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Ipswich, Suffolk [7]

Norwich, Norfolk [7]

Suffolk [5]

Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk [4]

London, Middlesex, England [4]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [4]

Carlton Victoria [3]

Cromer, Norfolk [3]

Beccles, Suffolk [2]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Deptford, London [2]

East Barsham Norfolk [2]

Elmswell [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Letheringsett, Norfolk [2]

London England [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Newport, Monmouthshire [2]

North Walsham, Norfolk [2]

Norwich [2]

Richmond, Surrey [2]

Romford, Essex [2]

South Shields, Durham [2]

South Shields, Durham, England [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire [1]

Alkborough, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Beetley, Norfolk [1]

Bognor, Sussex [1]

Bow, London [1]

Brancaster, Norfolk [1]

Bridlington, Yorkshire [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Bromley by Bow, Middlesex [1]

Cambridgeshire [1]

Canning Town, London [1]

Canterbury, Kent [1]

Chelmsford, Essex [1]

Chester-le-Street, Durham [1]

Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England [1]

Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland [1]

Cobham, Surrey [1]

Colchester, Essex [1]

Cooks River New South Wales [1]

Coundon, Durham [1]

Creeting St Mary, Suffolk [1]

Crichton Street, Clapham [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Dagenham, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [630]

Gunner [58]

Driver [57]

Corporal [44]

Serjeant [38]

Sapper [33]

Second Lieutenant [21]

Lance Corporal [20]

Acting Corporal [14]

Captain [13]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Pioneer [8]

Bombardier [7]

Lieutenant [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Acting Lance Corporal [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Major [2]

Nurse [2]

Private /Acting Corporal [2]

Rifleman [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Acting Boatswain [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Leading Seaman [1]

Acting Stoker Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Drummer [1]

Engineman [1]

Farrier Corporal [1]

Flight Staff Serjeant [1]

Flight/Serjeant [1]

Flying Officer [1]

Gunner Corporal [1]

Lance Corporal/Colour Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [73]

Army Service Corps [71]

Royal Engineers [70]

Royal Field Artillery [68]

Norfolk Regiment [47]

Suffolk Regiment [42]

London Regiment [41]

Royal Fusiliers [38]

Royal Army Medical Corps [32]

Royal Garrison Artillery [31]

Middlesex Regiment [27]

Essex Regiment [21]

Lancashire Fusiliers [20]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [19]

Machine Gun Corps [18]

Northumberland Fusiliers [18]

East Surrey Regiment [17]

Rifle Brigade [16]

The Queen's Regiment [16]

Durham Light Infantry [15]

Royal West Kent Regiment [15]

Northamptonshire Regiment [14]

Manchester Regiment [13]

Yorkshire Regiment [13]

Bedfordshire Regiment [12]

Border Regiment [12]

Cheshire Regiment [12]

Hampshire Regiment [10]

East Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [9]

South Lancashire Regiment [9]

Lincolnshire Regiment [8]

Royal Naval Division [8]

West Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Liverpool Regiment [7]

Royal Horse Artillery [7]

Royal Marine Artillery [7]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7]

Tank Corps [7]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [6]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [6]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [6]

Royal Sussex Regiment [6]

Welsh Regiment [6]

York and Lancaster Regiment [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Hertfordshire Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [935]

Royal Navy [103]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [65]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [60]

Australian Imperial Force [31]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11]

Last name first letter

F [1226]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1196]

Merchant Navy [21]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [30]

