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Plymouth, Devon [23]

Sydney New South Wales [11]

Newcastle New South Wales [7]

Devonport, Devon [6]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [6]

Gympie Queensland [5]

Ballarat Victoria [4]

Exeter, Devon [4]

Falmouth, Cornwall [4]

Geelong Victoria [4]

Lambeth, London [4]

London, Middlesex [4]

Swansea, Glamorgan [4]

Adelaide South Australia [3]

Boyle, Roscommon [3]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire [3]

Houghton South Australia [3]

Kennington, London [3]

Kingsbridge, Devon [3]

Ross Tasmania [3]

Totnes, Devon [3]

Aldershot, Hampshire [2]

Battersea, London [2]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Bowden South Australia [2]

Breage, Cornwall [2]

Brighton Victoria [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2]

Broken Hill New South Wales [2]

Bude, Cornwall [2]

Campbell Town Tasmania [2]

Cardiff Wales [2]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [2]

Charters Towers Queensland [2]

Colchester, Essex [2]

Cornwall [2]

Cornwall England [2]

Devon [2]

Devonport [2]

Eaglehawk Victoria [2]

Echuca Victoria [2]

Edmonton, Middlesex [2]

Hove, Sussex [2]

Liverpool [2]

London England [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Rank

Private [752]

Gunner [89]

Corporal [58]

Serjeant [57]

Driver [51]

Sapper [51]

Lance Corporal [38]

Second Lieutenant [30]

Lieutenant [22]

Captain [19]

Acting Corporal [16]

Acting Serjeant [10]

Bombardier [10]

Major [8]

Able Seaman [5]

Stoker 1st Class [5]

Temporary Major [5]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Pioneer [4]

Rifleman [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [2]

Engineer Captain [2]

Fitter [2]

Gunner /Acting Bombardier [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Officer Cadet [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Petty Officer [2]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Private Lance Corporal [2]

Sergeant [2]

Shipwright Lieutenant Commander [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Temporary Colonel [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Transport Corporal [2]

Trooper [2]

2nd Sick Berth Steward [1]

AB [1]

Able seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Acting Major Captain [1]

Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Writer [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [102]

Royal Engineers [93]

Labour Corps [85]

Welsh Regiment [83]

Army Service Corps [78]

Devonshire Regiment [72]

Royal Garrison Artillery [52]

London Regiment [50]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [42]

Royal Army Medical Corps [41]

South Wales Borderers [35]

Machine Gun Corps [33]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [26]

Liverpool Regiment [25]

Royal Fusiliers [25]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [24]

Gloucestershire Regiment [21]

Somerset Light Infantry [20]

Worcestershire Regiment [19]

Monmouthshire Regiment [18]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [18]

Hampshire Regiment [17]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [16]

Rifle Brigade [13]

Royal Army Service Corps [13]

Army Veterinary Corps [12]

Middlesex Regiment [11]

Royal West Kent Regiment [11]

Army Ordnance Corps [10]

Manchester Regiment [10]

Northumberland Fusiliers [10]

Royal Naval Division [10]

Cheshire Regiment [9]

Dorsetshire Regiment [9]

East Surrey Regiment [9]

The Queen's Regiment [9]

Durham Light Infantry [8]

Lancashire Fusiliers [8]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [8]

Royal Defence Corps [8]

Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Canadian Infantry [7]

East Kent Regiment [7]

Essex Regiment [7]

Royal Air Force [7]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6]

Royal Engineers Transport [6]

York and Lancaster Regiment [6]

Army Cyclist Corps [5]

Service

British Army [1167]

Royal Navy [265]

Australian Imperial Force [167]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [103]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [100]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [37]

Other Empire Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

J [1854]

P [13]

H [3]

S [3]

D [1]

G [1]

L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1824]

Merchant Navy [36]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [31]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

United States [1]

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Place of birth

Plymouth, Devon [23] Sydney New South Wales [11] Newcastle New South Wales [7] Devonport, Devon [6] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6] Portsmouth, Hampshire [6] Gympie Queensland [5] Ballarat Victoria [4] Exeter, Devon [4] Falmouth, Cornwall [4] Geelong Victoria [4] Lambeth, London [4] London, Middlesex [4] Swansea, Glamorgan [4] Adelaide South Australia [3] Boyle, Roscommon [3] Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire [3] Houghton South Australia [3] Kennington, London [3] Kingsbridge, Devon [3] Ross Tasmania [3] Totnes, Devon [3] Aldershot, Hampshire [2] Battersea, London [2] Bendigo Victoria [2] Bowden South Australia [2] Breage, Cornwall [2] Brighton Victoria [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2] Broken Hill New South Wales [2] Bude, Cornwall [2] Campbell Town Tasmania [2] Cardiff Wales [2] Cardiff, Glamorgan [2] Charters Towers Queensland [2] Colchester, Essex [2] Cornwall [2] Cornwall England [2] Devon [2] Devonport [2] Eaglehawk Victoria [2] Echuca Victoria [2] Edmonton, Middlesex [2] Hove, Sussex [2] Liverpool [2] London England [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Rank

