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Leeds, Yorkshire [10]

Hull, Yorkshire [6]

Derby, Derbyshire [4]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [3]

Bradford, Yorkshire [3]

Huddersfield, Yorkshire [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Sydney New South Wales [3]

Bourke New South Wales [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Buckden, Huntingdonshire [2]

Derby [2]

Halifax, Yorkshire [2]

Hawes, Yorkshire [2]

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Leongatha Victoria [2]

Liverpool England [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

London England [2]

Neerim Victoria [2]

Pudsey, Yorkshire [2]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [2]

Staffordshire England [2]

Sunderland, Durham [2]

Walworth, London [2]

Acton Green, London [1]

Aldershot, Hampshire [1]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [1]

Batley, Lancashire [1]

Battersea, London [1]

Bingley, Yorkshire [1]

Boggabri New South Wales [1]

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Brunswick New South Wales [1]

Buln Buln Victoria [1]

Calverton, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Cape Town [1]

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1]

Chester [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Crewe, Cheshire [1]

Crossover Victoria [1]

Deniliquin New South Wales [1]

Drouin Victoria [1]

Dundas Tasmania [1]

Earlsheaton, Dewsbury, West Riding, Yorkshire [1]

Edgbaston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Eramango Queensland [1]

Essex [1]

Rank

Private [678]

Gunner [82]

Driver [73]

Corporal [66]

Serjeant [43]

Sapper [38]

Lance Corporal [26]

Lieutenant [25]

Second Lieutenant [23]

Captain [16]

Acting Corporal [13]

Pioneer [13]

Bombardier [12]

Acting Serjeant [11]

Acting Bombardier [9]

Major [5]

Waggoner [5]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Battery Serjeant Major [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Lieutenant and Quarter Master [3]

Rifleman [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Stoker 1st Class [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2]

Chaplain [2]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Company Serjeant Major [2]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Lieutenant-Commander [2]

Matron [2]

Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Reverend [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Volunteer [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Captain [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Acting Lieutenant (Temporary) [1]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Aircraftman 2nd Class [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [116]

Army Service Corps [85]

Royal Engineers [76]

Labour Corps [72]

West Yorkshire Regiment [65]

Royal Garrison Artillery [59]

Royal Army Medical Corps [51]

East Yorkshire Regiment [38]

York and Lancaster Regiment [35]

Manchester Regiment [33]

West Riding Regiment [31]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [29]

Machine Gun Corps [28]

Northumberland Fusiliers [25]

Yorkshire Regiment [23]

London Regiment [22]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [22]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [19]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [18]

Lincolnshire Regiment [18]

Liverpool Regiment [16]

Durham Light Infantry [14]

Worcestershire Regiment [14]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [13]

South Staffordshire Regiment [12]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [12]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [11]

Royal Defence Corps [11]

Royal Naval Division [11]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [11]

Lancashire Fusiliers [10]

Leicestershire Regiment [10]

North Staffordshire Regiment [10]

Royal Army Service Corps [10]

Royal Fusiliers [10]

Rifle Brigade [9]

Royal Scots [9]

King's Own Scottish Borderers [8]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

Royal Scots Fusiliers [8]

East Lancashire Regiment [7]

Hussars [7]

Royal Air Force [7]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [7]

Royal West Kent Regiment [7]

Training Reserve Battalion [7]

Army Ordnance Corps [6]

Corps of Hussars [6]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [6]

East Surrey Regiment [6]

Service

British Army [1108]

Royal Navy [92]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [77]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [69]

Australian Imperial Force [40]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13]

Last name first letter

M [1429]

H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1393]

Merchant Navy [19]

Conscientious Objector [10]

Country

United Kingdom [33]

