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Broken Hill New South Wales [4]

Bermondsey, London [3]

Ashtead, Surrey [2]

Stepney, London [2]

Sutton, Surrey [2]

Wolverton, Buckinghamshire [2]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Bermondsey, Surrey [1]

Bow, London [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Croydon England [1]

Dorset [1]

Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire [1]

Friern Barnet, North London [1]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1]

Hoxton, London [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

Montague, Prince Edward Island [1]

Nomanton, yorkshire [1]

Port Germein South Australia [1]

Risca, Monmouthshire, Wales [1]

Ryde Isle of Wight [1]

Ryde, Hampshire [1]

Soberton, Hampshire [1]

Southampton, Hampshire [1]

Walworth, London [1]

Woolwich England [1]

Worksop, Nottinghamshire [1]

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Private [83]

Driver [14]

Gunner [11]

Sapper [5]

Corporal [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Serjeant [4]

Lieutenant [3]

Pioneer [3]

Trooper [3]

Acting Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

4th Class Chaplain [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Captain [1]

Drummer [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Reverend [1]

Rifleman [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Worker [1]

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Royal Field Artillery [13]

Royal Garrison Artillery [11]

Army Service Corps [10]

London Regiment [10]

Labour Corps [9]

Royal Engineers [7]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

Middlesex Regiment [5]

Rifle Brigade [4]

Life Guards [3]

Machine Gun Corps [3]

Royal Marine Artillery [3]

Royal Sussex Regiment [3]

Essex Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Leicestershire Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [2]

Royal Flying Corps [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

Royal West Kent Regiment [2]

South Lancashire Regiment [2]

The Queen's Regiment [2]

West Yorkshire Regiment [2]

Army Chaplain's Department [1]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Service Corps Expeditionary Force Canteens [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Australian Infantry Battalion [1]

Border Regiment [1]

British Red Cross Society and Saint John of Jerusalem [1]

British West Indies Regiment [1]

Cape Town Highlanders [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

Devonshire Regiment [1]

Draft Conducting Office Lancers Indian Army [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

Duke of Cambridge’s Own Middlesex Regiment [1]

Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1]

East Surrey Regiment [1]

French Red Cross [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Gordon Highlanders [1]

HMS Good Hope [1]

HMS Southampton [1]

HMS VALIANT [1]

Service

British Army [133]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [22]

Royal Navy [20]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [15]

Australian Imperial Force [9]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

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Military Service [200]

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United Kingdom [6]

Canada [1]

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Place of birth

Broken Hill New South Wales [4] Bermondsey, London [3] Ashtead, Surrey [2] Stepney, London [2] Sutton, Surrey [2] Wolverton, Buckinghamshire [2] Ballarat Victoria [1] Bermondsey, Surrey [1] Bow, London [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Camberwell, London [1] Croydon England [1] Dorset [1] Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire [1] Friern Barnet, North London [1] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [1] Hoxton, London [1] Lambeth, London [1] London, Middlesex [1] Montague, Prince Edward Island [1] Nomanton, yorkshire [1] Port Germein South Australia [1] Risca, Monmouthshire, Wales [1] Ryde Isle of Wight [1] Ryde, Hampshire [1] Soberton, Hampshire [1] Southampton, Hampshire [1] Walworth, London [1] Woolwich England [1] Worksop, Nottinghamshire [1]

Rank

Private [83] Driver [14] Gunner [11] Sapper [5] Corporal [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Serjeant [4] Lieutenant [3] Pioneer [3] Trooper [3] Acting Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [2] 4th Class Chaplain [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Captain [1] Drummer [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Reverend [1] Rifleman [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [13] Royal Garrison Artillery [11] Army Service Corps [10] London Regiment [10] Labour Corps [9] Royal Engineers [7] Royal Fusiliers [6] Middlesex Regiment [5] Rifle Brigade [4] Life Guards [3] Machine Gun Corps [3] Royal Marine Artillery [3] Royal Sussex Regiment [3] Essex Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Leicestershire Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [2] Royal Berkshire Regiment [2] Royal Flying Corps [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] Royal West Kent Regiment [2] South Lancashire Regiment [2] The Queen's Regiment [2] West Yorkshire Regiment [2] Army Chaplain's Department [1] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Service Corps Expeditionary Force Canteens [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] Australian Imperial Force [1] Australian Infantry Battalion [1] Border Regiment [1] British Red Cross Society and Saint John of Jerusalem [1] British West Indies Regiment [1] Cape Town Highlanders [1] Corps of Hussars [1] Devonshire Regiment [1] Draft Conducting Office Lancers Indian Army [1] Dragoon Guards [1] Duke of Cambridge’s Own Middlesex Regiment [1] Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) [1] East Surrey Regiment [1] French Red Cross [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] Gordon Highlanders [1] HMS Good Hope [1] HMS Southampton [1] HMS VALIANT [1]

Service

British Army [133] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [22] Royal Navy [20] Canadian Expeditionary Force [15] Australian Imperial Force [9] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

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Military Service [200]

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United Kingdom [6] Canada [1]

Charles Mellish

British Army D/1232 Private Dragoon Guards

British Army 1232 Private Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards) 2nd Battalion

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Ebenezer Mellish

Born 1896

Died 1944

British Army L/38470 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 293466 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 1020338 Royal Field Artillery

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Edward Noel Mellish

Born 1880

Died 1962

British Army Reverend Army Chaplain's Department

British Army 4th Class Chaplain Royal Army Chaplain's Department

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Milton Mellish

Born 1887

Canadian Expeditionary Force 704081 Private

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Walter Mellish

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 116366

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Samuel Mellish

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 34729

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Richard Coppin Mellish

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 2742 Private London Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Duke of Cambridge’s Own Middlesex Regiment

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Albert Mellish

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 245088 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 245088 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 2nd/5th (Territorial) Battalion.

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Richard Mellish

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 236920

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James R Mellish

Died 1916

British Army 3491 Private British West Indies Regiment 3rd Battalion

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Harry Mellish

Died 1918

British Army 175542 Sapper Royal Engineers 180 Tunnelling Company

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Sebastian Mellish

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 240829

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Henry Richard Mellish

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 155690

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Harry Mellish

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 178543

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Joseph James Mellish

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army S/27362 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army S/27362 Rifleman Rifle Brigade

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James Mellish

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 452007 Private London Regiment

British Army 698111 Private London Regiment

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William Mellish

Born 1894

Died 1918

British Army 9809 Drummer West Riding Regiment

British Army 9809 Drummer Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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James Richard Mellish

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 1713 Private Nottinghamshire Yeomanry Sherwood Rangers

British Army 1713 Private Sherwood Rangers

British Army 275167 Private Corps of Hussars

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Charles Mellish

Died 1914

British Army 8484 Private Royal Scots Fusiliers

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Frank Mellish

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army 19072 Private Hampshire Regiment

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