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Bealiba Victoria [2]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [2]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [2]

Eastbourne, Sussex [2]

Great Torrington, Devon [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Riverstone New South Wales [2]

Torrington, Devon [2]

Williamstown Victoria [2]

Barley, Hertfordshire [1]

Bishop Hornford, Hertfordshire [1]

Bridgetown, Barbados [1]

Cambridge [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Coolgardie Western Australia [1]

Dubbo New South Wales [1]

Footscray Victoria [1]

Geelong Victoria [1]

Heaton Moot England [1]

Hull, East Yorkshire [1]

Kalgoorlie Western Australia [1]

Kings Lynn England [1]

Middlesborough, Yorkshire [1]

Millbrook, Cornwall [1]

Newport, Monmouthshire [1]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Odcombe, Yeovil [1]

Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England [1]

Port Melbourne Victoria [1]

Seavington, St. Mary, Somerset [1]

Shrewsbury, Shropshire [1]

Soham, Cambridgeshire [1]

Tyldon Victoria [1]

Wellingboro,Northants [1]

Wellington, Shropshire [1]

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Private [117]

Gunner [19]

Driver [18]

Sapper [10]

Corporal [6]

Serjeant [5]

Lieutenant [4]

Bombardier [3]

Captain [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Nursing Sister [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

2nd Class Dispenser [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Dresser [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Major [1]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Temporary Corporal [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [20]

Labour Corps [18]

Royal Engineers [18]

Army Service Corps [17]

Lincolnshire Regiment [11]

Royal Garrison Artillery [11]

London Regiment [10]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Suffolk Regiment [7]

British West Indies Regiment [5]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [5]

Somerset Light Infantry [5]

York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Monmouthshire Regiment [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

West India Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Australian Engineers [1]

Australian Field Artillery [1]

BRB [1]

British Red Cross Society [1]

Buckinghamshire Battalion [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

County of London Regiment [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

East Africa Medical Supplies [1]

East African Medical Service [1]

East African Motor Transport Corps [1]

East African Nursing Service [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [190]

Royal Navy [21]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20]

Australian Imperial Force [15]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

D [263]

B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [258]

Merchant Navy [4]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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People [264] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bealiba Victoria [2] Cardiff, Glamorgan [2] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [2] Eastbourne, Sussex [2] Great Torrington, Devon [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Riverstone New South Wales [2] Torrington, Devon [2] Williamstown Victoria [2] Barley, Hertfordshire [1] Bishop Hornford, Hertfordshire [1] Bridgetown, Barbados [1] Cambridge [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Coolgardie Western Australia [1] Dubbo New South Wales [1] Footscray Victoria [1] Geelong Victoria [1] Heaton Moot England [1] Hull, East Yorkshire [1] Kalgoorlie Western Australia [1] Kings Lynn England [1] Middlesborough, Yorkshire [1] Millbrook, Cornwall [1] Newport, Monmouthshire [1] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Odcombe, Yeovil [1] Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England [1] Port Melbourne Victoria [1] Seavington, St. Mary, Somerset [1] Shrewsbury, Shropshire [1] Soham, Cambridgeshire [1] Tyldon Victoria [1] Wellingboro,Northants [1] Wellington, Shropshire [1]

Rank

Private [117] Gunner [19] Driver [18] Sapper [10] Corporal [6] Serjeant [5] Lieutenant [4] Bombardier [3] Captain [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Corporal [2] Nursing Sister [2] Staff Serjeant [2] 2nd Class Dispenser [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Dresser [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1] Lance Corporal [1] Major [1] Shoeing Smith Corporal [1] Staff Nurse [1] Temporary Corporal [1] Transport Corporal [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [20] Labour Corps [18] Royal Engineers [18] Army Service Corps [17] Lincolnshire Regiment [11] Royal Garrison Artillery [11] London Regiment [10] Machine Gun Corps [8] Suffolk Regiment [7] British West Indies Regiment [5] Hampshire Regiment [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Royal Berkshire Regiment [5] Somerset Light Infantry [5] York and Lancaster Regiment [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Devonshire Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Monmouthshire Regiment [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Air Force [2] West India Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] Australian Engineers [1] Australian Field Artillery [1] BRB [1] British Red Cross Society [1] Buckinghamshire Battalion [1] Corps of Hussars [1] County of London Regiment [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] East Africa Medical Supplies [1] East African Medical Service [1] East African Motor Transport Corps [1] East African Nursing Service [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [190] Royal Navy [21] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20] Australian Imperial Force [15] Canadian Expeditionary Force [8] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

D [263] B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [258] Merchant Navy [4] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

William George Drayton

Born 1875

Died 1920

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 164637

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James Drayton

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 5869 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 202120 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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John Edward Drayton

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 240868 Corporal Cheshire Regiment No. 3 Depot

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Joseph Henry Drayton

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 83734

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Harry Urwick Drayton

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 229747

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John James Drayton

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 95031

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Robert Alfred Drayton

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 20829

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Beresford Asuran Drayton

Died 1917

British Army 9150 Private British West Indies Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Bertram Lancelot Drayton

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 30977 Private East Yorkshire Regiment 8th Battalion

British Army 5/1443 Private East Yorkshire Regiment 5th Cyclist Battalion

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J Drayton

Died 1919

British Army 1240 Staff Serjeant West India Regiment

British Army 1240 Serjeant Royal Army Ordnance Corps

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Bert Drayton

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 105313

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Rupert Frederick Drayton

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 8785

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Charles Hindon Drayton

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 19646 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Daniel Alonzo Drayton

Born 1886

Died 1920

British Army 4987 Serjeant West India Regiment 1st Battalion

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Sam Drayton

Died 1915

British Army 13403 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Percy H Drayton

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 25425 Private Grenadier Guards

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George Drayton

Died 1918

British Army 11591 4907 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 376909 Private Manchester Regiment

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Tom Drayton

Died 1915

British Army 11346 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Percy William Drayton

Died 1915

British Army 9900 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Samuel Drayton

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 23417 Private Suffolk Regiment

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