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Sydney New South Wales [19]

London England [17]

Plymouth, Devon [16]

London, Middlesex [12]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [11]

Brighton, Sussex [10]

Devonport, Devon [10]

Reading, Berkshire [10]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [9]

London, Middlesex, England [9]

Folkestone, Kent, England [8]

Folkestone, Kent [7]

Portland, Dorset [7]

Richmond Victoria [7]

Topsham, Devon [7]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [6]

Melbourne Victoria [6]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [6]

Adelaide South Australia [5]

Bundaberg Queensland [5]

Canterbury, Kent [5]

Hammersmith, London [5]

Maidstone, Kent [5]

Redruth, Cornwall [5]

Balmain New South Wales [4]

Barnstaple, Devon [4]

Battersea, London [4]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [4]

Hatfield, Hertfordshire [4]

Kent England [4]

Peckham, London [4]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [4]

Topsham, Exeter, Devon [4]

Camberwell, London [3]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [3]

Chelsea, London [3]

Exeter, Devon [3]

Frome, Somerset [3]

Gawler South Australia [3]

Gladstone South Australia [3]

Hackney, London [3]

Hastings, Sussex [3]

Saint Pancras, London [3]

Southampton, Hampshire [3]

Alberton Victoria [2]

Alton, Hampshire [2]

Bairnsdale Victoria [2]

Ballarat Victoria [2]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [2]

Bath [2]

Rank

Private [2150]

Gunner [255]

Corporal [191]

Driver [189]

Serjeant [169]

Sapper [121]

Second Lieutenant [86]

Lance Corporal [79]

Lieutenant [76]

Captain [51]

Pioneer [37]

Acting Corporal [34]

Bombardier [24]

Acting Serjeant [23]

Lance Serjeant [14]

Major [12]

Temporary Captain [11]

Rifleman [10]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [10]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [9]

Staff Serjeant [9]

Stoker 1st Class [9]

Able Seaman [8]

Company Serjeant Major [8]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [7]

Lieutenant Colonel [7]

Sister [7]

Trooper [7]

Worker [7]

Acting Bombardier [6]

Lieutenant Commander [6]

Sergeant [6]

Temporary Lieutenant [6]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [5]

Colour Serjeant [5]

Guardsman [5]

Commander [4]

Farrier Serjeant [4]

Leading Stoker [4]

Staff Nurse [4]

Acting Colour Serjeant [3]

Acting Gunner [3]

Acting Staff Serjeant [3]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Colonel [3]

Deck Hand [3]

Drummer [3]

Lance Sergeant [3]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Unit

Army Service Corps [274]

Labour Corps [273]

Royal Field Artillery [265]

Royal Engineers [260]

London Regiment [188]

Royal Garrison Artillery [168]

Machine Gun Corps [115]

Royal Army Medical Corps [112]

Royal Fusiliers [100]

Devonshire Regiment [78]

Middlesex Regiment [75]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [66]

Hampshire Regiment [66]

The Queen's Regiment [65]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [59]

Royal West Kent Regiment [58]

Essex Regiment [57]

Royal Sussex Regiment [50]

Liverpool Regiment [49]

Rifle Brigade [49]

Northumberland Fusiliers [48]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [45]

Royal Army Service Corps [44]

Somerset Light Infantry [42]

Gloucestershire Regiment [41]

Royal Naval Division [37]

East Kent Regiment [36]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [34]

Manchester Regiment [33]

West Yorkshire Regiment [33]

York and Lancaster Regiment [33]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [32]

Welsh Regiment [32]

East Surrey Regiment [30]

Suffolk Regiment [30]

Wiltshire Regiment [30]

Durham Light Infantry [29]

Tank Corps [28]

Hussars [27]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [26]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [26]

Worcestershire Regiment [25]

Lancashire Fusiliers [24]

Royal Defence Corps [24]

Canadian Infantry [23]

Cheshire Regiment [23]

Dorsetshire Regiment [23]

Royal Highlanders [23]

Lincolnshire Regiment [22]

East Yorkshire Regiment [21]

Service

British Army [3370]

Royal Navy [532]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [268]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [259]

Australian Imperial Force [238]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [52]

Other Empire Force [10]

Indian Army [3]

South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

M [4815]

L [22]

D [4]

B [3]

A [1]

F [1]

G [1]

H [1]

S [1]

V [1]

W [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4716]

Merchant Navy [99]

Conscientious Objector [11]

Country

United Kingdom [110]

Canada [3]

New Zealand [2]

Australia [1]

France [1]

Ireland [1]

South Africa [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [19] London England [17] Plymouth, Devon [16] London, Middlesex [12] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [11] Brighton, Sussex [10] Devonport, Devon [10] Reading, Berkshire [10] Bristol, Gloucestershire [9] London, Middlesex, England [9] Folkestone, Kent, England [8] Folkestone, Kent [7] Portland, Dorset [7] Richmond Victoria [7] Topsham, Devon [7] Birkenhead, Cheshire [6] Melbourne Victoria [6] Southampton, Hampshire, England [6] Adelaide South Australia [5] Bundaberg Queensland [5] Canterbury, Kent [5] Hammersmith, London [5] Maidstone, Kent [5] Redruth, Cornwall [5] Balmain New South Wales [4] Barnstaple, Devon [4] Battersea, London [4] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [4] Hatfield, Hertfordshire [4] Kent England [4] Peckham, London [4] Sheffield, Yorkshire [4] Topsham, Exeter, Devon [4] Camberwell, London [3] Cardiff, Glamorgan [3] Chelsea, London [3] Exeter, Devon [3] Frome, Somerset [3] Gawler South Australia [3] Gladstone South Australia [3] Hackney, London [3] Hastings, Sussex [3] Saint Pancras, London [3] Southampton, Hampshire [3] Alberton Victoria [2] Alton, Hampshire [2] Bairnsdale Victoria [2] Ballarat Victoria [2] Basingstoke, Hampshire [2] Bath [2]

