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Birmingham, Warwickshire [9]

Dublin [4]

London, Middlesex [4]

Macclesfield, Cheshire [4]

Sydney New South Wales [4]

Wexford [4]

Blandford, Dorset [3]

Frogmore New South Wales [3]

Guildford, Surrey [3]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Camden New South Wales [2]

Dongara Western Australia [2]

Farnham, Surrey [2]

Geelong Victoria [2]

Geraldton Western Australia [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Hereford, Herefordshire [2]

Kilrush, Clare [2]

Lee, Kent [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Limerick [2]

Marylebone, London [2]

Norwich, Norfolk [2]

Norwood South Australia [2]

Paddington, London, Middlesex [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Warwick Queensland [2]

Wimbledon, Surrey [2]

Alberton West Victoria [1]

All Saints, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Allendale Victoria [1]

Beauford England [1]

Beechworth Victoria [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Bloxwich [1]

Boorowa New South Wales [1]

Bow, London [1]

Bown Hills Queensland [1]

Bridlington, Yorkshire [1]

Broken Hill New South Wales [1]

Burnham, Kent [1]

Buxton, Derbyshire [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Carlisle [1]

Chelmsford [1]

Chepstow, Monmouthshire [1]

Rank

Private [611]

Gunner [77]

Driver [57]

Corporal [51]

Serjeant [43]

Lance Corporal [32]

Sapper [31]

Second Lieutenant [18]

Captain [17]

Acting Corporal [14]

Lieutenant [14]

Bombardier [11]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Major [5]

Pioneer [5]

Nurse [4]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Private Acting Corporal [3]

Rifleman [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Captain [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Sub Conductor [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

ALIAS Corporal [1]

AM3 Rigger [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Colonel [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal Lance Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Drummer [1]

Forewoman [1]

L/CPL [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Lieutenant /Acting Major [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [74]

Royal Field Artillery [71]

Army Service Corps [68]

Royal Engineers [60]

Royal Garrison Artillery [47]

London Regiment [42]

Machine Gun Corps [36]

Royal Army Medical Corps [26]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [25]

Royal Fusiliers [24]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [23]

Middlesex Regiment [20]

Liverpool Regiment [18]

Shropshire Light Infantry [18]

Norfolk Regiment [17]

Manchester Regiment [16]

Worcestershire Regiment [15]

East Yorkshire Regiment [14]

Leicestershire Regiment [14]

West Yorkshire Regiment [14]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [13]

Lancashire Fusiliers [13]

Lincolnshire Regiment [13]

Rifle Brigade [13]

Royal Army Service Corps [12]

The Queen's Regiment [12]

Army Veterinary Corps [11]

North Staffordshire Regiment [11]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [11]

South Staffordshire Regiment [11]

Cheshire Regiment [10]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [10]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [10]

South Lancashire Regiment [10]

Bedfordshire Regiment [9]

Dorsetshire Regiment [9]

Tank Corps [9]

West Riding Regiment [9]

Essex Regiment [8]

Royal Defence Corps [8]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [8]

Border Regiment [7]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [7]

Leinster Regiment [7]

Royal West Kent Regiment [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

East Surrey Regiment [6]

Hampshire Regiment [6]

Monmouthshire Regiment [6]

Service

British Army [961]

Royal Navy [79]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [73]

Australian Imperial Force [65]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [43]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [26]

Last name first letter

D [1266]

G [2]

P [2]

B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1242]

Merchant Navy [22]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [24]

Ireland [3]

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Birmingham, Warwickshire [9] Dublin [4] London, Middlesex [4] Macclesfield, Cheshire [4] Sydney New South Wales [4] Wexford [4] Blandford, Dorset [3] Frogmore New South Wales [3] Guildford, Surrey [3] Ballarat Victoria [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Camden New South Wales [2] Dongara Western Australia [2] Farnham, Surrey [2] Geelong Victoria [2] Geraldton Western Australia [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Hackney, London [2] Hereford, Herefordshire [2] Kilrush, Clare [2] Lee, Kent [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Limerick [2] Marylebone, London [2] Norwich, Norfolk [2] Norwood South Australia [2] Paddington, London, Middlesex [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Warwick Queensland [2] Wimbledon, Surrey [2] Alberton West Victoria [1] All Saints, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Allendale Victoria [1] Beauford England [1] Beechworth Victoria [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Bloxwich [1] Boorowa New South Wales [1] Bow, London [1] Bown Hills Queensland [1] Bridlington, Yorkshire [1] Broken Hill New South Wales [1] Burnham, Kent [1] Buxton, Derbyshire [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Carlisle [1] Chelmsford [1] Chepstow, Monmouthshire [1]

