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Chichester England [3]

Epsom [2]

Feering, Essex [2]

Newcastle, Northumberland [2]

Carlton, Suffolk [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Chelsea, Middlesex [1]

Clewer Berkshire [1]

Cobham, Surrey [1]

Cobham, Surrey, England [1]

Dorking, Surrey [1]

Londoon [1]

Morpeth, Northumberland [1]

Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, Wales [1]

Reigate, Surrey, England [1]

Sunderland England [1]

Worthing, Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [43]

Gunner [8]

Serjeant [7]

Corporal [6]

Lance Corporal [4]

Sapper [3]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Driver [2]

Rifleman [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain [1]

Lieutenant [1]

Pioneer [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [8]

Labour Corps [7]

Royal Engineers [7]

London Regiment [6]

Royal Garrison Artillery [5]

Royal Sussex Regiment [5]

Army Service Corps [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Connaught Rangers [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

21st Lancers [2]

9th Lancers [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

Northamptonshire Yeomanry [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

116th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

12th Lancers [1]

23rd Armoured Car Company Territorial Force [1]

Auckland Mounted Rifles [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Corps of Lancers [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

HMS Marlborough [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Indian Unattached List India [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade) [1]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Military Foot Police [1]

Northumberland Hussars [1]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1]

Royal Irish Regiment [1]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1]

Royal Marines Band [1]

Royal Naval Air Service (Cranwell) [1]

Royal Naval Division [1]

Royal Scots [1]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1]

Scots Guards [1]

Service

British Army [74]

Royal Navy [12]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [7]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

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F [105]

Contribution

Military Service [102]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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Place of birth

Chichester England [3] Epsom [2] Feering, Essex [2] Newcastle, Northumberland [2] Carlton, Suffolk [1] Chelsea, London [1] Chelsea, Middlesex [1] Clewer Berkshire [1] Cobham, Surrey [1] Cobham, Surrey, England [1] Dorking, Surrey [1] Londoon [1] Morpeth, Northumberland [1] Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire, Wales [1] Reigate, Surrey, England [1] Sunderland England [1] Worthing, Sussex [1]

Rank

Private [43] Gunner [8] Serjeant [7] Corporal [6] Lance Corporal [4] Sapper [3] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Driver [2] Rifleman [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Bombardier [1] Captain [1] Lieutenant [1] Pioneer [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Sergeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [8] Labour Corps [7] Royal Engineers [7] London Regiment [6] Royal Garrison Artillery [5] Royal Sussex Regiment [5] Army Service Corps [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Connaught Rangers [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] 21st Lancers [2] 9th Lancers [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] Northamptonshire Yeomanry [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] 116th Heavy Battery Royal Garrison Artillery [1] 12th Lancers [1] 23rd Armoured Car Company Territorial Force [1] Auckland Mounted Rifles [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Corps of Lancers [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] HMS Marlborough [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Indian Unattached List India [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade) [1] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Military Foot Police [1] Northumberland Hussars [1] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1] Royal Irish Regiment [1] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [1] Royal Marines Band [1] Royal Naval Air Service (Cranwell) [1] Royal Naval Division [1] Royal Scots [1] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1] Scots Guards [1]

Service

British Army [74] Royal Navy [12] Canadian Expeditionary Force [7] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5] Australian Imperial Force [4] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

F [105]

Contribution

Military Service [102] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

George William Fairs

Born 1873

Died 1918

Royal Navy F/41482 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Naval Air Service (Cranwell)

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Richard William Fairs

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 144957

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Walter Fairs

Born 1880

Died 1914

British Army L/5234 Corporal East Surrey Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army L/5234 Serjeant East Surrey Regiment 1st Battalion

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Archibald Fairs

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 2958 Private London Regiment 5th lond Battalion

British Army 301925 Rifleman London Regiment 1/5 lond Battalion

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Arthur William Fairs

Born 1888

British Army 2192 Private Suffolk Yeomanry

British Army 320248 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 320248 Private The Suffolk Yeomanry

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Edwin John Fairs

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 215267

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Ernest George Fairs

Died 1916

British Army 24869 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Percy William Fairs

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 215254

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Ernest S Fairs

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army L/11122 Private East Surrey Regiment

British Army 11122 Lance Corporal East Surrey Regiment, 8th Bn

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Thomas Fairs

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 412002 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army 200393 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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Albert James Fairs

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army M/284145 Private Army Service Corps

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Ernest W. Fairs

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 9551 Private London Regiment 1/5th lond Battalion

British Army 9551 Rifleman London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade)

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William Fairs

Australian Imperial Force 1415

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John Herbert Fairs

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 13414

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Cecil Sydney Fairs

Died 1915

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 13/327 Trooper Auckland Mounted Rifles

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Charley Fairs

Died 1919

British Army SE1/3238 Private Army Veterinary Corps

British Army 51504 Private Cheshire Regiment

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George Henry Fairs

Born 1897

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 675037

Canadian Expeditionary Force 675037 Private Canadian Infantry

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Bertram Fairs

Born 1892

Died 1964

British Army 9554 Private Somerset Light Infantry 1st Battalion

British Army 20419 Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

British Army 245240 Private Labour Corps

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James Elvey Fairs

Australian Imperial Force 2648

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Eric Charles Fairs

Australian Imperial Force 3865

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