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Sydney New South Wales [24]

London England [15]

Manchester, Lancashire [14]

London, Middlesex [13]

London, Middlesex, England [12]

Brisbane Queensland [11]

Maidstone, Kent [11]

Rochdale, Lancashire [11]

Southampton, Hampshire [11]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [10]

Islington, London [10]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [10]

Bendigo Victoria [8]

Brighton, Sussex [8]

Glasgow, Lanarkshire [8]

Liverpool, Lancashire [8]

Melbourne Victoria [8]

Oldham, Lancashire [8]

Adelaide South Australia [7]

Carlton Victoria [7]

Harwich, Essex, England [7]

Ipswich, Suffolk [7]

Newcastle, Northumberland [7]

Bethnal Green, London [6]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [6]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [6]

Birmingham [5]

Bolton, Lancashire [5]

Camberwell, London [5]

Coventry, Warwickshire [5]

Croydon, Surrey [5]

Hobart Tasmania [5]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [5]

West Ham, Essex [5]

Belfast, Antrim [4]

Clapton, London [4]

Hackney, London [4]

Harwich, Essex [4]

Launceston Tasmania [4]

Nottingham [4]

Plymouth, Devon [4]

Stantonbury, Buckinghamshire [4]

Wandsworth, London [4]

Andover, Hampshire [3]

Ashford, Kent [3]

Bath, Somerset [3]

Battersea, London [3]

Bow, London [3]

Caboolture Queensland [3]

Dorchester, Dorset [3]

Rank

Private [4457]

Gunner [489]

Driver [433]

Serjeant [354]

Corporal [329]

Sapper [299]

Lance Corporal [154]

Second Lieutenant [132]

Lieutenant [114]

Pioneer [72]

Captain [69]

Acting Corporal [65]

Acting Serjeant [56]

Bombardier [45]

Lance Serjeant [29]

Major [28]

Rifleman [28]

Company Serjeant Major [26]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [24]

Able Seaman [23]

Acting Bombardier [15]

Staff Serjeant [15]

Colour Serjeant [13]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [13]

Guardsman [12]

Temporary Lieutenant [12]

Worker [12]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [8]

Lieutenant Colonel [8]

Nursing Sister [8]

Second Corporal [8]

Shoeing Smith [8]

Trooper [8]

Acting Captain [7]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [7]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [7]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [6]

Stoker 1st Class [6]

Bandsman [5]

Battery Serjeant Major [5]

Leading Stoker [5]

Ordinary Seaman [5]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Sergeant [5]

Staff Nurse [5]

Acting Lance Corporal [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [4]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [4]

Lance Bombardier [4]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [579]

Royal Engineers [539]

Labour Corps [537]

Army Service Corps [463]

Royal Garrison Artillery [300]

London Regiment [275]

Royal Army Medical Corps [239]

Machine Gun Corps [173]

Manchester Regiment [167]

Lancashire Fusiliers [153]

Middlesex Regiment [140]

Royal Fusiliers [140]

Northumberland Fusiliers [124]

Gloucestershire Regiment [123]

Rifle Brigade [113]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [107]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [99]

Hampshire Regiment [96]

Liverpool Regiment [94]

Worcestershire Regiment [94]

Durham Light Infantry [93]

The Queen's Regiment [93]

Essex Regiment [92]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [91]

Devonshire Regiment [86]

Royal Sussex Regiment [78]

Royal Army Service Corps [77]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [77]

Royal West Kent Regiment [77]

Royal Irish Rifles [72]

Suffolk Regiment [72]

Cheshire Regiment [70]

Welsh Regiment [66]

West Yorkshire Regiment [66]

York and Lancaster Regiment [65]

Royal Defence Corps [64]

East Kent Regiment [62]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [62]

South Staffordshire Regiment [62]

East Surrey Regiment [58]

Leicestershire Regiment [58]

Royal Naval Division [58]

Northamptonshire Regiment [55]

Somerset Light Infantry [54]

