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Flinders Island Tasmania [5]

London England [5]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [4]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Collingwood Victoria [3]

Croydon, Surrey [3]

Lambeth, London [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Poplar, London [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Albury New South Wales [2]

Bethnal Green, London [2]

Bude, Cornwall, England [2]

Buenos Aires [2]

Cape Barren Island Tasmania [2]

Carlton Victoria [2]

Clare South Australia [2]

Dartford, Kent [2]

Deptford, London [2]

Gippsland Victoria [2]

Grenfell New South Wales [2]

Hertford [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

New Cross, London [2]

Rotherhithe, London [2]

Shoreham, Kent, England [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Thame, Oxfordshire [2]

Woolwich, Kent [2]

10 Albert Mews, Hove, East Sussex [1]

Ambala, Punjab [1]

Ashdale, Ontario [1]

Barton Regis, Gloucestershire [1]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [1]

Battle, Sussex [1]

Beckenham, Kent [1]

Bedford England [1]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1]

Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1]

Blackheath, Kent [1]

Bloomsbury, London [1]

Boort Victoria [1]

Bordon, Hampshire [1]

Bow, London [1]

Brighton England [1]

Brighton, Sussex [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Brockley, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [549]

Gunner [67]

Driver [45]

Corporal [43]

Serjeant [39]

Sapper [33]

Lieutenant [23]

Lance Corporal [19]

Captain [16]

Pioneer [13]

Second Lieutenant [13]

Acting Corporal [10]

Major [10]

Acting Serjeant [9]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [7]

Rifleman [5]

Acting Bombardier [4]

Bombardier [4]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Drummer [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Chaplain [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Private Acting Serjeant [2]

Regimental Serjeant Major [2]

Signaller [2]

Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Worker [2]

2nd Cook's Mate [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Bombardier Gunner [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel (Temporary Brigadier General) [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Brigade Veterinary Officer (MID) [1]

Bugler [1]

Captain (Veterinary Officer) in Egypt [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Colour Serjeant/Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [78]

Army Service Corps [72]

Royal Field Artillery [72]

Royal Engineers [67]

London Regiment [45]

Royal Garrison Artillery [44]

The Queen's Regiment [29]

Middlesex Regiment [27]

Machine Gun Corps [26]

Royal Fusiliers [26]

Hampshire Regiment [24]

Royal Sussex Regiment [21]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [19]

Essex Regiment [18]

Royal Army Medical Corps [18]

Devonshire Regiment [17]

Royal West Kent Regiment [16]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [15]

Bedfordshire Regiment [14]

East Kent Regiment [13]

Rifle Brigade [13]

East Surrey Regiment [12]

Royal Army Service Corps [12]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12]

Army Veterinary Corps [11]

British West Indies Regiment [10]

Worcestershire Regiment [10]

Army Ordnance Corps [9]

Suffolk Regiment [9]

Wiltshire Regiment [9]

Border Regiment [8]

Canadian Infantry [8]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [8]

Durham Light Infantry [8]

Welsh Regiment [8]

Dorsetshire Regiment [7]

Hussars [7]

Lincolnshire Regiment [7]

South Lancashire Regiment [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Cheshire Regiment [6]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6]

Manchester Regiment [6]

Royal Defence Corps [6]

Royal Naval Division [6]

Somerset Light Infantry [6]

Tank Corps [6]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [5]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [866]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [115]

Royal Navy [112]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [71]

Australian Imperial Force [63]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12]

Other Empire Force [3]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

M [1257]

G [1]

P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1240]

Merchant Navy [16]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [24]

Canada [1]

Trinidad and Tobago [1]

