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Colchester, Essex [4]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [4]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Rockhampton Queensland [3]

Blackpool, Lancashire [2]

Bristol [2]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [2]

Gillingham, Kent [2]

Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Hammersmith, London [2]

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

London England [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Newtown New South Wales [2]

Plympton, Devon [2]

Premaydena Tasmania [2]

Rooty Hill New South Wales [2]

Saint Augustines, Gloucestershire [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Warwick Queensland [2]

Waterloo New South Wales [2]

Wells, Somerset [2]

Acton, London [1]

Avening, Glos [1]

Backwell, Somerset [1]

Bacton, Norfolk [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Barking, Essex [1]

Beaconsfield Tasmania [1]

Bedlington, Northumberland [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Bidford on Avon, Warwickshire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bradford England [1]

Bradford On Avon, Wiltshire [1]

Brading Isle of Wight [1]

Brading, Hampshire, England [1]

Bridgwater, Somerset [1]

Brighton [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Brunswick New South Wales [1]

Busselton Western Australia [1]

Cambridgeshire [1]

Canning Town, Essex [1]

Cheltenham, Gloucs [1]

Chichester, Sussex [1]

Clapham, Surrey [1]

Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire [1]

Clevedon, Somerset [1]

Rank

Private [437]

Gunner [56]

Corporal [48]

Sapper [41]

Driver [40]

Serjeant [34]

Second Lieutenant [21]

Lance Corporal [20]

Lieutenant [15]

Pioneer [15]

Captain [13]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Major [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Bombardier [4]

Nursing Sister [4]

Staff Serjeant Major [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Rifleman [2]

Sister [2]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Transport Serjeant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Worker [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Acting Warrant Writer [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Bugler [1]

Clerk [1]

Co-Directrice [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Company Serjeant Major /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Driver Wheeler [1]

Drummer [1]

Farrier Corporal [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Officer's Steward 1st Class [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Sapper /Acting Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [66]

Royal Field Artillery [59]

Army Service Corps [55]

Labour Corps [51]

Royal Garrison Artillery [30]

London Regiment [26]

Royal Army Medical Corps [24]

Machine Gun Corps [22]

Devonshire Regiment [18]

Royal Fusiliers [17]

Rifle Brigade [16]

Middlesex Regiment [15]

Gloucestershire Regiment [14]

Royal Army Service Corps [14]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [14]

Hampshire Regiment [12]

Somerset Light Infantry [12]

Essex Regiment [11]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [10]

The Queen's Regiment [10]

Worcestershire Regiment [10]

Liverpool Regiment [9]

Northumberland Fusiliers [9]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [9]

Royal Defence Corps [9]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9]

Lincolnshire Regiment [8]

Welsh Regiment [8]

Grenadier Guards [7]

Lancashire Fusiliers [7]

Manchester Regiment [7]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7]

South Wales Borderers [7]

Suffolk Regiment [7]

Army Veterinary Corps [6]

Canadian Infantry [6]

Norfolk Regiment [6]

Royal Irish Rifles [6]

Royal West Kent Regiment [6]

South Lancashire Regiment [6]

Cheshire Regiment [5]

Durham Light Infantry [5]

Hussars [5]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [5]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [5]

Royal Marine Artillery [5]

Royal Newfoundland Regiment [5]

Royal Scots [5]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Service

British Army [722]

Royal Navy [89]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [85]

Australian Imperial Force [57]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [54]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

L [1028]

B [1]

H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1009]

Merchant Navy [12]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [17]

France [1]

India [1]

Jamaica [1]

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Place of birth

Colchester, Essex [4] Portsmouth, Hampshire [4] Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Rockhampton Queensland [3] Blackpool, Lancashire [2] Bristol [2] Cardiff, Glamorgan [2] Gillingham, Kent [2] Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Hammersmith, London [2] High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] London England [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Newtown New South Wales [2] Plympton, Devon [2] Premaydena Tasmania [2] Rooty Hill New South Wales [2] Saint Augustines, Gloucestershire [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Warwick Queensland [2] Waterloo New South Wales [2] Wells, Somerset [2] Acton, London [1] Avening, Glos [1] Backwell, Somerset [1] Bacton, Norfolk [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Barking, Essex [1] Beaconsfield Tasmania [1] Bedlington, Northumberland [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Bidford on Avon, Warwickshire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bradford England [1] Bradford On Avon, Wiltshire [1] Brading Isle of Wight [1] Brading, Hampshire, England [1] Bridgwater, Somerset [1] Brighton [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Busselton Western Australia [1] Cambridgeshire [1] Canning Town, Essex [1] Cheltenham, Gloucs [1] Chichester, Sussex [1] Clapham, Surrey [1] Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire [1] Clevedon, Somerset [1]

