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Birmingham, Warwickshire [5]

London, Middlesex, England [5]

Folkestone, Kent [4]

Sydney New South Wales [4]

Bathurst New South Wales [3]

Chatham, Kent [3]

Elliott Tasmania [3]

Hull, Yorkshire [3]

Maidstone, Kent [3]

Sandbach, Cheshire [3]

Biggleswade, Bedfordshire [2]

Birmingham England [2]

Cullompton, Devon [2]

Grenfell New South Wales [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

London England [2]

Old Swinford, Worcestershire [2]

Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Surrey [2]

5, Roseburn Street, Edinburgh [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Apollo Bay Victoria [1]

At Sea England [1]

Balham, London [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Barkstead Victoria [1]

Bedford [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Bessingby, Yorkshire (East Riding) [1]

Bewholme [1]

Bewholme, Yorkshire (East Riding) [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Bishop Auckland, Durham [1]

Blean, Herne Bay, Kent [1]

Bonnington, Nr. Hythe, Kent [1]

Bridlington England [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Bromgrove, Worcestershire [1]

Calcutta, Bengal [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Carlingford New South Wales [1]

Charlton, Woolwich [1]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1]

Croydon, London [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

Edgbaston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

Esher, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [428]

Gunner [70]

Driver [48]

Serjeant [40]

Sapper [38]

Corporal [33]

Second Lieutenant [19]

Lieutenant [17]

Lance Corporal [13]

Acting Corporal [8]

Captain [6]

Major [6]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Pioneer [5]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [4]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Temporary Captain [4]

Trooper [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Brevet Colonel [2]

Brevet Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [2]

Brevet Colonel /Temporary Major General [2]

Captain Adjutant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Major General [2]

Nursing Sister [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Rifleman [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Worker [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Farrier/Bearer [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Battery Serjeant Major /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain Quarter Master [1]

Captain and Adjutant [1]

Captain and Serjeant [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Corporal /Lance Serjeant [1]

Driver /Acting Farrier Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [66]

Army Service Corps [65]

Royal Engineers [61]

Labour Corps [56]

Royal Garrison Artillery [38]

Royal Army Medical Corps [36]

London Regiment [23]

Machine Gun Corps [19]

Royal Fusiliers [18]

East Yorkshire Regiment [17]

Durham Light Infantry [13]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [13]

Devonshire Regiment [12]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12]

Royal Army Service Corps [11]

Worcestershire Regiment [11]

Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Hampshire Regiment [10]

Bedfordshire Regiment [9]

Northumberland Fusiliers [9]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [9]

Welsh Regiment [9]

Gloucestershire Regiment [8]

Manchester Regiment [8]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8]

Tank Corps [8]

East Kent Regiment [7]

Lancashire Fusiliers [7]

Liverpool Regiment [7]

Northamptonshire Regiment [7]

Rifle Brigade [7]

The Queen's Regiment [7]

Dorsetshire Regiment [6]

Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Royal Artillery [6]

Royal Naval Division [6]

Royal Sussex Regiment [6]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6]

West Riding Regiment [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Border Regiment [5]

Cheshire Regiment [5]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [5]

East Lancashire Regiment [5]

Essex Regiment [5]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [5]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [5]

Somerset Light Infantry [5]

Service

British Army [720]

Royal Navy [88]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [67]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [54]

Australian Imperial Force [42]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12]

South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

F [1000]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [985]

Merchant Navy [14]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

India [1]

South Africa [1]

