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Woodburn New South Wales [3]

Aberdeen [1]

Berwick, Northumberland [1]

Gateshead, Durham [1]

Lewisham, Kent [1]

Sunderland, Durham [1]

Rank

Private [36]

Second Lieutenant [4]

Driver [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Sapper [3]

Captain [2]

Corporal [2]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Bandsman [1]

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Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1]

Gunner [1]

Lieutenant/Temporary Captain [1]

Seaman [1]

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Royal Engineers [7]

Gordon Highlanders [6]

Machine Gun Corps [5]

Labour Corps [4]

Northumberland Fusiliers [3]

Royal Field Artillery [3]

Royal Highlanders [3]

Army Service Corps [2]

Highland Light Infantry [2]

London Regiment [2]

Manchester Regiment [2]

Rifle Brigade [2]

Royal Army Medical Corps [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

Royal Scots [2]

Army Pay Corps [1]

Australian Engineers [1]

Canadian Infantry [1]

Canadian Pioneers [1]

Dragoon Guards [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers [1]

Indian Army Reserve of Officers Corps of Guides [1]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [1]

Royal Army Service Corps [1]

Royal Naval Reserve [1]

Royal Naval Reserve - M.F.A. "Eleanor." [1]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1]

Scots Guards [1]

Scottish Horse [1]

Seaforth Highlanders [1]

Training Reserve Battalion [1]

West Lancashire Divisional Engineers Royal Engineers [1]

West Riding Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [50]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [10]

Royal Navy [5]

Australian Imperial Force [3]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

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M [72]

Contribution

Military Service [69]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [1]

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People [72] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Woodburn New South Wales [3] Aberdeen [1] Berwick, Northumberland [1] Gateshead, Durham [1] Lewisham, Kent [1] Sunderland, Durham [1]

Rank

Private [36] Second Lieutenant [4] Driver [3] Lance Corporal [3] Sapper [3] Captain [2] Corporal [2] Acting Serjeant [1] Bandsman [1] Bombardier [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Corporal/Acting Serjeant [1] Gunner [1] Lieutenant/Temporary Captain [1] Seaman [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [7] Gordon Highlanders [6] Machine Gun Corps [5] Labour Corps [4] Northumberland Fusiliers [3] Royal Field Artillery [3] Royal Highlanders [3] Army Service Corps [2] Highland Light Infantry [2] London Regiment [2] Manchester Regiment [2] Rifle Brigade [2] Royal Army Medical Corps [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] Royal Scots [2] Army Pay Corps [1] Australian Engineers [1] Canadian Infantry [1] Canadian Pioneers [1] Dragoon Guards [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] Indian Army Reserve of Officers [1] Indian Army Reserve of Officers Corps of Guides [1] King's Own Scottish Borderers [1] Royal Army Service Corps [1] Royal Naval Reserve [1] Royal Naval Reserve - M.F.A. "Eleanor." [1] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [1] Scots Guards [1] Scottish Horse [1] Seaforth Highlanders [1] Training Reserve Battalion [1] West Lancashire Divisional Engineers Royal Engineers [1] West Riding Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [50] Canadian Expeditionary Force [10] Royal Navy [5] Australian Imperial Force [3] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [72]

Contribution

Military Service [69] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

United Kingdom [1]

William Meston

Born 1892

Died 1914

British Army 639 Private Gordon Highlanders

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Thomas Meston

Born 1883

Died 1918

Royal Navy B 3408 Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy 3408B Seaman Royal Naval Reserve - M.F.A. "Eleanor."

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Walter Russell Meston

Born 1894

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3345784

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3345784 Private Canadian Infantry

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Frederick Meston

Born 1880

Died 1915

British Army 4356 Bandsman Royal Welsh Fusiliers

British Army 4356 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers

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Harold Lockhart Meston

Born 1897

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 213159

Canadian Expeditionary Force 213159 Private Canadian Pioneers

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Leslie Gordon Meston

Australian Imperial Force 1720

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John Meston

Died 1917

British Army 351540 Private Royal Scots

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Fred Melvin Meston

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army S/43432 Private Gordon Highlanders

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Thomas George Meston

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 110621 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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John F. Meston

Born 1896

Died 1915

British Army 2586 Private Royal Scots

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Harold Victor Meston

Australian Imperial Force 1394

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J Meston-Reid

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant/Temporary Captain West Lancashire Divisional Engineers Royal Engineers

British Army Captain Royal Engineers

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Norman Meston

Australian Imperial Force 9924

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James Meston

Died 1918

British Army 3283 Private Dragoon Guards

British Army D/3283 Private Dragoon Guards

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William Meston

Born 1884

Royal Navy 205509

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Leo Meston

Born 1894

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2356237

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James Malcolm Meston

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

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Charles Meston

Born 1894

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George Anderson Meston

Born 1887

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3205023

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Alexander Meston

Born 1896

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2557317

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