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Adelaide South Australia [3]

Magill South Australia [3]

Browns Plains Victoria [2]

Bury, Lancashire, England [2]

Charters Towers Queensland [2]

Plymouth, Devon [2]

Reno, Nevada [2]

Shapwick, Somerset [2]

Camberwell, London [1]

Coop Stores, Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire [1]

Devonport, Devon [1]

Dunedin [1]

Edinburgh [1]

Hobart Tasmania [1]

Kapunda South Australia [1]

Lambeth, Surrey, England [1]

Leith Edinburgh [1]

Lilydale Victoria [1]

North Newton, Somerset [1]

North Petherton, Somerset [1]

Oldbury, Staffordshire [1]

Plymouth England [1]

Quincey, California [1]

Ranelagh Tasmania [1]

San Fransisco, California [1]

Stourbridge, Worcestershire [1]

Sydney New South Wales [1]

Taunton, Somerset [1]

West Bromwich [1]

West Monkton, Somerset [1]

Wiveliscombe, Somerset [1]

Rank

Private [69]

Captain [9]

Gunner [9]

Corporal [6]

Sapper [5]

Driver [4]

Bombardier [3]

Lance Corporal [3]

Lieutenant [3]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Colonel [2]

Major /Temporary Colonel [2]

A/Major [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel (Temporary Colonel) [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Colonel [1]

Colour Serjeant/ Acting Serjeant Major [1]

Company Commander [1]

Lance Bombardier [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Major (Temporary Colonel) [1]

Nursing Sister [1]

Pioneer [1]

Sailmaker's Mate [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Serjeant [1]

Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Temporary Major [1]

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Royal Engineers [17]

Army Service Corps [8]

Royal Field Artillery [8]

Gloucestershire Regiment [7]

Somerset Light Infantry [7]

Labour Corps [6]

Devonshire Regiment [5]

Royal Engineers/ Staff [4]

Royal Garrison Artillery [4]

Welsh Regiment [4]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3]

East Surrey Regiment [3]

Lancashire Fusiliers [3]

London Regiment [3]

Royal Army Medical Corps [3]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3]

West Somerset Yeomanry [3]

Canadian Infantry [2]

Dorsetshire Regiment [2]

Liverpool Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Fusiliers [2]

Royal Horse Artillery [2]

Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2]

South Wales Borderers [2]

Worcestershire Regiment [2]

Army Ordnance Corps [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

British Columbia Regiment [1]

British Columbian Regiment [1]

British Red Cross Society Belgian Unit [1]

British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1]

British West Indies Regiment [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Corps of Hussars [1]

HMS Dreel Castle [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

Hertfordshire Regiment [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

Honourable Artillery Company Artillery [1]

Hussars [1]

Intelligence Corps [1]

King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Manitoba Regiment [1]

Middlesex Regiment [1]

Military Foot Police [1]

Norfolk Regiment [1]

North Somerset Yeomanry [1]

Service

British Army [112]

Australian Imperial Force [16]

Royal Navy [15]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [8]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

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N [158]

S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [154]

Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

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People [159] Stories Communities

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Adelaide South Australia [3] Magill South Australia [3] Browns Plains Victoria [2] Bury, Lancashire, England [2] Charters Towers Queensland [2] Plymouth, Devon [2] Reno, Nevada [2] Shapwick, Somerset [2] Camberwell, London [1] Coop Stores, Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire [1] Devonport, Devon [1] Dunedin [1] Edinburgh [1] Hobart Tasmania [1] Kapunda South Australia [1] Lambeth, Surrey, England [1] Leith Edinburgh [1] Lilydale Victoria [1] North Newton, Somerset [1] North Petherton, Somerset [1] Oldbury, Staffordshire [1] Plymouth England [1] Quincey, California [1] Ranelagh Tasmania [1] San Fransisco, California [1] Stourbridge, Worcestershire [1] Sydney New South Wales [1] Taunton, Somerset [1] West Bromwich [1] West Monkton, Somerset [1] Wiveliscombe, Somerset [1]

