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Portsmouth, Hampshire [4]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

Liss, Hampshire [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

New Cross, London [3]

Portland South Australia [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Barry, Glamorgan [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Chatham, Kent [2]

Crewe, Cheshire [2]

Dorset [2]

Droitwich, Worcestershire [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Luton, Bedfordshire [2]

Maryborough Queensland [2]

Paddington, London [2]

Truro, Cornwall [2]

Wiltshire England [2]

Yeovil, Somerset [2]

97 Woodpecker Road, Deptford, London [1]

Albany Western Australia [1]

Albert Park Victoria [1]

Alnwick, Northumberland [1]

Ashwell, Hertfordshire [1]

Aylesford, Kent [1]

Bangerang Victoria [1]

Barnsbury, London [1]

Barrow England [1]

Bedfordshire [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Booie Queensland [1]

Bourne, Lincolnshire [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Bury, Lancashire [1]

Camden Town, London [1]

Chichester, Sussex [1]

Dorchester, Dorset [1]

Dowlais, Glamorgan [1]

Droitwich England [1]

Dulladerry New South Wales [1]

Ealing, London [1]

East Budleigh, Devon [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Rank

Private [543]

Gunner [52]

Corporal [48]

Serjeant [45]

Driver [42]

Sapper [33]

Lance Corporal [22]

Second Lieutenant [16]

Acting Serjeant [14]

Acting Corporal [13]

Captain [10]

Lieutenant [8]

Bombardier [6]

Pioneer [6]

Major [5]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Nursing Sister [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [2]

Guardsman [2]

Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Worker [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Boy [1]

Canteen Worker [1]

Colonel Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Drummer [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant (Acting Captain) [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Quarters Forewoman [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Rifleman [1]

Saddler [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [69]

Army Service Corps [62]

Royal Engineers [61]

Royal Field Artillery [58]

Royal Garrison Artillery [32]

London Regiment [29]

Royal Army Medical Corps [27]

Hampshire Regiment [25]

Machine Gun Corps [25]

Royal Fusiliers [23]

Bedfordshire Regiment [19]

Middlesex Regiment [19]

Gloucestershire Regiment [18]

Royal Army Service Corps [17]

Cheshire Regiment [14]

West Yorkshire Regiment [14]

East Yorkshire Regiment [13]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [13]

Welsh Regiment [13]

Essex Regiment [12]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [12]

The Queen's Regiment [12]

Wiltshire Regiment [12]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [11]

Rifle Brigade [10]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [10]

Devonshire Regiment [9]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [9]

Lincolnshire Regiment [9]

Manchester Regiment [9]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [9]

Northamptonshire Regiment [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

Worcestershire Regiment [8]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

East Surrey Regiment [7]

Lancashire Fusiliers [7]

North Staffordshire Regiment [7]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7]

Royal Horse Artillery [7]

South Wales Borderers [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Canadian Infantry [6]

Royal Defence Corps [6]

Royal West Kent Regiment [6]

South Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Suffolk Regiment [6]

East Kent Regiment [5]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [5]

Leicestershire Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [817]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [80]

Royal Navy [70]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [51]

Australian Imperial Force [41]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

F [1081]

L [1]

S [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1065]

Merchant Navy [11]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [22]

Canada [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Portsmouth, Hampshire [4] Adelaide South Australia [3] Liss, Hampshire [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] New Cross, London [3] Portland South Australia [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Barry, Glamorgan [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Chatham, Kent [2] Crewe, Cheshire [2] Dorset [2] Droitwich, Worcestershire [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] London, Middlesex [2] Luton, Bedfordshire [2] Maryborough Queensland [2] Paddington, London [2] Truro, Cornwall [2] Wiltshire England [2] Yeovil, Somerset [2] 97 Woodpecker Road, Deptford, London [1] Albany Western Australia [1] Albert Park Victoria [1] Alnwick, Northumberland [1] Ashwell, Hertfordshire [1] Aylesford, Kent [1] Bangerang Victoria [1] Barnsbury, London [1] Barrow England [1] Bedfordshire [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Booie Queensland [1] Bourne, Lincolnshire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Bury, Lancashire [1] Camden Town, London [1] Chichester, Sussex [1] Dorchester, Dorset [1] Dowlais, Glamorgan [1] Droitwich England [1] Dulladerry New South Wales [1] Ealing, London [1] East Budleigh, Devon [1] Edinburgh [1]

