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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]

Bedfordshire Regiment [6]

Dorsetshire Regiment [6]

East Surrey Regiment [6]

Lancashire Fusiliers [6]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [6]

Liverpool Regiment [5]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment [5]

York and Lancaster Regiment [5]

Army Cyclist Corps [4]

County of London Yeomanry [4]

Highland Light Infantry [4]

Lincolnshire Regiment [4]

Military Mounted Police [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] Bedfordshire Regiment [6] Dorsetshire Regiment [6] East Surrey Regiment [6] Lancashire Fusiliers [6] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [6] Liverpool Regiment [5] Manchester Regiment [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [5] West Yorkshire Regiment [5] York and Lancaster Regiment [5] Army Cyclist Corps [4] County of London Yeomanry [4] Highland Light Infantry [4] Lincolnshire Regiment [4] Military Mounted Police [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]

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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Ernest Mears

Died 1915

British Army 10333 Corporal Highland Light Infantry

British Army 10333 Serjeant Highland Light Infantry

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James William Mears

Died 1914

British Army 7165 Company Serjeant Major Highland Light Infantry

British Army Second Lieutenant Highland Light Infantry

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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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George Henry Mears

Australian Imperial Force 1981

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Frederick William Mears

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 65683

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Herbert Henry Mears

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 265475

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Samuel Frith Mears

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 7420 Private Manchester Regiment

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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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George Mears

Born 1892

Died 1917

British Army 24051 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 43248 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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John Thomas Mears

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 3785 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

British Army 40217 Private Northamptonshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Charles Henry Mears

Australian Imperial Force 1476

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William W Mears

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army 76449 Serjeant Royal Garrison Artillery

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John Henry Mears

Born 1897

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 189381

Canadian Expeditionary Force 189381 Private Canadian Infantry

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Cyril Wellbourne Mears

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 330553 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

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Reginald Mears

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 7191 Private Royal Army Service Corps

British Army 7191 Corporal Royal Army Service Corps

British Army 7191 Corporal Royal Army Medical Corps

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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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Henry Francis Mears

Born 1889

Died 1915

British Army 9114 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

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William J. Mears

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 4834 Acting Corporal London Regiment

British Army 551959 Acting Corporal London Regiment

British Army 4834 Rifleman London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles)

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Henry Mears

Australian Imperial Force 6593

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