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London England [11]

London, Middlesex [11]

Sydney New South Wales [11]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [9]

London, Middlesex, England [9]

Melbourne Victoria [8]

Preston, Lancashire [8]

Manchester, Lancashire [7]

Bethnal Green, London [6]

Brentwood, Essex [6]

Leeds, Yorkshire [6]

Adelaide South Australia [5]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [5]

Liverpool, Lancashire [5]

Plymouth, Devon [5]

Brighton, Sussex [4]

Collingwood Victoria [4]

Southampton, Hampshire, England [4]

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [3]

Bolton, Lancashire [3]

Bow, London [3]

Brisbane Queensland [3]

Camberwell, London [3]

Chelmsford, Essex [3]

Ilford, Essex [3]

Lechlade, Gloucestershire [3]

Oxford, Oxfordshire [3]

Tottenham, London [3]

Wigan, Lancashire [3]

Wyrallah New South Wales [3]

Aldershot, Hampshire [2]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [2]

Bolton Lancashire [2]

Brampton, Cumberland [2]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [2]

Broome Western Australia [2]

Bungendore New South Wales [2]

Cardiff [2]

Cheshire [2]

Chester, Cheshire [2]

Crewe, Cheshire [2]

Devonport, Devon [2]

Diss, Norfolk [2]

Dunedin [2]

East Bergholt [2]

Eastbourne, Sussex [2]

Echuca Victoria [2]

Gillingham, Kent [2]

Gillrigg Kirkmichael Dumfrieshire Scotland [2]

Hackney, London [2]

Rank

Private [2188]

Gunner [260]

Corporal [206]

Driver [186]

Serjeant [156]

Sapper [93]

Lance Corporal [86]

Second Lieutenant [83]

Acting Corporal [57]

Lieutenant [46]

Pioneer [34]

Captain [30]

Acting Serjeant [29]

Major [17]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [15]

Company Serjeant Major [14]

Bombardier [12]

Staff Serjeant [12]

Rifleman [10]

Lieutenant Colonel [9]

Lance Serjeant [7]

Acting Bombardier [6]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Colour Serjeant [6]

Trooper [6]

Worker [6]

Able Seaman [5]

Guardsman [5]

Ordinary Seaman [5]

Private Acting Corporal [5]

Shoeing Smith [5]

Acting Colour Serjeant [4]

Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3]

Sergeant [3]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [2]

Acting Major [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [2]

Brigadier General [2]

Clerk [2]

Colonel [2]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [2]

Farrier Serjeant [2]

Honorary Lieutenant and Quarter Master [2]

Lance Bombardier [2]

Leading Seaman [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [270]

Labour Corps [259]

Royal Engineers [251]

Army Service Corps [224]

Royal Garrison Artillery [158]

Royal Army Medical Corps [141]

London Regiment [128]

Liverpool Regiment [105]

Manchester Regiment [99]

Machine Gun Corps [93]

Cheshire Regiment [92]

Lancashire Fusiliers [77]

Middlesex Regiment [72]

Royal Fusiliers [67]

West Yorkshire Regiment [64]

Essex Regiment [62]

Suffolk Regiment [57]

Royal Army Service Corps [56]

North Staffordshire Regiment [54]

Northumberland Fusiliers [54]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [51]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [49]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [47]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [45]

Rifle Brigade [41]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [39]

South Lancashire Regiment [38]

Worcestershire Regiment [36]

Durham Light Infantry [34]

York and Lancaster Regiment [34]

Gloucestershire Regiment [33]

Lincolnshire Regiment [33]

Welsh Regiment [33]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [32]

The Queen's Regiment [32]

Hampshire Regiment [30]

South Wales Borderers [30]

Leicestershire Regiment [29]

Royal Army Ordnance Corps [29]

East Lancashire Regiment [28]

Northamptonshire Regiment [28]

East Kent Regiment [27]

Royal Defence Corps [27]

East Surrey Regiment [25]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [24]

Army Ordnance Corps [23]