Rank

Private [543] Gunner [52] Corporal [48] Serjeant [45] Driver [42] Sapper [33] Lance Corporal [22] Second Lieutenant [16] Acting Serjeant [14] Acting Corporal [13] Captain [10] Lieutenant [8] Bombardier [6] Pioneer [6] Major [5] Staff Serjeant [4] Lance Serjeant [3] Nursing Sister [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [2] Guardsman [2] Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Worker [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Boy [1] Canteen Worker [1] Colonel Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Drummer [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant (Acting Captain) [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Officer's Steward 3rd Class [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Petty Officer [1] Quarters Forewoman [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Rifleman [1] Saddler [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [69] Army Service Corps [62] Royal Engineers [61] Royal Field Artillery [58] Royal Garrison Artillery [32] London Regiment [29] Royal Army Medical Corps [27] Hampshire Regiment [25] Machine Gun Corps [25] Royal Fusiliers [23] Bedfordshire Regiment [19] Middlesex Regiment [19] Gloucestershire Regiment [18] Royal Army Service Corps [17] Cheshire Regiment [14] West Yorkshire Regiment [14] East Yorkshire Regiment [13] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [13] Welsh Regiment [13] Essex Regiment [12] Royal Berkshire Regiment [12] The Queen's Regiment [12] Wiltshire Regiment [12] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [11] Rifle Brigade [10] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [10] Devonshire Regiment [9] King's Royal Rifle Corps [9] Lincolnshire Regiment [9] Manchester Regiment [9] Yorkshire Light Infantry [9] Northamptonshire Regiment [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] Worcestershire Regiment [8] Durham Light Infantry [7] East Surrey Regiment [7] Lancashire Fusiliers [7] North Staffordshire Regiment [7] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7] Royal Horse Artillery [7] South Wales Borderers [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] Canadian Infantry [6] Royal Defence Corps [6] Royal West Kent Regiment [6] South Staffordshire Regiment [6] Suffolk Regiment [6] East Kent Regiment [5] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [5] Leicestershire Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [817] Canadian Expeditionary Force [80] Royal Navy [70] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [51] Australian Imperial Force [41] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

F [1081] L [1] S [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1065] Merchant Navy [11] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [22] Canada [1] New Zealand [1]

Arkell Warren Francis Farr

Born 1895

Died 1972

Canadian Expeditionary Force 657178 Private 162nd (Parry Sound) Battalion Canadian Infantry

Canadian Expeditionary Force 657178 Private Canadian Machine Gun Corps 2nd Canadian Machine Gun Company

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Arthur James Farr

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 50026 Private 8 Training Battalion

British Army 50026 Private Reserve Brigade

British Army 50026 Private Prince Of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire) Regiment 10th (Service) Battalion

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Leonard James Farr

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army S/17988 Private The Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) 14th (Reserve) Battalion

British Army S/17988 Rifleman The Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) 8th (Service) Battalion

British Army S/17988 Rifleman The Rifle Brigade Depot

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Charles Thomas Farr

Born 1877

Died 1946

British Army 1045 Private East Surrey Regiment

British Army 4989 Private East Surrey Regiment

British Army 4989 Private East Surrey Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Walter James Farr

Born 1889

Died 1958

British Army 29492 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery No4 Depot (Coastal) Royal Garrison Artillery, Great Yarmouth

British Army 29492 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 107th (Siege) Company, Plymouth

British Army 29492 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 7th Siege Battery

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Harry T Farr

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 8871 Private Yorkshire Regiment 2nd west Battalion

British Army 8871 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Enos George Farr

Born 1881

Died 1916

Royal Navy K1545 Leading Stoker H.M.S. "Queen Mary"

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James William Farr

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 381419 Private 7th Liverpool Regiment 7th Battalion.

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Arthur Thomas Farr

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 3299 Sergeant

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Oliver Farr

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 143083

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Ernest John Farr

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 55820

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Frederick Francis Farr

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 25448

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Albert Farr

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 9543 Private Hampshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 9543 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Walter Farr

Born 1871

Died 1931

British Army 168894 Private Labour Corps

British Army 695242 Private Labour Corps 18 Labour Coy

British Army 1285 Boy West Yorkshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Thomas Farr

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 56601 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1st Battalion

British Army 10294 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Ernest Farr

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 281580 Private London Regiment

British Army 281580 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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Frederick William Farr

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29505

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Percy Farr

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 308862

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James Samuel D Farr

Born 1887

Died 1920

British Army 26643 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 96131 Private Labour Corps

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James Farr

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 86363

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