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London England [12]

Melbourne Victoria [9]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [8]

Sydney New South Wales [7]

Hackney, London [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4]

London, Middlesex, England [4]

Newport, Monmouthshire [4]

Willunga South Australia [4]

Bethnal Green, London [3]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Hobart Tasmania [3]

Plymouth, Devon [3]

Sale Victoria [3]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [3]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [3]

Stepney, London [3]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Bedminster, Somerset [2]

Berkshire [2]

Brading, Isle of Wight [2]

Branxton New South Wales [2]

Brighton, Sussex [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Canning Town, London [2]

Cherry Gardens South Australia [2]

Chichester, Sussex [2]

Colchester, Essex [2]

Cumberland New South Wales [2]

Enfield, Middlesex [2]

Fareham, Hampshire [2]

Gawler South Australia [2]

Geelong Victoria [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2]

Glen Innes New South Wales [2]

Gosport, Hampshire [2]

Hackney, London, Middlesex [2]

Holt, Norfolk [2]

Islington, London [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Lucknow New South Wales [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Oxford, Oxfordshire [2]

Sunderland [2]

Wyrallah New South Wales [2]

Acton Beauchamp, Worcestershire [1]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Alverstoke, Hampshire [1]

Andover, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [998]

Gunner [91]

Driver [82]

Serjeant [71]

Corporal [66]

Sapper [50]

Lance Corporal [39]

Second Lieutenant [32]

Lieutenant [28]

Captain [20]

Acting Corporal [17]

Rifleman [12]

Acting Serjeant [11]

Bombardier [10]

Pioneer [10]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [7]

Able Seaman [6]

Trooper [6]

Corporal 2nd [5]

Acting Staff Serjeant [4]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Acting Captain [3]

Battery Serjeant Major [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [3]

Major [3]

Nurse [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Farrier Serjeant [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Sergeant [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

3rd Class Assistant Surgeon [1]

Acting Carpenter [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Forewoman [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [1]

Assistant Administrator [1]

Battery Serjeant Major Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Chief Petty Officer Mechanic I [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [131]

Labour Corps [125]

Royal Field Artillery [109]

Royal Engineers [102]

London Regiment [97]

Royal Garrison Artillery [62]

Hampshire Regiment [60]

Royal Fusiliers [53]

Royal Army Medical Corps [48]

Middlesex Regiment [43]

Cape Coloured Labour Regiment [37]

Machine Gun Corps [37]

Rifle Brigade [29]

Suffolk Regiment [29]

The Queen's Regiment [26]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [25]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [24]

Essex Regiment [22]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [22]

Royal Army Service Corps [20]

Royal West Kent Regiment [20]

Northamptonshire Regiment [18]

Manchester Regiment [17]

Royal Defence Corps [17]

British West Indies Regiment [16]

Northumberland Fusiliers [16]

Devonshire Regiment [15]

Wiltshire Regiment [15]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [14]

East Kent Regiment [14]

East Surrey Regiment [14]

Gloucestershire Regiment [14]

Royal Sussex Regiment [14]

Worcestershire Regiment [14]

Norfolk Regiment [13]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [13]

Royal Horse Artillery [13]

Somerset Light Infantry [13]

Royal Naval Division [12]

Bedfordshire Regiment [11]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [11]

Welsh Regiment [11]

West Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Belgian Agents [10]

Dorsetshire Regiment [10]

Lincolnshire Regiment [10]

Liverpool Regiment [10]

Army Veterinary Corps [9]

East Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9]

Service

British Army [1513]

Royal Navy [163]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [135]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [119]

Australian Imperial Force [118]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12]

Other Empire Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

J [2091]

W [2]

C [1]

E [1]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2051]

Merchant Navy [36]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [39]

Australia [1]

Belgium [1]

Canada [1]

Germany [1]

Jamaica [1]

Netherlands [1]

United States [1]

