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Barnsley, Yorkshire [4]

London England [3]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [2]

Petersham New South Wales [2]

Scarborough, Yorkshire [2]

Shanghai [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Ascot Vale Victoria [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Battersea, Surrey [1]

Bogantungan Queensland [1]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1]

Crowle, Lincolnshire [1]

Darlington, Durham [1]

Doncaster Victoria [1]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Echuca Victoria [1]

Essex England [1]

Foleshill, Warwick [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Limehouse, London [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Loughton, Essex [1]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [1]

Mexborough, Yorkshire, England [1]

Middlesex England [1]

Notting Hill, London [1]

Oxfordshire England [1]

Pimlico, London [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Port Augusta South Australia [1]

Richmond Victoria [1]

Richmond, Yorkshire [1]

Rockhampton Queensland [1]

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Shepherds Bush, London [1]

South Shields, Durham [1]

Southill, Upper Yorks [1]

Stratford England [1]

Tarana New South Wales [1]

Thoralby, Aysgarth, Yorkshire [1]

Woolwich, London [1]

leeds [1]

Rank

Private [151]

Gunner [25]

Corporal [18]

Driver [15]

Serjeant [15]

Second Lieutenant [14]

Lieutenant [11]

Sapper [11]

Captain [8]

Lance Corporal [7]

Acting Corporal [6]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Sister [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Bombardier [2]

Major [2]

Pioneer [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Worker [2]

Acting Assistant Sergeant Major [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Chief Stoker [1]

Acting Clerk and Accountant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Civilian [1]

Engineer Commander [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Nurse [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Rifleman [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Staff Serjeant Major/Temporary 1st Class Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Temporary 2nd Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [31]

Royal Engineers [20]

Labour Corps [17]

Army Service Corps [16]

Royal Garrison Artillery [16]

Durham Light Infantry [12]

London Regiment [12]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

West Yorkshire Regiment [9]

East Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

York and Lancaster Regiment [8]

Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Fusiliers [5]

Corps of Hussars [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

South Staffordshire Regiment [4]

West Riding Regiment [4]

Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Army Cyclist Corps [3]

Border Regiment [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [3]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [2]

City of London Yeomanry [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

Honourable Artillery Company Artillery [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [2]

Northumberland Hussars [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Service

British Army [275]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [24]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20]

Australian Imperial Force [20]

Royal Navy [19]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

J [363]

R [2]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [357]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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Place of birth

Barnsley, Yorkshire [4] London England [3] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [2] Petersham New South Wales [2] Scarborough, Yorkshire [2] Shanghai [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Ascot Vale Victoria [1] Battersea, London [1] Battersea, Surrey [1] Bogantungan Queensland [1] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1] Crowle, Lincolnshire [1] Darlington, Durham [1] Doncaster Victoria [1] Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Echuca Victoria [1] Essex England [1] Foleshill, Warwick [1] Kensington, London [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Limehouse, London [1] London, Middlesex [1] Loughton, Essex [1] Manchester, Lancashire, England [1] Mexborough, Yorkshire, England [1] Middlesex England [1] Notting Hill, London [1] Oxfordshire England [1] Pimlico, London [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Port Augusta South Australia [1] Richmond Victoria [1] Richmond, Yorkshire [1] Rockhampton Queensland [1] Scarborough, Yorkshire, England [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Shepherds Bush, London [1] South Shields, Durham [1] Southill, Upper Yorks [1] Stratford England [1] Tarana New South Wales [1] Thoralby, Aysgarth, Yorkshire [1] Woolwich, London [1] leeds [1]

Rank

Private [151] Gunner [25] Corporal [18] Driver [15] Serjeant [15] Second Lieutenant [14] Lieutenant [11] Sapper [11] Captain [8] Lance Corporal [7] Acting Corporal [6] Lance Serjeant [3] Sister [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Bombardier [2] Major [2] Pioneer [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Worker [2] Acting Assistant Sergeant Major [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Chief Stoker [1] Acting Clerk and Accountant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Civilian [1] Engineer Commander [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Nurse [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Rifleman [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Staff Serjeant Major/Temporary 1st Class Staff Serjeant Major [1] Temporary 2nd Lieutenant [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [31] Royal Engineers [20] Labour Corps [17] Army Service Corps [16] Royal Garrison Artillery [16] Durham Light Infantry [12] London Regiment [12] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] West Yorkshire Regiment [9] East Yorkshire Regiment [8] Machine Gun Corps [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] York and Lancaster Regiment [8] Lincolnshire Regiment [6] Middlesex Regiment [6] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Royal Fusiliers [5] Corps of Hussars [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4] South Staffordshire Regiment [4] West Riding Regiment [4] Yorkshire Regiment [4] Army Cyclist Corps [3] Border Regiment [3] Canadian Infantry [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [3] Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [2] City of London Yeomanry [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry [2] Essex Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] Honourable Artillery Company Artillery [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [2] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [2] Northumberland Hussars [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Service

British Army [275] Canadian Expeditionary Force [24] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20] Australian Imperial Force [20] Royal Navy [19] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

J [363] R [2] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [357] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Tom Jaques

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 240903 Lance Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment 2nd/5th Batttalion

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George Jaques

Born 1873

Died 1915

British Army 3/4541 Corporal York and Lancaster Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Leonard Jaques

Born 1878

Died 1921

British Army Second Lieutenant West Riding Regiment

British Army Captain West Riding Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Duke of Wellington's West Riding Regiment 6th Battalion

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Joseph Hodgson Jaques

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army Major West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Major West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) 12th Battalion

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Herbert Sedgwick Jaques

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 372732 Rifleman London Regiment 1/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 5445 Rifleman London Regiment 1/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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John Jaques

Born 1883

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 101315

Canadian Expeditionary Force 101315 Lance Corporal Canadian Infantry

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Arthur Jaques

Born 1874

Died 1916

British Army 50050 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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Stanley Jaques

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 90962

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George Jaques

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 21495 Warrant Officer Class 2 Royal Horse Artillery

British Army 21495 Corporal Royal Horse and Royal Field Artillery

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Arthur Jaques

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army Captain West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Captain West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Alfred Jaques

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 33280 Private West Riding Regiment 1st/4th Battalion

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Thomas Jaques

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 292 Serjeant York and Lancaster Regiment

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Frank Jaques

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 33963

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George Archibald Jaques

Australian Imperial Force

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William Edward Jaques

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 160784

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Edmond John Jaques

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 74054

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Robert W Jaques

Died 1917

British Army 123079 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Walter Jaques

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 41824 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Frederick G. Jaques

Died 1917

British Army 28997 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Harry Jaques

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 41558 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 41558 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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