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Plymouth, Devon [18]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [17]

Sydney New South Wales [17]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [15]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [14]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [14]

Reading, Berkshire [13]

London, Middlesex [12]

London, Middlesex, England [12]

Brisbane Queensland [11]

Brighton, Sussex [10]

Devonport, Devon [10]

Liverpool, Lancashire [9]

London England [9]

Exeter, Devon [8]

Islington, London [8]

Lambeth, London [8]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [7]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [7]

Melbourne Victoria [7]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [7]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [6]

Southampton, Hampshire [6]

Adelaide South Australia [5]

Bath, Somerset [5]

Bristol, Somerset [5]

Derby, Derbyshire [5]

Newcastle New South Wales [5]

Paddington, London [5]

St Marys Tasmania [5]

Ballarat Victoria [4]

Bristol England [4]

Edmonton, London [4]

Georgetown South Australia [4]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [4]

Kensington, London [4]

Manchester England [4]

North Sydney New South Wales [4]

Port Melbourne Victoria [4]

Bathurst New South Wales [3]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [3]

Bromley, Kent [3]

Croydon, Surrey [3]

Devizes, Wiltshire [3]

Folkestone, Kent, England [3]

Hobart Tasmania [3]

Leeds, Yorkshire [3]

London [3]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Millicent South Australia [3]

Rank

Private [3443]

Gunner [415]

Driver [317]

Corporal [286]

Serjeant [260]

Sapper [230]

Lance Corporal [139]

Second Lieutenant [91]

Lieutenant [85]

Acting Corporal [72]

Captain [71]

Pioneer [47]

Bombardier [42]

Acting Serjeant [39]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [36]

Company Serjeant Major [22]

Major [20]

Acting Bombardier [18]

Corporal 2nd [18]

Rifleman [17]

Staff Serjeant [15]

Able Seaman [13]

Lance Serjeant [11]

Lieutenant Colonel [11]

Stoker 1st Class [11]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [10]

Trooper [10]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [9]

Sergeant [9]

Worker [9]

Colour Serjeant [8]

Sister [8]

Shoeing Smith [7]

Staff Nurse [7]

Acting Captain [6]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [6]

Guardsman [6]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [6]

Acting Colour Serjeant [5]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [5]

Lance Bombardier [5]

Acting Corporal 2nd [4]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [4]

Battery Serjeant Major [4]

Bugler [4]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [4]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [4]

Leading Seaman [4]

Nursing Sister [4]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [466]

Royal Engineers [462]

Labour Corps [437]

Army Service Corps [379]

Royal Garrison Artillery [255]

London Regiment [223]

Royal Army Medical Corps [168]

Machine Gun Corps [141]

Royal Fusiliers [135]

Devonshire Regiment [116]

Gloucestershire Regiment [101]

Hampshire Regiment [95]

Middlesex Regiment [89]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [87]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [85]

Manchester Regiment [82]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [81]

Somerset Light Infantry [77]

Durham Light Infantry [76]

West Yorkshire Regiment [74]

Northumberland Fusiliers [71]

Essex Regiment [70]

Liverpool Regiment [69]

Royal Army Service Corps [67]

Royal Sussex Regiment [65]

Rifle Brigade [64]

Worcestershire Regiment [64]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [61]

Lancashire Fusiliers [58]

North Staffordshire Regiment [58]

York and Lancaster Regiment [58]

Royal Scots [57]

Royal Defence Corps [55]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [55]

South Staffordshire Regiment [54]

Welsh Regiment [54]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [52]

Royal Naval Division [50]

The Queen's Regiment [50]

Wiltshire Regiment [49]

Suffolk Regiment [48]

Dorsetshire Regiment [46]

Royal West Kent Regiment [46]

Cheshire Regiment [45]

Lincolnshire Regiment [44]

South Wales Borderers [44]

East Surrey Regiment [40]

East Yorkshire Regiment [39]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [39]

Yorkshire Regiment [39]

Service

British Army [5438]

