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Plymouth, Devon [18]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [10]

Devonport, Devon [9]

Sydney New South Wales [9]

Cornwall England [5]

Maidstone, Kent [5]

Winchester, Hampshire [5]

Barnstaple, Devon [4]

London England [4]

Newcastle New South Wales [4]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [4]

Bethnal Green, London [3]

Goulburn New South Wales [3]

Kent England [3]

Kingsbridge, Devon [3]

Abbotsford Victoria [2]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Alton, Hampshire [2]

Bembridge Isle of Wight [2]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Broken Hill New South Wales [2]

Enfield, Middlesex [2]

Folkestone, Kent, England [2]

Gravesend, Kent [2]

Guildford, Surrey [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Horsham Victoria [2]

Ingham Queensland [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Medstead, Hampshire [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Mile End, London [2]

Mortlake, Surrey [2]

Nevertire New South Wales [2]

Oxford, Oxfordshire [2]

Saltash, Cornwall [2]

South Melbourne Victoria [2]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [2]

Southwick, Sussex, England [2]

Staines, Middlesex [2]

Stawell Victoria [2]

Suffolk England [2]

Westminster, London [2]

Aberdeen [1]

Albion Queensland [1]

Anlaby Station South Australia [1]

Antony, Cornwall [1]

Rank

Private [776]

Gunner [94]

Serjeant [77]

Corporal [66]

Sapper [65]

Driver [54]

Lance Corporal [41]

Second Lieutenant [26]

Pioneer [19]

Captain [16]

Lieutenant [16]

Acting Serjeant [15]

Bombardier [14]

Acting Corporal [11]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [9]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [7]

Colour Serjeant [6]

Able Seaman [5]

Sister [5]

Corporal 2nd [4]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Major [4]

Rifleman [4]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Petty Officer [3]

Private Acting Corporal [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Acting Colour Serjeant [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Boy Telegraphist [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Ordinary Telegraphist [2]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Trooper [2]

Worker [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Sister [1]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Assistant Engineer [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Blacksmith's Mate [1]

Bombardier /Acting/Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [140]

Royal Field Artillery [106]

Labour Corps [92]

Army Service Corps [90]

Devonshire Regiment [58]

London Regiment [56]

Royal Garrison Artillery [52]

Royal Fusiliers [39]

Rifle Brigade [35]

Royal Army Medical Corps [35]

Machine Gun Corps [31]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [27]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [26]

Hampshire Regiment [25]

Middlesex Regiment [23]

Royal Sussex Regiment [23]

Royal West Kent Regiment [22]

Essex Regiment [21]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [21]

Gloucestershire Regiment [19]

The Queen's Regiment [18]

East Surrey Regiment [17]

Royal Army Service Corps [17]

East Kent Regiment [16]

Northamptonshire Regiment [16]

Northumberland Fusiliers [16]

Dorsetshire Regiment [15]

Suffolk Regiment [15]

Leicestershire Regiment [14]

Somerset Light Infantry [14]

Canadian Infantry [13]

Manchester Regiment [13]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [13]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12]

Tank Corps [12]

Army Ordnance Corps [11]

Durham Light Infantry [11]

Lancashire Fusiliers [11]

Liverpool Regiment [11]

Royal Naval Division [11]

West Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [10]

Worcestershire Regiment [10]

Military Foot Police [9]

Norfolk Regiment [9]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [9]

Wiltshire Regiment [9]

Army Veterinary Corps [8]

Lincolnshire Regiment [8]

Royal Marine Artillery [8]

Service

British Army [1250]

Royal Navy [227]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [123]

Australian Imperial Force [115]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [90]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [19]

Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

J [1861]

M [1]

P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1816]

Merchant Navy [34]

Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [39]

Australia [1]

Belize [1]

Canada [1]

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Place of birth

Plymouth, Devon [18] Portsmouth, Hampshire [10] Devonport, Devon [9] Sydney New South Wales [9] Cornwall England [5] Maidstone, Kent [5] Winchester, Hampshire [5] Barnstaple, Devon [4] London England [4] Newcastle New South Wales [4] Salisbury, Wiltshire [4] Bethnal Green, London [3] Goulburn New South Wales [3] Kent England [3] Kingsbridge, Devon [3] Abbotsford Victoria [2] Adelaide South Australia [2] Alton, Hampshire [2] Bembridge Isle of Wight [2] Bendigo Victoria [2] Bermondsey, London [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Broken Hill New South Wales [2] Enfield, Middlesex [2] Folkestone, Kent, England [2] Gravesend, Kent [2] Guildford, Surrey [2] Hackney, London [2] Horsham Victoria [2] Ingham Queensland [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Medstead, Hampshire [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Mile End, London [2] Mortlake, Surrey [2] Nevertire New South Wales [2] Oxford, Oxfordshire [2] Saltash, Cornwall [2] South Melbourne Victoria [2] Southampton, Hampshire, England [2] Southwick, Sussex, England [2] Staines, Middlesex [2] Stawell Victoria [2] Suffolk England [2] Westminster, London [2] Aberdeen [1] Albion Queensland [1] Anlaby Station South Australia [1] Antony, Cornwall [1]

