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Bedfordshire England [3]

Lambeth, London [3]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [2]

Canterbury, Kent [2]

Herne Bay, Kent [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Ramsgate, Kent [2]

Aramac Queensland [1]

Ashford, Kent [1]

Bedfordshire, England [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bishops Falls NF [1]

Bow, London East [1]

Bowenfels New South Wales [1]

Bristol England [1]

Brixham, Devon [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Broken Hill New South Wales [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Buckinghamshire [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Charters Towers Queensland [1]

Clapham, Surrey [1]

Collingwood Victoria [1]

Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Deritend, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Geraldton Western Australia [1]

Glasgow Scotland [1]

Gundagai New South Wales [1]

Hudnall, Little Gaddesden [1]

Hughenden [1]

Islington, North London [1]

Kew Victoria [1]

Lithgow New South Wales [1]

London England [1]

Luton, Bedfordshire [1]

Lympsham, Somerset [1]

Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

Maidstone, Kent [1]

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1]

Newcastle, Northumberland [1]

Newton St Loe, Someret [1]

Northcote Victoria [1]

Oxfordshire [1]

Paddington, London, Middlesex [1]

Pentland Queensland [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Pokesdown, Hampshire [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [233]

Gunner [32]

Driver [24]

Corporal [23]

Serjeant [21]

Sapper [14]

Lance Corporal [10]

Second Lieutenant [10]

Lieutenant [4]

Acting Corporal [3]

Bombardier [3]

Pioneer [3]

Worker [3]

Rifleman [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Chief Armourer [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Cyclist [1]

Gunner /Acting Bombardier [1]

Major and Quarter Master [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Sapper /Lance Corporal [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [31]

Bedfordshire Regiment [27]

Royal Field Artillery [25]

Royal Newfoundland Regiment [24]

London Regiment [23]

Army Service Corps [22]

Royal Garrison Artillery [19]

Labour Corps [18]

Dorsetshire Regiment [16]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [13]

Royal Army Medical Corps [13]

Machine Gun Corps [12]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

Hampshire Regiment [7]

Rifle Brigade [7]

Royal West Kent Regiment [6]

Welsh Regiment [6]

Essex Regiment [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

Royal Horse Artillery [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

Tank Corps [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Buckinghamshire Battalion [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2]

Newfoundland Forestry Corps [2]

Northumberland Fusiliers [2]

Royal Artillery [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [358]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [38]

Royal Navy [33]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [29]

Australian Imperial Force [20]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

J [487]

Contribution

Military Service [479]

Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [8]

Canada [1]

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People [487] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Bedfordshire England [3] Lambeth, London [3] Bedford, Bedfordshire [2] Canterbury, Kent [2] Herne Bay, Kent [2] London, Middlesex [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Ramsgate, Kent [2] Aramac Queensland [1] Ashford, Kent [1] Bedfordshire, England [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bishops Falls NF [1] Bow, London East [1] Bowenfels New South Wales [1] Bristol England [1] Brixham, Devon [1] Brixton, London [1] Broken Hill New South Wales [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Buckinghamshire [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Charters Towers Queensland [1] Clapham, Surrey [1] Collingwood Victoria [1] Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Deritend, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Geraldton Western Australia [1] Glasgow Scotland [1] Gundagai New South Wales [1] Hudnall, Little Gaddesden [1] Hughenden [1] Islington, North London [1] Kew Victoria [1] Lithgow New South Wales [1] London England [1] Luton, Bedfordshire [1] Lympsham, Somerset [1] Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] Maidstone, Kent [1] Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland [1] Newcastle, Northumberland [1] Newton St Loe, Someret [1] Northcote Victoria [1] Oxfordshire [1] Paddington, London, Middlesex [1] Pentland Queensland [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Pokesdown, Hampshire [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [233] Gunner [32] Driver [24] Corporal [23] Serjeant [21] Sapper [14] Lance Corporal [10] Second Lieutenant [10] Lieutenant [4] Acting Corporal [3] Bombardier [3] Pioneer [3] Worker [3] Rifleman [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Chief Armourer [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Cyclist [1] Gunner /Acting Bombardier [1] Major and Quarter Master [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Sapper /Lance Corporal [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [31] Bedfordshire Regiment [27] Royal Field Artillery [25] Royal Newfoundland Regiment [24] London Regiment [23] Army Service Corps [22] Royal Garrison Artillery [19] Labour Corps [18] Dorsetshire Regiment [16] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [13] Royal Army Medical Corps [13] Machine Gun Corps [12] Royal Fusiliers [10] Middlesex Regiment [8] Hampshire Regiment [7] Rifle Brigade [7] Royal West Kent Regiment [6] Welsh Regiment [6] Essex Regiment [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] Royal Horse Artillery [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] Cheshire Regiment [4] Devonshire Regiment [4] East Surrey Regiment [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Royal Air Force [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] Tank Corps [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Buckinghamshire Battalion [2] East Kent Regiment [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [2] Newfoundland Forestry Corps [2] Northumberland Fusiliers [2] Royal Artillery [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [358] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [38] Royal Navy [33] Canadian Expeditionary Force [29] Australian Imperial Force [20] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

J [487]

Contribution

Military Service [479] Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [8] Canada [1]

Ernest Leslie Janes

Born 1897

Died 1923

British Army 2843 Private The Hertfordshire Yeomanry

British Army 204132 Private Leicestershire Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army 204132 Private Leicestershire Regiment 8th Battalion

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Ralph Victor Janes

Born 1892

Died 1972

Canadian Expeditionary Force 502838 Sapper 3rd Canadian Engineers 7th Field Company

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Horace Janes

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army G/10701 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army G/10701 Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 10th Battalion

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Walter Richard Janes

Born 1884

Died 1971

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 226033

Royal Navy F 26033

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Charles Henry Janes

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 247

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Leonard Janes

Died 1917

British Army 374884 Private London Regiment

British Army 374884 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 2nd/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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David Janes

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 14091 Serjeant Cheshire Regiment 8th Battalion

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William Ernest Janes

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37413

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Arthur Charles Janes

Born 1882

Died 1915

British Army R/5026 Private Lancers

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Frederick Ernest Janes

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 1822

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Walter Charles Janes

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 83853

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Steadman Janes

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 215688

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Joseph Janes

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 94960

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John Thompson Janes

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30120

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Jack Douglas Janes

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 90346

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William Janes

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 54240

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Charles William Janes

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 1561 Private County of London Yeomanry

British Army Second Lieutenant County of London Yeomanry

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force

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Thomas Janes

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 18611 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Henry Janes

Born 1893

Died 1917

Royal Navy 17361 Corporal Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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Charles William Janes

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 24224 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 24224 Private Royal Warwickshire 2nd Battalion

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