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Place of birth

Leeds, Yorkshire [10] Hull, Yorkshire [6] Derby, Derbyshire [4] Birmingham, Warwickshire [3] Bradford, Yorkshire [3] Huddersfield, Yorkshire [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Sydney New South Wales [3] Bourke New South Wales [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Buckden, Huntingdonshire [2] Derby [2] Halifax, Yorkshire [2] Hawes, Yorkshire [2] High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Leongatha Victoria [2] Liverpool England [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] London England [2] Neerim Victoria [2] Pudsey, Yorkshire [2] Sheffield, Yorkshire [2] Staffordshire England [2] Sunderland, Durham [2] Walworth, London [2] Acton Green, London [1] Aldershot, Hampshire [1] Barnsley, Yorkshire [1] Batley, Lancashire [1] Battersea, London [1] Bingley, Yorkshire [1] Boggabri New South Wales [1] Brimington, Chesterfield, Derbyshire [1] Brunswick New South Wales [1] Buln Buln Victoria [1] Calverton, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Cape Town [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Chester [1] Clapham, London [1] Crewe, Cheshire [1] Crossover Victoria [1] Deniliquin New South Wales [1] Drouin Victoria [1] Dundas Tasmania [1] Earlsheaton, Dewsbury, West Riding, Yorkshire [1] Edgbaston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Eramango Queensland [1] Essex [1]

Rank

Private [678] Gunner [82] Driver [73] Corporal [66] Serjeant [43] Sapper [38] Lance Corporal [26] Lieutenant [25] Second Lieutenant [23] Captain [16] Acting Corporal [13] Pioneer [13] Bombardier [12] Acting Serjeant [11] Acting Bombardier [9] Major [5] Waggoner [5] Colour Serjeant [4] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Battery Serjeant Major [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Lieutenant and Quarter Master [3] Rifleman [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Stoker 1st Class [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [2] Chaplain [2] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Company Serjeant Major [2] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Lieutenant-Commander [2] Matron [2] Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Reverend [2] Staff Nurse [2] Volunteer [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Captain [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Corporal [1] Acting Lieutenant (Temporary) [1] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Aircraftman 2nd Class [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [116] Army Service Corps [85] Royal Engineers [76] Labour Corps [72] West Yorkshire Regiment [65] Royal Garrison Artillery [59] Royal Army Medical Corps [51] East Yorkshire Regiment [38] York and Lancaster Regiment [35] Manchester Regiment [33] West Riding Regiment [31] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [29] Machine Gun Corps [28] Northumberland Fusiliers [25] Yorkshire Regiment [23] London Regiment [22] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [22] Yorkshire Light Infantry [19] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [18] Lincolnshire Regiment [18] Liverpool Regiment [16] Durham Light Infantry [14] Worcestershire Regiment [14] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [13] South Staffordshire Regiment [12] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [12] King's Royal Rifle Corps [11] Royal Defence Corps [11] Royal Naval Division [11] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [11] Lancashire Fusiliers [10] Leicestershire Regiment [10] North Staffordshire Regiment [10] Royal Army Service Corps [10] Royal Fusiliers [10] Rifle Brigade [9] Royal Scots [9] King's Own Scottish Borderers [8] Middlesex Regiment [8] Royal Scots Fusiliers [8] East Lancashire Regiment [7] Hussars [7] Royal Air Force [7] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [7] Royal West Kent Regiment [7] Training Reserve Battalion [7] Army Ordnance Corps [6] Corps of Hussars [6] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [6] East Surrey Regiment [6]

Service

British Army [1108] Royal Navy [92] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [77] Canadian Expeditionary Force [69] Australian Imperial Force [40] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [13]

Last name first letter

M [1429] H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1393] Merchant Navy [19] Conscientious Objector [10]

Country

United Kingdom [33]

Edward Leopold Milner-Barry

Born 1867

Died 1917

Royal Navy Lieutenant-Commander Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve HMS "Wallington"

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Eric Milner-White

Born 1884

Died 1963

British Army Temporary Chaplain to the Forces (3rd Class) The Reverend Army Chaplain Department

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Wilfred Milner

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G F Milner

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Ernest Milner

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John O'brien Milner-Barry

Born 1898

Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander

Royal Navy Commander

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V Milner-Jones

Born 1889

Canadian Expeditionary Force 107417

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Mary Elizabeth Harmsworth

British Army British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem

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Philip Milner Alias Maine

Born 1897

Royal Navy CH/22971 Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division

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C K Milner

British Army Staff Nurse Territorial Force Nursing Service

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