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Cowra New South Wales [7]

Adelaide South Australia [6]

Hobart Tas Tasmania [6]

Melbourne Victoria [6]

Bathurst New South Wales [4]

Warracknabeal Victoria [4]

Dover, Kent [3]

Galashiels, Selkirkshire [3]

Glasgow [3]

Glasgow Scotland [3]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3]

Ipswich, Suffolk [3]

London England [3]

Maidstone, Kent [3]

Newport, Monmouthshire [3]

Norwich, Norfolk [3]

Southampton, Hampshire [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [2]

Adlington, Lancashire [2]

Alnwick, Northumberland [2]

Ayr, Ayrshire [2]

Brentford, Middlesex [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [2]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2]

Edinburgh [2]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [2]

Ellesmere, Shropshire [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

Glenelg South Australia [2]

Holborn, London [2]

Islington, Middlesex [2]

Lambeth, Surrey [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Scotland [2]

Swanley, Kent [2]

4 Crown Villas Beccles Road Lowestoft England [1]

Aberdeenshire [1]

Adlington, Chorley, Lancashire [1]

Annadale Station Queensland [1]

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1]

Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

Armley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Ashton under Lyne [1]

Athlone [1]

Augathella Queensland [1]

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [905]

Gunner [93]

Driver [85]

Corporal [66]

Sapper [65]

Serjeant [54]

Second Lieutenant [44]

Lance Corporal [40]

Lieutenant [35]

Captain [19]

Acting Corporal [17]

Major [14]

Bombardier [11]

Pioneer [11]

Acting Serjeant [10]

Lieutenant Colonel [10]

Worker [7]

Colour Serjeant [5]

Rifleman [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4]

Corporal 2nd [4]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Nursing Sister [4]

Private Acting Corporal [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Reverend [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Farrier Serjeant [2]

Guardsman [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Nurse [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Private/Lance Corporal [2]

Sergeant [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Sub Lieutenant [2]

Temporary Major /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2]

4th Class Chaplain to the Forces [1]

Actin [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [130]

Labour Corps [106]

Royal Engineers [103]

Army Service Corps [101]

Machine Gun Corps [60]

Royal Garrison Artillery [59]

Northumberland Fusiliers [56]

London Regiment [50]

Royal Scots [47]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [36]

Royal Highlanders [33]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [32]

Highland Light Infantry [32]

Durham Light Infantry [31]

Royal Army Medical Corps [31]

Royal Fusiliers [25]

Scottish Rifles [25]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [22]

Norfolk Regiment [22]

Suffolk Regiment [22]

Yorkshire Regiment [22]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [20]

West Yorkshire Regiment [20]

Rifle Brigade [19]

North Staffordshire Regiment [17]

Canadian Infantry [16]

Seaforth Highlanders [15]

Middlesex Regiment [14]

Worcestershire Regiment [14]

York and Lancaster Regiment [14]

Hampshire Regiment [13]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [13]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [13]

Army Ordnance Corps [12]

Essex Regiment [12]

Gordon Highlanders [12]

Royal Army Service Corps [12]

Cheshire Regiment [11]

Royal Naval Division [11]

West Riding Regiment [11]

Lincolnshire Regiment [10]

South Staffordshire Regiment [10]

The Queen's Regiment [10]

Army Veterinary Corps [9]

Cameron Highlanders [9]

East Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Gloucestershire Regiment [9]

Leicestershire Regiment [9]

Manchester Regiment [9]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [8]

Service

British Army [1406]

Royal Navy [140]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [134]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [126]

Australian Imperial Force [99]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [33]

Other Empire Force [3]

Indian Army [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

H [1970]

J [5]

M [4]

F [3]

W [2]

A [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1933]

Merchant Navy [37]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [29]

Canada [2]

