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Southampton, Hampshire, England [8]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [6]

Sheerness, Kent [6]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [4]

Clare South Australia [3]

Portsea, Hampshire [3]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [2]

Bermondsey, London [2]

Biggenden Queensland [2]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [2]

Chatham, Kent [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Haywards Heath, Sussex [2]

Headington, Oxfordshire [2]

London England [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Peckham, London [2]

Quirindi New South Wales [2]

Romford, Essex [2]

Southampton England [2]

Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Staines, Middlesex [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Woolwich, Kent [2]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Aston, Warwickshire [1]

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Balranald New South Wales [1]

Barking, Essex [1]

Barnet, Middlesex [1]

Bevois Valley, Hampshire, England [1]

Bradford [1]

Buckland, Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Camberwell [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Cambridgeshire [1]

Carshalton, Surrey [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Compton, Berkshire [1]

Crofton, Wiltshire [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Earlsfield, London [1]

Echunga South Australia [1]

Edinburgh, Mid Lothian [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

Edmonton, London [1]

Essex [1]

Fordingbridge, Hants [1]

Forrestville South Australia [1]

Rank

Private [330]

Driver [33]

Gunner [31]

Sapper [26]

Serjeant [26]

Corporal [24]

Lance Corporal [20]

Acting Corporal [16]

Lieutenant [10]

Second Lieutenant [10]

Pioneer [8]

Captain [5]

Staff Serjeant [5]

Able Seaman [3]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Bombardier [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Boy 2nd Class [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Royal Marine Gunner [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

1st Armourer's Crew [1]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Assistant Cook [1]

Assistant cook [1]

Bugler [1]

Chief Armourer [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Drummer [1]

Engine Room Artificer [1]

Engine Room Artificer, 1st Class [1]

Engineer Commander [1]

Engineer Lieutenant [1]

Farrier [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Major [1]

Major Captain [1]

Paymaster Captain [1]

Paymaster Lieutenant [1]

Paymaster Midshipman [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Quarter Master and Captain [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [48]

Army Service Corps [44]

London Regiment [44]

Labour Corps [43]

Hampshire Regiment [35]

Royal Field Artillery [34]

Machine Gun Corps [22]

Royal Garrison Artillery [22]

Wiltshire Regiment [19]

Middlesex Regiment [18]

The Queen's Regiment [17]

Royal Army Medical Corps [16]

Royal Fusiliers [14]

Army Veterinary Corps [13]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [12]

East Surrey Regiment [11]

Royal Defence Corps [11]

Northumberland Fusiliers [10]

Royal Sussex Regiment [10]

Royal West Kent Regiment [9]

Royal Marine Artillery [8]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

Royal Naval Division [7]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

Dorsetshire Regiment [6]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Manchester Regiment [6]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6]

Somerset Light Infantry [6]

Essex Regiment [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

Monmouthshire Regiment [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

Royal West Surrey Regiment [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

Border Regiment [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Hussars [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Berkshire Yeomanry [2]

Company of Dragoons [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Service

British Army [517]

Royal Navy [92]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [46]

Australian Imperial Force [30]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [23]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

K [729]

Contribution

Military Service [710]

Merchant Navy [13]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

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Place of birth

Southampton, Hampshire, England [8] Portsmouth, Hampshire [6] Sheerness, Kent [6] Birmingham, Warwickshire [4] Clare South Australia [3] Portsea, Hampshire [3] Basingstoke, Hampshire [2] Bermondsey, London [2] Biggenden Queensland [2] Bournemouth, Hampshire [2] Chatham, Kent [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Haywards Heath, Sussex [2] Headington, Oxfordshire [2] London England [2] London, Middlesex [2] Peckham, London [2] Quirindi New South Wales [2] Romford, Essex [2] Southampton England [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] Staines, Middlesex [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Woolwich, Kent [2] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Aston, Warwickshire [1] Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Balranald New South Wales [1] Barking, Essex [1] Barnet, Middlesex [1] Bevois Valley, Hampshire, England [1] Bradford [1] Buckland, Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Camberwell [1] Camberwell, London [1] Cambridgeshire [1] Carshalton, Surrey [1] Chelsea, London [1] Compton, Berkshire [1] Crofton, Wiltshire [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Earlsfield, London [1] Echunga South Australia [1] Edinburgh, Mid Lothian [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Edmonton, London [1] Essex [1] Fordingbridge, Hants [1] Forrestville South Australia [1]

Rank

Private [330] Driver [33] Gunner [31] Sapper [26] Serjeant [26] Corporal [24] Lance Corporal [20] Acting Corporal [16] Lieutenant [10] Second Lieutenant [10] Pioneer [8] Captain [5] Staff Serjeant [5] Able Seaman [3] Acting Serjeant [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Bombardier [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Boy 2nd Class [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Royal Marine Gunner [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] 1st Armourer's Crew [1] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Assistant Cook [1] Assistant cook [1] Bugler [1] Chief Armourer [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Drummer [1] Engine Room Artificer [1] Engine Room Artificer, 1st Class [1] Engineer Commander [1] Engineer Lieutenant [1] Farrier [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Major [1] Major Captain [1] Paymaster Captain [1] Paymaster Lieutenant [1] Paymaster Midshipman [1] Petty Officer [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Quarter Master and Captain [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [48] Army Service Corps [44] London Regiment [44] Labour Corps [43] Hampshire Regiment [35] Royal Field Artillery [34] Machine Gun Corps [22] Royal Garrison Artillery [22] Wiltshire Regiment [19] Middlesex Regiment [18] The Queen's Regiment [17] Royal Army Medical Corps [16] Royal Fusiliers [14] Army Veterinary Corps [13] Royal Berkshire Regiment [12] East Surrey Regiment [11] Royal Defence Corps [11] Northumberland Fusiliers [10] Royal Sussex Regiment [10] Royal West Kent Regiment [9] Royal Marine Artillery [8] Royal Army Service Corps [7] Royal Naval Division [7] Cheshire Regiment [6] Dorsetshire Regiment [6] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Manchester Regiment [6] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [6] Somerset Light Infantry [6] Essex Regiment [5] West Yorkshire Regiment [5] Devonshire Regiment [4] Monmouthshire Regiment [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] Royal West Surrey Regiment [4] Welsh Regiment [4] Border Regiment [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Hussars [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Berkshire Yeomanry [2] Company of Dragoons [2] Corps of Hussars [2]

Service

British Army [517] Royal Navy [92] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [46] Australian Imperial Force [30] Canadian Expeditionary Force [23] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [8] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

K [729]

Contribution

Military Service [710] Merchant Navy [13]

Country

United Kingdom [15]

James Kimber

British Army T/3268 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army T/3268 Corporal The Queen's Regiment

British Army T/201370 Corporal The Queen's Regiment

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Ernest J Kimber

British Army 7675 Lance Corporal Royal West Kent Regiment

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Henry Kimber

British Army 5874 Private East Surrey Regiment

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Edward Kimber

British Army 58563 Private Liverpool Regiment

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Frank C Kimber

British Army 46782 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army 76436 Private Labour Corps

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H G Kimber

British Army 17767 Staff Serjeant Royal Army Medical Corps

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E G Kimber

British Army Captain London Regiment

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E G Kimber

British Army Temporary Major London Regiment

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Thomas Kimber

Royal Navy SS/107356 Royal Naval Division

Royal Navy Ch/9820 Stoker Royal Naval Division Hawke Battalion

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