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Sydney New South Wales [15]

London England [9]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [8]

London, Middlesex [8]

Brisbane Queensland [7]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [7]

Melbourne Victoria [6]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [5]

Hackney, London [5]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [5]

Swansea, Glamorgan [5]

Adelaide South Australia [4]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [4]

Bow, London [4]

Brighton Victoria [4]

Brighton, Sussex [4]

Llanelly, Carmarthenshire [4]

Newcastle New South Wales [4]

Redfern New South Wales [4]

Bairnsdale Victoria [3]

Bega New South Wales [3]

Bendigo Victoria [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Blumberg South Australia [3]

Carlton Victoria [3]

Dover, Kent [3]

Horsham, Sussex [3]

Ipswich Queensland [3]

Murray Bridge South Australia [3]

Nottingham [3]

Alverstoke, Hampshire [2]

Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Auckland [2]

Barnes, Surrey [2]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Battersea, London [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2]

Bletchingley, Surrey [2]

Brighton England [2]

Broken Hill New South Wales [2]

Brunswick New South Wales [2]

Cairns Queensland [2]

Cardiff Wales [2]

Clapham, London [2]

Colchester, Essex, England [2]

Colne, Lancashire [2]

Cork [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Dubbo New South Wales [2]

Dunedin [2]

Rank

Private [2264]

Gunner [230]

Driver [218]

Serjeant [181]

Corporal [175]

Sapper [129]

Second Lieutenant [87]

Lieutenant [79]

Lance Corporal [65]

Captain [51]

Acting Serjeant [43]

Acting Corporal [40]

Pioneer [33]

Bombardier [22]

Rifleman [18]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [14]

Major [13]

Staff Serjeant [10]

Company Serjeant Major [9]

Lance Bombardier [8]

Able Seaman [7]

Acting Bombardier [7]

Colour Serjeant [7]

Lance Serjeant [7]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [6]

Lance Naik [6]

Sepoy [5]

Shoeing Smith [5]

Trooper [5]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [4]

Bugler [4]

Cook [4]

Deck Hand [4]

Private Acting Serjeant [4]

Sergeant [4]

Serjeant Major [4]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Boy 1st Class [3]

Chaplain [3]

Clerk [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Naik [3]

Petty Officer [3]

Staff Nurse [3]

Stoker 2nd Class [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [296]

Royal Engineers [279]

Labour Corps [260]

Army Service Corps [254]

London Regiment [152]

Royal Garrison Artillery [121]

British West Indies Regiment [118]

Royal Army Medical Corps [117]

Welsh Regiment [100]

Royal Fusiliers [93]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [79]

Machine Gun Corps [76]

The Queen's Regiment [75]

Middlesex Regiment [71]

Essex Regiment [61]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [55]

Rifle Brigade [55]

South Wales Borderers [54]

Royal West Kent Regiment [52]

Liverpool Regiment [51]

Norfolk Regiment [48]

Suffolk Regiment [44]

Manchester Regiment [43]

Royal Army Service Corps [41]

Hampshire Regiment [40]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [39]

Somerset Light Infantry [39]

Bedfordshire Regiment [38]

Devonshire Regiment [38]

Northumberland Fusiliers [38]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [37]

Worcestershire Regiment [37]

Gloucestershire Regiment [36]

Indian Defence Force [36]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [36]

Cheshire Regiment [35]

East Surrey Regiment [35]

Royal Sussex Regiment [35]

Royal Naval Division [31]

West Yorkshire Regiment [31]

Durham Light Infantry [30]

Lancashire Fusiliers [30]

Army Veterinary Corps [29]

Lincolnshire Regiment [29]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [29]

Monmouthshire Regiment [28]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [27]

Dorsetshire Regiment [26]

East Kent Regiment [26]

Wiltshire Regiment [26]

Service

British Army [3561]

Royal Navy [373]

Australian Imperial Force [283]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [282]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [250]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [44]

Other Empire Force [12]

Indian Army [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

F [4881]

S [5]

M [3]

D [2]

G [2]

L [2]

P [2]

A [1]

H [1]

J [1]

K [1]

O [1]

T [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4777]

Merchant Navy [89]

Conscientious Objector [15]

Country

United Kingdom [97]

Turkey [2]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

India [1]

Malta [1]

Trinidad and Tobago [1]

United States [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [15] London England [9] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [8] London, Middlesex [8] Brisbane Queensland [7] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [7] Melbourne Victoria [6] Bristol, Gloucestershire [5] Hackney, London [5] Portsmouth, Hampshire [5] Swansea, Glamorgan [5] Adelaide South Australia [4] Bournemouth, Hampshire [4] Bow, London [4] Brighton Victoria [4] Brighton, Sussex [4] Llanelly, Carmarthenshire [4] Newcastle New South Wales [4] Redfern New South Wales [4] Bairnsdale Victoria [3] Bega New South Wales [3] Bendigo Victoria [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Blumberg South Australia [3] Carlton Victoria [3] Dover, Kent [3] Horsham, Sussex [3] Ipswich Queensland [3] Murray Bridge South Australia [3] Nottingham [3] Alverstoke, Hampshire [2] Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Auckland [2] Barnes, Surrey [2] Bath, Somerset [2] Battersea, London [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [2] Bletchingley, Surrey [2] Brighton England [2] Broken Hill New South Wales [2] Brunswick New South Wales [2] Cairns Queensland [2] Cardiff Wales [2] Clapham, London [2] Colchester, Essex, England [2] Colne, Lancashire [2] Cork [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Dubbo New South Wales [2] Dunedin [2]

