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Sydney New South Wales [26]

London, Middlesex, England [25]

Melbourne Victoria [25]

London England [21]

London, Middlesex [15]

Adelaide South Australia [14]

Liverpool, Lancashire [14]

Devonport, Devon [13]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [12]

Plymouth, Devon [12]

Ipswich, Suffolk [11]

Islington, London [11]

Ballarat Victoria [10]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [10]

Launceston Tas Tasmania [9]

Norwich, Norfolk [9]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [8]

Geelong Victoria [8]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [8]

Manchester, Lancashire [8]

Brisbane Queensland [7]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [7]

Brighton, Sussex [6]

Portsea, Hampshire [6]

Bendigo Victoria [5]

Crediton, Devon [5]

Hackney, London [5]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [5]

Ipswich, Suffolk, England [5]

Lambeth, London [5]

Leeds, Yorkshire [5]

Newcastle New South Wales [5]

Newlyn, Cornwall, England [5]

Nottingham [5]

Alverstoke, Hampshire [4]

Belfast [4]

Dublin [4]

Eastbourne [4]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [4]

Kingsbridge, Devon [4]

Maidstone, Kent [4]

Mousehole, Cornwall [4]

Paddington, London [4]

Penrith New South Wales [4]

Southampton, Hampshire [4]

Wimborne, Dorset [4]

Bodmin, Cornwall [3]

Bundaberg Queensland [3]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [3]

Cork [3]

Rank

Private [3864]

Gunner [434]

Serjeant [347]

Corporal [316]

Driver [315]

Sapper [280]

Second Lieutenant [161]

Lieutenant [149]

Lance Corporal [141]

Captain [120]

Acting Corporal [85]

Pioneer [60]

Bombardier [53]

Acting Serjeant [52]

Major [49]

Rifleman [28]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [24]

Worker [21]

Lieutenant Colonel [20]

Staff Serjeant [19]

Lance Serjeant [16]

Able Seaman [13]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [13]

Staff Nurse [13]

Company Serjeant Major [12]

Acting Bombardier [11]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [10]

Colour Serjeant [10]

Temporary Captain [10]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [9]

Acting Staff Serjeant [8]

Lieutenant Commander [8]

Stoker 1st Class [8]

Acting Captain [7]

Acting Lance Corporal [7]

Battery Serjeant Major [7]

Guardsman [7]

Leading Seaman [7]

Ordinary Seaman [7]

Shoeing Smith [7]

Sister [7]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Nurse [6]

Reverend [6]

Trooper [6]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Commander [5]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [5]

Temporary Lieutenant [5]

Orderly [4]

Unit

Royal Engineers [548]

Royal Field Artillery [496]

Labour Corps [463]

Army Service Corps [449]

London Regiment [276]

Royal Garrison Artillery [270]

Royal Army Medical Corps [205]

Machine Gun Corps [189]

Royal Fusiliers [141]

Rifle Brigade [107]

Devonshire Regiment [105]

Essex Regiment [104]

Middlesex Regiment [103]

Northumberland Fusiliers [102]

Suffolk Regiment [99]

North Staffordshire Regiment [94]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [93]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [81]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [81]

Royal Army Service Corps [80]

Norfolk Regiment [76]

Hampshire Regiment [74]

Liverpool Regiment [73]

Highland Light Infantry [68]

Lincolnshire Regiment [64]

Gloucestershire Regiment [63]

Somerset Light Infantry [63]

The Queen's Regiment [63]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [60]

South Staffordshire Regiment [58]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [57]

Worcestershire Regiment [57]

Durham Light Infantry [56]

Manchester Regiment [55]

Royal Sussex Regiment [55]

Welsh Regiment [55]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [53]

Bedfordshire Regiment [51]

Lancashire Fusiliers [51]

Northamptonshire Regiment [51]

East Kent Regiment [49]

Leicestershire Regiment [49]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [49]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [49]

Army Ordnance Corps [48]

Cheshire Regiment [48]

Royal Naval Division [48]

Canadian Infantry [47]

East Surrey Regiment [47]

Royal Irish Rifles [44]

Service

British Army [6192]

Royal Navy [706]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [513]

Australian Imperial Force [485]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [456]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [143]

Other Empire Force [9]

Indian Army [6]

South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

H [8734]

I [3]

M [3]

G [2]

K [2]

P [2]

C [1]

E [1]

R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [8465]

Merchant Navy [212]

Conscientious Objector [19]

Country

United Kingdom [148]

Ireland [3]

Germany [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [26] London, Middlesex, England [25] Melbourne Victoria [25] London England [21] London, Middlesex [15] Adelaide South Australia [14] Liverpool, Lancashire [14] Devonport, Devon [13] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [12] Plymouth, Devon [12] Ipswich, Suffolk [11] Islington, London [11] Ballarat Victoria [10] Bristol, Gloucestershire [10] Launceston Tas Tasmania [9] Norwich, Norfolk [9] Birmingham, Warwickshire [8] Geelong Victoria [8] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [8] Manchester, Lancashire [8] Brisbane Queensland [7] Portsmouth, Hampshire [7] Brighton, Sussex [6] Portsea, Hampshire [6] Bendigo Victoria [5] Crediton, Devon [5] Hackney, London [5] Hull, Yorkshire, England [5] Ipswich, Suffolk, England [5] Lambeth, London [5] Leeds, Yorkshire [5] Newcastle New South Wales [5] Newlyn, Cornwall, England [5] Nottingham [5] Alverstoke, Hampshire [4] Belfast [4] Dublin [4] Eastbourne [4] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [4] Kingsbridge, Devon [4] Maidstone, Kent [4] Mousehole, Cornwall [4] Paddington, London [4] Penrith New South Wales [4] Southampton, Hampshire [4] Wimborne, Dorset [4] Bodmin, Cornwall [3] Bundaberg Queensland [3] Cardiff, Glamorgan [3] Cork [3]