Rank

Private [776] Gunner [94] Serjeant [77] Corporal [66] Sapper [65] Driver [54] Lance Corporal [41] Second Lieutenant [26] Pioneer [19] Captain [16] Lieutenant [16] Acting Serjeant [15] Bombardier [14] Acting Corporal [11] Warrant Officer Class 2 [9] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [7] Colour Serjeant [6] Able Seaman [5] Sister [5] Corporal 2nd [4] Lance Serjeant [4] Major [4] Rifleman [4] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Petty Officer [3] Private Acting Corporal [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Acting Colour Serjeant [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Boy Telegraphist [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Ordinary Telegraphist [2] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Trooper [2] Worker [2] 2nd Corporal [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Sister [1] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Assistant Engineer [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Blacksmith's Mate [1] Bombardier /Acting/Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [140] Royal Field Artillery [106] Labour Corps [92] Army Service Corps [90] Devonshire Regiment [58] London Regiment [56] Royal Garrison Artillery [52] Royal Fusiliers [39] Rifle Brigade [35] Royal Army Medical Corps [35] Machine Gun Corps [31] King's Royal Rifle Corps [27] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [26] Hampshire Regiment [25] Middlesex Regiment [23] Royal Sussex Regiment [23] Royal West Kent Regiment [22] Essex Regiment [21] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [21] Gloucestershire Regiment [19] The Queen's Regiment [18] East Surrey Regiment [17] Royal Army Service Corps [17] East Kent Regiment [16] Northamptonshire Regiment [16] Northumberland Fusiliers [16] Dorsetshire Regiment [15] Suffolk Regiment [15] Leicestershire Regiment [14] Somerset Light Infantry [14] Canadian Infantry [13] Manchester Regiment [13] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [13] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12] Tank Corps [12] Army Ordnance Corps [11] Durham Light Infantry [11] Lancashire Fusiliers [11] Liverpool Regiment [11] Royal Naval Division [11] West Yorkshire Regiment [11] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [10] Worcestershire Regiment [10] Military Foot Police [9] Norfolk Regiment [9] Royal Berkshire Regiment [9] Wiltshire Regiment [9] Army Veterinary Corps [8] Lincolnshire Regiment [8] Royal Marine Artillery [8]

Service

British Army [1250] Royal Navy [227] Canadian Expeditionary Force [123] Australian Imperial Force [115] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [90] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [19] Indian Army [2]

Last name first letter

J [1861] M [1] P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1816] Merchant Navy [34] Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [39] Australia [1] Belize [1] Canada [1]

George Jeffery

Born 1888

British Army 25132 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 31314 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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George Foulston Jeffery

Born 1877

Died 1919

British Army 41232 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

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George William Jeffery

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army SD/2107 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army 2107 Corporal Royal Sussex Regiment 12th Battalion

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Frank Ruffle Jeffery

Born 1867

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army Lieutenant City of London Imperial Volunteers

Australian Imperial Force Captain Australian Infantry Imperial Reservists

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Caiphas Jeffery

Born 1891

British Army 3472 Private British West Indies Regiment

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Claud Gifford Jeffery

Born 1880

Died 1914

British Army Captain Princess of Wales Own Yorkshire Regiment 2 Battalion

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John William Jeffery

Born 1889

Died 1940

British Army T4/036928 Driver Royal Army Service Corps

British Army T4/036928 Corporal Royal Army Service Corps

British Army T4/036928 Lance Corporal Army Service Corps

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Thomas William Jeffery

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 43024 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Tom Jeffery

Born 1870

Died 1922

British Army 12570 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Horace James Jeffery

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 242386 Private South Staffordshire Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army 228537 Private Royal Fusiliers 12th Battalion

British Army 228537 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) 10th Battalion

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Frank Jeffery

Died 1916

British Army 9956 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 14th Battalion

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Cyril Lewis Jeffery

Born 1892

Died 1955

British Army 535 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 535 Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army Honorary Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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John Elliott Jeffery

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 27657 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Frederick Thomas Jeffery

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 492480 Private London Regiment 13th (County of London) Battalion

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Arthur Herbert Jeffery

Born 1885

Died 1916

Royal Navy 309521 Stoker Petty Officer HMS SHARK

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Percy Jeffery

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 94641

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Charles Sydney Jeffery

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 14248

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Alfred Jeffery

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 263449

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Thomas Frederick Jeffery

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 27957

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Lewis Jeffery

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 48106

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