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London England [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4]

London, Middlesex, England [4]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Kentish Town, London [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [3]

Shepparton Victoria [3]

Arreton, Isle of Wight [2]

Bagshot, Surrey [2]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Birmingham [2]

Bolton, Lancashire [2]

Bridgetown Western Australia [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Chiddingstone, Kent [2]

Cork [2]

Cowes, Isle of Wight [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

East Grinstead, Sussex [2]

Fremantle Western Australia [2]

Gainsborough, Lincolnshire [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Hampton Hill, Middlesex [2]

Hastings, Sussex [2]

Hoxton, London [2]

Launceston Tasmania [2]

Lincoln, Lincolnshire [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Marylebone, London [2]

Ormskirk, Lancashire [2]

Oxford, Oxfordshire [2]

Parkes New South Wales [2]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [2]

Stone, Dartford, Kent [2]

Ventnor, Isle of Wight [2]

West Ham, London [2]

Widnes, Lancashire [2]

Wood Green, Worcestershire [2]

Accrington, Lancashire [1]

Albury New South Wales [1]

Alfreton, Derbyshire [1]

Allandale New South Wales [1]

Ardwick, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Aston, Birmingham [1]

Auburn Victoria [1]

Baltana South Australia [1]

Banstead, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [808]

Gunner [88]

Driver [84]

Corporal [71]

Serjeant [59]

Sapper [42]

Lance Corporal [26]

Second Lieutenant [25]

Acting Corporal [20]

Lieutenant [18]

Acting Serjeant [11]

Bombardier [11]

Pioneer [9]

Captain [8]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [8]

Company Serjeant Major [7]

Rifleman [5]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Major [4]

Sergeant [4]

Staff Nurse [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Worker [4]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Shoeing Smith [3]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Bugler [2]

Guardsman [2]

Signaller [2]

Temporary Captain /Acting Major [2]

Trooper [2]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Assistant Steward [1]

Bandsman [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Colonel [1]

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

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [98]

Labour Corps [94]

Royal Engineers [94]

Royal Field Artillery [90]

Royal Army Medical Corps [58]

London Regiment [57]

Royal Garrison Artillery [52]

Royal Fusiliers [36]

Machine Gun Corps [32]

Bedfordshire Regiment [31]

Middlesex Regiment [29]

Liverpool Regiment [26]

Essex Regiment [25]

The Queen's Regiment [25]

Manchester Regiment [23]

Northumberland Fusiliers [22]

Leicestershire Regiment [21]

Lincolnshire Regiment [21]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [21]

Worcestershire Regiment [20]

Rifle Brigade [19]

Wiltshire Regiment [19]

Hampshire Regiment [18]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [15]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [15]

Royal Naval Division [15]

Royal West Kent Regiment [15]

West Yorkshire Regiment [15]

East Surrey Regiment [14]

Lancashire Fusiliers [14]

Royal Army Service Corps [14]

Army Ordnance Corps [13]

Devonshire Regiment [13]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [13]

West Riding Regiment [13]

Northamptonshire Regiment [12]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [12]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [12]

East Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Gloucestershire Regiment [11]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [11]

Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Army Veterinary Corps [10]

Durham Light Infantry [10]

Canadian Infantry [9]

Coldstream Guards [9]

North Staffordshire Regiment [9]

Royal Horse Artillery [9]

Suffolk Regiment [9]

Dorsetshire Regiment [8]

Service

British Army [1251]

Royal Navy [144]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [113]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [95]

Australian Imperial Force [84]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

D [1722]

Contribution

Military Service [1699]

Merchant Navy [20]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [34]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

France [1]

India [1]

