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Bolton, Lancashire [10]

Castlemaine Victoria [7]

South Shields, Durham, England [4]

Morpeth, Northumberland [3]

Toowoomba Queensland [3]

Airdrie, Lanarkshire [2]

Bradford, Yorkshire [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Clifton [2]

Derby, Derbyshire [2]

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [2]

Failsworth, Lancashire [2]

Lancashire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

Manchester, Lancashire, England [2]

Middleton, Lancashire [2]

Newcastle, Northumberland [2]

North Shields, Northumberland, England [2]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2]

Preston, Lancashire [2]

Sheffield [2]

Westbury Tasmania [2]

Wigan, Lancashire [2]

Aberlemno, Forfarshire, Scotland [1]

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1]

Altrincham, Cheshire [1]

Archdale Victoria [1]

Ardwick, Lancashire [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [1]

Bellinge, Lancashire [1]

Beverley, Yorkshire [1]

Birkdale, Lancashire, England [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1]

Blackhall Queensland [1]

Bolton Lancashire [1]

Boston, Lincolnshire [1]

Bothwell, Lanarkshire [1]

Bridgwater, Somerset [1]

Burntisland, Fife [1]

Bury, Lancashire [1]

Cainborough England [1]

Camphanis [1]

Cannington, Somerset [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Cawsand, Cornwall [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Cheshire [1]

Clermont Queensland [1]

Rank

Private [787]

Gunner [86]

Corporal [71]

Serjeant [55]

Driver [48]

Sapper [45]

Second Lieutenant [29]

Lance Corporal [28]

Acting Corporal [24]

Captain [20]

Lieutenant [19]

Pioneer [15]

Bombardier [7]

Major [7]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Staff Serjeant [5]

Able Seaman [4]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4]

Guardsman [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Rifleman [3]

Sub Lieutenant [3]

Acting Colour Serjeant [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Orderly [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Sergeant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Trooper [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

/Acting Serjeant Major Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Lieutenant Commander [1]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [1]

Assistant Administrator [1]

Assistant Forewoman [1]

Bombardier Acting Corporal [1]

Boy [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Fitter [1]

Flight Sub Lieutenant [1]

Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [100]

Royal Field Artillery [93]

Royal Engineers [88]

Army Service Corps [70]

Manchester Regiment [66]

Royal Army Medical Corps [66]

Lancashire Fusiliers [65]

Liverpool Regiment [58]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [49]

South Lancashire Regiment [49]

Royal Garrison Artillery [44]

Cheshire Regiment [42]

Northumberland Fusiliers [40]

Machine Gun Corps [36]

East Lancashire Regiment [25]

Durham Light Infantry [22]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [22]

London Regiment [20]

Royal Naval Division [20]

Royal Fusiliers [19]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [19]

Royal Scots [17]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [17]

Scottish Rifles [13]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [12]

Rifle Brigade [12]

Royal Defence Corps [12]

York and Lancaster Regiment [12]

Border Regiment [11]

East Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Highland Light Infantry [11]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [10]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [10]

West Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Gordon Highlanders [9]

Devonshire Regiment [8]

Lincolnshire Regiment [8]

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [8]

Canadian Infantry [7]

East Kent Regiment [7]

Middlesex Regiment [7]

North Staffordshire Regiment [7]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [7]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7]

Welsh Regiment [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Bedfordshire Regiment [6]

Royal Highlanders [6]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [6]

Service

British Army [1202]

Royal Navy [97]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [77]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [64]

Australian Imperial Force [53]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [20]

South African Services [2]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [1540]

Contribution

Military Service [1502]

Merchant Navy [25]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [36]

New Zealand [1]

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Bolton, Lancashire [10] Castlemaine Victoria [7] South Shields, Durham, England [4] Morpeth, Northumberland [3] Toowoomba Queensland [3] Airdrie, Lanarkshire [2] Bradford, Yorkshire [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Clifton [2] Derby, Derbyshire [2] Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland [2] Failsworth, Lancashire [2] Lancashire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] Manchester, Lancashire, England [2] Middleton, Lancashire [2] Newcastle, Northumberland [2] North Shields, Northumberland, England [2] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [2] Preston, Lancashire [2] Sheffield [2] Westbury Tasmania [2] Wigan, Lancashire [2] Aberlemno, Forfarshire, Scotland [1] Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland [1] Altrincham, Cheshire [1] Archdale Victoria [1] Ardwick, Lancashire [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Barrow in Furness, Lancashire [1] Bellinge, Lancashire [1] Beverley, Yorkshire [1] Birkdale, Lancashire, England [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire, England [1] Blackhall Queensland [1] Bolton Lancashire [1] Boston, Lincolnshire [1] Bothwell, Lanarkshire [1] Bridgwater, Somerset [1] Burntisland, Fife [1] Bury, Lancashire [1] Cainborough England [1] Camphanis [1] Cannington, Somerset [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Cawsand, Cornwall [1] Chelsea, London [1] Cheshire [1] Clermont Queensland [1]

