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Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Leytonstone, Essex [2]

Balmain New South Wales [1]

Barrowden, Rutland [1]

Battle, Sussex [1]

Birmingham [1]

Deptford, Kent [1]

East Langton, nr. Market Harborough, Leics [1]

Gumley, Leics [1]

Gumley, Market Harborough, Leics [1]

Leicester [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Sharnford, Hinckley, Leicestershire [1]

Sussex England [1]

Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [83]

Gunner [12]

Corporal [7]

Sapper [4]

Serjeant [4]

Captain [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Major [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Bombardier [2]

Driver [2]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Forewoman [1]

Pioneer [1]

Saddler [1]

Sergeant [1]

Temporary Captain/Acting Major [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Leicestershire Regiment [11]

Royal Field Artillery [11]

Army Service Corps [9]

Royal Engineers [9]

Labour Corps [8]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

London Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

Highland Light Infantry [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Auckland Infantry Regiment [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Northamptonshire Yeomanry [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

Wiltshire Regiment [2]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Cavalry Signal Squadron [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Dorsetshire Regiment [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

East Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

Head Quarters Staff [1]

Hussars [1]

Indian Defence Force [1]

Irish Guards [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Labour Corps Clearing Office ex Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Lincolnshire Regiment [1]

Nottinghamshire Yeomanry Sherwood Rangers [1]

Service

British Army [126]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Royal Navy [4]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

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J [155]

Contribution

Military Service [152]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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Place of birth

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Leytonstone, Essex [2] Balmain New South Wales [1] Barrowden, Rutland [1] Battle, Sussex [1] Birmingham [1] Deptford, Kent [1] East Langton, nr. Market Harborough, Leics [1] Gumley, Leics [1] Gumley, Market Harborough, Leics [1] Leicester [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Sharnford, Hinckley, Leicestershire [1] Sussex England [1] Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [83] Gunner [12] Corporal [7] Sapper [4] Serjeant [4] Captain [3] Lance Corporal [3] Lieutenant [3] Major [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Corporal [2] Bombardier [2] Driver [2] Acting Major [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Forewoman [1] Pioneer [1] Saddler [1] Sergeant [1] Temporary Captain/Acting Major [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Leicestershire Regiment [11] Royal Field Artillery [11] Army Service Corps [9] Royal Engineers [9] Labour Corps [8] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] London Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] Highland Light Infantry [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Auckland Infantry Regiment [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Northamptonshire Yeomanry [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] West Riding Regiment [2] Wiltshire Regiment [2] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Cavalry Signal Squadron [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Dorsetshire Regiment [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] East Yorkshire Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] Head Quarters Staff [1] Hussars [1] Indian Defence Force [1] Irish Guards [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] Labour Corps Clearing Office ex Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1] Lincolnshire Regiment [1] Nottinghamshire Yeomanry Sherwood Rangers [1]

Service

British Army [126] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [9] Canadian Expeditionary Force [8] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] Royal Navy [4] Australian Imperial Force [3]

Last name first letter

J [155]

Contribution

Military Service [152] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Thomas Charles Jesson

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 50646 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 2nd/5th Bn.

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Robert Weston Jesson

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 251 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

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Cecil Jesson

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 140296

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Charles Alexander Jesson

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 97117

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Arthur Jesson

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 1975 Private London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Bedfordshire Regiment 6 Bn.

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John Jesson

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army 26360 Private Highland Light Infantry

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Ernest Jesson

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 42961 Private Manchester Regiment 2nd/8th Bn.

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Ernest Isaac Jesson

Born 1872

Died 1938

British Army CMT/3163 Private Army Service Corps

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Benjamin Bert Jesson

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 209086

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George William Edmund Jesson

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army 2895 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Robert Wilfred Fairey Jesson

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army Temporary Captain/Acting Major Wiltshire Regiment

British Army Major Wiltshire Regiment

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William Jesson

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 88941

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Ernest Jesson

Died 1917

British Army 23011 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 43119 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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Matthew Jesson

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 83866 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 83866 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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Fred Jesson

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 8458 Lance Corporal Army Cyclist Corps

British Army 8458 Private Army Cyclist Corps

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Thomas Jesson

Died 1917

British Army 202060 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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George M Jesson

Died 1918

British Army 52785 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Albert Valentine Jesson

Born 1894

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 266

Canadian Expeditionary Force 266 Sergeant Canadian Infantry

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John Jesson

Died 1915

British Army 21664 Private Worcestershire Regiment 6th Battalion

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Clifford Joseph Jesson

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 211008

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