East Yorkshire Regiment [23]

West Riding Regiment [23]

Royal Air Force [22]

Tank Corps [22]

Service

British Army [3346]

Royal Navy [294]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [261]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [159]

Australian Imperial Force [157]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [32]

Other Empire Force [2]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

M [4314]

B [10]

R [6]

E [1]

G [1]

L [1]

O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4242]

Merchant Navy [74]

Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [63]

Belgium [1]

China [1]

France [1]

Japan [1]

New Zealand [1]

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London England [11] London, Middlesex [11] Sydney New South Wales [11] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [9] London, Middlesex, England [9] Melbourne Victoria [8] Preston, Lancashire [8] Manchester, Lancashire [7] Bethnal Green, London [6] Brentwood, Essex [6] Leeds, Yorkshire [6] Adelaide South Australia [5] Birmingham, Warwickshire [5] Liverpool, Lancashire [5] Plymouth, Devon [5] Brighton, Sussex [4] Collingwood Victoria [4] Southampton, Hampshire, England [4] Birmingham, Warwickshire, England [3] Bolton, Lancashire [3] Bow, London [3] Brisbane Queensland [3] Camberwell, London [3] Chelmsford, Essex [3] Ilford, Essex [3] Lechlade, Gloucestershire [3] Oxford, Oxfordshire [3] Tottenham, London [3] Wigan, Lancashire [3] Wyrallah New South Wales [3] Aldershot, Hampshire [2] Barnsley, Yorkshire [2] Bolton Lancashire [2] Brampton, Cumberland [2] Bristol, Gloucestershire [2] Broome Western Australia [2] Bungendore New South Wales [2] Cardiff [2] Cheshire [2] Chester, Cheshire [2] Crewe, Cheshire [2] Devonport, Devon [2] Diss, Norfolk [2] Dunedin [2] East Bergholt [2] Eastbourne, Sussex [2] Echuca Victoria [2] Gillingham, Kent [2] Gillrigg Kirkmichael Dumfrieshire Scotland [2] Hackney, London [2]

Rank

Private [2188] Gunner [260] Corporal [206] Driver [186] Serjeant [156] Sapper [93] Lance Corporal [86] Second Lieutenant [83] Acting Corporal [57] Lieutenant [46] Pioneer [34] Captain [30] Acting Serjeant [29] Major [17] Warrant Officer Class 2 [15] Company Serjeant Major [14] Bombardier [12] Staff Serjeant [12] Rifleman [10] Lieutenant Colonel [9] Lance Serjeant [7] Acting Bombardier [6] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Colour Serjeant [6] Trooper [6] Worker [6] Able Seaman [5] Guardsman [5] Ordinary Seaman [5] Private Acting Corporal [5] Shoeing Smith [5] Acting Colour Serjeant [4] Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [3] Sergeant [3] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [3] Acting Captain [2] Acting Company Serjeant Major [2] Acting Major [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [2] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel/Temporary Brigadier General [2] Brigadier General [2] Clerk [2] Colonel [2] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [2] Farrier Serjeant [2] Honorary Lieutenant and Quarter Master [2] Lance Bombardier [2] Leading Seaman [2]

Unit

Royal Field Artillery [270] Labour Corps [259] Royal Engineers [251] Army Service Corps [224] Royal Garrison Artillery [158] Royal Army Medical Corps [141] London Regiment [128] Liverpool Regiment [105] Manchester Regiment [99] Machine Gun Corps [93] Cheshire Regiment [92] Lancashire Fusiliers [77] Middlesex Regiment [72] Royal Fusiliers [67] West Yorkshire Regiment [64] Essex Regiment [62] Suffolk Regiment [57] Royal Army Service Corps [56] North Staffordshire Regiment [54] Northumberland Fusiliers [54] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [51] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [49] King's Royal Rifle Corps [47] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [45] Rifle Brigade [41] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [39] South Lancashire Regiment [38] Worcestershire Regiment [36] Durham Light Infantry [34] York and Lancaster Regiment [34] Gloucestershire Regiment [33] Lincolnshire Regiment [33] Welsh Regiment [33] Royal Lancaster Regiment [32] The Queen's Regiment [32] Hampshire Regiment [30] South Wales Borderers [30] Leicestershire Regiment [29] Royal Army Ordnance Corps [29] East Lancashire Regiment [28] Northamptonshire Regiment [28] East Kent Regiment [27] Royal Defence Corps [27] East Surrey Regiment [25] Royal Berkshire Regiment [24] Army Ordnance Corps [23] East Yorkshire Regiment [23] West Riding Regiment [23] Royal Air Force [22] Tank Corps [22]

