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Battersea, London [3]

Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3]

London, Middlesex, England [3]

Blood Tribe First Nations MB [2]

Glen Innes New South Wales [2]

Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire [2]

South Shields, Durham [2]

Sydney New South Wales [2]

Armley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Bedminster, Somerset [1]

Bedwellty, Tredegar, Monmouthshire [1]

Brighley, Yorkshire [1]

Bristol [1]

Bristol England [1]

Bristol, Somerset [1]

Broken Hill New South Wales [1]

Bromley by Bow, London [1]

Clapham, London [1]

Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

Dublin [1]

Essendon Victoria [1]

Geraldton Western Australia [1]

Glasgow Scotland [1]

Guernsey, Channel Islands [1]

Hamilton ON [1]

Killingworth, Northumberland, England [1]

Latrobe, Tasmania [1]

Launceston Tasmania [1]

Launceston, Cornwall [1]

Leeds England [1]

Leeds, West Yorkshire [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Leicester [1]

Lichfield, Staffordshire [1]

Liverpool England [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

London [1]

Newcastle, Northumberland [1]

Penally South Wales New South Wales [1]

Poplar England [1]

Poplar, Middlesex, England [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Saint Heliers Jersey [1]

Saint Lukes, London [1]

Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]

Sleekburne, Northumberland [1]

South Shields, Durham, England [1]

St Johns, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1]

Stapleton, Gloucestershire [1]

Sunderland, Durham [1]

Rank

Private [222]

Driver [19]

Sapper [18]

Gunner [16]

Corporal [15]

Lance Corporal [12]

Serjeant [9]

Captain [7]

Lieutenant [7]

Second Lieutenant [7]

Acting Corporal [6]

Pioneer [6]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Serjeant [2]

Bombardier [2]

Colour Serjeant [2]

Temporary Lieutenant [2]

Acting Staff Serjeant [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Bugler [1]

Chief Motor Mechanic [1]

Civilian [1]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [1]

Driver Acting Lance Corporal [1]

Lance Corporal/Acting Corporal [1]

Lance Serjeant Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Staff Serjeant [1]

Temporary Second Lieutenant Acting Captain [1]

Trooper [1]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [40]

West Yorkshire Regiment [30]

Labour Corps [28]

Royal Field Artillery [21]

Army Service Corps [15]

Machine Gun Corps [14]

Durham Light Infantry [13]

Lincolnshire Regiment [13]

Royal Army Medical Corps [13]

Royal Garrison Artillery [10]

Yorkshire Light Infantry [10]

King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [9]

York and Lancaster Regiment [8]

Manchester Regiment [7]

Royal Fusiliers [7]

Scottish Rifles [7]

West Riding Regiment [7]

East Yorkshire Regiment [6]

Norfolk Regiment [6]

Northumberland Fusiliers [6]

Royal Army Service Corps [6]

South Staffordshire Regiment [6]

East Lancashire Regiment [5]

London Regiment [5]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5]

Army Veterinary Corps [4]

Cheshire Regiment [4]

Northamptonshire Regiment [4]

Royal Naval Division [4]

Canadian Infantry [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Highland Light Infantry [3]

Hussars [3]

Leicestershire Regiment [3]

Rifle Brigade [3]

Royal Lancaster Regiment [3]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3]

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [3]

Worcestershire Regiment [3]

130th Baluchis [2]

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2]

Coldstream Guards [2]

Dorset Regiment [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Gloucestershire Regiment [2]

Grenadier Guards [2]

Guards Machine Gun Regiment [2]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Lancashire Fusiliers [2]

Lancers [2]

Service

British Army [332]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [47]

Royal Navy [34]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [27]

Australian Imperial Force [16]

Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

M [469]

Contribution

Military Service [456]

Merchant Navy [10]

Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

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Place of birth

Battersea, London [3] Liverpool, Lancashire, England [3] London, Middlesex, England [3] Blood Tribe First Nations MB [2] Glen Innes New South Wales [2] Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire [2] South Shields, Durham [2] Sydney New South Wales [2] Armley, Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Bedminster, Somerset [1] Bedwellty, Tredegar, Monmouthshire [1] Brighley, Yorkshire [1] Bristol [1] Bristol England [1] Bristol, Somerset [1] Broken Hill New South Wales [1] Bromley by Bow, London [1] Clapham, London [1] Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] Dublin [1] Essendon Victoria [1] Geraldton Western Australia [1] Glasgow Scotland [1] Guernsey, Channel Islands [1] Hamilton ON [1] Killingworth, Northumberland, England [1] Latrobe, Tasmania [1] Launceston Tasmania [1] Launceston, Cornwall [1] Leeds England [1] Leeds, West Yorkshire [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Leicester [1] Lichfield, Staffordshire [1] Liverpool England [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] London [1] Newcastle, Northumberland [1] Penally South Wales New South Wales [1] Poplar England [1] Poplar, Middlesex, England [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Saint Heliers Jersey [1] Saint Lukes, London [1] Sheffield, Yorkshire [1] Sleekburne, Northumberland [1] South Shields, Durham, England [1] St Johns, Dewsbury, Yorkshire [1] Stapleton, Gloucestershire [1] Sunderland, Durham [1]

