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Bristol, Gloucestershire [13]

Farnham, Surrey [9]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [8]

Sydney New South Wales [8]

Hobart Tasmania [6]

Bridport, Dorset [4]

Bristol, Somerset [4]

Greenwich, London [4]

Moe Victoria [4]

Mount Barker South Australia [4]

Pirbright, Surrey [4]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [4]

Bathurst New South Wales [3]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [3]

Chippenham, Wiltshire [3]

Devonport, Devon [3]

Eastbourne, Sussex [3]

Farnham England [3]

Wellington, Somerset [3]

West Ham, Essex [3]

Aldershot, Hampshire [2]

Alexandra Victoria [2]

Andover, Hampshire [2]

Armadale Victoria [2]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Beckenham, Kent [2]

Bridgwater, Somerset [2]

Bristol [2]

Canning Town, Essex, England [2]

Cardiff [2]

Fareham, Hampshire [2]

Glenelg South Australia [2]

Gloucestershire [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Hastings, Sussex [2]

Hawthorn Victoria [2]

Highbridge, Somerset [2]

Hoo, Kent, England [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

Laughton, Sussex [2]

Launceston Tasmania [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Limehouse, London [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

London England [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Lynton, Devon [2]

Maidenhead, Berkshire [2]

Rank

Private [1093]

Gunner [114]

Driver [105]

Corporal [94]

Serjeant [80]

Sapper [77]

Second Lieutenant [68]

Lance Corporal [38]

Acting Corporal [36]

Captain [32]

Pioneer [20]

Lieutenant [17]

Bombardier [16]

Major [15]

Acting Serjeant [9]

Company Serjeant Major [8]

Able Seaman [7]

Acting Bombardier [7]

Staff Serjeant [6]

Stoker 1st Class [6]

Temporary Lieutenant [6]

Trooper [6]

Worker [6]

Major General [5]

Sergeant [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Rifleman [4]

Temporary Captain [4]

Acting Captain [3]

Acting Lance Corporal [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Guardsman [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Nursing Sister [3]

Petty Officer [3]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [3]

Stoker 2nd Class [3]

Acting Lance Serjeant [2]

Artificer Engineer [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Cadet [2]

Captain and Quarter Master [2]

Carrier [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [2]

Farrier Serjeant [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Unit

Royal Engineers [163]

Army Service Corps [153]

Royal Field Artillery [140]

Labour Corps [136]

London Regiment [78]

Royal Garrison Artillery [67]

Hampshire Regiment [64]

Royal Army Medical Corps [60]

Gloucestershire Regiment [59]

Machine Gun Corps [54]

Devonshire Regiment [50]

Somerset Light Infantry [48]

Dorsetshire Regiment [46]

The Queen's Regiment [43]

Royal Fusiliers [39]

Wiltshire Regiment [38]

Middlesex Regiment [35]

Welsh Regiment [31]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [26]

Rifle Brigade [24]

Essex Regiment [23]

Royal Sussex Regiment [23]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [21]

Royal Army Service Corps [20]

Royal West Kent Regiment [20]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [19]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [19]

Canadian Infantry [18]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [18]

Royal Naval Division [18]

Worcestershire Regiment [18]

South Wales Borderers [17]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [16]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [15]

Suffolk Regiment [15]

East Kent Regiment [14]

Army Ordnance Corps [13]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [13]

Durham Light Infantry [12]

Royal Flying Corps [12]

East Surrey Regiment [11]

West Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Army Veterinary Corps [10]

Manchester Regiment [10]

Monmouthshire Regiment [10]

Royal Irish Rifles [10]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [10]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [10]

Tank Corps [10]

Army Cyclist Corps [9]

Service

British Army [1775]

Royal Navy [268]

Australian Imperial Force [155]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [141]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [126]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [23]

Other Empire Force [4]

South African Services [2]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

F [2538]

M [2]

R [2]

D [1]

K [1]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2479]

Merchant Navy [42]

Conscientious Objector [9]

Country

United Kingdom [65]

South Africa [2]

Canada [1]

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Bristol, Gloucestershire [13] Farnham, Surrey [9] Southampton, Hampshire, England [8] Sydney New South Wales [8] Hobart Tasmania [6] Bridport, Dorset [4] Bristol, Somerset [4] Greenwich, London [4] Moe Victoria [4] Mount Barker South Australia [4] Pirbright, Surrey [4] Portsmouth, Hampshire [4] Bathurst New South Wales [3] Brisbane Queensland [3] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [3] Chippenham, Wiltshire [3] Devonport, Devon [3] Eastbourne, Sussex [3] Farnham England [3] Wellington, Somerset [3] West Ham, Essex [3] Aldershot, Hampshire [2] Alexandra Victoria [2] Andover, Hampshire [2] Armadale Victoria [2] Ballarat Victoria [2] Beckenham, Kent [2] Bridgwater, Somerset [2] Bristol [2] Canning Town, Essex, England [2] Cardiff [2] Fareham, Hampshire [2] Glenelg South Australia [2] Gloucestershire [2] Hackney, London [2] Hastings, Sussex [2] Hawthorn Victoria [2] Highbridge, Somerset [2] Hoo, Kent, England [2] Lambeth, London [2] Laughton, Sussex [2] Launceston Tasmania [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Limehouse, London [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] London England [2] London, Middlesex [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Lynton, Devon [2] Maidenhead, Berkshire [2]

