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Birmingham,Warwickshire [20]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [14]

London [10]

London England [10]

Brighton,Sussex [8]

Dublin [8]

London, Middlesex, England [8]

Islington, London [7]

West Ham, Essex [7]

Chertsey, Surrey [6]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [6]

Sydney New South Wales [6]

Dewsbury,Yorkshire [5]

Hastings, Sussex [5]

Herne Bay, Kent [5]

Tunbridge Wells, Kent [5]

Watford, Hertfordshire [5]

Adelaide South Australia [4]

Aldershot, Hampshire [4]

Ashford, Kent [4]

Bathurst New South Wales [4]

Battersea,Surrey [4]

Birmingham [4]

Islington,Middlesex [4]

Lambeth,Surrey [4]

Melbourne Victoria [4]

Wandsworth,Surrey [4]

Yeovil, Somerset [4]

Bethnal Green,Middlesex [3]

Bradford,Yorkshire [3]

Brandon,Suffolk [3]

Croydon, Surrey [3]

Halifax, Yorkshire [3]

Islington, London, Middlesex [3]

Luton, Bedfordshire [3]

Middlesex [3]

Poplar, London [3]

Redditch,Worcestershire [3]

Sheffield,Yorkshire [3]

Stepney,Middlesex [3]

Surrey [3]

Warwickshire [3]

Willesden, London [3]

Albury New South Wales [2]

Attleborough, Norfolk [2]

Barnsbury,Middlesex [2]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Birkenhead,Cheshire [2]

Rank

Private [1727]

Gunner [185]

Corporal [157]

Driver [156]

Serjeant [121]

Sapper [103]

Second Lieutenant [92]

Lance Corporal [72]

Captain [57]

Lieutenant [42]

Acting Corporal [39]

Pioneer [30]

Acting Serjeant [24]

Bombardier [24]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [18]

Major [12]

Colour Serjeant [11]

Staff Serjeant [11]

Worker [11]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [10]

Lieutenant Colonel [10]

Able Seaman [9]

Company Serjeant Major [9]

Rifleman [8]

Stoker 1st Class [8]

Lance Serjeant [7]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [5]

Nurse [5]

Sergeant [5]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Commander [4]

Deck Hand [4]

Drummer [4]

Temporary Lieutenant [4]

Acting Captain [3]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Battery Serjeant Major [3]

Shoeing Smith [3]

Sister [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Major [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Bandsman [2]

Cadet [2]

Captain Acting Major [2]

Captain and Quarter Master [2]

Chaplain [2]

Conductor [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Unit

Army Service Corps [227]

Royal Field Artillery [225]

Royal Engineers [214]

Labour Corps [199]

London Regiment [152]

Royal Garrison Artillery [119]

Royal Fusiliers [95]

Royal Army Medical Corps [87]

Machine Gun Corps [73]

Middlesex Regiment [67]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [64]

Bedfordshire Regiment [59]

Worcestershire Regiment [55]

The Queen's Regiment [52]

Royal West Kent Regiment [50]

Rifle Brigade [45]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [44]

West Yorkshire Regiment [39]

East Surrey Regiment [38]

Gloucestershire Regiment [37]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [37]

Essex Regiment [36]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [35]

Royal Sussex Regiment [35]

West Riding Regiment [34]

Royal Army Service Corps [33]

Devonshire Regiment [32]

East Kent Regiment [30]

Norfolk Regiment [30]

Northumberland Fusiliers [30]

Suffolk Regiment [30]

Hampshire Regiment [28]

Yorkshire Regiment [27]

Durham Light Infantry [25]

Manchester Regiment [24]

Wiltshire Regiment [23]

Lincolnshire Regiment [22]

Army Veterinary Corps [20]

Lancashire Fusiliers [20]

Northamptonshire Regiment [20]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [20]

South Staffordshire Regiment [20]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [19]

Cheshire Regiment [18]

Royal Defence Corps [17]

South Wales Borderers [17]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [16]

Leicestershire Regiment [16]

Royal Air Force [16]

Royal Horse Artillery [16]

Service

British Army [2740]

Royal Navy [315]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [216]

Australian Imperial Force [177]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [153]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [34]

Other Empire Force [4]

Indian Army [2]

South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

F [3691]

D [2]

E [2]

B [1]

M [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3629]

Merchant Navy [44]

Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [272]

Australia [15]

New Zealand [6]

Canada [5]

India [2]

Ireland [2]

United States [2]

Italy [1]

South Africa [1]

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Birmingham,Warwickshire [20] Birmingham, Warwickshire [14] London [10] London England [10] Brighton,Sussex [8] Dublin [8] London, Middlesex, England [8] Islington, London [7] West Ham, Essex [7] Chertsey, Surrey [6] Portsmouth, Hampshire [6] Sydney New South Wales [6] Dewsbury,Yorkshire [5] Hastings, Sussex [5] Herne Bay, Kent [5] Tunbridge Wells, Kent [5] Watford, Hertfordshire [5] Adelaide South Australia [4] Aldershot, Hampshire [4] Ashford, Kent [4] Bathurst New South Wales [4] Battersea,Surrey [4] Birmingham [4] Islington,Middlesex [4] Lambeth,Surrey [4] Melbourne Victoria [4] Wandsworth,Surrey [4] Yeovil, Somerset [4] Bethnal Green,Middlesex [3] Bradford,Yorkshire [3] Brandon,Suffolk [3] Croydon, Surrey [3] Halifax, Yorkshire [3] Islington, London, Middlesex [3] Luton, Bedfordshire [3] Middlesex [3] Poplar, London [3] Redditch,Worcestershire [3] Sheffield,Yorkshire [3] Stepney,Middlesex [3] Surrey [3] Warwickshire [3] Willesden, London [3] Albury New South Wales [2] Attleborough, Norfolk [2] Barnsbury,Middlesex [2] Bath, Somerset [2] Bendigo Victoria [2] Bethnal Green, London [2] Birkenhead,Cheshire [2]