Private [752] Gunner [89] Corporal [58] Serjeant [57] Driver [51] Sapper [51] Lance Corporal [38] Second Lieutenant [30] Lieutenant [22] Captain [19] Acting Corporal [16] Acting Serjeant [10] Bombardier [10] Major [8] Able Seaman [5] Stoker 1st Class [5] Temporary Major [5] Company Serjeant Major [4] Pioneer [4] Rifleman [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Acting Bombardier [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Corporal Acting Serjeant [2] Engineer Captain [2] Fitter [2] Gunner /Acting Bombardier [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Officer Cadet [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Petty Officer [2] Private Acting Lance Corporal [2] Private Lance Corporal [2] Sergeant [2] Shipwright Lieutenant Commander [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Temporary Colonel [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Transport Corporal [2] Trooper [2] 2nd Sick Berth Steward [1] AB [1] Able seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [1] Acting Major Captain [1] Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Writer [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [102] Royal Engineers [93] Labour Corps [85] Welsh Regiment [83] Army Service Corps [78] Devonshire Regiment [72] Royal Garrison Artillery [52] London Regiment [50] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [42] Royal Army Medical Corps [41] South Wales Borderers [35] Machine Gun Corps [33] King's Royal Rifle Corps [26] Liverpool Regiment [25] Royal Fusiliers [25] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [24] Gloucestershire Regiment [21] Somerset Light Infantry [20] Worcestershire Regiment [19] Monmouthshire Regiment [18] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [18] Hampshire Regiment [17] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [16] Rifle Brigade [13] Royal Army Service Corps [13] Army Veterinary Corps [12] Middlesex Regiment [11] Royal West Kent Regiment [11] Army Ordnance Corps [10] Manchester Regiment [10] Northumberland Fusiliers [10] Royal Naval Division [10] Cheshire Regiment [9] Dorsetshire Regiment [9] East Surrey Regiment [9] The Queen's Regiment [9] Durham Light Infantry [8] Lancashire Fusiliers [8] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [8] Royal Defence Corps [8] Yorkshire Regiment [8] Canadian Infantry [7] East Kent Regiment [7] Essex Regiment [7] Royal Air Force [7] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6] Royal Engineers Transport [6] York and Lancaster Regiment [6] Army Cyclist Corps [5]

Service

British Army [1167] Royal Navy [265] Australian Imperial Force [167] Canadian Expeditionary Force [103] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [100] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [37] Other Empire Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

J [1854] P [13] H [3] S [3] D [1] G [1] L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1824] Merchant Navy [36] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [31] Australia [1] Canada [1] United States [1]

Richard Wallis Johns

Born 1890

Died 1920

British Army 330473 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 8/1854 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 330473 Corporal Hampshire Regiment 4th Reserve Battalion

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John William Henry Johns

Born 1885

Died 1936

British Army 125746 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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William Earl Johns

Born 1893

Died 1968

British Army 74451 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force

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David Mervyn Johns

Born 1899

Died 1992

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 69471 Air Mechanic (3rd Class) Royal Fling Corps Recruits Department

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Officer Cadet Royal Flying Corps Training Unit

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Temporary Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps

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Joseph Vere Everette Johns

Born 1893

Died 1966

British Army 2441 Private British West Indies Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 2441 Lance Corporal British West Indies Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army Private South Lancashire Regiment

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James Paul Johns

Born 1882

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 643 Private Machine Gun Corp 5th Battalion

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Howard Samuel Johns

Born 1892

Died 1964

British Army Officer Cadet Oxford University Officer Cadet Training Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Welsh Regiment 9th (Service) Battalion

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Reginald Leach Johns

Born 1894

Died 1918

Royal Navy F 3566 (203566) Air Mechanic 2 Airships Naval Airship Station, Barrow

Royal Navy F 3566 (203566) Air Mechanic 1 Airships Naval Airship Station, Barrow- Longside, Aberdeen

Royal Navy F 3566 (203566) Leading Mechanic Airships Royal Naval Air Station, Longside, Aberdeen

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Frank Johns

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 14471 Lance Corporal Welsh Regiment

British Army 14471 Serjeant Welsh Regiment 11th Battalion

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Norman Wellington Johns

Born 1896

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 654594

Canadian Expeditionary Force 654594 Private Canadian Infantry

Canadian Expeditionary Force Canadian Infantry 58th Toronto Battalion

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John Ernest Johns

Born 1890

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 6102

Australian Imperial Force 6102 Pte 12th Bttn A.I.F

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Benjamin Davies John, Mid

Born 1888

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 2153 Private Australian Infantry 11th Infantry Battalion

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Harold M Johns

Died 1918

British Army 51019 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

British Army 56649 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

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David Johns

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 101000

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Albert Henry Johns

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 23828

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John Watkins Johns

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 147892

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William Johns

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260628

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Arthur Philip Johns

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 3145 Private Welsh Guards 1st Battalion

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Charles Anthony Johns

Born 1891

Died 1916

Royal Navy Z/ 860 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy Z/ 860 AB Royal naval Division

Royal Navy Z/ 860 AB Drake battalion MEF 1st battallian

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Reginald Courtice Johns

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 10313

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