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Sydney New South Wales [6]

Ballarat Victoria [3]

Belfast, Antrim [3]

Bletchingley, Surrey [3]

Broken Hill New South Wales [3]

Exeter, Devon [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Forbes New South Wales [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Sheffield England [2]

Torquay, Devon [2]

Waratah Tasmania [2]

Alphington Victoria [1]

Antrim [1]

Ashford, Middlesex, England [1]

Axminster, Devon [1]

Bangalore [1]

Barking, Essex [1]

Belfast [1]

Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland [1]

Berhampore [1]

Blackall Queensland [1]

Boguntungan Queensland [1]

Boscombe, Bournemouth, Hampshire [1]

Branxton New South Wales [1]

Brewarrina New South Wales [1]

Brighton Victoria [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Brunswick New South Wales [1]

Bruton, Somerset [1]

Burbage, Leicestershire [1]

Cadder, Lanarkshire [1]

Calstock, Cornwall [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Camden New South Wales [1]

Caversham, Oxfordshire [1]

Chard, Somerset [1]

Charters Towers Queensland [1]

Christchurch [1]

Christchurch, Hampshire [1]

Clunes Victoria [1]

Colebrook Tasmania [1]

Cope Victoria [1]

Corindhap Victoria [1]

Cowes Isle of Wight [1]

Creswick Victoria [1]

Dalby Queensland [1]

Dalhousie Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [242]

Serjeant [31]

Gunner [28]

Corporal [25]

Captain [21]

Sapper [19]

Second Lieutenant [17]

Driver [16]

Lieutenant [13]

Major [10]

Lance Corporal [9]

Bombardier [4]

Temporary Lieutenant [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Reverend [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [2]

Chaplain [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Rifleman [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Lieutenant [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Temporary Gunner [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Brevet Major [1]

Captain Major [1]

Captain/Acting Major [1]

Chief Yeoman of Signals [1]

Commander [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Engineer Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Inspector General [1]

Interpreter [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant /Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant Commander [1]

Major /Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [33]

Labour Corps [29]

Royal Field Artillery [29]

Army Service Corps [28]

Royal Garrison Artillery [28]

Royal Army Medical Corps [21]

Devonshire Regiment [14]

London Regiment [14]

Machine Gun Corps [14]

Northumberland Fusiliers [13]

Royal Irish Rifles [13]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [7]

Somerset Light Infantry [7]

Welsh Regiment [7]

Bedfordshire Regiment [6]

Hampshire Regiment [6]

Liverpool Regiment [6]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [6]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [6]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [6]

Royal Naval Division [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

Royal West Kent Regiment [6]

South Wales Borderers [6]

Highland Light Infantry [5]

North Staffordshire Regiment [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [4]

Highland Light Infantry/ Staff [4]

Hussars [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Lancers [4]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

Royal Fusiliers [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

British West Indies Regiment [3]

Connaught Rangers [3]

Corps of Hussars [3]

Dorset Yeomanry [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

East Lancashire Regiment [3]

Middlesex Regiment [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Service

British Army [435]

Australian Imperial Force [66]

Royal Navy [48]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [33]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [24]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9]

Indian Army [3]

Last name first letter

M [636]

C [1]

E [1]

Contribution

Military Service [612]

Merchant Navy [18]

Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

India [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [6] Ballarat Victoria [3] Belfast, Antrim [3] Bletchingley, Surrey [3] Broken Hill New South Wales [3] Exeter, Devon [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Forbes New South Wales [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Sheffield England [2] Torquay, Devon [2] Waratah Tasmania [2] Alphington Victoria [1] Antrim [1] Ashford, Middlesex, England [1] Axminster, Devon [1] Bangalore [1] Barking, Essex [1] Belfast [1] Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland [1] Berhampore [1] Blackall Queensland [1] Boguntungan Queensland [1] Boscombe, Bournemouth, Hampshire [1] Branxton New South Wales [1] Brewarrina New South Wales [1] Brighton Victoria [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Bruton, Somerset [1] Burbage, Leicestershire [1] Cadder, Lanarkshire [1] Calstock, Cornwall [1] Camberwell, London [1] Camden New South Wales [1] Caversham, Oxfordshire [1] Chard, Somerset [1] Charters Towers Queensland [1] Christchurch [1] Christchurch, Hampshire [1] Clunes Victoria [1] Colebrook Tasmania [1] Cope Victoria [1] Corindhap Victoria [1] Cowes Isle of Wight [1] Creswick Victoria [1] Dalby Queensland [1] Dalhousie Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [242] Serjeant [31] Gunner [28] Corporal [25] Captain [21] Sapper [19] Second Lieutenant [17] Driver [16] Lieutenant [13] Major [10] Lance Corporal [9] Bombardier [4] Temporary Lieutenant [4] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Reverend [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [2] Chaplain [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Pioneer [2] Rifleman [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Lieutenant [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Temporary Gunner [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Brevet Major [1] Captain Major [1] Captain/Acting Major [1] Chief Yeoman of Signals [1] Commander [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Engineer Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Inspector General [1] Interpreter [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant /Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant Commander [1] Major /Temporary Brigadier General [1] Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [33] Labour Corps [29] Royal Field Artillery [29] Army Service Corps [28] Royal Garrison Artillery [28] Royal Army Medical Corps [21] Devonshire Regiment [14] London Regiment [14] Machine Gun Corps [14] Northumberland Fusiliers [13] Royal Irish Rifles [13] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [7] Somerset Light Infantry [7] Welsh Regiment [7] Bedfordshire Regiment [6] Hampshire Regiment [6] Liverpool Regiment [6] Royal Berkshire Regiment [6] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [6] Royal Lancaster Regiment [6] Royal Naval Division [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] Royal West Kent Regiment [6] South Wales Borderers [6] Highland Light Infantry [5] North Staffordshire Regiment [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [4] Highland Light Infantry/ Staff [4] Hussars [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Lancers [4] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [4] Rifle Brigade [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] Royal Fusiliers [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] British West Indies Regiment [3] Connaught Rangers [3] Corps of Hussars [3] Dorset Yeomanry [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] East Kent Regiment [3] East Lancashire Regiment [3] Middlesex Regiment [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Service

British Army [435] Australian Imperial Force [66] Royal Navy [48] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [33] Canadian Expeditionary Force [24] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9] Indian Army [3]

Last name first letter

M [636] C [1] E [1]

Contribution

Military Service [612] Merchant Navy [18] Conscientious Objector [3]

Country

United Kingdom [14] India [1]

Robert Caldwell Maunsell Mayne

Born 1894

Died 1939

British Army P21158 Captain Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery

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Augustus Blair Mayne

Born 1860

Died 1917

Indian Army Major Central India Horse (also known as Mayne's Horse)

British Army Major Royal Field Artillery

Indian Army Major Central India Horse

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Helen Elizabeth Mary Mayne

Born 1896

Died 1986

British Army M825 Voluntary Aid Detachment (BRCS)

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Harry William Mayne

Died 1917

British Army 7131 Private London Regiment

British Army 393345 Private London Regiment

British Army 393345 Rifleman London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) 2nd Battalion

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George William Mayne

Born 1874

Died 1918

British Army 16/862 Private Northumberland Fusiliers 1/6th Battalion

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Jasper Moore Mayne

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 8th Divisional Ammunition Column

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Bert Mayne

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 36393

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Edward James Mayne

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 12531

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Thomas Mayne

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 125023

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Samuel Mayne

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 27876 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

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Ernest John Mayne

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29438

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Henry Mayne

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 98999

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Albert Mayne

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 18321 Private Coldstream Guards

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Cecil Robert Mayne

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 5th Battalion (Territorial)

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Charles Eric Mosley Mayne

Born 1880

Died 1948

Indian Army Major Army Remount Department

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William Constantine Mayne

Born 1870

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 4213 Corporal Australian Tunnelling Corps

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Walter Mayne

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 241316

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Joseph Mayne

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 186454

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Henry Mayne

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 127825

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John James Mayne

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 29439

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