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South Shields, Durham, England [4]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Harrington New South Wales [3]

Durham, Durham [2]

Parramatta New South Wales [2]

St Arnaud Victoria [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Armley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Brompton-on-Swale, North Yorkshire [1]

Bundaberg Queensland [1]

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Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1]

Felling, Durham, England [1]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Portsea, Hampshire [1]

Scarborough, Yorkshire [1]

Selby, Yorkshire, England [1]

Sheep Hills Victoria [1]

South Shields, Durham [1]

Sunderland, Durham [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Taree New South Wales [1]

Trimdon Colliery, Durham [1]

Wallsend, Northumberland, England [1]

Wallworth, London [1]

Walworth, London [1]

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Private [119]

Corporal [14]

Driver [14]

Gunner [14]

Sapper [10]

Serjeant [10]

Lance Corporal [6]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Acting Corporal [3]

Lieutenant [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain [1]

Colonel [1]

Director-General [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Honorary Major-General [1]

Lance Corporal/Private [1]

Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Midshipman [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Private/ Private [1]

Sapper Acting Corporal [1]

Sergeant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Temporary Colonel [1]

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Royal Field Artillery [23]

Durham Light Infantry [19]

Labour Corps [14]

Royal Engineers [13]

Army Service Corps [10]

East Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [9]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

West Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Yorkshire Regiment [6]

London Regiment [5]

Somerset Light Infantry [5]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

Connaught Rangers [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Hussars [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Seaforth Highlanders [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

14th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Auckland Infantry Regiment [1]

Australian Infantry [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Cameron Highlanders [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Denbigh Yeomanry [1]

Depot Royal Fusiliers [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

Gordons [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

Grenadier Guards Reserve Battalion [1]

HMS NEPTUNE [1]

Service

British Army [188]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [21]

Australian Imperial Force [16]

Royal Navy [13]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

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K [264]

Contribution

Military Service [253]

Merchant Navy [10]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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South Shields, Durham, England [4] Brisbane Queensland [3] Harrington New South Wales [3] Durham, Durham [2] Parramatta New South Wales [2] St Arnaud Victoria [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Armley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Brompton-on-Swale, North Yorkshire [1] Bundaberg Queensland [1] Cardigan [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [1] Felling, Durham, England [1] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Portsea, Hampshire [1] Scarborough, Yorkshire [1] Selby, Yorkshire, England [1] Sheep Hills Victoria [1] South Shields, Durham [1] Sunderland, Durham [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Taree New South Wales [1] Trimdon Colliery, Durham [1] Wallsend, Northumberland, England [1] Wallworth, London [1] Walworth, London [1]

Rank

Private [119] Corporal [14] Driver [14] Gunner [14] Sapper [10] Serjeant [10] Lance Corporal [6] Second Lieutenant [6] Acting Corporal [3] Lieutenant [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Bombardier [1] Captain [1] Colonel [1] Director-General [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1] Honorary Major-General [1] Lance Corporal/Private [1] Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Midshipman [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Private/ Private [1] Sapper Acting Corporal [1] Sergeant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Temporary Colonel [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [23] Durham Light Infantry [19] Labour Corps [14] Royal Engineers [13] Army Service Corps [10] East Yorkshire Regiment [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [9] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] West Yorkshire Regiment [8] Middlesex Regiment [6] Yorkshire Regiment [6] London Regiment [5] Somerset Light Infantry [5] Royal Fusiliers [4] Connaught Rangers [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Rifle Brigade [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Canadian Infantry [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Hussars [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Seaforth Highlanders [2] West Riding Regiment [2] 14th Battalion York and Lancaster Regiment [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Auckland Infantry Regiment [1] Australian Infantry [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Border Regiment [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment [1] Cameron Highlanders [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Denbigh Yeomanry [1] Depot Royal Fusiliers [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] Gordons [1] Grenadier Guards [1] Grenadier Guards Reserve Battalion [1] HMS NEPTUNE [1]

Service

British Army [188] Canadian Expeditionary Force [21] Australian Imperial Force [16] Royal Navy [13] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [8] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Last name first letter

K [264]

Contribution

Military Service [253] Merchant Navy [10]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Philip Arthur Graham Kell

Born 1876

Died 1914

Royal Navy Midshipman Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve - H.M.S. "Cressy."

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Joseph Kell

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 17262 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 17262 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 6th Battalion

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Vernon George Waldegrave Kell

Born 1873

Died 1942

British Army Temporary Colonel Staf Corps

British Army Colonel South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army South Staffordshire Regiment

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John Kell

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 72462

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Charles Quane Kell

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 236222

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Levi Kell

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 66526 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Robert Kell

Born 1884

Died 1919

British Army 1227 Private Denbigh Yeomanry

British Army 57001 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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George Walter Kell

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 41505

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Archer Holmes Kell

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 108192

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Frederick Harrie Kell

Born 1893

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 257208

Canadian Expeditionary Force 257208 Private Canadian Infantry

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Waldegrave Frank Sydney Kell

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 2522 Serjeant East Surrey Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Suffolk Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Suffolk Regiment

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Charles Henry Kell

Died 1915

British Army 17471 Private Yorkshire Regiment

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Matthew Kell

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 16252 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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John Allan Kell

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 8428 Corporal Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 8428 Serjeant Yorkshire Regiment

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Samuel H. Kell

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army S/9850 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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Ernest Rupert Kell

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 42189 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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Matthew Kell

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army S/11094 Private Seaforth Highlanders

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George Kell

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 19204 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Arthur Kell

Australian Imperial Force 4818

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Alfred Ernest Albert Kell

Born 1887

Died 1966

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 70293

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