Rank

Private [1727] Gunner [185] Corporal [157] Driver [156] Serjeant [121] Sapper [103] Second Lieutenant [92] Lance Corporal [72] Captain [57] Lieutenant [42] Acting Corporal [39] Pioneer [30] Acting Serjeant [24] Bombardier [24] Warrant Officer Class 2 [18] Major [12] Colour Serjeant [11] Staff Serjeant [11] Worker [11] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [10] Lieutenant Colonel [10] Able Seaman [9] Company Serjeant Major [9] Rifleman [8] Stoker 1st Class [8] Lance Serjeant [7] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [5] Nurse [5] Sergeant [5] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Commander [4] Deck Hand [4] Drummer [4] Temporary Lieutenant [4] Acting Captain [3] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Battery Serjeant Major [3] Shoeing Smith [3] Sister [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Major [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Bandsman [2] Cadet [2] Captain Acting Major [2] Captain and Quarter Master [2] Chaplain [2] Conductor [2] Lance Bombardier [2]

Unit

Army Service Corps [227] Royal Field Artillery [225] Royal Engineers [214] Labour Corps [199] London Regiment [152] Royal Garrison Artillery [119] Royal Fusiliers [95] Royal Army Medical Corps [87] Machine Gun Corps [73] Middlesex Regiment [67] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [64] Bedfordshire Regiment [59] Worcestershire Regiment [55] The Queen's Regiment [52] Royal West Kent Regiment [50] Rifle Brigade [45] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [44] West Yorkshire Regiment [39] East Surrey Regiment [38] Gloucestershire Regiment [37] Royal Berkshire Regiment [37] Essex Regiment [36] King's Royal Rifle Corps [35] Royal Sussex Regiment [35] West Riding Regiment [34] Royal Army Service Corps [33] Devonshire Regiment [32] East Kent Regiment [30] Norfolk Regiment [30] Northumberland Fusiliers [30] Suffolk Regiment [30] Hampshire Regiment [28] Yorkshire Regiment [27] Durham Light Infantry [25] Manchester Regiment [24] Wiltshire Regiment [23] Lincolnshire Regiment [22] Army Veterinary Corps [20] Lancashire Fusiliers [20] Northamptonshire Regiment [20] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [20] South Staffordshire Regiment [20] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [19] Cheshire Regiment [18] Royal Defence Corps [17] South Wales Borderers [17] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [16] Leicestershire Regiment [16] Royal Air Force [16] Royal Horse Artillery [16]

Service

British Army [2740] Royal Navy [315] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [216] Australian Imperial Force [177] Canadian Expeditionary Force [153] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [34] Other Empire Force [4] Indian Army [2] South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

F [3691] D [2] E [2] B [1] M [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3629] Merchant Navy [44] Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [272] Australia [15] New Zealand [6] Canada [5] India [2] Ireland [2] United States [2] Italy [1] South Africa [1]

Frederick Charles Field

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 3/2788 Serjeant Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 4588 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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George Edward Valentine Field

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 168949 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 5th Reserve Bde.

British Army 1853 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 2nd/3rd Home Counties (CP) Brigade

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Walter James Field

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 8576 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 2nd Bn.

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Frederick William Field

Born 1872

Died 1962

Royal Navy 5898 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy 5898 Lance Corporal Royal Marine Light Infantry Portsmouth Division

Royal Navy 5898 Corporal Royal Marine Light Infantry Portsmouth Division

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William Henry Field

Born 1876

Died 1932

British Army S/294865(Incomplete) Corporal Army Service Corps

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John Henry Field

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 20460 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 20460 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 20460 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 8th Battalion

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Cecil S Field

Born 1891

Died 1932

British Army 53304 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 17454 Private Yorkshire Dragoons

British Army 64421 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Isaac Field

Born 1888

Died 1919

British Army 7555 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 387555 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 387555 Lance Corporal Royal Engineers

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Alfred John Field

Born 1875

Died 1917

British Army 26231 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 2nd Battalion

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Edward Elgar Field

Born 1889

Died 1962

British Army General Staff Officer Grade 3 General Staff General Head Quarters Intelligence

British Army Captain Royal Engineers and Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

British Army Second Lieutanant Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 5th Battalion

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David Field

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 267126 Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 267126 Company Serjeant Major Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Edward Sydney Field

Born 1876

Died 1921

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 85068 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Air Force

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Hassell Dyer Field

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps 134th Field Amb

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Elias William Field

Born 1862

Died 1915

British Army 525 Serjeant Lincolnshire Yeomanry 1st/1st

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Cyrus Field

Born 1882

Died 1952

British Army 763 Corporal Royal Field Artillery 4th Battalion

British Army 148783 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery

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James Frederick Field

Born 1892

Died 1987

British Army 17620 Lance Corporal Machine Gun Corps

British Army 17620 Acting Sergeant Machine Gun Corps

British Army L/13057 Private Middlesex Regiment 2nd Battalion

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William Minifie Field

Born 1880

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 7480 Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 7th Bn.

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Ernest Alfred Field

Born 1883

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 4679 Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 18th Bn.

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Arthur J Field

Born 1875

Died 1918

British Army PW/2489 Private Middlesex Regiment 19th Bn.

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William Hampstead Field

Born 1888

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 470 Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 43rd Bn

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