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Rockdale New South Wales [4]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Swindon, Wiltshire [3]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Fishguard, Pembrokeshire [2]

Hailsham [2]

London England [2]

Marylebone, London [2]

Newport, Monmouthshire [2]

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Adelaide South Australia [1]

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Bundarra New South Wales [1]

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Haberfield, Somerset [1]

Hamilton Scotland [1]

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Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire [1]

Highworth Wiltshire [1]

Highworth, Wiltshire [1]

Highworth,Swindon. [1]

Highworth,Wiltshire [1]

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Private [260]

Gunner [26]

Corporal [25]

Serjeant [24]

Driver [21]

Lieutenant [18]

Captain [16]

Sapper [16]

Second Lieutenant [16]

Lance Corporal [12]

Acting Corporal [6]

Pioneer [6]

Major [5]

Bombardier [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [3]

Lieutenant Commander [3]

Commander [2]

Staff Serjeant [2]

Temporary Captain [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Acting Sub Lieutenant [1]

Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Armourer Staff Serjeant [1]

Bugler [1]

Canteener [1]

Chaplain 4th Class [1]

Company Serjeant Major /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Engineer Lieutenant Commander [1]

Examiners [1]

Guardsman [1]

Gunner Lance Bombardier [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant Engineer [1]

Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Nurse [1]

Paymaster Lieutenant [1]

Paymaster Sub Lieutenant [1]

Rear Admiral [1]

Rifleman [1]

Shoeing Smith [1]

Signalman [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Stoker [1]

Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [1]

Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [36]

Royal Field Artillery [36]

Labour Corps [35]

Wiltshire Regiment [30]

Army Service Corps [27]

Gloucestershire Regiment [22]

London Regiment [21]

Royal Army Medical Corps [19]

Welsh Regiment [18]

Royal Garrison Artillery [15]

Machine Gun Corps [13]

Somerset Light Infantry [10]

Northumberland Fusiliers [9]

Royal Fusiliers [9]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9]

Hampshire Regiment [8]

Middlesex Regiment [8]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8]

Royal Naval Division [8]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [7]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [7]

The Queen's Regiment [7]

Devonshire Regiment [6]

Dorsetshire Regiment [6]

Coldstream Guards [5]

East Surrey Regiment [5]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

East Kent Regiment [4]

Monmouthshire Regiment [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4]

Dragoon Guards [3]

Durham Light Infantry [3]

Hertfordshire Regiment [3]

Pembroke Yeomanry [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Army Service Corps [3]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3]

South Lancashire Regiment [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

Army Pay Corps [2]

Border Regiment [2]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Corps of Hussars [2]

East Lancashire Regiment [2]

Essex Regiment [2]

Gordon Highlanders [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Service

British Army [427]

Royal Navy [65]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [58]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [34]

Australian Imperial Force [29]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Last name first letter

M [647]

C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [627]

Merchant Navy [17]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [27]

South Africa [1]

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Place of birth

Rockdale New South Wales [4] Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Swindon, Wiltshire [3] Brisbane Queensland [2] Fishguard, Pembrokeshire [2] Hailsham [2] London England [2] Marylebone, London [2] Newport, Monmouthshire [2] Abington New South Wales [1] Adelaide South Australia [1] Aston, Avening, Glos [1] Barnes, London [1] Bedminster, Somerset [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Blofield, Norfolk [1] Bournemouth, Hampshire, England [1] Brandon, Gloucestershire [1] Bristol England [1] Brookville, Arkansas, United States of America [1] Buln Buln Victoria [1] Bundarra New South Wales [1] Caerphilly, Glamorgan [1] Cardiff, Glamorgan [1] Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales [1] Castlemaine Victoria [1] Chedworth [1] Chippenham [1] Chiswick [1] Cirencester, Gloucestershire [1] Clonakilty, Cork [1] Croydon, London [1] Deloraine Tasmania [1] Dunolly Victoria [1] Farrington, Berkshire [1] Fulham, London [1] Fulham, South West London [1] Geelong Victoria [1] Glamorganshire [1] Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England [1] Haberfield, Somerset [1] Hamilton Scotland [1] Hammersmith, London [1] Hampstead, London [1] Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire [1] Highworth Wiltshire [1] Highworth, Wiltshire [1] Highworth,Swindon. [1] Highworth,Wiltshire [1]

