hussars [3] East Kent Regiment [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Royal Irish Rifles [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] South Irish Horse [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Leicestershire Yeomanry [2] Life Guards [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service [2] Queen Alexandra's Medical Nursing Service India [2] Remounts [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [225] Royal Navy [32] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [28] Canadian Expeditionary Force [9] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8] Australian Imperial Force [6] Indian Army [2] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

D [306] C [9] U [1]

Contribution

Military Service [310] Merchant Navy [4] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

John James Dormer

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 37105

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Alfred Dormer

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 70096

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Henry Walter Dormer

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 23985

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Roy Clifford Dormer

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 13518

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Mary Dormer

British Army Sister Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service

British Army Matron Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service

British Army Matron Queen Alexandra's Medical Nursing Service India

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Florence Dormer

British Army British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem

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J Dormer

British Army 404579 Lance Serjeant Canadian Army Infantry Unit

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Frederick William Dormer

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 33853

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William Upton Cottril-Dormer

British Army Captain Life Guards

British Army Major Reserve Cavalry

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M Cottrell-Dormer

British Army Honorary Major Royal Lancaster Regiment

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C M Cotrell Dormer

British Army Second Lieutenant Coldstream Guards

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C Cottrell - Dormer

British Army Captain Remounts

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Helen Cottrell-Dormer

British Army Young Mens Christian Association

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Helen Cottrell-Dormer

British Army Young Mens Christian Association

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Beatrice Ellen Dormer-Maunder Later Knowles

Other Empire Force Directrice French Red Cross

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W O Upton-Cottrell-Dormer

British Army Temporary Major Reserve Regiment of Cavalry

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