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Snowtown South Australia [4]

London, Middlesex [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [2]

Fitzroy Victoria [2]

Glenelg South Australia [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Lowestoft, Suffolk [2]

Narandera New South Wales [2]

Weybridge, Surrey [2]

Albany Western Australia [1]

Auckland [1]

Barnet Castle, Yorkshire [1]

Baughurst, Hampshire [1]

Bettws, Carmarthenshire [1]

Beverley South Australia [1]

Bodmin, Cornwall [1]

Bootle, Lancashire [1]

Bow, London [1]

Burwood New South Wales [1]

Cambridgeshire [1]

Carlton Conville, Suffolk [1]

Charters Towers Queensland [1]

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Cromer, Norfolk [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Cumberland New South Wales [1]

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Enmore New South Wales [1]

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Kapunda South Australia [1]

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Kootingal New South Wales [1]

Lewisham, London [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

London [1]

Mahdipur [1]

Maryvale Queensland [1]

Melbourne South Australia [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Montego Bay [1]

Rank

Private [242]

Gunner [30]

Lieutenant [29]

Serjeant [22]

Corporal [19]

Driver [18]

Second Lieutenant [15]

Lance Corporal [14]

Captain [13]

Sapper [11]

Labourer [7]

Major [7]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [7]

Lieutenant Colonel [6]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Bombardier [5]

Colonel [5]

Lieutenant General [5]

Clerk [4]

Sister [4]

Staff Nurse [4]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Lance Naik [3]

Muleteer [3]

Rifleman [3]

Sepoy [3]

Servant [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Ganger [2]

Major General [2]

Major General /Temporary Lieutenant General [2]

Sergeant [2]

Serjeant Major [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

3rd Class Assistant Surgeon [1]

3rd Constable [1]

Accountant R.R. Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Assistant Matron [1]

Bombardier Acting Corporal [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Bugler [1]

Captain Major [1]

Clerk R.R. Serjeant [1]

Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Colonel /Temporary Major General [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Field Marshal [1]

Unit

London Regiment [35]

Royal Field Artillery [28]

Royal Garrison Artillery [23]

Indian Defence Force [21]

Labour Corps [20]

Army Service Corps [18]

Nigeria Regiment [18]

Royal Army Medical Corps [17]

Royal Engineers [17]

Royal Fusiliers [16]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

Welsh Regiment [11]

Gold Coast Regiment [9]

Hampshire Regiment [9]

Jewish Labour Corps [9]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [9]

Middlesex Regiment [9]

Devonshire Regiment [8]

Royal Horse Artillery [8]

Indian Army [7]

Manchester Regiment [7]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [7]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7]

Essex Regiment [6]

Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Belgian Agents [5]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Suffolk Regiment [5]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Norfolk Regiment [4]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

South African Native Labour Corps [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3]

Grenadier Guards [3]

Lancers [3]

Macedonian Mule Corps [3]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [3]

Staff [3]

Supply and Transport Corps [3]

Wiltshire Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [484]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [51]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [38]

Australian Imperial Force [36]

Royal Navy [32]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

J [655]

L [2]

P [1]

S [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [649]

Merchant Navy [10]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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Place of birth

Snowtown South Australia [4] London, Middlesex [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [2] Fitzroy Victoria [2] Glenelg South Australia [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Lowestoft, Suffolk [2] Narandera New South Wales [2] Weybridge, Surrey [2] Albany Western Australia [1] Auckland [1] Barnet Castle, Yorkshire [1] Baughurst, Hampshire [1] Bettws, Carmarthenshire [1] Beverley South Australia [1] Bodmin, Cornwall [1] Bootle, Lancashire [1] Bow, London [1] Burwood New South Wales [1] Cambridgeshire [1] Carlton Conville, Suffolk [1] Charters Towers Queensland [1] Cork [1] Cromer, Norfolk [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Cumberland New South Wales [1] Custom House, London [1] Dorset [1] Enmore New South Wales [1] Fairfield New South Wales [1] Folkestone, Kent, England [1] Gillingham, Kent [1] Haggerston, London [1] Hampstead, London, Middlesex [1] Headington Oxfordshire [1] Headington,Oxfordshire [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Kapunda South Australia [1] Kensington, London [1] Kootingal New South Wales [1] Lewisham, London [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] London [1] Mahdipur [1] Maryvale Queensland [1] Melbourne South Australia [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Montego Bay [1]

