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Reading, Berkshire [14]

Parkes New South Wales [10]

Bristol, Gloucestershire [9]

London England [9]

Sydney New South Wales [9]

Farnham, Surrey [7]

Melbourne Victoria [7]

Adelaide South Australia [6]

Bermondsey, London [6]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [6]

Camberwell, London [6]

London, Middlesex, England [6]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [6]

Birmingham [5]

Queenstown, Lancashire, England [5]

Southampton, Hampshire [5]

Swindon, Wiltshire [5]

Battersea, London [4]

Chesham, Buckinghamshire [4]

London [4]

London, Middlesex [4]

Rutherglen Victoria [4]

Birkenhead, Cheshire [3]

Brighton, Sussex [3]

Chatham, Kent [3]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [3]

Gloucester England [3]

Godalming, Surrey [3]

Southwark, London [3]

Worcester, Worcestershire [3]

Basingstoke, Hampshire [2]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Battersea, Surrey [2]

Bishop's Waltham, Hampshire [2]

Bishops Waltham, Hampshire [2]

Brading Isle of Wight [2]

Brisbane Queensland [2]

Camberwell, Surrey [2]

Chertsey, Surrey [2]

Chichester, Sussex [2]

Clerkenwell, London [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Cudal New South Wales [2]

Dartford, Kent [2]

Dover, Kent [2]

Dubbo New South Wales [2]

Epsom, Surrey [2]

Grays, Essex, England [2]

Guildford, Surrey [2]

Hove Brighton, Sussex [2]

Rank

Private [1766]

Gunner [204]

Corporal [165]

Driver [157]

Serjeant [154]

Sapper [105]

Lance Corporal [72]

Second Lieutenant [53]

Lieutenant [52]

Captain [45]

Pioneer [32]

Acting Corporal [24]

Acting Serjeant [18]

Major [13]

Acting Bombardier [12]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [12]

Bombardier [11]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [10]

Colour Serjeant [10]

Able Seaman [9]

Company Serjeant Major [9]

Lance Serjeant [9]

Rifleman [9]

Lieutenant Colonel [8]

Staff Serjeant [8]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [7]

Guardsman [6]

Acting Staff Serjeant [5]

Stoker 1st Class [5]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4]

Commander [4]

Temporary Lieutenant [4]

Temporary Second Lieutenant [4]

Trooper [4]

2nd Lieutenant [3]

Acting Colour Serjeant [3]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Private Acting Corporal [3]

Regimental Serjeant Major [3]

Sergeant [3]

Temporary Brigadier General [3]

Acting Captain [2]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2]

Acting Lance Corporal [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [2]

Boy [2]

Chaplain to the Forces 2nd Class [2]

Drummer [2]

Honorary Lieutenant [2]

Unit

Royal Engineers [235]

Royal Field Artillery [228]

Army Service Corps [226]

Labour Corps [197]

London Regiment [154]

Royal Garrison Artillery [120]

Royal Fusiliers [93]

Machine Gun Corps [82]

Royal Army Medical Corps [80]

Gloucestershire Regiment [74]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [70]

The Queen's Regiment [69]

Middlesex Regiment [61]

Worcestershire Regiment [61]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [52]

Hampshire Regiment [51]

Rifle Brigade [51]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [48]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [46]

Welsh Regiment [43]

Devonshire Regiment [38]

East Kent Regiment [38]

East Surrey Regiment [37]

Essex Regiment [36]

Royal West Kent Regiment [35]

Royal Army Service Corps [34]

Bedfordshire Regiment [32]

Northumberland Fusiliers [31]

Wiltshire Regiment [31]

Suffolk Regiment [30]

North Staffordshire Regiment [29]

Northamptonshire Regiment [28]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [28]

Cheshire Regiment [26]

Royal Defence Corps [26]

Army Ordnance Corps [25]

Somerset Light Infantry [24]

Durham Light Infantry [23]

Royal Sussex Regiment [23]

Norfolk Regiment [22]

Manchester Regiment [21]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [21]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [20]

Lancashire Fusiliers [20]

Lincolnshire Regiment [20]

York and Lancaster Regiment [20]

Liverpool Regiment [19]

South Staffordshire Regiment [19]

Royal Naval Division [18]

South Wales Borderers [18]

Service

British Army [2790]

Royal Navy [342]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [219]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [176]

Australian Imperial Force [157]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [24]

South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

N [3785]

B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3697]

Merchant Navy [64]

Conscientious Objector [11]

Country

United Kingdom [70]

Canada [1]

South Africa [1]

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Reading, Berkshire [14] Parkes New South Wales [10] Bristol, Gloucestershire [9] London England [9] Sydney New South Wales [9] Farnham, Surrey [7] Melbourne Victoria [7] Adelaide South Australia [6] Bermondsey, London [6] Birmingham, Warwickshire [6] Camberwell, London [6] London, Middlesex, England [6] Portsmouth, Hampshire [6] Birmingham [5] Queenstown, Lancashire, England [5] Southampton, Hampshire [5] Swindon, Wiltshire [5] Battersea, London [4] Chesham, Buckinghamshire [4] London [4] London, Middlesex [4] Rutherglen Victoria [4] Birkenhead, Cheshire [3] Brighton, Sussex [3] Chatham, Kent [3] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [3] Gloucester England [3] Godalming, Surrey [3] Southwark, London [3] Worcester, Worcestershire [3] Basingstoke, Hampshire [2] Bath, Somerset [2] Battersea, Surrey [2] Bishop's Waltham, Hampshire [2] Bishops Waltham, Hampshire [2] Brading Isle of Wight [2] Brisbane Queensland [2] Camberwell, Surrey [2] Chertsey, Surrey [2] Chichester, Sussex [2] Clerkenwell, London [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Cudal New South Wales [2] Dartford, Kent [2] Dover, Kent [2] Dubbo New South Wales [2] Epsom, Surrey [2] Grays, Essex, England [2] Guildford, Surrey [2] Hove Brighton, Sussex [2]

