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Sydney New South Wales [25]

London, Middlesex, England [21]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [17]

Plymouth, Devon [16]

London England [15]

Melbourne Victoria [15]

Islington, London [14]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [14]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [11]

London, Middlesex [10]

Maidstone, Kent [9]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [9]

Adelaide South Australia [8]

Croydon, Surrey [8]

Goulburn New South Wales [8]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [8]

Ballarat Victoria [7]

Bendigo Victoria [7]

Chichester, Sussex [7]

Geelong Victoria [7]

Liverpool, Lancashire [7]

Newcastle New South Wales [7]

Ramsgate, Kent [7]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [7]

Devonport, Devon [6]

North Shields, Northumberland, England [6]

Battersea, London [5]

Birmingham England [5]

Brisbane Queensland [5]

Hailsham [5]

Hoxton, London [5]

Islington, London, Middlesex [5]

Penzance, Cornwall [5]

Portland, Dorset [5]

Southampton, Hampshire [5]

Bath, Somerset [4]

Charters Towers Queensland [4]

Dorking, Surrey [4]

Exeter, Devon [4]

Liverpool England [4]

Manchester, Lancashire [4]

Oxford, Oxfordshire [4]

Poplar, London [4]

Swindon, Wiltshire [4]

Ararat Victoria [3]

Bethnal Green, London [3]

Blayney New South Wales [3]

Canterbury, Kent [3]

Edmonton, London [3]

Falmouth, Cornwall [3]

Rank

Private [4094]

Gunner [464]

Driver [350]

Corporal [318]

Serjeant [296]

Sapper [267]

Lance Corporal [182]

Second Lieutenant [120]

Lieutenant [113]

Captain [73]

Acting Corporal [65]

Pioneer [65]

Bombardier [56]

Acting Serjeant [54]

Major [28]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [27]

Rifleman [24]

Acting Bombardier [20]

Company Serjeant Major [20]

Worker [17]

Lance Serjeant [16]

Staff Serjeant [14]

Able Seaman [13]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [13]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [12]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [11]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [11]

Lance Bombardier [11]

Stoker 1st Class [11]

Trooper [11]

Colour Serjeant [10]

Guardsman [10]

Lieutenant Colonel [10]

Temporary Captain [10]

Deck Hand [8]

Nursing Sister [8]

Ordinary Seaman [6]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [5]

Shoeing Smith [5]

Temporary Lieutenant [5]

Acting Colour Serjeant [4]

Acting Lance Corporal [4]

Boy 1st Class [4]

Drummer [4]

Private Acting Corporal [4]

Reverend [4]

Sister [4]

Stoker [4]

Acting Captain [3]

Acting Serjeant Major [3]

Unit

Royal Engineers [546]

Royal Field Artillery [506]

Labour Corps [458]

Army Service Corps [443]

Royal Garrison Artillery [292]

London Regiment [235]

Royal Army Medical Corps [208]

Machine Gun Corps [192]

Royal Fusiliers [154]

Welsh Regiment [124]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [123]

Hampshire Regiment [115]

Middlesex Regiment [106]

Devonshire Regiment [105]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [105]

Rifle Brigade [98]

Northumberland Fusiliers [93]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [92]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [91]

Worcestershire Regiment [90]

Manchester Regiment [89]

Lancashire Fusiliers [85]

Liverpool Regiment [80]

Gloucestershire Regiment [79]

The Queen's Regiment [78]

Wiltshire Regiment [78]

Royal Army Service Corps [76]

Cheshire Regiment [71]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [71]

North Staffordshire Regiment [68]

Somerset Light Infantry [67]

Durham Light Infantry [66]

South Staffordshire Regiment [66]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [64]

Norfolk Regiment [60]

South Wales Borderers [59]

Royal Sussex Regiment [57]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [55]

Dorsetshire Regiment [54]

Suffolk Regiment [54]

Essex Regiment [52]

Royal Defence Corps [51]

York and Lancaster Regiment [51]

Royal Irish Rifles [50]

Bedfordshire Regiment [49]

East Surrey Regiment [49]

East Yorkshire Regiment [49]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [49]

Northamptonshire Regiment [48]

West Yorkshire Regiment [48]

Service

British Army [6322]

Royal Navy [713]

Australian Imperial Force [482]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [472]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [471]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [108]

Other Empire Force [4]

South African Services [3]

Last name first letter

M [8760]

B [5]

F [1]

K [1]

L [1]

P [1]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [8538]

Merchant Navy [161]

Conscientious Objector [18]

Country

United Kingdom [175]

India [3]

South Africa [2]

Australia [1]

Canada [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [25] London, Middlesex, England [21] Birmingham, Warwickshire [17] Plymouth, Devon [16] London England [15] Melbourne Victoria [15] Islington, London [14] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [14] Bristol, Gloucestershire [11] London, Middlesex [10] Maidstone, Kent [9] Portsmouth, Hampshire [9] Adelaide South Australia [8] Croydon, Surrey [8] Goulburn New South Wales [8] Sheffield, Yorkshire [8] Ballarat Victoria [7] Bendigo Victoria [7] Chichester, Sussex [7] Geelong Victoria [7] Liverpool, Lancashire [7] Newcastle New South Wales [7] Ramsgate, Kent [7] Southampton, Hampshire, England [7] Devonport, Devon [6] North Shields, Northumberland, England [6] Battersea, London [5] Birmingham England [5] Brisbane Queensland [5] Hailsham [5] Hoxton, London [5] Islington, London, Middlesex [5] Penzance, Cornwall [5] Portland, Dorset [5] Southampton, Hampshire [5] Bath, Somerset [4] Charters Towers Queensland [4] Dorking, Surrey [4] Exeter, Devon [4] Liverpool England [4] Manchester, Lancashire [4] Oxford, Oxfordshire [4] Poplar, London [4] Swindon, Wiltshire [4] Ararat Victoria [3] Bethnal Green, London [3] Blayney New South Wales [3] Canterbury, Kent [3] Edmonton, London [3] Falmouth, Cornwall [3]

