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Kingsbridge, Devon [5]

Plymouth, Devon [5]

Exeter, Devon [4]

Tumut New South Wales [4]

Bombala New South Wales [3]

Bressingham Norfolk [3]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [3]

Leeds, Yorkshire [3]

Lismore, Waterford [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

Newtown, Montgomeryshire [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Blackwood Victoria [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Collingwood Victoria [2]

Deptford, London [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire [2]

Kettering, Northamptonshire [2]

Leicester, Leicestershire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Mount Egerton Victoria [2]

Nanango Queensland [2]

Navestock, Essex [2]

North Melbourne Victoria [2]

Redruth, Cornwall [2]

Rockleigh South Australia [2]

Yorkshire [2]

Aberdeen Scotland [1]

Albert Park Victoria [1]

Alsagers Bank, Staffordshire [1]

Alverstoke, Hampshire [1]

Ashton-on-Lyme, Lancashire [1]

Bakewell, Derbyshire [1]

Baramba Queensland [1]

Barcaldine Queensland [1]

Barnsbury, London [1]

Barnsbury, London, Middlesex [1]

Barringhup Victoria [1]

Belfast [1]

Bemondsey, London [1]

Brentwood, Essex [1]

Brigg, Lincolnshire [1]

Bristol England [1]

Brunswick New South Wales [1]

Callington, Cornwall [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Carcoar New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [531]

Gunner [74]

Sapper [47]

Corporal [40]

Driver [38]

Serjeant [37]

Lieutenant [19]

Second Lieutenant [19]

Lance Corporal [14]

Bombardier [11]

Acting Corporal [10]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Captain [6]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Sister [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Worker [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Coal Mine Worker [2]

Guardsman [2]

Nurse [2]

Pioneer [2]

Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [2]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [2]

Rifleman [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Stoker 2nd Class [2]

Transport Serjeant [2]

181025 [1]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Flight Lieutenant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal now Second Lieutenant [1]

Driver Acting Corporal [1]

Dvr (RFA) 471 D.A.C. [1]

Flight Lieutenant [1]

Gunner and Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Honorary Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [75]

Royal Engineers [71]

Labour Corps [55]

Army Service Corps [47]

Royal Garrison Artillery [41]

Machine Gun Corps [29]

Royal Army Medical Corps [28]

London Regiment [25]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [21]

Royal Fusiliers [20]

Devonshire Regiment [19]

Essex Regiment [18]

South Staffordshire Regiment [17]

Middlesex Regiment [16]

North Staffordshire Regiment [16]

Northamptonshire Regiment [16]

Worcestershire Regiment [16]

Lancashire Fusiliers [15]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [15]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [13]

Durham Light Infantry [13]

Rifle Brigade [13]

Manchester Regiment [12]

Northumberland Fusiliers [11]

Royal Army Service Corps [11]

Suffolk Regiment [11]

East Surrey Regiment [10]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [10]

York and Lancaster Regiment [10]

Yorkshire Regiment [10]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [9]

Leicestershire Regiment [9]

The Queen's Regiment [9]

Welsh Regiment [9]

West Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Cheshire Regiment [8]

East Yorkshire Regiment [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

Army Ordnance Corps [7]

Bedfordshire Regiment [7]

West Riding Regiment [7]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [7]

Canadian Infantry [6]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6]

Norfolk Regiment [6]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [6]

Royal Defence Corps [6]

Royal Irish Regiment [6]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [6]

Service

British Army [840]

Royal Navy [83]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [82]

Australian Imperial Force [62]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [61]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12]

Other Empire Force [3]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

D [1174]

G [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1136]

Merchant Navy [24]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [30]

Germany [1]

Ireland [1]