Rank

Private [1766] Gunner [204] Corporal [165] Driver [157] Serjeant [154] Sapper [105] Lance Corporal [72] Second Lieutenant [53] Lieutenant [52] Captain [45] Pioneer [32] Acting Corporal [24] Acting Serjeant [18] Major [13] Acting Bombardier [12] Warrant Officer Class 2 [12] Bombardier [11] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [10] Colour Serjeant [10] Able Seaman [9] Company Serjeant Major [9] Lance Serjeant [9] Rifleman [9] Lieutenant Colonel [8] Staff Serjeant [8] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [7] Guardsman [6] Acting Staff Serjeant [5] Stoker 1st Class [5] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [4] Commander [4] Temporary Lieutenant [4] Temporary Second Lieutenant [4] Trooper [4] 2nd Lieutenant [3] Acting Colour Serjeant [3] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Private Acting Corporal [3] Regimental Serjeant Major [3] Sergeant [3] Temporary Brigadier General [3] Acting Captain [2] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [2] Acting Lance Corporal [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Air Mechanic 1st Class [2] Boy [2] Chaplain to the Forces 2nd Class [2] Drummer [2] Honorary Lieutenant [2]

Unit

Royal Engineers [235] Royal Field Artillery [228] Army Service Corps [226] Labour Corps [197] London Regiment [154] Royal Garrison Artillery [120] Royal Fusiliers [93] Machine Gun Corps [82] Royal Army Medical Corps [80] Gloucestershire Regiment [74] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [70] The Queen's Regiment [69] Middlesex Regiment [61] Worcestershire Regiment [61] King's Royal Rifle Corps [52] Hampshire Regiment [51] Rifle Brigade [51] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [48] Royal Berkshire Regiment [46] Welsh Regiment [43] Devonshire Regiment [38] East Kent Regiment [38] East Surrey Regiment [37] Essex Regiment [36] Royal West Kent Regiment [35] Royal Army Service Corps [34] Bedfordshire Regiment [32] Northumberland Fusiliers [31] Wiltshire Regiment [31] Suffolk Regiment [30] North Staffordshire Regiment [29] Northamptonshire Regiment [28] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [28] Cheshire Regiment [26] Royal Defence Corps [26] Army Ordnance Corps [25] Somerset Light Infantry [24] Durham Light Infantry [23] Royal Sussex Regiment [23] Norfolk Regiment [22] Manchester Regiment [21] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [21] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [20] Lancashire Fusiliers [20] Lincolnshire Regiment [20] York and Lancaster Regiment [20] Liverpool Regiment [19] South Staffordshire Regiment [19] Royal Naval Division [18] South Wales Borderers [18]

Service

British Army [2790] Royal Navy [342] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [219] Canadian Expeditionary Force [176] Australian Imperial Force [157] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [24] South African Services [1]

Last name first letter

N [3785] B [1]

Contribution

Military Service [3697] Merchant Navy [64] Conscientious Objector [11]

Country

United Kingdom [70] Canada [1] South Africa [1]

Thomas Stuart Nash

Born 1889

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 83617

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 2nd Lieutenant

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Arthur Alfred Nash

Born 1880

Died 1951

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 261947 Corporal

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Norman Nash

Born 1898

Died 1954

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225144

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 225144 A/C 1

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Sydney Edward Nash

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army 41336 Private Royal Scots

British Army 122757 Gunner Royal Regiment of Artillery Reserve Brigade

British Army 41336 Lance Corporal Royal Scots 15th Battalion

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William Harold Nash

Born 1891

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 227984 Aircraftsman II

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William Harold Nash

Born 1891

Royal Navy F27984 Aircraftsman Class II

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Herbert Maurice Nash

Born 1891

Died 1915

British Army 3094 Private London Regiment

British Army 3094 Private London Regiment 1/15th lond Battalion

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Percy Nash

Born 1896

Died 1917

British Army 488 Driver Royal Field Artillery (Territorial Force) 4th Home Counties (Howitzer) Brigade

British Army 9852 Private Leicestershire Regiment

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Benjamin Nash

Born 1881

Died 1915

British Army 1813 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 4th Bn.

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George Nash

Died 1915

British Army 9832 Private The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 2nd Battalion

British Army L/9832 Private Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) 1st Battalion

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Paul Nash

Born 1889

Died 1946

British Army Second Lieutenant Hampshire Regiment

British Army 2655 Private London Regiment

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Austin Percival Nash

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 3/293 Private Royal Berkshire Regiment 2nd Btn.

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Gordon Nash

Born 1899

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC)

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 18926 2nd Lieutenant 63 Training Squadron

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Edgar Thomas Nash

Born 1887

Died 1976

British Army 7081 Private Wiltshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 7081 Colour Serjeant Wiltshire Regiment

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William George Nash

Born 1870

Died 1950

British Army R 10999 Serjeant King's Royal Rifle Corps

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Frederick Nash

Born 1886

Died 1918

British Army 203098 Serjeant Royal Berkshire Regiment

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Herbert Douglas Nash

Born 1889

Died 1978

Royal Navy 365874

Royal Navy 365874 PO Cook

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Ernest Henry Nash

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 4638 Private Royal Welsh Fusiliers 2nd Battalion

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Alec William Leslie Nash

Born 1891

Died 1946

Royal Navy K5925

Royal Navy K5925 SPO

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Stanley George Nash

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army 18529 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 11th Battalion.

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