Rank

Private [4094] Gunner [464] Driver [350] Corporal [318] Serjeant [296] Sapper [267] Lance Corporal [182] Second Lieutenant [120] Lieutenant [113] Captain [73] Acting Corporal [65] Pioneer [65] Bombardier [56] Acting Serjeant [54] Major [28] Warrant Officer Class 2 [27] Rifleman [24] Acting Bombardier [20] Company Serjeant Major [20] Worker [17] Lance Serjeant [16] Staff Serjeant [14] Able Seaman [13] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [13] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [12] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [11] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [11] Lance Bombardier [11] Stoker 1st Class [11] Trooper [11] Colour Serjeant [10] Guardsman [10] Lieutenant Colonel [10] Temporary Captain [10] Deck Hand [8] Nursing Sister [8] Ordinary Seaman [6] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [5] Shoeing Smith [5] Temporary Lieutenant [5] Acting Colour Serjeant [4] Acting Lance Corporal [4] Boy 1st Class [4] Drummer [4] Private Acting Corporal [4] Reverend [4] Sister [4] Stoker [4] Acting Captain [3] Acting Serjeant Major [3]

Unit

Royal Engineers [546] Royal Field Artillery [506] Labour Corps [458] Army Service Corps [443] Royal Garrison Artillery [292] London Regiment [235] Royal Army Medical Corps [208] Machine Gun Corps [192] Royal Fusiliers [154] Welsh Regiment [124] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [123] Hampshire Regiment [115] Middlesex Regiment [106] Devonshire Regiment [105] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [105] Rifle Brigade [98] Northumberland Fusiliers [93] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [92] King's Royal Rifle Corps [91] Worcestershire Regiment [90] Manchester Regiment [89] Lancashire Fusiliers [85] Liverpool Regiment [80] Gloucestershire Regiment [79] The Queen's Regiment [78] Wiltshire Regiment [78] Royal Army Service Corps [76] Cheshire Regiment [71] Royal Berkshire Regiment [71] North Staffordshire Regiment [68] Somerset Light Infantry [67] Durham Light Infantry [66] South Staffordshire Regiment [66] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [64] Norfolk Regiment [60] South Wales Borderers [59] Royal Sussex Regiment [57] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [55] Dorsetshire Regiment [54] Suffolk Regiment [54] Essex Regiment [52] Royal Defence Corps [51] York and Lancaster Regiment [51] Royal Irish Rifles [50] Bedfordshire Regiment [49] East Surrey Regiment [49] East Yorkshire Regiment [49] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [49] Northamptonshire Regiment [48] West Yorkshire Regiment [48]

Service

British Army [6322] Royal Navy [713] Australian Imperial Force [482] Canadian Expeditionary Force [472] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [471] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [108] Other Empire Force [4] South African Services [3]

Last name first letter

M [8760] B [5] F [1] K [1] L [1] P [1] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [8538] Merchant Navy [161] Conscientious Objector [18]

Country

United Kingdom [175] India [3] South Africa [2] Australia [1] Canada [1]

John Matthews

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 20999 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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George William Matthews

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army G/20937 Private East Kent Regiment

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John Brice Matthews

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army Captain Royal West Kent Regiment

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John Matthews

Born 1899

Died 1917

British Army

British Army 680324 Private London Regiment 22nd Battalion County of London

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John Bredel Matthews

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army Captain North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army Captain North Staffordshire Regiment attached Leicestershire Regiment 8th Battalion

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Leonard Roy Matthews

Born 1891

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 2716 Lance Corporal 51st Australian Infantry Battalion

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Percival Roy Matthews

Born 1896

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 560 Private Australian Infantry 32 Infantry Battalion

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Daniel Adelbert Matthews

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 36676 Corporal Cheshire Regiment

British Army 57953 Corporal Worcestershire Regiment

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Geoffrey Cale Matthews

Born 1899

Died 1925

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Herbert William Matthews

Born 1887

Died 1965

British Army 348273 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery Transport

British Army 634 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery Transport Glamorgan 1st, 113rd Battalion

British Army 456920 Pioneer Royal Engineers

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Charles Matthews

Born 1883

Died 1954

British Army 30325 Private Essex Regiment

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Roscoe Ackrell Matthews

Died 1919

British Army SE/13862 Serjeant Army Veterinary Corps attd 81st Bty Royal Field Artillery

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George William Matthews

Born 1889

Died 1964

Royal Navy K2199 Stoker Petty Officer H.M.S. Inflexible

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David Matthews

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 12963 Private Devonshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Owen Matthews

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 5881 Private Hertfordshire Regiment

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James John Matthews

Born 1884

Died 1918

British Army 202813 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

British Army 203036 Private Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 203036 formerly 202813 Private Duke of Edinburgh's Wiltshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Tom Matthews

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 24769 Private Welsh Regiment

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Frederick Matthews

Died 1916

British Army S/10089 Corporal Cameron Highlanders

British Army S/10089 Lance Serjeant Cameron Highlanders 5th Battalion.

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Frank William Matthews

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 201746 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2/5th Battalion.

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Henry James Matthews

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 2226,433109 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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