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Norwich, Norfolk [3]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Whitby, Yorkshire [2]

Auckland [1]

Barford, Norfolk [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Cambridge [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Docking Norfolk [1]

Halston, Norfolk [1]

Kensington, London [1]

Lanarkshire [1]

Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Marsham, Norfolk [1]

Norwich, Norfolk, England [1]

Nundah Queensland [1]

Paddington, London [1]

Paddington, Middlesex [1]

Plumstead, Woolwich [1]

Ratcliff, London [1]

Rosewood Queensland [1]

Rotherhithe, London [1]

St George's, Middlesex [1]

Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Suffolk [1]

Tottenham, London [1]

Tottenham, London, Middlesex [1]

Widnes, Lancashire [1]

Wolviston, Stockton, County Durham [1]

Rank

Private [136]

Driver [22]

Gunner [20]

Corporal [14]

Serjeant [9]

Sapper [8]

Bombardier [5]

Lance Corporal [5]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Pioneer [3]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Bearer [1]

Captain [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Ordinary Seaman [1]

Priva [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Acting Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Transport Serjeant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2/Superintending Clerk [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [33]

Norfolk Regiment [21]

Army Service Corps [19]

Labour Corps [18]

Royal Engineers [18]

Machine Gun Corps [10]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

London Regiment [9]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

Lincolnshire Regiment [8]

Suffolk Regiment [7]

Devonshire Regiment [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Middlesex Regiment [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Manchester Regiment [4]

Royal Army Medical Corps [4]

West Riding Regiment [4]

West Yorkshire Regiment [4]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Dragoon Guards [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Seaforth Highlanders [3]

South Staffordshire Regiment [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

York and Lancaster Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

East Surrey Regiment [2]

Gordon Highlanders [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Air Force [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Munster Fusiliers [2]

Royal Naval Division [2]

Royal Sussex Regiment [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

Welsh Regiment [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

County of London Yeomanry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [228]

Royal Navy [17]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [13]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

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M [282]

Contribution

Military Service [275]

Merchant Navy [8]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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Place of birth

Norwich, Norfolk [3] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Whitby, Yorkshire [2] Auckland [1] Barford, Norfolk [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Cambridge [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Docking Norfolk [1] Halston, Norfolk [1] Kensington, London [1] Lanarkshire [1] Lincoln, Lincolnshire [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Marsham, Norfolk [1] Norwich, Norfolk, England [1] Nundah Queensland [1] Paddington, London [1] Paddington, Middlesex [1] Plumstead, Woolwich [1] Ratcliff, London [1] Rosewood Queensland [1] Rotherhithe, London [1] St George's, Middlesex [1] Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire [1] Suffolk [1] Tottenham, London [1] Tottenham, London, Middlesex [1] Widnes, Lancashire [1] Wolviston, Stockton, County Durham [1]

Rank

Private [136] Driver [22] Gunner [20] Corporal [14] Serjeant [9] Sapper [8] Bombardier [5] Lance Corporal [5] Second Lieutenant [4] Colour Serjeant [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Pioneer [3] Acting Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Corporal [1] Bearer [1] Captain [1] Deck Hand [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Ordinary Seaman [1] Priva [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Acting Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Transport Serjeant [1] Warrant Officer Class 2/Superintending Clerk [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [33] Norfolk Regiment [21] Army Service Corps [19] Labour Corps [18] Royal Engineers [18] Machine Gun Corps [10] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] London Regiment [9] Royal Fusiliers [9] Lincolnshire Regiment [8] Suffolk Regiment [7] Devonshire Regiment [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [6] Middlesex Regiment [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Yorkshire Regiment [6] Manchester Regiment [4] Royal Army Medical Corps [4] West Riding Regiment [4] West Yorkshire Regiment [4] Coldstream Guards [3] Dragoon Guards [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Seaforth Highlanders [3] South Staffordshire Regiment [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] York and Lancaster Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] East Surrey Regiment [2] Gordon Highlanders [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Air Force [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Munster Fusiliers [2] Royal Naval Division [2] Royal Sussex Regiment [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] Welsh Regiment [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] Army Pay Corps [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Corps of Hussars [1] County of London Yeomanry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] Essex Regiment [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [228] Royal Navy [17] Canadian Expeditionary Force [13] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [12] Australian Imperial Force [3] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [2]

Last name first letter

M [282]

Contribution

Military Service [275] Merchant Navy [8]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

John Robert Melton

Born 1879

Died 1957

British Army 517123 Private London Regiment

British Army 24853 Private Army Pay Corps

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Albert Thomas Melton

Born 1896

Died 1954

British Army 2242 Rifleman London Regiment 2/6th Battalion (City of London) Rifles

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Richard John Melton

Born 1886

Died 1915

British Army 8946 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 6946 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Gerald George Melton

Born 1895

Died 1975

British Army 200419 Private Acting Corporal Norfolk Regiment

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Arthur Alexander Melton

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 205492

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Percy D B Melton

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 2505 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Frederick William Melton

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 4165 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 240854 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Hugh Melton

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 281804

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Arthur Melton

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 235283

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Harry Melton

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 2469 Lance Corporal Middlesex Regiment

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Frederick William Melton

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 93944

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Albert George Melton

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 50386

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Bertie Sidney Melton

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 215796

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H E Melton

Died 1918

British Army 120315 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 120315 Bombardier Royal Field Artillery

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Joseph Henry Melton

Born 1894

Died 1915

British Army 15221 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

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William J Melton

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 8556 Private Norfolk Regiment

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David Melton

Born 1881

Died 1917

British Army DM2/169050 Private Army Service Corps

British Army 45821 Private South Wales Borderers

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Ernest Wilson Melton

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 30891 Private East Yorkshire Regiment

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John James Melton

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 21719 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Ernest Melton

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 39860 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 35914 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 35914 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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