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Bermondsey, London [2]

Haslemere, Surrey [2]

Aberdare, Glamorgan [1]

Aberdare, Glamorganshire [1]

Abertillery, Monmouthshire [1]

Ashbourne, Derbyshire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Brunswick New South Wales [1]

Canning Town, Essex [1]

Canning Town, London [1]

Crewe, Cheshire [1]

Eden New South Wales [1]

Faringdon, Berkshire [1]

Harborne, Staffordshire [1]

Hobart Tasmania [1]

Holt, Wiltshire [1]

Leatherhead, Surrey [1]

Leatherhead, Surrey, England [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Netheravon, Wiltshire [1]

Oving, Chichester, Sussex [1]

Oxford [1]

Reading, Berkshire [1]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [1]

Shipton Mallett, Somerset [1]

Stepney, London [1]

Stepney, Middlesex [1]

Surrey [1]

Swindon,Wilts. [1]

Wandsworth, Surrey [1]

Wantage, Berkshire [1]

Warwickshire, England [1]

Rank

Private [98]

Gunner [12]

Corporal [10]

Serjeant [8]

Lance Corporal [7]

Driver [5]

Sapper [4]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Rifleman [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Captain [1]

Chief Motor Mechanic [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Engineer Sub Lieutenant [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private 2nd Class [1]

Second Lieutenant Acting Lieutenant [1]

Trumpeter [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [16]

Royal Field Artillery [14]

Royal Engineers [12]

Army Service Corps [11]

Wiltshire Regiment [11]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [9]

London Regiment [7]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [6]

Indian Defence Force [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Somerset Light Infantry [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Hussars [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Lancers [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1]

Army Service Corps Transport [1]

Australian Machine Gun Battalion Australian Imperial Force [1]

Buckinghamshire Battalion [1]

Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [1]

Canadian Infantry Brigade Imperial Army [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Dragoons and Lancers [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Hertfordshire Yeomanry [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

Service

British Army [146]

Royal Navy [20]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18]

Australian Imperial Force [5]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

D [199]

Contribution

Military Service [195]

Merchant Navy [2]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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Bermondsey, London [2] Haslemere, Surrey [2] Aberdare, Glamorgan [1] Aberdare, Glamorganshire [1] Abertillery, Monmouthshire [1] Ashbourne, Derbyshire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Canning Town, Essex [1] Canning Town, London [1] Crewe, Cheshire [1] Eden New South Wales [1] Faringdon, Berkshire [1] Harborne, Staffordshire [1] Hobart Tasmania [1] Holt, Wiltshire [1] Leatherhead, Surrey [1] Leatherhead, Surrey, England [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Netheravon, Wiltshire [1] Oving, Chichester, Sussex [1] Oxford [1] Reading, Berkshire [1] Salisbury, Wiltshire [1] Shipton Mallett, Somerset [1] Stepney, London [1] Stepney, Middlesex [1] Surrey [1] Swindon,Wilts. [1] Wandsworth, Surrey [1] Wantage, Berkshire [1] Warwickshire, England [1]

Rank

Private [98] Gunner [12] Corporal [10] Serjeant [8] Lance Corporal [7] Driver [5] Sapper [4] Second Lieutenant [3] Rifleman [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Captain [1] Chief Motor Mechanic [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Engineer Sub Lieutenant [1] Lieutenant [1] Pioneer [1] Private 2nd Class [1] Second Lieutenant Acting Lieutenant [1] Trumpeter [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [16] Royal Field Artillery [14] Royal Engineers [12] Army Service Corps [11] Wiltshire Regiment [11] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [9] London Regiment [7] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Royal Berkshire Regiment [6] Indian Defence Force [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] East Surrey Regiment [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Somerset Light Infantry [4] South Wales Borderers [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Hussars [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Devonshire Regiment [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Lancers [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal Naval Division [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Service Corps Motor Transport [1] Army Service Corps Transport [1] Australian Machine Gun Battalion Australian Imperial Force [1] Buckinghamshire Battalion [1] Buckinghamshire Yeomanry [1] Canadian Infantry Brigade Imperial Army [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Dragoons and Lancers [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Hertfordshire Yeomanry [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

Service

British Army [146] Royal Navy [20] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18] Australian Imperial Force [5] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

D [199]

Contribution

Military Service [195] Merchant Navy [2] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Edward Francis Drewitt

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 5027 Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 307170 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Ayton Drewitt

Born 1881

Died 1961

British Army Second Lieutenant Worcestershire Regiment

British Army Captain Worcestershire Regiment

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Henry John Drewitt

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 12001 Air Mechanic 3rd Class Royal Flying Corps

British Army Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery (Special Reserve) Cardigan

British Army 120001 Private 2nd Class Royal Air Force

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Leonard Drewitt

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 54268

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Albert Henry Drewitt

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45201

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Arthur Drewitt

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 228597

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Thomas Drewitt

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 147307

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Harold Frank Drewitt

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 253622

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Reginald Drewitt

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 28459 Private Grenadier Guards

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John Drewitt

Died 1916

British Army 9053 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 9053 Lance Corporal Northamptonshire Regiment

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Cecil Drewitt

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 22979 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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John Drewitt

Died 1916

British Army 18503 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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George Drewitt

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 3790 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 3790 Private Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry

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Fredrick James Drewitt

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 131845 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 131845 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Frederick James Drewitt

Born 1899

Died 1917

British Army G/22320 Private The Queen's Regiment

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Ernest Cecil Drewitt

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 187113

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Henry John Drewitt

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 120001

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John Charles Edward Drewitt

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 318767

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William Nathaniel Drewitt

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 226011

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Frederick William Drewitt

Australian Imperial Force 13557

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