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Sydney New South Wales [7]

London England [6]

Southampton, Hampshire [6]

Adelaide South Australia [5]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Hertford, Hertfordshire [3]

Tamworth New South Wales [3]

Bathurst New South Wales [2]

Crookwell New South Wales [2]

Derby England [2]

Hounslow, Middlesex [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Maidenhead, Berkshire [2]

Norwich, Norfolk [2]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [2]

Taplow, Buckinghamshire [2]

Tottenham, London [2]

West Ham, Essex [2]

Adelaide, South Australia [1]

Albany Western Australia [1]

Aston Manor, Warwickshire [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Bedfordshire England [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1]

Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1]

Bow, London [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Briton Ferry, Glamorganshire [1]

Bungay, Suffolk [1]

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Bury, Lancashire [1]

Chiswick, Middx [1]

Co. Cork [1]

Condah Victoria [1]

Cookville New South Wales [1]

Cowley, Uxbridge, Middlesex [1]

Cromer, Norfolk [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Derbyshire England [1]

Dorchester [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

Drouin Victoria [1]

Dunvant, Glamorgan [1]

Earlsfield, Surrey [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Egham, Surrey [1]

Elsternwick Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [503]

Gunner [52]

Driver [50]

Corporal [38]

Serjeant [38]

Sapper [29]

Lance Corporal [21]

Second Lieutenant [14]

Pioneer [10]

Lieutenant [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Bombardier [4]

Captain [4]

Corporal 2nd [4]

Major [4]

Rifleman [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Stoker [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Saddler [2]

Serjeant Major [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Transport Serjeant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Major [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Armament Staff Serjeant [1]

Assistant Administrator [1]

Assistant Nurse [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Bugler [1]

Cadet [1]

Chaplain [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Colour Serjeant Major [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Driver Saddler [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Gunner Lance Bombardier [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [75]

Army Service Corps [67]

Royal Engineers [64]

Royal Field Artillery [62]

London Regiment [35]

Royal Garrison Artillery [27]

Royal Army Medical Corps [25]

Machine Gun Corps [24]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [18]

Rifle Brigade [17]

Royal Fusiliers [17]

South Wales Borderers [16]

The Queen's Regiment [16]

Essex Regiment [15]

Norfolk Regiment [15]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [15]

Suffolk Regiment [15]

Cheshire Regiment [14]

Gloucestershire Regiment [14]

Middlesex Regiment [12]

Durham Light Infantry [11]

Leicestershire Regiment [11]

Hampshire Regiment [10]

Lancashire Fusiliers [10]

Northumberland Fusiliers [10]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [10]

Wiltshire Regiment [10]

Bedfordshire Regiment [9]

Lincolnshire Regiment [9]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [9]

South Staffordshire Regiment [9]

West Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Army Veterinary Corps [8]

Liverpool Regiment [8]

Northamptonshire Regiment [8]

Royal Sussex Regiment [8]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8]

Worcestershire Regiment [8]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

Royal Defence Corps [7]

Royal Naval Division [7]

Dorsetshire Regiment [6]

Indian Defence Force [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Manchester Regiment [6]

West Riding Regiment [6]

York and Lancaster Regiment [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Royal Air Force [5]

Royal Horse Artillery [5]

Service

British Army [769]

Royal Navy [80]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [54]

Australian Imperial Force [46]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [33]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11]

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Contribution

Military Service [987]

