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Port Adelaide South Australia [3]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Devon [2]

Exmouth, Devon [2]

Honiton, Devon [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Newmarket Victoria [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Birdbrook, Essex [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Canning Town, London [1]

Chichester, Sussex [1]

Christchurch Easthouse, Sussex [1]

Claremont Tasmania [1]

Copetown New South Wales [1]

Dorset [1]

Dulwich [1]

Ealing, London [1]

Eastbourne, Sussex [1]

Essendon Victoria [1]

Exeter, Devon, England [1]

Folkstone England [1]

Framfield [1]

Gooseberry Hill Western Australia [1]

Hampton Hill, London [1]

Hawthorn Victoria [1]

Heage, Belper, Derbyshire [1]

Hemyock, Devon [1]

Holcombe Rogus England [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

London England [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Marlow, Buckinghamshire, England [1]

Moree New South Wales [1]

New Cross, London [1]

Newington, London [1]

Perth Western Australia [1]

Pimlico, London [1]

Ringmer, Sussex [1]

Romford, Essex [1]

Rosewater South Australia [1]

Salcombe Ryes, Devon [1]

Salisbury England [1]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [1]

Rank

Private [178]

Gunner [33]

Corporal [28]

Driver [18]

Second Lieutenant [17]

Serjeant [17]

Lance Corporal [11]

Sapper [10]

Lieutenant [7]

Captain [6]

Pioneer [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Rifleman [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Commander [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Surgeon Major [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Sub Conductor [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Sub Conductor [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Bandsman [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Carpenter's Crew [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Fleet Paymaster [1]

Gunner /Lance Bombardier [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Major [1]

Nurse [1]

Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Saddler [1]

Sister [1]

Squadron Serjeant Major [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Paymaster [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant Temporary Sub Conductor [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [33]

Labour Corps [25]

Royal Engineers [23]

Army Service Corps [22]

London Regiment [19]

Royal Fusiliers [19]

Royal Garrison Artillery [16]

Suffolk Regiment [15]

East Surrey Regiment [11]

Essex Regiment [11]

Royal Army Medical Corps [11]

Royal Sussex Regiment [11]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

Devonshire Regiment [7]

Rifle Brigade [7]

Army Ordnance Corps [6]

Hampshire Regiment [6]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

East Kent Regiment [4]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Gordon Highlanders [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Service

British Army [328]

Royal Navy [45]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [23]

Australian Imperial Force [22]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Last name first letter

F [449]

Contribution

Military Service [439]

Merchant Navy [5]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

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Place of birth

Port Adelaide South Australia [3] Croydon, Surrey [2] Devon [2] Exmouth, Devon [2] Honiton, Devon [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Newmarket Victoria [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Birdbrook, Essex [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Canning Town, London [1] Chichester, Sussex [1] Christchurch Easthouse, Sussex [1] Claremont Tasmania [1] Copetown New South Wales [1] Dorset [1] Dulwich [1] Ealing, London [1] Eastbourne, Sussex [1] Essendon Victoria [1] Exeter, Devon, England [1] Folkstone England [1] Framfield [1] Gooseberry Hill Western Australia [1] Hampton Hill, London [1] Hawthorn Victoria [1] Heage, Belper, Derbyshire [1] Hemyock, Devon [1] Holcombe Rogus England [1] Lambeth, London [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex [1] Marlow, Buckinghamshire, England [1] Moree New South Wales [1] New Cross, London [1] Newington, London [1] Perth Western Australia [1] Pimlico, London [1] Ringmer, Sussex [1] Romford, Essex [1] Rosewater South Australia [1] Salcombe Ryes, Devon [1] Salisbury England [1] Salisbury, Wiltshire [1]

Rank

Private [178] Gunner [33] Corporal [28] Driver [18] Second Lieutenant [17] Serjeant [17] Lance Corporal [11] Sapper [10] Lieutenant [7] Captain [6] Pioneer [5] Acting Corporal [4] Lance Serjeant [3] Rifleman [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Commander [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Surgeon Major [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Temporary Sub Conductor [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Sub Conductor [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Bandsman [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Carpenter's Crew [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Fleet Paymaster [1] Gunner /Lance Bombardier [1] Leading Stoker [1] Major [1] Nurse [1] Officer's Steward 2nd Class [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Saddler [1] Sister [1] Squadron Serjeant Major [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Paymaster [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant Temporary Sub Conductor [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [33] Labour Corps [25] Royal Engineers [23] Army Service Corps [22] London Regiment [19] Royal Fusiliers [19] Royal Garrison Artillery [16] Suffolk Regiment [15] East Surrey Regiment [11] Essex Regiment [11] Royal Army Medical Corps [11] Royal Sussex Regiment [11] Middlesex Regiment [8] Devonshire Regiment [7] Rifle Brigade [7] Army Ordnance Corps [6] Hampshire Regiment [6] Machine Gun Corps [6] Royal Irish Fusiliers [6] The Queen's Regiment [6] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] East Kent Regiment [4] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Canadian Infantry [3] Gordon Highlanders [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Corps of Hussars [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Norfolk Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Service

British Army [328] Royal Navy [45] Canadian Expeditionary Force [23] Australian Imperial Force [22] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [17] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Last name first letter

F [449]

Contribution

Military Service [439] Merchant Navy [5] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

Rupert Farrant

Born 1884

Died 1921

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps Attached Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

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Sidney Farrant

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 371934 Private London Regiment 8th lond Battalion

British Army 4310 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 371934 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Hector Reginald Farrant

Born 1900

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 310377 Air Mechanic 3rd Class Receiving Depot (Blandford)

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William Farrant

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army G/11095 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 8th Battalion

British Army G/11095 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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Arthur John Farrant

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army 200490 Private Hampshire Regiment Territorial Force

British Army 200490 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 4/2479 Private Hampshire Regiment 1/4th (T.F.) Battalion.

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Albert Joseph Farrant

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 303673

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John Benton Farrant

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 32891

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Arthur Farrant

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 188918

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Thomas Farrant

Born 1879

Died 1948

British Army 198426 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 198426 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 36th Siege Battery

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William Thomas Farrant

Born 1895

Died 1917

Royal Navy L5946 Officer's Steward 2nd Class HMS Simoom

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Herbert William Farrant

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 19465

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Herbert James Farrant

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 19378 Private Dorsetshire Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army 19378 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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Percy Farrant

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 7172 Private Inns of Court Officer Training Corps

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Alex Bert Farrant

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 4687 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

British Army 326877 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

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Archie Farrant

Born 1896

Died 1919

British Army 1726 Private Essex Regiment

British Army G/34102 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 34102 Corporal Middlesex Regiment 4th Battalion

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Archibald William Farrant

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant

British Army Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Percy Luther Farrant

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army SD/1590 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 12th (2nd South Downs) Battalion

British Army SD/1590 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 8th Battalion

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Edward John Rowland Farrant

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 231399

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Joseph Farrant

Died 1916

British Army 5619 Private Middlesex Regiment 1/4th Battalion

British Army G/43492 Private Middlesex Regiment 1/4th Battalion

British Army G/43492 Lance Corporal Middlesex Regiment

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Ernest Victor Farrant

Died 1917

British Army DM2/231000 Private Army Service Corps

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