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Sydney New South Wales [3]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Gloucester [2]

Grays, Essex [2]

Honiton, Devon [2]

Newton Abbot, Devon [2]

Nottingham [2]

Aberdeen [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Brightside, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Broad Hinton, Wiltshire [1]

Burnie Tasmania [1]

Busselton Western Australia [1]

Cardiff Wales [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales [1]

Cardiff, Wales [1]

Chadwell St Mary, Essex, England [1]

Cheltenham [1]

Clapham, Surrey [1]

Clifton, Somerset [1]

Deptford, London [1]

Drake New South Wales [1]

Dunkeswell, Honiton, Devon [1]

Edmonton, London [1]

Fitzroy Victoria [1]

Fulham, London [1]

Glamorganshire [1]

Gloster England [1]

Gloucester, Gloucestershire [1]

Hackney, East London [1]

Hobart Tasmania [1]

Inverell New South Wales [1]

Ipswich [1]

Ipswich, Suffolk [1]

Kangaroo Valley New South Wales [1]

Karridale Western Australia [1]

Landport, Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Lewisham, London [1]

Liverpool England [1]

Llanhilleth, Monmouthshire [1]

London, Middlesex [1]

London, Middlesex, England [1]

Matlock Bath, Derbyshire [1]

Mount Lofty South Australia [1]

Normanton, Yorkshire [1]

North Woolwich, Essex [1]

Plymouth, Devon [1]

Saint Nicholas Shaldon, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [200]

Gunner [22]

Corporal [20]

Driver [20]

Sapper [17]

Serjeant [14]

Lance Corporal [9]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Lieutenant [6]

Acting Serjeant [3]

Captain [3]

Pioneer [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Serjeant Major [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Artificer Engineer [1]

Bombardier [1]

Corporal 2nd [1]

Corporal Private [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Quarter Master and Captain [1]

Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Worker [1]

private [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [35]

Royal Field Artillery [28]

Army Service Corps [20]

Labour Corps [18]

Machine Gun Corps [17]

Royal Garrison Artillery [12]

Gloucestershire Regiment [11]

Gordon Highlanders [10]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

Devonshire Regiment [8]

London Regiment [7]

Wiltshire Regiment [7]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6]

West Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Essex Regiment [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5]

Somerset Light Infantry [5]

Welsh Regiment [5]

Canadian Infantry [4]

Grenadier Guards [4]

Hampshire Regiment [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [4]

South Wales Borderers [4]

Bedfordshire Regiment [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Monmouthshire Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3]

South Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Suffolk Regiment [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

Army Cyclist Corps [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [2]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Cameron Highlanders [2]

Cheshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [303]

Royal Navy [40]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [21]

Australian Imperial Force [20]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16]

Last name first letter

M [400]

O [1]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [394]

Merchant Navy [3]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

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Place of birth

Sydney New South Wales [3] Bath, Somerset [2] Gloucester [2] Grays, Essex [2] Honiton, Devon [2] Newton Abbot, Devon [2] Nottingham [2] Aberdeen [1] Battersea, London [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Brightside, Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Broad Hinton, Wiltshire [1] Burnie Tasmania [1] Busselton Western Australia [1] Cardiff Wales [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales [1] Cardiff, Wales [1] Chadwell St Mary, Essex, England [1] Cheltenham [1] Clapham, Surrey [1] Clifton, Somerset [1] Deptford, London [1] Drake New South Wales [1] Dunkeswell, Honiton, Devon [1] Edmonton, London [1] Fitzroy Victoria [1] Fulham, London [1] Glamorganshire [1] Gloster England [1] Gloucester, Gloucestershire [1] Hackney, East London [1] Hobart Tasmania [1] Inverell New South Wales [1] Ipswich [1] Ipswich, Suffolk [1] Kangaroo Valley New South Wales [1] Karridale Western Australia [1] Landport, Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Lewisham, London [1] Liverpool England [1] Llanhilleth, Monmouthshire [1] London, Middlesex [1] London, Middlesex, England [1] Matlock Bath, Derbyshire [1] Mount Lofty South Australia [1] Normanton, Yorkshire [1] North Woolwich, Essex [1] Plymouth, Devon [1] Saint Nicholas Shaldon, Devon [1]

Rank

Private [200] Gunner [22] Corporal [20] Driver [20] Sapper [17] Serjeant [14] Lance Corporal [9] Second Lieutenant [7] Lieutenant [6] Acting Serjeant [3] Captain [3] Pioneer [3] Able Seaman [2] Serjeant Major [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Temporary Second Lieutenant [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Artificer Engineer [1] Bombardier [1] Corporal 2nd [1] Corporal Private [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Private Acting Lance Corporal [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Quarter Master and Captain [1] Quarter Master and Lieutenant [1] Rifleman [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Worker [1] private [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [35] Royal Field Artillery [28] Army Service Corps [20] Labour Corps [18] Machine Gun Corps [17] Royal Garrison Artillery [12] Gloucestershire Regiment [11] Gordon Highlanders [10] Royal Fusiliers [10] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [10] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] Devonshire Regiment [8] London Regiment [7] Wiltshire Regiment [7] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [6] West Yorkshire Regiment [6] Essex Regiment [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [5] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [5] Somerset Light Infantry [5] Welsh Regiment [5] Canadian Infantry [4] Grenadier Guards [4] Hampshire Regiment [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Royal Berkshire Regiment [4] South Wales Borderers [4] Bedfordshire Regiment [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Monmouthshire Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [3] South Staffordshire Regiment [3] Suffolk Regiment [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] Army Cyclist Corps [2] Army Ordnance Corps [2] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Border Regiment [2] Cameron Highlanders [2] Cheshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [303] Royal Navy [40] Canadian Expeditionary Force [21] Australian Imperial Force [20] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [16]

Last name first letter

M [400] O [1] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [394] Merchant Navy [3] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [6]

Frank George Merchant

Died 1918

British Army 62523 Private Lancashire Fusiliers

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Henry Merchant

Died 1918

British Army 525014 Corporal London Regiment

British Army 525014 Private London Regiment (London Scottish)

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Ernest M Merchant

Died 1917

British Army 17121 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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William T Merchant

Died 1917

British Army 27559 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Thomas G Merchant

Born 1895

Died 1914

British Army 11143 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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William Merchant

Born 1888

Died 1917

British Army 21691 Private Devonshire Regiment

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Richard W Merchant

Died 1918

British Army 5677 Private Welsh Regiment

British Army 241811 Private Welsh Regiment

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W J Merchant

Died 1918

British Army 16021 Private Essex Regiment

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Patrick Merchant

Died 1915

British Army 4054 Private Connaught Rangers

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Samuel Merchant

Died 1917

British Army 10066 Private South Staffordshire Regiment

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William Richard Merchant

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 128180 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 128180 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Septimus Joseph Merchant

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 148860 Sapper Royal Engineers

British Army WR/253792 Sapper Royal Engineers

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William John Merchant

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army 1160 Lance Corporal King Edward's Horse

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment

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Albert Merchant

Born 1890

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1057382

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1057382 Private Canadian Infantry

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John J. Merchant

Born 1895

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 440536

Canadian Expeditionary Force 440536 Private Canadian Infantry

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Arthur Frederick Merchant

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 318061

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William Henry Merchant

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 179515

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Dolphous Merchant

Australian Imperial Force T9241

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Hector Merchant

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 176008

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Albert Henry Merchant

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 187414

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