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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [19]

Sydney New South Wales [19]

London, Middlesex, England [15]

Manchester, Lancashire [13]

Adelaide South Australia [12]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [11]

London, Middlesex [9]

Norwich, Norfolk [9]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [9]

Plymouth, Devon [7]

Ballarat Victoria [6]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [6]

Dublin [6]

London England [6]

Nottingham [6]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [5]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [5]

Hull, Yorkshire [5]

Auckland [4]

Bradford, Yorkshire [4]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [4]

Bristol, Somerset [4]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [4]

Charters Towers Queensland [4]

Hobart Tasmania [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire [4]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [4]

Paddington, London [4]

South Shields, Durham [4]

West Ham, Essex [4]

Alverstoke, Hampshire [3]

Atherstone, Warwickshire [3]

Cromer, Norfolk [3]

Croydon, Surrey [3]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [3]

Dover, Kent [3]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [3]

Fulham, London [3]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [3]

Lambeth, London [3]

Liverpool [3]

Malvern Victoria [3]

Swindon, Wiltshire [3]

Tipton, Staffordshire [3]

Abbotsford Victoria [2]

Albert Park Victoria [2]

Allegheny, United States of America [2]

Ashfield New South Wales [2]

Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire [2]

Aughrim, Wicklow [2]

Rank

Private [3371]

Gunner [355]

Corporal [307]

Serjeant [249]

Driver [224]

Sapper [179]

Lance Corporal [133]

Lieutenant [108]

Second Lieutenant [107]

Captain [83]

Acting Corporal [60]

Pioneer [50]

Acting Serjeant [44]

Major [33]

Bombardier [28]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [20]

Rifleman [18]

Staff Serjeant [18]

Lance Serjeant [17]

Able Seaman [16]

Company Serjeant Major [15]

Worker [14]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [12]

Lieutenant Colonel [11]

Stoker 1st Class [10]

Staff Nurse [9]

Temporary Lieutenant [9]

Acting Lance Corporal [8]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [8]

Colour Serjeant [8]

Nurse [8]

Shoeing Smith [8]

Sister [8]

Temporary Captain [8]

Acting Bombardier [7]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [7]

Temporary Major [7]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [6]

Colonel [6]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [6]

Acting Captain [5]

Acting Staff Serjeant [5]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [5]

Guardsman [5]

Lieutenant and Captain [5]

Private Lance Corporal [5]

Sergeant [5]

Transport Serjeant [5]

Trooper [5]

Acting Major [4]

Unit

Labour Corps [413]

Royal Field Artillery [385]

Royal Engineers [374]

Army Service Corps [322]

Royal Garrison Artillery [212]

Royal Army Medical Corps [173]

London Regiment [168]

Machine Gun Corps [155]

Royal Fusiliers [129]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [106]

Liverpool Regiment [102]

Northumberland Fusiliers [97]

West Yorkshire Regiment [92]

Durham Light Infantry [89]

Middlesex Regiment [84]

York and Lancaster Regiment [81]

Manchester Regiment [78]

Lincolnshire Regiment [71]

Norfolk Regiment [71]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [66]

Lancashire Fusiliers [65]

Rifle Brigade [65]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [65]

West Riding Regiment [63]

Royal Naval Division [61]

Royal Army Service Corps [60]

The Queen's Regiment [59]

East Kent Regiment [56]

East Yorkshire Regiment [55]

Gloucestershire Regiment [55]

North Staffordshire Regiment [53]

Yorkshire Regiment [53]

Bedfordshire Regiment [52]

Royal Defence Corps [48]

Army Veterinary Corps [47]

Essex Regiment [47]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [47]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [46]

Welsh Regiment [46]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [45]

Cheshire Regiment [43]

Hampshire Regiment [43]

Leicestershire Regiment [43]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [43]

Somerset Light Infantry [42]

South Staffordshire Regiment [42]

East Surrey Regiment [41]

Northamptonshire Regiment [41]

Worcestershire Regiment [40]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [38]

Service

British Army [5148]

Royal Navy [508]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [403]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [382]

Australian Imperial Force [276]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [70]

Other Empire Force [10]

Indian Army [4]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

F [6921]

H [4]

L [4]

W [4]

B [3]

A [2]

C [2]

S [2]

E [1]

M [1]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [6752]

Merchant Navy [122]

Conscientious Objector [25]

Country

United Kingdom [167]

Canada [3]

India [2]

Australia [1]

Germany [1]

Ireland [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [19] Sydney New South Wales [19] London, Middlesex, England [15] Manchester, Lancashire [13] Adelaide South Australia [12] Sheffield, Yorkshire [11] London, Middlesex [9] Norwich, Norfolk [9] Portsmouth, Hampshire [9] Plymouth, Devon [7] Ballarat Victoria [6] Birmingham, Warwickshire [6] Dublin [6] London England [6] Nottingham [6] Birkenhead, Cheshire [5] Bristol, Gloucestershire [5] Hull, Yorkshire [5] Auckland [4] Bradford, Yorkshire [4] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [4] Bristol, Somerset [4] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [4] Charters Towers Queensland [4] Hobart Tasmania [4] Liverpool, Lancashire [4] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [4] Paddington, London [4] South Shields, Durham [4] West Ham, Essex [4] Alverstoke, Hampshire [3] Atherstone, Warwickshire [3] Cromer, Norfolk [3] Croydon, Surrey [3] Doncaster, Yorkshire [3] Dover, Kent [3] Dublin, Suffolk, England [3] Fulham, London [3] Hull, Yorkshire, England [3] Lambeth, London [3] Liverpool [3] Malvern Victoria [3] Swindon, Wiltshire [3] Tipton, Staffordshire [3] Abbotsford Victoria [2] Albert Park Victoria [2] Allegheny, United States of America [2] Ashfield New South Wales [2] Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire [2] Aughrim, Wicklow [2]

