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Plymouth, Devon [4]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Auckland [2]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [2]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Carlingford, Louth [2]

Gayton, Norfolk [2]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2]

Hereford, Herefordshire, England [2]

Ipswich, Suffolk, England [2]

London England [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Newent, Gloucestershire [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Adelaide South Australia [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Armidale New South Wales [1]

Bangor, Caernarvonshire, Wales [1]

Bath [1]

Belfast, Antrim [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bow, London [1]

Brancepeth, Durham [1]

Bridgham, Norfolk [1]

Burford, Gloucestershire [1]

Burnley Lancashire [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Carlisle, Cumberland [1]

Chelsea, Middlesex. [1]

Cheshire England [1]

Cowes, Isle of Wight [1]

Dakenfield England [1]

Dundee,Scotland. [1]

Durham England [1]

East Dean, Gloucestershire [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Edinburgh, Edinburgh [1]

Fauldhouse, Scotland [1]

Fitzroy Victoria [1]

Fring Norfolk [1]

Gayton England [1]

Greenock, Renfrewshire [1]

Gulgong New South Wales [1]

Hereford [1]

Isleworth, Middlesex [1]

Jarrow on Tyne, Durham [1]

Kingston, Hampshire [1]

Kingston, Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Kirkintillock Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [423]

Gunner [37]

Corporal [32]

Sapper [27]

Driver [25]

Serjeant [19]

Lieutenant [16]

Lance Corporal [13]

Second Lieutenant [10]

Captain [8]

Acting Corporal [7]

Pioneer [6]

Bombardier [5]

Rifleman [4]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Colonel [3]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Guardsman [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Major [2]

Nursing Sister [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Worker [2]

2nd Corporal [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Corporal 2nd [1]

Acting Leading Stoker [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Boy Artificer [1]

Chaplain [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Driver Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1]

Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [1]

Flight Officer Acting Captain [1]

Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Paymaster [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Ship's Steward's Assistant [1]

Shipwright Lieutenant Commander [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [55]

Royal Engineers [44]

Army Service Corps [40]

Royal Field Artillery [37]

Royal Garrison Artillery [29]

Royal Scots [28]

Royal Army Medical Corps [26]

Durham Light Infantry [25]

Highland Light Infantry [19]

Norfolk Regiment [17]

Royal Highlanders [17]

London Regiment [15]

Machine Gun Corps [14]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [13]

Liverpool Regiment [13]

Gloucestershire Regiment [12]

Royal Army Service Corps [12]

Northumberland Fusiliers [11]

South Wales Borderers [10]

West Yorkshire Regiment [10]

East Surrey Regiment [9]

Gordon Highlanders [9]

Scottish Rifles [9]

Royal Naval Division [8]

Devonshire Regiment [7]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [7]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7]

South Staffordshire Regiment [7]

Worcestershire Regiment [7]

Yorkshire Regiment [7]

Essex Regiment [6]

Hampshire Regiment [6]

Rifle Brigade [6]

Seaforth Highlanders [6]

York and Lancaster Regiment [6]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [5]

Herefordshire Regiment [5]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [5]

Lancashire Fusiliers [5]

Lincolnshire Regiment [5]

Manchester Regiment [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Dorsetshire Regiment [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Monmouthshire Regiment [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [4]

Royal Sussex Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [605]

Royal Navy [57]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [41]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [40]

Australian Imperial Force [28]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [800]

Contribution

Military Service [781]

Merchant Navy [11]

Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [21]

Germany [1]

Malta [1]

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Place of birth

Plymouth, Devon [4] Sydney New South Wales [3] Auckland [2] Bath, Somerset [2] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Carlingford, Louth [2] Gayton, Norfolk [2] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [2] Hereford, Herefordshire, England [2] Ipswich, Suffolk, England [2] London England [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Newent, Gloucestershire [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Adelaide South Australia [1] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Armidale New South Wales [1] Bangor, Caernarvonshire, Wales [1] Bath [1] Belfast, Antrim [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bow, London [1] Brancepeth, Durham [1] Bridgham, Norfolk [1] Burford, Gloucestershire [1] Burnley Lancashire [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Carlisle, Cumberland [1] Chelsea, Middlesex. [1] Cheshire England [1] Cowes, Isle of Wight [1] Dakenfield England [1] Dundee,Scotland. [1] Durham England [1] East Dean, Gloucestershire [1] Edinburgh [1] Edinburgh, Edinburgh [1] Fauldhouse, Scotland [1] Fitzroy Victoria [1] Fring Norfolk [1] Gayton England [1] Greenock, Renfrewshire [1] Gulgong New South Wales [1] Hereford [1] Isleworth, Middlesex [1] Jarrow on Tyne, Durham [1] Kingston, Hampshire [1] Kingston, Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Kirkintillock Scotland [1]

