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Bristol, Gloucestershire [4]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [2]

Brooklyn New South Wales [2]

Middlesex [2]

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2]

York Western Australia [2]

Acton, Middlesex [1]

Albert Park Victoria [1]

Berkeley, Gloucestershire [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1]

Birchills [1]

Birmingham [1]

Bodenham, Herefordshire [1]

Bordesley Green, Birmingham [1]

Bradford, Yorkshire [1]

Bristol England [1]

Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [1]

Burnley Victoria [1]

Collyhurst, Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Cromarty, Cromartyshire, Scotland [1]

Dudley, Staffordshire [1]

Dudley, Worcestershire [1]

Gloucester, Gloucestershire [1]

Gloucestershire [1]

Gympie Queensland [1]

Hackney, London [1]

Hackney, London, Middlesex [1]

Hanley, Staffordshire [1]

Hawthorn Victoria [1]

Hereford, Herefordshire [1]

Islington, London [1]

Jerrys Plains New South Wales [1]

Kings Norton, Warwickshire [1]

Ladywood, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Leigh, Lancashire [1]

Leysdown, Kent [1]

Liverpool England [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]

London England [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Narrandera New South Wales [1]

Northwich, Cheshire [1]

Nottingham [1]

Peckham, South East London [1]

Poplar, London [1]

Richmond Victoria [1]

Rotherham, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [275]

Gunner [46]

Driver [29]

Corporal [20]

Serjeant [20]

Sapper [15]

Lance Corporal [7]

Pioneer [7]

Second Lieutenant [6]

Captain [5]

Lieutenant [5]

Acting Corporal [4]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Lance Serjeant [2]

Major [2]

Rifleman [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant Artillery Clerk [1]

Corporal Electrician [1]

Engineer Clerk/Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Engineer Lieutenant Commander [1]

Guardsman [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant /Acting Major [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Private /Lance Corporal [1]

Private Acting Corporal [1]

Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Second Lieutenant /Acting Captain [1]

Serjeant Major [1]

Signal Boy [1]

Squadron Serjeant Major [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

Stoker 1st class [1]

Superindending Clerk [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [52]

Labour Corps [37]

Royal Engineers [33]

Army Service Corps [32]

Machine Gun Corps [23]

Royal Garrison Artillery [23]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [20]

London Regiment [17]

South Staffordshire Regiment [17]

Royal Army Medical Corps [13]

Gloucestershire Regiment [11]

West Yorkshire Regiment [10]

Leicestershire Regiment [9]

Rifle Brigade [9]

Worcestershire Regiment [9]

Essex Regiment [7]

Somerset Light Infantry [7]

Tank Corps [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

King's Shropshire Light Infantry [6]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [6]

Manchester Regiment [6]

North Staffordshire Regiment [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Royal Fusiliers [6]

York and Lancaster Regiment [6]

Bedfordshire Regiment [5]

Dragoon Guards [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5]

Royal Army Service Corps [5]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [5]

The Queen's Regiment [5]

Herefordshire Regiment [4]

Lancashire Fusiliers [4]

Liverpool Regiment [4]

Middlesex Regiment [4]

Border Regiment [3]

British West Indies Regiment [3]

Cheshire Regiment [3]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3]

East Kent Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Lincolnshire Regiment [3]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3]

Royal Defence Corps [3]

Royal Irish Rifles [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Service

British Army [433]

Royal Navy [45]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [42]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [31]

Australian Imperial Force [20]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14]

Last name first letter

M [594]

Contribution

Military Service [588]

Merchant Navy [4]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

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Place of birth

Bristol, Gloucestershire [4] Birmingham, Warwickshire [2] Brooklyn New South Wales [2] Middlesex [2] Wolverhampton, Staffordshire [2] York Western Australia [2] Acton, Middlesex [1] Albert Park Victoria [1] Berkeley, Gloucestershire [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Bethnal Green, London, Middlesex [1] Birchills [1] Birmingham [1] Bodenham, Herefordshire [1] Bordesley Green, Birmingham [1] Bradford, Yorkshire [1] Bristol England [1] Bromsgrove, Worcestershire [1] Burnley Victoria [1] Collyhurst, Manchester, Lancashire [1] Cromarty, Cromartyshire, Scotland [1] Dudley, Staffordshire [1] Dudley, Worcestershire [1] Gloucester, Gloucestershire [1] Gloucestershire [1] Gympie Queensland [1] Hackney, London [1] Hackney, London, Middlesex [1] Hanley, Staffordshire [1] Hawthorn Victoria [1] Hereford, Herefordshire [1] Islington, London [1] Jerrys Plains New South Wales [1] Kings Norton, Warwickshire [1] Ladywood, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Leigh, Lancashire [1] Leysdown, Kent [1] Liverpool England [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1] London England [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Marylebone, London [1] Narrandera New South Wales [1] Northwich, Cheshire [1] Nottingham [1] Peckham, South East London [1] Poplar, London [1] Richmond Victoria [1] Rotherham, Yorkshire [1]

