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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]

Thomas Ford

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 298497

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Charles William Ford

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 205241

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Frederick Charles Ford

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 403130

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James Henry Ford

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 292911

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Ernest Lochmohr Ford

Born 1895

Other Empire Force 2661 British Guiana Militia

British Army 11130 Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 British West Indies Regiment 8th Battalion

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Thomas Ford

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 253237

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Charles Henry Ford

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 83508

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Spencer George Ford

Born 1898

Died 1940

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Archibald Alfred Ford

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 205404

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Arthur Edwin Ford

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 103353

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John Ford

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 289646

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Arthur Henry Ford

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 57037

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Frederick George Ford

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 10232

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Joseph Ford

Born 1887

Died 1919

British Army 5483 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 43444 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

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Gabriel Robert Harvey Ford

Born 1889

Died 1946

British Army Captain Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army Captain South Wales Borderers

British Army Captain North Staffordshire Regiment

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William Henry Ford

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 102555

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Harry Gilbert Ford

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 164995

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Robert James Ford

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 140342

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John Daniel Ford

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 94636

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Andrew Frederick Ford

Born 1901

Died 1941

Royal Navy M24885 Boy Artificer H.M.S. Indus

Royal Navy P/M 24885 Chief Engine Room Artificer H.M.S. Barham

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