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Plymouth, Devon [8]

Warrnambool Victoria [6]

Southampton, Hampshire [5]

Ballarat Victoria [4]

Footscray Victoria [3]

Helston, Cornwall [3]

Ilfracombe, Devon [3]

Moonta South Australia [3]

Rotherhithe, London [3]

Swansea, Glamorgan [3]

Albert Park Victoria [2]

Bideford, Devon [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Charters Towers Queensland [2]

Edmonton, London [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Stawell Victoria [2]

Truro, Cornwall [2]

Wokingham, Berkshire [2]

204A, High Holborn, London [1]

Abbotsford Victoria [1]

Acton, London [1]

Appledore, Devon, England [1]

Ashford, Middlesex [1]

Batley, Hampshire, England [1]

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Bermondsey, London [1]

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Brisbane Queensland [1]

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Bude, Cornwall, England [1]

Bunyip Victoria [1]

Burley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Burwood New South Wales [1]

Calcutta, India [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Camborne, Cornwall [1]

Cavendish Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [343]

Gunner [48]

Driver [43]

Sapper [35]

Corporal [24]

Serjeant [18]

Lieutenant [15]

Pioneer [14]

Second Lieutenant [13]

Captain [9]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Lance Corporal [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Rifleman [4]

Bombardier [3]

Major [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Corporal Corporal [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Serjeant Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Boy [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Chauffeur [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Driver Saddler [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Flight Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Gunner Signaller [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Lance Corporal/Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Medical Officer [1]

Officers 3rd Steward [1]

Orderly [1]

Probationary Flight Officer [1]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [70]

Royal Field Artillery [54]

Army Service Corps [48]

Labour Corps [48]

Devonshire Regiment [44]

Royal Garrison Artillery [32]

London Regiment [28]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [27]

Rifle Brigade [14]

Royal Fusiliers [14]

Middlesex Regiment [13]

Royal Army Medical Corps [13]

Dorsetshire Regiment [12]

Machine Gun Corps [12]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [12]

Gloucestershire Regiment [11]

Somerset Light Infantry [11]

Welsh Regiment [11]

Hampshire Regiment [9]

Essex Regiment [8]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8]

The Queen's Regiment [8]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

Royal Defence Corps [7]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

East Surrey Regiment [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [6]

Royal Sussex Regiment [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

South Wales Borderers [5]

Worcestershire Regiment [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Border Regiment [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Army Veterinary Corps [3]

Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [3]

Royal Flying Corps [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Wiltshire Regiment [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

East Africa Medical Supplies [2]

Service

British Army [571]

Royal Navy [87]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [74]

Australian Imperial Force [54]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [43]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

J [860]

H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [832]

Merchant Navy [25]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

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Place of birth

Plymouth, Devon [8] Warrnambool Victoria [6] Southampton, Hampshire [5] Ballarat Victoria [4] Footscray Victoria [3] Helston, Cornwall [3] Ilfracombe, Devon [3] Moonta South Australia [3] Rotherhithe, London [3] Swansea, Glamorgan [3] Albert Park Victoria [2] Bideford, Devon [2] Camberwell, London [2] Charters Towers Queensland [2] Edmonton, London [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Stawell Victoria [2] Truro, Cornwall [2] Wokingham, Berkshire [2] 204A, High Holborn, London [1] Abbotsford Victoria [1] Acton, London [1] Appledore, Devon, England [1] Ashford, Middlesex [1] Batley, Hampshire, England [1] Bedminster, Bristol [1] Benalla Victoria [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Berrynarbor, Devon [1] Birmingham England [1] Bow, London [1] Bradford, Devon [1] Bridgewater, Somerset [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Buckingham [1] Buckinghamshire [1] Bude, Cornwall, England [1] Bunyip Victoria [1] Burley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Burwood New South Wales [1] Calcutta, India [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Camborne, Cornwall [1] Cavendish Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [343] Gunner [48] Driver [43] Sapper [35] Corporal [24] Serjeant [18] Lieutenant [15] Pioneer [14] Second Lieutenant [13] Captain [9] Acting Serjeant [6] Lance Corporal [6] Acting Corporal [5] Rifleman [4] Bombardier [3] Major [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Staff Nurse [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Corporal Corporal [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Serjeant Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Boy [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Chauffeur [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Driver Saddler [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Flight Sub-Lieutenant [1] Gunner Signaller [1] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Lance Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Lance Corporal/Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Medical Officer [1] Officers 3rd Steward [1] Orderly [1] Probationary Flight Officer [1] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1] Serjeant Major [1] Shoeing Smith Corporal [1] Stoker 1st Class [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [70] Royal Field Artillery [54] Army Service Corps [48] Labour Corps [48] Devonshire Regiment [44] Royal Garrison Artillery [32] London Regiment [28] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [27] Rifle Brigade [14] Royal Fusiliers [14] Middlesex Regiment [13] Royal Army Medical Corps [13] Dorsetshire Regiment [12] Machine Gun Corps [12] Royal Berkshire Regiment [12] Gloucestershire Regiment [11] Somerset Light Infantry [11] Welsh Regiment [11] Hampshire Regiment [9] Essex Regiment [8] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8] The Queen's Regiment [8] Royal Army Service Corps [7] Royal Defence Corps [7] Durham Light Infantry [6] East Surrey Regiment [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [6] Royal Sussex Regiment [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] South Wales Borderers [5] Worcestershire Regiment [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Border Regiment [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [4] Manchester Regiment [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Army Veterinary Corps [3] Royal Engineers Inland Waterways and Docks [3] Royal Flying Corps [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Wiltshire Regiment [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Cheshire Regiment [2] Corps of Hussars [2] East Africa Medical Supplies [2]

Service

British Army [571] Royal Navy [87] Canadian Expeditionary Force [74] Australian Imperial Force [54] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [43] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

J [860] H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [832] Merchant Navy [25] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

Norman Parsons Jewell

Born 1885

Died 1973

British Army Medical Officer East Africa Medical Supplies

British Army Captain East Africa Medical Supplies

Other Empire Force Captain East African Medical Services 3 East African Field Ambulance Service

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Edgar Jewell

Born 1894

Died 1972

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 22349

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John Belmont Jewell

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 4575 London Regiment 22nd Battalion (Artists Rifles)

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 91136, PI20196 86 Squadron

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George Jewell

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 11791 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Dudley Mark Hayward Jewell

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers royal engineers attached 18th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers 18th Battalion attched Royal Engineers

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Edward Herbert Jewell

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers 11th Battalion

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John Arthur Jewell

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army G/5257 Private The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 7th Battalion

British Army GS/5257 Private The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 7th Battalion

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Robert Jewell

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 39036 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 174th Siege Battery

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Herbert Jewell

Born 1875

Died 1919

British Army 28649 Serjeant Royal Engineers

British Army 28649 Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 Royal Engineers

British Army 28649 Serjeant Major Royal Engineers

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Henry Jewell

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 62663

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Arthur Jewell

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 82849

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Harry Jewell

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 32980

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Walter Charles Jewell

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 24339

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Ernest William Jewell

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45547

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Edward Jewell

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 39795 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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William Ernest Jewell

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 25182

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Alfred John Jewell

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 81624

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William Francis Jewell

Born 1889

Died 1933

British Army 295546 Private West Somerset Yeomanry

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Francis Charles Jewell

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 77380

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William Jewell

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 280722

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