Rank

Private [222] Driver [19] Sapper [18] Gunner [16] Corporal [15] Lance Corporal [12] Serjeant [9] Captain [7] Lieutenant [7] Second Lieutenant [7] Acting Corporal [6] Pioneer [6] Able Seaman [2] Acting Serjeant [2] Bombardier [2] Colour Serjeant [2] Temporary Lieutenant [2] Acting Staff Serjeant [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Bugler [1] Chief Motor Mechanic [1] Civilian [1] Corporal Acting Serjeant [1] Driver Acting Lance Corporal [1] Lance Corporal/Acting Corporal [1] Lance Serjeant Acting Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Nursing Sister [1] Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Staff Serjeant [1] Temporary Second Lieutenant Acting Captain [1] Trooper [1] Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [40] West Yorkshire Regiment [30] Labour Corps [28] Royal Field Artillery [21] Army Service Corps [15] Machine Gun Corps [14] Durham Light Infantry [13] Lincolnshire Regiment [13] Royal Army Medical Corps [13] Royal Garrison Artillery [10] Yorkshire Light Infantry [10] King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry [9] York and Lancaster Regiment [8] Manchester Regiment [7] Royal Fusiliers [7] Scottish Rifles [7] West Riding Regiment [7] East Yorkshire Regiment [6] Norfolk Regiment [6] Northumberland Fusiliers [6] Royal Army Service Corps [6] South Staffordshire Regiment [6] East Lancashire Regiment [5] London Regiment [5] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [5] Army Veterinary Corps [4] Cheshire Regiment [4] Northamptonshire Regiment [4] Royal Naval Division [4] Canadian Infantry [3] Essex Regiment [3] Highland Light Infantry [3] Hussars [3] Leicestershire Regiment [3] Rifle Brigade [3] Royal Lancaster Regiment [3] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [3] West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) [3] Worcestershire Regiment [3] 130th Baluchis [2] Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders [2] Coldstream Guards [2] Dorset Regiment [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Gloucestershire Regiment [2] Grenadier Guards [2] Guards Machine Gun Regiment [2] Hampshire Regiment [2] Lancashire Fusiliers [2] Lancers [2]

Service

British Army [332] Canadian Expeditionary Force [47] Royal Navy [34] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [27] Australian Imperial Force [16] Indian Army [1]

Last name first letter

M [469]

Contribution

Military Service [456] Merchant Navy [10] Conscientious Objector [1]

Country

United Kingdom [9]

Allan James Mountain

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 407 Private Lincolnshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 1/4th Battalion

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William Henry Mountain

Born 1877

Died 1919

British Army GS/5213 Private Dragoon Guards

British Army D/12530 Private Corps of Hussars

British Army 12530 Private 3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales' Own)

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William Mountain

Born 1887

Died 1916

British Army 10671 Serjeant Lancashire Fusiliers 15th Battalion

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William Edmund Mountain

Born 1877

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 50527

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Harold Wightman Mountain

Born 1889

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 55898

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Thomas Mountain

Born 1885

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 52799

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Edgar W Mountain

Died 1917

British Army 83570 Driver Royal Field Artillery

British Army 83570 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

British Army 83570 Gunner 22nd RFA 105th Battery

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Henry Mountain

British Army 7898 Private South Wales Borderers 1st Battalion

British Army 7898 Private South Wales Borderers

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Albert Edward Mountain

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 53221

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James Mountain

Died 1916

British Army 1252 Sapper Royal Engineers Transport

British Army 1252 Sapper Royal Engineers

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Sidney John Mountain

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 145071

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Joseph Mountain

Born 1882

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 145388

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Willie Mountain

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 165980

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Wallace Mountain

Born 1900

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 165686

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Sidney Harold Mountain

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 201340

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William George Henry Mountain

Born 1898

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 60892

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Stanley Arthur Mountain

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 82446

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Fred Mountain

Born 1889

Died 1918

British Army 33165 Private West Yorkshire Regiment

British Army 33165 Private West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)

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Harry Mountain

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 44637 Private Machine Gun Corps

British Army 44637 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)

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Harold Mountain

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army 42340 Private Yorkshire Light Infantry

British Army 42340 Private King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

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