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Sydney New South Wales [4]

Bethnal Green, London [3]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [3]

Addingham, Yorkshire [2]

Earlswood, Surrey [2]

Eastbourne, Sussex [2]

Footscray Victoria [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [2]

Peckham, London [2]

Scarborough, Yorkshire [2]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [2]

Wragby, Lincolnshire [2]

Aldgate South Australia [1]

Antwerp [1]

Arnold, Nottinghamshire [1]

Barnet, Middlesex [1]

Barrow-in-Furness [1]

Battersea [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1]

Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1]

Beverley England [1]

Billinghay, Lincolnshire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Brentwood England [1]

Bridlington, Yorkshire [1]

Bridlington, Yorkshire, England [1]

Brighton Victoria [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Brislington, Yorkshire [1]

Burnley Victoria [1]

Cawston, Norfolk [1]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1]

Colchester, Essex, England [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Daybrook, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

East Plumstead, Kent [1]

Essex [1]

Faversham, Kent [1]

Fitzroy Victoria [1]

Freemantle, Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Gateshead, Durham, England [1]

Gillingham, Kent [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Glenferrie Victoria [1]

Gosport, Hampshire [1]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1]

Rank

Private [397]

Gunner [36]

Driver [35]

Corporal [29]

Lieutenant [22]

Sapper [21]

Serjeant [20]

Lance Corporal [18]

Captain [11]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Bombardier [7]

Pioneer [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Rifleman [5]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Major [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Saddler [2]

Waggoner [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Armament Staff Serjeant [1]

Bandsman [1]

Chaplain [1]

Chief Section Leader (Shorthand Typist) [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant/Temporary Mechanist Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Corporal of Horse [1]

Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1]

Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Motor Driver [1]

Munitions Worker [1]

Searcher [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [48]

Royal Engineers [45]

Army Service Corps [42]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [40]

Royal Field Artillery [40]

London Regiment [28]

Royal Garrison Artillery [23]

Royal Army Medical Corps [20]

Yorkshire Regiment [18]

Northumberland Fusiliers [17]

Royal Fusiliers [17]

East Yorkshire Regiment [15]

Machine Gun Corps [14]

West Riding Regiment [13]

Durham Light Infantry [11]

Middlesex Regiment [11]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [10]

Norfolk Regiment [10]

Rifle Brigade [10]

Royal Army Service Corps [10]

Lincolnshire Regiment [9]

Royal Naval Division [9]

Royal West Kent Regiment [9]

The Queen's Regiment [9]

East Surrey Regiment [8]

Essex Regiment [8]

Hampshire Regiment [8]

West Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Army Ordnance Corps [7]

Bedfordshire Regiment [7]

Royal Scots [7]

York and Lancaster Regiment [7]

East Kent Regiment [6]

Northamptonshire Regiment [6]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [5]

Royal Sussex Regiment [5]

Somerset Light Infantry [5]

South Staffordshire Regiment [5]

Coldstream Guards [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

North Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Royal Horse Artillery [4]

Royal Marine Artillery [4]

Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Border Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [598]

Royal Navy [76]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [57]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [32]

Australian Imperial Force [29]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

D [815]

P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [796]

Merchant Navy [14]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [25]

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Sydney New South Wales [4] Bethnal Green, London [3] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [3] Addingham, Yorkshire [2] Earlswood, Surrey [2] Eastbourne, Sussex [2] Footscray Victoria [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [2] Peckham, London [2] Scarborough, Yorkshire [2] Southampton, Hampshire, England [2] Wragby, Lincolnshire [2] Aldgate South Australia [1] Antwerp [1] Arnold, Nottinghamshire [1] Barnet, Middlesex [1] Barrow-in-Furness [1] Battersea [1] Battersea, London [1] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1] Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1] Beverley England [1] Billinghay, Lincolnshire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Brentwood England [1] Bridlington, Yorkshire [1] Bridlington, Yorkshire, England [1] Brighton Victoria [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Brislington, Yorkshire [1] Burnley Victoria [1] Cawston, Norfolk [1] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1] Colchester, Essex, England [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Daybrook, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] East Plumstead, Kent [1] Essex [1] Faversham, Kent [1] Fitzroy Victoria [1] Freemantle, Southampton, Hampshire [1] Fulham, London [1] Gateshead, Durham, England [1] Gillingham, Kent [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Glenferrie Victoria [1] Gosport, Hampshire [1] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1]

