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Bath, Somerset [3]

Ditchling Sussex [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Newcastle New South Wales [3]

West Maitland New South Wales [3]

Allandale New South Wales [2]

Bishop Auckland, Durham [2]

Bridgewater Tasmania [2]

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [2]

Chagford, Devon [2]

Chatham, Kent [2]

Gympie Queensland [2]

Harleston, Norfolk [2]

Lewes Sussex [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Portland, Dorset [2]

Portsea, Hampshire [2]

Reepham, Norfolk [2]

Shoreditch, London [2]

Tiverton, Devon [2]

West Ham, Essex [2]

Whimple, Devon [2]

Allendale New South Wales [1]

Alverstoke, Gosport, Hants [1]

Apethorpe, Northants [1]

Ashcott, Somerset [1]

Auckland [1]

Avonmouth,Barton Regis Gloucestershire. [1]

Barrowby, Lincs [1]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Bishops Waltham, Hampshire [1]

Blyth, Northumberland [1]

Born at Worcester. [1]

Bow, London [1]

Bow, London, Middlesex [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Bromley, Kent [1]

Budleigh Salterton, Devon [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Carlton Victoria [1]

Carshalton, Surrey [1]

Charleville Queensland [1]

Chichester England [1]

Chiswick, London [1]

Cork [1]

Diss, Norfolk [1]

Rank

Private [421]

Serjeant [48]

Driver [41]

Gunner [40]

Corporal [34]

Sapper [18]

Lance Corporal [16]

Lieutenant [12]

Acting Corporal [11]

Lieutenant Colonel [10]

Second Lieutenant [10]

Rifleman [7]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Pioneer [5]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Captain [3]

Company Serjeant Major [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Bombardier [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer [1]

Alias Private [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Boy II class [1]

Bugler [1]

Company Sergeant Major [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Driver Acting Farrier Corporal [1]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [1]

GDSN [1]

Major [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Petty Officer 1st Class [1]

Private Lance Corporal [1]

Private Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Private Unpaid Lance Corporal [1]

Second Lieutenant /Acting Captain [1]

Sergeant [1]

Shoeing Smith Corporal [1]

Sister [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [55]

Royal Field Artillery [53]

London Regiment [46]

Labour Corps [43]

Royal Engineers [35]

Royal Garrison Artillery [25]

Royal Army Medical Corps [19]

Middlesex Regiment [18]

Machine Gun Corps [16]

Royal Fusiliers [16]

The Queen's Regiment [16]

Essex Regiment [15]

South Staffordshire Regiment [14]

Devonshire Regiment [13]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [12]

Royal Army Service Corps [12]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [11]

Royal West Kent Regiment [11]

Cheshire Regiment [10]

Rifle Brigade [10]

Somerset Light Infantry [10]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [9]

Northumberland Fusiliers [9]

Canadian Infantry [8]

Durham Light Infantry [8]

Hampshire Regiment [8]

Norfolk Regiment [8]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8]

Royal Sussex Regiment [8]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8]

Welsh Regiment [8]

East Kent Regiment [7]

Gloucestershire Regiment [7]

North Staffordshire Regiment [7]

Royal Defence Corps [7]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [7]

Bedfordshire Regiment [6]

Dorsetshire Regiment [6]

East Surrey Regiment [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

Manchester Regiment [6]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

Tank Corps [5]

Army Cyclist Corps [4]

County of London Yeomanry [4]

Highland Light Infantry [4]

Military Mounted Police [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Royal Horse Artillery [4]

Service

British Army [639]

Royal Navy [71]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [46]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [38]

Australian Imperial Force [30]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12]

Last name first letter

M [843]

D [1]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [829]

Merchant Navy [9]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

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Bath, Somerset [3] Ditchling Sussex [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Newcastle New South Wales [3] West Maitland New South Wales [3] Allandale New South Wales [2] Bishop Auckland, Durham [2] Bridgewater Tasmania [2] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire [2] Chagford, Devon [2] Chatham, Kent [2] Gympie Queensland [2] Harleston, Norfolk [2] Lewes Sussex [2] London, Middlesex [2] Portland, Dorset [2] Portsea, Hampshire [2] Reepham, Norfolk [2] Shoreditch, London [2] Tiverton, Devon [2] West Ham, Essex [2] Whimple, Devon [2] Allendale New South Wales [1] Alverstoke, Gosport, Hants [1] Apethorpe, Northants [1] Ashcott, Somerset [1] Auckland [1] Avonmouth,Barton Regis Gloucestershire. [1] Barrowby, Lincs [1] Basingstoke, Hampshire [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Bishops Waltham, Hampshire [1] Blyth, Northumberland [1] Born at Worcester. [1] Bow, London [1] Bow, London, Middlesex [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bromley, Kent [1] Budleigh Salterton, Devon [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Carlton Victoria [1] Carshalton, Surrey [1] Charleville Queensland [1] Chichester England [1] Chiswick, London [1] Cork [1] Diss, Norfolk [1]