Rank

Private [242] Gunner [30] Lieutenant [29] Serjeant [22] Corporal [19] Driver [18] Second Lieutenant [15] Lance Corporal [14] Captain [13] Sapper [11] Labourer [7] Major [7] Warrant Officer Class 2 [7] Lieutenant Colonel [6] Acting Serjeant [5] Bombardier [5] Colonel [5] Lieutenant General [5] Clerk [4] Sister [4] Staff Nurse [4] Company Serjeant Major [3] Lance Naik [3] Muleteer [3] Rifleman [3] Sepoy [3] Servant [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Ganger [2] Major General [2] Major General /Temporary Lieutenant General [2] Sergeant [2] Serjeant Major [2] Staff Serjeant [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] 3rd Class Assistant Surgeon [1] 3rd Constable [1] Accountant R.R. Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Assistant Matron [1] Bombardier Acting Corporal [1] Brigadier General [1] Bugler [1] Captain Major [1] Clerk R.R. Serjeant [1] Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1] Colonel /Temporary Major General [1] Deck Hand [1] Field Marshal [1]

Unit

London Regiment [35] Royal Field Artillery [28] Royal Garrison Artillery [23] Indian Defence Force [21] Labour Corps [20] Army Service Corps [18] Nigeria Regiment [18] Royal Army Medical Corps [17] Royal Engineers [17] Royal Fusiliers [16] Machine Gun Corps [11] Welsh Regiment [11] Gold Coast Regiment [9] Hampshire Regiment [9] Jewish Labour Corps [9] King's Royal Rifle Corps [9] Middlesex Regiment [9] Devonshire Regiment [8] Royal Horse Artillery [8] Indian Army [7] Manchester Regiment [7] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [7] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7] Essex Regiment [6] Lincolnshire Regiment [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Belgian Agents [5] Durham Light Infantry [5] Liverpool Regiment [5] Suffolk Regiment [5] East Surrey Regiment [4] Norfolk Regiment [4] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] South African Native Labour Corps [4] South Wales Borderers [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3] Grenadier Guards [3] Lancers [3] Macedonian Mule Corps [3] Royal West Surrey Regiment [3] Staff [3] Supply and Transport Corps [3] Wiltshire Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [484] Canadian Expeditionary Force [51] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [38] Australian Imperial Force [36] Royal Navy [32] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

J [655] L [2] P [1] S [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [649] Merchant Navy [10]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Gilbert Jacob

Born 1889

British Army 5987 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 33462 Private Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry 6th Battalion

British Army 33462 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 3/4 battalion

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George Ernest Jacob

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 16947 Private Grenadier Guards

British Army 16947 Lance Corporal The Grenadier Guards 1st Battalion

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Kenneth Grant Jacob

Born 1895

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 770 Lieutenant 12th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 770 2nd Lieutenant 12th Battalion

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Robert Jacob

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 17248 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

British Army 17248 Private The Princess Charlotte of Wales (Royal Berkshire) Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Ross Blyth Jacob

Born 1885

Died 1959

Australian Imperial Force Captain 10th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force Lt-Colonel 10th Battalion

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Jack Jacob

Born 1891

Died 1949

Australian Imperial Force 2020 Private Army Service Corp 300th Mechanical Transport

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William Jacob

Born 1881

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force WR/353593 Sapper Royal Engineers Inland Water Transport

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Gordon Hillier Jacob

Born 1888

Died 1956

Australian Imperial Force 309 Private 3rd Light Horse Regiment B Squadron

Australian Imperial Force 309 Lieutenant 51st Infantry Battalion

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Thomas Gurlyn Jacob

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force A695

Australian Imperial Force B4981 Corporal Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 31st Bn

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Alfred Joseph Jacob

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 138990

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Charles George Jacob

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 206905

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Alfred Ernest Morris Jacob

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194668

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Gwynne Jacob

Born 1892

Died 1919

British Army 10204 Private /Lance Corporal King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 10204 Sergeant King's Royal Rifle Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Temporary Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force

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Julien Louis Jacob

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36990

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Reginald Jacob

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 93198

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Holford Cranham Jacob

Born 1891

Died 1977

British Army 5463 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 360049 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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William Jacob

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 87301

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H K Jacob

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 199941

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Reginald Jacob

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 41628

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Charles Benjamin Jacob

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 124106

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