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Melbourne Victoria [5]

Bermondsey, London [4]

Birmingham, Warks [4]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [4]

Alford, Surrey [3]

Ballarat Victoria [3]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [3]

Carlton Tasmania [3]

London England [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Bow, London [2]

Bow, London, Middlesex [2]

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London, Middlesex, England [2]

Mackay Queensland [2]

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Valetta, Malta [2]

Aberavon, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire [1]

Amphitheatre Victoria [1]

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Balaclava Victoria [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

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Bendigo Victoria [1]

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Cairns Queensland [1]

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Cardigan, Cardiganshire, Wales [1]

Casiuo New South Wales [1]

Charlton Kings, Cheltenham [1]

Charlton Kings, Glos [1]

Charlton Kings, Gloucestershire [1]

Chertsey, Surrey [1]

Cooktown Queensland [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

Dublin [1]

Ghazipur Punjab [1]

Glais, Glamorgan [1]

Govan, Lanarkshire [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Rank

Private [395]

Corporal [25]

Driver [25]

Gunner [25]

Serjeant [24]

Second Lieutenant [23]

Sepoy [20]

Sapper [18]

Lieutenant [16]

Captain [14]

Lance Corporal [14]

Labourer [12]

Clerk [9]

Rifleman [8]

Bearer [6]

Major [6]

Acting Corporal [5]

Cook [5]

Havildar [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Lance Naik [3]

Lascar [3]

Public Servant [3]

3rd Constable [2]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Bombardier [2]

Bugler [2]

Carrier [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Guardsman [2]

Headman [2]

Interpreter [2]

Naik [2]

Nurse [2]

Pioneer [2]

1st Class Interpreter [1]

1st Constable [1]

2nd Class Interpreter [1]

2nd Constable [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Naik [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Armament Staff Serjeant [1]

Barman [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Captain Major [1]

Unit

British West Indies Regiment [76]

Nigeria Regiment [37]

Indian Defence Force [32]

Royal Field Artillery [29]

Labour Corps [28]

Seychelles Labour Contingent [26]

Royal Engineers [25]

Welsh Regiment [25]

Army Service Corps [24]

London Regiment [17]

Carnatic Infantry [15]

South Wales Borderers [15]

Madras Sappers and Miners [14]

Royal Fusiliers [14]

Royal Army Medical Corps [13]

Gold Coast Regiment [12]

Royal Garrison Artillery [12]

King's African Rifles [11]

Jewish Labour Corps [10]

Pioneers [10]

Supply and Transport Corps [10]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

Cape Coloured Labour Regiment [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

Royal Engineers Inland Water Transport [8]

Worcestershire Regiment [8]

Mauritius Labour Battalion [7]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Sierra Leone Carrier Corps [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Royal Sussex Regiment [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

Army Bearer Corps [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Monmouthshire Regiment [4]

North Staffordshire Regiment [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Royal Defence Corps [4]

Army Veterinary Corps [3]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Egyptian Labour Corps [3]

French Red Cross [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Iraq Levies [3]

Light Infantry [3]

Madras Pioneers [3]

Service

British Army [726]

Royal Navy [44]

Australian Imperial Force [43]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [38]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [37]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4]

Other Empire Force [4]

South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

J [900]

S [5]

M [3]

P [3]

A [2]

C [2]

D [2]

I [2]

K [2]

T [2]

B [1]

F [1]

H [1]

L [1]

O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [889]

Merchant Navy [34]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [19]

Guyana [1]

Trinidad and Tobago [1]

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Melbourne Victoria [5] Bermondsey, London [4] Birmingham, Warks [4] Bristol, Gloucestershire [4] Alford, Surrey [3] Ballarat Victoria [3] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [3] Carlton Tasmania [3] London England [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Bow, London [2] Bow, London, Middlesex [2] London, Middlesex [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Mackay Queensland [2] Southwark, London [2] Stepney, London [2] Valetta, Malta [2] Aberavon, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire [1] Amphitheatre Victoria [1] Ascot Vale Victoria [1] Balaclava Victoria [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1] Battersea, London [1] Bayswater, London [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Bermondsey, Surrey [1] Birmingham England [1] Bishop Auckland, Durham [1] Brighton England [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Broken Hill New South Wales [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Cairns Queensland [1] Campbell Town New South Wales [1] Cardigan, Cardiganshire, Wales [1] Casiuo New South Wales [1] Charlton Kings, Cheltenham [1] Charlton Kings, Glos [1] Charlton Kings, Gloucestershire [1] Chertsey, Surrey [1] Cooktown Queensland [1] Dover, Kent [1] Dublin [1] Ghazipur Punjab [1] Glais, Glamorgan [1] Govan, Lanarkshire [1] Hackney, London [1]

