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Walsall, Staffordshire [4]

Cheadle, Staffordshire [3]

Leek, Staffordshire [3]

Dover, Kent [2]

Hackney, London [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Abingdon, Berkshire [1]

Acocks Green, Worcs [1]

Auckland [1]

Barking, Essex [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Camden Town, London [1]

Cheshunt, Hertfordshire [1]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1]

Chichester, Sussex [1]

Hackney, London, Middlesex [1]

Hendon, London [1]

Hendon, London, Middlesex [1]

Hornsey, London [1]

Kendal, Westmorland, England [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Langford Budville, Somerset [1]

Leyton, Essex [1]

Leyton, London [1]

Leytonstone, Essex, England [1]

London [1]

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Moonee Ponds Victoria [1]

North Bersted, Sussex, England [1]

Nunhead, Surrey [1]

Nunney, Somerset [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Sherborne, Dorset [1]

Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Sussex, England [1]

Temple Bisham, Berkshire [1]

West Ashton Parish, Wiltshire, England [1]

Westbury [1]

Westbury District, Wiltshire [1]

Westbury District, Wiltshire, England [1]

Rank

Private [152]

Gunner [15]

Corporal [10]

Serjeant [10]

Sapper [9]

Driver [8]

Lance Corporal [8]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Captain [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Bombardier [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Major [3]

Pioneer [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Saddler Staff Serjeant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Worker [2]

4th Class Chaplain [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Engineer Captain [1]

L/Cpl [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Sapper Lance Corporal [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [19]

Royal Field Artillery [17]

Royal Engineers [15]

Labour Corps [14]

North Staffordshire Regiment [12]

Royal Garrison Artillery [12]

Royal Army Medical Corps [11]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

Royal Sussex Regiment [10]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

Essex Regiment [6]

London Regiment [6]

Devonshire Regiment [5]

Dorsetshire Regiment [5]

Leicestershire Regiment [5]

Worcestershire Regiment [5]

East Kent Regiment [4]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

Somerset Light Infantry [4]

Border Regiment [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3]

South Staffordshire Regiment [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Wiltshire Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

York and Lancaster Regiment [2]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Army Cyclist Corps [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Service

British Army [237]

Royal Navy [26]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

Australian Imperial Force [4]

Last name first letter

K [301]

Contribution

Military Service [295]

Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Belgium [1]

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People [301] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Walsall, Staffordshire [4] Cheadle, Staffordshire [3] Leek, Staffordshire [3] Dover, Kent [2] Hackney, London [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Abingdon, Berkshire [1] Acocks Green, Worcs [1] Auckland [1] Barking, Essex [1] Battersea, London [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Camden Town, London [1] Cheshunt, Hertfordshire [1] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1] Chichester, Sussex [1] Hackney, London, Middlesex [1] Hendon, London [1] Hendon, London, Middlesex [1] Hornsey, London [1] Kendal, Westmorland, England [1] Kensington, London [1] Langford Budville, Somerset [1] Leyton, Essex [1] Leyton, London [1] Leytonstone, Essex, England [1] London [1] London England [1] Moonee Ponds Victoria [1] North Bersted, Sussex, England [1] Nunhead, Surrey [1] Nunney, Somerset [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Sherborne, Dorset [1] Southampton, Hampshire [1] Sussex, England [1] Temple Bisham, Berkshire [1] West Ashton Parish, Wiltshire, England [1] Westbury [1] Westbury District, Wiltshire [1] Westbury District, Wiltshire, England [1]

Rank

Private [152] Gunner [15] Corporal [10] Serjeant [10] Sapper [9] Driver [8] Lance Corporal [8] Second Lieutenant [8] Captain [5] Acting Corporal [4] Bombardier [3] Lieutenant [3] Major [3] Pioneer [3] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Saddler Staff Serjeant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Worker [2] 4th Class Chaplain [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Engineer Captain [1] L/Cpl [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Sapper Lance Corporal [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [19] Royal Field Artillery [17] Royal Engineers [15] Labour Corps [14] North Staffordshire Regiment [12] Royal Garrison Artillery [12] Royal Army Medical Corps [11] Royal Fusiliers [10] Royal Sussex Regiment [10] Machine Gun Corps [9] Middlesex Regiment [7] Royal Army Service Corps [7] Essex Regiment [6] London Regiment [6] Devonshire Regiment [5] Dorsetshire Regiment [5] Leicestershire Regiment [5] Worcestershire Regiment [5] East Kent Regiment [4] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Manchester Regiment [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] Somerset Light Infantry [4] Border Regiment [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [3] South Staffordshire Regiment [3] West Yorkshire Regiment [3] Wiltshire Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] Welsh Regiment [2] West Riding Regiment [2] York and Lancaster Regiment [2] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Army Cyclist Corps [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Service

British Army [237] Royal Navy [26] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [21] Canadian Expeditionary Force [8] Australian Imperial Force [4]

Last name first letter

K [301]

Contribution

Military Service [295] Merchant Navy [6]

Country

United Kingdom [7] Belgium [1]

James Edward Keates

Died 1916

British Army 15575 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

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George William Keates

Died 1915

British Army 2563 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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William Keates

Died 1916

British Army 11946 Private Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 11946 Corporal Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 11946 Lance Corporal Worcestershire Regiment

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Ronald Keates

Born 1894

Died 1963

British Army 28713 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

British Army 28713 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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John Walter Keates

Born 1884

Died 1965

British Army 8058 Lance Corporal Somerset Light Infantry

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Ella Margaret M Keates

Born 1888

Died 1956

British Army Liverpool Merchant Hospital

British Army Staff Nurse Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve

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Edward William Keates

Australian Imperial Force 5387

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Nellie Matilda Keates

Royal Navy G5753

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John Keates

Australian Imperial Force 2931

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Thomas Bertie Keates

Born 1886

Royal Navy 228296

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John Albert Keates

Born 1889

Royal Navy 364756

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Henry James Keates

Born 1884

Royal Navy F17692

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Samuel Keates

Born 1899

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2700429

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George Keates

Born 1872

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1012490

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Charles Arthur Keates

Born 1896

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1078707

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John William Keates

Born 1889

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2771128

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Ernest William Keates

Born 1894

Royal Navy J8247

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Leonard George Keates

Born 1897

Royal Navy J21667

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Arthur Sydney Keates

Born 1896

Royal Navy Z/ 24 Royal Naval Division

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Ebenezer Stanley Keates

Born 1900

Royal Navy J85543

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