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Birmingham, Warwickshire [15]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [14]

London England [13]

Sydney New South Wales [13]

Ballarat Victoria [12]

London, Middlesex, England [9]

Battersea, London [8]

Liverpool, Lancashire [8]

Richmond Victoria [8]

Colchester, Essex [7]

Hobart Tasmania [7]

Hull, Yorkshire [7]

London, Middlesex [7]

Melbourne Victoria [7]

Saint Pancras, London [7]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [7]

Warrnambool Victoria [7]

Kensington, London [6]

Manchester, Lancashire [6]

Newcastle New South Wales [6]

Preston, Lancashire [6]

Birmingham [5]

Brisbane Queensland [5]

Chelsea, London [5]

Epsom, Surrey [5]

Ipswich, Suffolk [5]

Norwich, Norfolk [5]

Reading, Berkshire [5]

Southampton, Hampshire [5]

Warwickshire [5]

West Ham, Essex [5]

Whitehaven, Cumberland [5]

Bradford, Yorkshire [4]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [4]

Lowestoft, Suffolk [4]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

Auckland [3]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [3]

Bolton, Lancashire [3]

Deptford, Kent [3]

Fulham, London [3]

Geelong Victoria [3]

Gladstone Queensland [3]

Hackney, London [3]

Halifax, Yorkshire [3]

Herne Hill, London [3]

Kensington [3]

Launceston Tasmania [3]

Lismore New South Wales [3]

London [3]

Rank

Private [4064]

Gunner [422]

Corporal [336]

Driver [317]

Serjeant [279]

Sapper [237]

Second Lieutenant [176]

Lance Corporal [174]

Lieutenant [107]

Captain [93]

Acting Corporal [54]

Acting Serjeant [51]

Pioneer [47]

Bombardier [43]

Major [34]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [33]

Acting Bombardier [25]

Company Serjeant Major [25]

Rifleman [21]

Staff Serjeant [15]

Worker [15]

Lance Serjeant [13]

Ordinary Seaman [13]

Able Seaman [12]

Lieutenant Colonel [12]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [11]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [10]

Colour Serjeant [10]

Trooper [10]

Nursing Sister [9]

Temporary Lieutenant [7]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Reverend [6]

Staff Nurse [6]

Acting Corporal 2nd [5]

Boy 1st Class [5]

Commander [5]

Guardsman [5]

Nurse [5]

Private Acting Corporal [5]

Stoker 1st Class [5]

Acting Lance Corporal [4]

Acting Staff Serjeant [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [4]

Colonel [4]

Deck Hand [4]

Shoeing Smith [4]

Acting Captain [3]

Bandsman [3]

Boy 2nd Class [3]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [503]

Labour Corps [487]

Royal Engineers [462]

Army Service Corps [416]

Royal Garrison Artillery [262]

London Regiment [244]

Machine Gun Corps [196]

Royal Army Medical Corps [192]

Royal Fusiliers [161]

Northumberland Fusiliers [112]

Middlesex Regiment [107]

Manchester Regiment [96]

Rifle Brigade [93]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [92]

Essex Regiment [90]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [86]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [85]

Hampshire Regiment [84]

West Yorkshire Regiment [84]

Durham Light Infantry [83]

Border Regiment [82]

Worcestershire Regiment [82]

Liverpool Regiment [80]

Royal Army Service Corps [80]

Lancashire Fusiliers [76]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [76]

Norfolk Regiment [75]

Suffolk Regiment [75]

Gloucestershire Regiment [74]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [74]

South Staffordshire Regiment [70]

West Riding Regiment [70]

Canadian Infantry [69]

York and Lancaster Regiment [64]

The Queen's Regiment [63]

Lincolnshire Regiment [62]

Cheshire Regiment [59]

Leicestershire Regiment [59]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [57]

Northamptonshire Regiment [55]

East Yorkshire Regiment [53]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [53]

East Surrey Regiment [52]

