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Alveley Village, nr Bridgnorth Shropshire [5]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [4]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire [3]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [3]

Newcastle, Northumberland [3]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Bolton Lancashire [2]

Bolton, Lancashire [2]

Gateshead [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Horsham Victoria [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Knottingley, Pontefract [2]

Leichhardt New South Wales [2]

Leigh, Lancashire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [2]

Pontefract, Yorkshire [2]

Tadcaster, Yorkshire [2]

Tottenham, London [2]

Yorkshire [2]

Abram, Lancashire [1]

Aldershot, Surrey [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Borough, London [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Brayton, Yorkshire [1]

Byker, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Castleford Yorkshire [1]

Cathcart, Renfrewshire [1]

Cisalbin South Australia [1]

Dalmuir, Dumbartonshire [1]

Davenham, Cheshire [1]

Derby [1]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England [1]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Dorking, Surrey [1]

Douglas, Isle of Man, England [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

Farnworth Lancashire [1]

Folkestone, Kent [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Hackney, Middlesex [1]

Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [496]

Gunner [57]

Corporal [42]

Driver [41]

Serjeant [32]

Sapper [25]

Second Lieutenant [13]

Lance Corporal [12]

Lieutenant [9]

Captain [6]

Pioneer [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Bombardier [2]

Commander [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Rifleman [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Serjeant Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Corporal/Lance Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Filter/Corporal [1]

Fleet Surgeon [1]

Flight Serjeant [1]

Lance Cpl [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Major [1]

Pte [1]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1]

Second Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1]

Serjeant /Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Signaller [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Strapper [1]

Surgeon [1]

Telegraphist Lieutenant Commander [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [56]

Royal Field Artillery [53]

Army Service Corps [49]

Labour Corps [48]

Royal Garrison Artillery [35]

Machine Gun Corps [33]

Manchester Regiment [32]

Royal Army Medical Corps [31]

York and Lancaster Regiment [30]

West Riding Regiment [29]

Northumberland Fusiliers [22]

West Yorkshire Regiment [18]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [18]

Cheshire Regiment [17]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [15]

Lancashire Fusiliers [15]

London Regiment [15]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [15]

Liverpool Regiment [13]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [13]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [12]

Rifle Brigade [11]

South Lancashire Regiment [11]

Tank Corps [11]

Durham Light Infantry [10]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [10]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

Shropshire Light Infantry [10]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9]

Grenadier Guards [8]

Lincolnshire Regiment [8]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

Royal Naval Division [8]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [7]

South Staffordshire Regiment [7]

Worcestershire Regiment [7]

Border Regiment [6]

East Kent Regiment [6]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [6]

Royal Defence Corps [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [6]

East Lancashire Regiment [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Essex Regiment [5]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [5]

Leicestershire Regiment [5]

Welsh Regiment [5]

Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Service

British Army [716]

Royal Navy [63]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [46]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [26]

Australian Imperial Force [16]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

Last name first letter

F [884]

H [4]

L [2]

D [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [876]

Merchant Navy [12]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [24]

France [1]

