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Sydney New South Wales [10]

Maidstone, Kent [7]

Brisbane Queensland [5]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [5]

Swanage, Dorset [5]

Bethnal Green, London [3]

Bracknell Tasmania [3]

Enfield, London [3]

Guildford Western Australia [3]

London England [3]

Newport, Monmouthshire [3]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [3]

Allora Queensland [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Bristol, Somerset [2]

Cambridge [2]

Coleshill, Warwickshire [2]

Dandenong Victoria [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Docking Norfolk [2]

Echunga South Australia [2]

Exton Tasmania [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Hampstead, London [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Ilford, Essex [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Loose, Kent [2]

Maidstone, Kent, England [2]

Manchester, Lancashire [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Newcastle New South Wales [2]

Paddington, London [2]

Parramatta New South Wales [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Redfern New South Wales [2]

Shirley, Hampshire [2]

Southampton, Hampshire [2]

Swanage, Dorset, England [2]

Walhalla Victoria [2]

Weymouth, Dorset [2]

Yeovil, Somerset [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Alverstoke, Hampshire [1]

Ashford, Kent [1]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [1]

Battersea England [1]

Beaconsfield Tasmania [1]

Bedminster, Bristol [1]

Rank

Private [640]

Gunner [71]

Corporal [59]

Driver [58]

Serjeant [56]

Sapper [44]

Lance Corporal [33]

Captain [27]

Lieutenant [23]

Second Lieutenant [23]

Acting Serjeant [12]

Acting Corporal [11]

Bombardier [10]

Staff Serjeant [9]

Able Seaman [8]

Major [8]

Pioneer [8]

Colour Serjeant [6]

Guardsman [3]

Lance Bombardier [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [3]

Rifleman [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Colour Serjeant [2]

Acting Lance Serjeant [2]

Captain /Temporary Major [2]

Corporal 2nd [2]

Forewoman [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Nurse [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Saddler Staff Serjeant [2]

Signaller [2]

Transport Corporal [2]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [1]

Assistant Administrator [1]

Bugler [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Chaplain [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Farrier [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [90]

Royal Field Artillery [85]

Labour Corps [77]

Army Service Corps [75]

London Regiment [67]

Royal Garrison Artillery [56]

Royal Army Medical Corps [45]

Machine Gun Corps [36]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [28]

Somerset Light Infantry [27]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [25]

Royal Fusiliers [23]

Middlesex Regiment [22]

Royal Sussex Regiment [22]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [18]

Hampshire Regiment [18]

Worcestershire Regiment [18]

Rifle Brigade [15]

Army Veterinary Corps [14]

Northamptonshire Regiment [14]

Royal Army Service Corps [14]

Royal West Kent Regiment [14]

The Queen's Regiment [14]

Bedfordshire Regiment [13]

Welsh Regiment [13]

East Kent Regiment [12]

East Surrey Regiment [12]

Manchester Regiment [12]

Norfolk Regiment [12]

Devonshire Regiment [11]

Durham Light Infantry [11]

Gloucestershire Regiment [11]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [11]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [11]

Essex Regiment [10]

Leicestershire Regiment [10]

Lincolnshire Regiment [10]

Northumberland Fusiliers [10]

Royal Defence Corps [10]

Royal Naval Division [10]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10]

Dorsetshire Regiment [9]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9]

South Wales Borderers [8]

Corps of Hussars [7]

Liverpool Regiment [7]

Canadian Infantry [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [6]

Suffolk Regiment [6]

Service

British Army [1060]

Royal Navy [134]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [89]

Australian Imperial Force [87]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [84]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [18]

Indian Army [3]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [1503]

S [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1468]

Merchant Navy [29]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [32]

New Zealand [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [10] Maidstone, Kent [7] Brisbane Queensland [5] Bristol, Gloucestershire [5] Swanage, Dorset [5] Bethnal Green, London [3] Bracknell Tasmania [3] Enfield, London [3] Guildford Western Australia [3] London England [3] Newport, Monmouthshire [3] Southampton, Hampshire, England [3] Allora Queensland [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Bristol, Somerset [2] Cambridge [2] Coleshill, Warwickshire [2] Dandenong Victoria [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Docking Norfolk [2] Echunga South Australia [2] Exton Tasmania [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Hampstead, London [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Ilford, Essex [2] Lambeth, London [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Loose, Kent [2] Maidstone, Kent, England [2] Manchester, Lancashire [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Newcastle New South Wales [2] Paddington, London [2] Parramatta New South Wales [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Redfern New South Wales [2] Shirley, Hampshire [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] Swanage, Dorset, England [2] Walhalla Victoria [2] Weymouth, Dorset [2] Yeovil, Somerset [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Alverstoke, Hampshire [1] Ashford, Kent [1] Basingstoke, Hampshire [1] Battersea England [1] Beaconsfield Tasmania [1] Bedminster, Bristol [1]