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London England [5] Liverpool, Lancashire [4] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4] London, Middlesex, England [4] Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Kentish Town, London [3] London, Middlesex [3] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [3] Shepparton Victoria [3] Arreton, Isle of Wight [2] Bagshot, Surrey [2] Bendigo Victoria [2] Birmingham [2] Bolton, Lancashire [2] Bridgetown Western Australia [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Camberwell, London [2] Chiddingstone, Kent [2] Cork [2] Cowes, Isle of Wight [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] East Grinstead, Sussex [2] Fremantle Western Australia [2] Gainsborough, Lincolnshire [2] Hackney, London [2] Hampton Hill, Middlesex [2] Hastings, Sussex [2] Hoxton, London [2] Launceston Tasmania [2] Lincoln, Lincolnshire [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Marylebone, London [2] Ormskirk, Lancashire [2] Oxford, Oxfordshire [2] Parkes New South Wales [2] Southampton, Hampshire, England [2] Stone, Dartford, Kent [2] Ventnor, Isle of Wight [2] West Ham, London [2] Widnes, Lancashire [2] Wood Green, Worcestershire [2] Accrington, Lancashire [1] Albury New South Wales [1] Alfreton, Derbyshire [1] Allandale New South Wales [1] Ardwick, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Aston, Birmingham [1] Auburn Victoria [1] Baltana South Australia [1] Banstead, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [808] Gunner [88] Driver [84] Corporal [71] Serjeant [59] Sapper [42] Lance Corporal [26] Second Lieutenant [25] Acting Corporal [20] Lieutenant [18] Acting Serjeant [11] Bombardier [11] Pioneer [9] Captain [8] Warrant Officer Class 2 [8] Company Serjeant Major [7] Rifleman [5] Acting Bombardier [4] Major [4] Sergeant [4] Staff Nurse [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Worker [4] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Shoeing Smith [3] Temporary Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Bugler [2] Guardsman [2] Signaller [2] Temporary Captain /Acting Major [2] Trooper [2] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Assistant Steward [1] Bandsman [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Colonel [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Company Sergeant Major [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [98] Labour Corps [94] Royal Engineers [94] Royal Field Artillery [90] Royal Army Medical Corps [58] London Regiment [57] Royal Garrison Artillery [52] Royal Fusiliers [36] Machine Gun Corps [32] Bedfordshire Regiment [31] Middlesex Regiment [29] Liverpool Regiment [26] Essex Regiment [25] The Queen's Regiment [25] Manchester Regiment [23] Northumberland Fusiliers [22] Leicestershire Regiment [21] Lincolnshire Regiment [21] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [21] Worcestershire Regiment [20] Rifle Brigade [19] Wiltshire Regiment [19] Hampshire Regiment [18] King's Royal Rifle Corps [15] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [15] Royal Naval Division [15] Royal West Kent Regiment [15] West Yorkshire Regiment [15] East Surrey Regiment [14] Lancashire Fusiliers [14] Royal Army Service Corps [14] Army Ordnance Corps [13] Devonshire Regiment [13] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [13] West Riding Regiment [13] Northamptonshire Regiment [12] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [12] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [12] East Yorkshire Regiment [11] Gloucestershire Regiment [11] Royal Berkshire Regiment [11] Yorkshire Regiment [11] Army Veterinary Corps [10] Durham Light Infantry [10] Canadian Infantry [9] Coldstream Guards [9] North Staffordshire Regiment [9] Royal Horse Artillery [9] Suffolk Regiment [9] Dorsetshire Regiment [8]

Service

British Army [1251] Royal Navy [144] Canadian Expeditionary Force [113] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [95] Australian Imperial Force [84] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

D [1722]

Contribution

Military Service [1699] Merchant Navy [20] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [34] Australia [1] Canada [1] France [1] India [1]

Christopher Draper

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 94515

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Henry Draper

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 229221

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John Draper

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 62206

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William Draper

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 107315

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Thomas Jabez Draper

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 48604

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Arthur Draper

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 130141

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Albert Edward Draper

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 197697

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William Henry Draper

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281635

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William Draper

Born 1886

Died 1917

Royal Navy 445 S Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

Royal Navy CH/445(S) Private Royal Marine Light Infantry, H.M.S. "Cyclops II."

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Arthur Draper

Born 1867

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 409253

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William Henry Draper

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 106859

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John Godfrey Beresford Draper

Born 1895

Died 1972

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Lieutenant King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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William Henry Draper

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 315007

Royal Navy K12328 Air Mechanic 1st Class Royal Naval Air Service

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Arthur Percival Draper

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281631

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John Davies Draper

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 293015

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Ernest Wilfred Draper

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 217475

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Joseph Draper

Died 1914

British Army 5353 Private Coldstream Guards

British Army 5353 Lance-Corporal Coldstream Guards 3rd Battalion

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Phillip Draper

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 1812 Private Monmouthshire Regiment

British Army 15526 Private Monmouthshire Regiment

British Army 15526 Private South Wales Borderers

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Henry Draper

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 16493 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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William Ernest Draper

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 18363 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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