Service

British Army [3346] Royal Navy [294] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [261] Canadian Expeditionary Force [159] Australian Imperial Force [157] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [32] Other Empire Force [2] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

M [4314] B [10] R [6] E [1] G [1] L [1] O [1]

Contribution

Military Service [4242] Merchant Navy [74] Conscientious Objector [5]

Country

United Kingdom [63] Belgium [1] China [1] France [1] Japan [1] New Zealand [1]

William Moss

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 45488 Private Cheshire Regiment

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Fred Moss

Born 1895

Died 1979

British Army 15042 Private Cheshire Regiment

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William Valentine Moss

Born 1888

British Army 300246 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment

British Army 15/52402 Private Royal Irish Rifles 1st, 15th Battalion, Irish Command

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Jesse Lenicar Moss

Born 1896

Died 1925

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1000485 226th Battalion

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Herbert Moss

Born 1897

British Army 2358 Private Royal Fusiliers 31st (Reserve) Battalion

British Army STK/2358 Private Royal Fusiliers 26th Battalion

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Robert Charles Moss

Born 1890

Died 1945

British Army GS/23374 Private Lancers

British Army L/11477 Private Corps of Lancers

British Army GS/23374 Private Corps of Lancers 9th Lancers

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Edwin James Moss

Born 1876

Died 1920

British Army 623169 Private Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre

British Army 623169 Private Canadian Infantry

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Bertie Moss

Born 1890

Died 1915

British Army L/9193 Private East Kent Regiment

British Army 9193 Private The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 1st Battalion

British Army T/28196 Driver Army Service Corps No. 1 Company

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Edward Hampton Moss

Born 1878

Died 1915

British Army Captain Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army Captain Glouscesters 10 Bn

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Harry Moss

Born 1894

Died 1917

British Army 40451 Private South Lancashire Regiment

British Army 29654 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 2nd/8th Battalion

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Charles Herbert Moss

Born 1885

Died 1971

British Army 8119 Corporal South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 8119 Serjeant South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 3903059 Warrant Officer Class 2 South Wales Borderers

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Alfred Moss

Born 1888

Died 1915

British Army 8867 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 8867 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 8867 Private South Wales Borderers Depot 3rd Battalion

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Thomas Moss

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 18768 Corporal Suffolk Regiment

British Army 18768 Acting Corporal Suffolk Regiment 11th

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Oliver Moss

Died 1918

British Army 14130 Private British West Indies Regiment 10th Battalion

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Herbert Frank Moss

Born 1888

Died 1918

British Army 79579 Corporal Royal Garrison Artillery

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery 132nd Heavy Battery

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Frank Stafford Moss

Born 1895

Died 1981

British Army 2567 Private London Regiment

23rd Battalion

British Army 2567 Private The London Regiment 23rd Battalion

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Charles James Moss

Born 1893

Died 1915

British Army 14875 Lance Corporal Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

British Army 14875 Acting Corporal Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry

British Army 14875 Corporal Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 2nd Battalion

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Robert Moss

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 16/92 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 16/92 Lance Corporal West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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John James Moss

Born 1889

Died 1916

British Army 24555 Private East Lancashire Regiment 1st Battalion

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James Moss

Born 1879

Died 1918

British Army 17514 Private Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

British Army 17514 Private The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

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