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Melbourne Victoria [6]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Stafford, Staffordshire [2]

Stoke Newington, London [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Aramac Queensland [1]

Biddulph, Staffordshire [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Campbell England [1]

Cannock, Staffordshire [1]

Chapeltown, Yorkshire [1]

Cheshire [1]

Cheshire England [1]

Clowne Derbyshire [1]

Corowa New South Wales [1]

Crewe, Cheshire [1]

Derbyshire [1]

Deritend, Warwickshire [1]

Eccles Lancashire [1]

Eccles, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Hackney, London, Middlesex [1]

Harden, Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Heath Town, Staffordshire [1]

Hobart Tasmania [1]

Ilfracombe Queensland [1]

Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland [1]

Kent England [1]

Lancashire [1]

Launceston Tasmania [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Leicester [1]

Longton, Stoke on Trent [1]

Lymington, Hampshire [1]

Lymington, Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [1]

Nottingham [1]

Southport, Lancashire [1]

St Pauls, Stafford [1]

Stafford England [1]

Stoke Newington, London, Middlesex [1]

Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Wakefield, Yorkshire [1]

Walthamstow, Essex [1]

Wingham New South Wales [1]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1]

Worksop, Nottinghamshire [1]

Rank

Private [379]

Corporal [46]

Gunner [43]

Driver [42]

Serjeant [40]

Sapper [24]

Lance Corporal [18]

Lieutenant [17]

Second Lieutenant [16]

Pioneer [8]

Acting Corporal [7]

Bombardier [7]

Captain [7]

Acting Bombardier [5]

Battery Serjeant Major [5]

Acting Serjeant [4]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Private Acting Serjeant [2]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Cadet [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Guardsman [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant /Temporary [1]

Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Lieutenant Commander (Emergency) [1]

Midshipman [1]

Nurse [1]

Reverend [1]

Serjeant Bugler [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Sub Conductor [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Sub Conductor/Acting Conductor [1]

Temporary Subordinate Conductor [1]

Transport Corporal [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [59]

Royal Field Artillery [58]

Army Service Corps [46]

Royal Engineers [44]

North Staffordshire Regiment [34]

Royal Garrison Artillery [27]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [21]

Royal Army Medical Corps [21]

Leicestershire Regiment [18]

Machine Gun Corps [17]

Northumberland Fusiliers [17]

York and Lancaster Regiment [17]

West Yorkshire Regiment [15]

Lincolnshire Regiment [14]

London Regiment [14]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [14]

Grenadier Guards [13]

Royal Fusiliers [12]

Cheshire Regiment [11]

South Staffordshire Regiment [11]

Rifle Brigade [10]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [9]

Durham Light Infantry [8]

Manchester Regiment [8]

Royal Army Service Corps [8]

Royal Horse Artillery [8]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8]

West Riding Regiment [8]

Yorkshire Regiment [8]

Army Veterinary Corps [6]

Coldstream Guards [6]

Tank Corps [6]

Corps of Hussars [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Royal Air Force [5]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Essex Regiment [4]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [4]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [4]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4]

Shropshire Light Infantry [4]

Staffordshire Yeomanry [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [619]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [51]

Royal Navy [23]

Australian Imperial Force [19]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [13]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [734]

Contribution

Military Service [726]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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Melbourne Victoria [6] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Stafford, Staffordshire [2] Stoke Newington, London [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Aramac Queensland [1] Biddulph, Staffordshire [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [1] Campbell England [1] Cannock, Staffordshire [1] Chapeltown, Yorkshire [1] Cheshire [1] Cheshire England [1] Clowne Derbyshire [1] Corowa New South Wales [1] Crewe, Cheshire [1] Derbyshire [1] Deritend, Warwickshire [1] Eccles Lancashire [1] Eccles, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Hackney, London, Middlesex [1] Harden, Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Heath Town, Staffordshire [1] Hobart Tasmania [1] Ilfracombe Queensland [1] Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland [1] Kent England [1] Lancashire [1] Launceston Tasmania [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Leicester [1] Longton, Stoke on Trent [1] Lymington, Hampshire [1] Lymington, Southampton, Hampshire [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [1] Nottingham [1] Southport, Lancashire [1] St Pauls, Stafford [1] Stafford England [1] Stoke Newington, London, Middlesex [1] Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [1] Wakefield, Yorkshire [1] Walthamstow, Essex [1] Wingham New South Wales [1] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [1] Worksop, Nottinghamshire [1]

