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Brighton, Sussex [7]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6]

London England [6]

Gormandale Victoria [5]

Leeds, Yorkshire [5]

Lodsworth, Sussex [5]

Mackay Queensland [5]

Nottingham [5]

Chittering Western Australia [4]

Islington, London [4]

Islington, London, Middlesex [4]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [4]

Stockport, Cheshire [4]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Deptford, London [3]

Gorleston, Suffolk [3]

Hull, Yorkshire [3]

Kensington, London [3]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [3]

Violet Town Victoria [3]

Altrincham, Cheshire [2]

Baldock, Hertfordshire [2]

Barking, Essex [2]

Bexleyheath, Kent [2]

Birmingham, Warks [2]

Brighton England [2]

Brixton, London [2]

Coventry, Warwickshire [2]

Crawley, Sussex [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Derby, Derbyshire [2]

Dover, Kent [2]

Framfield, Sussex [2]

Gillingham, Kent [2]

Glen Innes New South Wales [2]

Greenwich, Kent [2]

Greta New South Wales [2]

Hastings, Sussex [2]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [2]

Lambeth, London [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

London, Middlesex, England [2]

Manchester [2]

Merstham, Surrey [2]

Newark [2]

Newcastle New South Wales [2]

North Melbourne Victoria [2]

Nottinghamshire [2]

Paddington, London, Middlesex [2]

Rank

Private [1440]

Gunner [150]

Corporal [124]

Driver [120]

Serjeant [107]

Sapper [92]

Second Lieutenant [39]

Lieutenant [38]

Lance Corporal [37]

Pioneer [24]

Captain [23]

Acting Corporal [22]

Acting Serjeant [16]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [15]

Bombardier [14]

Staff Serjeant [13]

Major [11]

Able Seaman [9]

Guardsman [9]

Rifleman [9]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [8]

Acting Bombardier [5]

Company Serjeant Major [5]

Lance Serjeant [5]

Colour Serjeant [4]

Ordinary Seaman [4]

Shoeing Smith [4]

Worker [4]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Deck Hand [3]

Drummer [3]

Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Nursing Sister [3]

Sub Conductor [3]

Temporary Lieutenant [3]

Trooper [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [2]

Battery Serjeant Major [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [2]

Nurse [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Saddler [2]

Sergeant [2]

Signaller [2]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

3rd Serjeant [1]

AM2 Fitter [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [190]

Royal Engineers [184]

Labour Corps [177]

Army Service Corps [157]

Royal Garrison Artillery [99]

Royal Army Medical Corps [88]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [85]

London Regiment [75]

Machine Gun Corps [63]

West Yorkshire Regiment [56]

Royal Fusiliers [55]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [45]

Lincolnshire Regiment [45]

Leicestershire Regiment [43]

Northumberland Fusiliers [42]

Yorkshire Regiment [42]

Manchester Regiment [38]

Suffolk Regiment [38]

Royal Sussex Regiment [36]

Durham Light Infantry [35]

The Queen's Regiment [33]

East Yorkshire Regiment [31]

Essex Regiment [31]

York and Lancaster Regiment [31]

Liverpool Regiment [30]

Middlesex Regiment [29]

Norfolk Regiment [28]

East Surrey Regiment [27]

Rifle Brigade [27]

Cheshire Regiment [24]

Lancashire Fusiliers [24]

Royal Naval Division [23]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [22]

Royal West Kent Regiment [22]

Bedfordshire Regiment [19]

North Staffordshire Regiment [19]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [19]

Worcestershire Regiment [19]

East Kent Regiment [18]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [17]

South Staffordshire Regiment [17]

Border Regiment [16]

Grenadier Guards [16]

Royal Air Force [16]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [16]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [16]

Hampshire Regiment [15]

Northamptonshire Regiment [15]

Royal Army Service Corps [15]

Army Ordnance Corps [14]

Service

British Army [2207]

Royal Navy [212]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [173]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [129]

Australian Imperial Force [99]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10]

Other Empire Force [2]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

M [2876]

C [1]

L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2822]

Merchant Navy [38]

Conscientious Objector [9]

Country

United Kingdom [63]

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Place of birth

Brighton, Sussex [7] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [6] London England [6] Gormandale Victoria [5] Leeds, Yorkshire [5] Lodsworth, Sussex [5] Mackay Queensland [5] Nottingham [5] Chittering Western Australia [4] Islington, London [4] Islington, London, Middlesex [4] Sheffield, Yorkshire [4] Stockport, Cheshire [4] Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Deptford, London [3] Gorleston, Suffolk [3] Hull, Yorkshire [3] Kensington, London [3] Portsmouth, Hampshire [3] Violet Town Victoria [3] Altrincham, Cheshire [2] Baldock, Hertfordshire [2] Barking, Essex [2] Bexleyheath, Kent [2] Birmingham, Warks [2] Brighton England [2] Brixton, London [2] Coventry, Warwickshire [2] Crawley, Sussex [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Derby, Derbyshire [2] Dover, Kent [2] Framfield, Sussex [2] Gillingham, Kent [2] Glen Innes New South Wales [2] Greenwich, Kent [2] Greta New South Wales [2] Hastings, Sussex [2] Hull, Yorkshire, England [2] Lambeth, London [2] Liverpool, Lancashire [2] London, Middlesex [2] London, Middlesex, England [2] Manchester [2] Merstham, Surrey [2] Newark [2] Newcastle New South Wales [2] North Melbourne Victoria [2] Nottinghamshire [2] Paddington, London, Middlesex [2]

