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Traralgon Victoria [4]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Hackney, London [2]

Albert Park, Melbourne, Victoria [1]

Allahabad [1]

Clayfield Queensland [1]

Cowarr Victoria [1]

Darlinghurst New South Wales [1]

Essex England [1]

Gippsland Victoria [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

Homerton, London [1]

Ipswich, Suffolk [1]

Kenilworth, Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Manchester England [1]

Moulton Norfolk [1]

Norwich, Norfolk [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Wallangarra Queensland [1]

West Hartlepool, Durham [1]

Witham, Essex [1]

Yarmouth, Norfolk [1]

Rank

Private [83]

Driver [9]

Sapper [9]

Gunner [7]

Serjeant [6]

Lance Corporal [3]

Corporal [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Assistant Forewoman [1]

Captain [1]

Ordinary Signalman [1]

Ordinary Signalman RAN [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Stoker First Class [1]

Stoker Second Class [1]

Temporary Staff Serjeant [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [11]

Royal Engineers [11]

Army Service Corps [9]

Royal Field Artillery [9]

Essex Regiment [7]

London Regiment [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Suffolk Regiment [6]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Tank Corps [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Indian Defence Force [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

2nd Divisional Engineers HQ [1]

2nd Divisional Troops - 5th Field Company Engineers [1]

6th Divisional Troops - 17th Field Company Engineers [1]

Agricutural Labour Corps [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Service Corps attached Royal Engineers [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Australian Light Horse Regiment [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Commonwealth Naval Reserve (Obligatory) [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Gas Services East Surrey Regiment [1]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1]

HMAS Cerberus [1]

HMS Natal [1]

Labour Corps Southern Command Labour Corps Devonshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [121]

Australian Imperial Force [17]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12]

Royal Navy [8]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

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Contribution

Military Service [164]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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People [164] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Traralgon Victoria [4] Brisbane Queensland [3] Hackney, London [2] Albert Park, Melbourne, Victoria [1] Allahabad [1] Clayfield Queensland [1] Cowarr Victoria [1] Darlinghurst New South Wales [1] Essex England [1] Gippsland Victoria [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Homerton, London [1] Ipswich, Suffolk [1] Kenilworth, Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Lambeth, London [1] Manchester England [1] Moulton Norfolk [1] Norwich, Norfolk [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Wallangarra Queensland [1] West Hartlepool, Durham [1] Witham, Essex [1] Yarmouth, Norfolk [1]

Rank

Private [83] Driver [9] Sapper [9] Gunner [7] Serjeant [6] Lance Corporal [3] Corporal [2] Lieutenant [2] Pioneer [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Assistant Forewoman [1] Captain [1] Ordinary Signalman [1] Ordinary Signalman RAN [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Stoker First Class [1] Stoker Second Class [1] Temporary Staff Serjeant [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [11] Royal Engineers [11] Army Service Corps [9] Royal Field Artillery [9] Essex Regiment [7] London Regiment [7] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Suffolk Regiment [6] Middlesex Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Tank Corps [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Border Regiment [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Indian Defence Force [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] South Wales Borderers [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] 2nd Divisional Engineers HQ [1] 2nd Divisional Troops - 5th Field Company Engineers [1] 6th Divisional Troops - 17th Field Company Engineers [1] Agricutural Labour Corps [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Service Corps attached Royal Engineers [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Australian Light Horse Regiment [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment [1] Commonwealth Naval Reserve (Obligatory) [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Gas Services East Surrey Regiment [1] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [1] HMAS Cerberus [1] HMS Natal [1] Labour Corps Southern Command Labour Corps Devonshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [121] Australian Imperial Force [17] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12] Royal Navy [8] Canadian Expeditionary Force [5] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

D [164]

Contribution

Military Service [164]

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United Kingdom [2]

George Edward Drane

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 10909 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Bertram Henry Drane

Born 1892

Died 1915

Royal Navy SS112201 Stoker Second Class HMS Natal

Royal Navy SS112201 Stoker Second Class

Royal Navy SS112201 Stoker First Class HMS Natal

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Walter Arthur Drane

Born 1893

Died 1919

British Army 614444 Private London Regiment

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Charles William Drane

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 53572

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Benjamin Edgar Drane

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 48177

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Athol William Drane

Born 1895

Died 1985

Australian Imperial Force 563 Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train

Australian Imperial Force 4132 Ordinary Signalman RAN HMAS Cerberus

Australian Imperial Force 564N Sapper 2nd Divisional Engineers HQ

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Victor Henry Drane

Born 1895

Died 1919

British Army 2484 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 492167 Sapper Royal Engineers North Midland Divisional Signal Company

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John William Drane

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31567

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John Drane

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 26941 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 5605 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Frank Charles William Drane

Died 1916

British Army 6769 Private London Regiment

British Army 512834 Private London Regiment

British Army 512834 Private London Regiment 1/14 lond Battalion

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Frederick Drane

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 16660 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Percy W Drane

Died 1917

British Army 24583 Private Suffolk Regiment

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William F A Drane

Born 1898

Died 1919

British Army 3961 Private London Regiment

British Army 701259 Private London Regiment

British Army 225193 Private London Regiment

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Joseph Arthur Drane

Died 1915

British Army 11358 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Walter Drane

Died 1916

British Army 18974 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Percy Drane

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 13233 Private Essex Regiment

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Robert Drane

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army R/32021 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army R/32021 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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William Drane

Born 1881

Died 1935

British Army 15078 Private South Lancashire Regiment

British Army 422690 Serjeant Labour Corps

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George Edward Drane

Born 1875

Died 1916

British Army 26610 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Roland James Drane

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 90060

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