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Maidstone, Kent [8]

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [6]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [4]

Gillingham, Kent [3]

London England [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Manchester, Lancashire [3]

Perth Western Australia [3]

West Maitland New South Wales [3]

Berkeley, Gloucestershire [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Blackburn, Lancashire [2]

Blenheim [2]

Bow, London [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2]

Bristol, Somerset [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Kent [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Nelson, Lancashire [2]

South Yarra Victoria [2]

Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [2]

Springsure Queensland [2]

Whitstable, Kent [2]

Willenhall, Staffordshire [2]

Wotton under Edge, Gloucestershire [2]

Abbey Wood, Kent [1]

Albion Park New South Wales [1]

Alfreton, Derbyshire [1]

Arlingham, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Ashford, Kent [1]

Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Balham, Surrey [1]

Bear Park, Durham [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bethnal Green [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Blackburn England [1]

Bolton Lancashire [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Camden New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [583]

Gunner [74]

Driver [70]

Corporal [51]

Serjeant [45]

Sapper [42]

Second Lieutenant [30]

Lance Corporal [25]

Pioneer [16]

Acting Corporal [13]

Captain [12]

Lieutenant [11]

Acting Serjeant [9]

Bombardier [9]

Major [5]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Commander [3]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Rifleman [3]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Staff Nurse [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Worker [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Armourer's Mate [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Brigadier-General [1]

C P C [1]

Colonel [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [1]

First Mate [1]

GUNNER [1]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [1]

Gunner Paid Acting Bombardier [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [96]

Royal Engineers [89]

Army Service Corps [83]

Labour Corps [71]

London Regiment [42]

Royal Garrison Artillery [41]

Royal Army Medical Corps [38]

Machine Gun Corps [37]

Middlesex Regiment [26]

Royal Fusiliers [26]

Yorkshire Regiment [19]

Lancashire Fusiliers [18]

West Yorkshire Regiment [17]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [15]

Durham Light Infantry [14]

Gloucestershire Regiment [14]

Northumberland Fusiliers [13]

Liverpool Regiment [12]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [11]

Royal West Kent Regiment [11]

Somerset Light Infantry [11]

Hampshire Regiment [10]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [10]

Norfolk Regiment [10]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [10]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10]

South Lancashire Regiment [10]

South Staffordshire Regiment [10]

Devonshire Regiment [9]

Lincolnshire Regiment [9]

North Staffordshire Regiment [9]

Rifle Brigade [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [9]

Worcestershire Regiment [9]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8]

Royal Irish Rifles [8]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8]

York and Lancaster Regiment [8]

Cheshire Regiment [7]

East Kent Regiment [7]

East Lancashire Regiment [7]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7]

The Queen's Regiment [7]

West Riding Regiment [7]

Wiltshire Regiment [7]

Border Regiment [6]

Canadian Infantry [6]

Corps of Hussars [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [6]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [6]

Service

British Army [950]

Royal Navy [102]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [92]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [60]

Australian Imperial Force [42]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14]

Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

F [1281]

A [1]

E [1]

L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1258]

Merchant Navy [16]

Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [30]

Ireland [1]

