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Grays, Essex [3]

London England [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Chelmsford, Essex [2]

Sunningdale, Berkshire [2]

Bairnsdale Victoria [1]

Barking, Essex [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk [1]

Deptford, Kent [1]

Deptford, London [1]

East Grinstead, Sussex [1]

Epping, Essex, England [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Fulham, Middlesex [1]

Gawler South Australia [1]

Gippsland Victoria [1]

Grays, Essex, England [1]

Hobart Tasmania [1]

Lambeth [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

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Mordialloc Victoria [1]

Narrabri New South Wales [1]

Rydal New South Wales [1]

Somers Town, London [1]

Streatham, London [1]

Surbiton, Surrey [1]

Thief River, Minnesota [1]

Tintwistle, Cheshire [1]

Uckfield, Sussex [1]

Ulverstone Tasmania [1]

Watford, Hertfordshire [1]

Wickham, Suffolk [1]

Woolwich, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [123]

Corporal [13]

Gunner [12]

Driver [9]

Sapper [8]

Second Lieutenant [5]

Serjeant [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Lance Corporal [4]

Lieutenant [3]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting ERA 4th Class [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Bombardier [1]

Captain [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

ERA 2nd Class [1]

ERA 3rd Class [1]

ERA 4th Class [1]

Flight Lieutenant [1]

Flight Subordinate Lieutenant [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Pioneer [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [19]

Army Service Corps [17]

Royal Field Artillery [12]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

London Regiment [9]

Royal Engineers [9]

Royal Garrison Artillery [8]

Royal Army Medical Corps [7]

Border Regiment [5]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Royal West Kent Regiment [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

East Surrey Regiment [4]

Essex Regiment [4]

Gloucestershire Regiment [4]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4]

City of London Yeomanry [3]

Norfolk Regiment [3]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Irish Rifles [3]

Royal Scots [3]

South Wales Borderers [3]

Wiltshire Regiment [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Connaught Rangers [2]

County of London Yeomanry [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

East Kent Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Hussars [2]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Lincolnshire Regiment [2]

Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

North Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Army Pay Corps [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2]

Seaforth Highlanders [2]

Suffolk Regiment [2]

Tank Corps [2]

West Riding Regiment [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [182]

Royal Navy [24]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [23]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15]

Australian Imperial Force [14]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

South African Services [1]

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M [266]

Contribution

Military Service [261]

Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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People [266] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Grays, Essex [3] London England [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Chelmsford, Essex [2] Sunningdale, Berkshire [2] Bairnsdale Victoria [1] Barking, Essex [1] Battersea, London [1] Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk [1] Deptford, Kent [1] Deptford, London [1] East Grinstead, Sussex [1] Epping, Essex, England [1] Fulham, London [1] Fulham, Middlesex [1] Gawler South Australia [1] Gippsland Victoria [1] Grays, Essex, England [1] Hobart Tasmania [1] Lambeth [1] Lambeth, London [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] London [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Middlesex [1] Mordialloc Victoria [1] Narrabri New South Wales [1] Rydal New South Wales [1] Somers Town, London [1] Streatham, London [1] Surbiton, Surrey [1] Thief River, Minnesota [1] Tintwistle, Cheshire [1] Uckfield, Sussex [1] Ulverstone Tasmania [1] Watford, Hertfordshire [1] Wickham, Suffolk [1] Woolwich, Kent [1]

Rank

Private [123] Corporal [13] Gunner [12] Driver [9] Sapper [8] Second Lieutenant [5] Serjeant [5] Acting Corporal [4] Lance Corporal [4] Lieutenant [3] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting ERA 4th Class [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Bombardier [1] Captain [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] ERA 2nd Class [1] ERA 3rd Class [1] ERA 4th Class [1] Flight Lieutenant [1] Flight Subordinate Lieutenant [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Pioneer [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [19] Army Service Corps [17] Royal Field Artillery [12] Royal Fusiliers [10] London Regiment [9] Royal Engineers [9] Royal Garrison Artillery [8] Royal Army Medical Corps [7] Border Regiment [5] Machine Gun Corps [5] Royal West Kent Regiment [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] East Surrey Regiment [4] Essex Regiment [4] Gloucestershire Regiment [4] King's Royal Rifle Corps [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [4] City of London Yeomanry [3] Norfolk Regiment [3] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Irish Rifles [3] Royal Scots [3] South Wales Borderers [3] Wiltshire Regiment [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Connaught Rangers [2] County of London Yeomanry [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] East Kent Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Hussars [2] King's Own Scottish Borderers [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Lincolnshire Regiment [2] Machine Gun Corps Cavalry [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] North Staffordshire Regiment [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Army Pay Corps [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers [2] Seaforth Highlanders [2] Suffolk Regiment [2] Tank Corps [2] West Riding Regiment [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [182] Royal Navy [24] Canadian Expeditionary Force [23] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [15] Australian Imperial Force [14] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

M [266]

Contribution

Military Service [261] Merchant Navy [4]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

George Percival Mays

Australian Imperial Force

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John Edmund Mays

Australian Imperial Force 15933

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William Henry John Mays

Australian Imperial Force 2644

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Eric Walter Mays

Australian Imperial Force 1927

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Herbert Mays

Australian Imperial Force 3585

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George William Mays

Australian Imperial Force 483

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Wilfred Arthur Mays

Australian Imperial Force 1452

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John William Mays

Born 1890

Died 1916

South African Services 3119 Private 4th South African Infantry

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William Mays

Born 1889

Royal Navy 13341 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division

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George Mays

Born 1899

British Army 52531 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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Austin Archibald Mays

Australian Imperial Force 2200

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Henry Victor Mays

Australian Imperial Force 4

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Charles Mays

Australian Imperial Force 139

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Edwin Percy Mays

Australian Imperial Force 5431

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William Mays

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296632

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William Mays

Born 1871

Royal Navy 12690 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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Charles Frederick Mays

Born 1889

Royal Navy 236524

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Leopold Victor Mays

Born 1889

Royal Navy F4995

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Robert Charles Mays

Born 1898

Royal Navy F14123

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George Mays

Born 1897

Royal Navy J18580

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