Bedfordshire Regiment [51]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [51]

West Riding Regiment [50]

East Lancashire Regiment [49]

South Wales Borderers [49]

Canadian Infantry [47]

Service

British Army [6824]

Royal Navy [725]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [594]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [577]

Australian Imperial Force [445]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [130]

South African Services [5]

Other Empire Force [3]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

M [9488]

S [4]

B [3]

H [2]

C [1]

E [1]

F [1]

G [1]

P [1]

R [1]

W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [9293]

Merchant Navy [168]

Conscientious Objector [12]

Country

United Kingdom [174]

Canada [2]

Australia [1]

France [1]

India [1]

Jamaica [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [24] London England [15] Manchester, Lancashire [14] London, Middlesex [13] London, Middlesex, England [12] Brisbane Queensland [11] Maidstone, Kent [11] Rochdale, Lancashire [11] Southampton, Hampshire [11] Birmingham, Warwickshire [10] Islington, London [10] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [10] Bendigo Victoria [8] Brighton, Sussex [8] Glasgow, Lanarkshire [8] Liverpool, Lancashire [8] Melbourne Victoria [8] Oldham, Lancashire [8] Adelaide South Australia [7] Carlton Victoria [7] Harwich, Essex, England [7] Ipswich, Suffolk [7] Newcastle, Northumberland [7] Bethnal Green, London [6] Bristol, Gloucestershire [6] Portsmouth, Hampshire [6] Birmingham [5] Bolton, Lancashire [5] Camberwell, London [5] Coventry, Warwickshire [5] Croydon, Surrey [5] Hobart Tasmania [5] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [5] West Ham, Essex [5] Belfast, Antrim [4] Clapton, London [4] Hackney, London [4] Harwich, Essex [4] Launceston Tasmania [4] Nottingham [4] Plymouth, Devon [4] Stantonbury, Buckinghamshire [4] Wandsworth, London [4] Andover, Hampshire [3] Ashford, Kent [3] Bath, Somerset [3] Battersea, London [3] Bow, London [3] Caboolture Queensland [3] Dorchester, Dorset [3]

Rank

Private [4457] Gunner [489] Driver [433] Serjeant [354] Corporal [329] Sapper [299] Lance Corporal [154] Second Lieutenant [132] Lieutenant [114] Pioneer [72] Captain [69] Acting Corporal [65] Acting Serjeant [56] Bombardier [45] Lance Serjeant [29] Major [28] Rifleman [28] Company Serjeant Major [26] Warrant Officer Class 2 [24] Able Seaman [23] Acting Bombardier [15] Staff Serjeant [15] Colour Serjeant [13] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [13] Guardsman [12] Temporary Lieutenant [12] Worker [12] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [8] Lieutenant Colonel [8] Nursing Sister [8] Second Corporal [8] Shoeing Smith [8] Trooper [8] Acting Captain [7] Acting Company Serjeant Major [7] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [7] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Corporal Acting Serjeant [6] Stoker 1st Class [6] Bandsman [5] Battery Serjeant Major [5] Leading Stoker [5] Ordinary Seaman [5] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Sergeant [5] Staff Nurse [5] Acting Lance Corporal [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [4] Air Mechanic 1st Class [4] Lance Bombardier [4]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [579] Royal Engineers [539] Labour Corps [537] Army Service Corps [463] Royal Garrison Artillery [300] London Regiment [275] Royal Army Medical Corps [239] Machine Gun Corps [173] Manchester Regiment [167] Lancashire Fusiliers [153] Middlesex Regiment [140] Royal Fusiliers [140] Northumberland Fusiliers [124] Gloucestershire Regiment [123] Rifle Brigade [113] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [107] King's Royal Rifle Corps [99] Hampshire Regiment [96] Liverpool Regiment [94] Worcestershire Regiment [94] Durham Light Infantry [93] The Queen's Regiment [93] Essex Regiment [92] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [91] Devonshire Regiment [86] Royal Sussex Regiment [78] Royal Army Service Corps [77] Royal Berkshire Regiment [77] Royal West Kent Regiment [77] Royal Irish Rifles [72] Suffolk Regiment [72] Cheshire Regiment [70] Welsh Regiment [66] West Yorkshire Regiment [66] York and Lancaster Regiment [65] Royal Defence Corps [64] East Kent Regiment [62] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [62] South Staffordshire Regiment [62] East Surrey Regiment [58] Leicestershire Regiment [58] Royal Naval Division [58] Northamptonshire Regiment [55] Somerset Light Infantry [54] Bedfordshire Regiment [51] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [51] West Riding Regiment [50] East Lancashire Regiment [49] South Wales Borderers [49] Canadian Infantry [47]

