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Birmingham, Warwickshire [12]

Manchester, Lancashire [6]

London, Middlesex [5]

London, Middlesex, England [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Exeter, Devon [3]

Oxford [3]

Abingdon, Berkshire [2]

Battersea, London [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2]

Birmingham England [2]

Cheadle, Staffordshire [2]

Croydon England [2]

Dartmouth,Nova Scotia [2]

Enfield, Middlesex [2]

Fitzroy Victoria [2]

Hinckley, Leicestershire [2]

Holloway, London [2]

Launceston Tasmania [2]

Leicestershire [2]

Maresfield, East Sussex [2]

Northampton, Northamptonshire [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Sutton, Surrey [2]

Uralla New South Wales [2]

Walsall, Staffordshire [2]

Woolwich, Kent [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Albany Western Australia [1]

Aldershot England [1]

Allyubrook New South Wales [1]

Ardwick, Lancashire [1]

Ardwick, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Banyena Victoria [1]

Barcaldine Queensland [1]

Battersea, Surrey [1]

Battersea, Surrey, England [1]

Beckham, London [1]

Beechworth Victoria [1]

Belper, Derbyshire [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Billesden, Leicestershire [1]

Birmingham [1]

Blackheath, Staffs [1]

Bletchley England [1]

Bogantangon Queensland [1]

Bolehall, Tamworth [1]

Rank

Private [1152]

Gunner [129]

Driver [119]

Corporal [93]

Serjeant [81]

Sapper [55]

Lance Corporal [39]

Second Lieutenant [27]

Pioneer [25]

Acting Corporal [21]

Bombardier [16]

Lieutenant [16]

Captain [15]

Acting Serjeant [12]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [10]

Rifleman [7]

Worker [7]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Trooper [5]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Battery Serjeant Major [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Major [3]

Private Acting Corporal [3]

Staff Nurse [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Commander [2]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Doctor [2]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [167]

Labour Corps [153]

Army Service Corps [131]

Royal Engineers [109]

Royal Garrison Artillery [79]

London Regiment [63]

Machine Gun Corps [60]

Royal Army Medical Corps [53]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [51]

Royal Fusiliers [43]

Cheshire Regiment [41]

Manchester Regiment [40]

Worcestershire Regiment [35]

Leicestershire Regiment [32]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [30]

Lincolnshire Regiment [30]

North Staffordshire Regiment [29]

Northamptonshire Regiment [29]

Liverpool Regiment [27]

Middlesex Regiment [27]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [27]

The Queen's Regiment [27]

Lancashire Fusiliers [26]

Bedfordshire Regiment [25]

Rifle Brigade [25]

South Staffordshire Regiment [23]

Essex Regiment [22]

Hampshire Regiment [19]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [19]

Royal Irish Rifles [18]

Welsh Regiment [18]

East Kent Regiment [17]

East Surrey Regiment [17]

Royal Sussex Regiment [17]

Gloucestershire Regiment [16]

South Lancashire Regiment [16]

Durham Light Infantry [15]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [15]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [15]

East Yorkshire Regiment [14]

Royal Army Service Corps [14]

Royal Defence Corps [14]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [14]

West Yorkshire Regiment [14]

Army Veterinary Corps [13]

Devonshire Regiment [13]

Royal Naval Division [13]

East Lancashire Regiment [12]

Northumberland Fusiliers [12]

West Riding Regiment [12]

Service

British Army [1743]

Royal Navy [150]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [144]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [126]

Australian Imperial Force [90]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [20]

Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

F [2312]

N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2269]

Merchant Navy [31]

Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [36]

Canada [1]

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Birmingham, Warwickshire [12] Manchester, Lancashire [6] London, Middlesex [5] London, Middlesex, England [5] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4] Brisbane Queensland [3] Exeter, Devon [3] Oxford [3] Abingdon, Berkshire [2] Battersea, London [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2] Birmingham England [2] Cheadle, Staffordshire [2] Croydon England [2] Dartmouth,Nova Scotia [2] Enfield, Middlesex [2] Fitzroy Victoria [2] Hinckley, Leicestershire [2] Holloway, London [2] Launceston Tasmania [2] Leicestershire [2] Maresfield, East Sussex [2] Northampton, Northamptonshire [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] Sutton, Surrey [2] Uralla New South Wales [2] Walsall, Staffordshire [2] Woolwich, Kent [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Albany Western Australia [1] Aldershot England [1] Allyubrook New South Wales [1] Ardwick, Lancashire [1] Ardwick, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Banyena Victoria [1] Barcaldine Queensland [1] Battersea, Surrey [1] Battersea, Surrey, England [1] Beckham, London [1] Beechworth Victoria [1] Belper, Derbyshire [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Billesden, Leicestershire [1] Birmingham [1] Blackheath, Staffs [1] Bletchley England [1] Bogantangon Queensland [1] Bolehall, Tamworth [1]

