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Sydney New South Wales [6]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4]

Carlton Victoria [3]

Mudgee New South Wales [3]

Newcastle New South Wales [3]

Blaydon, Durham [2]

Gateshead, Durham [2]

Gateshead, Durham, England [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Hammersmith, London [2]

Holwell, Dorset [2]

Ipswich Queensland [2]

Kerang Victoria [2]

Kimberley [2]

Leyton, Essex [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Mount Gambier South Australia [2]

Mount Kembla New South Wales [2]

New Cross, London [2]

Newcastle, Northumberland [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Shoreham, Sussex [2]

Sussex [2]

Walthamstow, Essex [2]

Accrington, Lancashire [1]

Adlington, Lancashire [1]

Albert Park Victoria [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Alexandria New South Wales [1]

Althorne, Southminster, Essex [1]

Arklow [1]

Armagh [1]

Balaklava South Australia [1]

Bannockburn Victoria [1]

Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [1]

Barrow, Lancashire [1]

Basildon, Essex [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Beaminster, Dorset [1]

Bentley, Durham [1]

Berwick on Tweed [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Blackpool, Lancashire [1]

Blaydon Tyne, Durham [1]

Bradford, Lancashire [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Bristol [1]

Broken Hill New South Wales [1]

Brooklyn, New York [1]

Rank

Private [698]

Gunner [84]

Driver [72]

Corporal [66]

Serjeant [48]

Sapper [44]

Lieutenant [29]

Lance Corporal [28]

Second Lieutenant [24]

Captain [22]

Acting Corporal [12]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [11]

Major [9]

Bombardier [8]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Colour Serjeant [6]

Pioneer [6]

Acting Colour Serjeant [4]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Colonel [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Sister [3]

Staff Nurse [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Major [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Commander [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Lieutenant-Commander [2]

Nursing Sister [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Rifleman [2]

Seaman [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Temporary Colonel [2]

Temporary Lieutenant /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Temporary Major [2]

Trooper [2]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Assistant Nurse [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [94]

Labour Corps [79]

Royal Engineers [75]

Army Service Corps [73]

Royal Garrison Artillery [60]

London Regiment [52]

Durham Light Infantry [50]

Northumberland Fusiliers [50]

Royal Army Medical Corps [40]

Royal Irish Rifles [34]

Norfolk Regiment [28]

Royal Fusiliers [28]

Machine Gun Corps [26]

Essex Regiment [19]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [19]

Middlesex Regiment [17]

Royal Irish Regiment [17]

Gloucestershire Regiment [16]

Royal Naval Division [15]

Canadian Infantry [14]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [14]

Lancashire Fusiliers [13]

Liverpool Regiment [13]

The Queen's Regiment [13]

Army Cyclist Corps [11]

Army Veterinary Corps [11]

Border Regiment [11]

East Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Lincolnshire Regiment [11]

Royal Army Service Corps [11]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [11]

Royal Scots [11]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [9]

Army Ordnance Corps [9]

East Surrey Regiment [9]

Rifle Brigade [9]

Somerset Light Infantry [9]

York and Lancaster Regiment [9]

Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Manchester Regiment [8]

Northamptonshire Regiment [8]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [8]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8]

South Lancashire Regiment [8]

Devonshire Regiment [7]

East Lancashire Regiment [7]

Grenadier Guards [7]

Highland Light Infantry [7]

Leicestershire Regiment [7]

Royal Horse Artillery [7]

Service

British Army [1115]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [157]

Royal Navy [112]

Australian Imperial Force [79]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [68]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

E [1596]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1532]

Merchant Navy [49]

Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [35]

Ireland [1]

South Africa [1]

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People [1597] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [6] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4] Carlton Victoria [3] Mudgee New South Wales [3] Newcastle New South Wales [3] Blaydon, Durham [2] Gateshead, Durham [2] Gateshead, Durham, England [2] Hackney, London [2] Hammersmith, London [2] Holwell, Dorset [2] Ipswich Queensland [2] Kerang Victoria [2] Kimberley [2] Leyton, Essex [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Mount Gambier South Australia [2] Mount Kembla New South Wales [2] New Cross, London [2] Newcastle, Northumberland [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Shoreham, Sussex [2] Sussex [2] Walthamstow, Essex [2] Accrington, Lancashire [1] Adlington, Lancashire [1] Albert Park Victoria [1] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Alexandria New South Wales [1] Althorne, Southminster, Essex [1] Arklow [1] Armagh [1] Balaklava South Australia [1] Bannockburn Victoria [1] Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [1] Barrow, Lancashire [1] Basildon, Essex [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Beaminster, Dorset [1] Bentley, Durham [1] Berwick on Tweed [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Blackpool, Lancashire [1] Blaydon Tyne, Durham [1] Bradford, Lancashire [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bristol [1] Broken Hill New South Wales [1] Brooklyn, New York [1]

