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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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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]

Samuel Dykes

Born 1888

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 133275

Canadian Expeditionary Force 133275 Private Canadian Infantry

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David Dykes

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 290518

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William Dykes

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 128096

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William Dykes

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 192255

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Albert Dykes

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 51685

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Robert Dykes

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 65613

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Edmondstone Dykes

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 114025

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Henry Dykes

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 107670

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George Forster Dykes

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 110810

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Thomas Gray Dykes

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 229 Royal Army Service Corps

British Army 1188 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 1st West Lanarkshire Field Company

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Thomas Arthur Dykes

Australian Imperial Force 334

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Henry Joseph Dykes

Australian Imperial Force 25

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William Joseph Dykes

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 170624

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Roy Donaldson Dykes

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 184672

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George Dykes

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 4039 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 201712 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 201712 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Charles Edward George Dykes

Died 1916

British Army 3469 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 498291 Sapper Royal Engineers

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John Alfred Dykes

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 10722 Private King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 10722 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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William K Dykes

Died 1918

British Army RTS/4159 Private Army Service Corps

British Army GS/67067 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Edward J Dykes

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 26039 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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David Dykes

Died 1918

British Army S/3693 Private Gordon Highlanders

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