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London England [6]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire [5]

Newport, Monmouthshire [5]

Sydney New South Wales [5]

Chatham, Kent [4]

Manchester, Lancashire [4]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Bankstown New South Wales [2]

Beeac Victoria [2]

Bolton, Lancashire [2]

Bow, London [2]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2]

Congleton, Cheshire [2]

Dublin [2]

Five Dock New South Wales [2]

Hartley Vale New South Wales [2]

Hobart Tasmania [2]

Hyson Green, Nottinghamshire [2]

Ipswich Queensland [2]

Islington, London [2]

Leichhardt New South Wales [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

Llandinam, Montgomeryshire [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Richmond Victoria [2]

Ross, Herefordshire [2]

Shrewsbury, Shropshire [2]

Welshpool, Montgomeryshire [2]

Worcestershire [2]

194 Cleethorpe Rd Grimsby [1]

Aberdare, Glamorganshire [1]

Aberynon, Glamorgan [1]

Accrington, Lancashire, England [1]

Albury New South Wales [1]

All Saints, Warwick, Warwickshire [1]

Anglesea Wales [1]

Badminton England [1]

Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bebington, Cheshire [1]

Bedminster, Somerset [1]

Bedwellty, Monmouthshire [1]

Bermondsey England [1]

Bermondsey, London [1]

Bettisfield, Flintshire [1]

Blackfriars, Middlesex [1]

Blaina, Mon. [1]

Bletchley, Buckinghamshire [1]

Rank

Private [706]

Driver [72]

Gunner [65]

Sapper [59]

Corporal [55]

Serjeant [51]

Second Lieutenant [30]

Lieutenant [29]

Captain [25]

Lance Corporal [23]

Pioneer [12]

Acting Corporal [11]

Acting Serjeant [10]

Major [10]

Bombardier [5]

Rifleman [5]

Worker [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Guardsman [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [2]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2]

Bugler [2]

Captain /Acting Major [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Trooper [2]

3rd Serjeant [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Bandsman [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Deck Hand [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Farrier Serjeant /Acting Farrier Staff Serjeant [1]

Forewoman [1]

L Bombadier [1]

Lance Bombadier [1]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [95]

Royal Engineers [91]

Labour Corps [85]

Army Service Corps [67]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [48]

Royal Garrison Artillery [47]

Royal Army Medical Corps [41]

Machine Gun Corps [39]

Welsh Regiment [39]

South Wales Borderers [37]

Cheshire Regiment [29]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [28]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [26]

Liverpool Regiment [26]

Shropshire Light Infantry [25]

Manchester Regiment [24]

Monmouthshire Regiment [24]

London Regiment [23]

Worcestershire Regiment [21]

Gloucestershire Regiment [18]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [17]

Royal Fusiliers [17]

Royal Army Service Corps [16]

Lancashire Fusiliers [13]

South Staffordshire Regiment [13]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [12]

Rifle Brigade [12]

Grenadier Guards [11]

Royal Defence Corps [11]

Hampshire Regiment [10]

Royal Air Force [10]

West Riding Regiment [10]

Yorkshire Regiment [10]

East Surrey Regiment [9]

Somerset Light Infantry [9]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

North Staffordshire Regiment [8]

Welsh Guards [8]

Coldstream Guards [7]

Hussars [7]

Tank Corps [7]

The Queen's Regiment [7]

Bedfordshire Regiment [6]

Border Regiment [6]

Corps of Hussars [6]

Devonshire Regiment [6]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6]

Royal Flying Corps [6]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [6]

Royal Naval Division [6]

Service

British Army [1109]

Royal Navy [91]

Australian Imperial Force [77]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [70]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [67]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [15]

Indian Army [2]

Other Empire Force [1]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

M [1457]

D [1]

G [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1433]

Merchant Navy [17]

Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [29]

France [1]

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London England [6] Birmingham, Warwickshire [5] Liverpool, Lancashire [5] Newport, Monmouthshire [5] Sydney New South Wales [5] Chatham, Kent [4] Manchester, Lancashire [4] Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Bankstown New South Wales [2] Beeac Victoria [2] Bolton, Lancashire [2] Bow, London [2] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [2] Congleton, Cheshire [2] Dublin [2] Five Dock New South Wales [2] Hartley Vale New South Wales [2] Hobart Tasmania [2] Hyson Green, Nottinghamshire [2] Ipswich Queensland [2] Islington, London [2] Leichhardt New South Wales [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] Llandinam, Montgomeryshire [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Richmond Victoria [2] Ross, Herefordshire [2] Shrewsbury, Shropshire [2] Welshpool, Montgomeryshire [2] Worcestershire [2] 194 Cleethorpe Rd Grimsby [1] Aberdare, Glamorganshire [1] Aberynon, Glamorgan [1] Accrington, Lancashire, England [1] Albury New South Wales [1] All Saints, Warwick, Warwickshire [1] Anglesea Wales [1] Badminton England [1] Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire [1] Battersea, London [1] Bebington, Cheshire [1] Bedminster, Somerset [1] Bedwellty, Monmouthshire [1] Bermondsey England [1] Bermondsey, London [1] Bettisfield, Flintshire [1] Blackfriars, Middlesex [1] Blaina, Mon. [1] Bletchley, Buckinghamshire [1]

