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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]

Percival Ward Farr

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Middlesex Regiment 4th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Middlesex Regiment 4th Battalion

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Arthur E Farr

Died 1916

British Army 3/4608 Corporal Yorkshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 3/4608 Corporal East Yorkshire Regiment

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Harold John Farr

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 2828 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Fred Farr

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 305395 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 305395 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Charles Cecil Farr

Born 1882

British Army 296642 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 625700 Gunner Honourable Artillery Company Artillery

British Army Gunner Honourable Artillery Company 2/A Battery

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Arthur Farr

Born 1886

Died 1914

Royal Navy 224860 Royal Navy

Royal Navy 2248600 Able Seaman HMS Forth

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Percy Farr

Died 1916

British Army 10723 Private Army Cyclist Corps Training Centre

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Arthur Stanley Farr

Died 1917

British Army TR8/3034 Private Training Reserve 37th Battalion

British Army TR/8/3034 Private Princess Charlotte Of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment) 9th Battalion

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George Herbert Farr

Born 1880

Died 1918

Royal Navy 44301/TS Second Hand Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy TS 4430 Second Hand Royal Naval Reserve H.M.S. "Satellite."

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William Farr

Born 1881

Died 1914

Royal Navy 200394 Petty Officer HMS BULWARK

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Victor Robert Farr

Born 1887

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 406936

Canadian Expeditionary Force 406936 Corporal Canadian Infantry

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Albert Edward Farr

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 106782

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Reuben Charles Farr

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 4/2081 Sapper Divisional Signal Company New Zealand Engineers

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Albert Farr

Died 1918

British Army 47770 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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George S Farr

Died 1917

British Army 1886 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 28273 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Stanley Farr

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 13644 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 201203 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Joseph Farr

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army 10239 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 10239 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Henry John Farr

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 18511 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Charles Farr

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 12611 Private Yorkshire Regiment 7th east Battalion

British Army 12611 Serjeant Yorkshire Regiment 7th east Battalion

British Army 12611 Serjeant East Yorkshire Regiment

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George Farr

Died 1916

British Army 10967 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army 10967 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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