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Bristol, Gloucestershire [9]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [4]

Bedminster, Somerset [2]

Bristol England [2]

Bristol, Somerset [2]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [2]

Highworth, Wiltshire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Paddington, London [2]

Petersfield, Hampshire [2]

Stoke Newington, London [2]

Stroud, Gloucestershire [2]

Albany Western Australia [1]

Barton Regis,Bristol. [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Bere Regis, Dorset [1]

Biggleswade England [1]

Billericay, ESSEX [1]

Bitton, Gloucestershire [1]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [1]

Brightlingsea, Essex [1]

Brislington, Gloucestershire [1]

Bristol [1]

Bristol, Saint George, Gloucester [1]

Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [1]

Bulkington, Wiltshire [1]

Buttervant, Cork [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Chelsea England [1]

Clare, Suffolk [1]

Coventry, Warwickshire [1]

Cricklade, Wiltshire [1]

Deniliquin New South Wales [1]

Deptford, Kent [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Dubbo New South Wales [1]

Elmore Victoria [1]

Farnborough, Hampshire [1]

Finchley, London [1]

Fremantle Western Australia [1]

Fulham, London, Middlesex [1]

Fulham, Middlesex [1]

Gaffneys Creek Victoria [1]

Gloucester [1]

Gloucester England [1]

Great Barford, Bedfordshire, England [1]

Guildford, Surrey [1]

Haggerston, London [1]

Hanham, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Rank

Private [447]

Gunner [59]

Driver [44]

Sapper [38]

Serjeant [36]

Corporal [34]

Lance Corporal [13]

Pioneer [13]

Second Lieutenant [10]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Acting Corporal [7]

Lieutenant [7]

Bombardier [6]

Captain [5]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Bugler [1]

Civilian [1]

Commissary [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Lieutenant and Drummer [1]

Major [1]

Major /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Pilot [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sapper/Lance Corporal/Transport Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Sub Conductor [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Volunteer [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [76]

Royal Field Artillery [64]

Labour Corps [50]

Army Service Corps [49]

Gloucestershire Regiment [38]

Wiltshire Regiment [35]

Royal Garrison Artillery [28]

London Regiment [25]

Machine Gun Corps [23]

Rifle Brigade [23]

Royal Army Medical Corps [21]

Somerset Light Infantry [19]

Hampshire Regiment [16]

Worcestershire Regiment [15]

Devonshire Regiment [13]

Royal Army Service Corps [13]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [12]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [11]

Dorsetshire Regiment [10]

Middlesex Regiment [10]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9]

Bedfordshire Regiment [8]

Manchester Regiment [8]

Northamptonshire Regiment [8]

Tank Corps [8]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [7]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

East Surrey Regiment [7]

Essex Regiment [7]

Army Ordnance Corps [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [6]

East Kent Regiment [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Royal Defence Corps [6]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [6]

Royal Naval Division [6]

Royal West Kent Regiment [6]

The Queen's Regiment [6]

Welsh Regiment [6]

Dragoon Guards [5]

Grenadier Guards [5]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Service

British Army [699]

Royal Navy [81]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [47]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [31]

Australian Imperial Force [20]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Last name first letter

J [894]

Contribution

Military Service [879]

Merchant Navy [8]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [24]

India [1]

South Africa [1]

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Place of birth

Bristol, Gloucestershire [9] Birmingham, Warwickshire [4] Bedminster, Somerset [2] Bristol England [2] Bristol, Somerset [2] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [2] Highworth, Wiltshire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Paddington, London [2] Petersfield, Hampshire [2] Stoke Newington, London [2] Stroud, Gloucestershire [2] Albany Western Australia [1] Barton Regis,Bristol. [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Bere Regis, Dorset [1] Biggleswade England [1] Billericay, ESSEX [1] Bitton, Gloucestershire [1] Bournemouth, Hampshire [1] Brightlingsea, Essex [1] Brislington, Gloucestershire [1] Bristol [1] Bristol, Saint George, Gloucester [1] Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [1] Bulkington, Wiltshire [1] Buttervant, Cork [1] Camberwell, London [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Chelsea England [1] Clare, Suffolk [1] Coventry, Warwickshire [1] Cricklade, Wiltshire [1] Deniliquin New South Wales [1] Deptford, Kent [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Dubbo New South Wales [1] Elmore Victoria [1] Farnborough, Hampshire [1] Finchley, London [1] Fremantle Western Australia [1] Fulham, London, Middlesex [1] Fulham, Middlesex [1] Gaffneys Creek Victoria [1] Gloucester [1] Gloucester England [1] Great Barford, Bedfordshire, England [1] Guildford, Surrey [1] Haggerston, London [1] Hanham, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Rank