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Birmingham, Warwickshire [5] London, Middlesex, England [5] Folkestone, Kent [4] Sydney New South Wales [4] Bathurst New South Wales [3] Chatham, Kent [3] Elliott Tasmania [3] Hull, Yorkshire [3] Maidstone, Kent [3] Sandbach, Cheshire [3] Biggleswade, Bedfordshire [2] Birmingham England [2] Cullompton, Devon [2] Grenfell New South Wales [2] Lambeth, London [2] London England [2] Old Swinford, Worcestershire [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] Surrey [2] 5, Roseburn Street, Edinburgh [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Apollo Bay Victoria [1] At Sea England [1] Balham, London [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Barkstead Victoria [1] Bedford [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Bessingby, Yorkshire (East Riding) [1] Bewholme [1] Bewholme, Yorkshire (East Riding) [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Bishop Auckland, Durham [1] Blean, Herne Bay, Kent [1] Bonnington, Nr. Hythe, Kent [1] Bridlington England [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Bromgrove, Worcestershire [1] Calcutta, Bengal [1] Camberwell, London [1] Carlingford New South Wales [1] Charlton, Woolwich [1] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1] Croydon, London [1] Deptford, London [1] Dover, Kent [1] Edgbaston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Esher, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [428] Gunner [70] Driver [48] Serjeant [40] Sapper [38] Corporal [33] Second Lieutenant [19] Lieutenant [17] Lance Corporal [13] Acting Corporal [8] Captain [6] Major [6] Acting Serjeant [5] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Pioneer [5] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [4] Company Serjeant Major [4] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Temporary Captain [4] Trooper [4] Able Seaman [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Farrier Staff Serjeant [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Brevet Colonel [2] Brevet Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [2] Brevet Colonel /Temporary Major General [2] Captain Adjutant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Major General [2] Nursing Sister [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Rifleman [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Worker [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Farrier/Bearer [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Battery Serjeant Major /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Bombardier [1] Captain Quarter Master [1] Captain and Adjutant [1] Captain and Serjeant [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Corporal /Lance Serjeant [1] Driver /Acting Farrier Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [66] Army Service Corps [65] Royal Engineers [61] Labour Corps [56] Royal Garrison Artillery [38] Royal Army Medical Corps [36] London Regiment [23] Machine Gun Corps [19] Royal Fusiliers [18] East Yorkshire Regiment [17] Durham Light Infantry [13] King's Royal Rifle Corps [13] Devonshire Regiment [12] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12] Royal Army Service Corps [11] Worcestershire Regiment [11] Yorkshire Regiment [11] Hampshire Regiment [10] Bedfordshire Regiment [9] Northumberland Fusiliers [9] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [9] Welsh Regiment [9] Gloucestershire Regiment [8] Manchester Regiment [8] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8] Tank Corps [8] East Kent Regiment [7] Lancashire Fusiliers [7] Liverpool Regiment [7] Northamptonshire Regiment [7] Rifle Brigade [7] The Queen's Regiment [7] Dorsetshire Regiment [6] Lincolnshire Regiment [6] Middlesex Regiment [6] Royal Artillery [6] Royal Naval Division [6] Royal Sussex Regiment [6] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6] West Riding Regiment [6] West Yorkshire Regiment [6] Border Regiment [5] Cheshire Regiment [5] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [5] East Lancashire Regiment [5] Essex Regiment [5] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5] Royal Berkshire Regiment [5] Royal Lancaster Regiment [5] Somerset Light Infantry [5]

Service

British Army [720] Royal Navy [88] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [67] Canadian Expeditionary Force [54] Australian Imperial Force [42] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12] South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

F [1000] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [985] Merchant Navy [14]

Country

United Kingdom [17] India [1] South Africa [1]

George Despard Franks

Born 1873

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Colonel 19th Hussars

British Army Major 19th Hussars

British Army Lieutenant Colonel 19th Queen Alexandra's Own Royal Hussars

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Abraham Franks

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 17373 Private Royal Scots 15th Battalion (1st Edinburgh City).

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Thomas W. Franks

Born 1879

Died 1915

British Army 15100 Private Yorkshire Regiment 6th east Battalion

British Army 15100 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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John Franks

Died 1917

British Army 305021 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 305021 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Charles Franks

Died 1915

British Army 3798 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Braham Alfred Franks

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 11th Bn. attd. 8th Bn.

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Charles Philip Franks

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 94024

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Ernest John Franks

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 94734

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Harry Franks

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 92985

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Walter Franks

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 42730

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George William Franks

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 196039

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Arthur Franks

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 96139

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Frederick Walter Franks

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 91418

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Walter Franks

Born 1885

British Army 4968 Private Coldstream Guards

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Thomas Franks

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 60994

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Herbert Franks

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 5876

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Albert Frederick Stephen Franks

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 285268

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William Joseph Franks

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 209729

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Robert Percy Franks

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 12/587 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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George Franks

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 131342

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