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Melbourne Victoria [3]

West Ham, Essex [3]

Aldeburgh, Suffolk [2]

Bedfordshire [2]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [2]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Bristol [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [2]

Dunolly Victoria [2]

Godstone, Surrey, England [2]

Lewisham, London [2]

Paddington, London [2]

Penarth, Glamorganshire, Wales [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Ascot Vale Victoria [1]

Bairnsdale Victoria [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Battersea, Surrey [1]

Bimerah Station Queensland [1]

Bradford Abbas, Dorset [1]

Brading Isle of Wight [1]

Bradpole [1]

Bridport, Dorset [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Brixton, London [1]

Burnley, Lancashire [1]

Camborne, Cornwall [1]

Cambridge [1]

Capel, Kent [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Carpenters, Brading, Isle of Wight [1]

Clacton on sea [1]

Clerkenwell, London [1]

Colchester, Essex, England [1]

Cumberland New South Wales [1]

Dorchester, Dorset [1]

Dulwich [1]

Eaglehawk Victoria [1]

Ealing, Middlesex [1]

Eastney Portsmouth [1]

Essex England [1]

Farnham, Surrey [1]

Gillingham, Kent [1]

Goolwa South Australia [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Guildford, Surrey [1]

Hadlow, Kent [1]

Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [326]

Gunner [35]

Driver [29]

Serjeant [26]

Sapper [25]

Corporal [24]

Lance Corporal [11]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Lieutenant [9]

Acting Corporal [6]

Pioneer [6]

Bombardier [4]

Captain [4]

Nurse [4]

Worker [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Private Lance Corporal [3]

Sergeant [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Corporal 2nd [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Major [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Private /Lance Corporal [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Drummer [1]

Engineman [1]

Guardsman [1]

Gunner Acting Serjeant [1]

Lance Corporal Bandsman [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1]

Mechanist Corporal [1]

Private /Drummer [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Rifleman [1]

Saddler [1]

Sapper Lance Corporal [1]

Serjeant Acting Corporal [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [47]

Labour Corps [40]

Army Service Corps [38]

Royal Field Artillery [36]

London Regiment [29]

Royal Garrison Artillery [25]

Machine Gun Corps [20]

Hampshire Regiment [17]

Royal Army Medical Corps [16]

West Yorkshire Regiment [16]

Royal Fusiliers [14]

East Kent Regiment [13]

Devonshire Regiment [12]

The Queen's Regiment [12]

Royal Sussex Regiment [11]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [10]

Royal West Kent Regiment [9]

York and Lancaster Regiment [9]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

Army Veterinary Corps [7]

Essex Regiment [7]

Gloucestershire Regiment [7]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [7]

East Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Grenadier Guards [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Royal Defence Corps [6]

Somerset Light Infantry [6]

West Riding Regiment [6]

Wiltshire Regiment [6]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

Canadian Infantry [5]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [5]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Norfolk Regiment [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Corps of Hussars [3]

Dragoon Guards [3]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [517]

Royal Navy [60]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [51]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [45]

Australian Imperial Force [25]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

J [734]

Contribution

Military Service [708]

