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Carlton Victoria [3]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Cork [2]

Cranbourne Victoria [2]

Heyvolia [2]

Kilmore Victoria [2]

Langport, Somerset [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Maidenhead, Berkshire [2]

Marylebone, London, Middlesex [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Monkstown, Cork [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Salford, Lancashire [2]

Somerset England [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Albury New South Wales [1]

Alverstoke, Hampshire, England [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Bandon, County Cork [1]

Bendigo Victoria [1]

Braidwood New South Wales [1]

Bridgwater [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Buninyong Victoria [1]

Chester, Cheshire, England [1]

Colac Victoria [1]

Colchester, Essex [1]

Crookhaven, Cork [1]

Dalby Queensland [1]

Dublin [1]

Finsbury Park [1]

Flint, Flintshire, Wales [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Fulham, London, Middlesex [1]

Garvoc Victoria [1]

Geelong Victoria [1]

Georgetown Queensland [1]

Grenville Victoria [1]

Guildford, Surrey [1]

Hendon, London [1]

Hotspur Victoria [1]

Illowa Victoria [1]

Kanturk [1]

Kilrush, County Clare [1]

Lewes, Sussex [1]

London England [1]

Longwood Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [162]

Captain [27]

Lieutenant [17]

Gunner [15]

Second Lieutenant [15]

Driver [14]

Sapper [14]

Major [12]

Corporal [11]

Lance Corporal [10]

Serjeant [7]

Rifleman [5]

Worker [4]

Nurse [3]

Staff Nurse [3]

Temporary Captain [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Bombardier [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Pioneer [2]

Private Acting Serjeant [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

4th Class Chaplain [1]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Admiral [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Blacksmiths Mate [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Directrice [1]

Fitter Staff Serjeant [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant /Temporary Major [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Mechanical Electrical Serjeant Major [1]

Munitions Worker [1]

Nursing Staff [1]

Petty Officer [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Reverend [1]

Sapper /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Serjeant /Acting Colour Serjeant Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [27]

Royal Field Artillery [23]

Labour Corps [22]

London Regiment [21]

Army Service Corps [16]

Royal Army Medical Corps [12]

Royal Dublin Fusiliers [11]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

Rifle Brigade [10]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [9]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

Royal Irish Fusiliers [8]

Somerset Light Infantry [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Hampshire Regiment [5]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

French Red Cross [4]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [4]

Royal West Kent Regiment [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3]

Gloucestershire Regiment [3]

Highland Light Infantry [3]

Hussars [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

14th King George's Own Ferozepore Sikhs [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Connaught Rangers [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Irish Guards [2]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2]

Lancers [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Leinster Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [305]

Australian Imperial Force [37]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [37]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [30]

Royal Navy [28]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9]

Indian Army [3]

Other Empire Force [3]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

M [457]

P [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [445]

Merchant Navy [11]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Ireland [3]

Australia [1]

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Place of birth

Carlton Victoria [3] Bath, Somerset [2] Cork [2] Cranbourne Victoria [2] Heyvolia [2] Kilmore Victoria [2] Langport, Somerset [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Maidenhead, Berkshire [2] Marylebone, London, Middlesex [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Monkstown, Cork [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Salford, Lancashire [2] Somerset England [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Albury New South Wales [1] Alverstoke, Hampshire, England [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Bandon, County Cork [1] Bendigo Victoria [1] Braidwood New South Wales [1] Bridgwater [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Buninyong Victoria [1] Chester, Cheshire, England [1] Colac Victoria [1] Colchester, Essex [1] Crookhaven, Cork [1] Dalby Queensland [1] Dublin [1] Finsbury Park [1] Flint, Flintshire, Wales [1] Fulham, London [1] Fulham, London, Middlesex [1] Garvoc Victoria [1] Geelong Victoria [1] Georgetown Queensland [1] Grenville Victoria [1] Guildford, Surrey [1] Hendon, London [1] Hotspur Victoria [1] Illowa Victoria [1] Kanturk [1] Kilrush, County Clare [1] Lewes, Sussex [1] London England [1] Longwood Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [162] Captain [27] Lieutenant [17] Gunner [15] Second Lieutenant [15] Driver [14] Sapper [14] Major [12] Corporal [11] Lance Corporal [10] Serjeant [7] Rifleman [5] Worker [4] Nurse [3] Staff Nurse [3] Temporary Captain [3] Acting Corporal [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Bombardier [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Pioneer [2] Private Acting Serjeant [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] 2nd Lieutenant [1] 4th Class Chaplain [1] Able Seaman [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Admiral [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Blacksmiths Mate [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Directrice [1] Fitter Staff Serjeant [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lieutenant /Temporary Major [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Mechanical Electrical Serjeant Major [1] Munitions Worker [1] Nursing Staff [1] Petty Officer [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Reverend [1] Sapper /Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Serjeant /Acting Colour Serjeant Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Shoeing Smith [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [27] Royal Field Artillery [23] Labour Corps [22] London Regiment [21] Army Service Corps [16] Royal Army Medical Corps [12] Royal Dublin Fusiliers [11] Machine Gun Corps [10] Rifle Brigade [10] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] Royal Munster Fusiliers [9] Middlesex Regiment [8] Royal Irish Fusiliers [8] Somerset Light Infantry [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Hampshire Regiment [5] Manchester Regiment [5] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] Cheshire Regiment [4] French Red Cross [4] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [4] Royal West Kent Regiment [4] Welsh Regiment [4] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3] Gloucestershire Regiment [3] Highland Light Infantry [3] Hussars [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] 14th King George's Own Ferozepore Sikhs [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Connaught Rangers [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Irish Guards [2] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [2] Lancers [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Leinster Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [305] Australian Imperial Force [37] Canadian Expeditionary Force [37] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [30] Royal Navy [28] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9] Indian Army [3] Other Empire Force [3] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

M [457] P [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [445] Merchant Navy [11]

Country

United Kingdom [6] Ireland [3] Australia [1]

J M Meade

British Army Temporary Captain Manchester Regiment

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The Honourable E B Meade

British Army Captain Hussars/ Staff

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G W Meade

British Army Major Royal Field Artillery/ Staff

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M E M Meade

British Army Captain 125th Rifles

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Arthur Vesey Meade

Born 1873

Died 1953

British Army Captain Royal Horse Guards

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Edmund Richard Meade-Waldo

Born 1881

Died 1964

British Army Captain Rifle Brigade

British Army Major Rifle Brigade

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Rifle Brigade

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Herbert Meade-Fetherstonhaugh

Born 1875

Died 1964

Royal Navy Admiral

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William Thomas Pearce Meade-King

Born 1879

Died 1945

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Major Royal Army Medical Corps

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Florence Coralie Meade-Waldo

Born 1882

British Army Nursing Staff General Hospital Voluntary Aid Detachment

British Army Nursing Staff Indian Expeditionary Force

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Laura Gladys Adeline Vernon

Royal Navy

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Emily Porritt

British Army Staff Nurse Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve

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E R Meade-Waldo

British Army Captain Rifle Brigade

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E R Meade Waldo

British Army Major Rifle Brigade

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W T P Meade-King

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

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E R Meade Waldo

British Army Major Rifle Brigade/ Staff

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Edmund Richard Meade-Waldo

British Army Captain Rifle Brigade

British Army Major Rifle Brigade

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W T P Meade-King

British Army Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps

British Army Captain Royal Army Medical Corps

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John Meade Or Mead

Born 1893

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Arthur Vesey Meade

British Army Captain Reserve of Officers

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Ada Carvill Meade (mrs Carvill)

British Army Nurse Voluntary Aid Detachment

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