Rank

Private [1152] Gunner [129] Driver [119] Corporal [93] Serjeant [81] Sapper [55] Lance Corporal [39] Second Lieutenant [27] Pioneer [25] Acting Corporal [21] Bombardier [16] Lieutenant [16] Captain [15] Acting Serjeant [12] Warrant Officer Class 2 [10] Rifleman [7] Worker [7] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Company Serjeant Major [5] Trooper [5] Lance Serjeant [4] Able Seaman [3] Battery Serjeant Major [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] Major [3] Private Acting Corporal [3] Staff Nurse [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Acting Sub Lieutenant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Commander [2] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [2] Deck Hand [2] Doctor [2] Farrier Staff Serjeant [2] Guardsman [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Petty Officer [2] Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Shoeing Smith Corporal [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Gunner [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [167] Labour Corps [153] Army Service Corps [131] Royal Engineers [109] Royal Garrison Artillery [79] London Regiment [63] Machine Gun Corps [60] Royal Army Medical Corps [53] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [51] Royal Fusiliers [43] Cheshire Regiment [41] Manchester Regiment [40] Worcestershire Regiment [35] Leicestershire Regiment [32] King's Royal Rifle Corps [30] Lincolnshire Regiment [30] North Staffordshire Regiment [29] Northamptonshire Regiment [29] Liverpool Regiment [27] Middlesex Regiment [27] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [27] The Queen's Regiment [27] Lancashire Fusiliers [26] Bedfordshire Regiment [25] Rifle Brigade [25] South Staffordshire Regiment [23] Essex Regiment [22] Hampshire Regiment [19] Royal Berkshire Regiment [19] Royal Irish Rifles [18] Welsh Regiment [18] East Kent Regiment [17] East Surrey Regiment [17] Royal Sussex Regiment [17] Gloucestershire Regiment [16] South Lancashire Regiment [16] Durham Light Infantry [15] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [15] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [15] East Yorkshire Regiment [14] Royal Army Service Corps [14] Royal Defence Corps [14] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [14] West Yorkshire Regiment [14] Army Veterinary Corps [13] Devonshire Regiment [13] Royal Naval Division [13] East Lancashire Regiment [12] Northumberland Fusiliers [12] West Riding Regiment [12]

Service

British Army [1743] Royal Navy [150] Canadian Expeditionary Force [144] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [126] Australian Imperial Force [90] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [20] Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

F [2312] N [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2269] Merchant Navy [31] Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [36] Canada [1]

Walter Douglas Faulkner

Born 1898

Died 1940

British Army Lieutenant Irish Guards

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Irish Guards 2nd Battalion

British Army Captain Irish Guards 1st Battalion

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Harry Faulkner

Died 1918

British Army 50278 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 50278 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

British Army 49887 Pte Mobilised - Manchester Regiment

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Herbert Charles Faulkner

Born 1892

Died 1981

British Army 355827 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 355827 Lance Corporal Kings Liverpool ( Liverpool Scottish)

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Alex Joseph Faulkner

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 4327 Private Bedfordshire Regiment Territorial Force

British Army 4327 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 5th Battalion

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John Faulkner

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 21950 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 14th (Service) Battalion

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Thomas Penry Faulkner

Born 1893

Died 1966

British Army 48346 Driver Royal Field Artillery 94th Brigade

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Lionel Herbert Faulkner

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 5090 Lance Corporal 16th Australian Infantry Battalion

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George Aubrey Faulkner

Born 1881

Died 1930

British Army Temporary Captain Acting Major Royal Horse and Royal Field Artillery

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Reginald James Faulkner

Born 1882

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 309466 Private 2nd Class Royal Air Force 55 Training Depot Station, 39 Wing

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Herbert William Faulkner

Born 1883

Died 1955

British Army 9943 Private 53rd South Wales Borderers

British Army 588463 Private Labour Corps

British Army 7370 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Thomas Faulkner

Born 1898

Died 1970

British Army 117455 Private Sherwood Forresters 3rd Battalion

British Army 54285 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Thomas Wild Faulkner

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 49071 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Frank Edwin Faulkner

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 6065 Rifleman London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles)

British Army 323063 Rifleman London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles)

British Army 385018 Rifleman London Regiment 2/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Charles Sidney Faulkner

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 14777 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 14777 Lance Corporal Northamptonshire Regiment 7th Bn.

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Gordon Henry Faulkner

Born 1885

Died 1919

British Army 1658 Private Honourable Artillery Company

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William Henry Faulkner

Born 1864

Died 1915

British Army 106 Company Serjeant Major Herefordshire Regiment

British Army 106 Warrant Officer Class 2 Herefordshire Regiment

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James Faulkner

Died 1915

British Army 2786 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 2786 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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William Joseph Faulkner

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 11430 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 11th Battalion

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Reginald Faulkner

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 11741 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Battalion.

British Army 11741 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Arthur Faulkner

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army R/15644 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army R/15644 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army R15644 Rifleman 1st Division 2nd Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps

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