Rank

Private [2264] Gunner [230] Driver [218] Serjeant [181] Corporal [175] Sapper [129] Second Lieutenant [87] Lieutenant [79] Lance Corporal [65] Captain [51] Acting Serjeant [43] Acting Corporal [40] Pioneer [33] Bombardier [22] Rifleman [18] Warrant Officer Class 2 [14] Major [13] Staff Serjeant [10] Company Serjeant Major [9] Lance Bombardier [8] Able Seaman [7] Acting Bombardier [7] Colour Serjeant [7] Lance Serjeant [7] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [6] Lance Naik [6] Sepoy [5] Shoeing Smith [5] Trooper [5] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Air Mechanic 1st Class [4] Bugler [4] Cook [4] Deck Hand [4] Private Acting Serjeant [4] Sergeant [4] Serjeant Major [4] Stoker 1st Class [4] Boy 1st Class [3] Chaplain [3] Clerk [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Naik [3] Petty Officer [3] Staff Nurse [3] Stoker 2nd Class [3] Temporary Captain [3] Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [296] Royal Engineers [279] Labour Corps [260] Army Service Corps [254] London Regiment [152] Royal Garrison Artillery [121] British West Indies Regiment [118] Royal Army Medical Corps [117] Welsh Regiment [100] Royal Fusiliers [93] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [79] Machine Gun Corps [76] The Queen's Regiment [75] Middlesex Regiment [71] Essex Regiment [61] King's Royal Rifle Corps [55] Rifle Brigade [55] South Wales Borderers [54] Royal West Kent Regiment [52] Liverpool Regiment [51] Norfolk Regiment [48] Suffolk Regiment [44] Manchester Regiment [43] Royal Army Service Corps [41] Hampshire Regiment [40] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [39] Somerset Light Infantry [39] Bedfordshire Regiment [38] Devonshire Regiment [38] Northumberland Fusiliers [38] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [37] Worcestershire Regiment [37] Gloucestershire Regiment [36] Indian Defence Force [36] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [36] Cheshire Regiment [35] East Surrey Regiment [35] Royal Sussex Regiment [35] Royal Naval Division [31] West Yorkshire Regiment [31] Durham Light Infantry [30] Lancashire Fusiliers [30] Army Veterinary Corps [29] Lincolnshire Regiment [29] Royal Berkshire Regiment [29] Monmouthshire Regiment [28] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [27] Dorsetshire Regiment [26] East Kent Regiment [26] Wiltshire Regiment [26]

Service

British Army [3561] Royal Navy [373] Australian Imperial Force [283] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [282] Canadian Expeditionary Force [250] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [44] Other Empire Force [12] Indian Army [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

F [4881] S [5] M [3] D [2] G [2] L [2] P [2] A [1] H [1] J [1] K [1] O [1] T [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4777] Merchant Navy [89] Conscientious Objector [15]

Country

United Kingdom [97] Turkey [2] Australia [1] Canada [1] India [1] Malta [1] Trinidad and Tobago [1] United States [1]

Sidney Abraham Francis

Born 1891

British Army 27157 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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James Francis

Born 1887

Died 1970

Australian Imperial Force 1268 Private 13th Brigade 16th Battalion

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John Richard Francis

Born 1873

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 2215 Private 16th Australian Infantry Battalion

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Robert Lewis Francis

Born 1873

Died 1916

British Army 2335 Acting Corporal Welsh Regiment

British Army 2335 Corporal Welsh Regiment

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Joseph Jesse Francis

Born 1892

Died 1974

British Army 317001 Acting Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 317001 Lance Bombardier

British Army 125 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery (T.F.) Heavy Battery (Kent)

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Idris Theodore Trefor Francis

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 30540 Private Durham Light Infantry 2nd Battalion

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John Francis

Died 1917

British Army G/23165 Private Royal Fusiliers 10th Battalion

British Army B/23165 Private Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) 10th Battalion.

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William Francis

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 324555 Private London Regiment

British Army 324555 Rifleman London Regiment 6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles).

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Reginald Graham Francis

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army SD/309 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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John William Thomas Francis

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 7724 Warrant Officer Class 1 Cheshire Regiment

British Army 7724 Company Serjeant Major Cheshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 7724 Company Serjeant Major Cheshire Regiment No. 3 Depot

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Alfred Francis

Born 1898

Other Empire Force 8467 Private Jamaica War Contingent

British Army 8883 Private British West Indies Regiment 7th Battalion

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Rhys Edward Francis

Born 1890

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Third Engineer Merchant Navy

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Ralph Francis

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 6397 Private British West Indies Regiment 5th Battalion

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Lawrence Francis

Born 1897

Died 1918

Other Empire Force 521 Grenada Volunteers

British Army 11135 Private British West Indies Regiment 8th Battalion

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Ernest Benjamin Francis

Born 1878

Died 1942

Royal Navy 178395 Petty Officer HMS Queen Mary

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Benjamin Francis

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 2685 Private Welsh Guards 1st Battalion

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Stephen Francis

Born 1878

Died 1935

Royal Navy 173267 Boy Writer

Royal Navy 173267 3rd Writer

Royal Navy 173267 2nd Writer

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Antonia Robert Francis

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 13287 Private Australian Army Medical Corps 12th Australian Field Ambulance

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George Lionel Francis

Born 1896

British Army 267520 Private Devonshire Regiment 2/6th Battalion

British Army 5142 Rifleman London Regiment 4/4th lond Battalion

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George William Francis

Born 1878

Died 1919

British Army M/338724 Private Army Service Corps Motor Transport

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