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Liverpool, Lancashire [5]

Audley, Staffordshire [2]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Braintree, Essex [2]

Coopernook New South Wales [2]

Crewe, Cheshire [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Walthamstow, Essex [2]

Abertillery, Monmouthshire [1]

Airdrie, Lanarkshire [1]

Albert Park Victoria [1]

Albert Park, Victoria [1]

Almeley, Hereford [1]

Altrincham, Cheshire [1]

Ayrshire Scotland [1]

Barrhead, Renfrewshire [1]

Basingstoke, Hampshire, England [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Battersea, Surrey [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Bermondsey [1]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Buckhaven, Fifeshire [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Caslteford England [1]

Chingford, Essex [1]

Clarence Town New South Wales [1]

Coopernoock New South Wales [1]

Dringhouses, York, Yorkshire [1]

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire [1]

Edinburgh, Edinburgh [1]

Glasgow [1]

Glasgow Scotland [1]

Gosport, Hampshire [1]

Grafton New South Wales [1]

Hamilton.Scotland [1]

Haslington, Crewe, Cheshire [1]

Hexham, Northumberland [1]

Kempsey New South Wales [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

London [1]

Moree New South Wales [1]

Mountain View New South Wales [1]

Mudgee New South Wales [1]

Mulgoa New South Wales [1]

Nechells, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Rank

Private [236]

Gunner [29]

Corporal [26]

Serjeant [25]

Driver [19]

Captain [13]

Sapper [11]

Lance Corporal [9]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Lieutenant [7]

Acting Corporal [4]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Bombardier [3]

Major [3]

Pioneer [3]

Rifleman [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bandsman [1]

Captain Temporary Major [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Driver /Local Serjeant [1]

Drummer [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Musician [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Reverend [1]

Saddler Corporal [1]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [1]

Sister [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Wheeler [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [29]

Army Service Corps [27]

Royal Engineers [26]

Royal Army Medical Corps [20]

Royal Garrison Artillery [20]

Labour Corps [17]

Highland Light Infantry [12]

London Regiment [12]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

Cheshire Regiment [10]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [10]

West Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

Scottish Rifles [9]

South Lancashire Regiment [9]

Suffolk Regiment [8]

Gordon Highlanders [7]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [7]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Army Veterinary Corps [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Cameron Highlanders [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Royal Highlanders [5]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [4]

North Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Scots [4]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

Staff [4]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [4]

Border Regiment [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Scots Guards [3]

Tank Corps [3]

West Riding Regiment [3]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Connaught Rangers [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Service

British Army [386]

Royal Navy [35]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [32]

Australian Imperial Force [24]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [18]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Last name first letter

D [510]

B [3]

H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [499]

Merchant Navy [8]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

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People [514] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire [5] Audley, Staffordshire [2] Basingstoke, Hampshire [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Braintree, Essex [2] Coopernook New South Wales [2] Crewe, Cheshire [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Walthamstow, Essex [2] Abertillery, Monmouthshire [1] Airdrie, Lanarkshire [1] Albert Park Victoria [1] Albert Park, Victoria [1] Almeley, Hereford [1] Altrincham, Cheshire [1] Ayrshire Scotland [1] Barrhead, Renfrewshire [1] Basingstoke, Hampshire, England [1] Battersea, London [1] Battersea, Surrey [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Bermondsey [1] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Buckhaven, Fifeshire [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Caslteford England [1] Chingford, Essex [1] Clarence Town New South Wales [1] Coopernoock New South Wales [1] Dringhouses, York, Yorkshire [1] Dumfries, Dumfriesshire [1] Edinburgh, Edinburgh [1] Glasgow [1] Glasgow Scotland [1] Gosport, Hampshire [1] Grafton New South Wales [1] Hamilton.Scotland [1] Haslington, Crewe, Cheshire [1] Hexham, Northumberland [1] Kempsey New South Wales [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London [1] Moree New South Wales [1] Mountain View New South Wales [1] Mudgee New South Wales [1] Mulgoa New South Wales [1] Nechells, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Rank

Private [236] Gunner [29] Corporal [26] Serjeant [25] Driver [19] Captain [13] Sapper [11] Lance Corporal [9] Second Lieutenant [9] Lieutenant [7] Acting Corporal [4] Acting Serjeant [4] Bombardier [3] Major [3] Pioneer [3] Rifleman [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Temporary Captain [2] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bandsman [1] Captain Temporary Major [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Driver /Local Serjeant [1] Drummer [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Musician [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Reverend [1] Saddler Corporal [1] Shoeing Smith Corporal [1] Sister [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Wheeler [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [29] Army Service Corps [27] Royal Engineers [26] Royal Army Medical Corps [20] Royal Garrison Artillery [20] Labour Corps [17] Highland Light Infantry [12] London Regiment [12] Machine Gun Corps [11] Cheshire Regiment [10] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [10] West Yorkshire Regiment [10] Royal Fusiliers [9] Scottish Rifles [9] South Lancashire Regiment [9] Suffolk Regiment [8] Gordon Highlanders [7] King's Own Scottish Borderers [7] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] Army Veterinary Corps [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] Lincolnshire Regiment [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Cameron Highlanders [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] Manchester Regiment [5] Royal Highlanders [5] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [4] North Staffordshire Regiment [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Scots [4] Royal Scots Fusiliers [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] Staff [4] Voluntary Aid Detachment [4] Border Regiment [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Scots Guards [3] Tank Corps [3] West Riding Regiment [3] Canadian Infantry [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Connaught Rangers [2] Durham Light Infantry [2]

Service

British Army [386] Royal Navy [35] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [32] Australian Imperial Force [24] Canadian Expeditionary Force [18] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Last name first letter

D [510] B [3] H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [499] Merchant Navy [8] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

Marion E Dykes

British Army Sister French Red Cross

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Elsie Dykes

British Army Voluntary Aid Detachment

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Clarice Florence Dykes

British Army 19245 Worker Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps

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W Dykes

British Army 6063 Serjeant Dragoons

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T A Dykes

British Army 334 Serjeant Australian Infantry

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James Dykes

Canadian Expeditionary Force 73886

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Thomas Gray Dykes

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H Dykes

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Philip John Dykes

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F H Ballantine-Dykes

British Army Captain Border Regiment/Reserve of Officers

British Army Captain Staff

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W Urquwart Dykes

British Army Voluntary Aid Detachment

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F H Ballantine-Dykes

British Army Captain Reserve of Officers/Scots Guards

British Army Captain Staff

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F H Ballantine-Dykes

British Army Captain Temporary Major Scots Guards/Reserve of Officers

British Army Captain Temporary Major Staff

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P Ruth Hegarty (now Mrs Dykes)

British Army Voluntary Aid Detachment

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