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Private [469]

Gunner [54]

Driver [42]

Corporal [29]

Serjeant [27]

Sapper [22]

Second Lieutenant [22]

Captain [17]

Lieutenant [14]

Lance Corporal [13]

Acting Corporal [9]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Pioneer [6]

Major [5]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Bombardier [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Nursing Sister [3]

Rifleman [3]

Sister [3]

Staff Nurse [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Able Seaman RNVR [1]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [1]

Assistant Surgeon [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Boat Hand [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Commandant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Engineer Lieutenant Commander [1]

Flight Officer (Observer) [1]

Late Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

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Royal Field Artillery [59]

Labour Corps [58]

Royal Engineers [50]

Army Service Corps [46]

London Regiment [32]

Royal Garrison Artillery [25]

Royal Scots [25]

Royal Highlanders [24]

Machine Gun Corps [21]

Royal Army Medical Corps [21]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [16]

Highland Light Infantry [15]

South Staffordshire Regiment [14]

Northumberland Fusiliers [12]

North Staffordshire Regiment [11]

Royal Fusiliers [11]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [11]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [10]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [10]

Northamptonshire Regiment [9]

Worcestershire Regiment [9]

Durham Light Infantry [8]

Essex Regiment [8]

Hampshire Regiment [8]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [8]

Leicestershire Regiment [8]

Lincolnshire Regiment [8]

Manchester Regiment [8]

Suffolk Regiment [8]

Welsh Regiment [8]

Devonshire Regiment [7]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [7]

Rifle Brigade [7]

Royal Defence Corps [7]

The Queen's Regiment [7]

Gordon Highlanders [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [6]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [6]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6]

Seaforth Highlanders [6]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [6]

Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [5]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [721]

Royal Navy [66]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [52]

Australian Imperial Force [52]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [44]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12]

Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

H [959]

B [2]

J [1]

Contribution

Military Service [942]

Merchant Navy [13]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

Canada [1]

Guyana [1]

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Melbourne Victoria [5] Sydney New South Wales [5] Lismore New South Wales [4] Ballarat Victoria [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Hackney, London [2] Hammersmith, London [2] Maryborough Queensland [2] North Melbourne Victoria [2] Poplar, London [2] Poplar, Middlesex, England [2] South Shields, Durham [2] Tayport, Fifeshire [2] Woodend Victoria [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Alveley Village, nr Bridgnorth Shropshire [1] Auburn New South Wales [1] BArrow in Furness, Lancashire [1] Barrow on Humber, Lincolnshire [1] Barrow-on-Humber, Lincolnshire [1] Bermondsey London [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Broadstairs, Kent [1] Bundaberg Queensland [1] Camberwell, London [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Cheltenham England [1] Childers Queensland [1] Cork [1] Cornwall [1] Darlington, Durham [1] Dartford, Kent [1] Dartmouth, Devon [1] Deloraine Tasmania [1] Deptford, Kent [1] Derbyshire England [1] Donegal, Ireland [1] Dunfermline Scotland [1] Dunfermline, Fife [1] Dunfermline, Fifeshire [1] Dyce, Aberdeenshire [1] Eagle, Lincolnshire [1] Edinburgh [1] Edinburgh Scotland [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Edmonton, London [1]

Rank

Private [469] Gunner [54] Driver [42] Corporal [29] Serjeant [27] Sapper [22] Second Lieutenant [22] Captain [17] Lieutenant [14] Lance Corporal [13] Acting Corporal [9] Acting Serjeant [6] Pioneer [6] Major [5] Lance Serjeant [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Bombardier [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Nursing Sister [3] Rifleman [3] Sister [3] Staff Nurse [3] Temporary Captain [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Deck Hand [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Private Acting Lance Corporal [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] 2nd Corporal [1] Able Seaman [1] Able Seaman RNVR [1] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Armourer Staff Serjeant [1] Assistant Surgeon [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Boat Hand [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Chief Stoker [1] Commandant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Engineer Lieutenant Commander [1] Flight Officer (Observer) [1] Late Temporary Lieutenant [1] Leading Seaman [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [59] Labour Corps [58] Royal Engineers [50] Army Service Corps [46] London Regiment [32] Royal Garrison Artillery [25] Royal Scots [25] Royal Highlanders [24] Machine Gun Corps [21] Royal Army Medical Corps [21] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [16] Highland Light Infantry [15] South Staffordshire Regiment [14] Northumberland Fusiliers [12] North Staffordshire Regiment [11] Royal Fusiliers [11] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [11] King's Royal Rifle Corps [10] Royal Scots Fusiliers [10] Northamptonshire Regiment [9] Worcestershire Regiment [9] Durham Light Infantry [8] Essex Regiment [8] Hampshire Regiment [8] King's Own Scottish Borderers [8] Leicestershire Regiment [8] Lincolnshire Regiment [8] Manchester Regiment [8] Suffolk Regiment [8] Welsh Regiment [8] Devonshire Regiment [7] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [7] Rifle Brigade [7] Royal Defence Corps [7] The Queen's Regiment [7] Gordon Highlanders [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] Liverpool Regiment [6] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [6] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [6] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [6] Seaforth Highlanders [6] Yorkshire Light Infantry [6] Army Ordnance Corps [5] Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [5] East Surrey Regiment [5] Royal Naval Division [5] York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [721] Royal Navy [66] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [52] Australian Imperial Force [52] Canadian Expeditionary Force [44] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12] Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

H [959] B [2] J [1]

Contribution

Military Service [942] Merchant Navy [13] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [15] Canada [1] Guyana [1]

William Charles Harley

Died 1917

British Army 373880 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 5101 Rifleman London Regiment 10th Battalion

British Army 7032 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Thomas Mcewan David Harley

Australian Imperial Force 678

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Henry Harley

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 217217

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Alexander Harley

Died 1916

British Army 26519 Private Royal Scots

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Alexander Harley

Died 1917

British Army 6642 Private London Regiment 4th lond Battalion

British Army 283203 Private London Regiment 4th lond Battalion

British Army 283203 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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Harry Harley

Died 1916

British Army 201333 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Anthony John Harley

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 17161 Lance Corporal North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 17161 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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Cecil Harley

Died 1917

British Army 120453 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Charles Harley

Died 1916

British Army 40040 Private Royal Scots

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John Harley

Born 1885

Died 1915

British Army S/7208 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Arthur Henry William Harley

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 4548 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) 2nd (City of London) Battalion

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Ambrose Harley

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 4580 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 241668 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Frank Harley

Died 1917

British Army 211918 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Harry Harley

Died 1917

British Army 12328 Private Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 12328 Acting Corporal Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 12328 Corporal Leicestershire Regiment

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Charles Harley

Died 1916

British Army S/12430 Private Gordon Highlanders

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Edwin Harley

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 56260 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army TR4/2940 Private Training Reserve Battalion

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Francis George Harley

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 13409 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army 19384 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps

British Army 19384 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Charles W Harley

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 115819 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Ralph Harley

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 2728 Private Fife and Forfar Yeomanry

British Army 345461 Private Royal Highlanders

British Army 345461 Acting Lance Corporal Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 14th (Fife and Forfar Yeomanry) Battalion

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Thomas Charles Harley

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 9594 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 9594 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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