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London, Middlesex [4]

Norwich, Norfolk [4]

Halstead, Essex [3]

Romford, Essex [3]

St. Monans, Fifeshire [3]

Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk [2]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [2]

Carlton Victoria [2]

Essex [2]

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [2]

Luton, Bedfordshire [2]

Nhill Victoria [2]

South Norwood, Surrey [2]

West Ham, Essex [2]

Acton, Middlesex [1]

Aldershot England [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Belper, Derbyshire [1]

Bettway Coed, Denbighshire [1]

Birmingham [1]

Bow, London [1]

Brigstock, Northamptonshire [1]

Buntingford, Hertfordshire [1]

Burnstead, Norfolk [1]

Busselton Western Australia [1]

Cardington, Bedfordshire [1]

Cawston, Norfolk [1]

Charters Towers Queensland [1]

Chelsea, London [1]

Chelsea, London, Middlesex [1]

Cheshunt, Hertfordshire [1]

Chesterton, Cambridgeshire [1]

Chichester, Sussex [1]

Christchurch [1]

Colchester, Essex [1]

Coleraine Victoria [1]

Cromer, Norfolk [1]

Deeping St. James, Lincs [1]

Derby [1]

Egleton, Rutland [1]

Erith Kent [1]

Forest Gate, Essex [1]

Forest Gate, London [1]

Fundenhall Norfolk [1]

Fundenhall, Norfolk [1]

Gateshead, Durham, England [1]

Great Staughton, Kimbolton, Huntingdon [1]

Grengee Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [472]

Gunner [54]

Corporal [40]

Driver [40]

Serjeant [24]

Sapper [22]

Lance Corporal [13]

Acting Corporal [9]

Acting Serjeant [9]

Bombardier [8]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Deck Hand [4]

Lieutenant [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Captain [3]

Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [3]

1st Class Staff Serjeant Major [2]

Able Seaman [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Drummer [2]

Engineman [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Major [2]

Pioneer [2]

Rifleman [2]

Saddler [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Transport Serjeant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Worker [2]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Driver Acting Bombardier [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Forewoman [1]

Honorary Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Lieutenant and Armourer [1]

Major and Quarter Master [1]

Mason [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Quarter Master and Captain [1]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [54]

Army Service Corps [50]

Labour Corps [50]

Royal Engineers [46]

Northamptonshire Regiment [45]

Norfolk Regiment [40]

Suffolk Regiment [37]

Royal Garrison Artillery [31]

Royal Army Medical Corps [29]

London Regiment [26]

Bedfordshire Regiment [23]

Essex Regiment [22]

Machine Gun Corps [18]

Middlesex Regiment [17]

Royal Fusiliers [16]

The Queen's Regiment [14]

East Surrey Regiment [13]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [10]

Royal Sussex Regiment [10]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [9]

Rifle Brigade [9]

West Yorkshire Regiment [9]

Gloucestershire Regiment [8]

Hussars [8]

Leicestershire Regiment [8]

Northumberland Fusiliers [8]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8]

Durham Light Infantry [7]

Manchester Regiment [7]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7]

Royal Army Service Corps [7]

Royal West Kent Regiment [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

East Kent Regiment [6]

Highland Light Infantry [6]

Royal Horse Artillery [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Royal Irish Rifles [5]

Royal Naval Division [5]

South Wales Borderers [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

Devonshire Regiment [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Royal Naval Reserve [4]

Service

British Army [709]

Royal Navy [74]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [57]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [37]

Australian Imperial Force [24]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Last name first letter

M [918]

Contribution

Military Service [900]

