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London, Middlesex, England [4]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Ballarat, Victoria [2]

Charlton, Kent [2]

Fulham, London [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Port Adelaide South Australia [2]

Southport, Lancashire [2]

Annan Scotland [1]

Battersea England [1]

Belgrave, London [1]

Boonah Queensland [1]

Braintree, Essex [1]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [1]

Buckingham England [1]

Christchurch [1]

Covent Garden, London [1]

Dalston, Cumberland [1]

East Ham, Essex [1]

Epwell, Banbury, Oxfordshire [1]

Exeter [1]

Guildford, Surrey [1]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1]

Ipswich Queensland [1]

Kensington, London, Middlesex [1]

Kilburn, London [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Leichhardt New South Wales [1]

Manor Park, London [1]

Marylebone, London [1]

Maryport England [1]

Maryport, Cumberland [1]

Newcastle New South Wales [1]

Notting Hill, London [1]

Notting Hill, Middlesex [1]

Oxford [1]

Oxford, Oxfordshire [1]

Paddington, London [1]

Penola South Australia [1]

Plaistow, London [1]

Putney [1]

Rugby England [1]

Saint Pancras, London [1]

Saint Thomas Scarborough, Yorkshire [1]

Sapcote, Leicestershire [1]

Seaham Harbour, Durham [1]

Seven Hills South Australia [1]

Shirley, Croydon, Surrey [1]

Southwark, London [1]

St Pancras, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [256]

Gunner [30]

Driver [25]

Serjeant [15]

Corporal [14]

Sapper [14]

Lance Corporal [10]

Lieutenant [7]

Acting Serjeant [6]

Bombardier [6]

Captain [5]

Lance Serjeant [4]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Pioneer [4]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [2]

Major [2]

Rifleman [2]

Trooper [2]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Armament Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Bandsman [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Bugler [1]

CPL [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Drummer [1]

Farrier Serjeant [1]

Filter [1]

Fireman [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Private Driver [1]

Second Corporal [1]

Sergeant [1]

Serjeant /Temporary Staff Serjeant [1]

Serjeant Private [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Staff Paymaster [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Stoker2nd Class [1]

Temporary Staff Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [40]

Labour Corps [32]

Royal Engineers [28]

London Regiment [27]

Army Service Corps [24]

Middlesex Regiment [20]

Royal Garrison Artillery [20]

Royal Army Medical Corps [18]

Machine Gun Corps [15]

Border Regiment [11]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [11]

Royal Fusiliers [11]

Bedfordshire Regiment [9]

Rifle Brigade [9]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [9]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [8]

East Surrey Regiment [7]

Hampshire Regiment [7]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

Worcestershire Regiment [7]

Devonshire Regiment [6]

Essex Regiment [6]

Scottish Rifles [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

South Lancashire Regiment [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Wiltshire Regiment [5]

Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Corps of Hussars [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Royal Horse Artillery [4]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [4]

Tank Corps [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Dorsetshire Regiment [3]

Liverpool Regiment [3]

Northamptonshire Regiment [3]

Royal Air Force [3]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Royal Naval Reserve [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

Seaforth Highlanders [3]

Somerset Light Infantry [3]

Supply and Transport Corps [3]

HMS Victory I [2]

Hertfordshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [398]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [41]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [33]

Royal Navy [33]

Australian Imperial Force [17]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7]

Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

M [544]

Contribution

Military Service [525]

Merchant Navy [12]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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Place of birth

London, Middlesex, England [4] Adelaide South Australia [2] Ballarat, Victoria [2] Charlton, Kent [2] Fulham, London [2] London, Middlesex [2] Port Adelaide South Australia [2] Southport, Lancashire [2] Annan Scotland [1] Battersea England [1] Belgrave, London [1] Boonah Queensland [1] Braintree, Essex [1] Bristol, Gloucestershire [1] Buckingham England [1] Christchurch [1] Covent Garden, London [1] Dalston, Cumberland [1] East Ham, Essex [1] Epwell, Banbury, Oxfordshire [1] Exeter [1] Guildford, Surrey [1] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] Ipswich Queensland [1] Kensington, London, Middlesex [1] Kilburn, London [1] Lambeth, London [1] Leichhardt New South Wales [1] Manor Park, London [1] Marylebone, London [1] Maryport England [1] Maryport, Cumberland [1] Newcastle New South Wales [1] Notting Hill, London [1] Notting Hill, Middlesex [1] Oxford [1] Oxford, Oxfordshire [1] Paddington, London [1] Penola South Australia [1] Plaistow, London [1] Putney [1] Rugby England [1] Saint Pancras, London [1] Saint Thomas Scarborough, Yorkshire [1] Sapcote, Leicestershire [1] Seaham Harbour, Durham [1] Seven Hills South Australia [1] Shirley, Croydon, Surrey [1] Southwark, London [1] St Pancras, Middlesex [1]

