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Balmain, Sydney, New South Wales [1]

Carshalton, Epsom, Surrey [1]

Carshalton, Surrey [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Clare New South Wales [1]

Clerkenwell, London [1]

Dalby Queensland [1]

England [1]

Freshwater England [1]

Goulburn New South Wales [1]

Ipswich Queensland [1]

Lyss England [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Nottinghamshire [1]

Perth Western Australia [1]

Romford, Essex [1]

Ryde Isle of Wight [1]

South Brisbane Queensland [1]

South Melbourne Victoria [1]

St Georges, Hanover Square, London [1]

St Marylebone, Middlesex [1]

Wilcannia New South Wales [1]

York Factory, Keewatin, North West Territories [1]

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Private [23]

Lieutenant [10]

Captain [8]

Serjeant [8]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Major [4]

Corporal [3]

Sapper [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Brigadier General [2]

Colonel [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Gunner [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Officer Commanding Rifle Depot [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Serjeant /Temporary Company Serjeant Major [1]

Sub Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [5]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

London Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Royal Engineers [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Honourable Artillery Company [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

Supply and Transport Corps [2]

Army Service Corps Expeditionary Force Canteens [1]

Australian Infantry [1]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [1]

Canadian Railway Troops [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

County of London Yeomanry [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

Headquarters 54th Infantry Brigade [1]

Infantry [1]

Infantry Brigade [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Labour Corps [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Military Foot Police [1]

Military Mounted Police [1]

Oxfordshire Yeomanry [1]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Queensland Australian Infantry [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Defence Corps [1]

Royal Field Artillery [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1]

Royal Marine Medical Unit [1]

Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers (Militia) [1]

Royal North Devon Yeomanry [1]

Service

British Army [67]

Australian Imperial Force [12]

Royal Navy [9]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

F [95]

I [3]

Contribution

Military Service [97]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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Place of birth

Balmain, Sydney, New South Wales [1] Carshalton, Epsom, Surrey [1] Carshalton, Surrey [1] Chelsea, London [1] Clare New South Wales [1] Clerkenwell, London [1] Dalby Queensland [1] England [1] Freshwater England [1] Goulburn New South Wales [1] Ipswich Queensland [1] Lyss England [1] Marylebone, London [1] Nottinghamshire [1] Perth Western Australia [1] Romford, Essex [1] Ryde Isle of Wight [1] South Brisbane Queensland [1] South Melbourne Victoria [1] St Georges, Hanover Square, London [1] St Marylebone, Middlesex [1] Wilcannia New South Wales [1] York Factory, Keewatin, North West Territories [1]

Rank

Private [23] Lieutenant [10] Captain [8] Serjeant [8] Second Lieutenant [5] Major [4] Corporal [3] Sapper [3] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Brigadier General [2] Colonel [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Gunner [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Lance Corporal [1] Nursing Sister [1] Officer Commanding Rifle Depot [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Serjeant /Temporary Company Serjeant Major [1] Sub Lieutenant [1] Temporary Captain [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [5] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] London Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Royal Engineers [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Honourable Artillery Company [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] Supply and Transport Corps [2] Army Service Corps Expeditionary Force Canteens [1] Australian Infantry [1] Canadian Army Medical Corps [1] Canadian Railway Troops [1] Coldstream Guards [1] County of London Yeomanry [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] Headquarters 54th Infantry Brigade [1] Infantry [1] Infantry Brigade [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] Labour Corps [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Military Foot Police [1] Military Mounted Police [1] Oxfordshire Yeomanry [1] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1] Queensland Australian Infantry [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Royal Defence Corps [1] Royal Field Artillery [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [1] Royal Marine Medical Unit [1] Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers (Militia) [1] Royal North Devon Yeomanry [1]

Service

British Army [67] Australian Imperial Force [12] Royal Navy [9] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [5] Canadian Expeditionary Force [4]

Last name first letter

F [95] I [3]

Contribution

Military Service [97] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Margaret Jane Fortescue

Born 1878

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force Nursing Sister Canadian Army Medical Corps

Canadian Expeditionary Force Nursing Sister Canadian Army Medical Corps 1st Canadian General Hospital

Canadian Expeditionary Force Nursing Sister Canadian Army Medical Corps 3rd Canadian General Hospital, Shorncliffe

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Grenville Fortescue

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army Captain Rifle Brigade

British Army Temporary Captain Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) 11th Battalion

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Denzil George Fortescue

Born 1893

Died 1977

British Army Lieutenant Royal North Devon Yeomanry

British Army Captain Headquarters 54th Infantry Brigade

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Francis Alexander Fortescue

Born 1858

Died 1942

British Army Colonel Staff

British Army Brigadier General Infantry Brigade

British Army Major King's Royal Rifle Corps 3rd Battalion

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Reginald John Fortescue

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 144026

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Harold Joseph Fortescue

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 208328

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John Grenville Fortescue

Born 1896

Died 1969

British Army Second Lieutenant Coldstream Guards

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Harold Fortescue

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 11885 Corporal Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 11885 Acting Serjeant Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army 11885 Serjeant Lincolnshire Regiment

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James Edgar Fortescue

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 221681

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Charles Fortescue

Born 1893

Australian Imperial Force 2nd Lieutenant Australian Infantry 9th Infantry Battalion

Australian Imperial Force Major Australian Infantry

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Charles Granville Fortescue

Born 1861

Died 1951

British Army Brigadier General Serbian Joint Infantry

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Nathaniel Victor Fortescue

British Army 2314 Private London Regiment 2nd county of london yeomanry (west Battalion

British Army 115469 Private London Regiment 2nd county of london yeomanry (west Battalion

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William Aubrey Fortescue

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers

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Horace Henry Fortescue

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 9250 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 9250 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Arthur Henry Fortescue

Australian Imperial Force

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Charles Henry Fortescue

Australian Imperial Force 288

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Francis Edmund Fortescue

Australian Imperial Force 33901

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Albert George Fortescue

Australian Imperial Force 3059

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Lionel Frederick Fortescue

Australian Imperial Force 20946

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Herbert Joseph Valentine Fortescue

Australian Imperial Force 3495

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