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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [38]

Sydney New South Wales [31]

Liverpool, Lancashire [17]

Melbourne Victoria [14]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [11]

South Melbourne Victoria [11]

Newtown New South Wales [9]

Adelaide South Australia [8]

Ballarat Victoria [7]

Hull, Yorkshire [7]

London England [7]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [6]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [6]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [6]

Sunderland, Durham [6]

Weymouth, Dorset [6]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [5]

Dublin [5]

Fitzroy Victoria [5]

Glasgow Scotland [5]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [5]

Islington, London [5]

Leeds, Yorkshire [5]

Manchester, Lancashire [5]

Newcastle New South Wales [5]

Richmond Victoria [5]

Swindon, Wiltshire [5]

Aberdeen [4]

Balmain New South Wales [4]

Beaufort Victoria [4]

Bradford, Yorkshire [4]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [4]

Hobart Tasmania [4]

Plymouth, Devon [4]

South Shields, Durham, England [4]

Albury New South Wales [3]

Aldershot, Hampshire [3]

Barnstaple, Devon [3]

Bundaberg Queensland [3]

Devonport, Devon [3]

Footscray Victoria [3]

Glasgow [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

Pittenweem, Fifeshire [3]

Shepparton Victoria [3]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [3]

Wagga Wagga New South Wales [3]

Wallsend, Northumberland [3]

Albany Western Australia [2]

Bathurst New South Wales [2]

Rank

Private [2950]

Driver [283]

Gunner [248]

Corporal [215]

Serjeant [204]

Sapper [169]

Lance Corporal [116]

Second Lieutenant [86]

Lieutenant [84]

Captain [52]

Acting Corporal [49]

Pioneer [49]

Bombardier [36]

Acting Serjeant [31]

Major [16]

Rifleman [16]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [15]

Staff Serjeant [12]

Lance Serjeant [10]

Acting Bombardier [9]

Colour Serjeant [9]

Worker [9]

Able Seaman [8]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [8]

Company Serjeant Major [8]

Deck Hand [8]

Sergeant [8]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [7]

Stoker 1st Class [7]

Acting Colour Serjeant [6]

Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Private Acting Corporal [6]

Temporary Lieutenant [6]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [5]

Battery Serjeant Major [5]

Shoeing Smith [5]

Staff Nurse [5]

Temporary Captain [5]

Acting Gunner [4]

Lieutenant Commander [4]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [3]

Bugler [3]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [3]

Trooper [3]

Waggoner [3]

3rd Class Assistant Surgeon [2]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Acting Lance Serjeant [2]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [369]

Labour Corps [356]

Royal Engineers [343]

Army Service Corps [293]

Northumberland Fusiliers [158]

Royal Garrison Artillery [150]

Royal Army Medical Corps [140]

Machine Gun Corps [133]

London Regiment [132]

Durham Light Infantry [119]

Liverpool Regiment [105]

Royal Fusiliers [96]

Manchester Regiment [84]

Royal Scots [78]

Highland Light Infantry [76]

Lancashire Fusiliers [75]

East Yorkshire Regiment [66]

Yorkshire Regiment [63]

Royal Highlanders [61]

Scottish Rifles [59]

Worcestershire Regiment [59]

Devonshire Regiment [58]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [57]

West Yorkshire Regiment [57]

Cheshire Regiment [56]

North Staffordshire Regiment [50]

Royal Army Service Corps [50]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [50]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [49]

Canadian Infantry [47]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [47]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [47]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [47]

Gordon Highlanders [46]

Royal Naval Division [46]

South Staffordshire Regiment [46]

Rifle Brigade [45]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [43]

West Riding Regiment [43]

Lincolnshire Regiment [42]

Royal Irish Rifles [41]

Welsh Regiment [41]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [40]

York and Lancaster Regiment [38]

Middlesex Regiment [37]

Royal Defence Corps [37]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [37]

Border Regiment [35]

Seaforth Highlanders [35]

Cameron Highlanders [34]

Service

British Army [4413]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [468]

Australian Imperial Force [455]

Royal Navy [441]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [316]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [85]

Other Empire Force [9]

South African Services [3]

Last name first letter

D [6335]

C [3]

H [3]

S [2]

A [1]

B [1]

M [1]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [6156]

Merchant Navy [139]

Conscientious Objector [16]

Country

United Kingdom [124]

Canada [3]

India [2]

Ireland [1]

South Africa [1]

Trinidad and Tobago [1]

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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [38] Sydney New South Wales [31] Liverpool, Lancashire [17] Melbourne Victoria [14] Birmingham, Warwickshire [11] South Melbourne Victoria [11] Newtown New South Wales [9] Adelaide South Australia [8] Ballarat Victoria [7] Hull, Yorkshire [7] London England [7] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [6] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [6] Portsmouth, Hampshire [6] Sunderland, Durham [6] Weymouth, Dorset [6] Barnsley, Yorkshire [5] Dublin [5] Fitzroy Victoria [5] Glasgow Scotland [5] Hull, Yorkshire, England [5] Islington, London [5] Leeds, Yorkshire [5] Manchester, Lancashire [5] Newcastle New South Wales [5] Richmond Victoria [5] Swindon, Wiltshire [5] Aberdeen [4] Balmain New South Wales [4] Beaufort Victoria [4] Bradford, Yorkshire [4] Bristol, Gloucestershire [4] Hobart Tasmania [4] Plymouth, Devon [4] South Shields, Durham, England [4] Albury New South Wales [3] Aldershot, Hampshire [3] Barnstaple, Devon [3] Bundaberg Queensland [3] Devonport, Devon [3] Footscray Victoria [3] Glasgow [3] London, Middlesex [3] Pittenweem, Fifeshire [3] Shepparton Victoria [3] Southampton, Hampshire, England [3] Wagga Wagga New South Wales [3] Wallsend, Northumberland [3] Albany Western Australia [2] Bathurst New South Wales [2]