Rank

Private [787] Gunner [86] Corporal [71] Serjeant [55] Driver [48] Sapper [45] Second Lieutenant [29] Lance Corporal [28] Acting Corporal [24] Captain [20] Lieutenant [19] Pioneer [15] Bombardier [7] Major [7] Acting Serjeant [6] Company Serjeant Major [5] Staff Serjeant [5] Able Seaman [4] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4] Guardsman [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Rifleman [3] Sub Lieutenant [3] Acting Colour Serjeant [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Leading Seaman [2] Orderly [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Sergeant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Temporary Captain [2] Trooper [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] /Acting Serjeant Major Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Lieutenant Commander [1] Armourer Staff Serjeant [1] Assistant Administrator [1] Assistant Forewoman [1] Bombardier Acting Corporal [1] Boy [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Deck Hand [1] Fitter [1] Flight Sub Lieutenant [1] Honorary Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [100] Royal Field Artillery [93] Royal Engineers [88] Army Service Corps [70] Manchester Regiment [66] Royal Army Medical Corps [66] Lancashire Fusiliers [65] Liverpool Regiment [58] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [49] South Lancashire Regiment [49] Royal Garrison Artillery [44] Cheshire Regiment [42] Northumberland Fusiliers [40] Machine Gun Corps [36] East Lancashire Regiment [25] Durham Light Infantry [22] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [22] London Regiment [20] Royal Naval Division [20] Royal Fusiliers [19] Royal Lancaster Regiment [19] Royal Scots [17] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [17] Scottish Rifles [13] King's Royal Rifle Corps [12] Rifle Brigade [12] Royal Defence Corps [12] York and Lancaster Regiment [12] Border Regiment [11] East Yorkshire Regiment [11] Highland Light Infantry [11] King's Own Scottish Borderers [10] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [10] West Yorkshire Regiment [10] Gordon Highlanders [9] Devonshire Regiment [8] Lincolnshire Regiment [8] Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve [8] Canadian Infantry [7] East Kent Regiment [7] Middlesex Regiment [7] North Staffordshire Regiment [7] Royal Army Service Corps [7] Royal Scots Fusiliers [7] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7] Welsh Regiment [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] Bedfordshire Regiment [6] Royal Highlanders [6] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [6]

Service

British Army [1202] Royal Navy [97] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [77] Canadian Expeditionary Force [64] Australian Imperial Force [53] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [20] South African Services [2] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [1540]

Contribution

Military Service [1502] Merchant Navy [25] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [36] New Zealand [1]

John Joseph Mather

Born 1891

Died 1960

British Army WR2965 (incomplete) Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army T4/056183 Corporal Army Service Corps 163rd Company

British Army 334721 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Stansfield Mather

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army L/34411 Staff Sergeant Royal Field Artillery

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Harry Mather

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army L/8626 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army L/8626 Gunner Royal Field Artillery 236 Brigade

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Charles George Tait Mather

Born 1883

Died 1915

British Army S/11113 Lance Corporal Gordon Highlanders 1st Battalion

British Army 9369 Private Scottish Cavalry Depot

British Army S/11113 Private Gordon Highlanders 1st Battalion

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Harold Mather

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 84981 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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William Edwin Mather

Born 1888

Died 1966

British Army 7374 Corporal Royal Fusiliers

British Army 7374 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Thomas Dutson Mather

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 26709 Private Border Regiment

British Army 30179 Private East Lancashire Regiment

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Leslie Francis Strong Mather

Born 1889

Died 1919

Australian Imperial Force Australian Engineers

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William Dickson Mather

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army Lance Corporal Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army 6304 Serjeant Scottish Rifles 5th Battalion

British Army 6304 Serjeant Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

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Clifford Wharfedale Mather

Born 1889

Died 1916

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 25/129 New Zealand Rifle Brigade 3rd Battalion

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 25/129 Sergeant New Zealand Rifle Brigade

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Ernest Mather

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 87471

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David Kyle Mather

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 164817

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John Edward Mather

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 136823

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John James Mather

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 277692

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Fred Mather

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 44584

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Frederick Alfred Mather

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 58273

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Eli Bertand Mather

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 67520

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John Mather

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 292902

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Joseph Mather

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 122147

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Peter Mather

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 86146

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