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Sydney New South Wales [10]

London England [5]

Ballarat Victoria [4]

Bromham, Bedfordshire [4]

Bradford, Yorkshire [3]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [3]

Crookwell New South Wales [3]

Hull, Yorkshire, England [3]

Ipswich Queensland [3]

Leeds, Yorkshire [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Bendigo Victoria [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Cleckheaton, Yorkshire [2]

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2]

Fulham, London [2]

Gawler South Australia [2]

Gin Gin Western Australia [2]

Gosport, Hampshire [2]

Halifax, Yorkshire [2]

Hammersmith, London [2]

Hull, Yorkshire [2]

Lancaster, Lancashire [2]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2]

London, Middlesex [2]

Marylebone, London [2]

Melbourne Victoria [2]

Newport, Monmouthshire [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Richmond New South Wales [2]

Stonehouse, Devon [2]

Swindon, Wiltshire [2]

Yorkshire [2]

Aberdeen [1]

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [1]

Acklington, Northumberland [1]

Aldeburgh, Suffolk [1]

Anglesey, Wales [1]

Ascot Vale Victoria [1]

Ashby de La Zouch,Leicestershire. [1]

Avington, Berkshire [1]

Axminster, Devon [1]

Balladoran New South Wales [1]

Banffshire [1]

Bankstown New South Wales [1]

Barnes, London [1]

Barnes, Surrey [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [737]

Serjeant [84]

Gunner [77]

Corporal [61]

Driver [55]

Sapper [49]

Lance Corporal [34]

Lieutenant [27]

Second Lieutenant [21]

Acting Corporal [18]

Captain [15]

Pioneer [12]

Staff Serjeant [10]

Temporary Captain [10]

Acting Serjeant [9]

Lance Serjeant [7]

Guardsman [5]

Bombardier [4]

Company Serjeant Major [4]

Major [4]

Rifleman [4]

Acting Bombardier [3]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Reverend [3]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [3]

Worker [3]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Deck Hand [2]

Leading Stoker [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Shoeing Smith [2]

Stoker 1st Class [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Sister Sister [1]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1]

Bandsman [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Bugler [1]

C.S.M [1]

Company Serjeant Major and Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

CorporalActing Serjeant [1]

Driver Acting Saddler Corporal [1]

Driver Shoeing Smith [1]

Engine Room Artificer [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [97]

Labour Corps [90]

Royal Field Artillery [88]

Royal Engineers [83]

West Yorkshire Regiment [48]

Royal Garrison Artillery [39]

Machine Gun Corps [36]

Royal Army Medical Corps [35]

London Regiment [29]

Northumberland Fusiliers [23]

West Riding Regiment [23]

Middlesex Regiment [21]

Essex Regiment [20]

East Yorkshire Regiment [19]

Wiltshire Regiment [19]

Devonshire Regiment [18]

Royal Fusiliers [17]

Gloucestershire Regiment [16]

Grenadier Guards [16]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [16]

Rifle Brigade [16]

Yorkshire Regiment [16]

East Lancashire Regiment [15]

Norfolk Regiment [15]

Royal Army Service Corps [15]

Royal Scots [15]

Durham Light Infantry [14]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [14]

Bedfordshire Regiment [13]

North Staffordshire Regiment [13]

Northamptonshire Regiment [13]

Royal Naval Division [13]

Gordon Highlanders [12]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [12]

East Surrey Regiment [11]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [11]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [11]

Hampshire Regiment [10]

Liverpool Regiment [10]

Manchester Regiment [10]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [9]

Army Veterinary Corps [9]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [9]

Lancashire Fusiliers [9]

Royal Air Force [9]

Royal Defence Corps [9]

Suffolk Regiment [9]

The Queen's Regiment [9]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [9]

Highland Light Infantry [8]

Service

British Army [1160]

Royal Navy [111]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [86]

Australian Imperial Force [76]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [74]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9]

Indian Army [1]

Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [1544]

J [3]

F [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1514]

Merchant Navy [25]

Conscientious Objector [7]

Country

United Kingdom [28]

Canada [1]

South Africa [1]

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Sydney New South Wales [10] London England [5] Ballarat Victoria [4] Bromham, Bedfordshire [4] Bradford, Yorkshire [3] Bristol, Gloucestershire [3] Crookwell New South Wales [3] Hull, Yorkshire, England [3] Ipswich Queensland [3] Leeds, Yorkshire [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Bendigo Victoria [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Cleckheaton, Yorkshire [2] Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [2] Fulham, London [2] Gawler South Australia [2] Gin Gin Western Australia [2] Gosport, Hampshire [2] Halifax, Yorkshire [2] Hammersmith, London [2] Hull, Yorkshire [2] Lancaster, Lancashire [2] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [2] London, Middlesex [2] Marylebone, London [2] Melbourne Victoria [2] Newport, Monmouthshire [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Richmond New South Wales [2] Stonehouse, Devon [2] Swindon, Wiltshire [2] Yorkshire [2] Aberdeen [1] Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire [1] Acklington, Northumberland [1] Aldeburgh, Suffolk [1] Anglesey, Wales [1] Ascot Vale Victoria [1] Ashby de La Zouch,Leicestershire. [1] Avington, Berkshire [1] Axminster, Devon [1] Balladoran New South Wales [1] Banffshire [1] Bankstown New South Wales [1] Barnes, London [1] Barnes, Surrey [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Bathurst New South Wales [1]

