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Plymouth, Devon [11]

Deal, Kent [9]

London England [5]

London, Middlesex, England [5]

Herstmonceux [4]

Dover, Kent [3]

Framlingham Suffolk [3]

Gillingham, Kent [3]

Ramsgate, Kent [3]

Woolwich, Kent [3]

Chelsea, London [2]

Dubbo New South Wales [2]

Five Dock New South Wales [2]

Gladstone Queensland [2]

Glasgow Scotland [2]

Gravesend, Kent [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Okehampton, Devon [2]

Prahran Victoria [2]

Queenborough, Kent [2]

Ramsgate, Kent, England [2]

Saint Pancras, London [2]

Tavistock, Devon [2]

Totnes, Devon [2]

Walthamstow, Essex [2]

Wrentham, Suffolk [2]

Albert Park Victoria [1]

Annandale New South Wales [1]

Apppledore, Kent [1]

Ashford, Kent [1]

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1]

Ashurst Wood England [1]

At Sea [1]

Bagots Well South Australia [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Battersea, Surrey [1]

Bedminster, Bristol [1]

Bere Alston, Devon [1]

Bereferrers, Devon [1]

Birmingham [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bowerswaine, Dorset [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Burwash, Sussex [1]

Camberwell Surrey [1]

Canterbury, Kent [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Chudleigh, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [406]

Gunner [51]

Corporal [37]

Driver [34]

Lance Corporal [29]

Serjeant [27]

Sapper [24]

Second Lieutenant [23]

Pioneer [11]

Acting Corporal [10]

Captain [9]

Lieutenant [9]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Bombardier [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Major General [3]

Rifleman [3]

Stoker 2nd Class [3]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Major [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Lance Sergeant [1]

Acting Matron [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Carrier [1]

Chaplain 4th Class [1]

Corporal/Shoeing Smith [1]

Drummer [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Musician [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Private Lance Serjeant [1]

Reverend [1]

Saddler [1]

Sapper Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [63]

Labour Corps [58]

Army Service Corps [48]

London Regiment [46]

Royal Field Artillery [44]

East Kent Regiment [32]

Royal Garrison Artillery [31]

Devonshire Regiment [24]

The Queen's Regiment [18]

Essex Regiment [15]

Suffolk Regiment [15]

Machine Gun Corps [14]

Royal West Kent Regiment [14]

Royal Fusiliers [12]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12]

Rifle Brigade [10]

Hampshire Regiment [9]

South Wales Borderers [9]

Wiltshire Regiment [9]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [8]

Royal Army Service Corps [8]

Royal Sussex Regiment [8]

Somerset Light Infantry [8]

Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Dorsetshire Regiment [7]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

Training Reserve [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Border Regiment [5]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5]

Royal Air Force [5]

Royal Flying Corps [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Canadian Garrison Artillery [3]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3]

Kent Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [645]

Royal Navy [98]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [46]

Australian Imperial Force [46]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [34]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11]

Last name first letter

F [895]

D [5]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [881]

Merchant Navy [15]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [24]

India [1]

South Africa [1]

