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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4]

London England [4]

Cambridge [3]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [3]

Leicester, Leicestershire [3]

Northampton, Northamptonshire [3]

Tottenham, London [3]

Wigan, Lancashire [3]

Balham, Surrey [2]

Bingara New South Wales [2]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Collingwood Victoria [2]

Gloucester, Gloucestershire [2]

Islington, London [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Lowestoft, Suffolk, England [2]

Newcastle, Northumberland [2]

Norwich, Norfolk [2]

Southport, Lancashire [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Aldeburgh, Suffolk [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Barleythorpe, Oakham, Rutland [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Beaufort Victoria [1]

Bermondsey, Surrey [1]

Birkenhead, Egremont, Cheshire [1]

Birmingham England [1]

Blackwell, Lancashire [1]

Blockley, Worcestershire [1]

Blythburgh, Suffolk [1]

Bolton, Lancashire [1]

Brampton, Suffolk [1]

Burra South Australia [1]

Butley, Suffolk [1]

Campbells Bridge Victoria [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Cinderford, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire [1]

Clifton Hill Victoria [1]

Custom House, Essex, England [1]

Down Hatherley, Gloucestershire [1]

Durham, Durham [1]

Eccles, Lancashire, England [1]

Edmonton, Middlesex [1]

Epney, Gloucestershire, England [1]

Essex [1]

Essex England [1]

Fitzroy Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [485]

Gunner [62]

Driver [48]

Corporal [42]

Serjeant [36]

Sapper [33]

Lance Corporal [27]

Lieutenant [15]

Second Lieutenant [13]

Pioneer [9]

Acting Serjeant [8]

Acting Corporal [7]

Captain [7]

Major [7]

Bombardier [5]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Able Seaman [3]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Captain [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Rifleman [2]

Trooper [2]

Wireman 2nd Class [2]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Serjeant Private [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Ambulance Driver [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Bugler [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Colour Serjeant /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal of Works [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance / Sergeant [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Corporal /Acting Corporal [1]

Leading Cooks Mate [1]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major Captain [1]

Member [1]

Nurse [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [74]

Royal Engineers [66]

Labour Corps [62]

Army Service Corps [61]

Royal Garrison Artillery [39]

Machine Gun Corps [31]

Suffolk Regiment [29]

Liverpool Regiment [28]

London Regiment [28]

Royal Army Medical Corps [22]

Gloucestershire Regiment [21]

Northamptonshire Regiment [21]

The Queen's Regiment [14]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [13]

Durham Light Infantry [12]

Rifle Brigade [12]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12]

Lancashire Fusiliers [11]

Manchester Regiment [11]

Royal Army Service Corps [11]

South Lancashire Regiment [11]

West Yorkshire Regiment [11]

Leicestershire Regiment [10]

Bedfordshire Regiment [9]

Cheshire Regiment [9]

Middlesex Regiment [9]

Northumberland Fusiliers [9]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

Essex Regiment [8]

Hampshire Regiment [8]

Lincolnshire Regiment [8]

Norfolk Regiment [8]

Royal Defence Corps [8]

South Staffordshire Regiment [8]

Corps of Hussars [7]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [7]

Royal Flying Corps [7]

Worcestershire Regiment [7]

East Kent Regiment [6]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [6]

Royal Naval Division [6]

York and Lancaster Regiment [6]

Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Canadian Infantry [5]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [5]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [5]

South Wales Borderers [5]

Army Cyclist Corps [4]

Service

British Army [762]

Royal Navy [79]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [51]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [44]

Australian Imperial Force [35]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [996]

D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [975]

Merchant Navy [18]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

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Liverpool, Lancashire, England [4] London England [4] Cambridge [3] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [3] Leicester, Leicestershire [3] Northampton, Northamptonshire [3] Tottenham, London [3] Wigan, Lancashire [3] Balham, Surrey [2] Bingara New South Wales [2] Birkenhead, Cheshire [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Collingwood Victoria [2] Gloucester, Gloucestershire [2] Islington, London [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Lowestoft, Suffolk, England [2] Newcastle, Northumberland [2] Norwich, Norfolk [2] Southport, Lancashire [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Aldeburgh, Suffolk [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Barleythorpe, Oakham, Rutland [1] Battersea, London [1] Beaufort Victoria [1] Bermondsey, Surrey [1] Birkenhead, Egremont, Cheshire [1] Birmingham England [1] Blackwell, Lancashire [1] Blockley, Worcestershire [1] Blythburgh, Suffolk [1] Bolton, Lancashire [1] Brampton, Suffolk [1] Burra South Australia [1] Butley, Suffolk [1] Campbells Bridge Victoria [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Cinderford, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire [1] Clifton Hill Victoria [1] Custom House, Essex, England [1] Down Hatherley, Gloucestershire [1] Durham, Durham [1] Eccles, Lancashire, England [1] Edmonton, Middlesex [1] Epney, Gloucestershire, England [1] Essex [1] Essex England [1] Fitzroy Victoria [1]

