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Brisbane Queensland [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Staffordshire [3]

Balmain New South Wales [2]

Botley, Hampshire [2]

Dagenham, Essex [2]

Darlington, Durham [2]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [2]

Faversham, Kent [2]

Greenwich, Kent [2]

Hammersmith, London, Middlesex [2]

Hampton, Middlesex [2]

Ipswich Queensland [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

New Cross, London [2]

Oldham, Lancashire [2]

Shoreditch, London [2]

Walworth, London [2]

Woolwich, Kent [2]

37 Pleasance, Edinburgh, Scotland [1]

Abersychan, Monmouthshire [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Ardagh [1]

Barcaldine Queensland [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bayswater, Middlesex [1]

Bermondsey England [1]

Birmingham [1]

Bradford [1]

Breconshire [1]

Bridlington, Yorkshire [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Buxton, Cheshire [1]

Camberwell England [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Camden New South Wales [1]

Campbell Town Tasmania [1]

Carisbrook Victoria [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Chelsea, Middlesex [1]

Coburg Victoria [1]

Collingwood Victoria [1]

Darnall England [1]

Darnell England [1]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [588]

Gunner [59]

Serjeant [53]

Driver [51]

Corporal [45]

Sapper [38]

Lance Corporal [18]

Acting Corporal [16]

Lieutenant [11]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Bombardier [10]

Pioneer [9]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [8]

Captain [5]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Major [5]

Rifleman [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Worker [3]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Drummer [2]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Private Lance Corporal [2]

Signaller [2]

Signalman [2]

Volunteer [2]

Wheeler Staff Serjeant [2]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Airman 2nd Class [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major /Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Driver /Lance Bombardier [1]

Driver Staff Serjeant [1]

Gnr (Signaller) [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Major and Quarter Master [1]

Officer's Cook 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [67]

Royal Field Artillery [67]

Labour Corps [63]

Army Service Corps [57]

Royal Garrison Artillery [43]

Royal Army Medical Corps [38]

Manchester Regiment [33]

Machine Gun Corps [29]

Cheshire Regiment [28]

Northumberland Fusiliers [27]

Royal Fusiliers [24]

Middlesex Regiment [21]

Lancashire Fusiliers [19]

London Regiment [19]

Lincolnshire Regiment [15]

Liverpool Regiment [15]

Rifle Brigade [15]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [14]

East Yorkshire Regiment [13]

Royal Defence Corps [13]

South Lancashire Regiment [13]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [12]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [11]

North Staffordshire Regiment [11]

Royal Army Service Corps [11]

West Riding Regiment [11]

West Yorkshire Regiment [11]

York and Lancaster Regiment [11]

Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Durham Light Infantry [10]

East Kent Regiment [10]

Welsh Regiment [10]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9]

Royal Horse Artillery [9]

Army Veterinary Corps [8]

East Surrey Regiment [8]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [8]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

Leicestershire Regiment [8]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [8]

Royal West Kent Regiment [8]

The Queen's Regiment [8]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [7]

Hampshire Regiment [7]

Northamptonshire Regiment [7]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [7]

Royal Sussex Regiment [7]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

Border Regiment [6]

Service

British Army [899]

Royal Navy [72]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [60]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [54]

Australian Imperial Force [31]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

D [1151]

Contribution

Military Service [1123]

Merchant Navy [23]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

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Place of birth

Brisbane Queensland [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Staffordshire [3] Balmain New South Wales [2] Botley, Hampshire [2] Dagenham, Essex [2] Darlington, Durham [2] Edinburgh, Midlothian [2] Faversham, Kent [2] Greenwich, Kent [2] Hammersmith, London, Middlesex [2] Hampton, Middlesex [2] Ipswich Queensland [2] London, Middlesex [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] New Cross, London [2] Oldham, Lancashire [2] Shoreditch, London [2] Walworth, London [2] Woolwich, Kent [2] 37 Pleasance, Edinburgh, Scotland [1] Abersychan, Monmouthshire [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Ardagh [1] Barcaldine Queensland [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Basingstoke, Hampshire [1] Battersea, London [1] Bayswater, Middlesex [1] Bermondsey England [1] Birmingham [1] Bradford [1] Breconshire [1] Bridlington, Yorkshire [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Buxton, Cheshire [1] Camberwell England [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Camden New South Wales [1] Campbell Town Tasmania [1] Carisbrook Victoria [1] Chelsea, London [1] Chelsea, Middlesex [1] Coburg Victoria [1] Collingwood Victoria [1] Darnall England [1] Darnell England [1] Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [588] Gunner [59] Serjeant [53] Driver [51] Corporal [45] Sapper [38] Lance Corporal [18] Acting Corporal [16] Lieutenant [11] Second Lieutenant [11] Bombardier [10] Pioneer [9] Acting Serjeant [8] Warrant Officer Class 2 [8] Captain [5] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Major [5] Rifleman [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Worker [3] Colour Serjeant [2] Drummer [2] Private Acting Lance Corporal [2] Private Lance Corporal [2] Signaller [2] Signalman [2] Volunteer [2] Wheeler Staff Serjeant [2] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Airman 2nd Class [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Company Quarter Master Sergeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major /Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Driver /Lance Bombardier [1] Driver Staff Serjeant [1] Gnr (Signaller) [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Major and Quarter Master [1] Officer's Cook 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [67] Royal Field Artillery [67] Labour Corps [63] Army Service Corps [57] Royal Garrison Artillery [43] Royal Army Medical Corps [38] Manchester Regiment [33] Machine Gun Corps [29] Cheshire Regiment [28] Northumberland Fusiliers [27] Royal Fusiliers [24] Middlesex Regiment [21] Lancashire Fusiliers [19] London Regiment [19] Lincolnshire Regiment [15] Liverpool Regiment [15] Rifle Brigade [15] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [14] East Yorkshire Regiment [13] Royal Defence Corps [13] South Lancashire Regiment [13] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [12] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [11] North Staffordshire Regiment [11] Royal Army Service Corps [11] West Riding Regiment [11] West Yorkshire Regiment [11] York and Lancaster Regiment [11] Yorkshire Regiment [11] Durham Light Infantry [10] East Kent Regiment [10] Welsh Regiment [10] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9] Royal Horse Artillery [9] Army Veterinary Corps [8] East Surrey Regiment [8] King's Own Scottish Borderers [8] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] Leicestershire Regiment [8] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [8] Royal West Kent Regiment [8] The Queen's Regiment [8] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [7] Hampshire Regiment [7] Northamptonshire Regiment [7] Royal Lancaster Regiment [7] Royal Sussex Regiment [7] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7] Border Regiment [6]

Service

British Army [899] Royal Navy [72] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [60] Canadian Expeditionary Force [54] Australian Imperial Force [31] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

D [1151]

Contribution

Military Service [1123] Merchant Navy [23] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

Harold Downs

British Army 3611 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 266322 Private Cheshire Regiment

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F Downs

British Army 3975 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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T H Downs

British Army 2751 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Joseph Leonard Downs

British Army Durham Light Infantry

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H Downs

British Army 2047 Private West Riding Regiment

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Frederick C Downs

British Army L/13058 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 128707 Private Training Reserve

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Walter Downs

British Army 45662 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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William Downs

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 5/677

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Frederick William Downs

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 3/1833

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George Neville Downs

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 11006

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William Downs

British Army 1442 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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