Rank

Private [395] Corporal [25] Driver [25] Gunner [25] Serjeant [24] Second Lieutenant [23] Sepoy [20] Sapper [18] Lieutenant [16] Captain [14] Lance Corporal [14] Labourer [12] Clerk [9] Rifleman [8] Bearer [6] Major [6] Acting Corporal [5] Cook [5] Havildar [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Lance Naik [3] Lascar [3] Public Servant [3] 3rd Constable [2] Acting Bombardier [2] Bombardier [2] Bugler [2] Carrier [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Guardsman [2] Headman [2] Interpreter [2] Naik [2] Nurse [2] Pioneer [2] 1st Class Interpreter [1] 1st Constable [1] 2nd Class Interpreter [1] 2nd Constable [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Naik [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Armament Staff Serjeant [1] Barman [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Captain Major [1]

Unit

British West Indies Regiment [76] Nigeria Regiment [37] Indian Defence Force [32] Royal Field Artillery [29] Labour Corps [28] Seychelles Labour Contingent [26] Royal Engineers [25] Welsh Regiment [25] Army Service Corps [24] London Regiment [17] Carnatic Infantry [15] South Wales Borderers [15] Madras Sappers and Miners [14] Royal Fusiliers [14] Royal Army Medical Corps [13] Gold Coast Regiment [12] Royal Garrison Artillery [12] King's African Rifles [11] Jewish Labour Corps [10] Pioneers [10] Supply and Transport Corps [10] Machine Gun Corps [9] Cape Coloured Labour Regiment [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] Royal Engineers Inland Water Transport [8] Worcestershire Regiment [8] Mauritius Labour Battalion [7] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7] Liverpool Regiment [6] Rifle Brigade [6] Sierra Leone Carrier Corps [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Royal Sussex Regiment [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] Army Bearer Corps [4] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Monmouthshire Regiment [4] North Staffordshire Regiment [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Royal Defence Corps [4] Army Veterinary Corps [3] East Lancashire Regiment [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] Egyptian Labour Corps [3] French Red Cross [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Iraq Levies [3] Light Infantry [3] Madras Pioneers [3]

Service

British Army [726] Royal Navy [44] Australian Imperial Force [43] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [38] Canadian Expeditionary Force [37] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [4] Other Empire Force [4] South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

J [900] S [5] M [3] P [3] A [2] C [2] D [2] I [2] K [2] T [2] B [1] F [1] H [1] L [1] O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [889] Merchant Navy [34] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [19] Guyana [1] Trinidad and Tobago [1]

Walter Russell Joseph

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28137

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Louis William James Joseph

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 75807

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Maurice Llewellyn Joseph

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army RTS/2246 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 40958 Private Royal Irish Rifles

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Thomas Adolphus Joseph

Born 1896

British Army 647 Private British West Indies Regiment

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Edward Thomas Joseph

Born 1886

British Army 11344 Corporal British West Indies Regiment

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John Alexander Joseph

Born 1897

Other Empire Force 3448 British Guiana Militia

British Army 11305 Private British West Indies Regiment 8th Battalion

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Emanuel Joseph

Died 1918

Other Empire Force 931 Trinidad Light Infantry Volunteers

British Army 6954 Private British West Indies Regiment 5th Battalion

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Henry Joseph

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225899

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Llewellyn Rees Joseph

Born 1880

Died 1920

British Army 1/15343 Private South Wales Borderers

British Army 53080 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Archibald Joseph

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army G/3399 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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Charles Stephen Joseph

Born 1881

Died 1916

British Army 4865 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 9th Battalion

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Abraham Alfred Joseph

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233123

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Herbert Allen Joseph

Born 1881

Died 1917

South African Services 3370 Second Lieutenant 3rd South African Infantry

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Nathan Joseph

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 53448

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Francis Kinsey Joseph

Born 1884

Died 1949

British Army 237497 Private Labour Corps 709 Labour Coy, Southern Command Labour Centre

British Army 92339 Royal Engineers

British Army 237497 Private Labour Corps Eastern Command Labour Centre

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Nathan Joseph

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 41865

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Jestyn Joseph

Born 1891

British Army 6092 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army 15745 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army 267136 Private Welsh Regiment

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James Benjamin Joseph

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 208507

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John Archer Joseph

Born 1877

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 442697

Canadian Expeditionary Force 442697 Lance Corporal Canadian Infantry

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Benjamin Joseph

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 243056

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