Rank

Private [640] Gunner [71] Corporal [59] Driver [58] Serjeant [56] Sapper [44] Lance Corporal [33] Captain [27] Lieutenant [23] Second Lieutenant [23] Acting Serjeant [12] Acting Corporal [11] Bombardier [10] Staff Serjeant [9] Able Seaman [8] Major [8] Pioneer [8] Colour Serjeant [6] Guardsman [3] Lance Bombardier [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [3] Rifleman [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Colour Serjeant [2] Acting Lance Serjeant [2] Captain /Temporary Major [2] Corporal 2nd [2] Forewoman [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Nurse [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Saddler Staff Serjeant [2] Signaller [2] Transport Corporal [2] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Armourer Staff Serjeant [1] Assistant Administrator [1] Bugler [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Chaplain [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Farrier [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [90] Royal Field Artillery [85] Labour Corps [77] Army Service Corps [75] London Regiment [67] Royal Garrison Artillery [56] Royal Army Medical Corps [45] Machine Gun Corps [36] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [28] Somerset Light Infantry [27] King's Royal Rifle Corps [25] Royal Fusiliers [23] Middlesex Regiment [22] Royal Sussex Regiment [22] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [18] Hampshire Regiment [18] Worcestershire Regiment [18] Rifle Brigade [15] Army Veterinary Corps [14] Northamptonshire Regiment [14] Royal Army Service Corps [14] Royal West Kent Regiment [14] The Queen's Regiment [14] Bedfordshire Regiment [13] Welsh Regiment [13] East Kent Regiment [12] East Surrey Regiment [12] Manchester Regiment [12] Norfolk Regiment [12] Devonshire Regiment [11] Durham Light Infantry [11] Gloucestershire Regiment [11] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [11] Royal Berkshire Regiment [11] Essex Regiment [10] Leicestershire Regiment [10] Lincolnshire Regiment [10] Northumberland Fusiliers [10] Royal Defence Corps [10] Royal Naval Division [10] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10] Dorsetshire Regiment [9] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [9] South Wales Borderers [8] Corps of Hussars [7] Liverpool Regiment [7] Canadian Infantry [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [6] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [6] Suffolk Regiment [6]

Service

British Army [1060] Royal Navy [134] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [89] Australian Imperial Force [87] Canadian Expeditionary Force [84] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [18] Indian Army [3] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [1503] S [2]

Contribution

Military Service [1468] Merchant Navy [29] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [32] New Zealand [1]

Alexander Miles Masters

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 77419

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Frank Masters

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 99099

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William Henry Masters

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 41878 Private Manchester Regiment

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Ernest Wilfred Masters

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 101753

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Leslie Ronald Masters

Born 1890

Died 1918

Australian Imperial Force 7199 Private Australian Infantry

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Arthur Masters

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 145326

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David William Masters

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 204219 Private South Lancashire Regiment

British Army 29046 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 2nd/5th (Territorial) Battalion.

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John Watson Masters

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 63105

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Ernest William Masters

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 2093 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Harold Frank Masters

Born 1901

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 262367

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Lawrence Donald Masters

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 301398

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Frank Masters

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 118963

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Frederick Walter William Masters

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119983

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Frederick Eli Alfred Masters

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 5212 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 266885 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 1/6th Battalion

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Henry George Masters

Born 1892

Died 1977

British Army 23248 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 23248 Acting Corporal 2nd Royal Engineers

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Thomas Frederick Masters

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 15496 Serjeant Norfolk Regiment

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Ernest Masters

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 215367

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F Masters

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 168952

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Harold Masters

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 28134 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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George Arthur Smith Masters

Born 1895

British Army Second Lieutenant Bedfordshire Regiment 6th Bn.

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