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Warrnambool Victoria [7]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [4]

Pittenweem, Fifeshire [4]

Findochty, Banffshire, Scotland [2]

Mount Gambier South Australia [2]

North Shields, Northumberland, England [2]

Orkney, Scotland [2]

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland [2]

Wallangarra Queensland [2]

405 Shields Road, Pollokshields, Glasgow [1]

Bacchus Marsh Victoria [1]

Ballan Victoria [1]

Balranald New South Wales [1]

Birchip Victoria [1]

Brighton Victoria [1]

Carroll New South Wales [1]

Chelsea, London, Middlesex [1]

Dunnolly Victoria [1]

Dunolly Victoria [1]

Findochty Scotland [1]

Findochty, Banffshire [1]

Findochty, Rathven [1]

Fitzroy Victoria [1]

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1]

Harleston Norfolk [1]

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland [1]

Leith, Edinburgh [1]

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Lenzie, Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Nerring Victoria [1]

Newcastle, Northumberland [1]

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire [1]

Port Pirie South Australia [1]

Randwick New South Wales [1]

Richmond Victoria [1]

South Shields England [1]

St Kilda Victoria [1]

St Peters MB [1]

Stromness Orkney Islands [1]

Sydney Flat Victoria [1]

Williamstown Victoria [1]

Woollahra New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [85]

Gunner [26]

Serjeant [12]

Corporal [8]

Lieutenant [7]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Driver [6]

Sapper [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Deck Hand [4]

Lance Corporal [4]

Captain [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Able Seaman Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Bombardier [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Filter/Staff Serjeant [1]

First Engineer [1]

Gunner /Lance Bombardier [1]

Pioneer [1]

Seaman [1]

Second Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1]

Second Lieutenant/ Temporary Captain [1]

Sergeant [1]

Signalman [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Garrison Artillery [32]

Royal Engineers [14]

Royal Scots [12]

Gordon Highlanders [11]

Seaforth Highlanders [10]

Canadian Infantry [9]

Labour Corps [9]

Royal Field Artillery [8]

Royal Naval Division [6]

Highland Light Infantry [5]

Royal Naval Reserve [5]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

New Zealand Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Highlanders [4]

Cameron Highlanders [3]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

London Regiment [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Mercantile Marine [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Scottish Rifles [2]

Supply and Transport Corps [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Service Corps. [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Auckland Infantry Regiment [1]

Australian Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Australian Field Artillery [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1]

Canadian Machine Gun Corps [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Corps of Dragoons [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

French Red Cross [1]

General List [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

HMS BELLEROPHON [1]

HMS NEPTUNE [1]

Howe Battalion Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1]

Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion [1]

Hussars [1]

Service

British Army [152]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [65]

Australian Imperial Force [30]

Royal Navy [19]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10]

Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

F [309]

Contribution

Military Service [284]

Merchant Navy [15]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

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People [309] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Warrnambool Victoria [7] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [4] Pittenweem, Fifeshire [4] Findochty, Banffshire, Scotland [2] Mount Gambier South Australia [2] North Shields, Northumberland, England [2] Orkney, Scotland [2] Stromness, Orkney, Scotland [2] Wallangarra Queensland [2] 405 Shields Road, Pollokshields, Glasgow [1] Bacchus Marsh Victoria [1] Ballan Victoria [1] Balranald New South Wales [1] Birchip Victoria [1] Brighton Victoria [1] Carroll New South Wales [1] Chelsea, London, Middlesex [1] Dunnolly Victoria [1] Dunolly Victoria [1] Findochty Scotland [1] Findochty, Banffshire [1] Findochty, Rathven [1] Fitzroy Victoria [1] Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland [1] Harleston Norfolk [1] Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland [1] Leith, Edinburgh [1] Leith, Midlothian, Scotland [1] Lenzie, Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Nerring Victoria [1] Newcastle, Northumberland [1] Peterhead, Aberdeenshire [1] Port Pirie South Australia [1] Randwick New South Wales [1] Richmond Victoria [1] South Shields England [1] St Kilda Victoria [1] St Peters MB [1] Stromness Orkney Islands [1] Sydney Flat Victoria [1] Williamstown Victoria [1] Woollahra New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [85] Gunner [26] Serjeant [12] Corporal [8] Lieutenant [7] Second Lieutenant [7] Driver [6] Sapper [5] Acting Corporal [4] Deck Hand [4] Lance Corporal [4] Captain [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Able Seaman [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Able Seaman Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Bombardier [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Filter/Staff Serjeant [1] First Engineer [1] Gunner /Lance Bombardier [1] Pioneer [1] Seaman [1] Second Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1] Second Lieutenant/ Temporary Captain [1] Sergeant [1] Signalman [1] Sister [1] Staff Nurse [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Garrison Artillery [32] Royal Engineers [14] Royal Scots [12] Gordon Highlanders [11] Seaforth Highlanders [10] Canadian Infantry [9] Labour Corps [9] Royal Field Artillery [8] Royal Naval Division [6] Highland Light Infantry [5] Royal Naval Reserve [5] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] New Zealand Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Highlanders [4] Cameron Highlanders [3] King's Own Scottish Borderers [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] London Regiment [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Army Service Corps [2] Canadian Mounted Rifles [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Mercantile Marine [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Scottish Rifles [2] Supply and Transport Corps [2] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Service Corps. [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Auckland Infantry Regiment [1] Australian Army Ordnance Corps [1] Australian Field Artillery [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1] Canadian Machine Gun Corps [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Corps of Dragoons [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] French Red Cross [1] General List [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] HMS BELLEROPHON [1] HMS NEPTUNE [1] Howe Battalion Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [1] Huntingdonshire Cyclist Battalion [1] Hussars [1]

Service

British Army [152] Canadian Expeditionary Force [65] Australian Imperial Force [30] Royal Navy [19] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10] Other Empire Force [2]

Last name first letter

F [309]

Contribution

Military Service [284] Merchant Navy [15] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

William Flett

Born 1879

Died 1915

British Army 425 Private Royal Scots

British Army 425 Lance Serjeant Royal Scots 7th Battalion

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John Flett

Born 1892

British Army Royal Engineers

British Army 330302 Sapper Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks

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David Flett

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 1033 Serjeant Liverpool Regiment

British Army 1033 Warrant Officer Class 2 Liverpool Regiment

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Alfred Flett

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 198017

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John Sinclair Flett

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 146449

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John Hannah Flett

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 160087

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David Flett

Born 1887

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 55740 New Zealand Rifle Brigade

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William Flett

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 4329 Private Seaforth Highlanders

British Army 241048 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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James Flett

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army S/8948 Serjeant Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Andrew Norman Flett

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 61644 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 61644 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Arthur Henry Flett

Australian Imperial Force 2655

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Stephen Nicholas Flett

Australian Imperial Force 97

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Alfred George Flett

Born 1887

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 438805

Canadian Expeditionary Force 438805 Sergeant Canadian Machine Gun Corps

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Frederick Robert Flett

Born 1882

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 172174

Canadian Expeditionary Force 172174 Private Canadian Mounted Rifles 5th Battalion

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Charles Flett

Born 1883

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2379934

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2379934 Private Canadian Infantry

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Soloman George Flett

Born 1893

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 424791

Canadian Expeditionary Force 424791 Private Canadian Infantry

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William Peter Flett

Australian Imperial Force 1866

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Albert Edmond Flett

Australian Imperial Force 4696

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Arthur Callaway Flett

Australian Imperial Force 2411

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William Flett

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 11169 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 11169 Acting Corporal King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 11169 Corporal King's Own Scottish Borderers

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