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London, Middlesex, England [10]

London, Middlesex [8]

Plymouth, Devon [7]

Ballarat Victoria [6]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [6]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [6]

Devonport, Devon [4]

Hobart Tasmania [4]

Islington, London [4]

Rochester, Kent [4]

Aldershot, Hampshire [3]

Brighton, Sussex [3]

Camberwell, London [3]

Canterbury, Kent [3]

Hull, Yorkshire [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [3]

Balmain New South Wales [2]

Banbury, Oxfordshire [2]

Baughton, Worcestershire [2]

Beechworth Victoria [2]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Bromley, London [2]

Burra South Australia [2]

Canning Town, London [2]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [2]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [2]

Chichester, Sussex [2]

Chorley, Lancashire [2]

Church Stretton, Shropshire [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Hampstead, London [2]

Herne Bay, Kent [2]

Hillston New South Wales [2]

Hoxton, London [2]

Ipswich Queensland [2]

Kensington,London. [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

London England [2]

Loughborough, Lincolnshire [2]

Lydney, Gloucestershire [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Narrabri New South Wales [2]

Oldford, Middlesex [2]

Plympton, Devon [2]

Preston, Lancashire [2]

Romsey, Hampshire [2]

Rank

Private [1201]

Gunner [156]

Driver [126]

Corporal [104]

Serjeant [95]

Sapper [75]

Second Lieutenant [60]

Lance Corporal [58]

Captain [32]

Lieutenant [26]

Acting Corporal [23]

Acting Serjeant [19]

Pioneer [18]

Major [16]

Bombardier [12]

Rifleman [10]

Lieutenant Colonel [8]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [8]

Acting Bombardier [7]

Staff Serjeant [7]

Able Seaman [6]

Temporary Lieutenant [6]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Private Acting Corporal [5]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Battery Serjeant Major [3]

Captain /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Drummer [3]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Trooper [3]

Volunteer [3]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company [Sergeant] Serjeant Major [2]

Guardsman [2]

Honorary Captain [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Nurse [2]

Sergeant [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

Able Seaman RNVR [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Leading Seaman [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [174]

Royal Engineers [162]

Labour Corps [161]

Army Service Corps [140]

London Regiment [114]

Royal Garrison Artillery [99]

Machine Gun Corps [56]

Middlesex Regiment [56]

Royal Army Medical Corps [55]

Royal Fusiliers [45]

Essex Regiment [44]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [40]

Suffolk Regiment [36]

Worcestershire Regiment [35]

Hampshire Regiment [34]

Manchester Regiment [34]

East Surrey Regiment [33]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [31]

Royal Army Service Corps [30]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [29]

South Staffordshire Regiment [28]

Liverpool Regiment [27]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [27]

The Queen's Regiment [26]

Devonshire Regiment [25]

Northamptonshire Regiment [24]

Rifle Brigade [24]

Royal Sussex Regiment [24]

Cheshire Regiment [22]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [21]

Lancashire Fusiliers [20]

Norfolk Regiment [20]

Royal West Kent Regiment [20]

Gloucestershire Regiment [19]

East Kent Regiment [18]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [18]

Northumberland Fusiliers [17]

Army Veterinary Corps [16]

Bedfordshire Regiment [16]

Royal Air Force [15]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [14]

East Lancashire Regiment [13]

Leicestershire Regiment [13]

Lincolnshire Regiment [13]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [13]

South Lancashire Regiment [13]

South Wales Borderers [13]

Durham Light Infantry [12]

Dorsetshire Regiment [11]

East Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Service

British Army [1935]

Royal Navy [237]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [159]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [111]

Australian Imperial Force [84]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [18]

Other Empire Force [3]

British Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

F [2585]

W [7]

P [2]

B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2537]

Merchant Navy [46]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [61]

India [2]

New Zealand [1]

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London, Middlesex, England [10] London, Middlesex [8] Plymouth, Devon [7] Ballarat Victoria [6] Birmingham, Warwickshire [6] Portsmouth, Hampshire [6] Devonport, Devon [4] Hobart Tasmania [4] Islington, London [4] Rochester, Kent [4] Aldershot, Hampshire [3] Brighton, Sussex [3] Camberwell, London [3] Canterbury, Kent [3] Hull, Yorkshire [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] Southampton, Hampshire, England [3] Balmain New South Wales [2] Banbury, Oxfordshire [2] Baughton, Worcestershire [2] Beechworth Victoria [2] Bendigo Victoria [2] Bermondsey, London [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Bromley, London [2] Burra South Australia [2] Canning Town, London [2] Cardiff, Glamorgan [2] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [2] Chichester, Sussex [2] Chorley, Lancashire [2] Church Stretton, Shropshire [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Hampstead, London [2] Herne Bay, Kent [2] Hillston New South Wales [2] Hoxton, London [2] Ipswich Queensland [2] Kensington,London. [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] London England [2] Loughborough, Lincolnshire [2] Lydney, Gloucestershire [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Narrabri New South Wales [2] Oldford, Middlesex [2] Plympton, Devon [2] Preston, Lancashire [2] Romsey, Hampshire [2]