Royal Navy [675]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [473]

Australian Imperial Force [424]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [414]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [71]

Other Empire Force [9]

Indian Army [4]

South African Services [3]

Last name first letter

F [7642]

M [9]

N [5]

S [4]

B [2]

C [2]

W [2]

K [1]

L [1]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [7466]

Merchant Navy [146]

Conscientious Objector [15]

Country

United Kingdom [150]

Canada [3]

Australia [1]

Guyana [1]

India [1]

New Zealand [1]

South Africa [1]

Turkey [1]

United States [1]

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Plymouth, Devon [18] Bristol, Gloucestershire [17] Sydney New South Wales [17] Birmingham, Warwickshire [15] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [14] Portsmouth, Hampshire [14] Reading, Berkshire [13] London, Middlesex [12] London, Middlesex, England [12] Brisbane Queensland [11] Brighton, Sussex [10] Devonport, Devon [10] Liverpool, Lancashire [9] London England [9] Exeter, Devon [8] Islington, London [8] Lambeth, London [8] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [7] Hull, Yorkshire, England [7] Melbourne Victoria [7] Southampton, Hampshire, England [7] Sheffield, Yorkshire [6] Southampton, Hampshire [6] Adelaide South Australia [5] Bath, Somerset [5] Bristol, Somerset [5] Derby, Derbyshire [5] Newcastle New South Wales [5] Paddington, London [5] St Marys Tasmania [5] Ballarat Victoria [4] Bristol England [4] Edmonton, London [4] Georgetown South Australia [4] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [4] Kensington, London [4] Manchester England [4] North Sydney New South Wales [4] Port Melbourne Victoria [4] Bathurst New South Wales [3] Bournemouth, Hampshire [3] Bromley, Kent [3] Croydon, Surrey [3] Devizes, Wiltshire [3] Folkestone, Kent, England [3] Hobart Tasmania [3] Leeds, Yorkshire [3] London [3] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Millicent South Australia [3]

Rank

Private [3443] Gunner [415] Driver [317] Corporal [286] Serjeant [260] Sapper [230] Lance Corporal [139] Second Lieutenant [91] Lieutenant [85] Acting Corporal [72] Captain [71] Pioneer [47] Bombardier [42] Acting Serjeant [39] Warrant Officer Class 2 [36] Company Serjeant Major [22] Major [20] Acting Bombardier [18] Corporal 2nd [18] Rifleman [17] Staff Serjeant [15] Able Seaman [13] Lance Serjeant [11] Lieutenant Colonel [11] Stoker 1st Class [11] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [10] Trooper [10] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [9] Sergeant [9] Worker [9] Colour Serjeant [8] Sister [8] Shoeing Smith [7] Staff Nurse [7] Acting Captain [6] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [6] Guardsman [6] Warrant Officer Class 1 [6] Acting Colour Serjeant [5] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Armourer Staff Serjeant [5] Lance Bombardier [5] Acting Corporal 2nd [4] Air Mechanic 1st Class [4] Battery Serjeant Major [4] Bugler [4] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [4] Farrier Staff Serjeant [4] Leading Seaman [4] Nursing Sister [4]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [466] Royal Engineers [462] Labour Corps [437] Army Service Corps [379] Royal Garrison Artillery [255] London Regiment [223] Royal Army Medical Corps [168] Machine Gun Corps [141] Royal Fusiliers [135] Devonshire Regiment [116] Gloucestershire Regiment [101] Hampshire Regiment [95] Middlesex Regiment [89] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [87] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [85] Manchester Regiment [82] King's Royal Rifle Corps [81] Somerset Light Infantry [77] Durham Light Infantry [76] West Yorkshire Regiment [74] Northumberland Fusiliers [71] Essex Regiment [70] Liverpool Regiment [69] Royal Army Service Corps [67] Royal Sussex Regiment [65] Rifle Brigade [64] Worcestershire Regiment [64] Royal Berkshire Regiment [61] Lancashire Fusiliers [58] North Staffordshire Regiment [58] York and Lancaster Regiment [58] Royal Scots [57] Royal Defence Corps [55] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [55] South Staffordshire Regiment [54] Welsh Regiment [54] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [52] Royal Naval Division [50] The Queen's Regiment [50] Wiltshire Regiment [49] Suffolk Regiment [48] Dorsetshire Regiment [46] Royal West Kent Regiment [46] Cheshire Regiment [45] Lincolnshire Regiment [44] South Wales Borderers [44] East Surrey Regiment [40] East Yorkshire Regiment [39] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [39] Yorkshire Regiment [39]