Merchant Navy [22]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

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Place of birth

Melbourne Victoria [3] West Ham, Essex [3] Aldeburgh, Suffolk [2] Bedfordshire [2] Bournemouth, Hampshire [2] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Bristol [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Doncaster, Yorkshire [2] Dunolly Victoria [2] Godstone, Surrey, England [2] Lewisham, London [2] Paddington, London [2] Penarth, Glamorganshire, Wales [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Ascot Vale Victoria [1] Bairnsdale Victoria [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Battersea, London [1] Battersea, Surrey [1] Bimerah Station Queensland [1] Bradford Abbas, Dorset [1] Brading Isle of Wight [1] Bradpole [1] Bridport, Dorset [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Brixton, London [1] Burnley, Lancashire [1] Camborne, Cornwall [1] Cambridge [1] Capel, Kent [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Carpenters, Brading, Isle of Wight [1] Clacton on sea [1] Clerkenwell, London [1] Colchester, Essex, England [1] Cumberland New South Wales [1] Dorchester, Dorset [1] Dulwich [1] Eaglehawk Victoria [1] Ealing, Middlesex [1] Eastney Portsmouth [1] Essex England [1] Farnham, Surrey [1] Gillingham, Kent [1] Goolwa South Australia [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Guildford, Surrey [1] Hadlow, Kent [1] Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [326] Gunner [35] Driver [29] Serjeant [26] Sapper [25] Corporal [24] Lance Corporal [11] Second Lieutenant [11] Lieutenant [9] Acting Corporal [6] Pioneer [6] Bombardier [4] Captain [4] Nurse [4] Worker [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Private Lance Corporal [3] Sergeant [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Corporal 2nd [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Major [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Private /Lance Corporal [2] Staff Nurse [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Drummer [1] Engineman [1] Guardsman [1] Gunner Acting Serjeant [1] Lance Corporal Bandsman [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Temporary Captain [1] Mechanist Corporal [1] Private /Drummer [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Rifleman [1] Saddler [1] Sapper Lance Corporal [1] Serjeant Acting Corporal [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [47] Labour Corps [40] Army Service Corps [38] Royal Field Artillery [36] London Regiment [29] Royal Garrison Artillery [25] Machine Gun Corps [20] Hampshire Regiment [17] Royal Army Medical Corps [16] West Yorkshire Regiment [16] Royal Fusiliers [14] East Kent Regiment [13] Devonshire Regiment [12] The Queen's Regiment [12] Royal Sussex Regiment [11] King's Royal Rifle Corps [10] Royal West Kent Regiment [9] York and Lancaster Regiment [9] Middlesex Regiment [8] Army Veterinary Corps [7] Essex Regiment [7] Gloucestershire Regiment [7] Royal Berkshire Regiment [7] East Yorkshire Regiment [6] Grenadier Guards [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] Rifle Brigade [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Royal Defence Corps [6] Somerset Light Infantry [6] West Riding Regiment [6] Wiltshire Regiment [6] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] Canadian Infantry [5] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [5] Manchester Regiment [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Norfolk Regiment [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [4] South Wales Borderers [4] Cheshire Regiment [3] Coldstream Guards [3] Corps of Hussars [3] Dragoon Guards [3] East Lancashire Regiment [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [517] Royal Navy [60] Canadian Expeditionary Force [51] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [45] Australian Imperial Force [25] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

J [734]

Contribution

Military Service [708] Merchant Navy [22] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

Arthur Stanley Joy

Born 1896

Died 1919

British Army 72233 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 223599 Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery

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Ivo Brian Joy

Born 1896

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 919 Lance Sergeant 11th Australian Infantry Battalion

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George C Joy

Born 1898

Died 1929

British Army 41356 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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Samuel Walter Joy

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 9133 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 9133 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Alfred George Joy

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262947

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Henry Joy

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162290

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Henry George Joy

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 113460

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Thomas Henry Joy

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 32209 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 32209 Private Essex Regiment

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Robert Sizer Joy

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 722

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James Joy

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 207484

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George Joy

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 408802

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Albert William Joy

Born 1872

Died 1934

British Army 221313 Serjeant Royal Engineers

British Army WR/24310 Serjeant Royal Engineers 232nd Company

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John Alfred Joy

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 56099

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Albert John Joy

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 88730

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Wilfred Walter Victor Joy

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 230244

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Adolphus Joy

Died 1914

British Army 13690 Private Grenadier Guards 1st Battalion

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Douglas Percy Joy

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army SD/2942 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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George Bruce Joy

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Welsh Regiment

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Thomas Victor Joy

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 1930 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 250263 Private Essex Regiment 1/5th Battalion

British Army 250263 Private Essex Regiment

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Albert William Joy

Born 1872

Died 1934

British Army 4802 Private London Regiment

British Army 682165 Corporal London Regiment

British Army 24310 Sergeant Royal Engineers 232rd Company

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