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Eastbourne, Sussex [8]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [6]

Ipswich, Suffolk [4]

Harwich, Essex [3]

London England [3]

Norwich, Norfolk [3]

Aldenham, Hertfordshire [2]

Belvedere, Kent [2]

Boggabri New South Wales [2]

Chelsea, London [2]

Chelsea, London, Middlesex [2]

Colchester, Essex [2]

Cromer, Norfolk [2]

Erith, Kent [2]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England [2]

Guildford, Surrey [2]

Kessingland, Suffolk, England [2]

Kirdford, Petworth, Sussex [2]

Kirdford, Sussex [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Lowestoft, Suffolk, England [2]

Norfolk [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Ramsgate, Kent [2]

South Shields, Durham, England [2]

Studley, Warwickshire [2]

Tottenham, London [2]

Wakefield, Yorkshire [2]

Walton, Woodbridge, Suffolk [2]

West Ham, Essex [2]

Wickham Market, Suffolk [2]

Wimbledon, Surrey [2]

Woodbridge, Suffolk [2]

Alysham, Norfolk [1]

Anerley, Croydon, Surrey [1]

Barnes, London [1]

Barnes, Surrey [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Battersea, Lambeth, Surrey [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Benhall, Suffolk [1]

Bermondsey [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bermondsey, Surrey [1]

Bexhill on Sea, Sussex [1]

Bicester, Oxfordshire [1]

Blatchington, Sussex [1]

Bloxworth, Dorset [1]

Rank

Private [566]

Gunner [87]

Corporal [60]

Driver [46]

Serjeant [46]

Lance Corporal [26]

Sapper [26]

Lieutenant [18]

Second Lieutenant [16]

Acting Serjeant [15]

Acting Corporal [14]

Captain [10]

Pioneer [10]

Rifleman [6]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Staff Serjeant [5]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Bombardier [4]

Deck Hand [4]

Temporary Lieutenant [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Worker [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [2]

Guardsman [2]

Major [2]

Sergeant [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Transport Serjeant [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Staff Quarter Master Serjeant/Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Bombardier Acting Corporal [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1]

Driver Wheeler [1]

Drummer [1]

Engine Room Articifer 4th class [1]

Farrier [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [89]

Army Service Corps [72]

Royal Engineers [66]

Labour Corps [60]

Royal Garrison Artillery [54]

London Regiment [40]

Norfolk Regiment [40]

Suffolk Regiment [39]

Machine Gun Corps [37]

Royal Fusiliers [32]

Essex Regiment [26]

Royal Army Medical Corps [24]

Royal Sussex Regiment [24]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [20]

The Queen's Regiment [20]

Hampshire Regiment [16]

Middlesex Regiment [16]

Rifle Brigade [16]

Bedfordshire Regiment [14]

Gloucestershire Regiment [14]

East Kent Regiment [13]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [13]

Northamptonshire Regiment [12]

West Yorkshire Regiment [12]

Dorsetshire Regiment [11]

Royal Army Service Corps [11]

Royal Naval Division [10]

Army Veterinary Corps [9]

Devonshire Regiment [9]

East Surrey Regiment [9]

Royal Defence Corps [9]

Lancashire Fusiliers [8]

Royal West Kent Regiment [8]

British West Indies Regiment [7]

Manchester Regiment [7]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

Worcestershire Regiment [7]

Army Ordnance Corps [6]

Border Regiment [6]

East Lancashire Regiment [6]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

Wiltshire Regiment [6]

Corps of Hussars [5]

Hussars [5]

Royal Air Force [5]

South Staffordshire Regiment [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

Grenadier Guards [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Service

British Army [909]

Royal Navy [134]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [75]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [38]

Australian Imperial Force [14]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

D [1207]

K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1171]

Merchant Navy [23]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [36]

India [1]