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Place of birth

Ipswich, Suffolk [7] Norwich, Norfolk [7] Suffolk [5] Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk [4] London, Middlesex, England [4] Portsmouth, Hampshire [4] Carlton Victoria [3] Cromer, Norfolk [3] Beccles, Suffolk [2] Bermondsey, London [2] Deptford, London [2] East Barsham Norfolk [2] Elmswell [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Letheringsett, Norfolk [2] London England [2] London, Middlesex [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Newport, Monmouthshire [2] North Walsham, Norfolk [2] Norwich [2] Richmond, Surrey [2] Romford, Essex [2] South Shields, Durham [2] South Shields, Durham, England [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire [1] Alkborough, Lincolnshire, England [1] Beetley, Norfolk [1] Bognor, Sussex [1] Bow, London [1] Brancaster, Norfolk [1] Bridlington, Yorkshire [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Bromley by Bow, Middlesex [1] Cambridgeshire [1] Canning Town, London [1] Canterbury, Kent [1] Chelmsford, Essex [1] Chester-le-Street, Durham [1] Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England [1] Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland [1] Cobham, Surrey [1] Colchester, Essex [1] Cooks River New South Wales [1] Coundon, Durham [1] Creeting St Mary, Suffolk [1] Crichton Street, Clapham [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Dagenham, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [630] Gunner [58] Driver [57] Corporal [44] Serjeant [38] Sapper [33] Second Lieutenant [21] Lance Corporal [20] Acting Corporal [14] Captain [13] Acting Serjeant [8] Pioneer [8] Bombardier [7] Lieutenant [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Staff Serjeant [4] Able Seaman [3] Acting Lance Corporal [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Major [2] Nurse [2] Private /Acting Corporal [2] Rifleman [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Acting Boatswain [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Leading Seaman [1] Acting Stoker Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Deck Hand [1] Drummer [1] Engineman [1] Farrier Corporal [1] Flight Staff Serjeant [1] Flight/Serjeant [1] Flying Officer [1] Gunner Corporal [1] Lance Corporal/Colour Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [73] Army Service Corps [71] Royal Engineers [70] Royal Field Artillery [68] Norfolk Regiment [47] Suffolk Regiment [42] London Regiment [41] Royal Fusiliers [38] Royal Army Medical Corps [32] Royal Garrison Artillery [31] Middlesex Regiment [27] Essex Regiment [21] Lancashire Fusiliers [20] King's Royal Rifle Corps [19] Machine Gun Corps [18] Northumberland Fusiliers [18] East Surrey Regiment [17] Rifle Brigade [16] The Queen's Regiment [16] Durham Light Infantry [15] Royal West Kent Regiment [15] Northamptonshire Regiment [14] Manchester Regiment [13] Yorkshire Regiment [13] Bedfordshire Regiment [12] Border Regiment [12] Cheshire Regiment [12] Hampshire Regiment [10] East Yorkshire Regiment [9] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9] Royal Army Service Corps [9] South Lancashire Regiment [9] Lincolnshire Regiment [8] Royal Naval Division [8] West Yorkshire Regiment [8] Liverpool Regiment [7] Royal Horse Artillery [7] Royal Marine Artillery [7] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7] Tank Corps [7] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [6] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [6] Royal Berkshire Regiment [6] Royal Sussex Regiment [6] Welsh Regiment [6] York and Lancaster Regiment [6] Army Ordnance Corps [5] Army Veterinary Corps [5] Hertfordshire Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [935] Royal Navy [103] Canadian Expeditionary Force [65] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [60] Australian Imperial Force [31] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11]

Last name first letter

F [1226] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1196] Merchant Navy [21] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [30]

Edward Farrow

Born 1894

Died 1961

British Army 210 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army 510161 Private Royal Army Medical Corps Territorial Force

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Bert Farrow

Born 1896

British Army G/7716 Lance Corporal Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 6th (Service) Battalion

British Army G/7716 Lance Corporal Buffs (East Kent Regiment) Depot

British Army G/7716 Private Buffs (East Kent Regiment) Depot

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Albert Edward Farrow

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army Private Welsh Regiment 19th (Service) Battalion

British Army 2567 Private Welsh Regiment 21st Battalion

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John Worthington Farrow

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 8138 Serjeant Manchester Regiment 17th battalion manchest Battalion

British Army 8138 Serjeant Manchester Regiment 17th Battalion.

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Walter George Farrow

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 148614

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Leonard Stanley Farrow

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 50589 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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Walter Ernest Farrow

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 4627 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

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Walter George Farrow

Born 1885

Died 1918

Royal Navy M20523 Acting Engine Room Artificer 4th Class HMS Racoon

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William James Farrow

Born 1897

Died 1977

British Army 3970 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 241337 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Arthur Thomas Farrow

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 309413

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Floyd Frank Farrow

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 64930

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George William Farrow

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 219067

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William Henry Farrow

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 55682

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Charles Edward Farrow

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28710

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Arthur Fitzgeorge Farrow

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 144534

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Robert Buckle Farrow

Born 1867

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 139053

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Frederick Farrow

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 91189

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George Robert Farrow

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 20605 Private Essex Regiment

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Arthur Farrow

Born 1898

Died 1980

British Army 6179 Private 4th Dragoon Guards

British Army D/6179 Private 4th Dragoon Guards

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William George Farrow

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 145865

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