Rank

Private [611] Gunner [77] Driver [57] Corporal [51] Serjeant [43] Lance Corporal [32] Sapper [31] Second Lieutenant [18] Captain [17] Acting Corporal [14] Lieutenant [14] Bombardier [11] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Acting Serjeant [5] Company Serjeant Major [5] Major [5] Pioneer [5] Nurse [4] Lance Serjeant [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Private Acting Corporal [3] Rifleman [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Captain [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Guardsman [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Sub Conductor [2] 2nd Corporal [1] 2nd Lieutenant [1] ALIAS Corporal [1] AM3 Rigger [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Chief Stoker [1] Colonel [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal Lance Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Drummer [1] Forewoman [1] L/CPL [1] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Lieutenant /Acting Major [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [74] Royal Field Artillery [71] Army Service Corps [68] Royal Engineers [60] Royal Garrison Artillery [47] London Regiment [42] Machine Gun Corps [36] Royal Army Medical Corps [26] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [25] Royal Fusiliers [24] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [23] Middlesex Regiment [20] Liverpool Regiment [18] Shropshire Light Infantry [18] Norfolk Regiment [17] Manchester Regiment [16] Worcestershire Regiment [15] East Yorkshire Regiment [14] Leicestershire Regiment [14] West Yorkshire Regiment [14] King's Royal Rifle Corps [13] Lancashire Fusiliers [13] Lincolnshire Regiment [13] Rifle Brigade [13] Royal Army Service Corps [12] The Queen's Regiment [12] Army Veterinary Corps [11] North Staffordshire Regiment [11] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [11] South Staffordshire Regiment [11] Cheshire Regiment [10] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [10] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [10] South Lancashire Regiment [10] Bedfordshire Regiment [9] Dorsetshire Regiment [9] Tank Corps [9] West Riding Regiment [9] Essex Regiment [8] Royal Defence Corps [8] Yorkshire Light Infantry [8] Border Regiment [7] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [7] Leinster Regiment [7] Royal West Kent Regiment [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] Durham Light Infantry [6] East Surrey Regiment [6] Hampshire Regiment [6] Monmouthshire Regiment [6]

Service

British Army [961] Royal Navy [79] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [73] Australian Imperial Force [65] Canadian Expeditionary Force [43] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [26]

Last name first letter

D [1266] G [2] P [2] B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1242] Merchant Navy [22] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [24] Ireland [3]

John Downes

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262987

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Oswald Downes

Born 1887

Died 1972

British Army 16847 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 16847 Private East Yorkshire 7th Battalion

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Harold Downes

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 318173

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Manley Downes

Died 1916

British Army A1350 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army A/1350 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 1st Battalion.

British Army A/1350 Lance Corporal King's Royal Rifle Corps 1st Bn

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John W Downes

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 42539 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 42539 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Joseph Downes

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 47134 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Horace Downes

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 7993 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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Horace Downes

Born 1872

Died 1915

British Army 3/8232 Private Acting Corporal Norfolk Regiment

British Army 3/8232 Acting Corporal Norfolk Regiment

British Army 3/8232 Corporal Norfolk Regiment

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William Downes

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 130542

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Edwin Parry Downes

Born 1859

Died 1915

British Army 20005 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry 2nd/4th Bn.

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George Downes

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 9804 Corporal Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 9804 Lance Serjeant Worcestershire Regiment

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William George Downes

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 241833

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Henry Golden Downes

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 245062

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Thomas Henry Downes

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 250623

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John Downes

Born 1892

Died 1916

Royal Navy M12230 Writer 3rd Class HMS Hampshire

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Samuel Downes

Born 1879

Died 1918

Royal Navy 1854 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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Joseph Downes

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 291464

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Matthew John Downes

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 200437

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Edward Martin Panter-Downes

Born 1873

Died 1914

British Army Captain Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 2nd Lieutenant Royal Irish Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Royal Irish Regiment

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John Downes

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 220652

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