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Mannum South Australia [5]

London, Middlesex, England [4]

Wilmington South Australia [4]

Horsham, Sussex [3]

London England [3]

Petersfield, Hampshire [3]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [3]

Washington, Sussex [3]

Bognor, Sussex [2]

Camberwell Victoria [2]

Chard, Somerset [2]

Chinchilla Queensland [2]

Fulham, London [2]

Hughenden Queensland [2]

Leeds, Yorkshire [2]

Southampton, Hampshire [2]

St Lawrence Queensland [2]

Stourbridge, Worcestershire [2]

Westminster, Middlesex [2]

Worthing, Sussex [2]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Alresford, Hampshire [1]

Ashchurch, Gloucestershire [1]

Avebury, Wiltshire [1]

Bacup, Lancashire [1]

Ballarat Victoria [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Binstead, Alton, Hampshire [1]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [1]

Bishop Waltham, Hampshire [1]

Bishop's Cannings, Wiltshire, [1]

Black Flat Victoria [1]

Bolton England [1]

Borough, London [1]

Botley, Hampshire [1]

Bow, London [1]

Brisbane Queensland [1]

Bromley Green, Ashford, Kent [1]

Broomfield Victoria [1]

Buln Buln Victoria [1]

Bundaberg Queensland [1]

Burley, Bishop Waltham [1]

COMPTON, HANTS [1]

Camberwell, London [1]

Camberwell, Surrey [1]

Camden Town, London [1]

Canterbury Victoria [1]

Cardiff, Glamorgan [1]

Carshalton, London [1]

Chester England [1]

Rank

Private [378]

Gunner [43]

Driver [36]

Corporal [30]

Serjeant [26]

Lance Corporal [15]

Sapper [10]

Bombardier [7]

Lieutenant [6]

Acting Serjeant [5]

Pioneer [5]

Captain [4]

Able Seaman [3]

Acting Corporal [3]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Major [3]

Rifleman [3]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Drummer [2]

Gunner Acting Bombardier [2]

Trooper [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Gunner [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Assistant Steward [1]

Battery Serjeant Major [1]

C. QMR. SERJT [1]

Colonel [1]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major/Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1]

Cyclist [1]

Farrier Staff Serjeant [1]

Farrier Staff Serjeantt [1]

Lance Captain [1]

Lance Corporal [ Sick birth attendant ] [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Lieutenant Colonel and Quarter Master [1]

Major and Quarter Master [1]

Private Serjeant [1]

Rough Rider [1]

Saddler [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Sergeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [57]

Labour Corps [54]

Army Service Corps [40]

Royal Engineers [34]

London Regiment [33]

Hampshire Regiment [30]

Royal Garrison Artillery [25]

Royal Sussex Regiment [25]

The Queen's Regiment [23]

Wiltshire Regiment [22]

Royal Fusiliers [19]

Middlesex Regiment [16]

West Yorkshire Regiment [13]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [12]

Machine Gun Corps [11]

Royal West Kent Regiment [11]

Gloucestershire Regiment [10]

Durham Light Infantry [9]

Essex Regiment [9]

Rifle Brigade [9]

Royal Army Medical Corps [9]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [9]

Worcestershire Regiment [9]

East Surrey Regiment [8]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [8]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [7]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [7]

Somerset Light Infantry [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [6]

Canadian Infantry [5]

Devonshire Regiment [5]

Northamptonshire Regiment [5]

Northumberland Fusiliers [5]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [5]

Tank Corps [5]

Leicestershire Regiment [4]

Royal Army Service Corps [4]

Royal Horse Artillery [4]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4]

South Lancashire Regiment [4]

West Riding Regiment [4]

Grenadier Guards [3]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3]

North Staffordshire Regiment [3]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Bedfordshire Regiment [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

Service

British Army [560]

Royal Navy [91]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [77]

Australian Imperial Force [50]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [44]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11]

Last name first letter

M [847]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [829]

Merchant Navy [11]

Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [22]

South Africa [2]

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Mannum South Australia [5] London, Middlesex, England [4] Wilmington South Australia [4] Horsham, Sussex [3] London England [3] Petersfield, Hampshire [3] Portsmouth, Hampshire [3] Washington, Sussex [3] Bognor, Sussex [2] Camberwell Victoria [2] Chard, Somerset [2] Chinchilla Queensland [2] Fulham, London [2] Hughenden Queensland [2] Leeds, Yorkshire [2] Southampton, Hampshire [2] St Lawrence Queensland [2] Stourbridge, Worcestershire [2] Westminster, Middlesex [2] Worthing, Sussex [2] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Alresford, Hampshire [1] Ashchurch, Gloucestershire [1] Avebury, Wiltshire [1] Bacup, Lancashire [1] Ballarat Victoria [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Binstead, Alton, Hampshire [1] Birkenhead, Cheshire [1] Bishop Waltham, Hampshire [1] Bishop's Cannings, Wiltshire, [1] Black Flat Victoria [1] Bolton England [1] Borough, London [1] Botley, Hampshire [1] Bow, London [1] Brisbane Queensland [1] Bromley Green, Ashford, Kent [1] Broomfield Victoria [1] Buln Buln Victoria [1] Bundaberg Queensland [1] Burley, Bishop Waltham [1] COMPTON, HANTS [1] Camberwell, London [1] Camberwell, Surrey [1] Camden Town, London [1] Canterbury Victoria [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Carshalton, London [1] Chester England [1]

