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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]

Alfred Mortimer

Born 1880

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 63963

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John William Mortimer

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 147235

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William Mortimer

Born 1876

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 188352

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Ralph Mortimer

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 276954

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Benjamin Frederick Mortimer

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 39647

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Richard Mortimer

Born 1888

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 48797

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William James Mortimer

Born 1897

Died 1918

British Army G/20347 Private Royal Sussex Regiment

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Robert Mortimer

Born 1893

Died 1918

British Army 14/18517 Serjeant Royal Irish Rifles

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Irish Rifles

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Sidney Maurice Mortimer

Born 1889

Died 1968

British Army T2/11953 Filter Staff Serjeant Army Service Corps

British Army T2/11953 Staff Serjeant Army Service Corps

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Frederick George Crofton Mortimer

Born 1881

Died 1967

British Army Temporary Captain Army Ordnance Depot

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Charles Alxander Mortimer

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 111335

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Robert Ernest Mortimer

Born 1897

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 407581

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George Grant Mortimer

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 167643

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William Arthur Mortimer

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 241163

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Percy Jubilee Mortimer

Born 1887

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 245338

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Frederick Mortimer

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army 9439 Acting Company Serjeant Major Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army 9439 Company Serjeant Major Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)

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Frederick Augustus Mortimer

Born 1884

Died 1915

British Army 15875 Private Norfolk Regiment

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James Mortimer

Died 1916

British Army 4274 Serjeant Royal Dragoons

British Army D/4274 Serjeant Royal Dragoons

British Army 4274 Serjeant Royal Dragoon Guards 1st Battalion

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Harry Mortimer

Born 1880

Died 1917

British Army 268751 Private The King's (Liverpool Regiment)

British Army 268751 Private Liverpool Regiment 12th Battallion

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Thomas W H Mortimer

Died 1916

British Army 22/558 Private Northumberland Fusiliers

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