Rank

Private [256] Gunner [30] Driver [25] Serjeant [15] Corporal [14] Sapper [14] Lance Corporal [10] Lieutenant [7] Acting Serjeant [6] Bombardier [6] Captain [5] Lance Serjeant [4] Ordinary Seaman [4] Pioneer [4] Second Lieutenant [4] Acting Bombardier [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Deck Hand [2] Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class [2] Major [2] Rifleman [2] Trooper [2] Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Armament Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Bandsman [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Bugler [1] CPL [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Drummer [1] Farrier Serjeant [1] Filter [1] Fireman [1] Nursing Sister [1] Private Driver [1] Second Corporal [1] Sergeant [1] Serjeant /Temporary Staff Serjeant [1] Serjeant Private [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Staff Nurse [1] Staff Paymaster [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Stoker2nd Class [1] Temporary Staff Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [40] Labour Corps [32] Royal Engineers [28] London Regiment [27] Army Service Corps [24] Middlesex Regiment [20] Royal Garrison Artillery [20] Royal Army Medical Corps [18] Machine Gun Corps [15] Border Regiment [11] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [11] Royal Fusiliers [11] Bedfordshire Regiment [9] Rifle Brigade [9] Royal Berkshire Regiment [9] King's Royal Rifle Corps [8] East Surrey Regiment [7] Hampshire Regiment [7] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] Worcestershire Regiment [7] Devonshire Regiment [6] Essex Regiment [6] Scottish Rifles [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] South Lancashire Regiment [5] West Yorkshire Regiment [5] Wiltshire Regiment [5] Yorkshire Regiment [5] Corps of Hussars [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] Royal Horse Artillery [4] Royal Lancaster Regiment [4] Tank Corps [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Army Ordnance Corps [3] Canadian Infantry [3] Coldstream Guards [3] Dorsetshire Regiment [3] Liverpool Regiment [3] Northamptonshire Regiment [3] Royal Air Force [3] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [3] Royal Naval Reserve [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] Seaforth Highlanders [3] Somerset Light Infantry [3] Supply and Transport Corps [3] HMS Victory I [2] Hertfordshire Regiment [2]

Service

British Army [398] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [41] Canadian Expeditionary Force [33] Royal Navy [33] Australian Imperial Force [17] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [7] Other Empire Force [3]

Last name first letter

M [544]

Contribution

Military Service [525] Merchant Navy [12] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

William Thomas Messenger

Born 1888

Died 1916

British Army 4203 Private London Regiment

British Army 531695 Private London Regiment

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Thomas William Messenger

Born 1866

Died 1918

British Army 1796 Private London Regiment

British Army 350341 CPL London Regiment 7th(City of London) Battalion

British Army 350341 Corporal London Regiment 7th (City of London) Battalion

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George Herbert Messenger

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 27736

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Frederick George Messenger

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 118402

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Gilbert Messenger

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 17517 Private Border Regiment 11th Battalion

British Army 17517 Lance Corporal Border Regiment 11th Battalion

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Edward Messenger

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 1845 Private Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion

British Army 1845 Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 6th Battalion

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Thomas George Messenger

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 134170

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Ernest James Messenger

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 63816

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Charles Hervey Messenger

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 11068

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Arthur Edward Messenger

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 148579

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Fred Messenger

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 52765

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Sidney William Messenger

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 230176

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Harold Edgar Messenger

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 223371

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Charles William Messenger

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 209498

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Wilfrid Chaundler Messenger

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army 132 Rifleman Rand Rifles

British Army Captain Rifle Brigade

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George Augustine Messenger

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 218286

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Arthur Edward Messenger

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 226049

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Frank Warren Messenger

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 52663

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Frank Vero Messenger

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 403086

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Francis Joseph Messenger

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 14160

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