Service

British Army [5438] Royal Navy [675] Canadian Expeditionary Force [473] Australian Imperial Force [424] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [414] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [71] Other Empire Force [9] Indian Army [4] South African Services [3]

Last name first letter

F [7642] M [9] N [5] S [4] B [2] C [2] W [2] K [1] L [1] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [7466] Merchant Navy [146] Conscientious Objector [15]

Country

United Kingdom [150] Canada [3] Australia [1] Guyana [1] India [1] New Zealand [1] South Africa [1] Turkey [1] United States [1]

Ernest Alexander Ford

Born 1891

Died 1975

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2129061

Canadian Expeditionary Force 505039 JC

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2129061 Military Service Act 505039 JC

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Frank Ford

Born 1889

Died 1914

British Army 6713 Private Coldstream Guards 1st Battalion

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James Ford

Born 1876

Died 1920

Royal Navy R/4311 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy R/4311 Ordinary Seman Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve: 63rd Reserve Bn. R.N. Div

Royal Navy R/4311 Ordinary Seaman Royal Naval Division

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Leonard Ford

Born 1876

Died 1916

British Army 12143 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 11th Battalion

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Frederick Ford

Born 1892

Died 1964

British Army 64566 Driver Royal Field Artillery 144th Divisional Ammunition Company

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Clifton Ford

Born 1898

Other Empire Force Barbados Volunteers

British Army 15026 Private British West Indies Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army 15026 Private British West Indies Regiment 11th Battalion

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Charles Ford

Born 1893

British Army 68273 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 3rd Battalion

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Charles Jonathan Ford

Born 1858

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Able Seaman Merchant Navy Mercantile Marine

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Walter Robert Ford

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 370155 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 1435 or 1436 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Frederick Ford

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army G/5774 Lance Corporal East Kent Regiment

British Army G/5774 lance serjeant East Kent Regiment, The Buffs 8th Batt

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David Ford

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 37279 Private The Princess Charlotte of Wales (Royal Berkshire) Regiment 5th Battalion

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George Douglas Ford

Born 1895

Died 1959

Australian Imperial Force 6261

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T W Ellis Ford

Born 1888

Died 1920

British Army G42730 Private Middlesex Regiment 23rd Battalion

British Army G42730 Private Middlesex Regiment 23rd Battalion

British Army G/42730 Private Middlesex Regiment 23rd Battalion

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Henry Thomas Ford

Born 1893

Died 1963

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Southern Aeroplane Repair Depot Jersey Brow Royal Aircraft Factory

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 24211 Air Mechanic

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Harold Francis Ford

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army Spts/1907 Private Royal Fusiliers 23rd (Service) Battalion (1st Sportsman's)

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James Albert Ford

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 22608 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

Royal Navy SS114390 Stoker II Ironduke

Royal Navy SS114390 Stoker II Victory II

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Frederick Henry Morgan William Ford

Born 1895

Royal Navy

Royal Navy 16427 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division: HMS IRON DUKE

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Robert Ford

Born 1871

Died 1915

British Army 10859 Private Cheshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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George William Reynolds Ford

Born 1878

Died 1915

British Army 3/212 Lance Serjeant Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 3/212 Serjeant Wiltshire Regiment

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George Edward Ford

Born 1889

British Army F/45 Private Middlesex Regiment 17th (Service) Battalion

British Army F/45 Corporal Middlesex Regiment 17th (Service) Battalion

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