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Melbourne Victoria [8]

London England [7]

Sydney New South Wales [7]

Bendigo Victoria [6]

Colac Victoria [6]

Ballarat Victoria [5]

Carlton Victoria [5]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [4]

Devonport, Devon [4]

Islington, London [4]

Leeds, Yorkshire [4]

London [4]

Mudgee New South Wales [4]

Newcastle New South Wales [4]

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [3]

Cawsand, Cornwall [3]

Devon [3]

Grampound, Cornwall [3]

Haggerston, London [3]

Islington, London, Middlesex [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Mount Gambier South Australia [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Battersea, London [2]

Belmont New South Wales [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Bridgwater, Somerset [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [2]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2]

Finchley, London [2]

Fulham, London, Middlesex [2]

Gosford New South Wales [2]

Hobart Tasmania [2]

Hornsey, London [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Mile End, London, Middlesex [2]

Oxford, Oxfordshire [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Port Augusta South Australia [2]

Ramsgate, Kent [2]

Saint Pancras, London [2]

Salisbury, Wiltshire [2]

Saltash, Cornwall [2]

Toowoomba Queensland [2]

Weymouth, Dorset [2]

Albert Park Victoria [1]

Alderton, Suffolk [1]

Alston, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [743]

Driver [85]

Gunner [70]

Serjeant [70]

Corporal [59]

Sapper [41]

Lieutenant [32]

Second Lieutenant [31]

Lance Corporal [26]

Acting Serjeant [17]

Acting Corporal [16]

Captain [12]

Major [8]

Rifleman [8]

Pioneer [6]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Corporal 2nd [5]

Trooper [5]

Bombardier [4]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Farrier Serjeant [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Musician [3]

Quarter Master and Honorary Captain [3]

Sergeant [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [3]

Trumpeter [3]

4th Class Assistant Surgeon [2]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2]

Bandsman [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Second Lieutenant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Armament Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [101]

Army Service Corps [84]

Labour Corps [82]

Royal Engineers [78]

London Regiment [65]

Royal Garrison Artillery [56]

Royal Army Medical Corps [47]

Royal Fusiliers [45]

Machine Gun Corps [37]

Middlesex Regiment [37]

Devonshire Regiment [33]

Somerset Light Infantry [28]

Hampshire Regiment [24]

Rifle Brigade [24]

Welsh Regiment [24]

Manchester Regiment [21]

Wiltshire Regiment [20]

East Surrey Regiment [19]

The Queen's Regiment [19]

Royal Army Service Corps [16]

Bedfordshire Regiment [15]

Dorset Regiment [15]

Gloucestershire Regiment [15]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [14]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [14]

Essex Regiment [13]

Northumberland Fusiliers [13]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [13]

Royal Irish Rifles [13]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [13]

Durham Light Infantry [12]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12]

Canadian Infantry [11]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [11]

South Lancashire Regiment [11]

West Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Worcestershire Regiment [11]

Royal Air Force [9]

Royal Flying Corps [9]

Royal Sussex Regiment [9]

Royal West Kent Regiment [9]

Army Veterinary Corps [8]

British West Indies Regiment [8]

Corps of Hussars [8]

East Kent Regiment [8]

Lancashire Fusiliers [8]

Liverpool Regiment [8]

Royal Horse Artillery [8]

Honourable Artillery Company [7]

Lincolnshire Regiment [7]

Service

British Army [1204]

Royal Navy [158]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [130]

Australian Imperial Force [127]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [113]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [18]

Other Empire Force [2]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

M [1779]

A [1]

D [1]

E [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1743]

Merchant Navy [25]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [28]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

Guyana [1]

Ireland [1]

United States [1]

