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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]

Stephen Maxwell

Born 1868

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 284245

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Robert James Maxwell

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 191438

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Charles Melville Maxwell

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 47813

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Alexander Maxwell

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 408024

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Walter Maxwell

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 403202

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Ernest Nicholas Joseph Maxwell

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 45235

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James Rankin Maxwell

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 67274

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James Maxwell

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 1441 Private Royal Scots 7th Battalion

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John Egerton Harrison Maxwell

Born 1889

Died 1972

British Army Captain Nigeria Regiment

British Army Major Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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William Maxwell

Born 1888

British Army 43179 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Robert Maxwell

Born 1888

Canadian Expeditionary Force 530138 8th Canadian Field Ambulance

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William Halliday Maxwell

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 20791

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Thomas William Maxwell

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 111037

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James Maxwell

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 194027

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Power Macmurrough Maxwell

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army Captain /Acting Major Royal Field Artillery

British Army Major Royal Field Artillery 95th Brigade

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John Maxwell

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant Rifle Brigade

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Rifle Brigade

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Kings Royal Rifle Corps 7th Battalion

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William Maxwell

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 371111 Lance Corporal London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 2/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 3168 Rifleman London Regiment 2/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 371111 Rifleman London Regiment 2/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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George Shield Maxwell

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 67195

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David Maxwell

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 112163

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John James Maxwell

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 212342

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