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Sydney New South Wales [6]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [5]

Bermondsey, London [3]

Hamilton ON [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Aspenlea Road, Fulham, London [2]

Blackburn, Lancashire [2]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Campbells Creek Victoria [2]

Cordillera New South Wales [2]

Cork [2]

Dublin [2]

Goulburn New South Wales [2]

Halifax, Yorkshire [2]

Harrogate, Yorkshire, England [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Ipswich, Suffolk [2]

Lidcombe New South Wales [2]

Liverpool [2]

Liverpool New South Wales [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Manchester [2]

Nagambie Victoria [2]

Nether Hallam, Sheffield, Yorkshire. [2]

Payneham South Australia [2]

Preston, Lancashire [2]

Surrey [2]

Woollahra New South Wales [2]

Youghal, Cork [2]

Abbingdon Road, Kesington, London [1]

Allenton, Derbyshire [1]

Alva, Stirlingshire [1]

Arbroath Forfar [1]

Armidale New South Wales [1]

Ashfield New South Wales [1]

Auckland [1]

Aughton near Ormskirk, Lancashire [1]

Aughton, Lancashire [1]

Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [1]

Batley, Yorkshire [1]

Beechworth Victoria [1]

Bega New South Wales [1]

Bertha Terrace, Fulham, London [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birmingham [1]

Blackpool, Lancashire [1]

Bolton England [1]

Bombay [1]

Rank

Private [739]

Gunner [93]

Driver [79]

Serjeant [55]

Corporal [51]

Second Lieutenant [41]

Sapper [34]

Lance Corporal [25]

Lieutenant [18]

Acting Corporal [17]

Captain [15]

Major [13]

Pioneer [11]

Bombardier [10]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Rifleman [6]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Deck Hand [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Private Acting Serjeant [2]

Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [2]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [2]

Sub-Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Acting Battery Quarter Master [1]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master serjeant [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Bandsman [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Chief Artificer Engineer [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major/Assistant Sergeant Major [1]

Conductor [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [101]

Royal Field Artillery [99]

Royal Engineers [80]

Army Service Corps [70]

Royal Garrison Artillery [61]

Machine Gun Corps [41]

Royal Army Medical Corps [36]

West Yorkshire Regiment [35]

Durham Light Infantry [23]

Manchester Regiment [23]

Liverpool Regiment [22]

North Staffordshire Regiment [22]

Royal Fusiliers [22]

East Lancashire Regiment [21]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [20]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [19]

Royal Highlanders [18]

York and Lancaster Regiment [18]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [17]

Lancashire Fusiliers [17]

London Regiment [17]

Northumberland Fusiliers [17]

Yorkshire Regiment [17]

East Yorkshire Regiment [16]

Royal Army Service Corps [16]

Suffolk Regiment [16]

The Queen's Regiment [16]

Lincolnshire Regiment [14]

Middlesex Regiment [13]

Gordon Highlanders [12]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [12]

Royal Scots [11]

South Staffordshire Regiment [11]

Border Regiment [10]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [10]

Royal Irish Rifles [10]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [9]

Canadian Infantry [9]

Essex Regiment [9]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [9]

Royal Naval Division [9]

South Lancashire Regiment [9]

Coldstream Guards [8]

Highland Light Infantry [8]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [8]

Royal Air Force [8]

Welsh Regiment [8]

West Riding Regiment [8]

Cheshire Regiment [7]

Gloucestershire Regiment [7]

Service

British Army [1144]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [125]

Royal Navy [110]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [91]

Australian Imperial Force [82]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [28]

South African Services [2]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

F [1605]

O [2]

B [1]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1571]

Merchant Navy [23]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [37]

Canada [5]

Australia [2]

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Sydney New South Wales [6] Birmingham, Warwickshire [5] Bermondsey, London [3] Hamilton ON [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Aspenlea Road, Fulham, London [2] Blackburn, Lancashire [2] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Campbells Creek Victoria [2] Cordillera New South Wales [2] Cork [2] Dublin [2] Goulburn New South Wales [2] Halifax, Yorkshire [2] Harrogate, Yorkshire, England [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Ipswich, Suffolk [2] Lidcombe New South Wales [2] Liverpool [2] Liverpool New South Wales [2] London, Middlesex [2] Manchester [2] Nagambie Victoria [2] Nether Hallam, Sheffield, Yorkshire. [2] Payneham South Australia [2] Preston, Lancashire [2] Surrey [2] Woollahra New South Wales [2] Youghal, Cork [2] Abbingdon Road, Kesington, London [1] Allenton, Derbyshire [1] Alva, Stirlingshire [1] Arbroath Forfar [1] Armidale New South Wales [1] Ashfield New South Wales [1] Auckland [1] Aughton near Ormskirk, Lancashire [1] Aughton, Lancashire [1] Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [1] Batley, Yorkshire [1] Beechworth Victoria [1] Bega New South Wales [1] Bertha Terrace, Fulham, London [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birmingham [1] Blackpool, Lancashire [1] Bolton England [1] Bombay [1]

