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Birmingham, Warwickshire [8]

London England [7]

Sydney New South Wales [7]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [5]

Banbury, Oxfordshire [4]

London, Middlesex, England [4]

Malmesbury, Wiltshire [4]

Mile End, London [4]

Ballarat Victoria [3]

Bingara New South Wales [3]

Bow, London [3]

Derby, Derbyshire [3]

Dorchester, Dorset [3]

Leicester, Leicestershire [3]

Melbourne Victoria [3]

Adelaide South Australia [2]

Alton, Hampshire [2]

Beckenham, Kent [2]

Bentley, Hampshire [2]

Buchan Victoria [2]

Camberwell, London [2]

Chester, Cheshire [2]

Claygate, Surrey [2]

Coburg Victoria [2]

Cressy Tasmania [2]

Dudley, Worcestershire [2]

Frome, Somerset [2]

Haggerston, London [2]

Hove, Sussex [2]

Leiston, Suffolk [2]

Mawsley, Northamptonshire [2]

Melton Victoria [2]

Mittagong New South Wales [2]

Mudgee New South Wales [2]

Orange New South Wales [2]

Portsea, Hampshire [2]

Southall, Middlesex [2]

Swindon, Wiltshire [2]

Walworth, London [2]

Winslow, Buckinghamshire [2]

Addlestone, Chertsey, Surrey [1]

Allora Queensland [1]

Aston Birmingham [1]

Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Avoca Victoria [1]

Aylesford, Kent [1]

Bairnsdale Victoria [1]

Balham, Surrey, England [1]

Barnet Middlesex [1]

Battlesbridge, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [1008]

Gunner [106]

Driver [98]

Corporal [71]

Serjeant [69]

Sapper [64]

Lance Corporal [32]

Acting Corporal [21]

Acting Serjeant [19]

Second Lieutenant [17]

Lieutenant [15]

Pioneer [15]

Bombardier [12]

Captain [7]

Rifleman [7]

Warrant Officer Class 2 [6]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5]

Guardsman [5]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4]

Battery Serjeant Major [4]

Temporary Captain [4]

Trooper [4]

Colour Serjeant [3]

Drummer [3]

Lance Serjeant [3]

Staff Serjeant [3]

Able Seaman [2]

Acting Bombardier [2]

Boy 1st Class [2]

Farrier Corporal [2]

Lieutenant Commander [2]

Private Acting Corporal [2]

Saddler [2]

Staff Nurse [2]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

/Acting Conductor [1]

Acting Colour Serjeant [1]

Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1]

Acting Lance Serjeant [1]

Acting Major [1]

Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1]

Air Mechanic 1st Class [1]

Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1]

Airman [1]

Brevet Major [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1]

Chief Sick Berth Steward [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Company Serjeant Major Instructor [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [133]

Royal Field Artillery [126]

Royal Engineers [114]

Army Service Corps [105]

Royal Garrison Artillery [74]

London Regiment [71]

Machine Gun Corps [50]

Royal Fusiliers [46]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [44]

Leicestershire Regiment [35]

Middlesex Regiment [35]

Royal Army Medical Corps [35]

Lincolnshire Regiment [34]

Northumberland Fusiliers [30]

Essex Regiment [27]

Norfolk Regiment [27]

Northamptonshire Regiment [27]

Royal Army Service Corps [27]

The Queen's Regiment [26]

Hampshire Regiment [23]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [22]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [21]

Bedfordshire Regiment [20]

Durham Light Infantry [20]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [20]

Gloucestershire Regiment [19]

Suffolk Regiment [19]

East Surrey Regiment [17]

East Yorkshire Regiment [17]

Manchester Regiment [16]

Wiltshire Regiment [16]

Devonshire Regiment [15]

Royal Sussex Regiment [15]

Welsh Regiment [15]

Dorsetshire Regiment [14]

Royal West Kent Regiment [14]

Worcestershire Regiment [14]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [13]

Rifle Brigade [13]

Royal Welsh Fusiliers [13]

Tank Corps [13]

West Riding Regiment [13]

Yorkshire Regiment [13]

Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [12]

Grenadier Guards [12]

Lancashire Fusiliers [12]

Liverpool Regiment [12]

Royal Defence Corps [12]

Royal Naval Division [12]

Army Ordnance Corps [11]

Service

British Army [1522]

Royal Navy [159]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [107]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [97]

Australian Imperial Force [83]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [34]

Last name first letter

N [2025]

H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1997]

Merchant Navy [17]

Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [26]

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Birmingham, Warwickshire [8] London England [7] Sydney New South Wales [7] Portsmouth, Hampshire [5] Banbury, Oxfordshire [4] London, Middlesex, England [4] Malmesbury, Wiltshire [4] Mile End, London [4] Ballarat Victoria [3] Bingara New South Wales [3] Bow, London [3] Derby, Derbyshire [3] Dorchester, Dorset [3] Leicester, Leicestershire [3] Melbourne Victoria [3] Adelaide South Australia [2] Alton, Hampshire [2] Beckenham, Kent [2] Bentley, Hampshire [2] Buchan Victoria [2] Camberwell, London [2] Chester, Cheshire [2] Claygate, Surrey [2] Coburg Victoria [2] Cressy Tasmania [2] Dudley, Worcestershire [2] Frome, Somerset [2] Haggerston, London [2] Hove, Sussex [2] Leiston, Suffolk [2] Mawsley, Northamptonshire [2] Melton Victoria [2] Mittagong New South Wales [2] Mudgee New South Wales [2] Orange New South Wales [2] Portsea, Hampshire [2] Southall, Middlesex [2] Swindon, Wiltshire [2] Walworth, London [2] Winslow, Buckinghamshire [2] Addlestone, Chertsey, Surrey [1] Allora Queensland [1] Aston Birmingham [1] Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Avoca Victoria [1] Aylesford, Kent [1] Bairnsdale Victoria [1] Balham, Surrey, England [1] Barnet Middlesex [1] Battlesbridge, Essex [1]

