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London, Middlesex [9]

London, Middlesex, England [8]

Sydney New South Wales [8]

Dublin [7]

Launceston Tasmania [7]

Leeds, Yorkshire [6]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6]

Melbourne Victoria [6]

Newcastle New South Wales [6]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [5]

Deal, Kent [5]

Leicester, Leicestershire [5]

London England [5]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [5]

Bethnal Green, London [4]

Brighton, Sussex [4]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire [4]

Newton Abbot, Devon [4]

Bendigo Victoria [3]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [3]

Canterbury, Kent [3]

Carlton Victoria [3]

Chatham, Kent [3]

Exeter, Devon [3]

Faversham, Kent [3]

Galway [3]

Plumstead, Kent [3]

Ramsgate, Kent [3]

Richmond Victoria [3]

Sittingbourne, Kent [3]

Westbury Tasmania [3]

Aldershot, Hampshire [2]

Allendale Victoria [2]

Belfast [2]

Belfast, Antrim [2]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [2]

Bridgewater South Australia [2]

Broomehill Western Australia [2]

Brunswick New South Wales [2]

Buckhurst Hill, Essex [2]

Canning Town, Essex, England [2]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [2]

Coventry, Warwickshire [2]

Deal, Kent, England [2]

Deloraine Tasmania [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Dorchester, Oxfordshire [2]

Dorset, England [2]

Rank

Private [1870]

Gunner [186]

Corporal [159]

Driver [156]

Serjeant [138]

Sapper [121]

Lance Corporal [68]

Second Lieutenant [45]

Lieutenant [35]

Captain [28]

Pioneer [28]

Acting Corporal [27]

Acting Serjeant [22]

Bombardier [18]

Rifleman [15]

Staff Serjeant [10]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [10]

Acting Bombardier [9]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [9]

Corporal 2nd [8]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [7]

Trooper [7]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [6]

Colour Serjeant [6]

Drummer [6]

Stoker 1st Class [6]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Sister [5]

Worker [5]

Engineer Clerk Serjeant [4]

Major [4]

Private Acting Serjeant [4]

Staff Nurse [4]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [3]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Leading Seaman [3]

Mechanist Staff Serjeant [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Shoeing Smith [3]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

2nd Corporal [2]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Colour Serjeant [2]

Acting Corporal 2nd [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Acting Sister [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Unit

Royal Engineers [236]

Labour Corps [220]

Royal Field Artillery [212]

Army Service Corps [196]

Royal Garrison Artillery [108]

London Regiment [95]

Machine Gun Corps [95]

Royal Army Medical Corps [81]

Royal Fusiliers [71]

Middlesex Regiment [61]

Northumberland Fusiliers [56]

Gloucestershire Regiment [53]

Durham Light Infantry [47]

Essex Regiment [47]

Worcestershire Regiment [47]

Rifle Brigade [46]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [43]

East Kent Regiment [42]

The Queen's Regiment [42]

Suffolk Regiment [39]

Cheshire Regiment [38]

South Staffordshire Regiment [37]

Devonshire Regiment [36]

East Surrey Regiment [35]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [35]

Leicestershire Regiment [35]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [34]

West Yorkshire Regiment [33]

Royal Defence Corps [32]

Royal Irish Rifles [32]

Lancashire Fusiliers [30]

Northamptonshire Regiment [28]

Royal West Kent Regiment [28]

East Yorkshire Regiment [27]

Liverpool Regiment [27]

Royal Army Service Corps [27]

Somerset Light Infantry [27]

British West Indies Regiment [26]

Royal Irish Regiment [26]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [25]

Hussars [24]

Manchester Regiment [24]

Royal Scots [24]

Welsh Regiment [24]

Lincolnshire Regiment [23]

Royal Naval Division [23]

Hampshire Regiment [22]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [21]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [21]

South Wales Borderers [21]

Service

British Army [2804]

Royal Navy [295]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [257]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [231]

Australian Imperial Force [172]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [37]

Other Empire Force [5]

South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

J [3897]

G [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3793]

Merchant Navy [88]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [75]

Canada [5]

United States [2]

Australia [1]

India [1]

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London, Middlesex [9] London, Middlesex, England [8] Sydney New South Wales [8] Dublin [7] Launceston Tasmania [7] Leeds, Yorkshire [6] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6] Melbourne Victoria [6] Newcastle New South Wales [6] Birmingham, Warwickshire [5] Deal, Kent [5] Leicester, Leicestershire [5] London England [5] Southampton, Hampshire, England [5] Bethnal Green, London [4] Brighton, Sussex [4] Hull, Yorkshire, England [4] Liverpool, Lancashire [4] Newton Abbot, Devon [4] Bendigo Victoria [3] Birkenhead, Cheshire [3] Canterbury, Kent [3] Carlton Victoria [3] Chatham, Kent [3] Exeter, Devon [3] Faversham, Kent [3] Galway [3] Plumstead, Kent [3] Ramsgate, Kent [3] Richmond Victoria [3] Sittingbourne, Kent [3] Westbury Tasmania [3] Aldershot, Hampshire [2] Allendale Victoria [2] Belfast [2] Belfast, Antrim [2] Bermondsey, London [2] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [2] Bridgewater South Australia [2] Broomehill Western Australia [2] Brunswick New South Wales [2] Buckhurst Hill, Essex [2] Canning Town, Essex, England [2] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [2] Coventry, Warwickshire [2] Deal, Kent, England [2] Deloraine Tasmania [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Dorchester, Oxfordshire [2] Dorset, England [2]

