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Sydney New South Wales [15]

London, Middlesex [7]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [6]

London, Middlesex, England [6]

Maidstone, Kent [6]

Adelaide South Australia [5]

Bendigo Victoria [5]

Colchester, Essex [5]

Hackney, London [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5]

London England [4]

Manchester, Lancashire [4]

Taunton, Somerset [4]

Tottenham, London [4]

Bristol, Somerset [3]

Ipswich, Suffolk [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire [3]

London [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

New Cross, London [3]

Norwich, Norfolk [3]

Walthamstow, Essex [3]

Waterford [3]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Birmingham [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2]

Brunswick New South Wales [2]

Burnley Victoria [2]

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [2]

Casino New South Wales [2]

Cork [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Geelong Victoria [2]

Grafton New South Wales [2]

Gravesend, Kent [2]

Gundagai New South Wales [2]

Hackney, London, Middlesex [2]

Highgate, London [2]

Lowestoft, Suffolk [2]

Maryborough Queensland [2]

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan [2]

Northampton [2]

Norwood South Australia [2]

Perth Western Australia [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Reading, Berkshire [2]

Salcombe, Devon [2]

Sheffield Tasmania [2]

Rank

Private [1267]

Gunner [152]

Driver [121]

Serjeant [116]

Corporal [83]

Sapper [60]

Lance Corporal [47]

Second Lieutenant [44]

Bombardier [23]

Lieutenant [23]

Captain [22]

Acting Serjeant [18]

Acting Corporal [15]

Pioneer [14]

Rifleman [10]

Guardsman [8]

Major [8]

Able Seaman [5]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Staff Serjeant [5]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [5]

Stoker 1st Class [4]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [3]

Petty Officer [3]

Private Acting Corporal [3]

Private Acting Serjeant [3]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [3]

Transport Serjeant [3]

Trooper [3]

Worker [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [2]

Medical Officer [2]

Officer's Steward 1st Class [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Sister [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Temporary Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Temporary Sub Conductor [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [181]

Army Service Corps [154]

Labour Corps [152]

Royal Engineers [132]

London Regiment [98]

Royal Garrison Artillery [89]

Suffolk Regiment [59]

Devonshire Regiment [50]

Royal Army Medical Corps [49]

Machine Gun Corps [48]

Royal Fusiliers [47]

Essex Regiment [44]

The Queen's Regiment [41]

Middlesex Regiment [40]

Rifle Brigade [35]

Norfolk Regiment [34]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [32]

Northamptonshire Regiment [31]

Somerset Light Infantry [28]

Bedfordshire Regiment [27]

Welsh Regiment [27]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [24]

Royal Defence Corps [24]

Worcestershire Regiment [23]

Gloucestershire Regiment [22]

Liverpool Regiment [22]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [22]

Royal Horse Artillery [22]

Royal Naval Division [22]

Royal West Kent Regiment [21]

Northumberland Fusiliers [20]

Royal Army Service Corps [20]

East Kent Regiment [19]

Leicestershire Regiment [19]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [19]

East Surrey Regiment [18]

Yorkshire Regiment [18]

Canadian Infantry [17]

West Yorkshire Regiment [17]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [16]

Durham Light Infantry [15]

Manchester Regiment [15]

Royal Irish Regiment [15]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [14]

Tank Corps [14]

East Yorkshire Regiment [13]

Hampshire Regiment [13]

Lancashire Fusiliers [13]

Leinster Regiment [13]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [13]

Service

British Army [1936]

Royal Navy [243]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [181]

Australian Imperial Force [148]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [146]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [40]

Other Empire Force [3]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

M [2768]

A [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2695]

Merchant Navy [58]

Conscientious Objector [7]

Country

United Kingdom [56]

Ireland [2]

Barbados [1]

Canada [1]

Cuba [1]

Guyana [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [15] London, Middlesex [7] Bristol, Gloucestershire [6] London, Middlesex, England [6] Maidstone, Kent [6] Adelaide South Australia [5] Bendigo Victoria [5] Colchester, Essex [5] Hackney, London [5] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5] London England [4] Manchester, Lancashire [4] Taunton, Somerset [4] Tottenham, London [4] Bristol, Somerset [3] Ipswich, Suffolk [3] Liverpool, Lancashire [3] London [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] New Cross, London [3] Norwich, Norfolk [3] Walthamstow, Essex [3] Waterford [3] Bethnal Green, London [2] Birmingham [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire, England [2] Brunswick New South Wales [2] Burnley Victoria [2] Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [2] Casino New South Wales [2] Cork [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Geelong Victoria [2] Grafton New South Wales [2] Gravesend, Kent [2] Gundagai New South Wales [2] Hackney, London, Middlesex [2] Highgate, London [2] Lowestoft, Suffolk [2] Maryborough Queensland [2] Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan [2] Northampton [2] Norwood South Australia [2] Perth Western Australia [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Reading, Berkshire [2] Salcombe, Devon [2] Sheffield Tasmania [2]