Rank

Private [485] Gunner [62] Driver [48] Corporal [42] Serjeant [36] Sapper [33] Lance Corporal [27] Lieutenant [15] Second Lieutenant [13] Pioneer [9] Acting Serjeant [8] Acting Corporal [7] Captain [7] Major [7] Bombardier [5] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Able Seaman [3] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Captain [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Rifleman [2] Trooper [2] Wireman 2nd Class [2] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Serjeant Private [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Ambulance Driver [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Bugler [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Colour Serjeant /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal of Works [1] Deck Hand [1] Guardsman [1] Lance / Sergeant [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Corporal /Acting Corporal [1] Leading Cooks Mate [1] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major Captain [1] Member [1] Nurse [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [74] Royal Engineers [66] Labour Corps [62] Army Service Corps [61] Royal Garrison Artillery [39] Machine Gun Corps [31] Suffolk Regiment [29] Liverpool Regiment [28] London Regiment [28] Royal Army Medical Corps [22] Gloucestershire Regiment [21] Northamptonshire Regiment [21] The Queen's Regiment [14] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [13] Durham Light Infantry [12] Rifle Brigade [12] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [12] Lancashire Fusiliers [11] Manchester Regiment [11] Royal Army Service Corps [11] South Lancashire Regiment [11] West Yorkshire Regiment [11] Leicestershire Regiment [10] Bedfordshire Regiment [9] Cheshire Regiment [9] Middlesex Regiment [9] Northumberland Fusiliers [9] Royal Fusiliers [9] Essex Regiment [8] Hampshire Regiment [8] Lincolnshire Regiment [8] Norfolk Regiment [8] Royal Defence Corps [8] South Staffordshire Regiment [8] Corps of Hussars [7] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [7] Royal Flying Corps [7] Worcestershire Regiment [7] East Kent Regiment [6] Royal Berkshire Regiment [6] Royal Naval Division [6] York and Lancaster Regiment [6] Yorkshire Regiment [6] Canadian Infantry [5] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [5] East Surrey Regiment [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Royal Lancaster Regiment [5] South Wales Borderers [5] Army Cyclist Corps [4]

Service

British Army [762] Royal Navy [79] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [51] Canadian Expeditionary Force [44] Australian Imperial Force [35] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [5] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [996] D [1]

Contribution

Military Service [975] Merchant Navy [18] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [13]

Thomas Meadows

Born 1898

Died 1940

British Army 49475 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 8th Bn

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Albert Edward Meadows

Born 1886

Died 1967

Royal Navy F12617 Air Mechanic 1st Class Royal Naval Air Service

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Air Mechanic 1st Class

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James George Meadows

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 21979 Private Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 21979 Lance / Sergeant Worcestershire Regiment

British Army 21979 Lance Serjeant Worcestershire Regiment

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James George Meadows

Born 1885

Died 1964

British Army TF 686864 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 132606 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Albert Henry Meadows

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army Captain Liverpool Regiment Transport

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Leonard Meadows

Died 1917

British Army T2/12245 Driver Army Service Corps

British Army TR/10/69485 Driver Training Reserve Battalion

British Army 106314 Driver Machine Gun Corps

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Phoebe Elizabeth Meadows

Born 1889

Died 1918

Other Empire Force Member Voluntary Aid Detachment 4th. Southern General Hospital Plymouth

Other Empire Force Nurse Voluntary Aid Detachment France

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Isaac Meadows

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 108154

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Walter Meadows

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 34629

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Henry Meadows

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 165996

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Arthur Harris Meadows

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 8358

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Stanley James Meadows

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 27962

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James Meadows

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 122672

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Charles Henry Meadows

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 303915

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Charles Albert Meadows

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 54427

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William Henry Meadows

Born 1898

Died 1916

British Army 1349 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 15th Battalion.

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George Robert Meadows

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 303632

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Walter John Meadows

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 167532

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Frederick Edgar Meadows

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 59182

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Arthur Walker Meadows

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 18089

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