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Place of birth

Eastbourne, Sussex [8] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [6] Ipswich, Suffolk [4] Harwich, Essex [3] London England [3] Norwich, Norfolk [3] Aldenham, Hertfordshire [2] Belvedere, Kent [2] Boggabri New South Wales [2] Chelsea, London [2] Chelsea, London, Middlesex [2] Colchester, Essex [2] Cromer, Norfolk [2] Erith, Kent [2] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England [2] Guildford, Surrey [2] Kessingland, Suffolk, England [2] Kirdford, Petworth, Sussex [2] Kirdford, Sussex [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] London, Middlesex [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Lowestoft, Suffolk, England [2] Norfolk [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Ramsgate, Kent [2] South Shields, Durham, England [2] Studley, Warwickshire [2] Tottenham, London [2] Wakefield, Yorkshire [2] Walton, Woodbridge, Suffolk [2] West Ham, Essex [2] Wickham Market, Suffolk [2] Wimbledon, Surrey [2] Woodbridge, Suffolk [2] Alysham, Norfolk [1] Anerley, Croydon, Surrey [1] Barnes, London [1] Barnes, Surrey [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Battersea, Lambeth, Surrey [1] Battersea, London [1] Benhall, Suffolk [1] Bermondsey [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bermondsey, Surrey [1] Bexhill on Sea, Sussex [1] Bicester, Oxfordshire [1] Blatchington, Sussex [1] Bloxworth, Dorset [1]

Rank

Private [566] Gunner [87] Corporal [60] Driver [46] Serjeant [46] Lance Corporal [26] Sapper [26] Lieutenant [18] Second Lieutenant [16] Acting Serjeant [15] Acting Corporal [14] Captain [10] Pioneer [10] Rifleman [6] Lance Serjeant [5] Staff Serjeant [5] Acting Bombardier [4] Bombardier [4] Deck Hand [4] Temporary Lieutenant [4] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Worker [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [2] Guardsman [2] Major [2] Sergeant [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Transport Serjeant [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Staff Quarter Master Serjeant/Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Bombardier Acting Corporal [1] Chief Stoker [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1] Driver Wheeler [1] Drummer [1] Engine Room Articifer 4th class [1] Farrier [1] Farrier Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [89] Army Service Corps [72] Royal Engineers [66] Labour Corps [60] Royal Garrison Artillery [54] London Regiment [40] Norfolk Regiment [40] Suffolk Regiment [39] Machine Gun Corps [37] Royal Fusiliers [32] Essex Regiment [26] Royal Army Medical Corps [24] Royal Sussex Regiment [24] King's Royal Rifle Corps [20] The Queen's Regiment [20] Hampshire Regiment [16] Middlesex Regiment [16] Rifle Brigade [16] Bedfordshire Regiment [14] Gloucestershire Regiment [14] East Kent Regiment [13] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [13] Northamptonshire Regiment [12] West Yorkshire Regiment [12] Dorsetshire Regiment [11] Royal Army Service Corps [11] Royal Naval Division [10] Army Veterinary Corps [9] Devonshire Regiment [9] East Surrey Regiment [9] Royal Defence Corps [9] Lancashire Fusiliers [8] Royal West Kent Regiment [8] British West Indies Regiment [7] Manchester Regiment [7] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] Worcestershire Regiment [7] Army Ordnance Corps [6] Border Regiment [6] East Lancashire Regiment [6] Liverpool Regiment [6] Wiltshire Regiment [6] Corps of Hussars [5] Hussars [5] Royal Air Force [5] South Staffordshire Regiment [5] Canadian Infantry [4] Cheshire Regiment [4] Grenadier Guards [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Service

British Army [909] Royal Navy [134] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [75] Canadian Expeditionary Force [38] Australian Imperial Force [14] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

D [1207] K [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1171] Merchant Navy [23] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [36] India [1]

Fred George Durrant

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 19411 Private Essex Regiment

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Alfred James Durrant

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 28921 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 28921 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

British Army 28921 Private Machine Gun Corps 6th Battalion

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William Charles Durrant

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 8346 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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Herbert Aquila Durrant

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army 8414 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Charles Henry Durrant

Born 1887

Royal Navy Z/133 Skipper Royal Naval Division. The 'Ethurian'

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Frederick John Durrant

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 207552

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Arthur Henry Durrant

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 226649

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William James Durrant

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 228934

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Harold Kingsnorth Durrant

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 245885

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Arthur William Durrant

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 253193

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Albert E Durrant

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 105917 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

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Charles Thomas Durrant

Died 1916

British Army 25/1364 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Bertie Wilson Durrant

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 76060 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Alfred Durrant

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 59384 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Arthur Durrant

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 168422 Serjeant Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 168422 Sergeant Royal Garrison Artillery 250th Seige Battery

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Arthur Durrant

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 32170 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Cyril Durrant

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 1806 Private Royal Buckinghamshire Hussars

British Army 1806 Private Buckinghamshire Yeomanry

British Army 205513 Private Corps of Hussars

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Caleb Durrant

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 12030 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Arthur Durrant

Died 1915

British Army 2472 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Edward William Durrant

Died 1917

British Army 242010 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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