Rank

Private [1267] Gunner [152] Driver [121] Serjeant [116] Corporal [83] Sapper [60] Lance Corporal [47] Second Lieutenant [44] Bombardier [23] Lieutenant [23] Captain [22] Acting Serjeant [18] Acting Corporal [15] Pioneer [14] Rifleman [10] Guardsman [8] Major [8] Able Seaman [5] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Company Serjeant Major [5] Lance Serjeant [5] Staff Serjeant [5] Warrant Officer Class 2 [5] Stoker 1st Class [4] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Corporal Acting Serjeant [3] Petty Officer [3] Private Acting Corporal [3] Private Acting Serjeant [3] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Temporary Second Lieutenant [3] Transport Serjeant [3] Trooper [3] Worker [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Leading Stoker [2] Lieutenant Acting Captain [2] Medical Officer [2] Officer's Steward 1st Class [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Sister [2] Staff Nurse [2] Temporary Regimental Serjeant Major [2] Temporary Sub Conductor [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [181] Army Service Corps [154] Labour Corps [152] Royal Engineers [132] London Regiment [98] Royal Garrison Artillery [89] Suffolk Regiment [59] Devonshire Regiment [50] Royal Army Medical Corps [49] Machine Gun Corps [48] Royal Fusiliers [47] Essex Regiment [44] The Queen's Regiment [41] Middlesex Regiment [40] Rifle Brigade [35] Norfolk Regiment [34] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [32] Northamptonshire Regiment [31] Somerset Light Infantry [28] Bedfordshire Regiment [27] Welsh Regiment [27] King's Royal Rifle Corps [24] Royal Defence Corps [24] Worcestershire Regiment [23] Gloucestershire Regiment [22] Liverpool Regiment [22] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [22] Royal Horse Artillery [22] Royal Naval Division [22] Royal West Kent Regiment [21] Northumberland Fusiliers [20] Royal Army Service Corps [20] East Kent Regiment [19] Leicestershire Regiment [19] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [19] East Surrey Regiment [18] Yorkshire Regiment [18] Canadian Infantry [17] West Yorkshire Regiment [17] Royal Berkshire Regiment [16] Durham Light Infantry [15] Manchester Regiment [15] Royal Irish Regiment [15] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [14] Tank Corps [14] East Yorkshire Regiment [13] Hampshire Regiment [13] Lancashire Fusiliers [13] Leinster Regiment [13] Royal Munster Fusiliers [13]

Service

British Army [1936] Royal Navy [243] Canadian Expeditionary Force [181] Australian Imperial Force [148] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [146] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [40] Other Empire Force [3] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

M [2768] A [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2695] Merchant Navy [58] Conscientious Objector [7]

Country

United Kingdom [56] Ireland [2] Barbados [1] Canada [1] Cuba [1] Guyana [1]

Amos Bertie Manning

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 9740 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 9740 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 25399 Private The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 9th Battalion

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Thomas H Manning

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 11775 Private Durham Light Infantry

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George Manning

Born 1892

Died 1966

British Army 2861 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

British Army 448451 Serjeant Labour Corps

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Arthur Manning

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 79751 Private Welsh Regiment 11th Battalion

British Army 9770 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Harry James Manning

Born 1887

Died 1917

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 54269

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Frederick Arthur Manning

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army 3577 Private Leicestershire Regiment 4th Battalion

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John Carlton Manning

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 7267 Private Inns of Court Officers Training Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Cheshire Regiment 3rd Battalion attached 10th Battalion

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William John Allen

Born 1878

British Army 3089 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 3089 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 3/4 Battalion

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William Manning

Died 1917

British Army 18279 Private East Lancashire Regiment 2nd Battalion.

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Hugh Christie Manning

Born 1891

Canadian Expeditionary Force 107425 Lance Corporal Canadian Mounted Rifles

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Canadian Infantry 16th Reserve Battalion

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Frank Manning

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 40436 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 40436 Private Suffolk Regiment 8th Battalion

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Herbert Manning

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 144775 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Joseph William Manning

Born 1870

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Master Mercantile Marine

Other Empire Force Master Mercantile Marine: S.S. "Cheviot Range"

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Godfrey George Manning

Born 1890

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force

Australian Imperial Force 99 Captain Orvieto 4th Battalion

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John William Manning

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265698

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John Manning

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 7456 Private Scottish Rifles 1/5th Battalion

British Army 200602 Private Scottish Rifles 1st Battalion

British Army 200602 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 1st Battalion

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Clarence Howard Manning

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 232519 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army WR/504882 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army WR/504882 Lance Corporal Royal Engineers

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James Manning

Born 1869

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 302012

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William Owen Manning

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29337

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Raymond George Manning

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 305307

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