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Ballarat Victoria [3]

Bundaberg Queensland [2]

Eastleigh, Hampshire [2]

Hanley, Staffordshire [2]

Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Ballarat East Victoria [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Castle Gresley, Derbyshire [1]

Clayfield Queensland [1]

Collingwood Victoria [1]

Culland, Ashbourne [1]

Fitzroy Victoria [1]

Gippsland Victoria [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Glebe New South Wales [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

Leytonstone, Essex [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Manor Park, Essex [1]

Mount Morgan Queensland [1]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Oakridge Lynch [1]

Oakridge, Gloucestershire [1]

Openshaw, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Pegswood, Northumberland [1]

Rugby, Warwickshire [1]

Staffordshire [1]

Tamworth, Stafford, Staffordshire [1]

Tamworth, Staffordshire [1]

West Maitland New South Wales [1]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [130]

Corporal [13]

Gunner [10]

Sapper [10]

Serjeant [10]

Driver [6]

Lance Corporal [5]

Acting Corporal [3]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Acting Colour Serjeant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Second Lieutenant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Bugler [1]

Chief Gunner [1]

Cyclist [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Mechanic Staff Serjeant [1]

Pioneer [1]

Rifleman [1]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [17]

Royal Engineers [17]

Royal Field Artillery [14]

Army Service Corps [13]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Gloucestershire Regiment [6]

Leicestershire Regiment [6]

Manchester Regiment [6]

North Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

South Staffordshire Regiment [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Worcestershire Regiment [4]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

London Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

Tank Corps [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Cameron Highlanders [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Gordon Highlanders [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Scottish Rifles [2]

Seaforth Highlanders [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Warwickshire Yeomanry [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [187]

Royal Navy [18]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14]

Australian Imperial Force [14]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [10]

Last name first letter

F [246]

Contribution

Military Service [243]

Merchant Navy [2]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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People [246] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Ballarat Victoria [3] Bundaberg Queensland [2] Eastleigh, Hampshire [2] Hanley, Staffordshire [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] Ballarat East Victoria [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1] Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire [1] Castle Gresley, Derbyshire [1] Clayfield Queensland [1] Collingwood Victoria [1] Culland, Ashbourne [1] Fitzroy Victoria [1] Gippsland Victoria [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Glebe New South Wales [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Leytonstone, Essex [1] London, Middlesex [1] Manor Park, Essex [1] Mount Morgan Queensland [1] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Oakridge Lynch [1] Oakridge, Gloucestershire [1] Openshaw, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Pegswood, Northumberland [1] Rugby, Warwickshire [1] Staffordshire [1] Tamworth, Stafford, Staffordshire [1] Tamworth, Staffordshire [1] West Maitland New South Wales [1] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [130] Corporal [13] Gunner [10] Sapper [10] Serjeant [10] Driver [6] Lance Corporal [5] Acting Corporal [3] Acting Serjeant [3] Acting Colour Serjeant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Second Lieutenant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Bugler [1] Chief Gunner [1] Cyclist [1] Leading Seaman [1] Mechanic Staff Serjeant [1] Pioneer [1] Rifleman [1] Shoeing Smith Corporal [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [17] Royal Engineers [17] Royal Field Artillery [14] Army Service Corps [13] Machine Gun Corps [8] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Gloucestershire Regiment [6] Leicestershire Regiment [6] Manchester Regiment [6] North Staffordshire Regiment [6] Hampshire Regiment [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] South Staffordshire Regiment [5] West Yorkshire Regiment [5] Devonshire Regiment [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Worcestershire Regiment [4] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] London Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3] Tank Corps [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Cameron Highlanders [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Gordon Highlanders [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Scottish Rifles [2] Seaforth Highlanders [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Warwickshire Yeomanry [2] West Riding Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [187] Royal Navy [18] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14] Australian Imperial Force [14] Canadian Expeditionary Force [10]

Last name first letter

F [246]

Contribution

Military Service [243] Merchant Navy [2] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Charles Sidney Fern

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 235638 Royal Field Artillery

British Army 54711 Private Hampshire Regiment 2/4th (Territorial Force) Battalion

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Walter Fern

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 156 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 156 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Arthur Fern

Died 1917

British Army 32953 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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William Fern

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 32848 Private 13th Hussars

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Frank Fern

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 21483 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Lee Roy Fern

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 163586

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Christopher David Fern

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 113682

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Frederick Fern

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 169519

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Arthur Samuel Fern

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30557

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Albert Fern

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 161016

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Christopher Fern

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 72514

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Ernest George Fern

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 212118

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George H Fern

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 97613 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 97613 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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William Fern

Born 1875

Died 1914

British Army 7083 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1st Battalion

British Army 7083 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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James Fern

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 103990

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Arthur Thomas Fern

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 247043

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James Fern

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 186666 Sapper Royal Engineers

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James Congreve Fern

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 60692 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 60692 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Arthur Thomas Fern

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 241513 Acting Serjeant North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 241513 Serjeant North Staffordshire Regiment

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William Marwood Fern

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 109584 Private Tank Corps

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