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London England [12] Melbourne Victoria [9] Portsmouth, Hampshire [8] Sydney New South Wales [7] Hackney, London [5] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4] London, Middlesex, England [4] Newport, Monmouthshire [4] Willunga South Australia [4] Bethnal Green, London [3] Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Hobart Tasmania [3] Plymouth, Devon [3] Sale Victoria [3] Salisbury, Wiltshire [3] Southampton, Hampshire, England [3] Stepney, London [3] Ballarat Victoria [2] Bedminster, Somerset [2] Berkshire [2] Brading, Isle of Wight [2] Branxton New South Wales [2] Brighton, Sussex [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Canning Town, London [2] Cherry Gardens South Australia [2] Chichester, Sussex [2] Colchester, Essex [2] Cumberland New South Wales [2] Enfield, Middlesex [2] Fareham, Hampshire [2] Gawler South Australia [2] Geelong Victoria [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [2] Glen Innes New South Wales [2] Gosport, Hampshire [2] Hackney, London, Middlesex [2] Holt, Norfolk [2] Islington, London [2] London, Middlesex [2] Lucknow New South Wales [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Oxford, Oxfordshire [2] Sunderland [2] Wyrallah New South Wales [2] Acton Beauchamp, Worcestershire [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Alverstoke, Hampshire [1] Andover, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [998] Gunner [91] Driver [82] Serjeant [71] Corporal [66] Sapper [50] Lance Corporal [39] Second Lieutenant [32] Lieutenant [28] Captain [20] Acting Corporal [17] Rifleman [12] Acting Serjeant [11] Bombardier [10] Pioneer [10] Warrant Officer Class 2 [7] Able Seaman [6] Trooper [6] Corporal 2nd [5] Acting Staff Serjeant [4] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Acting Captain [3] Battery Serjeant Major [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Lieutenant Acting Captain [3] Major [3] Nurse [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Farrier Serjeant [2] Guardsman [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Petty Officer [2] Sergeant [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] 3rd Class Assistant Surgeon [1] Acting Carpenter [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Forewoman [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Armourer Staff Serjeant [1] Assistant Administrator [1] Battery Serjeant Major Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Chief Petty Officer Mechanic I [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [131] Labour Corps [125] Royal Field Artillery [109] Royal Engineers [102] London Regiment [97] Royal Garrison Artillery [62] Hampshire Regiment [60] Royal Fusiliers [53] Royal Army Medical Corps [48] Middlesex Regiment [43] Cape Coloured Labour Regiment [37] Machine Gun Corps [37] Rifle Brigade [29] Suffolk Regiment [29] The Queen's Regiment [26] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [25] King's Royal Rifle Corps [24] Essex Regiment [22] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [22] Royal Army Service Corps [20] Royal West Kent Regiment [20] Northamptonshire Regiment [18] Manchester Regiment [17] Royal Defence Corps [17] British West Indies Regiment [16] Northumberland Fusiliers [16] Devonshire Regiment [15] Wiltshire Regiment [15] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [14] East Kent Regiment [14] East Surrey Regiment [14] Gloucestershire Regiment [14] Royal Sussex Regiment [14] Worcestershire Regiment [14] Norfolk Regiment [13] Royal Berkshire Regiment [13] Royal Horse Artillery [13] Somerset Light Infantry [13] Royal Naval Division [12] Bedfordshire Regiment [11] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [11] Welsh Regiment [11] West Yorkshire Regiment [11] Belgian Agents [10] Dorsetshire Regiment [10] Lincolnshire Regiment [10] Liverpool Regiment [10] Army Veterinary Corps [9] East Yorkshire Regiment [9] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9]

Service

British Army [1513] Royal Navy [163] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [135] Canadian Expeditionary Force [119] Australian Imperial Force [118] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12] Other Empire Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

J [2091] W [2] C [1] E [1] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2051] Merchant Navy [36] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [39] Australia [1] Belgium [1] Canada [1] Germany [1] Jamaica [1] Netherlands [1] United States [1]

F Jacobs

British Army 10736 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Albert J Jacobs

British Army GS/7775 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

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Frank Jacobs

British Army G/1366 Private The Queen's Regiment

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S N A Jacobs

British Army GS/2401 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 358229 Private Royal Engineers

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Cecelia Jacobs

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Frederick George Cracknell

Born 1888

Died 1949

British Army 39696 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 652380 Private Labour Corps

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Harold Randolph Jacobs

Born 1893

Royal Navy F19371

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Albert F Jacobs, M.s.m.

British Army 58490 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

British Army 58490 Battery Quarter Master Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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Louis Ellsworth Jaeckel-Jacobs

Born 1897

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William Ellis-Jacobs

Born 1890

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Jacobs Blackie

British Army Sierra-Leone Battalion

British Army 2636 Private Sierra-Leone Battalion

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Jacobs Banjamin

British Army Sierra Leone Battalion

British Army 701 Colour Serjeant Major Sierra Leone Battalion

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William Jacobs

British Army Royal Engineers Inland Waterways Transport

British Army 400 Private Royal Engineers Inland Waterways Transport

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Gladys Wall-Jacobs

British Army Nurse Voluntary Aid Detachment

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Percy Turner-Jacobs

British Army 49003 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Marie Jacobs-Van Geel

British Army Belgian Agents

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