Service

British Army [6824] Royal Navy [725] Canadian Expeditionary Force [594] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [577] Australian Imperial Force [445] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [130] South African Services [5] Other Empire Force [3] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

M [9488] S [4] B [3] H [2] C [1] E [1] F [1] G [1] P [1] R [1] W [1]

Contribution

Military Service [9293] Merchant Navy [168] Conscientious Objector [12]

Country

United Kingdom [174] Canada [2] Australia [1] France [1] India [1] Jamaica [1]

Leslie Mills

Born 1890

Died 1918

British Army 13522 Private British West Indies Regiment

British Army 13522 Lance Corporal British West Indies Regiment 10th Battalion

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Robert George Mills

Born 1895

Died 1977

Canadian Expeditionary Force 47900 Corporal 15th Canadian Battalion

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Alfred Leslie Mills

Born 1896

Died 1973

British Army 31510 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 39588 Driver Royal Field Artillery RFA No. 4 Depot

British Army 39588 Driver Royal Field Artillery 106 Brigade

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Owen Edmund Mills

Born 1867

Died 1944

British Army 1878 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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William Henry Mills

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 26502 Private Devonshire Regiment

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William Mills

Born 1882

Died 1918

British Army 252335 Private Manchester Regiment 2nd/6th Battalion.

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William Mills

Born 1895

Died 1914

British Army 3/10984 Private South Wales Borderers (Special Reserve) 3rd (Reserve) Battalion

British Army 10984 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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William Mills

Died 1914

British Army 10911 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

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Henry Thomas Mills

Born 1872

Died 1917

British Army 123216 Pioneer Royal Engineers

British Army 292808 Private Labour Corps

British Army 123216 Private Royal Engineers

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Humphrey Pellew Forster Mills

Born 1885

Died 1960

British Army Acting Captain 16th Siege Battalion 7th Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant The Suffolk Royal Garrison Artillery (Militia)

Captain Royal Garrison Artillery

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Arthur Richard Mills

Born 1879

Died 1962

Royal Navy F33268 AC II RNAS HMS "President II"

Royal Navy F33268 AC II HMS "Pegasus"

Royal Navy F33268 AC I HMS "Pegasus"

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Lawrence Mills

Born 1896

British Army 13528 Serjeant King's Own Scottish Borderers 8th Battalion

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Abraham Frederick Mills

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 18179 Private Manchester Regiment 20th Battalion

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Benjamin Mills

Died 1915

British Army 7468 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 9th Battalion

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Cecil Owen Mills

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 1736 Corporal Royal Warwickshire Regiment 10th Battalion.

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Edward George Mills

Died 1915

British Army 8983 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment

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George William Mills

Died 1917

British Army 5287 Corporal London Regiment

British Army 392044 Corporal London Regiment

British Army 392044 Corporal London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) 2nd battalion

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Stanley Christopher Mills

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 33356 Private Manchester Regiment

British Army 33356 Private Manchester Regiment 16th Bn

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Sydney Ernest Mills

Died 1915

British Army 1033 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion.

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Thomas Mills

Died 1916

British Army 16053 Private Royal Lancaster Regiment

British Army 16053 Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment)

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