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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]

E A C Matthews

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Indian Medical Service

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J Matthews

British Army Sub Conductor Indian Ordnance Department

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B F Matthews

British Army Major Military Works Service

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H L S Matthews

British Army 328 Private Indian Defence Force

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A G T Matthews

British Army Temporary Assistant Surgeon Indian Medical Department

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F J Matthews

British Army Lieutenant Indian Army Reserve of Officers

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G Matthews

British Army 8062 Volunteer Indian Defence Force

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B Matthews

British Army 1290 Private Indian Defence Force

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A S Matthews

British Army 538 Private Indian Defence Force

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H O Matthews

British Army 27430 Company Serjeant Major Canadian Army Unit/Infantry

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W I Matthews

British Army 24892 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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J Matthews

British Army 57322 Private Devonshire Regiment

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E A Matthews

British Army 38346 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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C C Matthews

British Army 12049 Serjeant Devonshire Regiment

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L A Matthews

British Army 9544 Company Serjeant Major Gordon Highlanders

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A R Matthews

British Army S/7622 Serjeant Gordon Highlanders

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C Matthews

British Army 45246 Corporal Royal Berkshire Regiment

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F W H Matthews

British Army 21 Transport Serjeant Australian Machine Gun Company

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G S J Matthews

British Army 5136 Lance Corporal Australian Infantry

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G D Matthews

British Army 89590 Lance Bombardier Royal Garrison Artillery

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