Private [447] Gunner [59] Driver [44] Sapper [38] Serjeant [36] Corporal [34] Lance Corporal [13] Pioneer [13] Second Lieutenant [10] Acting Serjeant [8] Acting Corporal [7] Lieutenant [7] Bombardier [6] Captain [5] Lance Serjeant [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Bombardier [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Bugler [1] Civilian [1] Commissary [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Lieutenant and Drummer [1] Major [1] Major /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Pilot [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Rifleman [1] Sapper/Lance Corporal/Transport Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Sub Conductor [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Volunteer [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [76] Royal Field Artillery [64] Labour Corps [50] Army Service Corps [49] Gloucestershire Regiment [38] Wiltshire Regiment [35] Royal Garrison Artillery [28] London Regiment [25] Machine Gun Corps [23] Rifle Brigade [23] Royal Army Medical Corps [21] Somerset Light Infantry [19] Hampshire Regiment [16] Worcestershire Regiment [15] Devonshire Regiment [13] Royal Army Service Corps [13] Royal Berkshire Regiment [12] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [11] Dorsetshire Regiment [10] Middlesex Regiment [10] Royal Fusiliers [10] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9] Bedfordshire Regiment [8] Manchester Regiment [8] Northamptonshire Regiment [8] Tank Corps [8] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [7] Durham Light Infantry [7] East Surrey Regiment [7] Essex Regiment [7] Army Ordnance Corps [6] Army Veterinary Corps [6] East Kent Regiment [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Royal Defence Corps [6] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [6] Royal Naval Division [6] Royal West Kent Regiment [6] The Queen's Regiment [6] Welsh Regiment [6] Dragoon Guards [5] Grenadier Guards [5] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] Cheshire Regiment [4] East Lancashire Regiment [4] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Royal Air Force [4]

Service

British Army [699] Royal Navy [81] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [47] Canadian Expeditionary Force [31] Australian Imperial Force [20] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Last name first letter

J [894]

Contribution

Military Service [879] Merchant Navy [8] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [24] India [1] South Africa [1]

Alfred Leonard Jefferies

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 9970 Private Somerset Light Infantry 6th Battalion

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Edgar Bartholomew Jefferies

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 4254 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 2/4th Battalion

British Army 16041 Private Royal Sussex Regiment Depot

British Army 16041 Private Royal Sussex Regiment 13th Battalion

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Stephen Jefferies

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 6069 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 22769 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 6069 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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George William Jefferies

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 11209 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Richard Oliver Geary Jefferies

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 3005 Private London Regiment

British Army Captain Machine Gun Corps

British Army Captain Tank Corps 8 Bn

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Samuel Cottle Jefferies

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army L/904 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army Private Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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William John Bennett Jefferies

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 9408 Private Wiltshire Regiment 5th Battalion

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Albert Jefferies

Born 1878

Died 1915

Royal Navy 289683 Stoker 1st Class HMS Goliath

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Harry Jefferies

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 68416

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Albert Henry Jefferies

Born 1892

Died 1919

British Army M2/167494 Private Army Service Corps

British Army M2/167494 Private Royal Army Service Corps 562nd M.T. Company

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Arthur H Jefferies

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 67907

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Thomas William Jefferies

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 291307

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Arthur James Jefferies

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 375262 Private London Regiment

British Army 27744 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Arthur Edward Jefferies

Born 1898

Died 1915

British Army 12190 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Archibald James Jefferies

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 1641

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Herbert Thomas Jefferies

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28276

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Henry Jefferies

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 116435

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Howard Gilbert Jefferies

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 78570

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Henry Jefferies

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 405991

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Edgar Frederick Frank Jefferies

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 60203

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