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Inglewood Queensland [4]

Hatfield, Hertfordshire [2]

Marylebone, London [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Alverstoke, Hampshire [1]

Blandford, Dorset [1]

Bridport, Dorsetshire [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Charminster [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Crewkerne, Somerset [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Dinder, Somerset [1]

Dorchester, Dorset [1]

Dorset [1]

Dorset England [1]

Frome, Somerset [1]

Gosparts, Hampshire [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Hendon, London [1]

Isle of Wight [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire [1]

Paddington, London, Middlesex [1]

Pendlebury, Salford, Lancashire [1]

Petworth, Sussex [1]

Queanbeyan New South Wales [1]

Salford, Lancashire [1]

Seven Oaks, Kent [1]

Stoke Abbott, Dorset [1]

Sydney, Nova Scotia [1]

Winton, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [83]

Serjeant [10]

Corporal [9]

Gunner [8]

Driver [7]

Lance Corporal [7]

Sapper [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Bombardier [2]

Rifleman [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Captain [1]

Colour Serjeant [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Corporal of Horse [1]

Driver Shoeing Smith [1]

Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1]

Filter [1]

Lance Serjeant/ Serjeant [1]

Pioneer [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

rank [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [15]

London Regiment [13]

Royal Engineers [9]

Royal Field Artillery [9]

Dorsetshire Regiment [8]

Hampshire Regiment [7]

Labour Corps [7]

Royal Garrison Artillery [7]

Somerset Light Infantry [7]

Machine Gun Corps [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Wiltshire Regiment [5]

Army Ordnance Corps [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Hussars [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [2]

Royal Marine Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

Tank Corps [2]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Dorset Yeomanry [1]

Dorset Yeomanry (Queen's Own) [1]

Dorsetshire Hussars [1]

East Lancashire Regiment [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

HMS INDOMITABLE [1]

HMS TIGER [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

Lancashire Fusiliers [1]

Lancers [1]

London Regiment (City of London Rifles) [1]

London Regiment/ London Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Monmouthshire Regiment [1]

Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Service

British Army [132]

Royal Navy [24]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [9]

Australian Imperial Force [6]

Last name first letter

M [183]

G [1]

Contribution

Military Service [183]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

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People [184] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Inglewood Queensland [4] Hatfield, Hertfordshire [2] Marylebone, London [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Alverstoke, Hampshire [1] Blandford, Dorset [1] Bridport, Dorsetshire [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Charminster [1] Clapham, London [1] Crewkerne, Somerset [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Dinder, Somerset [1] Dorchester, Dorset [1] Dorset [1] Dorset England [1] Frome, Somerset [1] Gosparts, Hampshire [1] Hackney, London [1] Hendon, London [1] Isle of Wight [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire [1] Paddington, London, Middlesex [1] Pendlebury, Salford, Lancashire [1] Petworth, Sussex [1] Queanbeyan New South Wales [1] Salford, Lancashire [1] Seven Oaks, Kent [1] Stoke Abbott, Dorset [1] Sydney, Nova Scotia [1] Winton, Hampshire [1]

Rank

Private [83] Serjeant [10] Corporal [9] Gunner [8] Driver [7] Lance Corporal [7] Sapper [3] Acting Corporal [2] Bombardier [2] Rifleman [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Captain [1] Colour Serjeant [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Corporal of Horse [1] Driver Shoeing Smith [1] Electrical Artificer 4th Class [1] Filter [1] Lance Serjeant/ Serjeant [1] Pioneer [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] rank [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [15] London Regiment [13] Royal Engineers [9] Royal Field Artillery [9] Dorsetshire Regiment [8] Hampshire Regiment [7] Labour Corps [7] Royal Garrison Artillery [7] Somerset Light Infantry [7] Machine Gun Corps [6] Rifle Brigade [6] Wiltshire Regiment [5] Army Ordnance Corps [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Devonshire Regiment [3] Hussars [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Border Regiment [2] Corps of Hussars [2] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Lancaster Regiment [2] Royal Marine Artillery [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] Tank Corps [2] Canadian Infantry [1] Dorset Yeomanry [1] Dorset Yeomanry (Queen's Own) [1] Dorsetshire Hussars [1] East Lancashire Regiment [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] HMS INDOMITABLE [1] HMS TIGER [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] Lancashire Fusiliers [1] Lancers [1] London Regiment (City of London Rifles) [1] London Regiment/ London Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry) [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Monmouthshire Regiment [1] Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Service

British Army [132] Royal Navy [24] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12] Canadian Expeditionary Force [9] Australian Imperial Force [6]

Last name first letter

M [183] G [1]

Contribution

Military Service [183] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [5]

Alfred William Meech

Born 1871

Died 1921

British Army 2768 Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army 201012 Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 Dorsetshire Regiment

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Richard George Meech

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 161190 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 161190 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 5th Siege Bty.

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Arthur Francis Meech

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 119802

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William Edgar Meech

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 18630 Private Grenadier Guards

British Army 18630 Private Grenadier Guards

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George Edward Meech

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 219875

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John Meech

Died 1918

British Army 26765 Private Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

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Gilbert Harold Meech

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 12422

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Walter Edward Meech

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 35615

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William Meech

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 996 Private Dorsetshire Hussars

British Army 996 Private Corps of Hussars

British Army 996 Private Dorset Yeomanry (Queen's Own)

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Arthur William Meech

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 260366

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Herbert William Meech

Died 1918

British Army S/11346 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army S/11346 Rifleman Rifle Brigade

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William Henry James Meech

Died 1917

British Army 243471 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Ernest George Meech

Died 1917

British Army 9801 Private Honourable Artillery Company

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William James Meech

Died 1917

British Army 100301 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 100301 Private Machine Gun Corps (Cavalry)

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Frank Meech

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 6544

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Horace Ivor Meech

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 6343

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Alfred John Meech

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 103163

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Charles W Meech

Died 1918

British Army 1155 Private London Regiment

British Army 718162 Private London Regiment

British Army 7549 Private London Regiment

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Bertie Meech

Died 1916

British Army 2793 Private Dorsetshire Regiment

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Charles Meech

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 12792 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army 154725 Private Machine Gun Corps

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