Rank

Private [1440] Gunner [150] Corporal [124] Driver [120] Serjeant [107] Sapper [92] Second Lieutenant [39] Lieutenant [38] Lance Corporal [37] Pioneer [24] Captain [23] Acting Corporal [22] Acting Serjeant [16] Warrant Officer Class 2 [15] Bombardier [14] Staff Serjeant [13] Major [11] Able Seaman [9] Guardsman [9] Rifleman [9] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [8] Acting Bombardier [5] Company Serjeant Major [5] Lance Serjeant [5] Colour Serjeant [4] Ordinary Seaman [4] Shoeing Smith [4] Worker [4] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Deck Hand [3] Drummer [3] Farrier Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Nursing Sister [3] Sub Conductor [3] Temporary Lieutenant [3] Trooper [3] Acting Captain [2] Acting Company Serjeant Major [2] Battery Serjeant Major [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [2] Nurse [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Saddler [2] Sergeant [2] Signaller [2] Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] 3rd Serjeant [1] AM2 Fitter [1]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [190] Royal Engineers [184] Labour Corps [177] Army Service Corps [157] Royal Garrison Artillery [99] Royal Army Medical Corps [88] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [85] London Regiment [75] Machine Gun Corps [63] West Yorkshire Regiment [56] Royal Fusiliers [55] King's Royal Rifle Corps [45] Lincolnshire Regiment [45] Leicestershire Regiment [43] Northumberland Fusiliers [42] Yorkshire Regiment [42] Manchester Regiment [38] Suffolk Regiment [38] Royal Sussex Regiment [36] Durham Light Infantry [35] The Queen's Regiment [33] East Yorkshire Regiment [31] Essex Regiment [31] York and Lancaster Regiment [31] Liverpool Regiment [30] Middlesex Regiment [29] Norfolk Regiment [28] East Surrey Regiment [27] Rifle Brigade [27] Cheshire Regiment [24] Lancashire Fusiliers [24] Royal Naval Division [23] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [22] Royal West Kent Regiment [22] Bedfordshire Regiment [19] North Staffordshire Regiment [19] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [19] Worcestershire Regiment [19] East Kent Regiment [18] Royal Lancaster Regiment [17] South Staffordshire Regiment [17] Border Regiment [16] Grenadier Guards [16] Royal Air Force [16] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [16] Yorkshire Light Infantry [16] Hampshire Regiment [15] Northamptonshire Regiment [15] Royal Army Service Corps [15] Army Ordnance Corps [14]

Service

British Army [2207] Royal Navy [212] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [173] Canadian Expeditionary Force [129] Australian Imperial Force [99] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [10] Other Empire Force [2] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

M [2876] C [1] L [1]

Contribution

Military Service [2822] Merchant Navy [38] Conscientious Objector [9]

Country

United Kingdom [63]

Thomas Morley

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 233301

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Albert Charles Morley

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 240221

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John William Watson Morley

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 242195

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William Morley

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 245337

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Arthur Cornelius Morley

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 75160 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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Alfred Morley

Died 1918

British Army 34477 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

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Frank Morley

Born 1883

Died 1918

British Army 241761 Private West Riding Regiment

British Army 241761 Private Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)

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Marmaduke Robert Hood Morley

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army Temporary Lieutenant King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army Lieutenant King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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Walter John Bennett Morley

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 404354

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Norman Eyre Morley

Born 1899

Died 1989

Other Empire Force Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Royal Navy Acting Sub Lieutenant (Temporary) Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Navy Sub Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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Frederick Joseph Morley

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army 19874 Lance Corporal Royal Engineers

British Army Captain/Major Dorsetshire Regiment

British Army Major Dorsetshire Regiment

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Michael Morley

Born 1884

Died 1917

Royal Navy 11331 Private Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division

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Samuel Morley

Born 1885

Died 1919

British Army 46695 Private North Staffordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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Arthur Morley

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army 8922 Private 21 Lancers

British Army 8922 Private 9th Lancers

British Army 65142 Private Royal Flying Corps

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James Harvey Morley

Born 1893

Died 1965

British Army 3254 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

British Army 326207 Private Cambridgeshire Regiment

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Royle Morley

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 211913

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William Michael Morley

Born 1879

British Army 29760 Gunner Royal Artillery

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Claude Morley

Born 1887

Died 1968

British Army Lieutenant Grenadier Guards

British Army Captain Grenadier Guards

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Arthur Cecil Morley

Born 1893

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 18998

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William Arthur Morley

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 215799

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