Devonshire Regiment [51]

Royal Naval Division [49]

Highland Light Infantry [48]

Royal Defence Corps [46]

Royal Scots [46]

Welsh Regiment [46]

Bedfordshire Regiment [45]

Service

British Army [6221]

Royal Navy [585]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [584]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [462]

Australian Imperial Force [397]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [94]

Other Empire Force [7]

Indian Army [3]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

F [8487]

H [5]

K [4]

L [4]

B [1]

E [1]

G [1]

M [1]

P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [8328]

Merchant Navy [125]

Conscientious Objector [14]

Country

United Kingdom [145]

Canada [6]

Australia [2]

France [1]

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Birmingham, Warwickshire [15] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [14] London England [13] Sydney New South Wales [13] Ballarat Victoria [12] London, Middlesex, England [9] Battersea, London [8] Liverpool, Lancashire [8] Richmond Victoria [8] Colchester, Essex [7] Hobart Tasmania [7] Hull, Yorkshire [7] London, Middlesex [7] Melbourne Victoria [7] Saint Pancras, London [7] Sheffield, Yorkshire [7] Warrnambool Victoria [7] Kensington, London [6] Manchester, Lancashire [6] Newcastle New South Wales [6] Preston, Lancashire [6] Birmingham [5] Brisbane Queensland [5] Chelsea, London [5] Epsom, Surrey [5] Ipswich, Suffolk [5] Norwich, Norfolk [5] Reading, Berkshire [5] Southampton, Hampshire [5] Warwickshire [5] West Ham, Essex [5] Whitehaven, Cumberland [5] Bradford, Yorkshire [4] Bristol, Gloucestershire [4] Lowestoft, Suffolk [4] Adelaide South Australia [3] Auckland [3] Bedford, Bedfordshire [3] Bolton, Lancashire [3] Deptford, Kent [3] Fulham, London [3] Geelong Victoria [3] Gladstone Queensland [3] Hackney, London [3] Halifax, Yorkshire [3] Herne Hill, London [3] Kensington [3] Launceston Tasmania [3] Lismore New South Wales [3] London [3]

Rank

Private [4064] Gunner [422] Corporal [336] Driver [317] Serjeant [279] Sapper [237] Second Lieutenant [176] Lance Corporal [174] Lieutenant [107] Captain [93] Acting Corporal [54] Acting Serjeant [51] Pioneer [47] Bombardier [43] Major [34] Warrant Officer Class 2 [33] Acting Bombardier [25] Company Serjeant Major [25] Rifleman [21] Staff Serjeant [15] Worker [15] Lance Serjeant [13] Ordinary Seaman [13] Able Seaman [12] Lieutenant Colonel [12] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [11] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [10] Colour Serjeant [10] Trooper [10] Nursing Sister [9] Temporary Lieutenant [7] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Reverend [6] Staff Nurse [6] Acting Corporal 2nd [5] Boy 1st Class [5] Commander [5] Guardsman [5] Nurse [5] Private Acting Corporal [5] Stoker 1st Class [5] Acting Lance Corporal [4] Acting Staff Serjeant [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [4] Colonel [4] Deck Hand [4] Shoeing Smith [4] Acting Captain [3] Bandsman [3] Boy 2nd Class [3]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [503] Labour Corps [487] Royal Engineers [462] Army Service Corps [416] Royal Garrison Artillery [262] London Regiment [244] Machine Gun Corps [196] Royal Army Medical Corps [192] Royal Fusiliers [161] Northumberland Fusiliers [112] Middlesex Regiment [107] Manchester Regiment [96] Rifle Brigade [93] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [92] Essex Regiment [90] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [86] King's Royal Rifle Corps [85] Hampshire Regiment [84] West Yorkshire Regiment [84] Durham Light Infantry [83] Border Regiment [82] Worcestershire Regiment [82] Liverpool Regiment [80] Royal Army Service Corps [80] Lancashire Fusiliers [76] Royal Berkshire Regiment [76] Norfolk Regiment [75] Suffolk Regiment [75] Gloucestershire Regiment [74] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [74] South Staffordshire Regiment [70] West Riding Regiment [70] Canadian Infantry [69] York and Lancaster Regiment [64] The Queen's Regiment [63] Lincolnshire Regiment [62] Cheshire Regiment [59] Leicestershire Regiment [59] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [57] Northamptonshire Regiment [55] East Yorkshire Regiment [53] Royal Lancaster Regiment [53] East Surrey Regiment [52] Devonshire Regiment [51] Royal Naval Division [49] Highland Light Infantry [48] Royal Defence Corps [46] Royal Scots [46] Welsh Regiment [46] Bedfordshire Regiment [45]