Rank

Private [698] Gunner [84] Driver [72] Corporal [66] Serjeant [48] Sapper [44] Lieutenant [29] Lance Corporal [28] Second Lieutenant [24] Captain [22] Acting Corporal [12] Warrant Officer Class 2 [11] Major [9] Bombardier [8] Acting Serjeant [7] Colour Serjeant [6] Pioneer [6] Acting Colour Serjeant [4] Lance Serjeant [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Colonel [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Sister [3] Staff Nurse [3] Temporary Captain [3] Temporary Second Lieutenant [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Major [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Commander [2] Leading Stoker [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Lieutenant-Commander [2] Nursing Sister [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Rifleman [2] Seaman [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Temporary Colonel [2] Temporary Lieutenant /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2] Temporary Major [2] Trooper [2] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Assistant Nurse [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [94] Labour Corps [79] Royal Engineers [75] Army Service Corps [73] Royal Garrison Artillery [60] London Regiment [52] Durham Light Infantry [50] Northumberland Fusiliers [50] Royal Army Medical Corps [40] Royal Irish Rifles [34] Norfolk Regiment [28] Royal Fusiliers [28] Machine Gun Corps [26] Essex Regiment [19] King's Royal Rifle Corps [19] Middlesex Regiment [17] Royal Irish Regiment [17] Gloucestershire Regiment [16] Royal Naval Division [15] Canadian Infantry [14] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [14] Lancashire Fusiliers [13] Liverpool Regiment [13] The Queen's Regiment [13] Army Cyclist Corps [11] Army Veterinary Corps [11] Border Regiment [11] East Yorkshire Regiment [11] Lincolnshire Regiment [11] Royal Army Service Corps [11] Royal Irish Fusiliers [11] Royal Scots [11] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [9] Army Ordnance Corps [9] East Surrey Regiment [9] Rifle Brigade [9] Somerset Light Infantry [9] York and Lancaster Regiment [9] Yorkshire Regiment [9] Manchester Regiment [8] Northamptonshire Regiment [8] Royal Lancaster Regiment [8] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8] South Lancashire Regiment [8] Devonshire Regiment [7] East Lancashire Regiment [7] Grenadier Guards [7] Highland Light Infantry [7] Leicestershire Regiment [7] Royal Horse Artillery [7]

Service

British Army [1115] Canadian Expeditionary Force [157] Royal Navy [112] Australian Imperial Force [79] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [68] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10] Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

E [1596] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1532] Merchant Navy [49] Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [35] Ireland [1] South Africa [1]

Ellen Rawnhill English

British Army Staff Nurse Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve

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J English

British Army 400743 Sapper Royal Engineers Signal Company

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G W English

British Army Temporary Captain Army Service Corps

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G W English

British Army Temporary Major Army Service Corps

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E R M English

British Army Major Shropshire Light Infantry

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J English

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Royal Irish Regiment

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P B English

British Army 25542 Lance Corporal 10th Hussars

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Doris English

British Army Orderly French Red Cross

Other Empire Force Orderly Scottish Women's Hospitals [ French Red Cross ] Ajaccio, Corsica

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F P English

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J. English

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Olive Stewart-Moore

Born 1888

British Army Young Mens Christian Association

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English Boy

British Army Gold Coast Regiment

British Army 9404 Private Gold Coast Regiment

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Winifred English

British Army Sister Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve

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Margery Alice English

British Army Civil Hospital Reserve/General Hospital

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English Boy

British Army Royal Engineers Inland Water Transport

British Army 148 Private Royal Engineers Inland Water Transport

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W R English-Murphy

British Army Temporary Lieutenant /Acting Lieutenant Colonel South Staffordshire Regiment

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W R English - Murphy

British Army Temporary Lieutenant /Acting Lieutenant Colonel South Staffordshire Regiment

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