Rank

Private [1201] Gunner [156] Driver [126] Corporal [104] Serjeant [95] Sapper [75] Second Lieutenant [60] Lance Corporal [58] Captain [32] Lieutenant [26] Acting Corporal [23] Acting Serjeant [19] Pioneer [18] Major [16] Bombardier [12] Rifleman [10] Lieutenant Colonel [8] Warrant Officer Class 2 [8] Acting Bombardier [7] Staff Serjeant [7] Able Seaman [6] Temporary Lieutenant [6] Company Serjeant Major [5] Lance Serjeant [5] Private Acting Corporal [5] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4] Stoker 1st Class [4] Battery Serjeant Major [3] Captain /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [3] Drummer [3] Gunner Acting Bombardier [3] Temporary Captain [3] Trooper [3] Volunteer [3] Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Company [Sergeant] Serjeant Major [2] Guardsman [2] Honorary Captain [2] Leading Seaman [2] Nurse [2] Sergeant [2] Shoeing Smith [2] 2nd Corporal [1] Able Seaman RNVR [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Leading Seaman [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [174] Royal Engineers [162] Labour Corps [161] Army Service Corps [140] London Regiment [114] Royal Garrison Artillery [99] Machine Gun Corps [56] Middlesex Regiment [56] Royal Army Medical Corps [55] Royal Fusiliers [45] Essex Regiment [44] King's Royal Rifle Corps [40] Suffolk Regiment [36] Worcestershire Regiment [35] Hampshire Regiment [34] Manchester Regiment [34] East Surrey Regiment [33] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [31] Royal Army Service Corps [30] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [29] South Staffordshire Regiment [28] Liverpool Regiment [27] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [27] The Queen's Regiment [26] Devonshire Regiment [25] Northamptonshire Regiment [24] Rifle Brigade [24] Royal Sussex Regiment [24] Cheshire Regiment [22] Royal Berkshire Regiment [21] Lancashire Fusiliers [20] Norfolk Regiment [20] Royal West Kent Regiment [20] Gloucestershire Regiment [19] East Kent Regiment [18] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [18] Northumberland Fusiliers [17] Army Veterinary Corps [16] Bedfordshire Regiment [16] Royal Air Force [15] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [14] East Lancashire Regiment [13] Leicestershire Regiment [13] Lincolnshire Regiment [13] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [13] South Lancashire Regiment [13] South Wales Borderers [13] Durham Light Infantry [12] Dorsetshire Regiment [11] East Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Service

British Army [1935] Royal Navy [237] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [159] Canadian Expeditionary Force [111] Australian Imperial Force [84] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [18] Other Empire Force [3] British Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

F [2585] W [7] P [2] B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2537] Merchant Navy [46] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [61] India [2] New Zealand [1]

Charles James Finch

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 237282

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Percival Finch

Died 1918

British Army 4924 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 43049 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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William Finch

Died 1917

British Army 10763 Private Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry

British Army 10763 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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Walter Finch

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 4179 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 201388 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 201388 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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William Henry Finch

Died 1916

British Army 14794 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Eric Finch

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 29116 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1st/5th (Territorial) Battalion.

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Fred Finch

Died 1917

British Army 291478 Private Monmouthshire Regiment

British Army 235534 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 235534 Lance Corporal Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Ernest Wilfred Rupert Finch

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Seaforth Highlanders 1/4th seaforth highland Battalion

British Army Captain Seaforth Highlanders 1/4th seaforth highland Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Seaforth Highlanders

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Leonard J Finch

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army G/89350 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Albert Victor James Finch

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 5361 Private London Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 232339 Private London Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 232339 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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George William Finch

Born 1886

Died 1914

British Army 8095 Private West Riding Regiment 2nd Battalion

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George Finch

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 3201 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 241217 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 241217 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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Samuel Percy Finch

Born 1880

Royal Navy F599

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 200599

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Clifford Finch

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 223396

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Russell Claud Finch

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 2779 Lance Corporal London Regiment 24th (County of London) Battalion (The Queen’s)

British Army 720774 Lance Corporal London Regiment 24th (County of London) Battalion (The Queen’s)

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment 22nd Battalion

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Edward Stephen Finch

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 7682 Private 7th Hussars

British Army 7682 Private 7th (Queen's Own) Hussars

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Harold Finch

Born 1899

Died 1927

British Army Second Lieutenant Rifle Brigade

British Army Second Lieutenant 11th Hussars

British Army Captain 11th Hussars

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Percy Finch

Died 1918

British Army 7006 Private Leicestershire Regiment 2nd battalion leicest Battalion

British Army 271174 Private Royal Engineers

British Army NR/302535 Private Royal Engineers

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Edwin Finch

Born 1881

Died 1965

British Army Reverend Royal Army Chaplains Department

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Charles Courtenay Finch

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 66562

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