Merchant Navy [14]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

Australia [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [7] London England [6] Southampton, Hampshire [6] Adelaide South Australia [5] Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Hertford, Hertfordshire [3] Tamworth New South Wales [3] Bathurst New South Wales [2] Crookwell New South Wales [2] Derby England [2] Hounslow, Middlesex [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] London, Middlesex [2] Maidenhead, Berkshire [2] Norwich, Norfolk [2] Southampton, Hampshire, England [2] Taplow, Buckinghamshire [2] Tottenham, London [2] West Ham, Essex [2] Adelaide, South Australia [1] Albany Western Australia [1] Aston Manor, Warwickshire [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Bedfordshire England [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1] Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1] Bow, London [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Briton Ferry, Glamorganshire [1] Bungay, Suffolk [1] Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [1] Bury, Lancashire [1] Chiswick, Middx [1] Co. Cork [1] Condah Victoria [1] Cookville New South Wales [1] Cowley, Uxbridge, Middlesex [1] Cromer, Norfolk [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Derbyshire England [1] Dorchester [1] Dover, Kent [1] Drouin Victoria [1] Dunvant, Glamorgan [1] Earlsfield, Surrey [1] Edinburgh [1] Egham, Surrey [1] Elsternwick Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [503] Gunner [52] Driver [50] Corporal [38] Serjeant [38] Sapper [29] Lance Corporal [21] Second Lieutenant [14] Pioneer [10] Lieutenant [6] Acting Corporal [5] Acting Serjeant [5] Bombardier [4] Captain [4] Corporal 2nd [4] Major [4] Rifleman [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Stoker [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Saddler [2] Serjeant Major [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Transport Serjeant [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Major [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Armament Staff Serjeant [1] Assistant Administrator [1] Assistant Nurse [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Bugler [1] Cadet [1] Chaplain [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Colour Serjeant Major [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Driver Saddler [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Gunner Lance Bombardier [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [75] Army Service Corps [67] Royal Engineers [64] Royal Field Artillery [62] London Regiment [35] Royal Garrison Artillery [27] Royal Army Medical Corps [25] Machine Gun Corps [24] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [18] Rifle Brigade [17] Royal Fusiliers [17] South Wales Borderers [16] The Queen's Regiment [16] Essex Regiment [15] Norfolk Regiment [15] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [15] Suffolk Regiment [15] Cheshire Regiment [14] Gloucestershire Regiment [14] Middlesex Regiment [12] Durham Light Infantry [11] Leicestershire Regiment [11] Hampshire Regiment [10] Lancashire Fusiliers [10] Northumberland Fusiliers [10] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [10] Wiltshire Regiment [10] Bedfordshire Regiment [9] Lincolnshire Regiment [9] Royal Berkshire Regiment [9] South Staffordshire Regiment [9] West Yorkshire Regiment [9] Army Veterinary Corps [8] Liverpool Regiment [8] Northamptonshire Regiment [8] Royal Sussex Regiment [8] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8] Worcestershire Regiment [8] Royal Army Service Corps [7] Royal Defence Corps [7] Royal Naval Division [7] Dorsetshire Regiment [6] Indian Defence Force [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Manchester Regiment [6] West Riding Regiment [6] York and Lancaster Regiment [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Royal Air Force [5] Royal Horse Artillery [5]

Service

British Army [769] Royal Navy [80] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [54] Australian Imperial Force [46] Canadian Expeditionary Force [33] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11]

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Contribution

Military Service [987] Merchant Navy [14]

Country

United Kingdom [15] Australia [1]

Ernest Henry Jeffries

Born 1881

Died 1915

British Army G/1247 Lance Corporal Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army G/1247 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army 5010 Private South Stafford Regiment 4th Battalion

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Clarence Smith Jeffries

Born 1894

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force Second Lieutenant 9th Australian Infantry Brigade 34th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force Captain Australian Infantry 34th Battalion

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John Jeffries

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 738 Serjeant Royal Army Medical Corps

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Sidney Edward Jeffries

Born 1895

Died 1970

British Army 2855 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 202923 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 2855 Pte Norfolk Regiment 1/5th then 2/5th (Territorials)

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Albert Martin Jeffries

Born 1897

Died 1915

British Army 1745 Private London Regiment

British Army 1745 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Lemuel Jeffries

Born 1887

Died 1918

Royal Navy S 8565 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 8565/S Stoker Royal Naval Reserve H.M.S. " P. 17"

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George Jeffries

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 53589

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John Jeffries

Born 1866

Died 1915

British Army 5974 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 9th Battalion.

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Walter Jeffries

Born 1886

British Army 9761 Serjeant South Wales Borderers

British Army 9761 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 9761 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Samuel Lewis Jeffries

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 203870

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William Jeffries

Died 1919

British Army 391617 Serjeant London Regiment

British Army 484612 Serjeant Labour Corps

British Army 4605 serjeant queens victorias rifles. london regt.

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Enoch Charles Jeffries

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 279328

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Arthur Grace Jeffries

Born 1867

Died 1916

British Army 16/316 Company Sergeant Major Royal Irish Rifles 20th Battalion

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Percival Jeffries

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 77577

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Ernest Albert Jeffries

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31397

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George William Jeffries

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 148718

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Maurice Edward Jeffries

Born 1877

Australian Imperial Force 1503 Private 4th Australian Infantry Brigade 15th Battalion

Australian Imperial Force 1503 Private 3rd Australian General Hospital

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William Jeffries

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 121176

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Charles Claude Jeffries

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 144331

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James John Jeffries

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 66750

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