Rank

Private [3864] Gunner [434] Serjeant [347] Corporal [316] Driver [315] Sapper [280] Second Lieutenant [161] Lieutenant [149] Lance Corporal [141] Captain [120] Acting Corporal [85] Pioneer [60] Bombardier [53] Acting Serjeant [52] Major [49] Rifleman [28] Warrant Officer Class 2 [24] Worker [21] Lieutenant Colonel [20] Staff Serjeant [19] Lance Serjeant [16] Able Seaman [13] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [13] Staff Nurse [13] Company Serjeant Major [12] Acting Bombardier [11] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [10] Colour Serjeant [10] Temporary Captain [10] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [9] Acting Staff Serjeant [8] Lieutenant Commander [8] Stoker 1st Class [8] Acting Captain [7] Acting Lance Corporal [7] Battery Serjeant Major [7] Guardsman [7] Leading Seaman [7] Ordinary Seaman [7] Shoeing Smith [7] Sister [7] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Nurse [6] Reverend [6] Trooper [6] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Commander [5] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [5] Temporary Lieutenant [5] Orderly [4]

Unit

Royal Engineers [548] Royal Field Artillery [496] Labour Corps [463] Army Service Corps [449] London Regiment [276] Royal Garrison Artillery [270] Royal Army Medical Corps [205] Machine Gun Corps [189] Royal Fusiliers [141] Rifle Brigade [107] Devonshire Regiment [105] Essex Regiment [104] Middlesex Regiment [103] Northumberland Fusiliers [102] Suffolk Regiment [99] North Staffordshire Regiment [94] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [93] King's Royal Rifle Corps [81] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [81] Royal Army Service Corps [80] Norfolk Regiment [76] Hampshire Regiment [74] Liverpool Regiment [73] Highland Light Infantry [68] Lincolnshire Regiment [64] Gloucestershire Regiment [63] Somerset Light Infantry [63] The Queen's Regiment [63] Royal Berkshire Regiment [60] South Staffordshire Regiment [58] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [57] Worcestershire Regiment [57] Durham Light Infantry [56] Manchester Regiment [55] Royal Sussex Regiment [55] Welsh Regiment [55] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [53] Bedfordshire Regiment [51] Lancashire Fusiliers [51] Northamptonshire Regiment [51] East Kent Regiment [49] Leicestershire Regiment [49] Royal Scots Fusiliers [49] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [49] Army Ordnance Corps [48] Cheshire Regiment [48] Royal Naval Division [48] Canadian Infantry [47] East Surrey Regiment [47] Royal Irish Rifles [44]

Service

British Army [6192] Royal Navy [706] Canadian Expeditionary Force [513] Australian Imperial Force [485] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [456] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [143] Other Empire Force [9] Indian Army [6] South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

H [8734] I [3] M [3] G [2] K [2] P [2] C [1] E [1] R [1]

Contribution

Military Service [8465] Merchant Navy [212] Conscientious Objector [19]

Country

United Kingdom [148] Ireland [3] Germany [1]

Richard Ernle Harvey

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army Captain Royal Highlanders

British Army Captain Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 9th Bn.

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Albert James Harvey

Born 1890

Died 1925

British Army 4678 Private Royal Army Medical Corps/10th General Hospital

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Alexander Harvey

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army S/16937 Private Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

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Henry William Harvey

Born 1892

Died 1971

British Army S/8249 Private Army Ordnance Corps

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Barbara Ellen Goodwin

Born 1894

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 611 Women's Royal Air Force

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 611 Member Women's Royal Air Force Aeroplane Repair Shops

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Claughton Pellew-Harvey

Born 1890

Died 1966

British Army 1377

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Charles Christopher Harvey

Born 1887

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 3072 44th Bn

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Leonard Harvey

Born 1878

Died 1919

Royal Navy RMA/5973 Sergeant Royal Marine Artillery attached South African Heavy Artillery

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William James Harvey

Born 1889

Died 1918

Royal Navy 4702/A Leading Seaman Royal Naval Reserve: S.S. "Everilda"

Royal Navy A4702 Royal Naval Reserve

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Tom Harvey

Born 1871

Died 1917

British Army 5837 Sergeant Royal Defence Corps

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William George Harvey

Died 1918

British Army 47416 Private Duke Of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment) 4th (Territorial) Battalion

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Noel Harvey

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 5302 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 532514 Private London Regiment 15th lond Battalion

British Army 532514 Private London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles)

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Anstice Fairfax Harvey

Born 1889

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Nurse Voluntary Aid Detachment Portland Royal Naval Hospital

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Andrew Harvey

Died 1915

British Army 3034 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

British Army 3034 Private Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) 1/7th (Fife) Battalion (Territorial Force)

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Bertie Harvey

Born 1892

Died 1919

British Army 35291 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers Depot

British Army 35291 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Edward Harvey

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 16341 Lance Corporal Hampshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Ernest Harvey

Born 1890

Died 1919

British Army 201340 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 201340 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Harry Harvey

Born 1892

Died 1919

British Army 37250 Driver Royal Field Artillery "C" Bty. 80th Bde

British Army 37250 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Noel Trewavas Harvey

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 26113 Private Liverpool Regiment

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John Harvey

Died 1918

British Army 7896 Private Connaught Rangers

British Army 41060 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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