Rank

Private [275] Gunner [46] Driver [29] Corporal [20] Serjeant [20] Sapper [15] Lance Corporal [7] Pioneer [7] Second Lieutenant [6] Captain [5] Lieutenant [5] Acting Corporal [4] Company Serjeant Major [4] Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Able Seaman [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Lance Serjeant [2] Major [2] Rifleman [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Captain [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant Artillery Clerk [1] Corporal Electrician [1] Engineer Clerk/Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Engineer Lieutenant Commander [1] Guardsman [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant /Acting Major [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Private /Lance Corporal [1] Private Acting Corporal [1] Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Second Lieutenant /Acting Captain [1] Serjeant Major [1] Signal Boy [1] Squadron Serjeant Major [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] Stoker 1st class [1] Superindending Clerk [1] Temporary Captain [1] Worker [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [52] Labour Corps [37] Royal Engineers [33] Army Service Corps [32] Machine Gun Corps [23] Royal Garrison Artillery [23] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [20] London Regiment [17] South Staffordshire Regiment [17] Royal Army Medical Corps [13] Gloucestershire Regiment [11] West Yorkshire Regiment [10] Leicestershire Regiment [9] Rifle Brigade [9] Worcestershire Regiment [9] Essex Regiment [7] Somerset Light Infantry [7] Tank Corps [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] King's Shropshire Light Infantry [6] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [6] Manchester Regiment [6] North Staffordshire Regiment [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Royal Fusiliers [6] York and Lancaster Regiment [6] Bedfordshire Regiment [5] Dragoon Guards [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [5] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5] Royal Army Service Corps [5] Royal Berkshire Regiment [5] The Queen's Regiment [5] Herefordshire Regiment [4] Lancashire Fusiliers [4] Liverpool Regiment [4] Middlesex Regiment [4] Border Regiment [3] British West Indies Regiment [3] Cheshire Regiment [3] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [3] East Kent Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Lincolnshire Regiment [3] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [3] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [3] Royal Defence Corps [3] Royal Irish Rifles [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

Service

British Army [433] Royal Navy [45] Canadian Expeditionary Force [42] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [31] Australian Imperial Force [20] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [14]

Last name first letter

M [594]

Contribution

Military Service [588] Merchant Navy [4] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [11]

Robert Francis Merrick

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army 29525 Private Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry

British Army 35731 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Frederick William Merrick

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 373612 Rifleman London Regiment 2nd/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 6722 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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George Merrick

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 14505 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

British Army 7682 Private South Staffordshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 14505 Serjeant Machine Gun Corps

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Arthur Merrick

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army 9412 Private South Staffordshire Regiment 3rd Battalion

British Army 63987 Private Royal Defence Corps 10th Protection Company

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John Francis Henry Merrick

Born 1884

Died 1916

British Army GS/15498 Private Royal Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

British Army 84605 Royal Field Artillery

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Ashton Lionel Merrick

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army 118163 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 118163 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) 55th Btn

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Richard Merrick

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 118142

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Charles Merrick

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 277012

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Alfred Hallam Merrick

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 71570

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Thomas James Merrick

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 1710 Serjeant Major Royal Field Artillery

British Army Major Royal Field Artillery

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Alfred Merrick

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 91562

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William Henry Merrick

Died 1917

British Army 45160 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 45160 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Sidney George Merrick

Born 1895

Died 1918

British Army 305020 Company Serjeant Major Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1/8th Territorial Battalion.

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Henry Merrick

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 294526

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Sidney Bruce Merrick

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 236152

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James Merrick

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 43145 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 45047 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment 5th Battalion

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Vincent Merrick

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 19319 Private Prince Of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment) 6th Battalion

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Thomas Merrick

Died 1916

British Army 9238 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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George Gerald Merrick

Born 1896

Died 1920

British Army 265065 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army 265065 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)

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Henry James Merrick

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 308978

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