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Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Cheddar, Somerset [2]

Lee, Kent [2]

Nailsea, Somerset [2]

Aberaman South Wales New South Wales [1]

Aberaman, Glamorgan [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Bedminster, Somerset [1]

Bedminster, Somersetshire [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Casltereagh New South Wales [1]

Cobar New South Wales [1]

Coxley, Somerset [1]

Hampshire [1]

Hartlepool, Durham, England [1]

Highlittleton, Somerset [1]

Hughenden Queensland [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [1]

Middlesborough, Yorkshire [1]

Newport, Monmouthshire [1]

Old Swinford, Stourbridge [1]

Richmond Victoria [1]

Wells, Somerset [1]

Westbury on Trym, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Windsor New South Wales [1]

Yorkshire [1]

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Private [85]

Gunner [10]

Corporal [7]

Sapper [7]

Driver [6]

Lance Corporal [5]

Serjeant [4]

Bombardier [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Royal Marine Gunner [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Private/ Private [1]

Royal Marine Gunner [1]

Sailor [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [12]

Royal Engineers [11]

Somerset Light Infantry [9]

Army Service Corps [8]

Monmouthshire Regiment [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Welsh Regiment [6]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Royal Army Medical Corps [5]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [5]

Shropshire Light Infantry [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

Labour Corps [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

London Regiment [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Highland Light Infantry Highland Light Infantry [2]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Somerset Light Infantry Somerset Light Infantry [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Devonshire Yeomanry [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry Labour Corps [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Expeditionary Force Canteens [1]

Gloucestershire Yeomanry [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

HMS Ajax [1]

HMS Ganges II [1]

HMS HIbernia [1]

HMS Hibernia [1]

Service

British Army [132]

Royal Navy [19]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8]

Australian Imperial Force [6]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [5]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

D [175]

Contribution

Military Service [170]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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Place of birth

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Cheddar, Somerset [2] Lee, Kent [2] Nailsea, Somerset [2] Aberaman South Wales New South Wales [1] Aberaman, Glamorgan [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Bedminster, Somerset [1] Bedminster, Somersetshire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Casltereagh New South Wales [1] Cobar New South Wales [1] Coxley, Somerset [1] Hampshire [1] Hartlepool, Durham, England [1] Highlittleton, Somerset [1] Hughenden Queensland [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Manchester, Lancashire, England [1] Middlesborough, Yorkshire [1] Newport, Monmouthshire [1] Old Swinford, Stourbridge [1] Richmond Victoria [1] Wells, Somerset [1] Westbury on Trym, Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Windsor New South Wales [1] Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [85] Gunner [10] Corporal [7] Sapper [7] Driver [6] Lance Corporal [5] Serjeant [4] Bombardier [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Royal Marine Gunner [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Leading Stoker [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Pioneer [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Private/ Private [1] Royal Marine Gunner [1] Sailor [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [12] Royal Engineers [11] Somerset Light Infantry [9] Army Service Corps [8] Monmouthshire Regiment [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Welsh Regiment [6] Hampshire Regiment [5] Royal Army Medical Corps [5] Royal Berkshire Regiment [5] Shropshire Light Infantry [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] Labour Corps [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] London Regiment [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] South Wales Borderers [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Border Regiment [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] Highland Light Infantry Highland Light Infantry [2] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Somerset Light Infantry Somerset Light Infantry [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment [1] Canadian Infantry Battalion [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Devonshire Yeomanry [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry Labour Corps [1] East Kent Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] Expeditionary Force Canteens [1] Gloucestershire Yeomanry [1] Grenadier Guards [1] HMS Ajax [1] HMS Ganges II [1] HMS HIbernia [1] HMS Hibernia [1]

Service

British Army [132] Royal Navy [19] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8] Australian Imperial Force [6] Canadian Expeditionary Force [5] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

D [175]

Contribution

Military Service [170] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

William Durbin

Born 1876

Died 1917

British Army 685845 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

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Francis Walter Durbin

Died 1916

British Army 17274 Lance Corporal Somerset Light Infantry Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 17274 Lance Corporal Somerset Light Infantry

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Montague George Durbin

Died 1916

British Army 54751 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Wilfred Durbin

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 202898 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Joseph Durbin

Died 1916

British Army 15207 Private Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 15207 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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W E Durbin

Died 1918

British Army 16642 Lance Corporal Border Regiment

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Reginald Thomas Durbin

Australian Imperial Force 99

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William John Durbin

Australian Imperial Force 376

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Alfred Thomas Durbin

Australian Imperial Force 685

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George Arthur Durbin

Australian Imperial Force 1812

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Francis Henry Durbin

Born 1884

Royal Navy 11343 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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Walter John Durbin

Born 1880

Royal Navy 10161 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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Leonard John Durbin

Born 1898

Royal Navy 216422 Royal Marine Artillery

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Thomas Leslie Durbin

Australian Imperial Force 4026

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Henry Edward Durbin

Born 1895

Royal Navy 14006 Royal Marine Artillery

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George Mansel Durbin

Born 1899

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Sailor Mercantile Marine

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Gilbert Charles Durbin

Born 1883

Royal Navy 11342 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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Jack Durbin

Born 1894

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Ernest George Durbin

Born 1892

Royal Navy K11683

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Frank Mapstone Durbin

Born 1895

Royal Navy J47182

Royal Navy M21837

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