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Barking, Essex [2]

Derby, Derbyshire [2]

Driffield, Yorkshire [2]

Leigh-on-Sea, Essex [2]

Norwich, Norfolk [2]

Oxford England [2]

Oxford, Oxfordshire [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Wattisfield Suffolk [2]

Bampton, Oxfordshire [1]

Belfast [1]

Bengal [1]

Brundish [1]

Camberwell, Surrey, England [1]

Chatham, Kent [1]

Clapham Junction, South London [1]

Coffs Harbour New South Wales [1]

Coity [1]

Crookwell New South Wales [1]

Dacca [1]

Diss, Norfolk [1]

Dumfries [1]

Fairburn [1]

Halifax, Yorkshire [1]

Hastings [1]

Headington [1]

Headington, Oxfordshire [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Leigh on Sea, Essex [1]

Lismore New South Wales [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Manningtree, Essex [1]

Marrickville New South Wales [1]

Newcastle, Staffordshire [1]

Norwich England [1]

Nottingham [1]

Nottingham England [1]

Oxford [1]

Paisley Scotland [1]

Seven Oaks England [1]

Shirland, Derbyshire [1]

Stanstod England [1]

Swainsthorpe, Norfolk [1]

Waterford [1]

Waverley New South Wales [1]

Winchmore Hill, London [1]

Windsor England [1]

Rank

Private [264]

Gunner [38]

Driver [33]

Serjeant [29]

Corporal [23]

Lance Corporal [15]

Sapper [12]

Second Lieutenant [9]

Colour Serjeant [5]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Bombardier [4]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Corporal 2nd [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Pioneer [3]

Rifleman [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Captain [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Waggoner [2]

Worker [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Air Mechanical [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant Lieutenant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Bugler [1]

Captain Lieutenant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal Serjeant [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Lance Seaman [1]

Mechanical Corporal [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Staff Serjeant [1]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Writer Royal Naval [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [39]

Labour Corps [37]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [34]

Army Service Corps [32]

Royal Engineers [27]

London Regiment [22]

Royal Garrison Artillery [21]

Machine Gun Corps [18]

Royal Fusiliers [18]

Suffolk Regiment [17]

Norfolk Regiment [13]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [10]

Royal Army Medical Corps [10]

East Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Lancashire Fusiliers [8]

Devonshire Regiment [7]

Manchester Regiment [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Durham Light Infantry [6]

Leicestershire Regiment [6]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

North Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Grenadier Guards [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Hussars [4]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

Military Foot Police [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [3]

Royal Horse Artillery [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [433]

Royal Navy [32]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [26]

Australian Imperial Force [17]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [17]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

K [527]

L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [524]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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Place of birth

Barking, Essex [2] Derby, Derbyshire [2] Driffield, Yorkshire [2] Leigh-on-Sea, Essex [2] Norwich, Norfolk [2] Oxford England [2] Oxford, Oxfordshire [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Wattisfield Suffolk [2] Bampton, Oxfordshire [1] Belfast [1] Bengal [1] Brundish [1] Camberwell, Surrey, England [1] Chatham, Kent [1] Clapham Junction, South London [1] Coffs Harbour New South Wales [1] Coity [1] Crookwell New South Wales [1] Dacca [1] Diss, Norfolk [1] Dumfries [1] Fairburn [1] Halifax, Yorkshire [1] Hastings [1] Headington [1] Headington, Oxfordshire [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Leigh on Sea, Essex [1] Lismore New South Wales [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Manningtree, Essex [1] Marrickville New South Wales [1] Newcastle, Staffordshire [1] Norwich England [1] Nottingham [1] Nottingham England [1] Oxford [1] Paisley Scotland [1] Seven Oaks England [1] Shirland, Derbyshire [1] Stanstod England [1] Swainsthorpe, Norfolk [1] Waterford [1] Waverley New South Wales [1] Winchmore Hill, London [1] Windsor England [1]

Rank

Private [264] Gunner [38] Driver [33] Serjeant [29] Corporal [23] Lance Corporal [15] Sapper [12] Second Lieutenant [9] Colour Serjeant [5] Lance Serjeant [5] Acting Corporal [4] Acting Serjeant [4] Bombardier [4] Company Serjeant Major [3] Corporal 2nd [3] Lieutenant [3] Pioneer [3] Rifleman [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Captain [2] Deck Hand [2] Waggoner [2] Worker [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Air Mechanical [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant Lieutenant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Bugler [1] Captain Lieutenant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal Serjeant [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Lance Seaman [1] Mechanical Corporal [1] Petty Officer [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Temporary Staff Serjeant [1] Transport Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Writer Royal Naval [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [39] Labour Corps [37] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [34] Army Service Corps [32] Royal Engineers [27] London Regiment [22] Royal Garrison Artillery [21] Machine Gun Corps [18] Royal Fusiliers [18] Suffolk Regiment [17] Norfolk Regiment [13] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [10] Royal Army Medical Corps [10] East Yorkshire Regiment [8] Lancashire Fusiliers [8] Devonshire Regiment [7] Manchester Regiment [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] Durham Light Infantry [6] Leicestershire Regiment [6] Middlesex Regiment [6] North Staffordshire Regiment [6] Grenadier Guards [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] York and Lancaster Regiment [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Hussars [4] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] Military Foot Police [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] East Kent Regiment [3] East Lancashire Regiment [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [3] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Berkshire Regiment [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [3] Royal Horse Artillery [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [433] Royal Navy [32] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [26] Australian Imperial Force [17] Canadian Expeditionary Force [17] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

K [527] L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [524] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

Thomas Edward Kerry

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 4205 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment 1st/6th Battalion

British Army 241397 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment 1st/6th Battalion

British Army 241397 Private Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) 1st/6th Battalion

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Richard Crosby Kerry

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 373129 Private London Regiment

British Army 6132 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 373129 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 2/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Thomas Kerry

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 14990 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 14990 Private Suffolk Regiment 2nd Battalion

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William Kerry

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 15551 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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Percy Guilford Kerry

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 52296

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William Kerry

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 59492

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Frederick Reginald Kerry

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 81528

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Percy William Kerry

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 103063

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Arthur Kerry

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 72817

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James Kerry

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 405312

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Walter B Kerry

Born 1890

Died 1914

British Army 2583 Corporal Lancers

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Arnold John St Legier Kerry

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 17193 Private Grenadier Guards

British Army Second Lieutenant Devonshire Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Manchester Regiment

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Leslie Charles Kerry

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 13753 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Samuel Kerry

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 185815

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George James Kerry

Born 1891

Died 1918

Royal Navy 4163/SD Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve H.M. Drifter "Nexus" Tilbury Royal Naval Reserve District

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Preston William Samuel Kerry

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 27175

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Benjamin Harwood Kerry

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31783

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George Kerry

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army G/7199 East Kent Regiment

British Army 24709 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/7199 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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Raphael Kerry

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 157369 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Alick Kerry

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 137156 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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