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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]

Worcestershire Regiment [8]

East Surrey Regiment [7]

Hampshire Regiment [7]

Northumberland Fusiliers [7]

Devonshire Regiment [6]

Essex Regiment [6]

Scottish Rifles [6]

Wiltshire Regiment [6]

East Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Gloucestershire Regiment [5]

South Lancashire Regiment [5]

West Yorkshire Regiment [5]

Corps of Hussars [4]

Durham Light Infantry [4]

Royal Horse Artillery [4]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [4]

The Queen's Regiment [4]

Yorkshire 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]

Tank 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

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Contribution

Military Service [525]

Merchant Navy [12]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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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] Worcestershire Regiment [8] East Surrey Regiment [7] Hampshire Regiment [7] Northumberland Fusiliers [7] Devonshire Regiment [6] Essex Regiment [6] Scottish Rifles [6] Wiltshire Regiment [6] East Yorkshire Regiment [5] Gloucestershire Regiment [5] South Lancashire Regiment [5] West Yorkshire Regiment [5] Corps of Hussars [4] Durham Light Infantry [4] Royal Horse Artillery [4] Royal Lancaster Regiment [4] The Queen's Regiment [4] Yorkshire 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] Tank 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]

George Arthur Messenger

Australian Imperial Force 2611

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William Messenger

Born 1863

Died 1915

British Army SS/13584 Private Army Service Corps

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Arthur Sanderson Messenger

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 114056 Private Royal Army Medical Corps

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Samuel George Messenger

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 181977

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William Messenger

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 43969 Private Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 64624 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Herbert Sydney (bert) Messenger

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 104681 Private Machine Gun Corps

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Edward Messenger

Australian Imperial Force 127

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John Messenger

Born 1887

Died 1914

Other Empire Force 7291 Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class Royal Australian Navy - HMAS AE1

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James Messenger

Died 1918

British Army 39905 Private East Lancashire Regiment

British Army 128672 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Donald Owen James Messenger

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 181285

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William Messenger

Born 1865

Died 1918

British Army 3644 Private Devonshire Regiment

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George Messenger

Australian Imperial Force

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Arthur Stanley Messenger

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 219942

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Leonard William Messenger

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 55583 Driver Royal Horse Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Horse and Royal Field Artillery

British Army 55583 Sergeant Royal Horse and Royal Field Artillery

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Frank Messenger

Born 1876

Died 1917

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 21297 Auckland Infantry Regiment

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George Messenger

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 125932

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Ernest Messenger

Died 1917

British Army 4036 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 70740 Private Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 70740 Private Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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Oswald Harper Messenger

Born 1898

Died 1918

Royal Navy J58667 Ordinary Seaman HMS Victory I

Royal Navy DA 13371 Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 13371DA Deck Hand Royal Naval Reserve - H.M. Drifter "W. Elliott."

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George Messenger

Born 1895

Died 1915

British Army 8357 Driver Royal Field Artillery

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Alfred James Messenger

Born 1892

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 22226

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