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Wigan, Lancashire [6]

Adelaide South Australia [5]

Gibraltar [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Luton, Bedfordshire [2]

Norwood [2]

Runcorn, Cheshire [2]

Tiffield, Northamptonshire [2]

Attleborough, Norfolk [1]

Beckenham, Kent [1]

Burton, Lancashire [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Cambridge [1]

Charing, Kent [1]

Chelsea, Middlesex, England [1]

Cheshire [1]

Derby, Derbyshire [1]

Goodwood South Australia [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Hammersmith, London [1]

Havant, Hampshire [1]

Hay New South Wales [1]

Hunslet Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Islington, Middlesex [1]

Kalgoorlie Western Australia [1]

Linton Victoria [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Lyndock South Australia [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Melbourne Victoria [1]

Newington Milton Kent [1]

Northampton, Northamptonshire [1]

Patricroft, Lancashire [1]

Peckham, London [1]

Perth Western Australia [1]

Peterborough, Northamptonshire [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Prahran Victoria [1]

Rushden, Northamptonshire [1]

Saint Columb, Cornwall [1]

Scone New South Wales [1]

South Morang Victoria [1]

Wandsworth, London [1]

Warrington, Lancashire [1]

Warwick Queensland [1]

Waterlooville, Havant, Hampshire [1]

West Ham, Essex [1]

Windsor Victoria [1]

Woodbridge, Suffolk [1]

Rank

Private [250]

Driver [20]

Gunner [20]

Corporal [17]

Serjeant [17]

Sapper [14]

Second Lieutenant [12]

Lance Corporal [6]

Lieutenant [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Bombardier [4]

Corporal 2nd [3]

Pioneer [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Captain [2]

Drummer [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Corporal (Officially a Private) [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant and Assistant Commissary [1]

Major General [1]

Paymaster Lieutenant [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Petty Officer Stoker [1]

Sergeant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Sub Conductor [1]

Temporary Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [34]

Labour Corps [30]

Royal Engineers [23]

Army Service Corps [21]

Royal Fusiliers [15]

Royal Army Medical Corps [14]

London Regiment [13]

Manchester Regiment [12]

Bedfordshire Regiment [11]

Lancashire Fusiliers [11]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

Cheshire Regiment [9]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [9]

Lincolnshire Regiment [8]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

Northamptonshire Regiment [8]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [7]

Liverpool Regiment [7]

North Staffordshire Regiment [7]

Rifle Brigade [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [5]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

South Lancashire Regiment [5]

Suffolk Regiment [5]

West Riding Regiment [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Worcestershire Regiment [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Border Regiment [4]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Wiltshire Regiment [4]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Irish Rifles [3]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Australian Infantry Battalion [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2]

Norfolk Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [364]

Royal Navy [34]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [27]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [20]

Australian Imperial Force [18]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

J [473]

Contribution

Military Service [461]

Merchant Navy [6]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

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Place of birth

Wigan, Lancashire [6] Adelaide South Australia [5] Gibraltar [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Luton, Bedfordshire [2] Norwood [2] Runcorn, Cheshire [2] Tiffield, Northamptonshire [2] Attleborough, Norfolk [1] Beckenham, Kent [1] Burton, Lancashire [1] Camberwell, London [1] Cambridge [1] Charing, Kent [1] Chelsea, Middlesex, England [1] Cheshire [1] Derby, Derbyshire [1] Goodwood South Australia [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Havant, Hampshire [1] Hay New South Wales [1] Hunslet Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Islington, Middlesex [1] Kalgoorlie Western Australia [1] Linton Victoria [1] London, Middlesex [1] Lyndock South Australia [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Melbourne Victoria [1] Newington Milton Kent [1] Northampton, Northamptonshire [1] Patricroft, Lancashire [1] Peckham, London [1] Perth Western Australia [1] Peterborough, Northamptonshire [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Prahran Victoria [1] Rushden, Northamptonshire [1] Saint Columb, Cornwall [1] Scone New South Wales [1] South Morang Victoria [1] Wandsworth, London [1] Warrington, Lancashire [1] Warwick Queensland [1] Waterlooville, Havant, Hampshire [1] West Ham, Essex [1] Windsor Victoria [1] Woodbridge, Suffolk [1]

Rank

Private [250] Driver [20] Gunner [20] Corporal [17] Serjeant [17] Sapper [14] Second Lieutenant [12] Lance Corporal [6] Lieutenant [5] Acting Corporal [4] Acting Serjeant [4] Bombardier [4] Corporal 2nd [3] Pioneer [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Captain [2] Drummer [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Corporal (Officially a Private) [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant and Assistant Commissary [1] Major General [1] Paymaster Lieutenant [1] Petty Officer [1] Petty Officer Stoker [1] Sergeant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Sister [1] Staff Nurse [1] Sub Conductor [1] Temporary Staff Serjeant Major [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [34] Labour Corps [30] Royal Engineers [23] Army Service Corps [21] Royal Fusiliers [15] Royal Army Medical Corps [14] London Regiment [13] Manchester Regiment [12] Bedfordshire Regiment [11] Lancashire Fusiliers [11] Machine Gun Corps [11] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] Cheshire Regiment [9] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [9] Lincolnshire Regiment [8] Middlesex Regiment [8] Northamptonshire Regiment [8] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [7] Liverpool Regiment [7] North Staffordshire Regiment [7] Rifle Brigade [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [5] East Surrey Regiment [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] South Lancashire Regiment [5] Suffolk Regiment [5] West Riding Regiment [5] West Yorkshire Regiment [5] Worcestershire Regiment [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Border Regiment [4] Devonshire Regiment [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Wiltshire Regiment [4] Canadian Infantry [3] Essex Regiment [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Irish Rifles [3] Royal Lancaster Regiment [3] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Australian Infantry Battalion [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2] Norfolk Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [364] Royal Navy [34] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [27] Canadian Expeditionary Force [20] Australian Imperial Force [18] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

J [473]

Contribution

Military Service [461] Merchant Navy [6] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

Frank George Jolley

Born 1864

Died 1917

British Army S4/109425 Private Army Service Corps

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Charles William Jolley

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268483

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John Jolley

Born 1880

Died 1915

British Army 6976 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Harry Jolley

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 66624

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Bernard Jolley

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 54237

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Harold Jolley

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 165141

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William Harold Jolley

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 2270 Private London Regiment

British Army 250589 Private London Regiment

British Army 2270 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) 3rd Battalion

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Charles William Jolley

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 44904

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Ritcher O Jolley

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31081

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William Henry Jolley

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 230586

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Jefferey Jolley

Died 1916

British Army 1950 Lance Corporal Royal Munster Fusiliers

British Army 1950 Corporal Royal Munster Fusiliers

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Frederick William Jolley

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 7927 Private London Regiment

British Army 718059 Private London Regiment

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Frederick Jolley

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 197110 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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F R Jolley

Born 1898

Died 1966

British Army 200332 Drummer Royal West Surrey Regiment

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Arthur William Jolley

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 66868

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Thomas Henry Jolley

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 24051

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Walter Jolley

Died 1916

British Army 40463 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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George Marden Jolley

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 3574 Private London Regiment

British Army 231234 Private London Regiment

British Army 231234 Private London Regiment 2nd (City of London) Battalion (Royal Fusiliers)

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Leslie Harold Jolley

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 390241 Serjeant London Regiment

British Army 1960 Serjeant London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) 9th (County of London) Battalion

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Ernest Stuart Jolley

Born 1899

Died 1964

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 243298

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