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Dublin, Suffolk, England [3]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [3]

Southampton, Hampshire [3]

Shoreditch, London [2]

Sutton, Surrey [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Whitstable, Kent, England [2]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2]

Astley [1]

Astley, Nuneaton, Warwickshire [1]

Auburn, California [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Beverley, Yorkshire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Blackhill, Durham [1]

Bourke New South Wales [1]

Bramley, Surrey [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Canning Town, London [1]

Canterbury, Kent [1]

Clifton, Yorkshire [1]

Cork [1]

Corowa Victoria [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Derby [1]

Devon [1]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

Durban, Natal [1]

Durham [1]

Epworth, Lincolnshire [1]

Exeter, Devon [1]

Folkestone [1]

Forbes New South Wales [1]

Godalming, Surrey [1]

Greenwich, London [1]

Grimsby [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1]

Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [1]

Guildford, Surrey [1]

Haxey, Lincolnshire [1]

Henley Beach South Australia [1]

Highbury, London [1]

Hull, Yorkshire [1]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [1]

Islington, London [1]

Kenilworth, Warwick [1]

Kensal Rise, London [1]

Kensal Rise, London, Middlesex [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Lambeth, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [230]

Gunner [33]

Driver [25]

Serjeant [25]

Corporal [18]

Lieutenant [13]

Second Lieutenant [12]

Sapper [9]

Lance Corporal [7]

Pioneer [7]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Captain [6]

Acting Corporal [4]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Rifleman [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [1]

Assistant Sister [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Fleet Surgeon [1]

Forewoman [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Major [1]

Mate [1]

Nurse [1]

Second Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Serjeant/ Corporal [1]

Signaller [1]

Sister [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Superintending Clerk [1]

Supertintending Clerk [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [50]

Army Service Corps [35]

Royal Engineers [26]

Royal Army Medical Corps [22]

Labour Corps [18]

London Regiment [18]

Royal Garrison Artillery [17]

Machine Gun Corps [9]

Royal Army Service Corps [9]

East Kent Regiment [8]

Hampshire Regiment [8]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8]

Manchester Regiment [7]

West Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

Leicestershire Regiment [6]

Lincolnshire Regiment [6]

North Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Royal Defence Corps [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Royal West Kent Regiment [6]

Yorkshire Regiment [6]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

Essex Regiment [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Royal Sussex Regiment [5]

South Staffordshire Regiment [5]

Suffolk Regiment [5]

Tank Corps [5]

Wiltshire Regiment [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

York and Lancaster Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Connaught Rangers [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Royal Irish Rifles [3]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Shropshire Light Infantry [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

Army Pay Corps [2]

Service

British Army [385]

Royal Navy [55]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [37]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [28]

Australian Imperial Force [16]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Last name first letter

K [541]

F [1]

Contribution

Military Service [526]

Merchant Navy [14]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

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Place of birth

Dublin, Suffolk, England [3] Portsmouth, Hampshire [3] Southampton, Hampshire [3] Shoreditch, London [2] Sutton, Surrey [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Whitstable, Kent, England [2] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2] Astley [1] Astley, Nuneaton, Warwickshire [1] Auburn, California [1] Battersea, London [1] Beverley, Yorkshire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Blackhill, Durham [1] Bourke New South Wales [1] Bramley, Surrey [1] Camberwell, London [1] Canning Town, London [1] Canterbury, Kent [1] Clifton, Yorkshire [1] Cork [1] Corowa Victoria [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Derby [1] Devon [1] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] Durban, Natal [1] Durham [1] Epworth, Lincolnshire [1] Exeter, Devon [1] Folkestone [1] Forbes New South Wales [1] Godalming, Surrey [1] Greenwich, London [1] Grimsby [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire [1] Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England [1] Guildford, Surrey [1] Haxey, Lincolnshire [1] Henley Beach South Australia [1] Highbury, London [1] Hull, Yorkshire [1] Hull, Yorkshire, England [1] Islington, London [1] Kenilworth, Warwick [1] Kensal Rise, London [1] Kensal Rise, London, Middlesex [1] Lambeth, London [1] Lambeth, Surrey [1]

Rank

Private [230] Gunner [33] Driver [25] Serjeant [25] Corporal [18] Lieutenant [13] Second Lieutenant [12] Sapper [9] Lance Corporal [7] Pioneer [7] Acting Serjeant [6] Captain [6] Acting Corporal [4] Company Serjeant Major [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Rifleman [2] Temporary Captain [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Assistant Paymaster (Temporary) [1] Assistant Sister [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Cook's Mate [1] Deck Hand [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Fleet Surgeon [1] Forewoman [1] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Major [1] Mate [1] Nurse [1] Second Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Serjeant/ Corporal [1] Signaller [1] Sister [1] Staff Nurse [1] Superintending Clerk [1] Supertintending Clerk [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [50] Army Service Corps [35] Royal Engineers [26] Royal Army Medical Corps [22] Labour Corps [18] London Regiment [18] Royal Garrison Artillery [17] Machine Gun Corps [9] Royal Army Service Corps [9] East Kent Regiment [8] Hampshire Regiment [8] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8] Manchester Regiment [7] West Yorkshire Regiment [7] Durham Light Infantry [6] Leicestershire Regiment [6] Lincolnshire Regiment [6] North Staffordshire Regiment [6] Royal Defence Corps [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Royal West Kent Regiment [6] Yorkshire Regiment [6] East Surrey Regiment [5] Essex Regiment [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Royal Sussex Regiment [5] South Staffordshire Regiment [5] Suffolk Regiment [5] Tank Corps [5] Wiltshire Regiment [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] York and Lancaster Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] Connaught Rangers [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Royal Irish Rifles [3] Royal Lancaster Regiment [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Shropshire Light Infantry [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] Army Pay Corps [2]

Service

British Army [385] Royal Navy [55] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [37] Canadian Expeditionary Force [28] Australian Imperial Force [16] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Last name first letter

K [541] F [1]

Contribution

Military Service [526] Merchant Navy [14]

Country

United Kingdom [10]

James Stuart Kelsey

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 222633

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Frank V Kelsey

Died 1918

British Army 98617 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 98617 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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William Hatcher Kelsey

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 26171 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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Edgar Kelsey

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 37382 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 37382 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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John Kelsey

Died 1915

British Army 2252 Private Manchester Regiment

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Robert Thurston Kelsey

Died 1916

British Army 84971 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Thomas B. Kelsey

Died 1917

British Army 201344 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Stanley George Kelsey

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 9270 Private London Regiment

British Army 9270 Rifleman London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade)

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John Edward Kelsey

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 47034 Private Manchester Regiment

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Frank Coombe Kelsey

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 2573 Private London Regiment

British Army G/63273 Private Royal Fusiliers

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George Kelsey

Born 1874

British Army 13/545 Private York and Lancaster Regiment Depot

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Herbert Burleigh Kelsey

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 06590 Corporal Army Ordnance Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Middlesex Regiment

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John William Kelsey

Died 1918

British Army 46654 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 93310 Private Durham Light Infantry

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Leon De Barr Kelsey

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment

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Harold Kelsey

Born 1890

Died 1914

British Army 8049 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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Hugh Kelsey

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 29764 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 29764 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Herbert Kelsey

Died 1917

British Army 27897 Private Manchester Regiment

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Herbert Kelsey

Died 1918

British Army 38133 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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Alfred Percy Kelsey

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 205169 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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William Kelsey

Died 1917

British Army 26912 Serjeant South Wales Borderers

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