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Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [6]

Port Pirie South Australia [4]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Braintree, Essex [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Chesterfield, Derbyshire [2]

Edmonton, Middlesex [2]

Hastings, Sussex [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Islington, London [2]

Kings Lynn, Norfolk [2]

Lincoln, Lincolnshire [2]

Radford, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Walthamstow, Essex [2]

West Bromwich, Staffordshire [2]

Wisbech, Cambridgeshire [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Aden [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Baddeley Edge. Milton. Stoke on Trent. Staffordshire. [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Battersea, Surrey, England [1]

Birmingham [1]

Burnham On Crouch, Essex [1]

Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex [1]

Cambridge [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Chesterfield [1]

Christchurch [1]

Codnor, Derbyshire [1]

Cogan, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Collingwood Victoria [1]

Cork [1]

Crowle,Thorne,Yorkshire [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Deepwater New South Wales [1]

Derby [1]

Dundee, Forfarshire [1]

Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire [1]

Edmonton, London [1]

Enderby, Leicester [1]

Finsbury, London [1]

Finsbury, London, Middlesex [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Glen Innes New South Wales [1]

Gosport, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [443]

Driver [49]

Gunner [43]

Sapper [32]

Serjeant [31]

Corporal [17]

Lieutenant [13]

Second Lieutenant [13]

Captain [11]

Lance Corporal [11]

Acting Serjeant [9]

Acting Corporal [8]

Pioneer [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Bombardier [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Bugler [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Major [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Serjeant Cook [2]

4th Class Chaplain [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Bearer [1]

Captain /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Captain Lieutenant [1]

Commander [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Sergeant [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant-Commander [1]

Master Gunner [1]

Nurse [1]

Reverend [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant /Company Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [57]

Royal Field Artillery [57]

Labour Corps [52]

Army Service Corps [47]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [29]

Royal Garrison Artillery [28]

Royal Army Medical Corps [25]

Machine Gun Corps [23]

Royal Fusiliers [22]

London Regiment [21]

North Staffordshire Regiment [20]

Northumberland Fusiliers [18]

Durham Light Infantry [14]

Lincolnshire Regiment [14]

West Yorkshire Regiment [13]

Middlesex Regiment [12]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12]

Leicestershire Regiment [11]

Lancashire Fusiliers [10]

York and Lancaster Regiment [10]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [9]

Norfolk Regiment [9]

Suffolk Regiment [9]

West Riding Regiment [9]

Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Gloucestershire Regiment [8]

Northamptonshire Regiment [8]

South Staffordshire Regiment [8]

Royal Sussex Regiment [7]

The Queen's Regiment [7]

Worcestershire Regiment [7]

Devonshire Regiment [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Essex Regiment [6]

Highland Light Infantry [6]

South Wales Borderers [6]

Army Veterinary Corps [5]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [5]

Corps of Hussars [5]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Rifle Brigade [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [5]

Army Cyclist Corps [4]

Canadian Infantry [4]

East Kent Regiment [4]

East Lancashire Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [670]

Royal Navy [67]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [50]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [30]

Australian Imperial Force [23]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Last name first letter

K [866]

C [3]

D [1]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [848]

Merchant Navy [15]

Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

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Place of birth

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [6] Port Pirie South Australia [4] London, Middlesex, England [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Barnsley, Yorkshire [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Braintree, Essex [2] Camberwell, London [2] Chesterfield, Derbyshire [2] Edmonton, Middlesex [2] Hastings, Sussex [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Islington, London [2] Kings Lynn, Norfolk [2] Lincoln, Lincolnshire [2] Radford, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Walthamstow, Essex [2] West Bromwich, Staffordshire [2] Wisbech, Cambridgeshire [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Aden [1] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Baddeley Edge. Milton. Stoke on Trent. Staffordshire. [1] Battersea, London [1] Battersea, Surrey, England [1] Birmingham [1] Burnham On Crouch, Essex [1] Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex [1] Cambridge [1] Chelsea, London [1] Chesterfield [1] Christchurch [1] Codnor, Derbyshire [1] Cogan, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Collingwood Victoria [1] Cork [1] Crowle,Thorne,Yorkshire [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Deepwater New South Wales [1] Derby [1] Dundee, Forfarshire [1] Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire [1] Edmonton, London [1] Enderby, Leicester [1] Finsbury, London [1] Finsbury, London, Middlesex [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Glen Innes New South Wales [1] Gosport, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [443] Driver [49] Gunner [43] Sapper [32] Serjeant [31] Corporal [17] Lieutenant [13] Second Lieutenant [13] Captain [11] Lance Corporal [11] Acting Serjeant [9] Acting Corporal [8] Pioneer [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Bombardier [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Bugler [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Corporal Acting Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Major [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Serjeant Cook [2] 4th Class Chaplain [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Bearer [1] Captain /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Captain Lieutenant [1] Commander [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Deck Hand [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Sergeant [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant-Commander [1] Master Gunner [1] Nurse [1] Reverend [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant /Company Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [57] Royal Field Artillery [57] Labour Corps [52] Army Service Corps [47] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [29] Royal Garrison Artillery [28] Royal Army Medical Corps [25] Machine Gun Corps [23] Royal Fusiliers [22] London Regiment [21] North Staffordshire Regiment [20] Northumberland Fusiliers [18] Durham Light Infantry [14] Lincolnshire Regiment [14] West Yorkshire Regiment [13] Middlesex Regiment [12] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12] Leicestershire Regiment [11] Lancashire Fusiliers [10] York and Lancaster Regiment [10] King's Royal Rifle Corps [9] Norfolk Regiment [9] Suffolk Regiment [9] West Riding Regiment [9] Yorkshire Regiment [9] Gloucestershire Regiment [8] Northamptonshire Regiment [8] South Staffordshire Regiment [8] Royal Sussex Regiment [7] The Queen's Regiment [7] Worcestershire Regiment [7] Devonshire Regiment [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [6] Essex Regiment [6] Highland Light Infantry [6] South Wales Borderers [6] Army Veterinary Corps [5] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] Cambridgeshire Regiment [5] Corps of Hussars [5] East Surrey Regiment [5] Hampshire Regiment [5] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Rifle Brigade [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Yorkshire Light Infantry [5] Army Cyclist Corps [4] Canadian Infantry [4] East Kent Regiment [4] East Lancashire Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [670] Royal Navy [67] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [50] Canadian Expeditionary Force [30] Australian Imperial Force [23] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Last name first letter

K [866] C [3] D [1] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [848] Merchant Navy [15] Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

Frank Thomas Key

Born 1885

Died 1967

British Army 9559 Private Royal Fusiliers 4th Battalion

British Army 6446497 Company Sergeant Major Royal Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

British Army 9559 WO Class II (CSM) Royal Fusiliers

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Frederick Bertram Key

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 2667 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 2667 Lance Serjeant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Percy Key

Born 1887

British Army 72548 Sapper Royal Engineers

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William Wilson Key

Died 1916

British Army 6535 Private London Regiment 14th battalion lond Battalion

British Army 512661 Private London Regiment 14th battalion lond Battalion

British Army 6535 Private London Regiment 1st Battalion

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Frederick John Key

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 23075 Private Somerset Light Infantry Depot

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Kenneth Tyler Key

Born 1886

Died 1974

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 5th Battalion

British Army Captain Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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George William Key

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army 3040 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

British Army 951402 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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William Key

Died 1916

British Army 16408 Private North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 16408 Private North Staffordshire Regiment 7th Battalion

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Alfred Richard Key

Born 1889

British Army 9346 Serjeant South Wales Borderers

British Army 88240 Serjeant South Wales Borderers

British Army 9346 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Edward John George Key

Born 1873

Died 1918

British Army WR/338444 Sapper Royal Engineers

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William Key

Born 1892

British Army 10759 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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James Key

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 186475

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Harry Key

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 301391

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Henry George Key

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 299316

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Victor Key

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 43887

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James Key

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 114663

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James Ernest Key

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 141058

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Albert Key

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 13317 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Thomas Newman Key

Born 1890

Died 1918

Royal Navy SS2305 Able Seaman (R.F.R. P.O. B.5985). H.M.S. "Victory"

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Percy Albert Key

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 23524 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 4th Battalion

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