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London, Middlesex, England [5]

Hull, Yorkshire [4]

Liverpool, Lancashire [4]

Bridport, Dorset [3]

Folkestone, Kent, England [3]

Gillingham, Kent [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [3]

Southampton, Hampshire [3]

Williamstown Victoria [3]

Barking, Essex [2]

Belfast, Antrim [2]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Daylesford Victoria [2]

Dursley, Gloucestershire [2]

Folkestone [2]

Folkestone, Kent [2]

Folkstone, Kent England [2]

Goroke Victoria [2]

Grimesthorpe [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Lee, Kent [2]

London England [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Meath [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Seaton Sluice, Northumberland [2]

South Melbourne Victoria [2]

South Shields, Durham [2]

Swindon, Wiltshire [2]

Wallaroo South Australia [2]

West Ham, Essex [2]

Aberkenfig, Glamorganshire [1]

Albert Park Victoria [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Batcombe, Dorset [1]

Belfast, Down [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Beverley, Yorkshire, England [1]

Bideford, Devon [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bogantungan Queensland [1]

Bournemouth, Hampshire [1]

Bradfield, Berkshire [1]

Bradfield, Reading, Berkshire [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Brentford, Middlesex [1]

Brentwood, Essex, England [1]

Bridport [1]

Rank

Private [451]

Corporal [51]

Gunner [48]

Driver [47]

Sapper [41]

Serjeant [30]

Second Lieutenant [21]

Lieutenant [19]

Lance Corporal [17]

Pioneer [15]

Bombardier [8]

Major [7]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Captain [5]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Acting Corporal [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Staff Serjeant [4]

Trooper [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Major [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Carrier [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Worker [2]

4th Class Assistant Surgeon [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Assistant Steward [1]

Band Boy [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Commander [1]

Company Serjeant Major Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Serjeant [1]

Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1]

Driver Wheeler [1]

Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Honorary Second Lieutenant [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Mechanist Corporal [1]

Midshipman [1]

Motor Cyclist/Corporal [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Private/Lance Corporal/Temporary Sub Conductor [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [79]

Army Service Corps [62]

Labour Corps [50]

Royal Field Artillery [50]

London Regiment [36]

Royal Garrison Artillery [33]

Lincolnshire Regiment [19]

Machine Gun Corps [18]

Devonshire Regiment [15]

Hampshire Regiment [15]

Northumberland Fusiliers [15]

Royal Army Medical Corps [15]

Gloucestershire Regiment [14]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [14]

Royal Army Service Corps [13]

Rifle Brigade [12]

Yorkshire Regiment [12]

Durham Light Infantry [11]

Middlesex Regiment [11]

Somerset Light Infantry [11]

West Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Bedfordshire Regiment [10]

East Yorkshire Regiment [10]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [10]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [10]

Essex Regiment [8]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8]

South Staffordshire Regiment [8]

Suffolk Regiment [8]

Border Regiment [7]

Cheshire Regiment [7]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [7]

East Kent Regiment [7]

East Surrey Regiment [7]

Manchester Regiment [7]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [7]

Royal Defence Corps [7]

Royal West Kent Regiment [7]

York and Lancaster Regiment [7]

British West Indies Regiment [6]

Dorsetshire Regiment [6]

Leicestershire Regiment [6]

North Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Northamptonshire Regiment [6]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [6]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [6]

Canadian Infantry [5]

Norfolk Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [751]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [127]

Royal Navy [89]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [68]

Australian Imperial Force [46]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

South African Services [2]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [1123]

H [5]

F [2]

G [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1093]

Merchant Navy [28]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

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Place of birth

London, Middlesex, England [5] Hull, Yorkshire [4] Liverpool, Lancashire [4] Bridport, Dorset [3] Folkestone, Kent, England [3] Gillingham, Kent [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] Sheffield, Yorkshire [3] Southampton, Hampshire [3] Williamstown Victoria [3] Barking, Essex [2] Belfast, Antrim [2] Bethnal Green, London [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Daylesford Victoria [2] Dursley, Gloucestershire [2] Folkestone [2] Folkestone, Kent [2] Folkstone, Kent England [2] Goroke Victoria [2] Grimesthorpe [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Lee, Kent [2] London England [2] London, Middlesex [2] Meath [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Seaton Sluice, Northumberland [2] South Melbourne Victoria [2] South Shields, Durham [2] Swindon, Wiltshire [2] Wallaroo South Australia [2] West Ham, Essex [2] Aberkenfig, Glamorganshire [1] Albert Park Victoria [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Batcombe, Dorset [1] Belfast, Down [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Beverley, Yorkshire, England [1] Bideford, Devon [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bogantungan Queensland [1] Bournemouth, Hampshire [1] Bradfield, Berkshire [1] Bradfield, Reading, Berkshire [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Brentford, Middlesex [1] Brentwood, Essex, England [1] Bridport [1]