Rank

Private [260] Gunner [26] Corporal [25] Serjeant [24] Driver [21] Lieutenant [18] Captain [16] Sapper [16] Second Lieutenant [16] Lance Corporal [12] Acting Corporal [6] Pioneer [6] Major [5] Bombardier [4] Lieutenant Colonel [3] Lieutenant Commander [3] Commander [2] Staff Serjeant [2] Temporary Captain [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Acting Sub Lieutenant [1] Acting Sub-Lieutenant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Armourer Staff Serjeant [1] Bugler [1] Canteener [1] Chaplain 4th Class [1] Company Serjeant Major /Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Engineer Lieutenant Commander [1] Examiners [1] Guardsman [1] Gunner Lance Bombardier [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant Engineer [1] Major /Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Nurse [1] Paymaster Lieutenant [1] Paymaster Sub Lieutenant [1] Rear Admiral [1] Rifleman [1] Shoeing Smith [1] Signalman [1] Staff Nurse [1] Stoker [1] Temporary Lieutenant Colonel [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant [1] Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [36] Royal Field Artillery [36] Labour Corps [35] Wiltshire Regiment [30] Army Service Corps [27] Gloucestershire Regiment [22] London Regiment [21] Royal Army Medical Corps [19] Welsh Regiment [18] Royal Garrison Artillery [15] Machine Gun Corps [13] Somerset Light Infantry [10] Northumberland Fusiliers [9] Royal Fusiliers [9] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [9] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [9] Hampshire Regiment [8] Middlesex Regiment [8] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [8] Royal Naval Division [8] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [7] King's Royal Rifle Corps [7] The Queen's Regiment [7] Devonshire Regiment [6] Dorsetshire Regiment [6] Coldstream Guards [5] East Surrey Regiment [5] Royal Berkshire Regiment [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4] East Kent Regiment [4] Monmouthshire Regiment [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division [4] Dragoon Guards [3] Durham Light Infantry [3] Hertfordshire Regiment [3] Pembroke Yeomanry [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Army Service Corps [3] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [3] South Lancashire Regiment [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] Army Pay Corps [2] Border Regiment [2] Canadian Infantry [2] Corps of Hussars [2] East Lancashire Regiment [2] Essex Regiment [2] Gordon Highlanders [2] Grenadier Guards [2]

Service

British Army [427] Royal Navy [65] Canadian Expeditionary Force [58] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [34] Australian Imperial Force [29] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [6]

Last name first letter

M [647] C [1]

Contribution

Military Service [627] Merchant Navy [17] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [27] South Africa [1]

Alfred Charles Morse

Born 1884

Died 1917

British Army 373755 Rifleman London Regiment 2nd/8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 6877 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Albert Morse

Born 1894

British Army 5608 Private London Regt 1st

British Army 202502 Private London Regiment

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Harry Morse

Born 1885

Died 1917

British Army 128391 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery 50th Siege Battery

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Henry Morse

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 68073

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William Morse

Born 1875

Died 1916

Royal Navy 7701S Stoker Royal Naval Reserve - HMS Indefatigable

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George Ernest Morse

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 114861

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Frederick Mark Morse

Born 1872

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 365888

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Sydney Thomas James Morse

Born 1895

Died 1916

Royal Navy 5407 Sapper Royal Marines Divisional Engineers Deal

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Eric Victor Morse

Born 1892

Died 1918

British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant East Kent Regiment

British Army Captain 7th Battalion

British Army Second Lieutenant East Kent Regiment

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Percy Ridenton H Morse

Born 1879

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 60217

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Richard Howard Morse

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 123688

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Frederick Stephen Morse

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 630947 Corporal London Regiment 20th (County of London) Battalion (Blackheath and Woolwich Rifles)

British Army 2795 Private London Regiment 20th (County of London) Battalion (Blackheath and Woolwich Rifles)

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Henry Morse

Born 1885

Died 1918

British Army 2096 Private Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry.

British Army 203315 Private Wiltshire Regiment 6th Battalion

British Army 203315 Private Wiltshire Regiment

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Sidney Charles Morse

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 146654

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Edward Ernest Morse

Born 1894

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 296737

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Ivor John Rees Morse

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 403303

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Patrick Persia Morse

Born 1900

Died 1969

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 169024

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John Morse

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 216022

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Corrie Morse

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army GS50375 Private Royal Fusiliers

British Army G/50375 Private Royal Fusiliers 11th Bn.

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Christopher Morse

Born 1891

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant East Kent Regiment

British Army Lieutenant Royal Engineers

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