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People [1985] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Cowra New South Wales [7] Adelaide South Australia [6] Hobart Tas Tasmania [6] Melbourne Victoria [6] Bathurst New South Wales [4] Warracknabeal Victoria [4] Dover, Kent [3] Galashiels, Selkirkshire [3] Glasgow [3] Glasgow Scotland [3] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [3] Ipswich, Suffolk [3] London England [3] Maidstone, Kent [3] Newport, Monmouthshire [3] Norwich, Norfolk [3] Southampton, Hampshire [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [2] Adlington, Lancashire [2] Alnwick, Northumberland [2] Ayr, Ayrshire [2] Brentford, Middlesex [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [2] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2] Edinburgh [2] Edinburgh, Midlothian [2] Ellesmere, Shropshire [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] Glenelg South Australia [2] Holborn, London [2] Islington, Middlesex [2] Lambeth, Surrey [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Scotland [2] Swanley, Kent [2] 4 Crown Villas Beccles Road Lowestoft England [1] Aberdeenshire [1] Adlington, Chorley, Lancashire [1] Annadale Station Queensland [1] Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [1] Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland [1] Armley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Ashton under Lyne [1] Athlone [1] Augathella Queensland [1] Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [905] Gunner [93] Driver [85] Corporal [66] Sapper [65] Serjeant [54] Second Lieutenant [44] Lance Corporal [40] Lieutenant [35] Captain [19] Acting Corporal [17] Major [14] Bombardier [11] Pioneer [11] Acting Serjeant [10] Lieutenant Colonel [10] Worker [7] Colour Serjeant [5] Rifleman [5] Able Seaman [4] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4] Corporal 2nd [4] Lance Serjeant [4] Nursing Sister [4] Private Acting Corporal [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Reverend [3] Temporary Captain [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Farrier Serjeant [2] Guardsman [2] Leading Stoker [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Nurse [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Private/Lance Corporal [2] Sergeant [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Staff Nurse [2] Sub Lieutenant [2] Temporary Major /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2] 4th Class Chaplain to the Forces [1] Actin [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [130] Labour Corps [106] Royal Engineers [103] Army Service Corps [101] Machine Gun Corps [60] Royal Garrison Artillery [59] Northumberland Fusiliers [56] London Regiment [50] Royal Scots [47] Royal Scots Fusiliers [36] Royal Highlanders [33] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [32] Highland Light Infantry [32] Durham Light Infantry [31] Royal Army Medical Corps [31] Royal Fusiliers [25] Scottish Rifles [25] King's Royal Rifle Corps [22] Norfolk Regiment [22] Suffolk Regiment [22] Yorkshire Regiment [22] King's Own Scottish Borderers [20] West Yorkshire Regiment [20] Rifle Brigade [19] North Staffordshire Regiment [17] Canadian Infantry [16] Seaforth Highlanders [15] Middlesex Regiment [14] Worcestershire Regiment [14] York and Lancaster Regiment [14] Hampshire Regiment [13] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [13] Yorkshire Light Infantry [13] Army Ordnance Corps [12] Essex Regiment [12] Gordon Highlanders [12] Royal Army Service Corps [12] Cheshire Regiment [11] Royal Naval Division [11] West Riding Regiment [11] Lincolnshire Regiment [10] South Staffordshire Regiment [10] The Queen's Regiment [10] Army Veterinary Corps [9] Cameron Highlanders [9] East Yorkshire Regiment [9] Gloucestershire Regiment [9] Leicestershire Regiment [9] Manchester Regiment [9] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [8]

Service

British Army [1406] Royal Navy [140] Canadian Expeditionary Force [134] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [126] Australian Imperial Force [99] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [33] Other Empire Force [3] Indian Army [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

H [1970] J [5] M [4] F [3] W [2] A [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1933] Merchant Navy [37] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [29] Canada [2]

Audrey M F Acland-Hood

British Army Voluntary Aid Detachment

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Francis Edward Shaw Jacomb-Hood

British Army 4th Class Chaplain to the Forces Royal Army Chaplain's Department

British Army Captain Royal Army Chaplain's Department

British Army Reverend Royal Army Chaplain's Department

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M S Jacomb-Hood

British Army 1627 Gunner Indian Defence Force

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C J Jacomb-Hood

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Army Medical Corps

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Margaret Jacomb-Hood

British Army Young Mens Christian Association

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