Merchant Navy [7]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

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London, Middlesex [4] Norwich, Norfolk [4] Halstead, Essex [3] Romford, Essex [3] St. Monans, Fifeshire [3] Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk [2] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [2] Carlton Victoria [2] Essex [2] Great Yarmouth, Norfolk [2] Luton, Bedfordshire [2] Nhill Victoria [2] South Norwood, Surrey [2] West Ham, Essex [2] Acton, Middlesex [1] Aldershot England [1] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Bedford, Bedfordshire [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Belper, Derbyshire [1] Bettway Coed, Denbighshire [1] Birmingham [1] Bow, London [1] Brigstock, Northamptonshire [1] Buntingford, Hertfordshire [1] Burnstead, Norfolk [1] Busselton Western Australia [1] Cardington, Bedfordshire [1] Cawston, Norfolk [1] Charters Towers Queensland [1] Chelsea, London [1] Chelsea, London, Middlesex [1] Cheshunt, Hertfordshire [1] Chesterton, Cambridgeshire [1] Chichester, Sussex [1] Christchurch [1] Colchester, Essex [1] Coleraine Victoria [1] Cromer, Norfolk [1] Deeping St. James, Lincs [1] Derby [1] Egleton, Rutland [1] Erith Kent [1] Forest Gate, Essex [1] Forest Gate, London [1] Fundenhall Norfolk [1] Fundenhall, Norfolk [1] Gateshead, Durham, England [1] Great Staughton, Kimbolton, Huntingdon [1] Grengee Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [472] Gunner [54] Corporal [40] Driver [40] Serjeant [24] Sapper [22] Lance Corporal [13] Acting Corporal [9] Acting Serjeant [9] Bombardier [8] Second Lieutenant [8] Deck Hand [4] Lieutenant [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Captain [3] Quarter Master and Honorary Lieutenant [3] 1st Class Staff Serjeant Major [2] Able Seaman [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Drummer [2] Engineman [2] Leading Seaman [2] Major [2] Pioneer [2] Rifleman [2] Saddler [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Transport Serjeant [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Worker [2] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Driver Acting Bombardier [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Forewoman [1] Honorary Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Lieutenant and Armourer [1] Major and Quarter Master [1] Mason [1] Petty Officer [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Quarter Master and Captain [1] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [54] Army Service Corps [50] Labour Corps [50] Royal Engineers [46] Northamptonshire Regiment [45] Norfolk Regiment [40] Suffolk Regiment [37] Royal Garrison Artillery [31] Royal Army Medical Corps [29] London Regiment [26] Bedfordshire Regiment [23] Essex Regiment [22] Machine Gun Corps [18] Middlesex Regiment [17] Royal Fusiliers [16] The Queen's Regiment [14] East Surrey Regiment [13] Cambridgeshire Regiment [10] Royal Sussex Regiment [10] King's Royal Rifle Corps [9] Rifle Brigade [9] West Yorkshire Regiment [9] Gloucestershire Regiment [8] Hussars [8] Leicestershire Regiment [8] Northumberland Fusiliers [8] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [8] Durham Light Infantry [7] Manchester Regiment [7] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [7] Royal Army Service Corps [7] Royal West Kent Regiment [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] East Kent Regiment [6] Highland Light Infantry [6] Royal Horse Artillery [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] Liverpool Regiment [5] Royal Irish Rifles [5] Royal Naval Division [5] South Wales Borderers [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Cheshire Regiment [4] Devonshire Regiment [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [4] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Royal Naval Reserve [4]

Service

British Army [709] Royal Navy [74] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [57] Canadian Expeditionary Force [37] Australian Imperial Force [24] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Last name first letter

M [918]

Contribution

Military Service [900] Merchant Navy [7]

Country

United Kingdom [12]

Herbert Edward Mayes

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 251841

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W Mayes

Died 1915

British Army 6655 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 6655 Corporal Norfolk Regiment

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Frank Mayes

Died 1916

British Army 16503 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Leslie Russell Mayes

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 7/7068 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Harry Mayes

Died 1915

British Army 13004 Private Norfolk Regiment

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John W Mayes

Died 1917

British Army 5417 Private Essex Regiment

British Army 40537 Private Royal Dublin Fusiliers

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Horace Mayes

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 11875 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

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Ernest H Mayes

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 895761 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Edward Mayes

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 51794 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 33376 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 63406 Private Labour Corps

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Percy Mayes

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army M2/021415 Private Royal Army Service Corps

British Army M2/021415 Private Army Service Corps

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Frederick Nickolson Mayes

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 15833 Corporal Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 15833 Serjeant Northamptonshire Regiment 6th Battalion

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Arthur Mayes

Died 1915

British Army 11477 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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William Mayes

Died 1915

British Army 3/10055 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Charles William Mayes

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 121110 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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William Mayes

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 44954 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Frederick Mayes

Died 1915

British Army 3170 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Herbert Mayes

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 40088 Private Norfolk Regiment

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James Mayes

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 2789 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 6574 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Thomas H Mayes

Born 1896

Died 1919

British Army 84339 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 84339 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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George Mayes

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 101255 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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