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Dandenong Victoria [5]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Greenwich, London [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

Bairnsdale Victoria [2]

Cowra New South Wales [2]

Dalby Queensland [2]

Enniskillen [2]

Federal New South Wales [2]

Muswellbrook New South Wales [2]

New Malden, Surrey [2]

Portsea Victoria [2]

Rochford, Essex [2]

Young New South Wales [2]

Aldershot England [1]

Armidale New South Wales [1]

Avonstone [1]

Ballarat East Victoria [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Bangalow New South Wales [1]

Beckham, London [1]

Bega New South Wales [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Bournemouth England [1]

Bundaberg Queensland [1]

Bundaberg, Queensland [1]

Burrowa New South Wales [1]

Burrowa Western Australia [1]

Captain Flat New South Wales [1]

Captains Flat New South Wales [1]

Cardiff [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Charlton, Kent [1]

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Chicago USA South Australia [1]

Chichester, Sussex [1]

Croydon, Surrey [1]

Cumberland Queensland [1]

Delgany, Co Wicklow, [1]

Delgany, County Wicklow [1]

Deptford, Kent [1]

Derby [1]

Derbyshire England [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Doncaster, Yorkshire [1]

Down Patrick, Down [1]

East Dulwich, London [1]

Emmaville New South Wales [1]

Essex England [1]

Rank

Private [167]

Gunner [26]

Driver [21]

Corporal [19]

Lance Corporal [8]

Sapper [7]

Serjeant [7]

Acting Corporal [6]

Captain [5]

Pioneer [5]

Lieutenant [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Staff Nurse [4]

Major [3]

Rifleman [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Sister [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Assistant Paymaster [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Driver Shoeing Smith [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Paymaster [1]

Private /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Private /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Scout [1]

Sister in Charge [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Temporary Lieutenant /Acting Captain [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [34]

Labour Corps [24]

Royal Engineers [20]

Army Service Corps [17]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [15]

Machine Gun Corps [14]

London Regiment [12]

Royal Garrison Artillery [11]

Essex Regiment [8]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Royal Army Medical Corps [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Seaforth Highlanders [5]

Gordon Highlanders [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [3]

Royal Scots [3]

South Staffordshire Regiment [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Cheshire Yeomanry [2]

Devonshire Regiment [2]

Dragoon Guards [2]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Indian Medical Service [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

Leinster Regiment [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

New Zealand Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Army Service Corps [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Irish Rifles [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Service

British Army [278]

Australian Imperial Force [63]

Royal Navy [36]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [27]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11]

South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

K [448]

Contribution

Military Service [437]

Merchant Navy [5]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Ireland [1]

New Zealand [1]

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People [448] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Dandenong Victoria [5] Brisbane Queensland [3] Greenwich, London [3] London, Middlesex [3] Bairnsdale Victoria [2] Cowra New South Wales [2] Dalby Queensland [2] Enniskillen [2] Federal New South Wales [2] Muswellbrook New South Wales [2] New Malden, Surrey [2] Portsea Victoria [2] Rochford, Essex [2] Young New South Wales [2] Aldershot England [1] Armidale New South Wales [1] Avonstone [1] Ballarat East Victoria [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Bangalow New South Wales [1] Beckham, London [1] Bega New South Wales [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Bournemouth England [1] Bundaberg Queensland [1] Bundaberg, Queensland [1] Burrowa New South Wales [1] Burrowa Western Australia [1] Captain Flat New South Wales [1] Captains Flat New South Wales [1] Cardiff [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Charlton, Kent [1] Chelsea, London [1] Cheshire [1] Chicago USA South Australia [1] Chichester, Sussex [1] Croydon, Surrey [1] Cumberland Queensland [1] Delgany, Co Wicklow, [1] Delgany, County Wicklow [1] Deptford, Kent [1] Derby [1] Derbyshire England [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Doncaster, Yorkshire [1] Down Patrick, Down [1] East Dulwich, London [1] Emmaville New South Wales [1] Essex England [1]

Rank

Private [167] Gunner [26] Driver [21] Corporal [19] Lance Corporal [8] Sapper [7] Serjeant [7] Acting Corporal [6] Captain [5] Pioneer [5] Lieutenant [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Staff Nurse [4] Major [3] Rifleman [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Sister [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Assistant Paymaster [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Driver Shoeing Smith [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Paymaster [1] Private /Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Private /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Scout [1] Sister in Charge [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant Major [1] Temporary Lieutenant /Acting Captain [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [34] Labour Corps [24] Royal Engineers [20] Army Service Corps [17] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [15] Machine Gun Corps [14] London Regiment [12] Royal Garrison Artillery [11] Essex Regiment [8] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6] Rifle Brigade [6] Royal Army Medical Corps [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] Durham Light Infantry [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Seaforth Highlanders [5] Gordon Highlanders [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Royal Irish Fusiliers [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] East Kent Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [3] Royal Scots [3] South Staffordshire Regiment [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Voluntary Aid Detachment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Border Regiment [2] Cheshire Yeomanry [2] Devonshire Regiment [2] Dragoon Guards [2] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Indian Medical Service [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] Leinster Regiment [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Manchester Regiment [2] New Zealand Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Army Service Corps [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Irish Rifles [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Service

British Army [278] Australian Imperial Force [63] Royal Navy [36] Canadian Expeditionary Force [27] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [24] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11] South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

K [448]

Contribution

Military Service [437] Merchant Navy [5] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5] Ireland [1] New Zealand [1]

Joseph Keys

Born 1883

Died 1919

British Army 5648 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

British Army 5578 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery Signal Training Depot

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Patrick Keys

Died 1917

British Army 296156 Pioneer Royal Engineers Inland Waterways & Docks

British Army 296156 Pioneer Royal Engineers Bristol Depot

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Malcolm Keys

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Border Regiment 8th Battalion

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Edward Percy Keys

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 27780

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William James Keys

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 116224

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Thomas Henry Keys

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 148267

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Percy James Keys

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 210791

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William Keys

Born 1882

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 334875 Gunner Canadian Garrison Artillery 64th Depot Battery

Canadian Expeditionary Force 334875 Gunner 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column

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George William Keys

Born 1896

Died 1952

British Army 1404 Private London Regiment 8th Battalion (London Rifles)

British Army 1404 Rifleman London Regiment 6th City of London Rifles

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James Samuel Ernest Keys

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 93461

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Ernest Henry Keys

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 111222

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John Keys

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 32831

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William Keys

Born 1894

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 30092

Canadian Expeditionary Force 30092 Private Canadian Infantry

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Henry William Keys

Born 1898

Died 1915

British Army 19357 Private Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 9th Battalion

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Jack Maurice Keys

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army G/7630 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army G/7630 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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John Russell Keys

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 225093 Pioneer "M" Special Company, Royal Engineers (Gas cylinder operations)

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Alfred Robert Keys

Born 1895

Died 1916

Royal Navy 13067 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery - HMS DEFENCE

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Walter Edward Keys

Born 1890

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 922113

Canadian Expeditionary Force 922113 Private Canadian Pioneers

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Frank Keys

Born 1895

Died 1939

British Army 42779 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 253129 Gunner Royal Engineers

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Ralph Edmund Keys

Born 1894

Died 1923

Royal Navy F356

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