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Bundaberg Queensland [5]

London England [4]

Sydney New South Wales [4]

Deptford, London [3]

London, Middlesex [3]

Orpington, Kent [3]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Bream Creek Tasmania [2]

Burton England [2]

Candelo New South Wales [2]

Dungog New South Wales [2]

Goulburn New South Wales [2]

Koonya Tasmania [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Stawell Victoria [2]

Walthamstow, Essex [2]

Weybridge, Surrey [2]

Winton Queensland [2]

Armadale Victoria [1]

Ascot, Berkshire [1]

Banbury, Oxfordshire [1]

Bandon Grove New South Wales [1]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Beenleigh Queensland [1]

Blaengarw, Glamorgan [1]

Blakesley, Towcester, Northamptonshire [1]

Bridgwater, Somerset [1]

Bridlington, Yorkshire [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Charters Towers Queensland [1]

Cheltenham,Gloucestershire. [1]

Chippenham, Wiltshire [1]

Cootamundra New South Wales [1]

Coppington Tasmania [1]

Cork, Cork [1]

Cork, Ireland [1]

Dandenong Victoria [1]

Deniliquin New South Wales [1]

Devenish Victoria [1]

Drimsleague, Cork [1]

Dublin [1]

Durham [1]

Durham England [1]

East Ham, Essex [1]

Ecclesfield, Yorkshire [1]

Elsternwick Victoria [1]

Epsom England [1]

Erskineville New South Wales [1]

Eye, Northamptonshire [1]

Fitzroy Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [315]

Gunner [38]

Corporal [31]

Sapper [30]

Serjeant [24]

Driver [22]

Lance Corporal [17]

Lieutenant [17]

Second Lieutenant [12]

Bombardier [8]

Acting Corporal [7]

Rifleman [7]

Captain [6]

Sister [5]

Temporary Lieutenant [5]

Pioneer [4]

Nursing Sister [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Worker [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Serjeant Major [2]

Temporary Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Honorary Captain [1]

Junior Officer [1]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Orderly [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant/Second Lieutenant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Sub Conductor [1]

Telegraphist [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [51]

Labour Corps [50]

Royal Field Artillery [42]

Army Service Corps [37]

London Regiment [30]

Royal Garrison Artillery [30]

Royal Army Medical Corps [26]

Machine Gun Corps [17]

Gloucestershire Regiment [14]

Royal Fusiliers [11]

Rifle Brigade [9]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [9]

Somerset Light Infantry [9]

East Surrey Regiment [8]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

South Staffordshire Regiment [8]

Air raid victim, London [7]

Army Veterinary Corps [7]

East Kent Regiment [7]

Essex Regiment [7]

Northamptonshire Regiment [7]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7]

The Queen's Regiment [7]

Worcestershire Regiment [7]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

South Lancashire Regiment [6]

Welsh Regiment [6]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

British West Indies Regiment [5]

Canadian Infantry [5]

Devonshire Regiment [5]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [5]

Royal Irish Rifles [5]

West Riding Regiment [5]

York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Hussars [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Royal Engineers Transport [4]

Royal Irish Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [531]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [70]

Australian Imperial Force [65]

Royal Navy [57]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [44]

Other Empire Force [8]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Last name first letter

K [791]

D [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [771]

Merchant Navy [9]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

India [2]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

Ireland [1]