Rank

Private [737] Serjeant [84] Gunner [77] Corporal [61] Driver [55] Sapper [49] Lance Corporal [34] Lieutenant [27] Second Lieutenant [21] Acting Corporal [18] Captain [15] Pioneer [12] Staff Serjeant [10] Temporary Captain [10] Acting Serjeant [9] Lance Serjeant [7] Guardsman [5] Bombardier [4] Company Serjeant Major [4] Major [4] Rifleman [4] Acting Bombardier [3] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Reverend [3] Warrant Officer Class 2 [3] Worker [3] Colour Serjeant [2] Deck Hand [2] Leading Stoker [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Shoeing Smith [2] Stoker 1st Class [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Company Serjeant Major [1] Acting Sister Sister [1] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 3rd Class [1] Bandsman [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Bugler [1] C.S.M [1] Company Serjeant Major and Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] CorporalActing Serjeant [1] Driver Acting Saddler Corporal [1] Driver Shoeing Smith [1] Engine Room Artificer [1]

Unit

Army Service Corps [97] Labour Corps [90] Royal Field Artillery [88] Royal Engineers [83] West Yorkshire Regiment [48] Royal Garrison Artillery [39] Machine Gun Corps [36] Royal Army Medical Corps [35] London Regiment [29] Northumberland Fusiliers [23] West Riding Regiment [23] Middlesex Regiment [21] Essex Regiment [20] East Yorkshire Regiment [19] Wiltshire Regiment [19] Devonshire Regiment [18] Royal Fusiliers [17] Gloucestershire Regiment [16] Grenadier Guards [16] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [16] Rifle Brigade [16] Yorkshire Regiment [16] East Lancashire Regiment [15] Norfolk Regiment [15] Royal Army Service Corps [15] Royal Scots [15] Durham Light Infantry [14] Royal Berkshire Regiment [14] Bedfordshire Regiment [13] North Staffordshire Regiment [13] Northamptonshire Regiment [13] Royal Naval Division [13] Gordon Highlanders [12] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [12] East Surrey Regiment [11] King's Royal Rifle Corps [11] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [11] Hampshire Regiment [10] Liverpool Regiment [10] Manchester Regiment [10] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [9] Army Veterinary Corps [9] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [9] Lancashire Fusiliers [9] Royal Air Force [9] Royal Defence Corps [9] Suffolk Regiment [9] The Queen's Regiment [9] Yorkshire Light Infantry [9] Highland Light Infantry [8]

Service

British Army [1160] Royal Navy [111] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [86] Australian Imperial Force [76] Canadian Expeditionary Force [74] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [9] Indian Army [1] Other Empire Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [1544] J [3] F [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1514] Merchant Navy [25] Conscientious Objector [7]

Country

United Kingdom [28] Canada [1] South Africa [1]

William Samuel Mortimer

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army 3/8736 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 1st Battalion

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George Edward Hampton Mortimer

Born 1878

Died 1916

British Army 1595 Serjeant London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

British Army 1595 Rifleman London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles)

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Walter James Mortimer

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 9714 C.S.M Essex Regiment 11th Battalion

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Charles Norman Mortimer

Born 1889

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 461487

Canadian Expeditionary Force 461487 Private Canadian Infantry

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John W Mortimer

British Army 149776 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Richard Edwin Mortimer

Born 1879

Died 1916

British Army S/7639 Private Middlesex Regiment

British Army 7639 Gunner Duke of Cambridge's Own, Middlesex Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Wilkinson Mortimer

Born 1883

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 105989

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Henry Ernest Mortimer

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 22599 Private Bedfordshire Regiment 8th Battalion

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Edmund Mortimer

Born 1879

Died 1915

British Army Lieutenant Northumberland Fusiliers

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Gerald Henry Walter Mortimer

Born 1882

Died 1914

Indian Army Captain 10th Jat Infantry

Indian Army Captain Indian Army attached Bhopal Infantry

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Albert Mortimer

Born 1881

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 290975

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Charles Mortimer

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 67131

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Ebenezer Mortimer

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 138793

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William T W Mortimer

Born 1871

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 401077

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Hubert Andrew Mortimer

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2652

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Charles Gordon Mortimer

Born 1890

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 24th Anti-Aircraft Battery

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James Andrew Mortimer

Born 1887

Died 1956

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 211344

British Army 62717 Sapper Royal Engineers

Royal Navy F11344 Air Mechanic 1st Class Royal Naval Air Service

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John Walter Mortimer

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 44070

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James Mortimer

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 109926

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Frederick Mortimer

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 9439 Serjeant Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

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