Rank

Private [69] Captain [9] Gunner [9] Corporal [6] Sapper [5] Driver [4] Bombardier [3] Lance Corporal [3] Lieutenant [3] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [2] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Colonel [2] Major /Temporary Colonel [2] A/Major [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Battery Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel (Temporary Colonel) [1] Brigadier General [1] Colonel [1] Colour Serjeant/ Acting Serjeant Major [1] Company Commander [1] Lance Bombardier [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Major (Temporary Colonel) [1] Nursing Sister [1] Pioneer [1] Sailmaker's Mate [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Serjeant [1] Temporary Brigadier General [1] Temporary Major [1]

Unit

Royal Engineers [17] Army Service Corps [8] Royal Field Artillery [8] Gloucestershire Regiment [7] Somerset Light Infantry [7] Labour Corps [6] Devonshire Regiment [5] Royal Engineers/ Staff [4] Royal Garrison Artillery [4] Welsh Regiment [4] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [3] East Surrey Regiment [3] Lancashire Fusiliers [3] London Regiment [3] Royal Army Medical Corps [3] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [3] West Somerset Yeomanry [3] Canadian Infantry [2] Dorsetshire Regiment [2] Liverpool Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Fusiliers [2] Royal Horse Artillery [2] Royal Marine Light Infantry: Plymouth Division [2] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [2] South Wales Borderers [2] Worcestershire Regiment [2] Army Ordnance Corps [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] British Columbia Regiment [1] British Columbian Regiment [1] British Red Cross Society Belgian Unit [1] British Red Cross Society and Order of Saint John of Jerusalem [1] British West Indies Regiment [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Corps of Hussars [1] HMS Dreel Castle [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] Hertfordshire Regiment [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] Honourable Artillery Company Artillery [1] Hussars [1] Intelligence Corps [1] King's Liverpool Regiment [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Manitoba Regiment [1] Middlesex Regiment [1] Military Foot Police [1] Norfolk Regiment [1] North Somerset Yeomanry [1]

Service

British Army [112] Australian Imperial Force [16] Royal Navy [15] Canadian Expeditionary Force [8] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [3] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Last name first letter

N [158] S [1]

Contribution

Military Service [154] Merchant Navy [3]

Country

United Kingdom [4]

Henry E Nation

British Army 110008 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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Harry Nation

British Army M1/06062 Private Army Service Corps

British Army M1/6062 Private Army Service Corps

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Frank S Nation

British Army 315931 Private Tank Corps

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George Nation

British Army 39206 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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B G Nation

British Army SS/15580 Private Royal Army Service Corps

British Army D/9972/S Private Royal Marine Labour Corps

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Harold J Nation

British Army 1473 Driver Royal Engineers

British Army 494270 Driver Royal Engineers

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Charles H Nation

British Army 1794 Private North Somerset Yeomanry

British Army 165766 Private North Somerset Yeomanry

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Richard E Nation

British Army 1537 Private London Regiment

British Army 680360 Private London Regiment

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Percy F Nation

British Army 3212 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

British Army 241042 Private Gloucestershire Regiment

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George Nation

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 10/2255

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Frederick Nation

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 24/2056

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J J H Nation

British Army Brevet Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Colonel Royal Engineers/ Staff

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J J H Nation

British Army Captain Royal Engineers

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J J H Nation

British Army Major /Temporary Colonel Royal Engineers/ Staff

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J J H Nation

British Army Brevet Lieutenant Colonel /Temporary Colonel Royal Engineers/ Staff

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J J H Nation

British Army Major /Temporary Colonel Royal Engineers/ Staff

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John James Henry Nation, C.v.o.

Born 1874

Died 1946

British Army Temporary Brigadier General Royal Engineers

British Army Colonel

British Army Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Royal Engineers

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Frederick Arthur Seymour

Born 1895

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant York and Lancaster Regiment

British Army Lieutenant York and Lancaster Regiment

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Henry R Nation

Died 1947

British Army 20652 Lance Serjeant Royal Defence Corps

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