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Place of birth

Kingsbridge, Devon [5] Plymouth, Devon [5] Exeter, Devon [4] Tumut New South Wales [4] Bombala New South Wales [3] Bressingham Norfolk [3] Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [3] Leeds, Yorkshire [3] Lismore, Waterford [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] Newtown, Montgomeryshire [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Blackwood Victoria [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Collingwood Victoria [2] Deptford, London [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire [2] Kettering, Northamptonshire [2] Leicester, Leicestershire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] London, Middlesex [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Mount Egerton Victoria [2] Nanango Queensland [2] Navestock, Essex [2] North Melbourne Victoria [2] Redruth, Cornwall [2] Rockleigh South Australia [2] Yorkshire [2] Aberdeen Scotland [1] Albert Park Victoria [1] Alsagers Bank, Staffordshire [1] Alverstoke, Hampshire [1] Ashton-on-Lyme, Lancashire [1] Bakewell, Derbyshire [1] Baramba Queensland [1] Barcaldine Queensland [1] Barnsbury, London [1] Barnsbury, London, Middlesex [1] Barringhup Victoria [1] Belfast [1] Bemondsey, London [1] Brentwood, Essex [1] Brigg, Lincolnshire [1] Bristol England [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Callington, Cornwall [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Carcoar New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [531] Gunner [74] Sapper [47] Corporal [40] Driver [38] Serjeant [37] Lieutenant [19] Second Lieutenant [19] Lance Corporal [14] Bombardier [11] Acting Corporal [10] Acting Serjeant [8] Captain [6] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Sister [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Temporary Captain [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Worker [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Coal Mine Worker [2] Guardsman [2] Nurse [2] Pioneer [2] Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [2] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [2] Rifleman [2] Staff Nurse [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Stoker 2nd Class [2] Transport Serjeant [2] 181025 [1] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Flight Lieutenant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Brigadier General [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal now Second Lieutenant [1] Driver Acting Corporal [1] Dvr (RFA) 471 D.A.C. [1] Flight Lieutenant [1] Gunner and Honorary Lieutenant [1] Honorary Captain and Quarter Master [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [75] Royal Engineers [71] Labour Corps [55] Army Service Corps [47] Royal Garrison Artillery [41] Machine Gun Corps [29] Royal Army Medical Corps [28] London Regiment [25] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [21] Royal Fusiliers [20] Devonshire Regiment [19] Essex Regiment [18] South Staffordshire Regiment [17] Middlesex Regiment [16] North Staffordshire Regiment [16] Northamptonshire Regiment [16] Worcestershire Regiment [16] Lancashire Fusiliers [15] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [15] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [13] Durham Light Infantry [13] Rifle Brigade [13] Manchester Regiment [12] Northumberland Fusiliers [11] Royal Army Service Corps [11] Suffolk Regiment [11] East Surrey Regiment [10] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [10] York and Lancaster Regiment [10] Yorkshire Regiment [10] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [9] Leicestershire Regiment [9] The Queen's Regiment [9] Welsh Regiment [9] West Yorkshire Regiment [9] Cheshire Regiment [8] East Yorkshire Regiment [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] Army Ordnance Corps [7] Bedfordshire Regiment [7] West Riding Regiment [7] Yorkshire Light Infantry [7] Canadian Infantry [6] Liverpool Regiment [6] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6] Norfolk Regiment [6] Royal Berkshire Regiment [6] Royal Defence Corps [6] Royal Irish Regiment [6] Royal Lancaster Regiment [6]

Service

British Army [840] Royal Navy [83] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [82] Australian Imperial Force [62] Canadian Expeditionary Force [61] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12] Other Empire Force [3] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

D [1174] G [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1136] Merchant Navy [24] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [30] Germany [1] Ireland [1]

John Garrat Downing

Born 1885

Died 1953

British Army 6358 Private Lancers

British Army 4451 Private Machine Gun Guards

British Army 6358 Private 17th Lancers

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James Downing

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Irish Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Irish Regiment 3rd Battalion attached 6th Battalion

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George Robert Downing

Born 1899

British Army 497147 Private London Regiment

British Army Private London Regiment 6th lond Battalion

British Army Private London Regiment 13th lond Battalion

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Bennett Downing

Born 1897

Died 1933

British Army 43321 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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Edwin Downing

Born 1873

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Coal Mine Worker Coal Industry

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Harry Downing

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 2666 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 2666 Gunner 1st West Riding Brigade RFA

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Ralph Leslie Downing

Born 1891

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Coal Mine Worker Coal Industry

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George Guy Barry Downing

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant Welsh Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

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Herbert Downing

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 96490 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 96490 Dvr (RFA) 471 D.A.C. Royal Horse and Royal Field Artillery

British Army 96490 Driver Royal Field Artillery 47 Brigade

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Herbert Downing

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army Officer Training Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps and General List

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Walter England Downing

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 66815 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Arthur Downing

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279352

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Harry Downing

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 77951

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Francis George Downing

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 47097

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George Gummer Downing

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 32248

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Thomas Henry Downing

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 69003

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Vincent Sidney John Downing

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 144810

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Daniel Edward Downing

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 160440

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Bernard Edward Downing

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 2324 Serjeant London Regiment

British Army 680831 Serjeant London Regiment

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Frederick E Downing

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 11906 Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army 41906 Serjeant Royal Engineers

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