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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [4]

Alfreton, Derbyshire [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Fulham, London [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Portsea, Hampshire [2]

Torquay, Devon [2]

Yarmouth, Norfolk [2]

Arnold, Nottinghamshire [1]

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1]

Barcombe Mills, Sussex [1]

Barcombe, Sussex [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Blackheath [1]

Calbourne Isle of Wight [1]

Caterham, Surrey [1]

Cheam, Surrey [1]

Chester [1]

Chester, Cheshire [1]

Chichester England [1]

Christleton, Chester [1]

Christleton, Chester, Cheshire [1]

Clerkenwell, Middlesex [1]

Crewe England [1]

Dartford, Kent [1]

Dartmouth, Devon [1]

Dover [1]

East Farleigh, Kent [1]

Emsworth, Hampshire [1]

Epsom, Surrey [1]

Geelong South Victoria [1]

Geelong Victoria [1]

Gorleston, Suffolk [1]

Great Yarmouth Norfolk [1]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1]

Greenwich [1]

Halesworth, Suffolk [1]

Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Hambledon, Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Hampshire [1]

Hampstead, Middlesex [1]

Hastings, Sussex [1]

Hoole, Cheshire [1]

Husborne Crawley, Bedfordshire [1]

Isleham, Cambridgeshire [1]

Islington, London [1]

Kingswear, Devon [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Leicester [1]

Rank

Private [222]

Gunner [33]

Corporal [20]

Driver [17]

Sapper [16]

Serjeant [13]

Lance Corporal [10]

Acting Corporal [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Pioneer [3]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Private Corporal [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

2nd Sick Berth Steward [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Boy [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Captain [1]

Captain /Acting Major [1]

Captain Acting Major [1]

Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class Reverend [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Disciplinarian [1]

Driver Lance Bombardier [1]

Drummer [1]

Engineman [1]

Forewoman [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Major [1]

Master At Arms [1]

Nurse [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Saddler [1]

SapperActing Serjeant [1]

Serjeant /Orderly Room Serjeant [1]

Serjeant Corporal [1]

Skipper [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [35]

Royal Engineers [31]

Army Service Corps [23]

Labour Corps [23]

Royal Garrison Artillery [15]

London Regiment [14]

Royal Army Medical Corps [14]

Cheshire Regiment [12]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

Royal Sussex Regiment [10]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [8]

East Kent Regiment [7]

Hampshire Regiment [7]

Liverpool Regiment [7]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

Manchester Regiment [6]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6]

Royal West Kent Regiment [6]

Suffolk Regiment [6]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

Corps of Hussars [5]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5]

South Staffordshire Regiment [5]

South Wales Borderers [5]

Coldstream Guards [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Horse Artillery [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Border Regiment [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Gordon Highlanders [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Royal Buckinghamshire Hussars [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

Cameron Highlanders [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Hussars [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Service

British Army [350]

Royal Navy [53]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [40]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [27]

Australian Imperial Force [13]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Last name first letter

F [503]

Contribution

Military Service [486]

Merchant Navy [11]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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Place of birth

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5] Portsmouth, Hampshire [4] Alfreton, Derbyshire [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Fulham, London [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Portsea, Hampshire [2] Torquay, Devon [2] Yarmouth, Norfolk [2] Arnold, Nottinghamshire [1] Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [1] Barcombe Mills, Sussex [1] Barcombe, Sussex [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Blackheath [1] Calbourne Isle of Wight [1] Caterham, Surrey [1] Cheam, Surrey [1] Chester [1] Chester, Cheshire [1] Chichester England [1] Christleton, Chester [1] Christleton, Chester, Cheshire [1] Clerkenwell, Middlesex [1] Crewe England [1] Dartford, Kent [1] Dartmouth, Devon [1] Dover [1] East Farleigh, Kent [1] Emsworth, Hampshire [1] Epsom, Surrey [1] Geelong South Victoria [1] Geelong Victoria [1] Gorleston, Suffolk [1] Great Yarmouth Norfolk [1] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1] Greenwich [1] Halesworth, Suffolk [1] Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Hambledon, Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Hampshire [1] Hampstead, Middlesex [1] Hastings, Sussex [1] Hoole, Cheshire [1] Husborne Crawley, Bedfordshire [1] Isleham, Cambridgeshire [1] Islington, London [1] Kingswear, Devon [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Leicester [1]

Rank

Private [222] Gunner [33] Corporal [20] Driver [17] Sapper [16] Serjeant [13] Lance Corporal [10] Acting Corporal [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Pioneer [3] Company Serjeant Major [2] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Lieutenant [2] Private Corporal [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 2nd Corporal [1] 2nd Sick Berth Steward [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Boy [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Captain [1] Captain /Acting Major [1] Captain Acting Major [1] Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class Reverend [1] Commander [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Disciplinarian [1] Driver Lance Bombardier [1] Drummer [1] Engineman [1] Forewoman [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Major [1] Master At Arms [1] Nurse [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Saddler [1] SapperActing Serjeant [1] Serjeant /Orderly Room Serjeant [1] Serjeant Corporal [1] Skipper [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [35] Royal Engineers [31] Army Service Corps [23] Labour Corps [23] Royal Garrison Artillery [15] London Regiment [14] Royal Army Medical Corps [14] Cheshire Regiment [12] Machine Gun Corps [11] Royal Fusiliers [10] Royal Sussex Regiment [10] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [8] East Kent Regiment [7] Hampshire Regiment [7] Liverpool Regiment [7] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] Manchester Regiment [6] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6] Royal West Kent Regiment [6] Suffolk Regiment [6] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] Corps of Hussars [5] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5] South Staffordshire Regiment [5] South Wales Borderers [5] Coldstream Guards [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Horse Artillery [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Border Regiment [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] Essex Regiment [3] Gordon Highlanders [3] Grenadier Guards [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Royal Buckinghamshire Hussars [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Irish Fusiliers [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] Cameron Highlanders [2] Canadian Infantry [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Hussars [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Service

British Army [350] Royal Navy [53] Canadian Expeditionary Force [40] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [27] Australian Imperial Force [13] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Last name first letter

F [503]

Contribution

Military Service [486] Merchant Navy [11]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

William Fleet

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 12752 Private Essex Regiment

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Ivan Fleet

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 4824 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 202139 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Albert George Fleet

Born 1889

Died 1919

British Army 16364 SapperActing Serjeant Royal Engineers Signal Company

British Army 16364 Serjeant Royal Engineers

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Charles Henry Fleet

Born 1862

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 313387

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Thomas Fleet

Born 1879

Died 1917

Royal Navy J68942 Ordinary Seaman HMS Vivid

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Samuel Fleet

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 221939

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Clifford Century Fleet

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 122460

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Norman Fleet

Born 1892

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 439827

Canadian Expeditionary Force 439827 Lance Corporal Canadian Infantry

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William Leeson Fleet

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army G/25028 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army G/18811 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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John George Fleet

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 38460 Infantry Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force

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Charles F Fleet

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 3083 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 6558 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Henry Joseph Fleet

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 4344 Private Cheshire Regiment

British Army 26381 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry

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Walter Fleet

Died 1916

British Army G/15142 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army G/15142 Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

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Norman Edgar Fleet

Died 1916

British Army 22727 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Edwin Fleet

Died 1916

British Army 17140 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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Charles Fleet

Died 1915

British Army 14056 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Colin Fleet

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 71669 Private Devonshire Regiment

British Army 39838 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Robert Francis Fleet

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 2697 Private Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army 52418 Private Cheshire Regiment

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William Ernest Fleet

Died 1916

British Army 37389 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Alfred Edward Fleet

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army L/10334 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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