Rank

Private [423] Gunner [37] Corporal [32] Sapper [27] Driver [25] Serjeant [19] Lieutenant [16] Lance Corporal [13] Second Lieutenant [10] Captain [8] Acting Corporal [7] Pioneer [6] Bombardier [5] Rifleman [4] Acting Serjeant [3] Colonel [3] Company Serjeant Major [2] Guardsman [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Major [2] Nursing Sister [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Worker [2] 2nd Corporal [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Corporal 2nd [1] Acting Leading Stoker [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Boy Artificer [1] Chaplain [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Driver Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 4th Class [1] Engine Room Artificer 5th Class [1] Flight Officer Acting Captain [1] Lieutenant /Temporary Captain [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Paymaster [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Ship's Steward's Assistant [1] Shipwright Lieutenant Commander [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [55] Royal Engineers [44] Army Service Corps [40] Royal Field Artillery [37] Royal Garrison Artillery [29] Royal Scots [28] Royal Army Medical Corps [26] Durham Light Infantry [25] Highland Light Infantry [19] Norfolk Regiment [17] Royal Highlanders [17] London Regiment [15] Machine Gun Corps [14] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [13] Liverpool Regiment [13] Gloucestershire Regiment [12] Royal Army Service Corps [12] Northumberland Fusiliers [11] South Wales Borderers [10] West Yorkshire Regiment [10] East Surrey Regiment [9] Gordon Highlanders [9] Scottish Rifles [9] Royal Naval Division [8] Devonshire Regiment [7] King's Own Scottish Borderers [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] Royal Scots Fusiliers [7] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [7] South Staffordshire Regiment [7] Worcestershire Regiment [7] Yorkshire Regiment [7] Essex Regiment [6] Hampshire Regiment [6] Rifle Brigade [6] Seaforth Highlanders [6] York and Lancaster Regiment [6] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [5] Herefordshire Regiment [5] King's Royal Rifle Corps [5] Lancashire Fusiliers [5] Lincolnshire Regiment [5] Manchester Regiment [5] Canadian Infantry [4] Dorsetshire Regiment [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Monmouthshire Regiment [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] Royal Lancaster Regiment [4] Royal Sussex Regiment [4]

Service

British Army [605] Royal Navy [57] Canadian Expeditionary Force [41] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [40] Australian Imperial Force [28] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [800]

Contribution

Military Service [781] Merchant Navy [11] Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [21] Germany [1] Malta [1]

Alfred George Meek

Born 1896

Died 1968

British Army 16289 Driver Royal Field Artillery 110 Battery

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Robert Thomas Meek

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army 375656 Private London Regiment

British Army 375656 Rifleman London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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George Edward Meek

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 9847 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers 2nd Battalion

British Army 9847 Lance Corporal South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 9847 Acting Corporal South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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George Meek

Born 1882

Died 1916

British Army 15400 Private Highland Light Infantry

British Army 15400 Private Highland Light Infantry 17th highland Battalion

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Robert Meek

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army Second Lieutenant Camel Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant British West Indies Regiment 5th Battalion

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John Meek

Died 1915

British Army 7/2263 Private

British Army Second Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry 7th Battalion

British Army Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry 7th Battalion

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Ernest Meek

Born 1891

Died 1916

British Army 56398 Royal Army Medical Corps 39th Field Ambulance

British Army 56398 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Josephus Meek

Born 1894

Other Empire Force 8441 Private Jamaica War Contingent

British Army 9586 Private British West Indies Regiment 10th Battalion

British Army 9586 Private British West Indies Regiment 7th Battalion

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Frederick James Meek

Died 1914

British Army 7233 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Fred Meek

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 20874 Private Manchester Regiment 22md Battalion

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Joseph Charles Meek

Born 1891

Died 1914

British Army 24360 Pioneer Royal Engineers

British Army 31027 Royal Garrison Artillery

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Lancelot Gordon Meek

Died 1917

Australian Imperial Force 312

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Thomas Meek

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 103070

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Frederick Meek

Died 1918

British Army 21963 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

British Army 21963 Private Liverpool Regiment 18th Battalion

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William Meek

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 193342

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Andrew Meek

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 131422

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Harold George Meek

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 20917 Private Hampshire Regiment 15th (Service) Battalion.

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Robert James Meek

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 285318

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Arthur Meek

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 288341

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Vernon Meek

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 122783

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