Rank

Private [706] Driver [72] Gunner [65] Sapper [59] Corporal [55] Serjeant [51] Second Lieutenant [30] Lieutenant [29] Captain [25] Lance Corporal [23] Pioneer [12] Acting Corporal [11] Acting Serjeant [10] Major [10] Bombardier [5] Rifleman [5] Worker [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Guardsman [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [2] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [2] Bugler [2] Captain /Acting Major [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Temporary Captain [2] Trooper [2] 3rd Serjeant [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Bandsman [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Deck Hand [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Farrier Serjeant /Acting Farrier Staff Serjeant [1] Forewoman [1] L Bombadier [1] Lance Bombadier [1] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [95] Royal Engineers [91] Labour Corps [85] Army Service Corps [67] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [48] Royal Garrison Artillery [47] Royal Army Medical Corps [41] Machine Gun Corps [39] Welsh Regiment [39] South Wales Borderers [37] Cheshire Regiment [29] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [28] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [26] Liverpool Regiment [26] Shropshire Light Infantry [25] Manchester Regiment [24] Monmouthshire Regiment [24] London Regiment [23] Worcestershire Regiment [21] Gloucestershire Regiment [18] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [17] Royal Fusiliers [17] Royal Army Service Corps [16] Lancashire Fusiliers [13] South Staffordshire Regiment [13] King's Royal Rifle Corps [12] Rifle Brigade [12] Grenadier Guards [11] Royal Defence Corps [11] Hampshire Regiment [10] Royal Air Force [10] West Riding Regiment [10] Yorkshire Regiment [10] East Surrey Regiment [9] Somerset Light Infantry [9] Middlesex Regiment [8] North Staffordshire Regiment [8] Welsh Guards [8] Coldstream Guards [7] Hussars [7] Tank Corps [7] The Queen's Regiment [7] Bedfordshire Regiment [6] Border Regiment [6] Corps of Hussars [6] Devonshire Regiment [6] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [6] Royal Flying Corps [6] Royal Lancaster Regiment [6] Royal Naval Division [6]

Service

British Army [1109] Royal Navy [91] Australian Imperial Force [77] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [70] Canadian Expeditionary Force [67] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [15] Indian Army [2] Other Empire Force [1] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

M [1457] D [1] G [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1433] Merchant Navy [17] Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [29] France [1]

Robert Meredith

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 32653 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 32653 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 8th Battalion

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George Henry Alias Harry Or Henry Meredith

Born 1889

British Army 19868 Corporal Royal Field Artillery

British Army 19868 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Royal Field Artillery

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Alfred Edwin Meredith

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army SR-8347 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 283347 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 283347 Un.Pd L/Cpl Royal Garrison Artillery

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Charles James Meredith

Born 1880

Died 1916

British Army 11419 Private Gloucestershire Regiment 8th Service Battalion.

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John Collins Meredith

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 312 Driver Royal Engineers Transport

British Army 446040 Driver Royal Engineers Transport

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 43rd Battery, 24th Brigade

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George Henry Meredith

Born 1887

Died 1914

British Army 8558 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Bertie Thomas Meredith

Born 1882

Died 1966

British Army 128529 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Lance Bombadier

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Philip Russell Meredith

Born 1895

Died 1964

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Scots

British Army Lieutenant Machine Gun Corps

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Herbert Meredith

Born 1890

Died 1980

British Army Lieutenant North Staffordshire Regiment

British Army Acting Major North Staffordshire Regiment

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Edward Meredith

Died 1917

British Army 306983 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 306983 Lance Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Arthur Edward Meredith

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 2628 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Isaac Rees Meredith

Born 1882

Died 1959

British Army 7072 Private South Wales Borderers 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 7072 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Edward Myles Meredith

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant General List

British Army 1470 Serjeant North Irish Horse

British Army Lieutenant Royal Air Force 21st Squadron

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Charles Ernest Meredith

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 6753 Private Royal Scots

British Army 350175 Private Highland Light Infantry 9th (Glasgow Highland) Battalion (Territorial)

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Owen Watkin Wynn Harding Meredith

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 8365 Private Labour Corps Officer Training Corps

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant General List

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Second Lieutenant 64 Squadron

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Arthur Meredith

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 67799

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Charles Meredith

Born 1874

Died 1914

British Army 3901 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

British Army 11985 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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James Meredith

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 16921 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army 16921 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Phillip Meredith

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 62925

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Edgar Stuart Meredith

Born 1892

Died 1915

British Army 1962 Private London Regiment

British Army 1962 Private London Regiment 1/15 lond Battalion

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