Rank

Private [2950] Driver [283] Gunner [248] Corporal [215] Serjeant [204] Sapper [169] Lance Corporal [116] Second Lieutenant [86] Lieutenant [84] Captain [52] Acting Corporal [49] Pioneer [49] Bombardier [36] Acting Serjeant [31] Major [16] Rifleman [16] Warrant Officer Class 2 [15] Staff Serjeant [12] Lance Serjeant [10] Acting Bombardier [9] Colour Serjeant [9] Worker [9] Able Seaman [8] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [8] Company Serjeant Major [8] Deck Hand [8] Sergeant [8] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [7] Stoker 1st Class [7] Acting Colour Serjeant [6] Lieutenant Colonel [6] Private Acting Corporal [6] Temporary Lieutenant [6] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [5] Battery Serjeant Major [5] Shoeing Smith [5] Staff Nurse [5] Temporary Captain [5] Acting Gunner [4] Lieutenant Commander [4] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [3] Bugler [3] Corporal Acting Serjeant [3] Trooper [3] Waggoner [3] 3rd Class Assistant Surgeon [2] Acting Captain [2] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Acting Lance Serjeant [2] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [369] Labour Corps [356] Royal Engineers [343] Army Service Corps [293] Northumberland Fusiliers [158] Royal Garrison Artillery [150] Royal Army Medical Corps [140] Machine Gun Corps [133] London Regiment [132] Durham Light Infantry [119] Liverpool Regiment [105] Royal Fusiliers [96] Manchester Regiment [84] Royal Scots [78] Highland Light Infantry [76] Lancashire Fusiliers [75] East Yorkshire Regiment [66] Yorkshire Regiment [63] Royal Highlanders [61] Scottish Rifles [59] Worcestershire Regiment [59] Devonshire Regiment [58] King's Royal Rifle Corps [57] West Yorkshire Regiment [57] Cheshire Regiment [56] North Staffordshire Regiment [50] Royal Army Service Corps [50] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [50] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [49] Canadian Infantry [47] King's Own Scottish Borderers [47] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [47] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [47] Gordon Highlanders [46] Royal Naval Division [46] South Staffordshire Regiment [46] Rifle Brigade [45] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [43] West Riding Regiment [43] Lincolnshire Regiment [42] Royal Irish Rifles [41] Welsh Regiment [41] Royal Scots Fusiliers [40] York and Lancaster Regiment [38] Middlesex Regiment [37] Royal Defence Corps [37] Royal Lancaster Regiment [37] Border Regiment [35] Seaforth Highlanders [35] Cameron Highlanders [34]

Service

British Army [4413] Canadian Expeditionary Force [468] Australian Imperial Force [455] Royal Navy [441] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [316] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [85] Other Empire Force [9] South African Services [3]

Last name first letter

D [6335] C [3] H [3] S [2] A [1] B [1] M [1] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [6156] Merchant Navy [139] Conscientious Objector [16]

Country

United Kingdom [124] Canada [3] India [2] Ireland [1] South Africa [1] Trinidad and Tobago [1]

William George Dunn

Born 1893

Died 1970

British Army 935035 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

British Army 935035 Sergeant Royal Field Artillery (Territorial) 9th Battery

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Thomas William Dunn

Born 1892

Died 1961

British Army 1165 Private Welsh Guards

British Army 1163 Welsh Guards 1st Battalion

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Robert Dunn

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 40653 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Albert John Dunn

Born 1877

Died 1915

British Army 290 Serjeant London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Ernest Harry Dunn

Born 1869

Died 1923

British Army 3/3467 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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John Dunn

Born 1896

Died 1986

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 81241

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Thomas Dunn

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 10245 Corporal Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 10245 Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 10245 Company Sergeant Major Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) 1st Battalion

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Gwynne Morgan Dunn

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army PS/2587 Private Royal Fusiliers 4th Public Schools Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant West Riding Regiment 9th Battalion

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Lawrence Dunn

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 17905 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 6th Battalion

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David Dunn

Born 1883

British Army 4007 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 837142 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 1852 Gloucester Regiment 3/1st Battery

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Ernest Dunn

Born 1890

Died 1968

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William Dunn

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army 25164 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Bombardier RFA 76 Battery

British Army 25164 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery 76th Battery

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Frank Mewborne Dunn

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Imperial Army

British Army Durham Light Infantry

Canadian Expeditionary Force 521044 Private Canadian Army Medical Corps No. 5 Overseas General Hospital

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William Dunn

Born 1884

Died 1919

British Army H/34687 Private Hussars

British Army D/33632 Private Corps of Dragoons

British Army 33632 Private Dragoon Guards

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Robert Dunn

Born 1886

Died 1970

British Army 15832 Private Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army P7422 Private Military Foot Police

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George William Dunn

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 12138 Serjeant Grenadier Guards

British Army 12138 Company Serjeant Major Grenadier Guards 3rd Battalion

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Robert Dunn

Died 1915

British Army 9774 Private Cameron Highlanders 1st Battalion

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Richard Dunn

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 16967 Corporal Machine Gun Corps

British Army 10664 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 16967 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps 1st Battalion

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Samuel Leonard Dunn

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 18025 Serjeant Cheshire Regiment 11th Battalion

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Clifford Martyn Dunn

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 1307 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army Captain Welsh Regiment 17th Battalion

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