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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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Place of birth

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]

Florence May Fisher

British Army Matron Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve

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C V Fisher-Rowe

British Army Captain Grenadier Guards

British Army Captain Staff

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C V Fisher-Rowe

British Army Lieutenant and Adjutant Special Reserve

British Army Lieutenant and Adjutant Grenadier Guards

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C V Fisher-Rowe

British Army Captain Grenadier Guards

British Army Captain Commands and Staff

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Elizabeth Fisher (now Mrs Maxwell)

British Army Staff Nurse Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve

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Florence May Phillips (mrs Fisher)

British Army Matron Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve

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