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Sheffield, Yorkshire [5]

London, Middlesex [3]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [2]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2]

Lancashire [2]

Launceston Tasmania [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

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Marylebone, London [2]

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Fremantle Western Australia [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Grand Turk [1]

Greenwich, London [1]

Guisborough, Yorkshire [1]

Holborn, London [1]

Holmesville New South Wales [1]

Honicastle, Lincolnshire [1]

Horncastle, Lincolnshire [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [316]

Gunner [30]

Serjeant [26]

Corporal [23]

Driver [23]

Sapper [17]

Lance Corporal [15]

Second Lieutenant [15]

Acting Serjeant [7]

Captain [6]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Major [3]

Pioneer [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Bombardier [2]

Brevet Colonel [2]

Lieutenant [2]

Lieutenant Captain [2]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Boy [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Brevet Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Brigadier [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Bugler [1]

Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Colonel Temporary Major General [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander (Temporary) [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major Warrant Office Class 2 [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Drummer [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Fireman [1]

Fitter [1]

General [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Major and Brevet Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [46]

Royal Engineers [41]

Labour Corps [37]

Army Service Corps [21]

Manchester Regiment [18]

London Regiment [16]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [16]

Machine Gun Corps [15]

Royal Garrison Artillery [15]

Royal Army Medical Corps [13]

Royal Fusiliers [13]

West Yorkshire Regiment [13]

Leicestershire Regiment [12]

Liverpool Regiment [12]

York and Lancaster Regiment [12]

Cheshire Regiment [11]

Durham Light Infantry [10]

Lancashire Fusiliers [10]

Middlesex Regiment [10]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [10]

Lincolnshire Regiment [9]

Northumberland Fusiliers [9]

East Surrey Regiment [8]

Royal Defence Corps [8]

East Lancashire Regiment [7]

East Yorkshire Regiment [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Border Regiment [6]

East Kent Regiment [6]

Hampshire Regiment [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

Training Reserve [6]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Military Foot Police [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

5th Lancers [3]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Honourable Artillery Company [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [486]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [56]

Royal Navy [50]

Australian Imperial Force [32]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [29]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

F [669]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [653]

Conscientious Objector [7]

Merchant Navy [7]

Country

United Kingdom [22]

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Place of birth

Sheffield, Yorkshire [5] London, Middlesex [3] Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [2] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [2] Lancashire [2] Launceston Tasmania [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] London England [2] Marylebone, London [2] Warwick Queensland [2] Wells, Somerset [2] Williamstown Victoria [2] Albert Park Victoria [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Barlow, Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1] Bedford [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Birmingham [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Boston, Lincolnshire [1] Broomhill, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Camberwell England [1] Camperdown Victoria [1] Canning Town, London [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Carpendith Victoria [1] Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire [1] Colac Victoria [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Cumberland [1] Daylesford Victoria [1] Derbyshire [1] Dronfield, Derbyshire [1] Droylsden, Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire [1] Droylsden, Lancashire [1] Droylsden, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Dukinfield Cheshire [1] Edmonton, London [1] Fleetwood, Lancashire [1] Fremantle Western Australia [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Grand Turk [1] Greenwich, London [1] Guisborough, Yorkshire [1] Holborn, London [1] Holmesville New South Wales [1] Honicastle, Lincolnshire [1] Horncastle, Lincolnshire [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [316] Gunner [30] Serjeant [26] Corporal [23] Driver [23] Sapper [17] Lance Corporal [15] Second Lieutenant [15] Acting Serjeant [7] Captain [6] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [4] Acting Corporal [3] Major [3] Pioneer [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Bombardier [2] Brevet Colonel [2] Lieutenant [2] Lieutenant Captain [2] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Boy [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Brevet Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [1] Brevet Lieutenant Brigadier [1] Brigadier General [1] Bugler [1] Colonel Temporary Brigadier General [1] Colonel Temporary Major General [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander (Temporary) [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major Warrant Office Class 2 [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Drummer [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Fireman [1] Fitter [1] General [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Major and Brevet Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Petty Officer Stoker [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [46] Royal Engineers [41] Labour Corps [37] Army Service Corps [21] Manchester Regiment [18] London Regiment [16] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [16] Machine Gun Corps [15] Royal Garrison Artillery [15] Royal Army Medical Corps [13] Royal Fusiliers [13] West Yorkshire Regiment [13] Leicestershire Regiment [12] Liverpool Regiment [12] York and Lancaster Regiment [12] Cheshire Regiment [11] Durham Light Infantry [10] Lancashire Fusiliers [10] Middlesex Regiment [10] Yorkshire Light Infantry [10] Lincolnshire Regiment [9] Northumberland Fusiliers [9] East Surrey Regiment [8] Royal Defence Corps [8] East Lancashire Regiment [7] East Yorkshire Regiment [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] Border Regiment [6] East Kent Regiment [6] Hampshire Regiment [6] Rifle Brigade [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] The Queen's Regiment [6] Training Reserve [6] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5] Canadian Infantry [4] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Military Foot Police [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] Royal Lancaster Regiment [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] 5th Lancers [3] Coldstream Guards [3] Honourable Artillery Company [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Royal Air Force [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [486] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [56] Royal Navy [50] Australian Imperial Force [32] Canadian Expeditionary Force [29] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

F [669] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [653] Conscientious Objector [7] Merchant Navy [7]

Country

United Kingdom [22]

Henry Lynes Frith

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 2830 Rifleman London Regiment 1/6th (City of London) Battalion (Rifles).

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Henry George Frith

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 1945 Private Royal Fusiliers 23rd Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Manchester Regiment 17th Battalion

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John Frith

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army L/18728 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

British Army L/18728 Acting Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Territorial Force 6th Battalion

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John Frith

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 6573 Private Manchester Regiment 16th manchest Battalion

British Army 6573 Lance Corporal Manchester Regiment 18th Battalion

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Charlie Henry Frith

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 214353

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Joseph Frith

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 195627

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Thomas Charles Frith

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 62303

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Andrew Frith

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 97916

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Charles Victor Frith

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 3796 Private Honourable Artillery Company

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George Frith

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162398

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James Frith

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28187

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Leonard Jack Frith

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 156455

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Arthur Richard Frith

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262063

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Arthur Frederick Frith

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 286280

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Thomas Henry Frith

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 2288 Private Manchester Regiment 11th manchest Battalion

British Army 2288 Private Manchester Regiment

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Frederick Hervey Frith

Born 1890

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 808696

Canadian Expeditionary Force 808696 Private Canadian Infantry

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John Douglas Frith

Born 1884

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 3096 Corporal Australian Infantry 4th Battalion

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C Frith

Died 1920

Other Empire Force Fireman Mercantile Marine - Tug "St. Boswells"

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Joseph Howard Frith

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 234009

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Arthur Frith

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 3257

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