Rank

Private [739] Gunner [93] Driver [79] Serjeant [55] Corporal [51] Second Lieutenant [41] Sapper [34] Lance Corporal [25] Lieutenant [18] Acting Corporal [17] Captain [15] Major [13] Pioneer [11] Bombardier [10] Acting Serjeant [6] Rifleman [6] Lance Serjeant [5] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Able Seaman [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Deck Hand [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Private Acting Serjeant [2] Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [2] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [2] Sub-Lieutenant [2] Temporary Captain [2] Acting Battery Quarter Master [1] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Quarter Master serjeant [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Bandsman [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Chief Artificer Engineer [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major/Assistant Sergeant Major [1] Conductor [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [101] Royal Field Artillery [99] Royal Engineers [80] Army Service Corps [70] Royal Garrison Artillery [61] Machine Gun Corps [41] Royal Army Medical Corps [36] West Yorkshire Regiment [35] Durham Light Infantry [23] Manchester Regiment [23] Liverpool Regiment [22] North Staffordshire Regiment [22] Royal Fusiliers [22] East Lancashire Regiment [21] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [20] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [19] Royal Highlanders [18] York and Lancaster Regiment [18] King's Royal Rifle Corps [17] Lancashire Fusiliers [17] London Regiment [17] Northumberland Fusiliers [17] Yorkshire Regiment [17] East Yorkshire Regiment [16] Royal Army Service Corps [16] Suffolk Regiment [16] The Queen's Regiment [16] Lincolnshire Regiment [14] Middlesex Regiment [13] Gordon Highlanders [12] Royal Lancaster Regiment [12] Royal Scots [11] South Staffordshire Regiment [11] Border Regiment [10] Royal Irish Fusiliers [10] Royal Irish Rifles [10] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [9] Canadian Infantry [9] Essex Regiment [9] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [9] Royal Naval Division [9] South Lancashire Regiment [9] Coldstream Guards [8] Highland Light Infantry [8] King's Own Scottish Borderers [8] Royal Air Force [8] Welsh Regiment [8] West Riding Regiment [8] Cheshire Regiment [7] Gloucestershire Regiment [7]

Service

British Army [1144] Canadian Expeditionary Force [125] Royal Navy [110] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [91] Australian Imperial Force [82] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [28] South African Services [2] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

F [1605] O [2] B [1] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1571] Merchant Navy [23] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [37] Canada [5] Australia [2]

John Fenton

Born 1887

Died 1926

British Army 8244 Serjeant King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 9007 Private Yorkshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 8244 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

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Ernest Alfred Fenton

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 1496 Rifleman The London Regiment 1/5th (City of London) Battalion (London Rifle Brigade)

British Army 1496 Rifleman The London Regiment 1/5th (City of London) Battalion (London Rifle Brigade)

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John Fenton

Born 1882

Died 1922

British Army T R 10 12993 Private Training Reserve 24th Battalion

British Army T. R. /10/12993 Private Middlesex Regiment 24th Reserve Battalion

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Frank Fenton

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 11539 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 11539 Corporal Manchester Regiment

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Samuel Fenton

Born 1896

Died 1965

British Army 55208 Private Durham Light Infantry 25th Works Company

British Army 55208 Private Durham Light Infantry 3rd Agricultural Company

British Army Private Labour Corps 360 Reserve Employment Company

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John Enos Ellerbeck Fenton

Born 1898

Died 1960

Royal Navy PI 39410 Flight Sub-Lieutenant Royal Naval Air Service Cranwell-Killingholme-Calshot-Dundee

Royal Navy PI 39410 Probationary Flight Officer Royal Naval Air Service Crystal Palace-Vendome-Cranwell

Air Force (RAF/RFC) PI 39410 Lieutenant Royal Air Force Dundee

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John Arthur Hargreaves Fenton

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 49307 Sapper Royal Engineers Wireless Sqdn. (Worcester)

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Bernard Fenton

Born 1895

Died 1948

Canadian Expeditionary Force 515039

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Horace Fenton

Died 1915

British Army R/8148 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps 1st Bn

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Alfred Fenton

Born 1884

Died 1914

British Army 6243 Private Coldstream Guards 3rd Battalion

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David Fenton

Born 1873

Died 1954

Royal Navy DA 7108 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve, H.M. Drifter Vanguard III (KY.693)

Royal Navy DA 7108 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy DA 7108 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve, H.M.S. Gunner (Granton Naval Base) H.M. Drifter Vanguard III

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James Fenton

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 31188 Private Manchester Regiment 12th Battalion.

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Joshua Haddon Fenton

Born 1892

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 14808 Private Australian Army Medical Corps 15th Field Ambulance

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Percy Desbrow Fenton

Born 1893

British Army 3372 Private Suffolk Yeomanry

British Army 56129 Private Machine Gun Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force

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Harry John Fenton

Born 1897

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2780051

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Peter Fenton

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army TR/2/493 Private Training Reserve 52nd Training Battalion

British Army 24074 Private Highland Light Infantry 14th Battalion

British Army 24074 Private Highland Light Infantry 13th Battalion

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Robert Fenton

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 264825

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Edwin Fenton

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 79290

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Michael Claude Magellan Fenton

Born 1882

Died 1954

British Army Second Lieutenant Middlesex Regiment 23rd Battalion

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Albert Victor Fenton

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 97660

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