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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]

Albert Fenton

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 108988

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Thomas Fenton

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28552

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Charles Fenton

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 141134

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Maurice Charles Fenton

Born 1893

Died 1979

British Army 9569 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Thomas Fenton

Born 1889

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1101

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1101

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Frederick James Fenton

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 87059

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Edward Fenton

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 69156

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George Frederick Fenton

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 189838

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Lorne Fenton

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 53287

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Percy Fenton

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 80766

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Sydney James Fenton

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 406068

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William Maples Gilbert Fenton

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 98715

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Harry Wallace William Fenton

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 123863

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William Fenton

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 276910

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Joseph Fenton

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 180125

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Frank Fenton

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 84356

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Ernest Samuel Lockwood Fenton

Born 1881

Died 1950

Australian Imperial Force 16479

Australian Imperial Force 16479 Sapper Field Engineers 7th Field Company Engineers

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Wilson Kennedy Fenton

Born 1898

Died 1955

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2009169

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2009169 Sapper Canadian Engineers 4th Battalion

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Richard Fenton

Died 1918

British Army 3578 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

British Army 326325 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

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Geoffrey Russell Fenton

Born 1889

Died 1914

British Army Second Lieutenant Connaught Rangers 2nd Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Connaught Rangers

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