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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [7]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [7]

Plymouth, Devon [6]

Sydney New South Wales [6]

Brisbane Queensland [5]

Exeter, Devon [4]

St Kilda Victoria [4]

Bendigo Victoria [3]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [3]

Carlton Victoria [3]

Crediton, Devon [3]

Devizes, Wiltshire [3]

Hobart Tasmania [3]

Howlong New South Wales [3]

London England [3]

Warrnambool Victoria [3]

Belper, Derbyshire [2]

Berkeley, Gloucestershire [2]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Blandford, Dorset [2]

Bristol, Somerset [2]

Brunswick New South Wales [2]

Canterbury, Kent [2]

Cripplegate, London [2]

Cripplegate, London, Middlesex [2]

Cullompton, Devon [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Esk Queensland [2]

Geelong Victoria [2]

Gillingham, Kent [2]

Gloucester [2]

Hartlepool, Durham, England [2]

Islington, London [2]

Kensington, London [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Lowestoft, Suffolk [2]

Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Newport Victoria [2]

Plumstead, Kent [2]

Richmond, Tasmania [2]

Rockhampton Queensland [2]

Rotherhithe, London [2]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [2]

Tiverton, Devon [2]

Torquay, Devon [2]

Walsall, Staffordshire [2]

Walworth, London [2]

Wollongong New South Wales [2]

Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [1]

Rank

Private [864]

Gunner [94]

Driver [78]

Serjeant [71]

Sapper [68]

Corporal [53]

Second Lieutenant [34]

Lieutenant [33]

Lance Corporal [30]

Acting Corporal [29]

Captain [24]

Pioneer [23]

Acting Serjeant [18]

Major [17]

Bombardier [10]

Lance Serjeant [9]

Lieutenant Colonel [8]

Rifleman [8]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Brevet Colonel [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Staff Nurse [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Acting Gunner [2]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Captain /Temporary Major [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Guardsman [2]

Mechanist Staff Serjeant [2]

Private Acting Serjeant [2]

Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Sergeant [2]

Sister [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Transport Serjeant [2]

Trooper [2]

Worker [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Major [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [136]

Army Service Corps [109]

Labour Corps [102]

Royal Field Artillery [102]

London Regiment [66]

Royal Garrison Artillery [65]

Royal Army Medical Corps [56]

Devonshire Regiment [47]

Gloucestershire Regiment [36]

Royal Fusiliers [36]

Hampshire Regiment [33]

Machine Gun Corps [26]

Rifle Brigade [26]

Somerset Light Infantry [26]

Royal Army Service Corps [25]

Middlesex Regiment [23]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [23]

Dorsetshire Regiment [22]

The Queen's Regiment [22]

Norfolk Regiment [21]

Wiltshire Regiment [21]

Worcestershire Regiment [20]

Northumberland Fusiliers [18]

Suffolk Regiment [18]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [17]

South Staffordshire Regiment [17]

Grenadier Guards [15]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [14]

Essex Regiment [13]

Welsh Regiment [13]

Army Veterinary Corps [12]

Manchester Regiment [12]

Scottish Rifles [12]

Durham Light Infantry [11]

Northamptonshire Regiment [11]

South Wales Borderers [11]

Canadian Infantry [10]

East Kent Regiment [10]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [10]

Royal Naval Division [10]

Royal West Kent Regiment [10]

East Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Lincolnshire Regiment [9]

Royal Newfoundland Regiment [9]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9]

West Yorkshire Regiment [9]

York and Lancaster Regiment [9]

Cheshire Regiment [8]

Lancashire Fusiliers [8]

Lancers [8]

Service

British Army [1422]

Royal Navy [179]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [124]

Australian Imperial Force [124]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [110]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [15]

Indian Army [3]

Canadian Navy [1]

Last name first letter

D [2000]

L [13]

B [4]

M [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1970]

Merchant Navy [37]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [32]

Germany [1]

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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [7] Portsmouth, Hampshire [7] Plymouth, Devon [6] Sydney New South Wales [6] Brisbane Queensland [5] Exeter, Devon [4] St Kilda Victoria [4] Bendigo Victoria [3] Cardiff, Glamorgan [3] Carlton Victoria [3] Crediton, Devon [3] Devizes, Wiltshire [3] Hobart Tasmania [3] Howlong New South Wales [3] London England [3] Warrnambool Victoria [3] Belper, Derbyshire [2] Berkeley, Gloucestershire [2] Bethnal Green, London [2] Blandford, Dorset [2] Bristol, Somerset [2] Brunswick New South Wales [2] Canterbury, Kent [2] Cripplegate, London [2] Cripplegate, London, Middlesex [2] Cullompton, Devon [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Esk Queensland [2] Geelong Victoria [2] Gillingham, Kent [2] Gloucester [2] Hartlepool, Durham, England [2] Islington, London [2] Kensington, London [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Lowestoft, Suffolk [2] Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Newport Victoria [2] Plumstead, Kent [2] Richmond, Tasmania [2] Rockhampton Queensland [2] Rotherhithe, London [2] Southampton, Hampshire, England [2] Tiverton, Devon [2] Torquay, Devon [2] Walsall, Staffordshire [2] Walworth, London [2] Wollongong New South Wales [2] Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [1]