Rank

Private [397] Gunner [36] Driver [35] Corporal [29] Lieutenant [22] Sapper [21] Serjeant [20] Lance Corporal [18] Captain [11] Second Lieutenant [9] Bombardier [7] Pioneer [6] Acting Corporal [5] Rifleman [5] Lance Serjeant [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Major [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Saddler [2] Waggoner [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Armament Staff Serjeant [1] Bandsman [1] Chaplain [1] Chief Section Leader (Shorthand Typist) [1] Commander [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant/Temporary Mechanist Serjeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Corporal of Horse [1] Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Lance Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1] Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Motor Driver [1] Munitions Worker [1] Searcher [1] Serjeant Major [1] Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [48] Royal Engineers [45] Army Service Corps [42] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [40] Royal Field Artillery [40] London Regiment [28] Royal Garrison Artillery [23] Royal Army Medical Corps [20] Yorkshire Regiment [18] Northumberland Fusiliers [17] Royal Fusiliers [17] East Yorkshire Regiment [15] Machine Gun Corps [14] West Riding Regiment [13] Durham Light Infantry [11] Middlesex Regiment [11] King's Royal Rifle Corps [10] Norfolk Regiment [10] Rifle Brigade [10] Royal Army Service Corps [10] Lincolnshire Regiment [9] Royal Naval Division [9] Royal West Kent Regiment [9] The Queen's Regiment [9] East Surrey Regiment [8] Essex Regiment [8] Hampshire Regiment [8] West Yorkshire Regiment [8] Army Ordnance Corps [7] Bedfordshire Regiment [7] Royal Scots [7] York and Lancaster Regiment [7] East Kent Regiment [6] Northamptonshire Regiment [6] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [5] Royal Sussex Regiment [5] Somerset Light Infantry [5] South Staffordshire Regiment [5] Coldstream Guards [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4] North Staffordshire Regiment [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Royal Horse Artillery [4] Royal Marine Artillery [4] Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Border Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [598] Royal Navy [76] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [57] Canadian Expeditionary Force [32] Australian Imperial Force [29] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

D [815] P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [796] Merchant Navy [14] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [25]

William Charles Dove

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 76160

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Cyril Kingsley Dove

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197434

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James Dove

Died 1918

British Army 6664 Private British West Indies Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army 6664 Private British West Indies Regiment 1st Battalion

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Lewis Dove

Born 1873

Died 1918

British Army 1010 Serjeant Major Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Bedfordshire Yeomanry

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Thomas Edmund Dove

Born 1898

Died 1980

British Army M/334780 Private Army Service Corps Motor Transport

British Army T/369101 Private Army Service Corps Packers & Loaders New Milton

British Army 45859 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps 6th Battalion

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Fred Dove

Born 1888

Died 1920

Royal Navy K.W/882 Royal Naval Division

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Frederick John Dove

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 409221

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Walter Dove

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 39456

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Percy Henry Haysom Dove

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 50649

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Charles Nelson Dove

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 261999

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J W Dove

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 261434

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James Lewin Dove

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 27894 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Thomas Herbert Dove

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 20910 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Sydney Herbert Dove

Born 1885

Died 1915

Royal Navy 216621 Able Seaman HMS Goliath

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Doris Dove

Royal Navy G1400 Chief Section Leader (Shorthand Typist) HMS Pekin

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Edward Maddison Dove

Died 1918

British Army Private Inns of Court Officers Training Corps

British Army Temporary Lieutenant East Surrey Regiment

British Army Lieutenant East Surrey Regiment

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Percy Dove

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army 21605 Corporal Royal Berkshire Regiment 7th Works Coy

British Army 145687 Corporal Labour Corps 382nd Home Service Coy

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William John Dove

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 90355 Private Household Cavalry and Cavalry of the Line Glamorganshire Yeomanry

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Agnes Evelyn Dove

Royal Navy G15 Motor Driver Women's Royal Naval Service

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Herbert Louis Dove

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 62196

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