Rank

Private [2150] Gunner [255] Corporal [191] Driver [189] Serjeant [169] Sapper [121] Second Lieutenant [86] Lance Corporal [79] Lieutenant [76] Captain [51] Pioneer [37] Acting Corporal [34] Bombardier [24] Acting Serjeant [23] Lance Serjeant [14] Major [12] Temporary Captain [11] Rifleman [10] Warrant Officer Class 2 [10] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [9] Staff Serjeant [9] Stoker 1st Class [9] Able Seaman [8] Company Serjeant Major [8] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [7] Lieutenant Colonel [7] Sister [7] Trooper [7] Worker [7] Acting Bombardier [6] Lieutenant Commander [6] Sergeant [6] Temporary Lieutenant [6] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [5] Colour Serjeant [5] Guardsman [5] Commander [4] Farrier Serjeant [4] Leading Stoker [4] Staff Nurse [4] Acting Colour Serjeant [3] Acting Gunner [3] Acting Staff Serjeant [3] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Colonel [3] Deck Hand [3] Drummer [3] Lance Sergeant [3] Temporary Second Lieutenant [3] Acting Captain [2]

Unit

Army Service Corps [274] Labour Corps [273] Royal Field Artillery [265] Royal Engineers [260] London Regiment [188] Royal Garrison Artillery [168] Machine Gun Corps [115] Royal Army Medical Corps [112] Royal Fusiliers [100] Devonshire Regiment [78] Middlesex Regiment [75] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [66] Hampshire Regiment [66] The Queen's Regiment [65] King's Royal Rifle Corps [59] Royal West Kent Regiment [58] Essex Regiment [57] Royal Sussex Regiment [50] Liverpool Regiment [49] Rifle Brigade [49] Northumberland Fusiliers [48] Royal Berkshire Regiment [45] Royal Army Service Corps [44] Somerset Light Infantry [42] Gloucestershire Regiment [41] Royal Naval Division [37] East Kent Regiment [36] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [34] Manchester Regiment [33] West Yorkshire Regiment [33] York and Lancaster Regiment [33] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [32] Welsh Regiment [32] East Surrey Regiment [30] Suffolk Regiment [30] Wiltshire Regiment [30] Durham Light Infantry [29] Tank Corps [28] Hussars [27] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [26] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [26] Worcestershire Regiment [25] Lancashire Fusiliers [24] Royal Defence Corps [24] Canadian Infantry [23] Cheshire Regiment [23] Dorsetshire Regiment [23] Royal Highlanders [23] Lincolnshire Regiment [22] East Yorkshire Regiment [21]

Service

British Army [3370] Royal Navy [532] Canadian Expeditionary Force [268] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [259] Australian Imperial Force [238] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [52] Other Empire Force [10] Indian Army [3] South African Services [2]

Last name first letter

M [4815] L [22] D [4] B [3] A [1] F [1] G [1] H [1] S [1] V [1] W [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4716] Merchant Navy [99] Conscientious Objector [11]

Country

United Kingdom [110] Canada [3] New Zealand [2] Australia [1] France [1] Ireland [1] South Africa [1]

William Burnell May

Born 1890

Died 1972

British Army 2093 Lance Corporal Royal Fusiliers 11th Battalion

British Army STK/2093 Private Royal Fusiliers 11th Battalion

British Army Lance Corporal Royal Fusiliers 26th Battalion

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Charles Campbell May

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army Captain Manchester Regiment 22nd Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Manchester Regiment 22nd Battalion

British Army Captain Manchester Regiment 22nd Battalion

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Henry May

Born 1885

Died 1941

British Army 7504 Private Scottish Rifles 1 Battalion

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George Neville May

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army Captain Royal Garrison Artillery

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Melville May

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 110098 Gunner Royal Field Artillery "B" Battery

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Leonard William May

Born 1885

Died 1977

British Army 4716 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army 4716 Private East Kent Regiment 4th east Battalion

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Leslie Adair May

Born 1888

Died 1977

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 6132

Air Force (RAF/RFC) CMM 42nd Squadron

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William Lewis May

Born 1899

Died 1915

British Army 10251 Private Devonshire Regiment 8th Battalion

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Alfred May

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 34503 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Leo Cuthbert May

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 200519 Serjeant Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 2400 Serjeant Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Gloucestershire Regiment 3rd Battalion

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George Henry May

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army 97091 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 278th Siege Battery

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Joseph Appleby May

Born 1877

Died 1918

British Army DM2/168333 Private Army Service Corps

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Walter Gould May

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Hampshire Regiment 14 Battalion

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Stanley Harris May

Born 1883

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Loyal North Lancashire Regiment attached Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Frank May

Born 1891

British Army 11691 Private South Wales Borderers Depot

British Army 11691 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Ralph William May

Born 1896

British Army M 2 168095 Private Army Service Corps Motor Transport

British Army M2/168095 Private Army Service Corps mechanical transport company

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Edward Walter Nunn May

Born 1897

Died 1964

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Captain Royal Field Artillery

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John May

Born 1891

Died 1925

Royal Navy K44336

Royal Navy K44336 Stoker, Second Class HMS Hibernia

Royal Navy Stoker, First Class HMS Agamemnon

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Robert William May

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 373714 Lance Corporal London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 6829 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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James Benjamin May

Born 1877

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 41388

Air Force (RAF/RFC) B/41388 Air Mechanic 1st Class Royal Air Force

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