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Casterton Victoria [7]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Chiltern Victoria [2]

Islington, London [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Margate, Kent [2]

Mildura Victoria [2]

Avenel Victoria [1]

Bairnsdale Victoria [1]

Benenden, Kent [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Blyth [1]

Blyth, Northumberland [1]

Bow, London [1]

Bowes Park, London [1]

Burrawang New South Wales [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Edmonton, London, Middlesex [1]

Greenwich, Kent [1]

Hartlepool, Durham [1]

Lancaster [1]

Leichhardt New South Wales [1]

Leichhardt, New South Wales [1]

Llanymynech, on the borders of Shropshire and Montgomeryshire [1]

London [1]

London England [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Longborough, Gloucestershire [1]

Mardy, Glamorgan [1]

Minstead Hampshire [1]

Molong New South Wales [1]

New York, United States of America [1]

Newport [1]

Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales [1]

Newtown New South Wales [1]

North Shields, Northumberland [1]

Norwood South Australia [1]

Nunhead, Surrey [1]

Nuriootpa South Australia [1]

Oswestry, Shropshire [1]

Port Louis [1]

Reiftown [1]

Riverstone New South Wales [1]

Saint Pancras, London [1]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [1]

Stepney, London [1]

Swansea, Glamorgan [1]

Rank

Private [182]

Corporal [23]

Gunner [18]

Serjeant [18]

Lieutenant [17]

Second Lieutenant [16]

Driver [14]

Captain [9]

Lance Corporal [9]

Major [7]

Sapper [7]

Acting Corporal [5]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Pioneer [5]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [3]

Commander [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Major General [3]

Staff Nurse [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Bombardier [2]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Major and Brevet Colonel /Temporary Major General [2]

Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Paymaster [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Battery Serjeant Major /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Brevet Colonel /Temporary Major General [1]

Colonel [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Farrier Master Sergeant [1]

Leading Aircraftman [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1]

Major /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major General/ Retired Pay [1]

Nurse [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Unit

London Regiment [25]

Labour Corps [22]

Royal Field Artillery [22]

Royal Engineers [21]

Army Service Corps [20]

Royal Army Medical Corps [16]

Welsh Regiment [15]

Royal Garrison Artillery [14]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [14]

South Wales Borderers [9]

Grenadier Guards [8]

Machine Gun Corps [8]

Devonshire Regiment [7]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

Hampshire Regiment [6]

Royal Defence Corps [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Border Regiment [5]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Hertfordshire Regiment [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Monmouthshire Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

East Kent Regiment [4]

Essex Regiment [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Royal Air Force [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Wiltshire Regiment [4]

Indian Army [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards/ Staff [2]

Hussars [2]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2]

King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [322]

Royal Navy [37]

Australian Imperial Force [31]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [13]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

J [426]

Contribution

Military Service [419]

Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

Australia [1]

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Place of birth

Casterton Victoria [7] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Chiltern Victoria [2] Islington, London [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Margate, Kent [2] Mildura Victoria [2] Avenel Victoria [1] Bairnsdale Victoria [1] Benenden, Kent [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Blyth [1] Blyth, Northumberland [1] Bow, London [1] Bowes Park, London [1] Burrawang New South Wales [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Chelsea, London [1] Edmonton, London, Middlesex [1] Greenwich, Kent [1] Hartlepool, Durham [1] Lancaster [1] Leichhardt New South Wales [1] Leichhardt, New South Wales [1] Llanymynech, on the borders of Shropshire and Montgomeryshire [1] London [1] London England [1] London, Middlesex [1] Longborough, Gloucestershire [1] Mardy, Glamorgan [1] Minstead Hampshire [1] Molong New South Wales [1] New York, United States of America [1] Newport [1] Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales [1] Newtown New South Wales [1] North Shields, Northumberland [1] Norwood South Australia [1] Nunhead, Surrey [1] Nuriootpa South Australia [1] Oswestry, Shropshire [1] Port Louis [1] Reiftown [1] Riverstone New South Wales [1] Saint Pancras, London [1] Southampton, Hampshire, England [1] Stepney, London [1] Swansea, Glamorgan [1]

