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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]

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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]

Basil S Harvey

British Army D/33587 Private 7th Dragoon Guards

British Army 392110 Private 7th Dragoon Guards

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Henry Harvey

British Army 76997 Gunner 5th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 76997 Bombardier 5th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 1401711 Bombardier 5th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery

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C Harvey

British Army Captain 29th Lancers Indian Army

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John A Harvey

British Army 7982 Private 5th Dragoon Guards

British Army D/7982 Private 5th Dragoon Guards

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John Harvey

British Army 8774 Private 2nd Royal Scots

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Olive Kathleen Ismay

Born 1884

Died 1965

Canadian Expeditionary Force Nursing Sister Canadian Army Medical Corps 10th Stationary Hospital

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John Samuel Harvey

Born 1890

Died 1918

Royal Navy K6961 Stoker 1st Class HMS Racoon

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Florence Elizabeth Harvey

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E. C. Harvey

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Alec Harvey

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S. Harvey

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James Swan Harvey

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Charles Harvey

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Leitrim Eric Lester Harvey

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George Frederic Harvey

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R L Harvey

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J B Harvey

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E. W. Harvey

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Robert Henry Harvey, M.s.m.

British Army 22196 Serjeant Leicestershire Regiment 11th battalion, leicest Battalion

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Charles Thomas William Ivey

Born 1895

Royal Navy K19447

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