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Sydney New South Wales [11]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [9]

Melbourne Victoria [7]

Glasgow Scotland [6]

Edinburgh Scotland [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5]

Maffra Victoria [5]

Bendigo Victoria [4]

London, Middlesex, England [4]

Belfast [3]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Carlton Victoria [3]

Dublin [3]

Geelong Victoria [3]

Hobart Tasmania [3]

Kyneton Victoria [3]

Queanbeyan New South Wales [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Belfast, Antrim [2]

Birmingham England [2]

Bombay [2]

Bullarto Victoria [2]

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire [2]

Coburg Victoria [2]

Deptford, London [2]

Devonport Tasmania [2]

Donaghadee, Down [2]

Dumfries Scotland [2]

Durham England [2]

Edinburgh [2]

Footscray Victoria [2]

Fremantle Western Australia [2]

Gosport, Hampshire [2]

Guildford, Surrey [2]

Lismore New South Wales [2]

Liverpool England [2]

London England [2]

Londonderry [2]

Lurgan, Armagh [2]

Manoora South Australia [2]

Maryborough Queensland [2]

Morwell Victoria [2]

Narbethong Victoria [2]

North Shields England [2]

North Shields, Northumberland, England [2]

Northumberland [2]

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland [2]

Perth Western Australia [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Richmond Victoria [2]

Rank

Private [859]

Gunner [99]

Lieutenant [86]

Captain [82]

Serjeant [77]

Second Lieutenant [71]

Corporal [68]

Lance Corporal [56]

Sapper [52]

Driver [49]

Major [33]

Lieutenant Colonel [21]

Acting Serjeant [17]

Acting Corporal [12]

Pioneer [12]

Bombardier [9]

Sister [7]

Brigadier General [6]

Captain /Temporary Major [6]

Commander [5]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Nurse [5]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Lieutenant-Commander [4]

Nursing Sister [4]

Rifleman [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [3]

Lieutenant General [3]

Major General /Temporary Lieutenant General [3]

Ordinary Seaman [3]

Reverend [3]

Staff Nurse [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Temporary Nurse [3]

Worker [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Canteener [2]

Captain /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Lt [2]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Matron [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [2]

Rear Admiral [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [128]

Labour Corps [103]

Royal Engineers [103]

Army Service Corps [73]

Royal Irish Rifles [60]

Highland Light Infantry [59]

Royal Garrison Artillery [55]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [53]

Royal Army Medical Corps [52]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [48]

Royal Scots [48]

Royal Highlanders [45]

London Regiment [43]

Machine Gun Corps [41]

Northumberland Fusiliers [38]

Gordon Highlanders [36]

Scottish Rifles [36]

Liverpool Regiment [32]

Seaforth Highlanders [32]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [29]

Cameron Highlanders [26]

Manchester Regiment [23]

Royal Fusiliers [22]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [19]

Royal Naval Division [19]

Border Regiment [18]

Canadian Infantry [17]

Durham Light Infantry [16]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [16]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [15]

Royal Army Service Corps [14]

British West Indies Regiment [13]

Cheshire Regiment [13]

Royal Defence Corps [13]

Royal Air Force [12]

Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Indian Army [10]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [10]

Lancashire Fusiliers [10]

French Red Cross [9]

Middlesex Regiment [9]

Rifle Brigade [9]

Royal Flying Corps [9]

Voluntary Aid Detachment [9]

Lincolnshire Regiment [8]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [8]

The Queen's Regiment [8]

British Red Cross Society [7]

Connaught Rangers [7]

Service

British Army [1521]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [252]

Australian Imperial Force [192]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [136]

Royal Navy [124]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [65]

Other Empire Force [6]

Indian Army [3]

Last name first letter

M [2345]

C [6]

H [5]

W [4]

P [2]

B [1]

F [1]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2305]

Merchant Navy [50]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [36]

Australia [1]

Ireland [1]

New Zealand [1]

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Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [11] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [9] Melbourne Victoria [7] Glasgow Scotland [6] Edinburgh Scotland [5] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [5] Maffra Victoria [5] Bendigo Victoria [4] London, Middlesex, England [4] Belfast [3] Brisbane Queensland [3] Carlton Victoria [3] Dublin [3] Geelong Victoria [3] Hobart Tasmania [3] Kyneton Victoria [3] Queanbeyan New South Wales [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Belfast, Antrim [2] Birmingham England [2] Bombay [2] Bullarto Victoria [2] Cambuslang, Lanarkshire [2] Coburg Victoria [2] Deptford, London [2] Devonport Tasmania [2] Donaghadee, Down [2] Dumfries Scotland [2] Durham England [2] Edinburgh [2] Footscray Victoria [2] Fremantle Western Australia [2] Gosport, Hampshire [2] Guildford, Surrey [2] Lismore New South Wales [2] Liverpool England [2] London England [2] Londonderry [2] Lurgan, Armagh [2] Manoora South Australia [2] Maryborough Queensland [2] Morwell Victoria [2] Narbethong Victoria [2] North Shields England [2] North Shields, Northumberland, England [2] Northumberland [2] Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland [2] Perth Western Australia [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Richmond Victoria [2]