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Flinders Island Tasmania [5] London England [5] Portsmouth, Hampshire [4] Brisbane Queensland [3] Collingwood Victoria [3] Croydon, Surrey [3] Lambeth, London [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Poplar, London [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Albury New South Wales [2] Bethnal Green, London [2] Bude, Cornwall, England [2] Buenos Aires [2] Cape Barren Island Tasmania [2] Carlton Victoria [2] Clare South Australia [2] Dartford, Kent [2] Deptford, London [2] Gippsland Victoria [2] Grenfell New South Wales [2] Hertford [2] London, Middlesex [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] New Cross, London [2] Rotherhithe, London [2] Shoreham, Kent, England [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Thame, Oxfordshire [2] Woolwich, Kent [2] 10 Albert Mews, Hove, East Sussex [1] Ambala, Punjab [1] Ashdale, Ontario [1] Barton Regis, Gloucestershire [1] Basingstoke, Hampshire [1] Battle, Sussex [1] Beckenham, Kent [1] Bedford England [1] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1] Bethnal Green, Middlesex [1] Blackheath, Kent [1] Bloomsbury, London [1] Boort Victoria [1] Bordon, Hampshire [1] Bow, London [1] Brighton England [1] Brighton, Sussex [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Brockley, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [549] Gunner [67] Driver [45] Corporal [43] Serjeant [39] Sapper [33] Lieutenant [23] Lance Corporal [19] Captain [16] Pioneer [13] Second Lieutenant [13] Acting Corporal [10] Major [10] Acting Serjeant [9] Warrant Officer Class 2 [7] Rifleman [5] Acting Bombardier [4] Bombardier [4] Company Serjeant Major [4] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Drummer [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Able Seaman [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Chaplain [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Private Acting Serjeant [2] Regimental Serjeant Major [2] Signaller [2] Staff Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Temporary Captain [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Worker [2] 2nd Cook's Mate [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Bombardier Gunner [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel (Temporary Brigadier General) [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1] Brigade Veterinary Officer (MID) [1] Bugler [1] Captain (Veterinary Officer) in Egypt [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Colour Serjeant/Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [78] Army Service Corps [72] Royal Field Artillery [72] Royal Engineers [67] London Regiment [45] Royal Garrison Artillery [44] The Queen's Regiment [29] Middlesex Regiment [27] Machine Gun Corps [26] Royal Fusiliers [26] Hampshire Regiment [24] Royal Sussex Regiment [21] King's Royal Rifle Corps [19] Essex Regiment [18] Royal Army Medical Corps [18] Devonshire Regiment [17] Royal West Kent Regiment [16] Royal Berkshire Regiment [15] Bedfordshire Regiment [14] East Kent Regiment [13] Rifle Brigade [13] East Surrey Regiment [12] Royal Army Service Corps [12] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12] Army Veterinary Corps [11] British West Indies Regiment [10] Worcestershire Regiment [10] Army Ordnance Corps [9] Suffolk Regiment [9] Wiltshire Regiment [9] Border Regiment [8] Canadian Infantry [8] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [8] Durham Light Infantry [8] Welsh Regiment [8] Dorsetshire Regiment [7] Hussars [7] Lincolnshire Regiment [7] South Lancashire Regiment [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] Cheshire Regiment [6] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [6] Manchester Regiment [6] Royal Defence Corps [6] Royal Naval Division [6] Somerset Light Infantry [6] Tank Corps [6] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [5] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] Liverpool Regiment [5]

Service

British Army [866] Canadian Expeditionary Force [115] Royal Navy [112] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [71] Australian Imperial Force [63] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12] Other Empire Force [3] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

M [1257] G [1] P [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1240] Merchant Navy [16] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [24] Canada [1] Trinidad and Tobago [1]

Frederick Maynard

Born 1890

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 510689 Private Canadian Army Service Corps Canadian Army Service Corps Training Depot

Canadian Expeditionary Force 510689 Private Canadian Army Service Corps No.1 Canadian Depot Unit of Supply

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Cephas Alexander Maynard

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army PS/5287 Private Royal Fusiliers 20th Battalion

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Henry Cyril Maynard

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army G/18997 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army 18997 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

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Alfred Frederick Maynard

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy Lieutenant / Captain Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Naval Division Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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William Maynard

Born 1884

Died 1918

Royal Navy 211470 Able Seaman HM Submarine "L.10"

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William Maynard

Born 1887

Died 1915

British Army G/4189 The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 3rd Battalion

British Army G/4189 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 1st Battalion

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Frederick Owen Maynard

Born 1888

Died 1920

British Army Lieutenant Army Veterinary Corps

British Army Captain Army Veterinary Corps

Other Empire Force Captain (Veterinary Officer) in Egypt Jodhpur Lancers

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Joseph Maynard

Born 1855

Other Empire Force 1398 Trinidad Light Infantry Volunteers 3rd Battalion

Other Empire Force Trinidad Police Force

British Army 3121 Bugler West India Regiment

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Sidney Towse Maynard

Born 1886

Died 1917

British Army 371358 Private London Regiment

British Army 371358 Lance Corporal London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 2nd/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 3531 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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William Maynard

Died 1916

British Army 11421 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Alfred Maynard

Born 1897

Died 1916

British Army S/9712 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army 19737 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 19737 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Alfred John Maynard

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29700

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George Polehampton Maynard

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 55343

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John Charles Maynard

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 28617

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Albert George Maynard

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 5317

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Horace Maynard

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 196559

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Harry Maynard

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 123631

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George Henry Maynard

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 123580

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Alfred Lionel John Maynard

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 95497

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Albert Edward Maynard

Born 1879

Died 1948

British Army 4993 Private The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 4th Battalion

British Army 201831 Private The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 1/4th Battalion

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