Service

British Army [6221] Royal Navy [585] Canadian Expeditionary Force [584] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [462] Australian Imperial Force [397] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [94] Other Empire Force [7] Indian Army [3] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

F [8487] H [5] K [4] L [4] B [1] E [1] G [1] M [1] P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [8328] Merchant Navy [125] Conscientious Objector [14]

Country

United Kingdom [145] Canada [6] Australia [2] France [1]

John Fisher

Born 1864

Died 1915

British Army 5699 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 280699 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Charles Frederick George Fisher

Born 1892

Royal Navy 240029 Boy Class II HMS Impregnable

British Army 14856 Private/Acting Corporal Hampshire Regiment Depot

British Army 14856 Private/Acting Corporal Hampshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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William Fisher

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 240792 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 2661 Serjeant Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 240792 Serjeant King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 1/5th Battalion

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John Fisher

Born 1891

Died 1979

British Army 1881 Private Royal Scots

British Army 1881 Private Ayrshire Yeomanry

British Army 292362 Private Royal Highlanders

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Albert Edward Fisher

Born 1879

Died 1914

British Army 5630 Private Somerset Light Infantry 1st Battalion

British Army 5630 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 5630 Private Somerset Light Infantry 1st Battalion

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Robert Henry Fisher

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 2121 Rifleman King's (Liverpool Regiment) 1st/6th Battalion

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Howard Fisher

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 201784 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1/5th Battalion-Territorial

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Albert Charles Fisher

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 2200 Private Dorsetshire Regiment 1/4th Battalion

British Army 2200 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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Edmund Montagu Prinsep Fisher

Born 1872

Died 1918

British Army Orderly French Red Cross

British Army 194301 Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 36th Division

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Thomas William Richard Fisher

Born 1891

Died 1979

British Army 127231 Serjeant Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 127231 Bombardier (Acting Serjeant) Royal Garrison Artillery

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Harold Fisher

Born 1877

Died 1914

British Army Captain Manchester Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army Captain Manchester Regiment

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John Fisher

Born 1882

British Army 7764 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 7764 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion in South Africa

British Army 7764 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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George Fisher

Born 1890

British Army Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 6th (Fifeshire) Volunteer Battalion

British Army 881 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

British Army 881 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1/7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

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Albert Fisher

Born 1882

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 477305

Canadian Expeditionary Force 477305 Private Royal Canadian Regiment

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Walter Watson Fisher

Born 1886

Died 1931

British Army 44615 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

British Army 44615 Gunner, Sergeant Royal Field Artillery 25th Brigade

Sergeant

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Oscar Fisher

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 907 Private Seaforth Highlanders 1/5th Battalion

British Army 240260 Private Seaforth Highlanders 4th (Reserve) Battalion

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Flight Cadet Royal Air Force

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Leslie Benito Fisher

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army Temporary Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps 12th Service Battalion

British Army Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Isaiah Fisher

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 13/339 Lance Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army 13/339 Private York and Lancaster Regiment 13th (Service) Battalion (1st Barnsley Pals)

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John Fisher

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 5643 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1st Battalion

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Henry Mornington Fisher

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army L/9651 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery attached Trench Mortar Battery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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