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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]

George James Lucas Francis

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 2665 Private Worcestershire Regiment 8th Battalion

British Army 7464 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Joseph Francis

Born 1862

Died 1916

Royal Navy 128929 Blacksmith H.M.S. "Vivid"

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John Francis

Died 1917

British Army 3055 Serjeant 14th (King's) Hussars

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Robert Francis

Died 1953

British Army 48027 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 265395 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Harry John Francis

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 277264

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William George Francis

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 217679

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Joseph Edward Francis

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 126799

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Charles William Francis

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 41797

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Gordon James Walter Francis

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 59476 Sapper Royal Engineers 80th Field Coy.

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George James Francis

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 290541

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Arthur John Francis

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 306797

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Charles James Francis

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 198324

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Richard Mark Francis

Died 1915

British Army 10786 Private South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

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Arthur William Francis

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28142

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Samuel James Francis

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 126499

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Joseph James Francis

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 132260 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 20962 Sapper Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

British Army 132260 Lance Corporal Royal Engineers 180 Tunnelling Company

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Ernest Edward Francis

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 118599

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Benjamin Francis

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 283489

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Evan Francis

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 108559

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Charles Francis

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 108615

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