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London, Middlesex, England [10]

London, Middlesex [8]

Maidstone, Kent [8]

Sydney New South Wales [7]

Plymouth, Devon [6]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [6]

Croydon, Surrey [5]

Deloraine Tasmania [5]

Hitchin, Hertfordshire [5]

Maryborough Queensland [5]

Poplar, London [5]

Banbury, Oxfordshire [4]

Barrington Tasmania [4]

Eastbourne, Sussex [4]

Geelong Victoria [4]

Islington, London [4]

Scottsdale Tasmania [4]

Southampton, Hampshire [4]

Arlington, Sussex [3]

Avoca Victoria [3]

Bethnal Green, London [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Braintree, Essex [3]

Brightlingsea, Essex, England [3]

Bromley, Kent [3]

Fareham, Hampshire [3]

Hackney, London [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

London England [3]

Oxfordshire [3]

Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales [3]

Toowoomba Queensland [3]

West Ham , Essex [3]

Yorkshire [3]

Barcaldine Queensland [2]

Beckenham, Kent [2]

Beechworth Victoria [2]

Belfast [2]

Bexhill New South Wales [2]

Bow, London [2]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Bradwell on Sea, Essex, England [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2]

Bristol, Somerset [2]

Canning Town, London [2]

Coventry, Warwickshire [2]

Dartford, Kent [2]

Fulham England [2]

Rank

Private [1654]

Gunner [180]

Corporal [148]

Serjeant [147]

Driver [139]

Sapper [132]

Second Lieutenant [73]

Lance Corporal [69]

Acting Corporal [38]

Captain [34]

Lieutenant [31]

Pioneer [30]

Bombardier [24]

Major [19]

Acting Serjeant [15]

Rifleman [14]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [11]

Able Seaman [7]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [6]

Battery Serjeant Major [6]

Company Serjeant Major [6]

Lance Serjeant [6]

Trooper [6]

Worker [6]

Colonel [5]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Lieutenant Colonel [5]

Sister [5]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Boy 1st Class [4]

Nursing Sister [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Acting Lance Corporal [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Cook [3]

Regimental Serjeant Major [3]

Reverend [3]

Shoeing Smith [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Canteener [2]

Chaplain [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Private/Acting Serjeant [2]

Sergeant [2]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Unit

Royal Engineers [233]

Royal Field Artillery [201]

Labour Corps [188]

Army Service Corps [177]

London Regiment [140]

Royal Garrison Artillery [121]

Royal Army Medical Corps [84]

Royal Fusiliers [72]

Machine Gun Corps [70]

Middlesex Regiment [63]

Essex Regiment [57]

Devonshire Regiment [51]

Durham Light Infantry [46]

Royal Sussex Regiment [46]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [46]

Suffolk Regiment [44]

Northumberland Fusiliers [43]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [40]

The Queen's Regiment [40]

Hampshire Regiment [38]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [38]

Leicestershire Regiment [38]

Rifle Brigade [37]

Royal West Kent Regiment [36]

Bedfordshire Regiment [32]

Royal Army Service Corps [31]

Gloucestershire Regiment [29]

East Kent Regiment [28]

Lincolnshire Regiment [27]

Army Veterinary Corps [26]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [26]

East Surrey Regiment [25]

Somerset Light Infantry [25]

Worcestershire Regiment [24]

Canadian Infantry [23]

Yorkshire Regiment [22]

Lancashire Fusiliers [21]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [21]

Royal Naval Division [21]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [21]

South Lancashire Regiment [21]

Cheshire Regiment [20]

Manchester Regiment [20]

Norfolk Regiment [20]

Northamptonshire Regiment [20]

South Wales Borderers [20]

Wiltshire Regiment [19]

Welsh Regiment [18]

Liverpool Regiment [16]

Royal Defence Corps [16]

Service

British Army [2612]

Royal Navy [351]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [229]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [224]

Australian Imperial Force [158]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [29]

Indian Army [5]

Other Empire Force [3]

South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

F [3702]

H [2]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3605]

Merchant Navy [76]

Conscientious Objector [12]

Country

United Kingdom [87]

Ireland [3]

Canada [2]

India [2]

Jamaica [1]

Malaysia [1]

