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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]

Alfred Edward Downing

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army A40 Serjeant King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Frank S Downing

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 3548 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Albert Henry Downing

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 71785

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Frederick C Downing

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army G 12376 Private The Queen's Regiment

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Reginald Downing

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 114266

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Henry Geoffrey Owen Downing

Born 1895

Died 1970

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Charles Downing

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194710

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Arthur Downing

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 144833

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Raymond Miller Downing

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227853

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Arthur Downing

Died 1918

British Army 205103 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 205103 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 1/7th Battalion

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Henry Francis Downing

Died 1916

British Army 1942 Private Leinster Regiment

British Army Captain Leinster Regiment

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Herbert Downing

Died 1916

British Army 43465 Private Welsh Regiment 12th Battalion

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Charles Downing

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 302470

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Alfred Downing

Died 1917

British Army 13644 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army 13644 Lance Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment

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Arthur Marples Downing

Born 1885

Died 1957

British Army Lieutenant Rifle Brigade

British Army Lieutenant General List

British Army Captain Staff

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Percy James Downing

Died 1917

British Army 45231 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Thomas E Downing

Born 1896

Died 1957

British Army M2/265941 Private Army Service Corps

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Walter Thomas Downing

Died 1917

British Army 201070 Private Devonshire Regiment 4th Reserve Battalion

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Preston Downing

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 22322 Private Suffolk Regiment

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George Edward Downing

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 18652

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