Rank

Private [378] Gunner [43] Driver [36] Corporal [30] Serjeant [26] Lance Corporal [15] Sapper [10] Bombardier [7] Lieutenant [6] Acting Serjeant [5] Pioneer [5] Captain [4] Able Seaman [3] Acting Corporal [3] Colour Serjeant [3] Major [3] Rifleman [3] Acting Bombardier [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Drummer [2] Gunner Acting Bombardier [2] Trooper [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Acting Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Gunner [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Assistant Steward [1] Battery Serjeant Major [1] C. QMR. SERJT [1] Colonel [1] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Company Quartermaster Serjeant [1] Company Serjeant Major/Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [1] Cyclist [1] Farrier Staff Serjeant [1] Farrier Staff Serjeantt [1] Lance Captain [1] Lance Corporal [ Sick birth attendant ] [1] Leading Seaman [1] Leading Stoker [1] Lieutenant Colonel and Quarter Master [1] Major and Quarter Master [1] Private Serjeant [1] Rough Rider [1] Saddler [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Sergeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [57] Labour Corps [54] Army Service Corps [40] Royal Engineers [34] London Regiment [33] Hampshire Regiment [30] Royal Garrison Artillery [25] Royal Sussex Regiment [25] The Queen's Regiment [23] Wiltshire Regiment [22] Royal Fusiliers [19] Middlesex Regiment [16] West Yorkshire Regiment [13] Royal Berkshire Regiment [12] Machine Gun Corps [11] Royal West Kent Regiment [11] Gloucestershire Regiment [10] Durham Light Infantry [9] Essex Regiment [9] Rifle Brigade [9] Royal Army Medical Corps [9] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division [9] Worcestershire Regiment [9] East Surrey Regiment [8] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [8] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [8] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [7] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [7] Somerset Light Infantry [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [6] Canadian Infantry [5] Devonshire Regiment [5] Northamptonshire Regiment [5] Northumberland Fusiliers [5] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [5] Tank Corps [5] Leicestershire Regiment [4] Royal Army Service Corps [4] Royal Horse Artillery [4] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [4] South Lancashire Regiment [4] West Riding Regiment [4] Grenadier Guards [3] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [3] North Staffordshire Regiment [3] Royal Lancaster Regiment [3] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Bedfordshire Regiment [2] Corps of Hussars [2]

Service

British Army [560] Royal Navy [91] Canadian Expeditionary Force [77] Australian Imperial Force [50] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [44] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [11]

Last name first letter

M [847] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [829] Merchant Navy [11] Conscientious Objector [4]

Country

United Kingdom [22] South Africa [2]

Frederick Merritt

Born 1894

Died 1965

British Army 17428 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

British Army Gunner Royal Field Artillery 170th Brigade

British Army 17428 Corporal Royal Field Artillery 170th Brigade

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Simon Merritt

Born 1871

Died 1915

British Army 3/256 Company Quarter Master Serjeant Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 3/256 Acting Colour Serjeant Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 3/256 Company Quartermaster Serjeant Wiltshire Regiment

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George Henry Merritt

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 4/2834 Private Hampshire Regiment 4th Battalion

British Army 200763 Private Hampshire Regiment 4th Battalion

British Army 14912 Private Hampshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Frederick James Merritt

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army GS/25319 Lance Corporal Royal Fusiliers 8th Battalion

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Percival Charles Merritt

Born 1885

Died 1915

Australian Imperial Force 568 Private Australian Infantry 11th Infantry Battalion

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George Henry Merritt

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 14912 Private Hampshire Regiment

British Army 14912 Private Hampshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Sidney Albert Merritt

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army 7384 Private Wiltshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 7384 Lance Corporal Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 7384 Corporal Wiltshire Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Frank Merritt

Born 1879

Died 1918

Royal Navy 9984 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

Royal Navy PLY/9984 Lance Corporal [ Sick birth attendant ] Royal Marine Light Infantry, HMS Vindictive 4th Royal Marines Battalion, Plymouth Division

Royal Navy PLY/9984 Private HMS Lion

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Alfred Merritt

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 1309 Private London Regiment 20th (County of London) Battalion (Blackheath and Woolwich Rifles)

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Richard Dusgate Merritt

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army G/73315 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army 91902 Private Durham Light Infantry

British Army 63714 Training Reserve

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Robert Henry Merritt

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 63374 Serjeant Royal Field Artillery

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Albert Merritt

Born 1874

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 282635

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Joseph Merritt

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 163964

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Alfred George Merritt

Born 1891

Died 1917

Royal Navy 240074 Leading Seaman H.M.S. "Canada"

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Cecil Mack Merritt

Born 1877

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force Captain 16th Battalion

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William Joseph Merritt

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 204695

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Wilson Merritt

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 37698

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William Arthur Merritt

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 146913

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John Merritt

Born 1880

Died 1917

Royal Navy 10581 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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George Carden Merritt

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 309189

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