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Place of birth

Bundaberg Queensland [5] London England [4] Sydney New South Wales [4] Deptford, London [3] London, Middlesex [3] Orpington, Kent [3] Bath, Somerset [2] Bream Creek Tasmania [2] Burton England [2] Candelo New South Wales [2] Dungog New South Wales [2] Goulburn New South Wales [2] Koonya Tasmania [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Stawell Victoria [2] Walthamstow, Essex [2] Weybridge, Surrey [2] Winton Queensland [2] Armadale Victoria [1] Ascot, Berkshire [1] Banbury, Oxfordshire [1] Bandon Grove New South Wales [1] Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Beenleigh Queensland [1] Blaengarw, Glamorgan [1] Blakesley, Towcester, Northamptonshire [1] Bridgwater, Somerset [1] Bridlington, Yorkshire [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Charters Towers Queensland [1] Cheltenham,Gloucestershire. [1] Chippenham, Wiltshire [1] Cootamundra New South Wales [1] Coppington Tasmania [1] Cork, Cork [1] Cork, Ireland [1] Dandenong Victoria [1] Deniliquin New South Wales [1] Devenish Victoria [1] Drimsleague, Cork [1] Dublin [1] Durham [1] Durham England [1] East Ham, Essex [1] Ecclesfield, Yorkshire [1] Elsternwick Victoria [1] Epsom England [1] Erskineville New South Wales [1] Eye, Northamptonshire [1] Fitzroy Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [315] Gunner [38] Corporal [31] Sapper [30] Serjeant [24] Driver [22] Lance Corporal [17] Lieutenant [17] Second Lieutenant [12] Bombardier [8] Acting Corporal [7] Rifleman [7] Captain [6] Sister [5] Temporary Lieutenant [5] Pioneer [4] Nursing Sister [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Worker [3] Able Seaman [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Serjeant Major [2] Temporary Regimental Serjeant Major [2] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Armourer Staff Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Honorary Captain [1] Junior Officer [1] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Orderly [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant/Second Lieutenant [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Sub Conductor [1] Telegraphist [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Transport Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [51] Labour Corps [50] Royal Field Artillery [42] Army Service Corps [37] London Regiment [30] Royal Garrison Artillery [30] Royal Army Medical Corps [26] Machine Gun Corps [17] Gloucestershire Regiment [14] Royal Fusiliers [11] Rifle Brigade [9] Royal Berkshire Regiment [9] Somerset Light Infantry [9] East Surrey Regiment [8] Middlesex Regiment [8] South Staffordshire Regiment [8] Air raid victim, London [7] Army Veterinary Corps [7] East Kent Regiment [7] Essex Regiment [7] Northamptonshire Regiment [7] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [7] The Queen's Regiment [7] Worcestershire Regiment [7] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] South Lancashire Regiment [6] Welsh Regiment [6] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] British West Indies Regiment [5] Canadian Infantry [5] Devonshire Regiment [5] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Manchester Regiment [5] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [5] Royal Irish Rifles [5] West Riding Regiment [5] York and Lancaster Regiment [5] Cheshire Regiment [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] Hussars [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [4] Royal Engineers Transport [4] Royal Irish Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [531] Canadian Expeditionary Force [70] Australian Imperial Force [65] Royal Navy [57] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [44] Other Empire Force [8] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Last name first letter

K [791] D [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [771] Merchant Navy [9] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [17] India [2] Australia [1] Canada [1] Ireland [1]

Herbert Matthew Kingston

Born 1900

Died 1988

British Army 38011 Private Royal Garrison Artillery 9th Battalion Welsh Regiment

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Ernest Kingston

Born 1896

Died 1979

British Army 181642 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army WR/206193 (incomplete) Sapper Royal Engineers Railway Operating Unit

British Army WR/206193 Lance Corporal Royal Engineers Railway Operating Unit

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Henry Kingston

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 9678 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 54095 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

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Harold William Fellemans Kingston

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Royal West Surrey Regiment

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John William Kingston

Born 1876

Died 1916

British Army 23617 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 4th Battalion

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Sidney William Kingston

Born 1894

British Army M2/047425 Private Army Service Corps

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Arthur Henry Kingston

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army 375733 Private London Regiment

British Army 375733 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 2nd/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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George Herbert Kingston

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 4241 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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William John Kingston

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 30389

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Albert Edward Kingston

Born 1882

Died 1919

British Army 7298 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 19418 Private Devonshire Regiment 17th Garrison Bn.

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William John Ashwell Kingston

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 125008

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Walter Stanley Kingston

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119048

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Alfred Kingston

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 6811 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 3rd Battalion

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Frederick Kingston

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 7699 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 7699 Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 4th Battalion

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Leonard Frank Kingston

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 401704

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Albert John Kingston

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 223352

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Charles Frederick Kingston

Born 1884

Died 1932

British Army 32586 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Gerald Eden Kingston

Born 1888

British Army 1530 Bombardier Calcutta Volunteer Battery

British Army 1530 Bombardier Garrison Artillery Indian Defence Force

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Nugent Arthur Kingston

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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William Batley Kingston

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 56945 Rifleman Rifle Brigade 25th Battalion

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