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Greenhithe, Kent [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Abercombie New South Wales [1]

Ayrshire [1]

Barking England [1]

Barking, London, Middlesex [1]

Burraga New South Wales [1]

Butterham England [1]

Clerkenwell, London [1]

Hackney, London, Middlesex [1]

Holborn, London [1]

Leytonstone, Essex [1]

Margate [1]

Romford, Essex [1]

STROOD KENT [1]

Southport, Lancashire [1]

St Mary's, Orkney [1]

Wickersgill, Shap, Westmorland [1]

Wide Bay Queensland [1]

Rank

Private [81]

Serjeant [10]

Driver [7]

Gunner [7]

Corporal [5]

Sapper [4]

Lance Corporal [3]

Pioneer [3]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 2c [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [10]

Royal Engineers [10]

Army Service Corps [9]

Hampshire Regiment [9]

Royal Field Artillery [9]

Essex Regiment [7]

London Regiment [6]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [5]

Highland Light Infantry [5]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Scottish Rifles [5]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Canterbury Mounted Rifles [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Army Service Corps Transport [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Connaught Rangers [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Europs II - M 33 [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

HMS Impregnable [1]

HMS Valiant [1]

Household Battalion [1]

Labour Corps ex Royal Fusiliers [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

North Staffordshire Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Queen Royal West Surrey Regiment [1]

Railway Operating Division Royal Engineers [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [1]

Service

British Army [116]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8]

Royal Navy [7]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [6]

Australian Imperial Force [5]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Last name first letter

D [147]

L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [148]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

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People [148] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Greenhithe, Kent [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Abercombie New South Wales [1] Ayrshire [1] Barking England [1] Barking, London, Middlesex [1] Burraga New South Wales [1] Butterham England [1] Clerkenwell, London [1] Hackney, London, Middlesex [1] Holborn, London [1] Leytonstone, Essex [1] Margate [1] Romford, Essex [1] STROOD KENT [1] Southport, Lancashire [1] St Mary's, Orkney [1] Wickersgill, Shap, Westmorland [1] Wide Bay Queensland [1]

Rank

Private [81] Serjeant [10] Driver [7] Gunner [7] Corporal [5] Sapper [4] Lance Corporal [3] Pioneer [3] Second Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 2c [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Rifleman [1] Sergeant [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [10] Royal Engineers [10] Army Service Corps [9] Hampshire Regiment [9] Royal Field Artillery [9] Essex Regiment [7] London Regiment [6] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [5] Highland Light Infantry [5] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Scottish Rifles [5] Middlesex Regiment [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Irish Fusiliers [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Canterbury Mounted Rifles [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] East Kent Regiment [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Army Service Corps Transport [1] Border Regiment [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Connaught Rangers [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Europs II - M 33 [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] Grenadier Guards [1] HMS Impregnable [1] HMS Valiant [1] Household Battalion [1] Labour Corps ex Royal Fusiliers [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Manchester Regiment [1] North Staffordshire Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Queen Royal West Surrey Regiment [1] Railway Operating Division Royal Engineers [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [1]

Service

British Army [116] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8] Royal Navy [7] Canadian Expeditionary Force [6] Australian Imperial Force [5] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Last name first letter

D [147] L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [148]

Country

United Kingdom [3]

Job Henry Charles Drain

Born 1895

Died 1975

British Army 69960 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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George Charles Drain

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 263571

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Percival Ernest Drain

Born 1896

Died 1965

Royal Navy J22512 Able Seaman HMS Valiant

Royal Navy J22512 Able Seaman Europs II - M 33

Royal Navy J22512 Boy 2c HMS Impregnable

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Job Henry Charles Drain

Born 1895

Died 1975

British Army 69960 Corporal Royal Field Artillery 37th Battery

British Army 69960 Sergeant Royal Field Artillery

British Army 69960 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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James Mcturk Drain

Born 1877

Died 1915

British Army 6593 Private Border Regiment

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Barnett Joseph Drain

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 314179

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Leslie Arthur Drain

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 137323

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David Drain

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 17192 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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Charles Drain

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 18338 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 18338 Lance Corporal Hampshire Regiment

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T Drain

Died 1915

British Army 13849 Private Essex Regiment

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Robert Drain

Died 1918

British Army 302441 Private Durham Light Infantry

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John Drain

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 30327 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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John Drain

Died 1916

British Army 2337 Private Connaught Rangers

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Percy Harold Drain

Born 1896

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3057138

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3057138 Private Canadian Infantry

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John Drain

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 305458

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George William Drain

Australian Imperial Force 3963

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James Drain

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 14480 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Thomas Drain

Born 1890

Died 1920

British Army 2224 Lance Corporal Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 325317 Lance Corporal Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

British Army 2224 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Robert Drain

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 43079 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers

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Richard Drain

Died 1917

British Army 202753 Private Hampshire Regiment

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