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Brighton, Sussex [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Narrabri New South Wales [2]

Romford, Essex [2]

Singleton New South Wales [2]

West Ham, Essex [2]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Brighton [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Canterbury, Kent [1]

Collarenebri New South Wales [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Fowey, Cornwall [1]

Fulham, Middlesex, England [1]

Gerilderie New South Wales [1]

Goldington, Bedfordshire [1]

Gordon Victoria [1]

Gosport, Hampshire [1]

Grays, Essex [1]

Hulme, Lancashire [1]

Islington, London [1]

Kempsey New South Wales [1]

Lambeth, Surrey [1]

Lancashire [1]

Lingfield, Surrey [1]

London England [1]

Lorquor Victoria [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Manuka New South Wales [1]

Marrabel South Australia [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Monaghan [1]

Motherwell Scotland [1]

Newcastle New South Wales [1]

Nhill Victoria [1]

Par, Cornwall [1]

Pyrmont New South Wales [1]

Riverton South Australia [1]

Salford Lancashire [1]

Scarsdale Victoria [1]

Shepherd's Bush, Middlesex, England [1]

Shoeburyness, Essex, England [1]

Shoreditch, London [1]

South Shields, Durham, England [1]

St Kilda Victoria [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Uralla New South Wales [1]

West Wallsend New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [133]

Gunner [18]

Serjeant [17]

Driver [13]

Corporal [9]

Lance Corporal [8]

Bombardier [4]

Pioneer [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Rifleman [2]

Sapper [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Company Serjeant Major/Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1]

Drummer [1]

Fitter Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Mains Superintendent [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant Fitter [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 /Second Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

sergeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [24]

Labour Corps [17]

Army Service Corps [16]

London Regiment [16]

Royal Garrison Artillery [14]

Royal Army Medical Corps [13]

Royal Engineers [12]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [9]

Gloucestershire Regiment [7]

Lancashire Fusiliers [7]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

Essex Regiment [5]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Sussex Regiment [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Border Regiment [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [2]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Essex Yeomanry [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Leinster Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Irish Regiment [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Special Reserve [2]

Tank Corps [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Service

British Army [221]

Australian Imperial Force [26]

Royal Navy [24]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

D [289]

Contribution

Military Service [278]

Merchant Navy [9]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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Place of birth

Brighton, Sussex [2] Hackney, London [2] Narrabri New South Wales [2] Romford, Essex [2] Singleton New South Wales [2] West Ham, Essex [2] Ballarat Victoria [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Brighton [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Canterbury, Kent [1] Collarenebri New South Wales [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Fowey, Cornwall [1] Fulham, Middlesex, England [1] Gerilderie New South Wales [1] Goldington, Bedfordshire [1] Gordon Victoria [1] Gosport, Hampshire [1] Grays, Essex [1] Hulme, Lancashire [1] Islington, London [1] Kempsey New South Wales [1] Lambeth, Surrey [1] Lancashire [1] Lingfield, Surrey [1] London England [1] Lorquor Victoria [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Manuka New South Wales [1] Marrabel South Australia [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Monaghan [1] Motherwell Scotland [1] Newcastle New South Wales [1] Nhill Victoria [1] Par, Cornwall [1] Pyrmont New South Wales [1] Riverton South Australia [1] Salford Lancashire [1] Scarsdale Victoria [1] Shepherd's Bush, Middlesex, England [1] Shoeburyness, Essex, England [1] Shoreditch, London [1] South Shields, Durham, England [1] St Kilda Victoria [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Uralla New South Wales [1] West Wallsend New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [133] Gunner [18] Serjeant [17] Driver [13] Corporal [9] Lance Corporal [8] Bombardier [4] Pioneer [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Acting Corporal [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Lieutenant [2] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Rifleman [2] Sapper [2] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Company Serjeant Major/Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1] Drummer [1] Fitter Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Mains Superintendent [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant Fitter [1] Temporary Captain [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 /Second Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] sergeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [24] Labour Corps [17] Army Service Corps [16] London Regiment [16] Royal Garrison Artillery [14] Royal Army Medical Corps [13] Royal Engineers [12] King's Royal Rifle Corps [9] Gloucestershire Regiment [7] Lancashire Fusiliers [7] Royal Fusiliers [6] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] Essex Regiment [5] Machine Gun Corps [5] Middlesex Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Sussex Regiment [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Border Regiment [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment [2] Cambridgeshire Regiment [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Essex Yeomanry [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Leinster Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Irish Regiment [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Shropshire Light Infantry [2] South Wales Borderers [2] Special Reserve [2] Tank Corps [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Service

British Army [221] Australian Imperial Force [26] Royal Navy [24] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [6] Canadian Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

D [289]

Contribution

Military Service [278] Merchant Navy [9]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

George W Dorrington

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army S/22452 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army A/200700 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Ernest Dorrington

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45748

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Albert Edward Dorrington

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 8590 Serjeant Royal Irish Regiment

British Army 8590 sergeant Royal Irish Regiment 5th battalion

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Frederick Joseph Dorrington

Born 1879

British Army Driver Royal Field Artillery 50th Brigade Division

British Army 32787 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army Private Royal Field Artillery

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Harry Dorrington

Died 1917

British Army R/32727 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army R/32727 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Reginald Job Dorrington

Died 1918

British Army 33510 Corporal Wiltshire Regiment

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Alfred G Dorrington

Died 1918

British Army 15562 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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Thomas Dorrington

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 17927 Serjeant Gloucestershire Regiment

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Bertie Samuel Dorrington

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 224265

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Charles Henry Dorrington

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 65826

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George Edward Dorrington

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 101402

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Alfred Dorrington

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 39905

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Harry Dorrington

Died 1915

British Army 58 Private London Regiment

British Army 58 Serjeant London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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Herbert Dorrington

Died 1917

British Army 30493 Private Essex Regiment

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Thomas Dorrington

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 901129 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Edward Dorrington

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 17615 Private Royal Scots 15th Battalion

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Albert Dorrington

Died 1918

British Army 2369 Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 280508 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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William Albert Dorrington

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 130418 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Edward Joseph Dorrington

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 5838 Private London Regiment

British Army 722673 Private London Regiment

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Harry Dorrington

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 205834

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