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Millicent South Australia [3]

Bovington, Hertfordshire [2]

Camberwell, Surrey [2]

Finchley, London [2]

Maidenhead, Berkshire [2]

Margate, Kent [2]

Mosman New South Wales [2]

Oldham, Lancashire [2]

Perth Western Australia [2]

Surbiton, Surrey [2]

Watford, Hertfordshire [2]

York Western Australia [2]

57 Evesham Road, West Ham, Essex [1]

Aston Clinton [1]

Ballan Victoria [1]

Beetchley England [1]

Bigga New South Wales [1]

Bledlow, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [1]

Bletchley, Buckinghamshire [1]

Boorawa New South Wales [1]

Boorowa New South Wales [1]

Brighton Sussex [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Bromley, London [1]

Burwood New South Wales [1]

Caernarfon, Caernarfonshire [1]

Calthorpe, Rugby, Warwickshire [1]

Catthorpe, Lutterworth, Leicestershire [1]

Chelsea, Middlesex [1]

Chipstead, Surrey [1]

Clifton Queensland [1]

Collingwood Victoria [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Devon [1]

Devonport, Devon, England [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1]

Dunstable, Bedfordshire [1]

Edmonton England [1]

Evans Head New South Wales [1]

Finchley, North London [1]

Gloucester [1]

Hamilton, Ontario [1]

Hammersmith, West London [1]

Harrow, Middlesex [1]

Hendon, Middlesex [1]

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [1]

Highbury, London [1]

Highgate Hill, London [1]

Hillingdon, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [378]

Corporal [52]

Gunner [37]

Serjeant [37]

Driver [32]

Sapper [32]

Second Lieutenant [21]

Lieutenant [20]

Lance Corporal [18]

Captain [15]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Staff Serjeant [8]

Major [7]

Bombardier [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Rifleman [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Pioneer [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Drummer [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Major [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Worker [2]

1st Class Master Gunner [1]

2nd Corporal [1]

Acting Lieutenant-Colonel [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Aircraftman 1st Class [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Chief Petty Officer [1]

Clerk [1]

Clerk 1st Class [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major /Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1]

Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Flying Officer [1]

Guardsman [1]

Honorary Superintendent [1]

Lady of Grace [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [50]

Royal Engineers [48]

Royal Field Artillery [48]

Labour Corps [40]

London Regiment [39]

Bedfordshire Regiment [33]

Royal Garrison Artillery [29]

Machine Gun Corps [26]

Royal Fusiliers [17]

Middlesex Regiment [16]

Royal Army Medical Corps [16]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [15]

Gloucestershire Regiment [13]

Rifle Brigade [13]

Welsh Regiment [12]

Worcestershire Regiment [12]

Hampshire Regiment [10]

Army Veterinary Corps [9]

Lincolnshire Regiment [9]

Manchester Regiment [9]

Northamptonshire Regiment [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [9]

Canadian Infantry [8]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8]

Essex Regiment [7]

Leicestershire Regiment [7]

Royal Air Force [7]

The Queen's Regiment [7]

Dorsetshire Regiment [6]

Hertfordshire Regiment [6]

Norfolk Regiment [6]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [6]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [6]

Royal West Kent Regiment [6]

Coldstream Guards [5]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

Herefordshire Regiment [5]

South Lancashire Regiment [5]

Army Cyclist Corps [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

British Red Cross Society [4]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [4]

East Kent Regiment [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

French Red Cross [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Royal Sussex Regiment [4]

9th Lancers [3]

Service

British Army [623]

Royal Navy [52]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [46]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [37]

Australian Imperial Force [30]

Other Empire Force [6]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

G [802]

J [1]

T [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [787]

Merchant Navy [4]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [22]

Canada [1]

Egypt [1]

Ireland [1]