Rank

Private [1093] Gunner [114] Driver [105] Corporal [94] Serjeant [80] Sapper [77] Second Lieutenant [68] Lance Corporal [38] Acting Corporal [36] Captain [32] Pioneer [20] Lieutenant [17] Bombardier [16] Major [15] Acting Serjeant [9] Company Serjeant Major [8] Able Seaman [7] Acting Bombardier [7] Staff Serjeant [6] Stoker 1st Class [6] Temporary Lieutenant [6] Trooper [6] Worker [6] Major General [5] Sergeant [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Rifleman [4] Temporary Captain [4] Acting Captain [3] Acting Lance Corporal [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Air Mechanic 1st Class [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Guardsman [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Nursing Sister [3] Petty Officer [3] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [3] Stoker 2nd Class [3] Acting Lance Serjeant [2] Artificer Engineer [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Cadet [2] Captain and Quarter Master [2] Carrier [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [2] Farrier Serjeant [2] Lance Bombardier [2]

Unit

Royal Engineers [163] Army Service Corps [153] Royal Field Artillery [140] Labour Corps [136] London Regiment [78] Royal Garrison Artillery [67] Hampshire Regiment [64] Royal Army Medical Corps [60] Gloucestershire Regiment [59] Machine Gun Corps [54] Devonshire Regiment [50] Somerset Light Infantry [48] Dorsetshire Regiment [46] The Queen's Regiment [43] Royal Fusiliers [39] Wiltshire Regiment [38] Middlesex Regiment [35] Welsh Regiment [31] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [26] Rifle Brigade [24] Essex Regiment [23] Royal Sussex Regiment [23] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [21] Royal Army Service Corps [20] Royal West Kent Regiment [20] King's Royal Rifle Corps [19] Royal Berkshire Regiment [19] Canadian Infantry [18] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [18] Royal Naval Division [18] Worcestershire Regiment [18] South Wales Borderers [17] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [16] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [15] Suffolk Regiment [15] East Kent Regiment [14] Army Ordnance Corps [13] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [13] Durham Light Infantry [12] Royal Flying Corps [12] East Surrey Regiment [11] West Yorkshire Regiment [11] Army Veterinary Corps [10] Manchester Regiment [10] Monmouthshire Regiment [10] Royal Irish Rifles [10] Royal Scots Fusiliers [10] Royal West Surrey Regiment [10] Tank Corps [10] Army Cyclist Corps [9]

Service

British Army [1775] Royal Navy [268] Australian Imperial Force [155] Canadian Expeditionary Force [141] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [126] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [23] Other Empire Force [4] South African Services [2] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

F [2538] M [2] R [2] D [1] K [1] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2479] Merchant Navy [42] Conscientious Objector [9]

Country

United Kingdom [65] South Africa [2] Canada [1]

Walter Fry

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 98769

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Charles Albert Fry

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 55876

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Owen Fry

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 199205

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Ernest George Fry

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 89119

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Reginald Witherby Fry

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227173

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Charles William Fry

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 230169

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Henry James Fry

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 241717

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Alfred Harold Fry

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment 22nd Battalion

British Army 599 Lance Serjeant Inns of Court Officers Training Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment

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John Fry

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army G/24363 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Walter Burgess Fry

Born 1878

Died 1915

British Army Major Royal Army Medical Corps

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Thomas William Fry

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 17984 Hussars of the Line

British Army 19371 Sergeant Suffolk Regiment 7th Battalion

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Frank Stannard Fry

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 4724 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 325028 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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William Fry

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 1550 Private Royal Newfoundland Regiment

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Arthur Henry Fry

Born 1897

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 455398

Canadian Expeditionary Force 455398 Private Canadian Infantry

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George Fry

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 204726

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William Richard Fry

Born 1900

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Trimmer Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Other Empire Force Trimmer Mercantile Marine - HM Hospital Ship 'Llandovery Castle'

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Charles Fry

Born 1897

Died 1918

Royal Navy K25288 Stoker 1st Class H.M.S. "Conquest."

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Howard Fry

Born 1883

Died 1916

Royal Navy Z/290 Able Seaman Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy Sub-Lieutenant Royal Naval Division Howe Battalion

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Walter Percy Fry

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 22130

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Edgar Stanley Fry

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 1425 Private Welsh Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 1425 Private Welsh Regiment

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