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Place of birth

Plymouth, Devon [11] Deal, Kent [9] London England [5] London, Middlesex, England [5] Herstmonceux [4] Dover, Kent [3] Framlingham Suffolk [3] Gillingham, Kent [3] Ramsgate, Kent [3] Woolwich, Kent [3] Chelsea, London [2] Dubbo New South Wales [2] Five Dock New South Wales [2] Gladstone Queensland [2] Glasgow Scotland [2] Gravesend, Kent [2] Lambeth, London [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Okehampton, Devon [2] Prahran Victoria [2] Queenborough, Kent [2] Ramsgate, Kent, England [2] Saint Pancras, London [2] Tavistock, Devon [2] Totnes, Devon [2] Walthamstow, Essex [2] Wrentham, Suffolk [2] Albert Park Victoria [1] Annandale New South Wales [1] Apppledore, Kent [1] Ashford, Kent [1] Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Ashurst Wood England [1] At Sea [1] Bagots Well South Australia [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Battersea, Surrey [1] Bedminster, Bristol [1] Bere Alston, Devon [1] Bereferrers, Devon [1] Birmingham [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bowerswaine, Dorset [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Burwash, Sussex [1] Camberwell Surrey [1] Canterbury, Kent [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Chudleigh, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [406] Gunner [51] Corporal [37] Driver [34] Lance Corporal [29] Serjeant [27] Sapper [24] Second Lieutenant [23] Pioneer [11] Acting Corporal [10] Captain [9] Lieutenant [9] Acting Serjeant [4] Stoker 1st Class [4] Bombardier [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Major General [3] Rifleman [3] Stoker 2nd Class [3] Company Serjeant Major [2] Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Major [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Lance Sergeant [1] Acting Matron [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Carrier [1] Chaplain 4th Class [1] Corporal/Shoeing Smith [1] Drummer [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Musician [1] Petty Officer [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Private Lance Serjeant [1] Reverend [1] Saddler [1] Sapper Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [63] Labour Corps [58] Army Service Corps [48] London Regiment [46] Royal Field Artillery [44] East Kent Regiment [32] Royal Garrison Artillery [31] Devonshire Regiment [24] The Queen's Regiment [18] Essex Regiment [15] Suffolk Regiment [15] Machine Gun Corps [14] Royal West Kent Regiment [14] Royal Fusiliers [12] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12] Rifle Brigade [10] Hampshire Regiment [9] South Wales Borderers [9] Wiltshire Regiment [9] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] Middlesex Regiment [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [8] Royal Army Service Corps [8] Royal Sussex Regiment [8] Somerset Light Infantry [8] Yorkshire Regiment [8] Dorsetshire Regiment [7] Durham Light Infantry [7] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] Liverpool Regiment [6] Training Reserve [6] Army Veterinary Corps [5] Border Regiment [5] East Surrey Regiment [5] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5] Royal Air Force [5] Royal Flying Corps [5] West Yorkshire Regiment [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] Canadian Infantry [4] Cheshire Regiment [4] East Lancashire Regiment [4] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Canadian Garrison Artillery [3] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3] Kent Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [645] Royal Navy [98] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [46] Australian Imperial Force [46] Canadian Expeditionary Force [34] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11]

Last name first letter

F [895] D [5] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [881] Merchant Navy [15] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [24] India [1] South Africa [1]

A Friend

British Army 47590 Private 14th Hussars

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Amos Friend

British Army 32550633570 Serjeant Labour Corps 590th Company ex Royal Regiment of Artillery

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William Friend

British Army 228671 Private Labour Corps 361st Company ex Reserve Cavalry Regiment

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Alfred E Friend

British Army 5634 Private 20th Hussars

British Army 47590 Private 20th Hussars

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Alfred C G Friend

British Army GL/5231 Private 16th Lancers

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Albert Friend

British Army 61919 Private 4th Battalion Moses SV

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William Ivor Friend

British Army 42676 Private South Wales Borderers 3rd Battalion

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Samuel Friend

British Army 9482 Private Royal Defence Corps 19th Battalion

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Samuel Friend

British Army King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment 3/4th Battalion

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R S I Friend

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The Right Honourable L B Friend

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Right Honourable L B Friend

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Frederick John Friend, M.s.m.

Born 1891

Canadian Expeditionary Force 16 Sergeant Canadian Garrison Artillery

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Louis De Friend

British Army M2/031440 Private Army Service Corps

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Glenry De-Friend

British Army M2/097653 Private Army Service Corps

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Henry A De Friend

British Army 69162 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Samuel De Friend

British Army 27481 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Mendi Friend

British Army Royal Engineers Inland Water Transport

British Army 207 Private Royal Engineers Inland Water Transport

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