Rank

Private [182] Corporal [23] Gunner [18] Serjeant [18] Lieutenant [17] Second Lieutenant [16] Driver [14] Captain [9] Lance Corporal [9] Major [7] Sapper [7] Acting Corporal [5] Acting Serjeant [5] Pioneer [5] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [3] Commander [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] Major General [3] Staff Nurse [3] Temporary Captain [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Bombardier [2] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Major and Brevet Colonel /Temporary Major General [2] Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Paymaster [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Battery Serjeant Major /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Brevet Colonel /Temporary Major General [1] Colonel [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Farrier Master Sergeant [1] Leading Aircraftman [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1] Major /Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major General/ Retired Pay [1] Nurse [1] Ordinary Seaman [1]

Unit

London Regiment [25] Labour Corps [22] Royal Field Artillery [22] Royal Engineers [21] Army Service Corps [20] Royal Army Medical Corps [16] Welsh Regiment [15] Royal Garrison Artillery [14] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [14] South Wales Borderers [9] Grenadier Guards [8] Machine Gun Corps [8] Devonshire Regiment [7] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] Hampshire Regiment [6] Royal Defence Corps [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Border Regiment [5] Durham Light Infantry [5] Hertfordshire Regiment [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Monmouthshire Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] East Kent Regiment [4] Essex Regiment [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Royal Air Force [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Wiltshire Regiment [4] Indian Army [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Royal Lancaster Regiment [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3] Royal Scots Fusiliers [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Cambridgeshire Regiment [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards/ Staff [2] Hussars [2] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2] King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [322] Royal Navy [37] Australian Imperial Force [31] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16] Canadian Expeditionary Force [13] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

J [426]

Contribution

Military Service [419] Merchant Navy [5]

Country

United Kingdom [10] Australia [1]

Leslie Gordon Jeffreys

Born 1888

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 6367 Private 6th Australian Infantry Brigade 22nd Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 6367 Corporal Australian Infantry Brigade 22nd Battalion

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William James Jeffreys

Born 1873

Died 1957

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281593

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Arthur Henry Jeffreys

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 209252

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William Stanley Goldsmith Jeffreys

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 2919 Monmouthshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Welsh Regiment 13th Battalion

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Leonard Charles Jeffreys

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 64328

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Edwin Henry Jeffreys

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 147145

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David John Jeffreys

Born 1898

Died 1920

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Air Mechanic 3rd Class Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 96585 Private 1st Class Royal Air Force

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 96585 Leading Aircraftman Royal Air Force

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Robert Jeffreys

Born 1875

Died 1915

Royal Navy Commander

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Frederick Walter Jeffreys

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army L/9845 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army L/9845 Corporal East Kent Regiment

British Army L/9845 Corporal The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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Albert Jeffreys

Born 1884

Died 1914

British Army L/9793 Private Royal Fusiliers 4th Battalion

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Jennie Winifred Jeffreys

Born 1890

Died 1977

Australian Imperial Force Staff Nurse Hospital Transport Corps

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Ernest Fredric Jeffreys

Born 1895

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 850426

Canadian Expeditionary Force 850426 Private Canadian Infantry

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Adam Jeffreys

Born 1877

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 81447

Canadian Expeditionary Force 81447 Private Canadian Infantry

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Henry Charles Jeffreys

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 248507

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Leslie Vincent Jeffreys

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 2660 Private City of London Yeomanry

British Army 150983 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Jeffrey Naish Jeffreys

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 22041 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Darell Richard Jeffreys

Born 1882

Died 1915

British Army Captain Devonshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Oliver Herbert Jeffreys

Died 1915

British Army 2511 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

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George Leslie Jeffreys

Died 1914

British Army 6382 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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George T Jeffreys

Died 1918

British Army 6031 Serjeant London Regiment

British Army 202849 Serjeant London Regiment

British Army 202849 Serjeant London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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