Rank

Private [864] Gunner [94] Driver [78] Serjeant [71] Sapper [68] Corporal [53] Second Lieutenant [34] Lieutenant [33] Lance Corporal [30] Acting Corporal [29] Captain [24] Pioneer [23] Acting Serjeant [18] Major [17] Bombardier [10] Lance Serjeant [9] Lieutenant Colonel [8] Rifleman [8] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Brevet Colonel [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] Staff Nurse [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Acting Gunner [2] Armourer Staff Serjeant [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Captain /Temporary Major [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Guardsman [2] Mechanist Staff Serjeant [2] Private Acting Serjeant [2] Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Sergeant [2] Sister [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Transport Serjeant [2] Trooper [2] Worker [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Major [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [136] Army Service Corps [109] Labour Corps [102] Royal Field Artillery [102] London Regiment [66] Royal Garrison Artillery [65] Royal Army Medical Corps [56] Devonshire Regiment [47] Gloucestershire Regiment [36] Royal Fusiliers [36] Hampshire Regiment [33] Machine Gun Corps [26] Rifle Brigade [26] Somerset Light Infantry [26] Royal Army Service Corps [25] Middlesex Regiment [23] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [23] Dorsetshire Regiment [22] The Queen's Regiment [22] Norfolk Regiment [21] Wiltshire Regiment [21] Worcestershire Regiment [20] Northumberland Fusiliers [18] Suffolk Regiment [18] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [17] South Staffordshire Regiment [17] Grenadier Guards [15] Royal Berkshire Regiment [14] Essex Regiment [13] Welsh Regiment [13] Army Veterinary Corps [12] Manchester Regiment [12] Scottish Rifles [12] Durham Light Infantry [11] Northamptonshire Regiment [11] South Wales Borderers [11] Canadian Infantry [10] East Kent Regiment [10] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [10] Royal Naval Division [10] Royal West Kent Regiment [10] East Yorkshire Regiment [9] Lincolnshire Regiment [9] Royal Newfoundland Regiment [9] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9] West Yorkshire Regiment [9] York and Lancaster Regiment [9] Cheshire Regiment [8] Lancashire Fusiliers [8] Lancers [8]

Service

British Army [1422] Royal Navy [179] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [124] Australian Imperial Force [124] Canadian Expeditionary Force [110] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [15] Indian Army [3] Canadian Navy [1]

Last name first letter

D [2000] L [13] B [4] M [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1970] Merchant Navy [37] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [32] Germany [1]

Arthur Curtis Drew

Born 1887

Died 1952

British Army 143200 Sapper Royal Engineers 280 Army Troops Company

British Army 143200 Sapper Royal Engineers 8th Depot Company

British Army 143200 Sapper Royal Engineers Royal Engineers Section, Tewksbury

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Henry James Drew

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 2574 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 370747 Rifleman London Regiment 2nd/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Joseph Drew

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 5773 Private London Regiment

British Army 322875 Private London Regiment

British Army 322875 Rifleman London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles)

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George Drew

Born 1863

Died 1918

British Army 286891 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Samuel Drew

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 32389 Private Somerset Light Infantry 6th Battalion

British Army 27580 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Louis William Rufus Drew

Born 1880

Died 1920

British Army G/20476 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army 17911 Private Army Service Corps

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John Shaw Drew

Died 1917

British Army 1114 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 265077 Lance-Sergeant Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 6th (Perthshire) Battalion

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Henry John Drew

Born 1892

Died 1963

British Army 8715 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 200376 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 4904068 Warrant Officer Class 2 South Staffordshire Regiment

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Frank Drew

Born 1897

British Army 23554 Private Grenadier Guards 4th Battalion

British Army 23554 Private Grenadier Guards 5th (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 23554 Lance Corporal Grenadier Guards 5th (Reserve) Battalion

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Frank Drew

Born 1888

Died 1942

British Army 30326 Private Grenadier Guards Household Battalion

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George Nelson Ford Drew

Died 1948

British Army 24820 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 596597 Private Labour Corps

British Army 24820 Private Devonshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Joseph Thomas Drew

Born 1861

Died 1919

British Army Lieutenant Connaught Rangers

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Peter Drew

Died 1918

British Army 2605 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 267393 Private Labour Corps

British Army 200713 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Thomas Lewis J Drew

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 22326 Private Somerset Light Infantry 9th

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John Albert Victor Drew

Born 1890

Died 1919

Royal Navy M10514 Senior Reserve Attendant. Royal Naval Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve HMS Victory

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William Drew

Born 1893

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 6145

Australian Imperial Force 6624 Private 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.

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Eli Drew

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 284647

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Robert Cecil Drew

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 22832

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Dennis Ernest Drew

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 83560

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William Drew

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28785

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