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London, Middlesex [5]

Fitzroy Victoria [4]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [4]

Whitechapel, London [4]

Gosport, Hampshire [3]

Mile End, London [3]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [3]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Whitechapel, London, Middlesex [3]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Charters Towers Queensland [2]

Collingwood Victoria [2]

Enmore New South Wales [2]

Fulham, London [2]

Margaret River Western Australia [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Mile End, London, Middlesex [2]

Petersham New South Wales [2]

Stepney, London [2]

Yeovil, Somerset [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Aitutaki [1]

Aldgate, London [1]

Alum Bay, Isle of Wight [1]

Antigua [1]

Auckland [1]

Barnstaple, Devon [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Belfast, Down [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bow, London [1]

Bow, London, Middlesex [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Brixton, Surrey [1]

Broken Hill New South Wales [1]

Burbage, Wilts [1]

Canterbury, Kent [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Chelmsford, Essex [1]

Chichester, Sussex [1]

Coudong New South Wales [1]

Cumberland New South Wales [1]

Deepwater New South Wales [1]

Dorchester, Dorset [1]

Dublin [1]

Dumfries [1]

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire [1]

Rank

Private [361]

Gunner [22]

Driver [21]

Serjeant [19]

Corporal [17]

Second Lieutenant [17]

Sapper [16]

Lieutenant [12]

Acting Corporal [9]

Lance Corporal [8]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Rifleman [6]

Able Seaman [3]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Farrier Serjeant [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Second Lieutenant /Temporary Major [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Armament Staff Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Cadet [1]

Captain [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Flight Sub Lieutenant [1]

Lance Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Leading Cook's Mate [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Major [1]

Mechanician [1]

Petty Officer Mechanic [1]

Pioneer [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant /Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Serjeant Temporary Sub Conductor [1]

Ship's Cook [1]

Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Sub Conductor [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Trimmer [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Wheeler [1]

Wheeler Serjeant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [46]

Army Service Corps [40]

London Regiment [40]

Royal Fusiliers [30]

Royal Field Artillery [29]

Royal Engineers [28]

Machine Gun Corps [19]

Middlesex Regiment [15]

Rifle Brigade [13]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [13]

Cape Coloured Labour Regiment [12]

Essex Regiment [12]

Hampshire Regiment [12]

Royal Army Service Corps [12]

Royal Garrison Artillery [12]

Somerset Light Infantry [12]

Worcestershire Regiment [12]

Gloucestershire Regiment [11]

Welsh Regiment [11]

Liverpool Regiment [10]

Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10]

Wiltshire Regiment [9]

Leicestershire Regiment [8]

Devonshire Regiment [7]

British West Indies Regiment [6]

Royal Sussex Regiment [6]

South Wales Borderers [6]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [5]

Royal Defence Corps [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

Suffolk Regiment [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Tank Corps [4]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

County of London Yeomanry [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Honourable Artillery Company [3]

Indian Defence Force [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Service

British Army [512]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [73]

Royal Navy [67]

Australian Imperial Force [32]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [18]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

I [724]

D [1]

P [1]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [708]

Merchant Navy [13]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

Australia [1]

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People [727] Stories Communities

Place of birth

London, Middlesex [5] Fitzroy Victoria [4] Salisbury, Wiltshire [4] Whitechapel, London [4] Gosport, Hampshire [3] Mile End, London [3] Portsmouth, Hampshire [3] Southampton, Hampshire, England [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Whitechapel, London, Middlesex [3] Bath, Somerset [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Charters Towers Queensland [2] Collingwood Victoria [2] Enmore New South Wales [2] Fulham, London [2] Margaret River Western Australia [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Mile End, London, Middlesex [2] Petersham New South Wales [2] Stepney, London [2] Yeovil, Somerset [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Aitutaki [1] Aldgate, London [1] Alum Bay, Isle of Wight [1] Antigua [1] Auckland [1] Barnstaple, Devon [1] Battersea, London [1] Belfast, Down [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bow, London [1] Bow, London, Middlesex [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Brixton, Surrey [1] Broken Hill New South Wales [1] Burbage, Wilts [1] Canterbury, Kent [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Chelmsford, Essex [1] Chichester, Sussex [1] Coudong New South Wales [1] Cumberland New South Wales [1] Deepwater New South Wales [1] Dorchester, Dorset [1] Dublin [1] Dumfries [1] Dumfries, Dumfriesshire [1]

Rank

Private [361] Gunner [22] Driver [21] Serjeant [19] Corporal [17] Second Lieutenant [17] Sapper [16] Lieutenant [12] Acting Corporal [9] Lance Corporal [8] Acting Serjeant [6] Rifleman [6] Able Seaman [3] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Farrier Serjeant [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Second Lieutenant /Temporary Major [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Armament Staff Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Cadet [1] Captain [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Flight Sub Lieutenant [1] Lance Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Leading Cook's Mate [1] Leading Seaman [1] Major [1] Mechanician [1] Petty Officer Mechanic [1] Pioneer [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant /Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Serjeant Major [1] Serjeant Temporary Sub Conductor [1] Ship's Cook [1] Squadron Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Staff Nurse [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Sub Conductor [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Trimmer [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Wheeler [1] Wheeler Serjeant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [46] Army Service Corps [40] London Regiment [40] Royal Fusiliers [30] Royal Field Artillery [29] Royal Engineers [28] Machine Gun Corps [19] Middlesex Regiment [15] Rifle Brigade [13] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [13] Cape Coloured Labour Regiment [12] Essex Regiment [12] Hampshire Regiment [12] Royal Army Service Corps [12] Royal Garrison Artillery [12] Somerset Light Infantry [12] Worcestershire Regiment [12] Gloucestershire Regiment [11] Welsh Regiment [11] Liverpool Regiment [10] Royal Army Medical Corps [10] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10] Wiltshire Regiment [9] Leicestershire Regiment [8] Devonshire Regiment [7] British West Indies Regiment [6] Royal Sussex Regiment [6] South Wales Borderers [6] Manchester Regiment [5] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [5] Royal Defence Corps [5] Royal Naval Division [5] Suffolk Regiment [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Tank Corps [4] Cheshire Regiment [3] County of London Yeomanry [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3] Honourable Artillery Company [3] Indian Defence Force [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] Royal Flying Corps [3]

Service

British Army [512] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [73] Royal Navy [67] Australian Imperial Force [32] Canadian Expeditionary Force [18] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7] Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

I [724] D [1] P [1] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [708] Merchant Navy [13] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [14] Australia [1]

Albert H. Isaacs

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F W Isaacs

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Alexander Isaac, Or Isaacs

Died 1919

British Army 14315 Private British West Indies Regiment

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Abraham Levy Isaacs

Born 1896

Royal Navy J24059 Able Seaman HMS Champion

Royal Navy J24059 Leading Seaman HMS Champion

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Martha Porter

Born 1894

British Army Women's Army Auxiliary Corps

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Alice Edith Isaacs

Born 1866

Other Empire Force Armenia's Flag Day Depot

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Jack Alias Nicholas Davies Alias Isaacs

Born 1897

Royal Navy 20319 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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