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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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Place of birth

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]

Mae Matilda Wilson

Born 1891

Died 1961

Canadian Expeditionary Force Nursing Sister Canadian Army Medical Corps

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William G Lee Farr

British Army D/4902 Private Dragoon Guards

British Army 4962 Corporal Dragoon Guards

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A G M Saville-Farr

British Army Temporary Captain Reserve of Officers/Army Service Corps

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W H Farr

British Army Nursing Sister Queen Alexandra's Nursing Corps

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