Rank

Private [1870] Gunner [186] Corporal [159] Driver [156] Serjeant [138] Sapper [121] Lance Corporal [68] Second Lieutenant [45] Lieutenant [35] Captain [28] Pioneer [28] Acting Corporal [27] Acting Serjeant [22] Bombardier [18] Rifleman [15] Staff Serjeant [10] Warrant Officer Class 2 [10] Acting Bombardier [9] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [9] Corporal 2nd [8] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [7] Trooper [7] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [6] Colour Serjeant [6] Drummer [6] Stoker 1st Class [6] Lance Serjeant [5] Sister [5] Worker [5] Engineer Clerk Serjeant [4] Major [4] Private Acting Serjeant [4] Staff Nurse [4] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Acting Company Serjeant Major [3] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Leading Seaman [3] Mechanist Staff Serjeant [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Shoeing Smith [3] Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] 2nd Corporal [2] Able Seaman [2] Acting Colour Serjeant [2] Acting Corporal 2nd [2] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Acting Sister [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Company Serjeant Major [2]

Unit

Royal Engineers [236] Labour Corps [220] Royal Field Artillery [212] Army Service Corps [196] Royal Garrison Artillery [108] London Regiment [95] Machine Gun Corps [95] Royal Army Medical Corps [81] Royal Fusiliers [71] Middlesex Regiment [61] Northumberland Fusiliers [56] Gloucestershire Regiment [53] Durham Light Infantry [47] Essex Regiment [47] Worcestershire Regiment [47] Rifle Brigade [46] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [43] East Kent Regiment [42] The Queen's Regiment [42] Suffolk Regiment [39] Cheshire Regiment [38] South Staffordshire Regiment [37] Devonshire Regiment [36] East Surrey Regiment [35] King's Royal Rifle Corps [35] Leicestershire Regiment [35] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [34] West Yorkshire Regiment [33] Royal Defence Corps [32] Royal Irish Rifles [32] Lancashire Fusiliers [30] Northamptonshire Regiment [28] Royal West Kent Regiment [28] East Yorkshire Regiment [27] Liverpool Regiment [27] Royal Army Service Corps [27] Somerset Light Infantry [27] British West Indies Regiment [26] Royal Irish Regiment [26] Royal Berkshire Regiment [25] Hussars [24] Manchester Regiment [24] Royal Scots [24] Welsh Regiment [24] Lincolnshire Regiment [23] Royal Naval Division [23] Hampshire Regiment [22] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [21] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [21] South Wales Borderers [21]

Service

British Army [2804] Royal Navy [295] Canadian Expeditionary Force [257] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [231] Australian Imperial Force [172] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [37] Other Empire Force [5] South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

J [3897] G [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3793] Merchant Navy [88] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [75] Canada [5] United States [2] Australia [1] India [1]

Louisa Jordan

Born 1879

Died 1915

Other Empire Force Nurse French Red Cross

Other Empire Force Nursing Sister Scottish Women's Hospital Kragujevatz

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Alfred Jordan

Born 1881

Died 1917

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 112196

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 112196 Air Mechanic 3rd Class Royal Flying Corps

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Frederick J Jordan

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 292670 Private Middlesex Regiment

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John Alfred Jordan

Born 1898

Died 1915

British Army 2021 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 2021 Private Suffolk Regiment 4th Battalion

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Harry Jordan

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 372518 Private London Regiment

British Army 372518 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 5164 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Harry John Jordan

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army 18298 Acting Corporal Norfolk Regiment

British Army 18298 Lance Corporal Norfolk Regiment

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Henry Jordan

Born 1873

Died 1916

British Army GS/8750 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army G/8750 Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 10th Battalion

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James Victor Theodore Jordan

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 22558 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 16th Battalion

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George Henry Jordan

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army TF/1791 Lance Corporal East Kent Regiment

British Army TF/1791 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army TF/1791 lance corporal East Kent Regiment 1/5th

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Alfred E Jordan

Died 1918

British Army PS/1529 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Ernest Frederick Jordan

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 2636 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1/6th Battalion-Territorial.

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Charles William Jordan

Born 1893

Died 1934

British Army 1851 Serjeant Middlesex Regiment

British Army 1851 Corporal Middlesex Regiment 8th Battalion

British Army 1851 Private Middlesex Regiment 8th Battalion

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Lowry Jordan

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 4034 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army 129799 Private Royal Air Force

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Lionel Gilbert Jordan

Born 1884

Died 1931

Canadian Expeditionary Force 602466

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George Richmond Jordan

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260077

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William Horace Jordan

Born 1884

Died 1929

British Army 7012 Private Somerset Light Infantry

British Army 7012 Serjeant Somerset Light Infantry

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William Henry Jordan

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 164147

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Ralph Jordan

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 51940

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Thomas William Jordan

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 268732

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Patrick Jordan

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 406932

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