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Place of birth

Alveley Village, nr Bridgnorth Shropshire [5] Sheffield, Yorkshire [4] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [3] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [3] Newcastle, Northumberland [3] Barnsley, Yorkshire [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Bolton Lancashire [2] Bolton, Lancashire [2] Gateshead [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Horsham Victoria [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Knottingley, Pontefract [2] Leichhardt New South Wales [2] Leigh, Lancashire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [2] Pontefract, Yorkshire [2] Tadcaster, Yorkshire [2] Tottenham, London [2] Yorkshire [2] Abram, Lancashire [1] Aldershot, Surrey [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Borough, London [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Brayton, Yorkshire [1] Byker, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1] Camberwell, London [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Castleford Yorkshire [1] Cathcart, Renfrewshire [1] Cisalbin South Australia [1] Dalmuir, Dumbartonshire [1] Davenham, Cheshire [1] Derby [1] Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England [1] Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Dorking, Surrey [1] Douglas, Isle of Man, England [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Farnworth Lancashire [1] Folkestone, Kent [1] Hackney, London [1] Hackney, Middlesex [1] Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [496] Gunner [57] Corporal [42] Driver [41] Serjeant [32] Sapper [25] Second Lieutenant [13] Lance Corporal [12] Lieutenant [9] Captain [6] Pioneer [6] Acting Corporal [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Bombardier [2] Commander [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Rifleman [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Serjeant Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Corporal/Lance Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Filter/Corporal [1] Fleet Surgeon [1] Flight Serjeant [1] Lance Cpl [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Major [1] Pte [1] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1] Second Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1] Serjeant /Acting Serjeant Major [1] Signaller [1] Staff Nurse [1] Strapper [1] Surgeon [1] Telegraphist Lieutenant Commander [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [56] Royal Field Artillery [53] Army Service Corps [49] Labour Corps [48] Royal Garrison Artillery [35] Machine Gun Corps [33] Manchester Regiment [32] Royal Army Medical Corps [31] York and Lancaster Regiment [30] West Riding Regiment [29] Northumberland Fusiliers [22] West Yorkshire Regiment [18] Yorkshire Light Infantry [18] Cheshire Regiment [17] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [15] Lancashire Fusiliers [15] London Regiment [15] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [15] Liverpool Regiment [13] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [13] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [12] Rifle Brigade [11] South Lancashire Regiment [11] Tank Corps [11] Durham Light Infantry [10] King's Royal Rifle Corps [10] Royal Fusiliers [10] Shropshire Light Infantry [10] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9] Grenadier Guards [8] Lincolnshire Regiment [8] Middlesex Regiment [8] Royal Naval Division [8] Royal Lancaster Regiment [7] South Staffordshire Regiment [7] Worcestershire Regiment [7] Border Regiment [6] East Kent Regiment [6] Royal Berkshire Regiment [6] Royal Defence Corps [6] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [6] East Lancashire Regiment [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Essex Regiment [5] King's Own Scottish Borderers [5] Leicestershire Regiment [5] Welsh Regiment [5] Yorkshire Regiment [5] Canadian Infantry [4]

Service

British Army [716] Royal Navy [63] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [46] Canadian Expeditionary Force [26] Australian Imperial Force [16] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

Last name first letter

F [884] H [4] L [2] D [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [876] Merchant Navy [12] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [24] France [1]

James France

Born 1872

Died 1916

British Army SR/7599 Private Shropshire Light Infantry

British Army Worcestershire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 7599 Private King's Shropshire Light Infantry 3rd Battalion

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Albert France

Born 1894

Died 1963

British Army 23837 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers

British Army 23837 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers 8 Battalion

British Army 23837 Private Royal Irish Fusiliers 1 Battalion

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Matthew Starkie France

Born 1885

Died 1962

British Army 17075 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 19187 Private Machine Gun Corps

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John Thomas France

Born 1883

British Army 7949 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 7949 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 7949 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Harry France

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 3580 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 20900 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 20900 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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William Henry France

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 9169 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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James France

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 1958 Private Manchester Regiment 1/5th Battalion

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William France

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 2962 Private Lancashire Fusiliers "F" Company, 2nd Battalion.

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Richard James France

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 8756 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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William France

Born 1884

Died 1951

British Army 8026 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 8026 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Richard France

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 200272

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George Henry France

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 79401

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William France

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 21441

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Alfred Thomas France

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 130490

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Thomas France

Born 1880

British Army 74641 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 74641 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Henry James France

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 51647

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William M France

Died 1914

British Army 1745 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 1745 Private Manchester Regiment 1st Battalion

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George France

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 90536

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Augustus George France

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 69058

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John Owen France

Born 1879

Died 1915

British Army 18014 Private South Lancashire Regiment 2nd Battalion.

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