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Axminster, Devon [1]

Barton Regis,Gloucestershire. [1]

Bow, London [1]

Brighouse, Yorkshire [1]

Buckhurst Hill, Essex [1]

Clapton, London [1]

Dublin, Suffolk, England [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Halworth [1]

Ilford, Essex [1]

Lyme Regis, Dorset, England [1]

Nottingham [1]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Pershore, Worcestershire [1]

Sheffield [1]

Stockland,Devon [1]

Uplyme, Dorset [1]

Westbourne, Bournemouth, Hampshire [1]

Westminster, London [1]

Rank

Private [56]

Driver [9]

Serjeant [9]

Gunner [6]

Corporal [4]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Sapper [2]

Worker [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Captain [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Foreman of Works Serjeant Major [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Pioneer [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Sergeant Major [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Telegraphist [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [13]

Army Service Corps [8]

Royal Field Artillery [7]

London Regiment [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Labour Corps [5]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Military Foot Police [2]

Oxfordshire Yeomanry [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

2 Res. Hussars. [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Canadian Field Artillery [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Corps of Dragoons [1]

Depot Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

HMS Erin [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Hussars [1]

Indian Defence Force [1]

Indo-European Telegraph Department [1]

Labour Corps ex Norfolk Regiment [1]

Life Guards [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

London Regiment (The Rangers) [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Northumberland Fusiliers [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [96]

Royal Navy [16]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

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J [132]

Contribution

Military Service [130]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

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People [132] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Axminster, Devon [1] Barton Regis,Gloucestershire. [1] Bow, London [1] Brighouse, Yorkshire [1] Buckhurst Hill, Essex [1] Clapton, London [1] Dublin, Suffolk, England [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Halworth [1] Ilford, Essex [1] Lyme Regis, Dorset, England [1] Nottingham [1] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Pershore, Worcestershire [1] Sheffield [1] Stockland,Devon [1] Uplyme, Dorset [1] Westbourne, Bournemouth, Hampshire [1] Westminster, London [1]

Rank

Private [56] Driver [9] Serjeant [9] Gunner [6] Corporal [4] Acting Bombardier [2] Lance Corporal [2] Sapper [2] Worker [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Captain [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Foreman of Works Serjeant Major [1] Leading Seaman [1] Pioneer [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Sergeant Major [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant Acting Serjeant Major [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Telegraphist [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [13] Army Service Corps [8] Royal Field Artillery [7] London Regiment [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Labour Corps [5] Royal Defence Corps [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3] Canadian Infantry [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Military Foot Police [2] Oxfordshire Yeomanry [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] Welsh Regiment [2] 2 Res. Hussars. [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Canadian Field Artillery [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Corps of Dragoons [1] Depot Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Dragoon Guards [1] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] HMS Erin [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Hussars [1] Indian Defence Force [1] Indo-European Telegraph Department [1] Labour Corps ex Norfolk Regiment [1] Life Guards [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] London Regiment (The Rangers) [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Northumberland Fusiliers [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [96] Royal Navy [16] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [10] Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

Last name first letter

J [132]

Contribution

Military Service [130] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [2]

James W Jefford

Born 1894

British Army G/20636 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army Private Royal SussexRegt

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Aaron Jefford

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 82169

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Walter Jefford

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 200648 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

British Army 200648 Lance Corporal Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 2/4th Battalion

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Sidney Jefford

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 308374

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Oliver Samuel Jefford

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 56098

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William Jefford

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 35660

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Harry Jefford

Died 1916

British Army R/11221 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army R/11221 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Harry Leonard Jefford

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31674

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Arthur William Jefford

Born 1893

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 754448

Canadian Expeditionary Force 754448 Lance Corporal Canadian Infantry

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Leonard Lawrence Jefford

Died 1918

British Army 45811 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 44265 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Herbert Walter Jefford

Died 1918

British Army M2/131594 Private Army Service Corps

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Edwin Robert Jefford

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army M2/032772 Private Army Service Corps

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Robert Henry Jefford

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 184567

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George Jefford

Born 1888

British Army 230608 Private Oxfordshire Yeomanry

British Army 230608 Private Corps of Hussars

British Army 230608 Private 2 Res. Hussars.

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J Jefford

Died 1915

British Army 5543 Serjeant Dorsetshire Regiment

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Charles Edwin Jefford

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 465

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Sidney David Jefford

Born 1882

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 129627

Canadian Expeditionary Force 129627 Private Canadian Infantry 72nd Battalion

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Alewyn Jefford

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 779 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 725178 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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William Arthur Jefford

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 938 Serjeant London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment (The Rangers)

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Samuel Jefford

Died 1918

British Army 51305 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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