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Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Beaconsfield Tasmania [2]

Birmingham [2]

Launceston Tasmania [2]

Shepparton Victoria [2]

Woolwich England [2]

Yarrawonga Victoria [2]

Abernethy Scotland [1]

Bexley [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Brynmawr, Montgomeryshire [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Cupar, Fife [1]

Cupar, Fifeshire [1]

Falkirk, Stirlingshire [1]

Fife [1]

Gateshead England [1]

Gosport, Hampshire [1]

Greenwich, London [1]

Hornsey, London, Middlesex [1]

Kelso, Roxburgh [1]

Kelso, Roxburghshire [1]

Kent England [1]

Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [1]

Launceston, Tasmania [1]

Lawrence [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

London England [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Mayfair, Middlesex [1]

Mile End, London [1]

North Shields, Northumberland, England [1]

Ontario [1]

Ottawa [1]

Poplar, Middlesex, England [1]

Portsmouth [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Seacombe, Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

South Leith, Leith, Midlothian [1]

South Shields, Durham, England [1]

Southwark [1]

Stenhousemuir, Stirlingshire [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Wangaratta Victoria [1]

Wigan Lancs [1]

Rank

Private [113]

Corporal [14]

Driver [11]

Gunner [11]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Lieutenant [10]

Sapper [8]

Lance Corporal [7]

Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Serjeant [5]

Captain [4]

Engineman [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Major [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Captain /Acting Major [1]

Chauffeur [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Corporal Private [1]

Lieutenant /Temporary Major [1]

Lieutenant Colonel /temporary Brigadier General [1]

Lieutenant-Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Nurse [1]

Orderly [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Pioneer [1]

Radio [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sergeant [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Trooper [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [18]

Royal Engineers [15]

Royal Field Artillery [15]

Labour Corps [11]

Royal Scots [10]

London Regiment [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8]

Royal Highlanders [7]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [6]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [6]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [6]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Highland Light Infantry [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

2nd Royal Scots [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Special List [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Connaught Rangers [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2]

Lothian and Border Horse [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

North Rhodesian Police [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Reserve of Officers [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Naval Reserve [2]

Seaforth Highlanders [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

Staff [2]

Training Reserve [2]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [2]

Wellington Infantry Regiment [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [196]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [43]

Royal Navy [18]

Australian Imperial Force [17]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Last name first letter

F [303]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [295]

Merchant Navy [5]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

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Place of birth

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Beaconsfield Tasmania [2] Birmingham [2] Launceston Tasmania [2] Shepparton Victoria [2] Woolwich England [2] Yarrawonga Victoria [2] Abernethy Scotland [1] Bexley [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Brynmawr, Montgomeryshire [1] Clapham, London [1] Cupar, Fife [1] Cupar, Fifeshire [1] Falkirk, Stirlingshire [1] Fife [1] Gateshead England [1] Gosport, Hampshire [1] Greenwich, London [1] Hornsey, London, Middlesex [1] Kelso, Roxburgh [1] Kelso, Roxburghshire [1] Kent England [1] Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [1] Launceston, Tasmania [1] Lawrence [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex [1] Mayfair, Middlesex [1] Mile End, London [1] North Shields, Northumberland, England [1] Ontario [1] Ottawa [1] Poplar, Middlesex, England [1] Portsmouth [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Seacombe, Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] South Leith, Leith, Midlothian [1] South Shields, Durham, England [1] Southwark [1] Stenhousemuir, Stirlingshire [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Wangaratta Victoria [1] Wigan Lancs [1]

Rank

Private [113] Corporal [14] Driver [11] Gunner [11] Second Lieutenant [11] Lieutenant [10] Sapper [8] Lance Corporal [7] Lieutenant Colonel [6] Serjeant [5] Captain [4] Engineman [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Major [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Serjeant Major [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Captain /Acting Major [1] Chauffeur [1] Commander [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Corporal Private [1] Lieutenant /Temporary Major [1] Lieutenant Colonel /temporary Brigadier General [1] Lieutenant-Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1] Nurse [1] Orderly [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Pioneer [1] Radio [1] Rifleman [1] Sergeant [1] Staff Nurse [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Temporary Major [1] Trooper [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [18] Royal Engineers [15] Royal Field Artillery [15] Labour Corps [11] Royal Scots [10] London Regiment [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8] Royal Highlanders [7] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [6] King's Own Scottish Borderers [6] Machine Gun Corps [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [6] Royal Defence Corps [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Canadian Infantry [4] Highland Light Infantry [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] 2nd Royal Scots [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] Essex Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [3] Special List [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Connaught Rangers [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2] Lothian and Border Horse [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Military Foot Police [2] North Rhodesian Police [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Reserve of Officers [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Naval Reserve [2] Seaforth Highlanders [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] Staff [2] Training Reserve [2] Voluntary Aid Detachment [2] Wellington Infantry Regiment [2] Welsh Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [196] Canadian Expeditionary Force [43] Royal Navy [18] Australian Imperial Force [17] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Last name first letter

F [303] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [295] Merchant Navy [5] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

Charles Herbert Fair

Born 1885

Died 1950

British Army Captain London Regiment 19th lond Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Colonel London Regiment 19th lond Battalion

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Frank Joseph Fair

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army 324587 Private London Regiment 6th lond Battalion

British Army 324587 Rifleman London Regiment 6th (City of London Rifles) Battalion (Rifles)

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George Fair

Born 1883

Died 1928

British Army 4228 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 64433 Private Royal Defence Corps 350 P Co

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Victor Adolphus Fair

Died 1918

British Army 1025 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 1025 Lance Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army 1025 Corporal 2nd Royal Engineers

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James Conroy Fair

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Coldstream Guards

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Frederick Alexander Fair

Born 1895

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 50127

Canadian Expeditionary Force 50127 Private Canadian Army Medical Corps

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William Henry Fair

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 70073

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James Fair

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 120032

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John Fair

Died 1914

British Army 694 Lance Serjeant Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 2nd Battalion

British Army 694 Corporal Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 2nd Battalion

British Army 694 Lance Serjeant Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Alexander Fair

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 623 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 1/4th king's own scottish bord Battalion

British Army 623 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 1/4th Battalion

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Frederick Fair

Born 1877

Died 1915

British Army 20/1577 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 20th (Tyneside Scottish) Bn.

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James Fair

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 3186

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George Patrick Conroy Fair

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Somerset Light Infantry

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William Henry Fair

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 1983 Private Dorsetshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

British Army 200426 Private Dorsetshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

British Army 200426 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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William J Fair

Died 1916

British Army 2049 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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Thomas F Fair

Died 1918

British Army 21899 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Raymond Philip Archibald Fair

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 149461

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John Fair

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 195910

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Norman Mclaughlin Fair

Born 1891

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 256836

Canadian Expeditionary Force 256836 Private Canadian Infantry

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William Fair

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 124655

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