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Place of birth

Millicent South Australia [3] Bovington, Hertfordshire [2] Camberwell, Surrey [2] Finchley, London [2] Maidenhead, Berkshire [2] Margate, Kent [2] Mosman New South Wales [2] Oldham, Lancashire [2] Perth Western Australia [2] Surbiton, Surrey [2] Watford, Hertfordshire [2] York Western Australia [2] 57 Evesham Road, West Ham, Essex [1] Aston Clinton [1] Ballan Victoria [1] Beetchley England [1] Bigga New South Wales [1] Bledlow, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [1] Bletchley, Buckinghamshire [1] Boorawa New South Wales [1] Boorowa New South Wales [1] Brighton Sussex [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Bromley, London [1] Burwood New South Wales [1] Caernarfon, Caernarfonshire [1] Calthorpe, Rugby, Warwickshire [1] Catthorpe, Lutterworth, Leicestershire [1] Chelsea, Middlesex [1] Chipstead, Surrey [1] Clifton Queensland [1] Collingwood Victoria [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Devon [1] Devonport, Devon, England [1] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) [1] Dunstable, Bedfordshire [1] Edmonton England [1] Evans Head New South Wales [1] Finchley, North London [1] Gloucester [1] Hamilton, Ontario [1] Hammersmith, West London [1] Harrow, Middlesex [1] Hendon, Middlesex [1] High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [1] Highbury, London [1] Highgate Hill, London [1] Hillingdon, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [378] Corporal [52] Gunner [37] Serjeant [37] Driver [32] Sapper [32] Second Lieutenant [21] Lieutenant [20] Lance Corporal [18] Captain [15] Acting Serjeant [8] Staff Serjeant [8] Major [7] Bombardier [6] Acting Corporal [5] Rifleman [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Pioneer [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Drummer [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Major [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Worker [2] 1st Class Master Gunner [1] 2nd Corporal [1] Acting Lieutenant-Colonel [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Aircraftman 1st Class [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Chief Petty Officer [1] Clerk [1] Clerk 1st Class [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major /Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1] Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1] Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [1] Flying Officer [1] Guardsman [1] Honorary Superintendent [1] Lady of Grace [1] Lance Bombardier [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [50] Royal Engineers [48] Royal Field Artillery [48] Labour Corps [40] London Regiment [39] Bedfordshire Regiment [33] Royal Garrison Artillery [29] Machine Gun Corps [26] Royal Fusiliers [17] Middlesex Regiment [16] Royal Army Medical Corps [16] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [15] Gloucestershire Regiment [13] Rifle Brigade [13] Welsh Regiment [12] Worcestershire Regiment [12] Hampshire Regiment [10] Army Veterinary Corps [9] Lincolnshire Regiment [9] Manchester Regiment [9] Northamptonshire Regiment [9] Royal Army Service Corps [9] Canadian Infantry [8] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8] Essex Regiment [7] Leicestershire Regiment [7] Royal Air Force [7] The Queen's Regiment [7] Dorsetshire Regiment [6] Hertfordshire Regiment [6] Norfolk Regiment [6] Royal Berkshire Regiment [6] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [6] Royal West Kent Regiment [6] Coldstream Guards [5] East Surrey Regiment [5] Herefordshire Regiment [5] South Lancashire Regiment [5] Army Cyclist Corps [4] Army Ordnance Corps [4] British Red Cross Society [4] Cheshire Regiment [4] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [4] East Kent Regiment [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] French Red Cross [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Royal Sussex Regiment [4] 9th Lancers [3]

Service

British Army [623] Royal Navy [52] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [46] Canadian Expeditionary Force [37] Australian Imperial Force [30] Other Empire Force [6] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

G [802] J [1] T [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [787] Merchant Navy [4] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [22] Canada [1] Egypt [1] Ireland [1]

Rachel Dudley Ward

Born 1868

Died 1920

Other Empire Force Honorary Superintendent Officers' Clubs and Rest Houses Expeditionary Force

British Army Honorary Superintendent Australian Volunteer Hospital

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Isabel Charlotte Talbot Formerly Gurney

Born 1852

Died 1932

Other Empire Force Lady of Grace Order of St John of Jerusalem

Other Empire Force President British Red Cross Society County Dublin Branch

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Thomas Jermey

Died 1915

British Army 9128 Private East Yorkshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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S Gurney-Dixon

British Army Temporary Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

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S Gurney-Dixon

British Army Temporary Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

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