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Sydney New South Wales [3]

Auburn New South Wales [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Carlton Victoria [2]

Whitton New South Wales [2]

Armadale Victoria [1]

Bermondsey, Surrey [1]

Burwood New South Wales [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Camp Hill, Warwickshire [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Derby England [1]

Durham [1]

Glasgow, Scotland [1]

Gower Western, Glamorgan [1]

Hendon, Sunderland, Durham [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Lucknow New South Wales [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Middlesborough, Yorkshire [1]

New Cross, London [1]

Newport Victoria [1]

Plumstead, Kent [1]

Preston [1]

Rockhampton Queensland [1]

Shotts, Lanarkshire [1]

Solihull, Warwickshire [1]

South Shields, Durham [1]

Spennymoor, Durham [1]

Sunderland, Durham [1]

Whitehaven, Cumberland [1]

Woodstock New South Wales [1]

Workington, Cumberland [1]

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Private [70]

Gunner [17]

Driver [12]

Corporal [7]

Sapper [6]

Lance Corporal [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Serjeant [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Bandsman [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Colonel [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander Engineer [1]

Corporal /Wheeler Staff Serjeant [1]

Leading Telegraphist [1]

Nurse [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Temporary Staff Serjeant [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Trumpeter [1]

Wheeler Corporal [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [14]

Royal Engineers [14]

Royal Field Artillery [12]

Royal Garrison Artillery [12]

Army Service Corps [10]

Durham Light Infantry [8]

Border Regiment [5]

Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

London Regiment [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [2]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

18th Hussars [1]

20th Hussars [1]

5th (Royal Irish) Lancers [1]

5th Lancers [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Service Corps/Lahore Divisional Signal Company [1]

Australian Field Artillery [1]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [1]

Canadian Engineers [1]

Cavalry Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

HMS VALIANT [1]

HMS Vivid [1]

Life Guards [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Military Mounted Police [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [125]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [50]

Royal Navy [17]

Australian Imperial Force [16]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

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F [228]

Contribution

Military Service [226]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [3] Auburn New South Wales [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Carlton Victoria [2] Whitton New South Wales [2] Armadale Victoria [1] Bermondsey, Surrey [1] Burwood New South Wales [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Camp Hill, Warwickshire [1] Clapham, London [1] Derby England [1] Durham [1] Glasgow, Scotland [1] Gower Western, Glamorgan [1] Hendon, Sunderland, Durham [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Lucknow New South Wales [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Middlesborough, Yorkshire [1] New Cross, London [1] Newport Victoria [1] Plumstead, Kent [1] Preston [1] Rockhampton Queensland [1] Shotts, Lanarkshire [1] Solihull, Warwickshire [1] South Shields, Durham [1] Spennymoor, Durham [1] Sunderland, Durham [1] Whitehaven, Cumberland [1] Woodstock New South Wales [1] Workington, Cumberland [1]

Rank

Private [70] Gunner [17] Driver [12] Corporal [7] Sapper [6] Lance Corporal [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Able Seaman [2] Lieutenant [2] Serjeant [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Bandsman [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Colonel [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander Engineer [1] Corporal /Wheeler Staff Serjeant [1] Leading Telegraphist [1] Nurse [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Sergeant [1] Temporary Staff Serjeant [1] Transport Corporal [1] Trumpeter [1] Wheeler Corporal [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [14] Royal Engineers [14] Royal Field Artillery [12] Royal Garrison Artillery [12] Army Service Corps [10] Durham Light Infantry [8] Border Regiment [5] Yorkshire Regiment [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] London Regiment [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Canadian Infantry [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Coldstream Guards [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] Royal Munster Fusiliers [2] Royal Naval Division [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Voluntary Aid Detachment [2] Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] 18th Hussars [1] 20th Hussars [1] 5th (Royal Irish) Lancers [1] 5th Lancers [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Service Corps/Lahore Divisional Signal Company [1] Australian Field Artillery [1] Canadian Army Medical Corps [1] Canadian Engineers [1] Cavalry Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Corps of Hussars [1] East Kent Regiment [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] HMS VALIANT [1] HMS Vivid [1] Life Guards [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Military Mounted Police [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [125] Canadian Expeditionary Force [50] Royal Navy [17] Australian Imperial Force [16] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [14] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

F [228]

Contribution

Military Service [226] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

James Finley

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 2589 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 2589 Corporal Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1st battalion

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David Finley

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 276014

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William George Finley

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28373

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Robert Finley

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 409893

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Walter Gerald Finley

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 61312

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Henry Charles Finley

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 34203

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John George Finley

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 169281

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David Macpherson Finley

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 173690

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John Finley

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 23772 Private Border Regiment

British Army 23772 Lance Corporal Border Regiment

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George Samuel Finley

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 13421 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Joseph Hardwick Finley

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 21/176 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 21/176 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Michael F Finley

Died 1916

British Army 24744 Private South Wales Borderers

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William Reginald Finley

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 3647 Corporal Life Guards

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Walter Hardy Finley

Died 1917

British Army 56652 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Frederick Finley

Born 1898

Died 1918

Royal Navy J38820 Able Seaman HMS Vivid

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John Finley

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 122771

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George Steele Finley

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 272872

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Frederick William Finley

Died 1915

British Army 14782 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Bernard E. Finley

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 13427 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 13427 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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James Finley

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army 38291 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 89571 Private Labour Corps

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