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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]

William Woolman Fisher

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army 2086 Lance Corporal Leicestershire Regiment 5th Battalion

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Charles Fisher

Born 1861

Died 1916

British Army 2341 Company Sergeant Major Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 5th Battalion

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Charles Fisher

Born 1879

Died 1915

British Army 8143 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 8143 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 8143 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Joseph Sidney Fisher

Born 1898

Died 1982

British Army 219399 Driver Royal Engineers

British Army 219399 Driver Royal Engineers

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William Henry Fisher

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 16006 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 16006 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 16006 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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William Fisher

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 13282 Private Middlesex Regiment 4th Battalion

British Army 13282 Corporal Middlesex Regiment 4th Battalion Middlesex Regiment

British Army 13282 Acting Serjeant Middlesex Regiment

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Ernest Frederick Hawkins

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 8611 Private Scottish Rifles Depot

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Ernest Wilfred Fisher

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 20973 Private Essex Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 20973 Private Essex Regiment

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Ernest Fisher

Died 1917

British Army 19156 Private Dorsetshire Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army 19156 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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George Bertram Fisher

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 1702 Sapper Royal Engineers 1st/7th Hants Works Company

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Leonard Gordon Fisher

Born 1894

Died 1968

British Army PS/10919 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant North Staffordshire Regiment attached Leicestershire Regiment

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Robert Edward Fisher

Born 1880

Died 1945

British Army 197944 Private Labour Corps

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Roy A Fisher

Born 1897

Died 1978

British Army 2565 Serjeant London Regiment

British Army 470535 Serjeant London Regiment

British Army London Regiment 2/12th Battalion, 12th (Reserve) Battalion

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Tom Fisher

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 128300 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 128300 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

British Army 128300 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) 42nd Battalion

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Harry Bruges Fisher

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army Major Wiltshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Wiltshire Regiment

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William Fisher

Born 1880

Died 1970

British Army SE/1231 Private Army Veterinary Corps

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John Reddock Fisher

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army Private Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army 6425 Serjeant Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

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Abraham Leslie Fisher

Born 1887

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 654537

Canadian Expeditionary Force 654537 Private Canadian Infantry

Canadian Expeditionary Force Private Western Ontario Regiment 47th Battalion

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Joseph Frederick Fisher

Born 1895

Died 1961

British Army 3/2003 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 3/2003 Private Essex Regiment. 2nd Battalion.

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John Fisher

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army

British Army 200691 Lance Corporal West Riding Regiment

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