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London, Middlesex, England [11]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [6]

Sydney New South Wales [6]

Brisbane Queensland [5]

London England [5]

Paddington, London [5]

West Ham, Essex [5]

Islington, London [4]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

Camden New South Wales [3]

Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire [3]

Collingwood Victoria [3]

Edmonton, London [3]

Gloucester, Gloucestershire [3]

Goole [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [3]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [3]

Abingdon, Berkshire [2]

Banbury, Oxfordshire [2]

Beer, Devon [2]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Brentwood, Essex [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Canterbury, Kent [2]

Chelmsford, Essex [2]

Clerkenwell, London [2]

Derby, Derbyshire [2]

Dover, Kent [2]

Essex [2]

Exeter, Devon, England [2]

Fulham, London [2]

Gloucester [2]

Hampstead, London [2]

Hastings, Sussex [2]

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [2]

Kentish Town, London [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [2]

Minyip Victoria [2]

Mount Barker South Australia [2]

Naracoorte South Australia [2]

Newport, Monmouthshire [2]

Nhill Victoria [2]

Northampton, Northamptonshire [2]

Oxfordshire [2]

Plymouth England [2]

Rank

Private [1357]

Driver [130]

Gunner [125]

Corporal [111]

Serjeant [103]

Sapper [101]

Second Lieutenant [56]

Lance Corporal [45]

Acting Corporal [31]

Lieutenant [26]

Captain [25]

Major [19]

Acting Serjeant [18]

Bombardier [16]

Pioneer [12]

Staff Serjeant [10]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [10]

Rifleman [9]

Able Seaman [7]

Company Serjeant Major [7]

Lance Serjeant [6]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [5]

Colour Serjeant [5]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Private Acting Corporal [4]

Private Acting Serjeant [4]

Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Acting Lance Corporal [3]

Boy 1st Class [3]

Colonel [3]

Conductor [3]

Guardsman [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Lieutenant Temporary Captain [3]

Sister [3]

Staff Nurse [3]

Staff Serjeant Major [3]

Transport Corporal [3]

Worker [3]

2nd Lieutenant [2]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Commander [2]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [2]

Unit

Army Service Corps [157]

Royal Field Artillery [154]

Royal Engineers [153]

Labour Corps [140]

London Regiment [133]

Royal Garrison Artillery [76]

Royal Fusiliers [73]

Middlesex Regiment [62]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [58]

Machine Gun Corps [57]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [53]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [53]

Gloucestershire Regiment [50]

Royal Army Medical Corps [50]

Wiltshire Regiment [45]

Bedfordshire Regiment [43]

Essex Regiment [41]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [36]

Rifle Brigade [35]

The Queen's Regiment [32]

Norfolk Regiment [29]

East Surrey Regiment [28]

Royal Army Service Corps [28]

Hampshire Regiment [27]

West Yorkshire Regiment [25]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [23]

Suffolk Regiment [23]

Worcestershire Regiment [23]

Northamptonshire Regiment [22]

Durham Light Infantry [21]

Manchester Regiment [21]

Royal Horse Artillery [21]

Somerset Light Infantry [21]

Northumberland Fusiliers [20]

Royal West Kent Regiment [20]

Devonshire Regiment [19]

Lincolnshire Regiment [18]

Army Veterinary Corps [17]

Liverpool Regiment [17]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [17]

Royal Naval Division [17]

Tank Corps [17]

Leicestershire Regiment [16]

Dorsetshire Regiment [15]

South Wales Borderers [15]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [14]

Lancashire Fusiliers [13]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [13]

Yorkshire Regiment [13]

Cheshire Regiment [12]

Service

British Army [2086]

Royal Navy [253]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [168]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [152]

Australian Imperial Force [145]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [24]

Indian Army [3]

Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

F [2870]

P [2]

B [1]

D [1]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2813]

Merchant Navy [39]

Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [62]

Australia [3]

India [2]

South Africa [2]

Canada [1]

Guyana [1]

Pakistan [1]

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Place of birth

London, Middlesex, England [11] Birmingham, Warwickshire [6] Sydney New South Wales [6] Brisbane Queensland [5] London England [5] Paddington, London [5] West Ham, Essex [5] Islington, London [4] Adelaide South Australia [3] Camden New South Wales [3] Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire [3] Collingwood Victoria [3] Edmonton, London [3] Gloucester, Gloucestershire [3] Goole [3] London, Middlesex [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Portsmouth, Hampshire [3] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [3] Abingdon, Berkshire [2] Banbury, Oxfordshire [2] Beer, Devon [2] Bendigo Victoria [2] Brentwood, Essex [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Camberwell, London [2] Canterbury, Kent [2] Chelmsford, Essex [2] Clerkenwell, London [2] Derby, Derbyshire [2] Dover, Kent [2] Essex [2] Exeter, Devon, England [2] Fulham, London [2] Gloucester [2] Hampstead, London [2] Hastings, Sussex [2] High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [2] Kentish Town, London [2] Lambeth, London [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Manchester, Lancashire, England [2] Minyip Victoria [2] Mount Barker South Australia [2] Naracoorte South Australia [2] Newport, Monmouthshire [2] Nhill Victoria [2] Northampton, Northamptonshire [2] Oxfordshire [2] Plymouth England [2]

