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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]

Jonathan Meek

British Army 27088 Private York and Lancaster Regiment

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Walter Meek

British Army 225474 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 381316 Private Labour Corps

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James Meek

British Army 353802 Private Royal Scots

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James Meek

British Army 203018 Private Gordon Highlanders

British Army 478773 Private Labour Corps

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Thomas G Meek

British Army 51731 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 51731 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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William Meek

British Army 42216 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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William Meek

British Army 166158 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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James Meek

British Army 465799 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

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Harold F Meek

British Army M2/073322 Corporal Army Service Corps

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Thomas Meek

British Army 14910 Private Worcestershire Regiment

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William J Meek

British Army 50200 Private The Queen's Regiment

British Army 76466 Private Labour Corps

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Wilfred V Meek

British Army 574 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army 452216 Sapper Royal Engineers

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John Meek

British Army 141963 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Victor Maitland Meek

Born 1884

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Robert Leslie Meek

Born 1892

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John Freele Meek

Born 1893

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S. J. Meek

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J Meek

British Army Colonel General Headquarters Staff

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J Meek

British Army Colonel Medical Service and Royal Army Medical Corps

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Rev H A Meek

British Army Temporary Chaplain to the Forces 4th Class Army Chaplain's Department

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