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Leeds, Yorkshire [8]

Singleton New South Wales [5]

Bradford, Yorkshire [3]

Darlington, Durham [3]

Hull, Yorkshire [3]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Chiswick, Middlesex [2]

Durham, Durham [2]

Fitzroy Victoria [2]

Grafton New South Wales [2]

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Newcastle New South Wales [2]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2]

South Shields, Durham [2]

Stockton on Tees, Durham [2]

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Addingham, Yorkshire [1]

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Armley, Yorkshire [1]

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Channell Islands England [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Chelsea, Middlesex [1]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1]

Cleckheaton, Yorkshire [1]

Clunes Victoria [1]

Co Monaghan [1]

Cork [1]

Rank

Private [664]

Gunner [79]

Driver [57]

Sapper [50]

Corporal [45]

Second Lieutenant [42]

Serjeant [40]

Captain [29]

Lance Corporal [24]

Major [17]

Acting Corporal [16]

Pioneer [15]

Lieutenant [11]

Acting Serjeant [9]

Colour Serjeant [6]

Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Temporary Captain [4]

Bombardier [3]

Staff Nurse [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Assistant Administrator [2]

Commander [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Major Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Orderly [2]

Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Matron [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Ambulance Driver [1]

Apprentice Corporal/Signaller [1]

Assistant Matron [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Canteen Worker [1]

Captain 4th Class [1]

Colour Serjeant /Acting Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal /Acting Corporal [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [100]

Royal Engineers [97]

Royal Field Artillery [88]

Army Service Corps [81]

West Yorkshire Regiment [64]

Durham Light Infantry [49]

Royal Army Medical Corps [46]

Royal Garrison Artillery [46]

Yorkshire Regiment [44]

Northumberland Fusiliers [39]

West Riding Regiment [39]

Machine Gun Corps [31]

Lincolnshire Regiment [26]

Border Regiment [24]

Manchester Regiment [20]

Liverpool Regiment [19]

East Lancashire Regiment [18]

East Yorkshire Regiment [18]

Royal Fusiliers [18]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [17]

London Regiment [15]

Royal Army Service Corps [15]

Lancashire Fusiliers [14]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [14]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [13]

Royal Naval Division [12]

Leicestershire Regiment [10]

York and Lancaster Regiment [10]

Grenadier Guards [8]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [7]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [7]

Training Reserve [7]

Welsh Regiment [7]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [7]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [7]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [6]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [6]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6]

Seaforth Highlanders [6]

South Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Cheshire Regiment [5]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

Essex Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Marine Artillery [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Corps of Hussars [4]

Service

British Army [1043]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [107]

Royal Navy [87]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [66]

Australian Imperial Force [55]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [15]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

F [1395]

Contribution

Military Service [1372]

Merchant Navy [14]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [32]

Ireland [1]

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Place of birth

Leeds, Yorkshire [8] Singleton New South Wales [5] Bradford, Yorkshire [3] Darlington, Durham [3] Hull, Yorkshire [3] Hull, Yorkshire, England [3] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] Ballarat Victoria [2] Chiswick, Middlesex [2] Durham, Durham [2] Fitzroy Victoria [2] Grafton New South Wales [2] Lambeth, London [2] London England [2] Macclesfield, Cheshire [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Newcastle New South Wales [2] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2] South Shields, Durham [2] Stockton on Tees, Durham [2] West Hartlepool England [2] Whitburn Linlithgow [2] Yorkshire [2] Addingham, Yorkshire [1] Albert Park Victoria [1] Alford England [1] Armley, Yorkshire [1] Barnard Castle, Durham [1] Battersea, London [1] Beaufort Victoria [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birmingham, Warks [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Birtley, Durham [1] Bootle, Lancashire [1] Brancepeth, County Durham [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Broken Hill New South Wales [1] Brundall, Norfolk [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Castleford, Yorkshire [1] Channell Islands England [1] Chelsea, London [1] Chelsea, Middlesex [1] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1] Cleckheaton, Yorkshire [1] Clunes Victoria [1] Co Monaghan [1] Cork [1]

Rank

Private [664] Gunner [79] Driver [57] Sapper [50] Corporal [45] Second Lieutenant [42] Serjeant [40] Captain [29] Lance Corporal [24] Major [17] Acting Corporal [16] Pioneer [15] Lieutenant [11] Acting Serjeant [9] Colour Serjeant [6] Major Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [5] Temporary Captain [4] Bombardier [3] Staff Nurse [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Assistant Administrator [2] Commander [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Guardsman [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Major Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2] Major Lieutenant Colonel [2] Orderly [2] Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Matron [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Ambulance Driver [1] Apprentice Corporal/Signaller [1] Assistant Matron [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Canteen Worker [1] Captain 4th Class [1] Colour Serjeant /Acting Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal /Acting Corporal [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [100] Royal Engineers [97] Royal Field Artillery [88] Army Service Corps [81] West Yorkshire Regiment [64] Durham Light Infantry [49] Royal Army Medical Corps [46] Royal Garrison Artillery [46] Yorkshire Regiment [44] Northumberland Fusiliers [39] West Riding Regiment [39] Machine Gun Corps [31] Lincolnshire Regiment [26] Border Regiment [24] Manchester Regiment [20] Liverpool Regiment [19] East Lancashire Regiment [18] East Yorkshire Regiment [18] Royal Fusiliers [18] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [17] London Regiment [15] Royal Army Service Corps [15] Lancashire Fusiliers [14] Royal Lancaster Regiment [14] King's Royal Rifle Corps [13] Royal Naval Division [12] Leicestershire Regiment [10] York and Lancaster Regiment [10] Grenadier Guards [8] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [7] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [7] Training Reserve [7] Welsh Regiment [7] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [7] Yorkshire Light Infantry [7] Middlesex Regiment [6] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [6] Royal Scots Fusiliers [6] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6] Seaforth Highlanders [6] South Staffordshire Regiment [6] Cheshire Regiment [5] East Surrey Regiment [5] Essex Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Marine Artillery [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] Canadian Infantry [4] Corps of Hussars [4]

Service

British Army [1043] Canadian Expeditionary Force [107] Royal Navy [87] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [66] Australian Imperial Force [55] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [15] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

F [1395]

Contribution

Military Service [1372] Merchant Navy [14] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [32] Ireland [1]

John Richard Fawcett

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 189035

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Ernest Fawcett

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36481

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Albert Edward Fawcett

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 101423

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George Fawcett

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 132052

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George Herbert Fawcett

Born 1883

Died 1918

Royal Navy K38574

Royal Navy K/38574(Dev) Stoker 1st Class H.M.S. "Newark"

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Thomas William Fawcett

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 6571

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Cecil Fawcett

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 95904 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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Robert Fawcett

Died 1918

British Army 1516 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 459291 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Ernest Stanley Fawcett

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 234373

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Harry Fawcett

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 4355 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 201500 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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John Bellons Fawcett

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army SAHA 162344 Gunner South African Horse Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery 233rd Siege Battery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

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Alfred Fawcett

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281684

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Cyril Henry Fawcett

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 99532

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Lawrence Philip Fawcett

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279917

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James William Fawcett

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 122145

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Oswald William Fawcett

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 222350

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Frank Edward Fawcett

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 235268

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George Ernest Fawcett

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 41624 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Clifford Fawcett

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 10802 Private East Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 10802 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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William Fawcett

Died 1918

British Army 90833 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 90833 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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