Rank

Private [1008] Gunner [106] Driver [98] Corporal [71] Serjeant [69] Sapper [64] Lance Corporal [32] Acting Corporal [21] Acting Serjeant [19] Second Lieutenant [17] Lieutenant [15] Pioneer [15] Bombardier [12] Captain [7] Rifleman [7] Warrant Officer Class 2 [6] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [5] Guardsman [5] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [4] Battery Serjeant Major [4] Temporary Captain [4] Trooper [4] Colour Serjeant [3] Drummer [3] Lance Serjeant [3] Staff Serjeant [3] Able Seaman [2] Acting Bombardier [2] Boy 1st Class [2] Farrier Corporal [2] Lieutenant Commander [2] Private Acting Corporal [2] Saddler [2] Staff Nurse [2] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] /Acting Conductor [1] Acting Colour Serjeant [1] Acting Company Quarter Master Serjeant [1] Acting Lance Serjeant [1] Acting Major [1] Acting Regimental Serjeant Major [1] Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 [1] Air Mechanic 1st Class [1] Air Mechanic 2nd Class [1] Airman [1] Brevet Major [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class [1] Chief Sick Berth Steward [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Company Serjeant Major Instructor [1]

Unit

Labour Corps [133] Royal Field Artillery [126] Royal Engineers [114] Army Service Corps [105] Royal Garrison Artillery [74] London Regiment [71] Machine Gun Corps [50] Royal Fusiliers [46] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [44] Leicestershire Regiment [35] Middlesex Regiment [35] Royal Army Medical Corps [35] Lincolnshire Regiment [34] Northumberland Fusiliers [30] Essex Regiment [27] Norfolk Regiment [27] Northamptonshire Regiment [27] Royal Army Service Corps [27] The Queen's Regiment [26] Hampshire Regiment [23] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [22] Royal Berkshire Regiment [21] Bedfordshire Regiment [20] Durham Light Infantry [20] King's Royal Rifle Corps [20] Gloucestershire Regiment [19] Suffolk Regiment [19] East Surrey Regiment [17] East Yorkshire Regiment [17] Manchester Regiment [16] Wiltshire Regiment [16] Devonshire Regiment [15] Royal Sussex Regiment [15] Welsh Regiment [15] Dorsetshire Regiment [14] Royal West Kent Regiment [14] Worcestershire Regiment [14] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [13] Rifle Brigade [13] Royal Welsh Fusiliers [13] Tank Corps [13] West Riding Regiment [13] Yorkshire Regiment [13] Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry [12] Grenadier Guards [12] Lancashire Fusiliers [12] Liverpool Regiment [12] Royal Defence Corps [12] Royal Naval Division [12] Army Ordnance Corps [11]

Service

British Army [1522] Royal Navy [159] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [107] Canadian Expeditionary Force [97] Australian Imperial Force [83] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [34]

Last name first letter

N [2025] H [1]

Contribution

Military Service [1997] Merchant Navy [17] Conscientious Objector [2]

Country

United Kingdom [26]

Lawrence Archibald Neal

Born 1895

Died 1940

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 10947 Royal Flying Corps

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 10947 Airman Royal Air Force

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Archer Bowles Neal

Born 1896

Died 1916

British Army 15868 Private Coldstream Guards

British Army 15868 Private Coldstream Guards

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Francis Turner Neal

Born 1874

Died 1919

British Army 3602 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 26736 Private Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) 4th Battalion

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Frederick Charles Neal

Born 1886

Died 1916

British Army 7397 Private Hampshire Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army 7397 Lance Corporal Hampshire Regiment

British Army 7397 Corporal Hampshire Regiment 2ndBattalion

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Eric James Neal

Born 1893

Died 1981

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 6999

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Harold Neal

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 97602 Gunner Royal Field Artillery

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Cornelius Ernest Neal

Born 1882

Died 1915

British Army

British Army 6915 Private The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

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Frank Francis Neal

Born 1884

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 55492

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Sidney Neal

Died 1915

British Army 2060 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion.

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George William Neal

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 8078 Private Norfolk Regiment 2nd Battalion

British Army 8078 Lance Corporal Norfolk Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Francis George Neal

Born 1877

Died 1914

Royal Navy 178447 Leading Seaman (Leading Boatman Coast Guard) HMS Monmouth

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Frederick William Neal

Born 1892

Died 1974

British Army 7655 Lance Serjeant Royal Fusiliers

British Army 7655 finished as Sergeant Middlesex Regiment 11th Battalion

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David Neal

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 16843 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 11th Battalion.

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Robert Darius Neal

Died 1914

British Army 8923 Private Royal Warwickshire Regiment 1st Battalion.

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Albert David Neal

Born 1875

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 292389

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George William Neal

Born 1878

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 111819

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Fred Neal

Born 1893

Died 1918

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 94978

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 94978 Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Air Force

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Rose Edith Neal

Born 1896

Died 1919

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 13891 Women's Royal Air Force

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Samuel Neal

Born 1870

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 302518

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Frederick Neal

Born 1892

Died 1984

British Army 16586 Private Bedfordshire Regiment

British Army 13319 Private Machine Gun Corps

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