Rank

Private [3371] Gunner [355] Corporal [307] Serjeant [249] Driver [224] Sapper [179] Lance Corporal [133] Lieutenant [108] Second Lieutenant [107] Captain [83] Acting Corporal [60] Pioneer [50] Acting Serjeant [44] Major [33] Bombardier [28] Warrant Officer Class 2 [20] Rifleman [18] Staff Serjeant [18] Lance Serjeant [17] Able Seaman [16] Company Serjeant Major [15] Worker [14] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [12] Lieutenant Colonel [11] Stoker 1st Class [10] Staff Nurse [9] Temporary Lieutenant [9] Acting Lance Corporal [8] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [8] Colour Serjeant [8] Nurse [8] Shoeing Smith [8] Sister [8] Temporary Captain [8] Acting Bombardier [7] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [7] Temporary Major [7] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [6] Colonel [6] Lieutenant Acting Captain [6] Acting Captain [5] Acting Staff Serjeant [5] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [5] Guardsman [5] Lieutenant and Captain [5] Private Lance Corporal [5] Sergeant [5] Transport Serjeant [5] Trooper [5] Acting Major [4]

Unit

Labour Corps [413] Royal Field Artillery [385] Royal Engineers [374] Army Service Corps [322] Royal Garrison Artillery [212] Royal Army Medical Corps [173] London Regiment [168] Machine Gun Corps [155] Royal Fusiliers [129] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [106] Liverpool Regiment [102] Northumberland Fusiliers [97] West Yorkshire Regiment [92] Durham Light Infantry [89] Middlesex Regiment [84] York and Lancaster Regiment [81] Manchester Regiment [78] Lincolnshire Regiment [71] Norfolk Regiment [71] King's Royal Rifle Corps [66] Lancashire Fusiliers [65] Rifle Brigade [65] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [65] West Riding Regiment [63] Royal Naval Division [61] Royal Army Service Corps [60] The Queen's Regiment [59] East Kent Regiment [56] East Yorkshire Regiment [55] Gloucestershire Regiment [55] North Staffordshire Regiment [53] Yorkshire Regiment [53] Bedfordshire Regiment [52] Royal Defence Corps [48] Army Veterinary Corps [47] Essex Regiment [47] Yorkshire Light Infantry [47] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [46] Welsh Regiment [46] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [45] Cheshire Regiment [43] Hampshire Regiment [43] Leicestershire Regiment [43] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [43] Somerset Light Infantry [42] South Staffordshire Regiment [42] East Surrey Regiment [41] Northamptonshire Regiment [41] Worcestershire Regiment [40] Royal Berkshire Regiment [38]

Service

British Army [5148] Royal Navy [508] Canadian Expeditionary Force [403] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [382] Australian Imperial Force [276] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [70] Other Empire Force [10] Indian Army [4] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

F [6921] H [4] L [4] W [4] B [3] A [2] C [2] S [2] E [1] M [1] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [6752] Merchant Navy [122] Conscientious Objector [25]

Country

United Kingdom [167] Canada [3] India [2] Australia [1] Germany [1] Ireland [1] New Zealand [1]

John Fox

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 34181 Private Royal Fusiliers 36 Battalion

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William Fox

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 30 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 30 Serjeant Royal Highlanders

British Army 30 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

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George Thomas Fox

Born 1879

Died 1917

British Army 374289 Private London Regiment

British Army 374289 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 8339 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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James Joseph Fox

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army Quarter Master and Honorary Major Royal Irish Regiment

British Army 2nd Lieutenant Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 11th Batn

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 11th Battalion

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Charles Leonard Fox

Born 1883

Died 1917

Royal Navy Lieutenant

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

Royal Navy Midshipman

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James Fox

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 14872 Lance Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army 14872 Transport Serjeant Royal Engineers

British Army 14872 Serjeant Royal Engineers

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John Fox

Died 1918

British Army 22070 Lieutenant King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 22070 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Leslie Herbert Fox

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army Corporal Royal Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant Bedfordshire Regiment 4th Battalion. attached. 2nd Battalion.

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William Fox

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 10458 Lance Corporal Lancashire Fusiliers

British Army 10458 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 15th Battalion

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James Fox

Born 1896

Died 1916

Royal Navy J15312 Able Seaman HMS Defence

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A Fox

Born 1886

Died 1918

Other Empire Force 783 Serjeant Bermuda Militia Artillery

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Samuel Fox

Born 1892

Died 1918

Royal Navy SS110714 Senior Stoker Julnar

Royal Navy SS/110714 Stoker 1st Class HMS Pembroke

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George W Fox

Born 1885

Died 1921

British Army S4/217368 Private Army Service Corps

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Henry Fox

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 462 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 715040 Gunner Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery Territorial Force

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Douglas Charles Fox

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 2395 Private London Regiment Artists' Rifles

British Army Second Lieutenant Northumberland Fusiliers

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Alfred Ernest Fox

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 5219 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Arthur Fox

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 21997 Private Leicestershire Regiment 2nd Bn

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George Roland Fox

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 47078 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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John Edward Fox

Born 1884

Died 1919

British Army 6018 Serjeant North Staffordshire Regiment

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James John Fox

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 1554 Private London Regiment

British Army 1554 Rifleman London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles).

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