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Sydney New South Wales [5]

Brighouse, Yorkshire [4]

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [2]

Bedlington, Northumberland [2]

Camperdown New South Wales [2]

Sunderland, Durham [2]

Woodville South Australia [2]

Aberaton Wales [1]

Alexandria New South Wales [1]

Astcote [1]

Balmain New South Wales [1]

Blackburn, Lancashire [1]

Brentford, Middlesex [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Carlisle, Cumberland [1]

Chiswick, Middlesex [1]

Church Broughton, Derbyshire [1]

Dalston, London [1]

Darlinghurst New South Wales [1]

Enfield, Middlesex [1]

Glenferrie Victoria [1]

Greetland, Yorkshire [1]

Haggerston, London [1]

Isleham, Cambridge [1]

Kangaroo Flat Victoria [1]

Lancashire England [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

Liversedge, Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Liversedge, Lancashire [1]

Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

Manchester [1]

Manchester England [1]

Mitchell Queensland [1]

Newcastle On Tyne England [1]

Notting Hill, London [1]

Notting Hill, Middlesex [1]

Oudtshorn [1]

Pimlico, London [1]

Pontefract, Yorkshire [1]

Preston [1]

Ridlington England [1]

Saint Pancras, London [1]

Scarborough, Yorkshire [1]

Scotsforth, Lancashire [1]

Sheffield England [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Shepparton Victoria [1]

Shields England [1]

Rank

Private [307]

Gunner [39]

Serjeant [23]

Corporal 2nd [19]

Driver [19]

Sapper [15]

Lance Corporal [11]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Corporal [10]

Captain [9]

Pioneer [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Major [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Bombardier [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Signal Boatswain [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bombardier /Acting Serjeant [1]

Captain Temporary Major [1]

Commissary [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal Mechanic [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Rifleman [1]

Serjeant Tailor [1]

Sister [1]

Special Military Probationer [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Trooper [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [39]

Royal Engineers [35]

Army Service Corps [34]

Labour Corps [32]

Royal Garrison Artillery [21]

Manchester Regiment [19]

West Yorkshire Regiment [17]

Royal Army Medical Corps [15]

West Riding Regiment [15]

Northumberland Fusiliers [14]

Royal Fusiliers [14]

Machine Gun Corps [13]

London Regiment [12]

York and Lancaster Regiment [11]

Border Regiment [10]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [9]

Durham Light Infantry [8]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [8]

Liverpool Regiment [8]

Royal Naval Division [8]

Leicestershire Regiment [7]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7]

Royal Irish Regiment [7]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

Grenadier Guards [6]

Royal Defence Corps [6]

Royal Sussex Regiment [6]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Royal Marine Artillery [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Tank Corps [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [3]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Highland Light Infantry [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [3]

18th Hussars [2]

3rd Brahmans [2]

Service

British Army [473]

Royal Navy [40]

Australian Imperial Force [32]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [25]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [14]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9]

Last name first letter

F [597]

M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [592]

Merchant Navy [3]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

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Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [5] Brighouse, Yorkshire [4] Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire [2] Bedlington, Northumberland [2] Camperdown New South Wales [2] Sunderland, Durham [2] Woodville South Australia [2] Aberaton Wales [1] Alexandria New South Wales [1] Astcote [1] Balmain New South Wales [1] Blackburn, Lancashire [1] Brentford, Middlesex [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Carlisle, Cumberland [1] Chiswick, Middlesex [1] Church Broughton, Derbyshire [1] Dalston, London [1] Darlinghurst New South Wales [1] Enfield, Middlesex [1] Glenferrie Victoria [1] Greetland, Yorkshire [1] Haggerston, London [1] Isleham, Cambridge [1] Kangaroo Flat Victoria [1] Lancashire England [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] Liversedge, Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Liversedge, Lancashire [1] Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] Manchester [1] Manchester England [1] Mitchell Queensland [1] Newcastle On Tyne England [1] Notting Hill, London [1] Notting Hill, Middlesex [1] Oudtshorn [1] Pimlico, London [1] Pontefract, Yorkshire [1] Preston [1] Ridlington England [1] Saint Pancras, London [1] Scarborough, Yorkshire [1] Scotsforth, Lancashire [1] Sheffield England [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Shepparton Victoria [1] Shields England [1]

Rank

Private [307] Gunner [39] Serjeant [23] Corporal 2nd [19] Driver [19] Sapper [15] Lance Corporal [11] Second Lieutenant [11] Corporal [10] Captain [9] Pioneer [6] Acting Corporal [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Lieutenant [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Major [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Bombardier [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Staff Nurse [2] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Signal Boatswain [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bombardier /Acting Serjeant [1] Captain Temporary Major [1] Commissary [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal Mechanic [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Nursing Sister [1] Rifleman [1] Serjeant Tailor [1] Sister [1] Special Military Probationer [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Temporary Major [1] Trooper [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [39] Royal Engineers [35] Army Service Corps [34] Labour Corps [32] Royal Garrison Artillery [21] Manchester Regiment [19] West Yorkshire Regiment [17] Royal Army Medical Corps [15] West Riding Regiment [15] Northumberland Fusiliers [14] Royal Fusiliers [14] Machine Gun Corps [13] London Regiment [12] York and Lancaster Regiment [11] Border Regiment [10] King's Royal Rifle Corps [9] Durham Light Infantry [8] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [8] Liverpool Regiment [8] Royal Naval Division [8] Leicestershire Regiment [7] Middlesex Regiment [7] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7] Royal Irish Regiment [7] Cheshire Regiment [6] Grenadier Guards [6] Royal Defence Corps [6] Royal Sussex Regiment [6] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Royal Marine Artillery [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Tank Corps [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) [3] Coldstream Guards [3] Essex Regiment [3] Highland Light Infantry [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal Lancaster Regiment [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] South Wales Borderers [3] The King's (Liverpool Regiment) [3] 18th Hussars [2] 3rd Brahmans [2]

Service

British Army [473] Royal Navy [40] Australian Imperial Force [32] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [25] Canadian Expeditionary Force [14] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9]

Last name first letter

F [597] M [1]

Contribution

Military Service [592] Merchant Navy [3] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

Benjamin Lovsey Furness

Born 1878

British Army 248026 Private Manchester Regiment

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Walter Edward Furness

Born 1893

Died 1978

British Army 4897 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 23809 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Alexander Furness

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 192304

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David Furness

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 13206

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Robert Furness

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 22554 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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William Kates Furness

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 46988

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Thomas James Furness

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119725

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George Frederick Furness

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 185702

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Frank Furness

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281104

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James Ernest Furness

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 269257

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Ben Furness

Died 1914

British Army 67629 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 67629 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 56th Battery

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James Collins Furness

Died 1918

British Army Major Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Army Medical Corps

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Robert Furness

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 34264

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Richard Toensend Livingston Furness

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 226073

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Harry Bickerdike Furness

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 17775 Private Welsh Regiment

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Harry Furness

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 5442 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

British Army 15524 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army 133672 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Thomas William Furness

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 2390 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 200640 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 200640 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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Horace Furness

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 243145

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Thomas Furness

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30702

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Norman Furness

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 34713 Private Manchester Regiment

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