Rank

Private [451] Corporal [51] Gunner [48] Driver [47] Sapper [41] Serjeant [30] Second Lieutenant [21] Lieutenant [19] Lance Corporal [17] Pioneer [15] Bombardier [8] Major [7] Acting Serjeant [6] Captain [5] Acting Bombardier [4] Acting Corporal [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Staff Serjeant [4] Trooper [4] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Major [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Carrier [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Guardsman [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Worker [2] 4th Class Assistant Surgeon [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Assistant Steward [1] Band Boy [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Commander [1] Company Serjeant Major Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Serjeant [1] Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1] Driver Wheeler [1] Electrical Artificer 3rd Class [1] Honorary Second Lieutenant [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Mechanist Corporal [1] Midshipman [1] Motor Cyclist/Corporal [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Private/Lance Corporal/Temporary Sub Conductor [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [79] Army Service Corps [62] Labour Corps [50] Royal Field Artillery [50] London Regiment [36] Royal Garrison Artillery [33] Lincolnshire Regiment [19] Machine Gun Corps [18] Devonshire Regiment [15] Hampshire Regiment [15] Northumberland Fusiliers [15] Royal Army Medical Corps [15] Gloucestershire Regiment [14] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [14] Royal Army Service Corps [13] Rifle Brigade [12] Yorkshire Regiment [12] Durham Light Infantry [11] Middlesex Regiment [11] Somerset Light Infantry [11] West Yorkshire Regiment [11] Bedfordshire Regiment [10] East Yorkshire Regiment [10] King's Royal Rifle Corps [10] Royal Fusiliers [10] Yorkshire Light Infantry [10] Essex Regiment [8] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8] South Staffordshire Regiment [8] Suffolk Regiment [8] Border Regiment [7] Cheshire Regiment [7] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [7] East Kent Regiment [7] East Surrey Regiment [7] Manchester Regiment [7] Royal Berkshire Regiment [7] Royal Defence Corps [7] Royal West Kent Regiment [7] York and Lancaster Regiment [7] British West Indies Regiment [6] Dorsetshire Regiment [6] Leicestershire Regiment [6] North Staffordshire Regiment [6] Northamptonshire Regiment [6] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [6] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [6] Canadian Infantry [5] Norfolk Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [751] Canadian Expeditionary Force [127] Royal Navy [89] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [68] Australian Imperial Force [46] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10] South African Services [2] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [1123] H [5] F [2] G [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1093] Merchant Navy [28] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

Charles Robert Major

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army Lance Corporal East Surrey Regiment 7th Battalion

British Army 293 Private East Surrey Regiment

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Arthur Walter Major

Born 1891

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 947 Lance Corporal 12th Australian Infantry Battalion

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Richard Stephens Major

Born 1872

Died 1916

British Army 21247 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 10th Battalion

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Harry Kisby Major

Born 1887

Died 1918

British Army 855 Acting Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery 3/1st Kent H. Bn.

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Robert Major

Born 1881

Died 1919

British Army 20995 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 13th Reserve Battery

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Stanley Major

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army PS/1768 Serjeant Royal Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant East Kent Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Arthur Bigsby Major

Born 1894

Died 1967

Royal Navy B.Z/3812 Royal Naval Division

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Percy Major

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 44029

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Alexander Major

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 306862

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Thomas Albert Major

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 213286

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Charles David Major

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 4376

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Herbert James Major

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36086

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William Frederick Major

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296561

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Frederick William Major

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 56794

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William Major

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 120986

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John Major

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 4637

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Albert Edward Major

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 113150

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Francis Edward Major

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 294916

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William Thomas Major

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 61257

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David John Major

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 291850

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