Rank

Private [859] Gunner [99] Lieutenant [86] Captain [82] Serjeant [77] Second Lieutenant [71] Corporal [68] Lance Corporal [56] Sapper [52] Driver [49] Major [33] Lieutenant Colonel [21] Acting Serjeant [17] Acting Corporal [12] Pioneer [12] Bombardier [9] Sister [7] Brigadier General [6] Captain /Temporary Major [6] Commander [5] Lance Serjeant [5] Nurse [5] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Lieutenant-Commander [4] Nursing Sister [4] Rifleman [4] Able Seaman [3] Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [3] Lieutenant General [3] Major General /Temporary Lieutenant General [3] Ordinary Seaman [3] Reverend [3] Staff Nurse [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Temporary Captain [3] Temporary Nurse [3] Worker [3] Acting Captain [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Canteener [2] Captain /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Lt [2] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Matron [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [2] Rear Admiral [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [128] Labour Corps [103] Royal Engineers [103] Army Service Corps [73] Royal Irish Rifles [60] Highland Light Infantry [59] Royal Garrison Artillery [55] King's Own Scottish Borderers [53] Royal Army Medical Corps [52] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [48] Royal Scots [48] Royal Highlanders [45] London Regiment [43] Machine Gun Corps [41] Northumberland Fusiliers [38] Gordon Highlanders [36] Scottish Rifles [36] Liverpool Regiment [32] Seaforth Highlanders [32] Royal Scots Fusiliers [29] Cameron Highlanders [26] Manchester Regiment [23] Royal Fusiliers [22] Royal Irish Fusiliers [19] Royal Naval Division [19] Border Regiment [18] Canadian Infantry [17] Durham Light Infantry [16] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [16] Royal Lancaster Regiment [15] Royal Army Service Corps [14] British West Indies Regiment [13] Cheshire Regiment [13] Royal Defence Corps [13] Royal Air Force [12] Yorkshire Regiment [11] Indian Army [10] King's Royal Rifle Corps [10] Lancashire Fusiliers [10] French Red Cross [9] Middlesex Regiment [9] Rifle Brigade [9] Royal Flying Corps [9] Voluntary Aid Detachment [9] Lincolnshire Regiment [8] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [8] The Queen's Regiment [8] British Red Cross Society [7] Connaught Rangers [7]

Service

British Army [1521] Canadian Expeditionary Force [252] Australian Imperial Force [192] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [136] Royal Navy [124] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [65] Other Empire Force [6] Indian Army [3]

Last name first letter

M [2345] C [6] H [5] W [4] P [2] B [1] F [1] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2305] Merchant Navy [50] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [36] Australia [1] Ireland [1] New Zealand [1]

Kenneth Graeme Maxwell

Born 1884

British Army Lieutenant Manchester Regiment

British Army Captain Manchester Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Manchester Regiment

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Harry James Eglinton Maxwell

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army 100517 Corporal Royal Engineers 33RD SIGNAL COY

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Archibald Maxwell

Born 1878

Died 1952

British Army S/7637 (incomplete) Private Seaforth Highlanders 3rd Battalion

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George Te Whetuke Maxwell

Born 1892

Died 1963

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 16/671 Lance Corporal 2nd NZ Maori Pioneer Battalion

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Maurice Maxwell

Born 1886

Australian Imperial Force 8648 Corporal Army Service Corps 4th Depot Unit of Supply

Australian Imperial Force Lieutenant 39th Battalion AIF

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Clyde Fairbanks Maxwell

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Essex Regiment 9 Battalion

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John Edward Maxwell

Born 1897

Died 1955

British Army 54300 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 34th Siege Battery

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Arthur Mainwaring Maxwell

Born 1888

Australian Imperial Force

Australian Imperial Force 2nd Lieutenant 52nd Battalion

Australian Imperial Force Lieutenant 52nd Battalion

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John Lawrence Maxwell

Born 1895

Died 1972

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Captain Major Royal Artillery

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Duncan Struan Maxwell

Born 1892

Australian Imperial Force 12610

Australian Imperial Force 447 Private 3rd Australian Light Horse Regiment C Squadron

Australian Imperial Force Captain Australian Infantry 52nd Battalion

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Aymer Edward Maxwell

Born 1877

Died 1914

British Army Captain Lovat Scouts 1st

British Army Captain Grenadier Guards

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Naval Division Collingwood Battalion

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Alexander Maxwell

Born 1892

Other Empire Force 7238 Private Jamaica War Contingent

British Army 7432 Lance Corporal British West Indies Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army 7432 Private British West Indies Regiment 6th Battalion

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James Stanley Maxwell

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army 127061 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Eustace Lockhart Maxwell

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Colonel 11th Lancers

British Army Lt Devonshire Regiment

Indian Army Capt 11th Bengal Lancers (Probyn's Horse)

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Peter Benson Maxwell

Born 1880

Died 1914

British Army Captain East Yorkshire Regiment

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Victor Onslow Maxwell

Born 1897

Died 1961

Australian Imperial Force 7757

Australian Imperial Force 7757 private 11 Battalion

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Ian Bouverie Maxwell

Born 1890

Died 1914

British Army Captain South Wales Borderers

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Percy Walter Maxwell

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 49835 Corporal Mechanic

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William Henry Maxwell

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 162935

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George Maxwell

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 3/L/37092 South West Borderers

British Army P/8035 Lance Corporal Military Police Corps Military Foot Police

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