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Leeds, Yorkshire [3]

Bollington, near Macclesfield, Cheshire [2]

Geraldton Western Australia [2]

Langhorne Creek South Australia [2]

Macclesfield, Cheshire [2]

Norfolk [2]

Oldham, Lancashire [2]

Townsville Queensland [2]

Yorkshire [2]

Ballynahinch, County Down. [1]

Bangalore, Mysore, India [1]

Barrow, Lancashire [1]

Beeston Regis, Norfolk [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bunbury Western Australia [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Cheshire England [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Dovercourt [1]

Fremantle Western Australia [1]

Gibraltar [1]

Glenelg South Australia [1]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1]

Hammond South Australia [1]

Hanwell, Brentford, Middlesex [1]

Harleston, Norfolk [1]

Harwich, Essex [1]

Hawthorn Victoria [1]

Holloway, London [1]

Horsham, Sussex [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Kelling, Norfolk [1]

Lameroo South Australia [1]

London England [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Luton,Chatham,Medway,Kent. [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Margate, Kent [1]

Mattishall, Norfolk [1]

Mitcham South Australia [1]

Mount Barker South Australia [1]

Mount Basker South Australia [1]

North Shields, Northumberland, England [1]

Northallerton, Yorkshire [1]

Notting Hill Gate, London [1]

Nottingham [1]

Nottingham England [1]

Oldham England [1]

Perth Western Australia [1]

Rank

Private [297]

Gunner [33]

Corporal [31]

Serjeant [31]

Driver [26]

Sapper [13]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Lieutenant [10]

Lance Corporal [9]

Captain [7]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Bombardier [6]

Staff Serjeant [6]

Acting Corporal [3]

Rifleman [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [2]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Reverend [2]

Second Lieutenant Acting Captain [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Worker [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Air Craftsman Class 2 [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Colour Serjeant Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Cooks Mate [1]

Corporal Lance Serjeant [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Flight Cadet [1]

Flying Officer [1]

Honorary Second Lieutenant [1]

Lance Corproal [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Transport Officer [1]

Major [1]

Musician [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Plate Layer [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [38]

Labour Corps [32]

Army Service Corps [31]

Royal Engineers [29]

Norfolk Regiment [27]

Royal Garrison Artillery [25]

Machine Gun Corps [22]

Middlesex Regiment [16]

London Regiment [15]

Royal Army Medical Corps [12]

The Queen's Regiment [12]

West Yorkshire Regiment [12]

East Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Lancashire Fusiliers [9]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [8]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8]

Royal Fusiliers [8]

South Staffordshire Regiment [8]

Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

Lincolnshire Regiment [7]

Royal West Kent Regiment [7]

Army Ordnance Corps [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [6]

East Surrey Regiment [6]

Essex Regiment [6]

Gloucestershire Regiment [6]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Royal Sussex Regiment [6]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6]

Worcestershire Regiment [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Royal Scots [5]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [5]

East Kent Regiment [4]

Monmouthshire Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

Suffolk Regiment [4]

West Riding Regiment [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [469]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [37]

Royal Navy [32]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [31]

Australian Imperial Force [26]

Indian Army [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

D [600]

Contribution

Military Service [593]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

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Place of birth

Leeds, Yorkshire [3] Bollington, near Macclesfield, Cheshire [2] Geraldton Western Australia [2] Langhorne Creek South Australia [2] Macclesfield, Cheshire [2] Norfolk [2] Oldham, Lancashire [2] Townsville Queensland [2] Yorkshire [2] Ballynahinch, County Down. [1] Bangalore, Mysore, India [1] Barrow, Lancashire [1] Beeston Regis, Norfolk [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bunbury Western Australia [1] Camberwell, London [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Cheshire England [1] Clapham, London [1] Dovercourt [1] Fremantle Western Australia [1] Gibraltar [1] Glenelg South Australia [1] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1] Hammond South Australia [1] Hanwell, Brentford, Middlesex [1] Harleston, Norfolk [1] Harwich, Essex [1] Hawthorn Victoria [1] Holloway, London [1] Horsham, Sussex [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Kelling, Norfolk [1] Lameroo South Australia [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex [1] Luton,Chatham,Medway,Kent. [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Margate, Kent [1] Mattishall, Norfolk [1] Mitcham South Australia [1] Mount Barker South Australia [1] Mount Basker South Australia [1] North Shields, Northumberland, England [1] Northallerton, Yorkshire [1] Notting Hill Gate, London [1] Nottingham [1] Nottingham England [1] Oldham England [1] Perth Western Australia [1]