Rank

Private [379] Corporal [46] Gunner [43] Driver [42] Serjeant [40] Sapper [24] Lance Corporal [18] Lieutenant [17] Second Lieutenant [16] Pioneer [8] Acting Corporal [7] Bombardier [7] Captain [7] Acting Bombardier [5] Battery Serjeant Major [5] Acting Serjeant [4] Lance Serjeant [4] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Private Acting Serjeant [2] Shoeing Smith Corporal [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Cadet [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Guardsman [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant /Temporary [1] Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Lieutenant Commander (Emergency) [1] Midshipman [1] Nurse [1] Reverend [1] Serjeant Bugler [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant /Acting Sub Conductor [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Sub-Lieutenant [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Sub Conductor/Acting Conductor [1] Temporary Subordinate Conductor [1] Transport Corporal [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [59] Royal Field Artillery [58] Army Service Corps [46] Royal Engineers [44] North Staffordshire Regiment [34] Royal Garrison Artillery [27] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [21] Royal Army Medical Corps [21] Leicestershire Regiment [18] Machine Gun Corps [17] Northumberland Fusiliers [17] York and Lancaster Regiment [17] West Yorkshire Regiment [15] Lincolnshire Regiment [14] London Regiment [14] Yorkshire Light Infantry [14] Grenadier Guards [13] Royal Fusiliers [12] Cheshire Regiment [11] South Staffordshire Regiment [11] Rifle Brigade [10] King's Royal Rifle Corps [9] Durham Light Infantry [8] Manchester Regiment [8] Royal Army Service Corps [8] Royal Horse Artillery [8] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8] West Riding Regiment [8] Yorkshire Regiment [8] Army Veterinary Corps [6] Coldstream Guards [6] Tank Corps [6] Corps of Hussars [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] Liverpool Regiment [5] Middlesex Regiment [5] Royal Air Force [5] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] Essex Regiment [4] King's Own Scottish Borderers [4] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [4] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [4] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [4] Shropshire Light Infantry [4] Staffordshire Yeomanry [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] East Lancashire Regiment [3] East Yorkshire Regiment [3]

Service

British Army [619] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [51] Royal Navy [23] Australian Imperial Force [19] Canadian Expeditionary Force [13] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [734]

Contribution

Military Service [726] Conscientious Objector [3] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Edwin Machin

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 9243 Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 9243 Company Serjeant Major Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Charles Brant Machin

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 164978

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Alexander Ralph Machin

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 23757

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Enoch Machin

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 266293

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Lancelot Cutler Machin

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 24519

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Lawrence James Machin

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 63591

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Herbert Machin

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 230589

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Edward Mark Machin

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 146578

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William Machin

Born 1885

Died 1962

British Army Wesleyan Chaplain Ecclesiactical Department

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Harold Machin

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army P/1255 Lance Corporal Military Foot Police

British Army P/1255 Lance Corporal Military Police Corps

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Frederick William Machin

Born 1878

Died 1918

British Army 183257 Sapper Royal Engineers

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George Harry Machin

Born 1895

Died 1915

Royal Navy 718 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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John Lee Machin

Born 1902

Died 1941

Royal Navy Cadet

Royal Navy Midshipman H.M.S. Orion

Royal Navy Sub-Lieutenant

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Clement Machin

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 124042

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William Machin

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 69034

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Leonard James Machin

Born 1895

Died 1956

British Army 39442 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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Samuel I Machin

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army 28052 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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Reginald Orson Machin

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 110207

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Eric John Machin

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 10336

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Thomas William Machin

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 180686

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