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Place of birth

London, Middlesex, England [10] London, Middlesex [8] Maidstone, Kent [8] Sydney New South Wales [7] Plymouth, Devon [6] Portsmouth, Hampshire [6] Croydon, Surrey [5] Deloraine Tasmania [5] Hitchin, Hertfordshire [5] Maryborough Queensland [5] Poplar, London [5] Banbury, Oxfordshire [4] Barrington Tasmania [4] Eastbourne, Sussex [4] Geelong Victoria [4] Islington, London [4] Scottsdale Tasmania [4] Southampton, Hampshire [4] Arlington, Sussex [3] Avoca Victoria [3] Bethnal Green, London [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Braintree, Essex [3] Brightlingsea, Essex, England [3] Bromley, Kent [3] Fareham, Hampshire [3] Hackney, London [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] London England [3] Oxfordshire [3] Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales [3] Toowoomba Queensland [3] West Ham , Essex [3] Yorkshire [3] Barcaldine Queensland [2] Beckenham, Kent [2] Beechworth Victoria [2] Belfast [2] Bexhill New South Wales [2] Bow, London [2] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Bradwell on Sea, Essex, England [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2] Bristol, Somerset [2] Canning Town, London [2] Coventry, Warwickshire [2] Dartford, Kent [2] Fulham England [2]

Rank

Private [1654] Gunner [180] Corporal [148] Serjeant [147] Driver [139] Sapper [132] Second Lieutenant [73] Lance Corporal [69] Acting Corporal [38] Captain [34] Lieutenant [31] Pioneer [30] Bombardier [24] Major [19] Acting Serjeant [15] Rifleman [14] Warrant Officer Class 2 [11] Able Seaman [7] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [6] Battery Serjeant Major [6] Company Serjeant Major [6] Lance Serjeant [6] Trooper [6] Worker [6] Colonel [5] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Lieutenant Colonel [5] Sister [5] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Boy 1st Class [4] Nursing Sister [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Acting Lance Corporal [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Cook [3] Regimental Serjeant Major [3] Reverend [3] Shoeing Smith [3] Temporary Captain [3] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2] Canteener [2] Chaplain [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [2] Guardsman [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Private/Acting Serjeant [2] Sergeant [2] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Staff Serjeant [2]

Unit

Royal Engineers [233] Royal Field Artillery [201] Labour Corps [188] Army Service Corps [177] London Regiment [140] Royal Garrison Artillery [121] Royal Army Medical Corps [84] Royal Fusiliers [72] Machine Gun Corps [70] Middlesex Regiment [63] Essex Regiment [57] Devonshire Regiment [51] Durham Light Infantry [46] Royal Sussex Regiment [46] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [46] Suffolk Regiment [44] Northumberland Fusiliers [43] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [40] The Queen's Regiment [40] Hampshire Regiment [38] King's Royal Rifle Corps [38] Leicestershire Regiment [38] Rifle Brigade [37] Royal West Kent Regiment [36] Bedfordshire Regiment [32] Royal Army Service Corps [31] Gloucestershire Regiment [29] East Kent Regiment [28] Lincolnshire Regiment [27] Army Veterinary Corps [26] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [26] East Surrey Regiment [25] Somerset Light Infantry [25] Worcestershire Regiment [24] Canadian Infantry [23] Yorkshire Regiment [22] Lancashire Fusiliers [21] Royal Berkshire Regiment [21] Royal Naval Division [21] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [21] South Lancashire Regiment [21] Cheshire Regiment [20] Manchester Regiment [20] Norfolk Regiment [20] Northamptonshire Regiment [20] South Wales Borderers [20] Wiltshire Regiment [19] Welsh Regiment [18] Liverpool Regiment [16] Royal Defence Corps [16]

Service

British Army [2612] Royal Navy [351] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [229] Canadian Expeditionary Force [224] Australian Imperial Force [158] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [29] Indian Army [5] Other Empire Force [3] South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

F [3702] H [2] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3605] Merchant Navy [76] Conscientious Objector [12]

Country

United Kingdom [87] Ireland [3] Canada [2] India [2] Jamaica [1] Malaysia [1]

John Charles Henry French

Born 1883

Died 1977

British Army 534588 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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George French

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 199448

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John Daniel French

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 277222

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Robert James French

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 68900

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William Samuel Amos French

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 83371

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Percy Harold French

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 133524

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William Alfred French

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 101620

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Herbert French

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 27339

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Frank French

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 163876

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Arthur French

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army S/4917 Private Gordon Highlanders

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William Arthur French

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 40651 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 15th Battalion

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Aubrey French

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 3424 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 241165 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Herbert John French

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 201683

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Shirley French

Born 1867

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 294101

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Walter Henry French

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 68102

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Horace Augustus Stopford French

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262372

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Charles William French

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33851

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Ernest French

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 64305

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Benjamin Edward French

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 111343

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Sydney James Lennox French

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225312

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