Rank

Private [297] Gunner [33] Corporal [31] Serjeant [31] Driver [26] Sapper [13] Second Lieutenant [11] Lieutenant [10] Lance Corporal [9] Captain [7] Acting Serjeant [6] Bombardier [6] Staff Serjeant [6] Acting Corporal [3] Rifleman [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Armourer Staff Serjeant [2] Pioneer [2] Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [2] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Reverend [2] Second Lieutenant Acting Captain [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Worker [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Air Craftsman Class 2 [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Colour Serjeant Acting Serjeant Major [1] Cooks Mate [1] Corporal Lance Serjeant [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Flight Cadet [1] Flying Officer [1] Honorary Second Lieutenant [1] Lance Corproal [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Transport Officer [1] Major [1] Musician [1] Nursing Sister [1] Plate Layer [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [38] Labour Corps [32] Army Service Corps [31] Royal Engineers [29] Norfolk Regiment [27] Royal Garrison Artillery [25] Machine Gun Corps [22] Middlesex Regiment [16] London Regiment [15] Royal Army Medical Corps [12] The Queen's Regiment [12] West Yorkshire Regiment [12] East Yorkshire Regiment [10] Lancashire Fusiliers [9] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [8] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8] Royal Fusiliers [8] South Staffordshire Regiment [8] Yorkshire Regiment [8] Durham Light Infantry [7] Lincolnshire Regiment [7] Royal West Kent Regiment [7] Army Ordnance Corps [6] Army Veterinary Corps [6] East Surrey Regiment [6] Essex Regiment [6] Gloucestershire Regiment [6] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Royal Sussex Regiment [6] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6] Worcestershire Regiment [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Royal Scots [5] Royal Scots Fusiliers [5] East Kent Regiment [4] Monmouthshire Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] South Wales Borderers [4] Suffolk Regiment [4] West Riding Regiment [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Canadian Infantry [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] Grenadier Guards [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [469] Canadian Expeditionary Force [37] Royal Navy [32] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [31] Australian Imperial Force [26] Indian Army [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

D [600]

Contribution

Military Service [593] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [16]

William Charles Duffield

Born 1895

Died 1984

British Army 18671 Lance Corporal Bedfordshire Yeomanry 1/1st

British Army 1159 Private Bedfordshire Yeomanry 1/1st

British Army 1179 Lance Corporal Bedfordshire Yeomanry 1/1st

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Edward Patrick Duffield

Born 1898

Died 1995

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 177659 Private 2nd class Royal Air Force Cadet Distribution Depot, Hampstead

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 177659 Private 2nd class Royal Air Force RAF Depot, Blandford

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 177659 Private 2nd class Royal Air Force 8 School of Aeronautics, Cheltenham

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Robert Duffield

Died 1916

British Army 13/16449 Private Royal Irish Rifles

British Army 13/16449 Rifleman Royal Irish Rifles 13 Battalion

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John James Duffield

Born 1876

Died 1955

Canadian Expeditionary Force 213

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Cecil Stanley Duffield

Born 1892

Died 1956

Royal Navy M26015 Cooks Mate H.M.S. Victory I

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Frederick J Duffield

Born 1884

Died 1914

British Army 9L/4765 Private Lancers

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Arthur Bertram Duffield

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 26391 Private Suffolk Regiment

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William Duffield

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 139584

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Thomas Duffield

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 86247

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Charles Arthur Duffield

Born 1897

Died 1918

Royal Navy 1962 Musician Royal Marines Band H.M.S. "Collosus"

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George Duffield

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 95109

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William John Duffield

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 48876

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Frederick John Duffield

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 405218

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Robert Thomas Duffield

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 191831

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George Filby Duffield

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 3429 Serjeant Norfolk Regiment

British Army 5663 Serjeant Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 202588 Serjeant Worcestershire Regiment

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Frederick Duffield

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265572

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Reginald Duffield

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 196732

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Alfred Duffield

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 53834

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Henry Arthur Duffield

Died 1916

British Army 7007 Private London Regiment

British Army 7007 Private London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)

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George Duffield

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 33381 Private Cheshire Regiment 10th Battalion

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