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Place of birth

Maidstone, Kent [8] High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [6] Portsmouth, Hampshire [4] Gillingham, Kent [3] London England [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Manchester, Lancashire [3] Perth Western Australia [3] West Maitland New South Wales [3] Berkeley, Gloucestershire [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Blackburn, Lancashire [2] Blenheim [2] Bow, London [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2] Bristol, Somerset [2] Camberwell, London [2] Hackney, London [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Kent [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Nelson, Lancashire [2] South Yarra Victoria [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] Southampton, Hampshire, England [2] Springsure Queensland [2] Whitstable, Kent [2] Willenhall, Staffordshire [2] Wotton under Edge, Gloucestershire [2] Abbey Wood, Kent [1] Albion Park New South Wales [1] Alfreton, Derbyshire [1] Arlingham, Gloucestershire, England [1] Ashford, Kent [1] Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Balham, Surrey [1] Bear Park, Durham [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bethnal Green [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Blackburn England [1] Bolton Lancashire [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Camden New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [583] Gunner [74] Driver [70] Corporal [51] Serjeant [45] Sapper [42] Second Lieutenant [30] Lance Corporal [25] Pioneer [16] Acting Corporal [13] Captain [12] Lieutenant [11] Acting Serjeant [9] Bombardier [9] Major [5] Acting Bombardier [4] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Commander [3] Lieutenant Acting Captain [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] Rifleman [3] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Staff Nurse [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Worker [2] 2nd Corporal [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Armourer's Mate [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Brigadier General [1] Brigadier-General [1] C P C [1] Colonel [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [1] First Mate [1] GUNNER [1] Gunner Acting Bombardier [1] Gunner Paid Acting Bombardier [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [96] Royal Engineers [89] Army Service Corps [83] Labour Corps [71] London Regiment [42] Royal Garrison Artillery [41] Royal Army Medical Corps [38] Machine Gun Corps [37] Middlesex Regiment [26] Royal Fusiliers [26] Yorkshire Regiment [19] Lancashire Fusiliers [18] West Yorkshire Regiment [17] King's Royal Rifle Corps [15] Durham Light Infantry [14] Gloucestershire Regiment [14] Northumberland Fusiliers [13] Liverpool Regiment [12] Royal Berkshire Regiment [11] Royal West Kent Regiment [11] Somerset Light Infantry [11] Hampshire Regiment [10] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [10] Norfolk Regiment [10] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [10] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [10] South Lancashire Regiment [10] South Staffordshire Regiment [10] Devonshire Regiment [9] Lincolnshire Regiment [9] North Staffordshire Regiment [9] Rifle Brigade [9] Royal Army Service Corps [9] Worcestershire Regiment [9] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8] Royal Irish Rifles [8] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8] York and Lancaster Regiment [8] Cheshire Regiment [7] East Kent Regiment [7] East Lancashire Regiment [7] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7] The Queen's Regiment [7] West Riding Regiment [7] Wiltshire Regiment [7] Border Regiment [6] Canadian Infantry [6] Corps of Hussars [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [6] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [6]

Service

British Army [950] Royal Navy [102] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [92] Canadian Expeditionary Force [60] Australian Imperial Force [42] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14] Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

F [1281] A [1] E [1] L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1258] Merchant Navy [16] Conscientious Objector [6]

Country

United Kingdom [30] Ireland [1]

Henry Charles Fryer

Born 1879

Died 1919

British Army 2393 Private Royal Army Medical Corps Depot

British Army 2135 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 231 Field Ambulance

British Army Royal Army Medical Corps Base Depot

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Edwin Samuel Fryer

Born 1887

Died 1914

British Army 2902 Rifleman London Regiment 1st/9th Battalion (Queen Victoria's Rifles)

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Arthur George Fryer

Born 1885

Died 1945

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 275364

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William James Fryer

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 27478 Private Hampshire Regiment

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George Charles Frederick Fryer

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 242921 Private South Lancashire Regiment

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Albert Fryer

Born 1880

Died 1918

British Army 285292 Sapper Royal Engineers London Electrical Engineers

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Frederick Oscar Fryer

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29259

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Herbert Charles Fryer

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36529

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Francis James Fryer

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 195807

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Herbert Fryer

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 191309

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George Henry Fryer

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 304692

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Edward Leonard Fryer

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 120731

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Frederick Charles Fryer

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 129267

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Albert Edward Fryer

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31746

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George Edward Fryer

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 83310

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William Robert Fryer

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 115194

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Edward Arthur Fryer

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 57297

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Donald Campbell Fryer

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 40087

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Arthur E Fryer

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119512

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John William Fryer

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 31841 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 2nd Battalion.

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