Rank

Private [421] Serjeant [48] Driver [41] Gunner [40] Corporal [34] Sapper [18] Lance Corporal [16] Lieutenant [12] Acting Corporal [11] Lieutenant Colonel [10] Second Lieutenant [10] Rifleman [7] Acting Serjeant [6] Pioneer [5] Lance Serjeant [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Captain [3] Company Serjeant Major [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Bombardier [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer [1] Alias Private [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Boy II class [1] Bugler [1] Company Sergeant Major [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Driver Acting Farrier Corporal [1] Farrier Staff Serjeant [1] GDSN [1] Major [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Petty Officer 1st Class [1] Private Lance Corporal [1] Private Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1] Private Unpaid Lance Corporal [1] Second Lieutenant /Acting Captain [1] Sergeant [1] Shoeing Smith Corporal [1] Sister [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [55] Royal Field Artillery [53] London Regiment [46] Labour Corps [43] Royal Engineers [35] Royal Garrison Artillery [25] Royal Army Medical Corps [19] Middlesex Regiment [18] Machine Gun Corps [16] Royal Fusiliers [16] The Queen's Regiment [16] Essex Regiment [15] South Staffordshire Regiment [14] Devonshire Regiment [13] King's Royal Rifle Corps [12] Royal Army Service Corps [12] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [11] Royal West Kent Regiment [11] Cheshire Regiment [10] Rifle Brigade [10] Somerset Light Infantry [10] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [9] Northumberland Fusiliers [9] Canadian Infantry [8] Durham Light Infantry [8] Hampshire Regiment [8] Norfolk Regiment [8] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [8] Royal Sussex Regiment [8] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8] Welsh Regiment [8] East Kent Regiment [7] Gloucestershire Regiment [7] North Staffordshire Regiment [7] Royal Defence Corps [7] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [7] Bedfordshire Regiment [6] Dorsetshire Regiment [6] East Surrey Regiment [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] Manchester Regiment [6] Liverpool Regiment [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [5] Tank Corps [5] Army Cyclist Corps [4] County of London Yeomanry [4] Highland Light Infantry [4] Military Mounted Police [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Royal Horse Artillery [4]

Service

British Army [639] Royal Navy [71] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [46] Canadian Expeditionary Force [38] Australian Imperial Force [30] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [12]

Last name first letter

M [843] D [1] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [829] Merchant Navy [9]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

William Turner Mears

Born 1878

Died 1918

British Army 21614 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

British Army 29198 Private Somerset Light Infantry

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Herbert Mears

Born 1882

Died 1915

British Army 8720 Lance Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 8720 Acting Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 8720 Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Alfred Edward Mears

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 1688 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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John Joseph Mears

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army 12048 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Frederick Mears

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 4084 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army 201409 Private Royal West Kent Regiment

British Army 201409 Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)

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Walter John Mears

Died 1918

British Army DM2/196586 Lance Corporal Army Service Corps

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Harry Schott Mears

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 43140

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Trevor Irvine Nevitt Mears

Born 1875

British Army Lieutenant Colonel Royal Army Service Corps

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William Mears

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 191320

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Walter Stanley Mears

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 77764

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Ivan James Mears

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 408737

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Thomas Mears

Died 1917

British Army 13025 Lance Corporal South Staffordshire Regiment

British Army 30191 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Eli E Mears

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 2995TF Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 265704 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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Ernest Mears

Died 1915

British Army 10333 Corporal Highland Light Infantry

British Army 10333 Serjeant Highland Light Infantry

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Ernest Mears

Died 1916

British Army 3962 Private London Regiment

British Army 471305 Private London Regiment

British Army 471305 Rifleman London Regiment (The Rangers)

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Edward De Quincey Mears

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant Essex Regiment

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Alfred Frederick Mears

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army SS/3426 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 59148 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Charles Edward Mears

Died 1921

British Army 6446401 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 6446401 Serjeant Royal Fusiliers

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Percy Mears

Died 1917

British Army 203334 Private Liverpool Regiment

British Army 203334 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

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Ernest Mears

Died 1915

British Army 8202 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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