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Portsmouth, Hampshire [5]

Cosford, Suffolk [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Penzance, Cornwall [2]

Adelaide Lead Victoria [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Billesdon, Leics [1]

Bridgwater [1]

Bridgwater, Somerset [1]

Crediton, Devon [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

East London [1]

Edmonton, London [1]

Edmonton, London, Middlesex [1]

Geraldton Western Australia [1]

Guildford England [1]

Jita Jita Victoria [1]

Launceston Tasmania [1]

Leeston [1]

London England [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Manchester England [1]

North Adelaide South Australia [1]

Nottinghamshire [1]

Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire [1]

Plymouth England [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Poplar, London [1]

Port Melbourne Victoria [1]

Quebec [1]

Saint Pancras, London [1]

St Pancras, London, Middlesex [1]

Warwickshire [1]

West Ham, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [106]

Gunner [13]

Driver [10]

Sapper [8]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Lieutenant [6]

Serjeant [6]

Corporal [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Bombardier [2]

Captain [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Nursing Staff [2]

Pioneer [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Boatswain [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Interpreter [1]

Lance-Corporal [1]

Major [1]

Mate [1]

Nurse [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [14]

Royal Field Artillery [12]

Army Service Corps [11]

Labour Corps [10]

London Regiment [10]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

British West Indies Regiment [8]

Machine Gun Corps [7]

Leicestershire Regiment [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Wiltshire Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry Labour Corps [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Harvard Unit [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Lancers [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

30th Lancers [1]

Belgian Agents [1]

British Red Cross [1]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1]

Canadian Machine Gun Corps [1]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Service

British Army [176]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [41]

Royal Navy [17]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15]

Australian Imperial Force [14]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

D [269]

Contribution

Military Service [264]

Merchant Navy [2]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Panama [1]

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People [269] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Portsmouth, Hampshire [5] Cosford, Suffolk [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Penzance, Cornwall [2] Adelaide Lead Victoria [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Billesdon, Leics [1] Bridgwater [1] Bridgwater, Somerset [1] Crediton, Devon [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] East London [1] Edmonton, London [1] Edmonton, London, Middlesex [1] Geraldton Western Australia [1] Guildford England [1] Jita Jita Victoria [1] Launceston Tasmania [1] Leeston [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex [1] Manchester England [1] North Adelaide South Australia [1] Nottinghamshire [1] Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire [1] Plymouth England [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Poplar, London [1] Port Melbourne Victoria [1] Quebec [1] Saint Pancras, London [1] St Pancras, London, Middlesex [1] Warwickshire [1] West Ham, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [106] Gunner [13] Driver [10] Sapper [8] Second Lieutenant [7] Lieutenant [6] Serjeant [6] Corporal [5] Acting Corporal [4] Acting Serjeant [2] Bombardier [2] Captain [2] Lance Corporal [2] Nursing Staff [2] Pioneer [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Boatswain [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Interpreter [1] Lance-Corporal [1] Major [1] Mate [1] Nurse [1] Rifleman [1] Sergeant [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [14] Royal Field Artillery [12] Army Service Corps [11] Labour Corps [10] London Regiment [10] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] British West Indies Regiment [8] Machine Gun Corps [7] Leicestershire Regiment [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Welsh Regiment [4] Canadian Infantry [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Wiltshire Regiment [3] Yorkshire Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry Labour Corps [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Harvard Unit [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] Lancers [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2] Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] South Wales Borderers [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] 30th Lancers [1] Belgian Agents [1] British Red Cross [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1] Canadian Machine Gun Corps [1] Canadian Mounted Rifles [1] Corps of Hussars [1]

Service

British Army [176] Canadian Expeditionary Force [41] Royal Navy [17] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15] Australian Imperial Force [14] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

D [269]

Contribution

Military Service [264] Merchant Navy [2] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7] Panama [1]

Hugh Durant

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army 9L/4099 Staff Serjeant Major Lancers 9th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Lancers 9th Battalion

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Christopher Gilbert Durant

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Worcestershire Regiment

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Norman Durant

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Gloucestershire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Samuel Durant

Born 1890

British Army 15014 Private British West Indies Regiment

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James Durant

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 98920

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Maurice Durant

Born 1893

Died 1964

British Army Captain Gloucestershire Regiment

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Robert Straker Durant

Born 1897

British Army 9314 Private British West Indies Regiment 2nd Battalion

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 185589 Air Mechanic 3rd Class Royal Air Force

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Charles Leonard Main Durant

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 229108

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Albert Edwin Durant

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 208241

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Sydney Pearse Durant

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 229374

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Martin George Durant

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 230561

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Grace Reynolds Durant

Born 1889

Other Empire Force Nurse British Red Cross 4th Northern General Hospital Lincoln

Other Empire Force St Davids (62nd) Malta

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Sidney Walter Durant

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 242868

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Robert Durant

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 2180 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 240431 Private Leicestershire Regiment 1/5th Bn

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John Durant

British Army 13968 Private British West Indies Regiment

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Tom Durant

Born 1895

Died 1971

British Army 50289 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Reginald C Durant

Died 1917

British Army 25752 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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William John Durant

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 19363 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Frederick John Durant

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 25989 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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John Stride Durant

Born 1883

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 106205

Canadian Expeditionary Force 106205 Sergeant Canadian Mounted Rifles 1st Battalion

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