Rank

Private [437] Gunner [56] Corporal [48] Sapper [41] Driver [40] Serjeant [34] Second Lieutenant [21] Lance Corporal [20] Lieutenant [15] Pioneer [15] Captain [13] Acting Serjeant [8] Major [5] Acting Corporal [4] Bombardier [4] Nursing Sister [4] Staff Serjeant Major [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Rifleman [2] Sister [2] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Transport Serjeant [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Worker [2] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Acting Warrant Writer [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Bugler [1] Clerk [1] Co-Directrice [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Company Serjeant Major /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Driver Wheeler [1] Drummer [1] Farrier Corporal [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Officer's Steward 1st Class [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Sapper /Acting Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [66] Royal Field Artillery [59] Army Service Corps [55] Labour Corps [51] Royal Garrison Artillery [30] London Regiment [26] Royal Army Medical Corps [24] Machine Gun Corps [22] Devonshire Regiment [18] Royal Fusiliers [17] Rifle Brigade [16] Middlesex Regiment [15] Gloucestershire Regiment [14] Royal Army Service Corps [14] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [14] Hampshire Regiment [12] Somerset Light Infantry [12] Essex Regiment [11] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [10] The Queen's Regiment [10] Worcestershire Regiment [10] Liverpool Regiment [9] Northumberland Fusiliers [9] Royal Berkshire Regiment [9] Royal Defence Corps [9] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9] Lincolnshire Regiment [8] Welsh Regiment [8] Grenadier Guards [7] Lancashire Fusiliers [7] Manchester Regiment [7] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7] South Wales Borderers [7] Suffolk Regiment [7] Army Veterinary Corps [6] Canadian Infantry [6] Norfolk Regiment [6] Royal Irish Rifles [6] Royal West Kent Regiment [6] South Lancashire Regiment [6] Cheshire Regiment [5] Durham Light Infantry [5] Hussars [5] King's Own Scottish Borderers [5] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [5] Royal Marine Artillery [5] Royal Newfoundland Regiment [5] Royal Scots [5] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [4] Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Service

British Army [722] Royal Navy [89] Canadian Expeditionary Force [85] Australian Imperial Force [57] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [54] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Last name first letter

L [1028] B [1] H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1009] Merchant Navy [12] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [17] France [1] India [1] Jamaica [1]

William Wellings Locke

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 1820 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 2nd London Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance

British Army 88584 Private Royal Army Medical Corps 133rd Field Ambulance

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Albert Henry Locke

Born 1902

Died 1920

British Army 294009 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 71st Bty. 36th Bde.

British Army 1028092 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 71st Battery

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Harry Locke

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 2216 Private Cameron Highlanders 4th Bn

British Army 2216 Lance Corporal Cameron Highlanders 4th Bn

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Phillip James Locke

Born 1892

Died 1969

British Army 3/10754 Private South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 36226 Private Welsh Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 10754 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Frank Locke

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 4812 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Edmond Locke

Born 1880

British Army 3547 Acting Corporal British West Indies Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Charles John Locke

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 13270 Serjeant Suffolk Regiment

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William Locke

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 24224 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Harold Locke

Born 1873

Died 1918

British Army Captain Royal Irish Regiment

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Joseph Bertie Locke

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army G/13414 Private Middlesex Regiment

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Alfred George Locke

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36910

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Hubert John Locke

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 106600

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Frederick John Locke

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 146353

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John William Locke

Born 1873

Died 1915

Royal Navy 8848 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery

Royal Navy 8848 Gunner Royal Marine Artillery; HMS Natal

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John Henry Locke

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 80965

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Harry Locke

Born 1890

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 844722

Canadian Expeditionary Force 844722 Private Canadian Infantry

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Sidney Locke

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 18117 Driver Royal Field Artillery 4th Bty. 1st "B" Reserve Brigade

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Harry Locke

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 12079 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

British Army 12079 Lance Corporal King's Own Scottish Borderers 6th Battalion

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Reginald Percy Locke

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 24558

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Percy Edmund Locke

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 76079

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