Rank

Private [1357] Driver [130] Gunner [125] Corporal [111] Serjeant [103] Sapper [101] Second Lieutenant [56] Lance Corporal [45] Acting Corporal [31] Lieutenant [26] Captain [25] Major [19] Acting Serjeant [18] Bombardier [16] Pioneer [12] Staff Serjeant [10] Warrant Officer Class 2 [10] Rifleman [9] Able Seaman [7] Company Serjeant Major [7] Lance Serjeant [6] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [5] Colour Serjeant [5] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Ordinary Seaman [4] Private Acting Corporal [4] Private Acting Serjeant [4] Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Stoker 1st Class [4] Acting Lance Corporal [3] Boy 1st Class [3] Colonel [3] Conductor [3] Guardsman [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Lieutenant Temporary Captain [3] Sister [3] Staff Nurse [3] Staff Serjeant Major [3] Transport Corporal [3] Worker [3] 2nd Lieutenant [2] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Captain [2] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Commander [2] Corporal Acting Serjeant [2]

Unit

Army Service Corps [157] Royal Field Artillery [154] Royal Engineers [153] Labour Corps [140] London Regiment [133] Royal Garrison Artillery [76] Royal Fusiliers [73] Middlesex Regiment [62] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [58] Machine Gun Corps [57] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [53] Royal Berkshire Regiment [53] Gloucestershire Regiment [50] Royal Army Medical Corps [50] Wiltshire Regiment [45] Bedfordshire Regiment [43] Essex Regiment [41] King's Royal Rifle Corps [36] Rifle Brigade [35] The Queen's Regiment [32] Norfolk Regiment [29] East Surrey Regiment [28] Royal Army Service Corps [28] Hampshire Regiment [27] West Yorkshire Regiment [25] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [23] Suffolk Regiment [23] Worcestershire Regiment [23] Northamptonshire Regiment [22] Durham Light Infantry [21] Manchester Regiment [21] Royal Horse Artillery [21] Somerset Light Infantry [21] Northumberland Fusiliers [20] Royal West Kent Regiment [20] Devonshire Regiment [19] Lincolnshire Regiment [18] Army Veterinary Corps [17] Liverpool Regiment [17] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [17] Royal Naval Division [17] Tank Corps [17] Leicestershire Regiment [16] Dorsetshire Regiment [15] South Wales Borderers [15] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [14] Lancashire Fusiliers [13] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [13] Yorkshire Regiment [13] Cheshire Regiment [12]

Service

British Army [2086] Royal Navy [253] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [168] Canadian Expeditionary Force [152] Australian Imperial Force [145] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [24] Indian Army [3] Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

F [2870] P [2] B [1] D [1] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2813] Merchant Navy [39] Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [62] Australia [3] India [2] South Africa [2] Canada [1] Guyana [1] Pakistan [1]

Frank E Franklin

British Army D/10911 Private 6th Dragoons

British Army Second Lieutenant Essex Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Pioneer Corps

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Sidney Franklin

British Army 3393 Private Army Cyclist Corps

British Army 30624 Private 19th Hussars

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William H Franklin

British Army 29295 Private 3rd Battalion South Wales Borderers

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Edwin Thomas Franklin

British Army 1974 Lance Corporal Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars

British Army Lieutenant 9th Reserve Battalion West Surrey Regiment

British Army Acting Captain 9th Reserve Battalion West Surrey Regiment

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John Henry Franklin

British Army 27583 Driver 3rd Brigade Royal Horse Artillery

British Army 27583 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Lewis Craigdale Frankland

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 145631

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John Franklin

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S. Franklin

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Harold Arthur Downing

Born 1888

Died 1972

Royal Navy K24059 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Monarch

Royal Navy K24059 Stoker 1st Class HMS Monarch

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John Trevor Penstone Franklin

Born 1882

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Florence Priestly

British Army Sister Territorial Force Nursing Service

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Isabel Franklin

British Army Staff Nurse Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve

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Marjorie Franklin-Smith

British Army Voluntary Aid Detachment

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Katherine B Franklin-Rudd

British Army Voluntary Aid Detachment

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Ellen Constance Mrs Dalgliesh

British Army Sister Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve

British Army Nursing Sister Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve

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