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Blyth, Northumberland [2]

Carshalton, Surrey [2]

Crawley, Sussex [2]

Ballarat East Victoria [1]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Bow, Middlesex, England [1]

Castleford, Yorkshire [1]

Coolgardie Western Australia [1]

Cranbourne, Dorset [1]

Edinburgh, Midlothian [1]

Eynsham, Oxfordshire [1]

Galashiels, Selkirk [1]

Hamilton Victoria [1]

Horsham, Sussex [1]

Kilburn, Middlesex [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Molong New South Wales [1]

Newcastle on Tyne [1]

Penrith New South Wales [1]

Popham Hampshire [1]

Portsea, Hampshire [1]

Reading, Berkshire [1]

Rockhampton Queensland [1]

Salisbury, Dorset [1]

St George's in the East, London [1]

Swansea, Glamorganshire [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Walcot, Somerset [1]

Rank

Private [85]

Corporal [7]

Driver [6]

Gunner [5]

Lance Corporal [5]

Serjeant [5]

Pioneer [4]

Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Captain [2]

Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Sapper [2]

Acting Corporal [1]

Acting Major [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Band Corporal [1]

Major [1]

Rifleman [1]

Rifleman (reverted at own request) [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Temporary Major [1]

Trimmer [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [14]

Royal Engineers [12]

Royal Army Medical Corps [11]

Dorsetshire Regiment [6]

Royal Field Artillery [6]

Army Service Corps [5]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [5]

London Regiment [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [4]

Wiltshire Regiment [4]

British Red Cross Society [3]

Coldstream Guards [3]

Devonshire Regiment [3]

Hampshire Regiment [3]

Manchester Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [3]

Royal Naval Division [3]

Royal Scots [3]

The Queen's Regiment [3]

Army Veterinary Corps [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Gordon Highlanders [2]

Graves Registration Units [2]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Royal Defence Corps [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2]

Scottish Rifles [2]

Seaforth Highlanders [2]

Somerset Light Infantry [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Welsh Guards [2]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1]

Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery [1]

Bedfordshire Regiment [1]

Border Regiment [1]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1]

Canadian Field Artillery [1]

City of London Territorial Force [1]

Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

Gloucestershire Regiment [1]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1]

Labour Corps ex London Regiment [1]

Liverpool Regiment [1]

Military Foot Police [1]

Military Mounted Police [1]

Service

British Army [129]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20]

Royal Navy [18]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [9]

Australian Imperial Force [7]

Last name first letter

M [186]

Contribution

Military Service [181]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

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Place of birth

Blyth, Northumberland [2] Carshalton, Surrey [2] Crawley, Sussex [2] Ballarat East Victoria [1] Basingstoke, Hampshire [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Bow, Middlesex, England [1] Castleford, Yorkshire [1] Coolgardie Western Australia [1] Cranbourne, Dorset [1] Edinburgh, Midlothian [1] Eynsham, Oxfordshire [1] Galashiels, Selkirk [1] Hamilton Victoria [1] Horsham, Sussex [1] Kilburn, Middlesex [1] Lambeth, London [1] Molong New South Wales [1] Newcastle on Tyne [1] Penrith New South Wales [1] Popham Hampshire [1] Portsea, Hampshire [1] Reading, Berkshire [1] Rockhampton Queensland [1] Salisbury, Dorset [1] St George's in the East, London [1] Swansea, Glamorganshire [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Walcot, Somerset [1]

Rank

Private [85] Corporal [7] Driver [6] Gunner [5] Lance Corporal [5] Serjeant [5] Pioneer [4] Acting Lieutenant Colonel [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Captain [2] Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Sapper [2] Acting Corporal [1] Acting Major [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Band Corporal [1] Major [1] Rifleman [1] Rifleman (reverted at own request) [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Lieutenant [1] Temporary Major [1] Trimmer [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [14] Royal Engineers [12] Royal Army Medical Corps [11] Dorsetshire Regiment [6] Royal Field Artillery [6] Army Service Corps [5] King's Own Scottish Borderers [5] London Regiment [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [4] Wiltshire Regiment [4] British Red Cross Society [3] Coldstream Guards [3] Devonshire Regiment [3] Hampshire Regiment [3] Manchester Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [3] Royal Naval Division [3] Royal Scots [3] The Queen's Regiment [3] Army Veterinary Corps [2] Essex Regiment [2] Gordon Highlanders [2] Graves Registration Units [2] King's Royal Rifle Corps [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Royal Defence Corps [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [2] Scottish Rifles [2] Seaforth Highlanders [2] Somerset Light Infantry [2] South Wales Borderers [2] Welsh Guards [2] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [1] Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery [1] Bedfordshire Regiment [1] Border Regiment [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1] Canadian Field Artillery [1] City of London Territorial Force [1] Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] Gloucestershire Regiment [1] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [1] Labour Corps ex London Regiment [1] Liverpool Regiment [1] Military Foot Police [1] Military Mounted Police [1]

Service

British Army [129] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [20] Royal Navy [18] Canadian Expeditionary Force [9] Australian Imperial Force [7]

Last name first letter

M [186]

Contribution

Military Service [181] Conscientious Objector [2] Merchant Navy [1]

Country

United Kingdom [7]

David John Messer

Born 1890

Died 1978

British Army 2325 Rifleman City of London Territorial Force 6th Reserve Battalion

British Army 2325 Rifleman London Regiment 1/6th City of London Rifles

British Army 2325 Lance Corporal London Regiment 1/6th City of London Rifles

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William John Messer

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 8408

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James Henry Messer

Born 1882

Died 1916

Royal Navy 3269S [ 3269TS ] Trimmer Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy TS 3269 Trimmer Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Pekin

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Joseph Harry Messer

Born 1900

Died 1982

Royal Navy J52109

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Lewis Messer

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 63981

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John Messer

Born 1873

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 299948

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John Henry Messer

Born 1895

Died 1916

British Army 9744 Private Coldstream Guards

British Army 9744 Corporal Coldstream Guards

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James Henry Messer

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 242952

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Andrew Messer

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 598 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers 1/4th Battalion

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Wilfred Robert Messer

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 17774 Private Hampshire Regiment

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Stuart Henry Messer

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 75064

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James Thomas Messer

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 55744

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William Gustav Messer

Born 1895

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 160234

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Frederick David Messer

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 139435

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Relioy Messer

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 9995

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Maurice G Messer

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 9153 Private Wiltshire Regiment

British Army 9153 Corporal Wiltshire Regiment

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Robert Messer

Died 1918

British Army 31019 Private King's Own Scottish Borderers

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James Henry Messer

Died 1916

British Army 22/1506 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Alexander Messer

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 738 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 665539 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Allan Ernest Messer

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army Captain King's Royal Rifle Corps

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