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Melbourne Victoria [8] London England [7] Sydney New South Wales [7] Bendigo Victoria [6] Colac Victoria [6] Ballarat Victoria [5] Carlton Victoria [5] Bristol, Gloucestershire [4] Devonport, Devon [4] Islington, London [4] Leeds, Yorkshire [4] London [4] Mudgee New South Wales [4] Newcastle New South Wales [4] Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [3] Cawsand, Cornwall [3] Devon [3] Grampound, Cornwall [3] Haggerston, London [3] Islington, London, Middlesex [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Mount Gambier South Australia [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Battersea, London [2] Belmont New South Wales [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Bridgwater, Somerset [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Burton on Trent, Staffordshire [2] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2] Finchley, London [2] Fulham, London, Middlesex [2] Gosford New South Wales [2] Hobart Tasmania [2] Hornsey, London [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] London, Middlesex [2] Mile End, London, Middlesex [2] Oxford, Oxfordshire [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Port Augusta South Australia [2] Ramsgate, Kent [2] Saint Pancras, London [2] Salisbury, Wiltshire [2] Saltash, Cornwall [2] Toowoomba Queensland [2] Weymouth, Dorset [2] Albert Park Victoria [1] Alderton, Suffolk [1] Alston, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [743] Driver [85] Gunner [70] Serjeant [70] Corporal [59] Sapper [41] Lieutenant [32] Second Lieutenant [31] Lance Corporal [26] Acting Serjeant [17] Acting Corporal [16] Captain [12] Major [8] Rifleman [8] Pioneer [6] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Company Serjeant Major [5] Corporal 2nd [5] Trooper [5] Bombardier [4] Colour Serjeant [4] Farrier Serjeant [4] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Able Seaman [3] Musician [3] Quarter Master and Honorary Captain [3] Sergeant [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Temporary Captain [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Temporary Second Lieutenant [3] Trumpeter [3] 4th Class Assistant Surgeon [2] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [2] Bandsman [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Second Lieutenant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Armament Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [101] Army Service Corps [84] Labour Corps [82] Royal Engineers [78] London Regiment [65] Royal Garrison Artillery [56] Royal Army Medical Corps [47] Royal Fusiliers [45] Machine Gun Corps [37] Middlesex Regiment [37] Devonshire Regiment [33] Somerset Light Infantry [28] Hampshire Regiment [24] Rifle Brigade [24] Welsh Regiment [24] Manchester Regiment [21] Wiltshire Regiment [20] East Surrey Regiment [19] The Queen's Regiment [19] Royal Army Service Corps [16] Bedfordshire Regiment [15] Dorset Regiment [15] Gloucestershire Regiment [15] King's Royal Rifle Corps [14] Royal Berkshire Regiment [14] Essex Regiment [13] Northumberland Fusiliers [13] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [13] Royal Irish Rifles [13] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [13] Durham Light Infantry [12] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12] Canadian Infantry [11] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [11] South Lancashire Regiment [11] West Yorkshire Regiment [11] Worcestershire Regiment [11] Royal Air Force [9] Royal Flying Corps [9] Royal Sussex Regiment [9] Royal West Kent Regiment [9] Army Veterinary Corps [8] British West Indies Regiment [8] Corps of Hussars [8] East Kent Regiment [8] Lancashire Fusiliers [8] Liverpool Regiment [8] Royal Horse Artillery [8] Honourable Artillery Company [7] Lincolnshire Regiment [7]

Service

British Army [1204] Royal Navy [158] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [130] Australian Imperial Force [127] Canadian Expeditionary Force [113] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [18] Other Empire Force [2] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

M [1779] A [1] D [1] E [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1743] Merchant Navy [25] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [28] Australia [1] Canada [1] Guyana [1] Ireland [1] United States [1]

Cecil Ernest Marks

Born 1895

Died 1950

Royal Navy M7775 Plumber's Mate HMS Phaeton

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Edward Thomas Marks

Born 1889

Died 1914

British Army 8153 Serjeant Lincolnshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Cecil Samuel Isaac Marks

Born 1899

Died 1965

Royal Navy 14921 Royal Marine Artillery

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Isidore David Marks

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant West Riding Regiment 11th Battalion

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James Marks

Born 1864

Died 1915

Royal Navy 108554 Petty Officer 1st Class HMS Heroic

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Craig Royston Marks

Born 1894

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 489843

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 58313 Air Mechanic 3rd Class Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 58313 2nd Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 47 Reserve Squadron

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Leopold Augustus Marks

Born 1894

British Army 62843 Private Scottish Rifles 3rd Battalion

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Francis John Marks

Born 1900

Died 1918

British Army 8/39647 Private Devonshire Regiment 52nd Battalion

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William George Marks

Born 1878

Died 1918

British Army 30883 Lance Corporal Welsh Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Keith William Marks

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 56657

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Harry Stuart Marks

Born 1878

British Army 10108 Private Honourable Artillery Company 1st (Reserve) Battalion

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Oscar Charles Henry Marks

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 118016

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William John Marks

Born 1874

Died 1945

Canadian Expeditionary Force

Canadian Expeditionary Force 823506

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Vernon Stanley Marks

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 59405

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Richard Marks

Born 1881

Died 1917

Royal Navy 195449 Petty Officer HMS Mary Rose

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Joseph Henry Marks

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 78011

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David Marks

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 23001

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James Marks

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 49681

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Richard Marks

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 304839 Private 2 Fabric Worker 75 (HD) Squadron, Royal Air Force

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Harold Marks

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 633999 Driver Labour Corps

British Army 3198 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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